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Jam Session 102j with G D Bm C

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 102j:

More rant about mics (fast-forward if you like). Jon and Ryan talk about picks; both use Delrin-material picks, of different thicknesses.

    G       D   Dsus4     Bm       C/E
e |-3-------5-----------|-4----------------------|-----------------|
B |-3-------7-7-8-7-----|-3-3-3-3--5-------------|-----------------|
G |-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-----|-4-4-4-4--5-----5h7h5---|-----------------|
D |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-----|-4-4-4-4--5-5h7-------7-|-----------------|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|-2-2-2-2-/7-------------|-----------------|
E |-3-3-3-3-------------|------------------------|-----------------|

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Let's expand upon yesterday's G major scale grid with this G major scale/Ionian mode road map:

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Jam Session 102i with G D C

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 102i:

Ryan plays a distorted guitar; Jon adds a flanger. They play in 6/8 time (a count of "one two three, four two three").

    G        D            C
e |-3-----3--2-----2----|-0-----0--0-----0---|---------------------|
B |-3-----3--3-----3----|-1-----1--1-----1---|---------------------|
G |-0-----0--2--2-------|-0--0--0--0--0--0---|---------------------|
D |-0--0-----0--0-------|-2--2-----2--2------|---------------------|
A |-2--2----------------|-3--3-----3--3------|---------------------|
E |-3--3----------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Mix and match the G major scale over the chord progression:

This melody is played with full bends, that is, bending two half-steps from A to B.

    G        D            C                    G               etc.

e |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-14b--12--14b--12----|------------12--14--|-14b--12--14b--12----|
D |---------------------|-14-----------------|---------------------|
A |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

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Jam Session 102h with G F Csus2

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PST

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 102h:

Jon keeps his guitar with a clean tone, while Ryan uses distortion. There's some talk about dynamic mics versus condenser mics, but there is still some instrument bleed, in any case.

    G                     F                    Csus2
e |-3-------------------|-1------------------|-3-------------------|
B |-3-------------------|-1------------------|-3-------------------|
G |-4-------------------|-2------------------|-5-------------------|
D |-5-------------------|-3------------------|-5-------------------|
A |-5-------------------|-3------------------|-3-------------------|
E |-3-------------------|-1------------------|---------------------|

    Csus2
e |-3-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |-3-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-5-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |-5-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |-3-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Here are some of the octaves used:

    G                     F                    Csus2
e |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-12-/-14-/-16--------|-10-/-12-/-14-------|-5-/-7-/-9-----------|
D |-x----x----x---------|-x----x----x--------|-x---x---x-----------|
A |-10-/-12-/-14--------|-8--/-10-/-12-------|-3-/-5-/-7-----------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

    Csus2
e |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-7-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |-x-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |-5-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Also, try the G Mixolydian mode with the above chord progression:

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Sneak Peek Sunday: G

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:08:37 PST

This week, Jon and Ryan jam in G (major, minor, modes, whatever), with guitars, for another week of Chord du Jour Jam Sessions! Be sure to subscribe with your favorite podcatcher for this mp3 podcast!

Also, if you subscribe to our newsletter, you'll get early access to Saturday's Backtrack!

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Backtrack 101j in C

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:37:00 PST

This week's giveaway is a re-recording of Jam Session 101j, without your Jam Session hosts talking over the music. We've also added bass and drums to the mix. Incidentally, it is also the first Chord du Jour Backtrack!

Like Jam Session 101j, the chords of this Backtrack are C F C G: Strum along, create melodies (and/or solo licks) over the chords, and learn more by playing more!

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Jam Session 101l with C7sus2 Ebmaj7 Bb F; G7

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:02 PST

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 101l:

This time, Ryan uses a capo on the third fret, so all fret numbers for this tab are relative to the capo:

C7sus2 Ebmaj7 Cm7    Eb C7sus2     Bb   F/A     G7

g |-0---0----0----------|-0--------3---------||-0-------------------|
D |-0---0----0----------|-0--------3----3----||-0-------------------|
Bb|-0---0----0-0-----0--|-0--------0----2----||-1-------------------|
F |-2---2----2-2-----x--|-2--------0----0----||-0-------------------|
C |-000-3-0--000-3-0-3--|-000-3-0--2----x----||-2-------------------|
G |---------------------|----------3----2----||-0-------------------|

Like yesterday's Jam Session, try a C minor-flavored scale, like C blues:

    C minor pentatonic
e |---------------------|--------------------|-----11--13--15--18--|
B |---------------------|----------------11--|-13------------------|
G |---------------------|-----8--10--12------|---------------------|
D |--------------8------|-10-----------------|---------------------|
A |----6--8--10---------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |-8-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

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Jam Session 101k with Cm G Bb F; Eb

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:07 PST

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 101k:

    Cm     G              Bb    F               Eb

e |-3---3--3------------|-------1------------||-6-------------------|
B |-3h4-4--3--x--x--x-x-|-3--3--1--x--x--x-x-||-8-------------------|
G |-3h5-5--4--x--x--x-x-|-3--3--2--x--x--x-x-||-8-------------------|
D |-3h5-5--5--x--x--x-x-|-3--3--3--x--x--x-x-||-8-------------------|
A |-3---3--5--x--x--x-x-|-1--1--3--x--x--x-x-||-6-------------------|
E |--------3------------|-------1------------||---------------------|

Ryan then uses a capo on the first fret to play similar chords (fret numbers are relative to the capo):

    Cm     G              Bb    F               Eb

f |-2---2--2------------|-------0------------||-2-------------------|
C |-2h3-3--2--x--x--x-x-|-2--2--0--x--x--x-x-||-3-------------------|
Ab|-2h4-4--3--x--x--x-x-|-2--2--1--x--x--x-x-||-2-------------------|
Eb|-2h4-4--4--x--x--x-x-|-2--2--2--x--x--x-x-||-0-------------------|
Bb|-2---2--4--x--x--x-x-|-0--0--2--x--x--x-x-||---------------------|
F |--------2------------|-------0------------||---------------------|

Jon plays the C blues scale:

He also jams to the notes from the C minor pentatonic scale (above, in orange circles, and tabbed below):

    Cm
e |---------------------|--------------------|-----11--13--15--18--|
B |---------------------|----------------11--|-13------------------|
G |---------------------|-----8--10--12------|---------------------|
D |--------------8------|-10-----------------|---------------------|
A |----6--8--10---------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |-8-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Jam Session 101j with C5 F5 C5 G5

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:27:25 PST

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 101j:

    C5                    F5                   C5

e |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-5-------------------|--------------------|-5-------------------|
D |-5--5--5--5----------|-3------------------|-5--5--5--5----------|
A |-3--3--3--3----------|-3--3--3--3---------|-3--3--3--3----------|
E |---------------------|-1--1--1--1---------|---------------------|

G5

e |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D |-5-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |-5--5--5--5----------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |-3--3--3--3----------|--------------------|---------------------|

Alternatively: Open chords, barre chords, and root-fifth "power chords" elsewhere on the fretboard:

    C  F  C  G            C  F  C  G           C5 F5 C5 G5

e |-0--1--3--3----------|-3--8--8--10--------|---------------------|
B |-1--1--1--3----------|-5--10-8--12--------|---------------------|
G |-0--2--0--0----------|-5--10-9--12--------|----10-17-12---------|
D |-2--3--2--0----------|-5--10-10-12--------|-10-10-17-12---------|
A |-3--3--3--2----------|-3--8--10-10--------|-10-8--15-10---------|
E |----------3----------|-------8------------|-8-------------------|

Try to solo with the C major pentatonic scale:

    C
e |---------------------|--------------------|-------------15--17--|
B |---------------------|--------------------|-13--15--17----------|
G |---------------------|-------------12--14-|---------------------|
D |---------------------|-10--12--14---------|---------------------|
A |------------10--12---|--------------------|---------------------|
E |-8--10--12-----------|--------------------|---------------------|

Jam Session 101i with C C7 F Fm

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:03 PST

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 101i:

    C  C7 F Fm            C  C7 F  Fm

e |-0--0--1--1----------|-8--8--8--8---------|---------------------|
B |-1--1--1--1----------|-8--8--10-9---------|---------------------|
G |-0--3--2--1----------|-9--9--10-10--------|---------------------|
D |-2--2--3--3----------|-10-8--10-10--------|---------------------|
A |-3--3--3--3----------|-10-10-8--8---------|---------------------|
E |-------1--1----------|-8--8---------------|---------------------|

Jam Session 101h in C

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:53:11 PST

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 101h:

    C (open chord)        C (barre chord)      C (barre chord)

e |-0----3--------------|-3------------------|-8-------------------|
B |-1----1--------------|-5------------------|-8-------------------|
G |-0----0--------------|-5------------------|-9-------------------|
D |-2----2--------------|-5------------------|-10------------------|
A |-3----3--------------|-3------------------|-10------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|-8-------------------|

 Csus4 C Csus2 C       Csus4 C Csus2 C         C Major Scale

e |-0--0----0--0--------|-3--3----3--3-------|---------------------|
B |-1--1----1--1--------|-6--5----3--5-------|-------------0-1-----|
G |-0--0----0--0--------|-5--5----5--5-------|---------0-2---------|
D |-3--2----0--2--------|-5--5----5--5-------|---0-2-3-------------|
A |-3--3----3--3--------|-3--3----3--3-------|-3-------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

Sneak Peek Sunday: C

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:58:17 PST

This week, Jon and Ryan jam in C (major, minor, modes, whatever), with guitars, for the first five Chord du Jour Jam Sessions! Be sure to subscribe with your favorite podcatcher for this mp3 podcast!

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Welcome to Chord du Jour

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:12 PDT

We have finished only one twelve-week cycle this calendar year (thus far). After some format retooling, we hope to return by November 1st, 2009! Until then, feel free to browse or search this somewhat chaotic blog-scape of musical information from the past two years of Chord du Jour.

If you like the content of this blog, please support us by (1) spreading the word! and/or (2) buying some Chord du Jour merchandise at our new CafePress shop. While the new store is under construction, we still have merchandise available at our old DeRamos.org's Daily Chord store, the Right-Handed Blues/Mixolydian Cheat Shirt store, and the Left-Handed Blues/Mixolydian Cheat Shirt store.

We hope you enjoy your stay at Chord du Jour, and please stay tuned!

F Major Diatonic without Capo

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Sat, 23 May 2009 00:00:11 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Thursday's awesomeness, tabbed in (low to high) E A D G B E standard tuning:

    F
e |-13------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B |-10------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G |-10------------------|--------------------|-----------------10--|
D |-10------------------|------10-----10-12--|-10-12-14--12-14-----|
A |-12-10-12--10-12-13--|-12-13----13--------|---------------------|
E |-13------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

                                                
e |---------------------|--------------------|-------10-----10-12--|
B |-----------------10--|---10-11--10-11-13--|-11-13-----13--------|
G |----10-12--10-12-----|-12-----------------|---------------------|
D |-14------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

              F           Bb       F
e |-10-12-13--13--------|-13-------13--------|
B |----------(13)-------|-15-------13--------|
G |-----------10--------|-15-------14--------|
D |-----------10--------|-15-------15--------|
A |-----------12--------|-13-------15--------|
E |-----------13--------|(13)------13--------|

F Major Pentatonic without Capo

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Fri, 22 May 2009 00:04:23 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Wednesday's ascending awesomeness, tabbed in (low to high) E A D G B E standard tuning:

    F
e |-8-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B |-10------------------|---------------------|-----------------10--|
G |-10------------------|-----------------10--|----10-12--10-12-----|
D |-10--------------10--|----10-12--10-12-----|-12------------------|
A |-8--10-12--10-12-----|-12------------------|---------------------|
E |(8)------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

e |-----------------10--|----10-13--13--------|
B |----10-13--10-13-----|-13--------10--------|
G |-12------------------|-----------10--------|
D |---------------------|-----------10--------|
A |---------------------|-----------12--------|
E |---------------------|-----------13--------|

G Major in F with Capo or Full-Step Down Tuning

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:39:53 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Yesterday's last chord, capo'd at the eighth fret:

     F
c |--5--|
G |--2--|
Eb|--2--|
Bb|--2--|
F |--4--|
C |--5--|

Today, we'll play something valid either while capo'd at the 10th fret or with no capo but tuned down to (from low to high) D G C F A D:

    F
d |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A |-0-------------|---------------|---------------|------------0--|
F |-0-------------|---------------|------------0--|---0-2--0-2----|
C |-0-------------|-----0----0-2--|-0-2-4--2-4----|-4-------------|
G |-2-0-2--0-2-3--|-2-3----3------|---------------|---------------|
D |-3-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

                                           F        Bb     F
d |---------------|-----0----0-2--|-0-2-3--3------|-3------3------|
A |---0-1--0-1-3--|-1-3----3------|--------3------|-5------3------|
F |-2-------------|---------------|--------0------|-5------4------|
C |---------------|---------------|--------0------|-5------5------|
G |---------------|---------------|--------2------|-3------5------|
D |---------------|---------------|--------3------|(3)-----3------|

A Major in F with Capo

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:27:19 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Yesterday's last chord, capo'd at the fifth fret:

     F
a |--3--|
E |--5--|
C |--5--|
G |--5--|
D |--3--|
A |-(3)-|

Let's capo the eighth fret, play the F major chord, go through a neat-sounding ascending F major pentatonic scale, and preview tomorrow's F chord (sans capo):

    F
c |-0-------------|---------------|---------------|------------2--|
G |-2-------------|---------------|------------2--|---2-5--2-5----|
Eb|-2-------------|------------2--|---2-4--2-4----|-4-------------|
Bb|-2----------2--|---2-4--2-4----|-4-------------|---------------|
F |-0-2-4--2-4----|-4-------------|---------------|---------------|
C |(0)------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

c |---2-5--5------|
G |-5------2------|
Eb|--------2------|
Bb|--------2------|
F |--------4------|
C |--------5------|

C Major in F with Capo

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00:14 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Yesterday's last chord, capo'd at the third fret:

     F
g |--2-----------------------|
D |--3-----------------------|
Bb|--2-----------------------|
F |--4-----------------------|
C |--5-----------------------|
G |--------------------------|

Let's capo the fifth fret:

     F  Gm Am Bb C  Dm Edim     F
a |--0--1--0--1--3--0--------|--3--|
E |--1--3--0--1--3--1--3-----|--5--|
C |--0--2--0--2--0--2--4-----|--5--|
G |--2--0--2--3--0--2--3-----|--5--|
D |--3-(0)-2--3--2--0--2-----|--3--|
A |-(3)----0--1--3-(0)-------|-(3)-|

D Major in F with Capo

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:01:00 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

Do you remember the last chord shape from yesterday's lesson (in bold), with the capo on the first fret?

     F
f |--0-----------------------|--0--------------------4--|
C |--0-----------------------|-----4--2--0-----------5--|
Ab|--1-----------------------|--------------2--1-----4--|
Eb|--2-----------------1--2--|--------------------4--2--|
Bb|--2--------0--2--4--------|--------------------------|
F |--0--2--4-----------------|--------------------------|

If we remove the capo, it would be tabbed like this:

     F
e |--5--|
B |--6--|
G |--5--|
D |--3--|
A |-----|
E |-----|

And if we capo the third fret:

     F
g |--2--2--2-----------2--2--|--2-----------------------|
D |--3--3--3--3--3--3--2--3--|--3-----------------------|
Bb|--2--X--2--0--2--4--------|--2-----------------------|
F |--0--2--4-----------------|--4-----------------------|
C |--------------------------|--5-----------------------|
G |--------------------------|--------------------------|

E Major in F with Capo

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Mon, 18 May 2009 00:01:31 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

We'll use a capo on the first fret with typical Key of E open chords, letting us play in F. Notice that compared to standard E A D G B E tuning, our capo'd tuning sounds a bit "brighter," just as tuning the guitar down to Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb sort of makes open chords sound "darker":

     F
f |--0-----------------------|--0--------------------4--|
C |--0-----------------------|-----4--2--0-----------5--|
Ab|--1-----------------------|--------------2--1-----4--|
Eb|--2-----------------1--2--|--------------------4--2--|
Bb|--2--------0--2--4--------|--------------------------|
F |--0--2--4-----------------|--------------------------|

The XLR Connector

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Sat, 16 May 2009 01:16:45 PDT

While there is some risk in degrees of accuracy, Wikipedia can explain XLR connectors better than me. Hint: The XLR is the usual cable for microphones. Another hint: Many XLR cables have a male plug on one side, while the other side is a female jack; many TRS cables have male connectors on both ends. Read more about the analogy between connector gender and zoological anatomy.

The TRS Connector

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:34:11 PDT

While there is some risk in degrees of accuracy, Wikipedia can explain TRS connectors better than me. Hint: Larger guitar cables have this in common with the usually-smaller headphone cables. Another hint: While the black rings often tell you whether a given cable is mono (one black ring), stereo (two black rings), stereo + video (three rings), or stereo + power (three rings), the rings are merely insulation to separate the important metal contacts that actually do the dirty work. Just hope that the work a TRS connector cable does is not so dirty as it is crystal clear quality.

Quick Topic: B-flat Instruments

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Thu, 14 May 2009 02:35:54 PDT

Wikipedia has a list of instruments that play (sound) in Bb for music written in C notation (no sharps or flats). Something like that. Click through the links for more information, and if you find that interesting, go to a library or take a course to gain solid, non-Wikified info regarding Bb instruments.

B

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S cont.

Subcontrabass saxophone

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Bb Groove in Standard Tuning, 6/8

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:52:02 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

We're going to play a similar progression like yesterday's lesson, but in standard tuning (from low to high: E A D G B E), no capo. This one is more or less in 6/8 time:

     Bbsus4
e|---------------------|---------------6--6--|
B|---------------------|---------------6--6--|
G|------------8--------|------------8--8--8--|
D|-6/8--8--8--8--8--8--|-6/8--8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-6/8--8--8--8--8--8--|-6/8--8--8--8--8--8--|
E|-4/6--6--6--6--6--6--|-4/6--6--6--6--6--6--|

     F     Fsus4 F         Eb   Ebsus2 Eb
e|------------8--8--8--|------------6--6--6--|
B|------10-10-11-10-10-|------8--8--6--8--8--|
G|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-|--(8)-8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-|-8(8)-8--8--8--8--8--|
A|-6/8--8--8--8--8--8--|-5/6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|---------------------|---------------------|

A Groove in Bb with Capo, 6/8

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:23:53 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

We're going to play a similar progression like yesterday's lesson, but in standard tuning (from low to high: E A D G B E, with a capo on the first fret (F Bb Eb Ab C F). The tab numbers are relative to the capo. This one is more or less in 6/8 time:

      Bbsus4
f |------------0--0--0--|------------0--0--0--|
C |------------3--3--3--|------------3--3--3--|
Ab|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|---2--2--2--2--2--2--|---2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Bb|---0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--0--0--0--0--0--|
F |---------------------|---------------------|

      Fsus4       F         Ebsus2    Eb
f |------------0--0--0--|---0--0--0-h2--2--2--|
C |------------0--0--0--|---3--3--3--3--3--3--|
Ab|------------2--1--1--|-1/2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|---0--0--0--0--0--0--|
Bb|---2--2--2--2--2--2--|---------------------|
F |---0--0--0--0--0--0--|---------------------|

B Groove in Bb, Half-Step Down Tuning, 6/8

noreply@blogger.com (DeRamos Music) — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:56:41 PDT

If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.

We're back to the same (from low to high) Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb from last week's set of lessons. We're just going to get you started with a B-flat groove, which is usually B in standard tuning. Then take this little thread and make it a song (or at least a freeform jam), if you so choose. Tomorrow, we're probably going to try something else. This one is more or less in 6/8 time:

     Bbsus4
eb|------------0-----0--|------------0-----0--|
Bb|------------0--0--0--|------------0--0--0--|
Gb|---4--------4--4--4--|---4--------4--4--4--|
Db|---4--4--4--4--4--4--|---4--4--4--4--4--4--|
Ab|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|

    F7add4                Eb
eb|------------0-----0--|------------0-----0--|
Bb|------------0--0--0--|------------0--0--0--|
Gb|------------3--3--3--|------------1--1--1--|
Db|---4--4--4--4--4--4--|---2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Ab|---4--4--4--4--4--4--|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|
Eb|-0h2--2--2--2--2--2--|-0----0--0--0--0--0--|

Chord du Jour

Jam Session 102j with G D Bm C

Jam Session 102i with G D C

Jam Session 102h with G F Csus2

Sneak Peek Sunday: G

Backtrack 101j in C

Jam Session 101l with C7sus2 Ebmaj7 Bb F; G7

Jam Session 101k with Cm G Bb F; Eb

Jam Session 101j with C5 F5 C5 G5

Jam Session 101i with C C7 F Fm

Jam Session 101h in C

Sneak Peek Sunday: C

Welcome to Chord du Jour

F Major Diatonic without Capo

F Major Pentatonic without Capo

G Major in F with Capo or Full-Step Down Tuning

A Major in F with Capo

C Major in F with Capo

D Major in F with Capo

E Major in F with Capo

The XLR Connector

The TRS Connector

Quick Topic: B-flat Instruments

B

C

C cont.

F

S

S cont.

T

Bb Groove in Standard Tuning, 6/8

A Groove in Bb with Capo, 6/8

B Groove in Bb, Half-Step Down Tuning, 6/8