Jam Session 101j with C5 F5 C5 G5

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-----------|--------------------|---------------------|

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