Chord du Jour will take a three-week break for the winter holiday season. We will return on Monday, January 4th, with Jam Sessions in F#/Gb. In the meanwhile, here are the past six weeks' worth of Chord du Jour Jam Sessions, in convenient .ZIP files, in case you missed any of them (right-click and 'save target/link as'):
101 in C
102 in G
103 in D
104 in A
105 in E
106 in B
In the meanwhile, have a Merry Christmas, Happy Holiday(s), and Happy New Year (whichever you celebrate and all of the above). We'll work on those missing Backtracks in E and B, and we'll jam with you all in the new year! Here's to 2010!
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Holiday Hiatus; Past Chord du Jour Jam Sessions
Friday, December 11, 2009
Jam Session 106l with Bm Bsus2 G; F#m; G; A (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106l:
- Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
- The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike
provides the drum beat;
- The only program that can use Strike is Pro Tools, but it comes in many flavors, such as HD, LE, and M-Powered.
- In any case, the chords are Bm Bsus2 G; F#m; G; A:
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Jam Session 106k with Bm A E (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106k:
- Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
- The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike
provides the drum beat;
- The only program that uses Strike is Pro Tools, but it comes in many flavors, such as HD, LE, and M-Powered.
- Pro tools HD is really expensive.
- Ryan uses an EBow
near the end of the jam session.
- In any case, the chords are Bm A E, in 6/8 time (one two three, four two three):
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Jam Session 106j with B5 D5 A5 B5 D5 E5 (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106j:
- Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
- The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike
provides the drum beat;
- The only program that uses Strike is Pro Tools, but it comes in many flavors, such as HD, LE, and M-Powered.
- For Pro Tools M-Powered, you need to buy the software
(about $250) and a hardware interface (from a large qualified variety) separately. Interfaces run from about $100 to thousands of dollars. USB interfaces
are usually less expensive than FireWire interfaces
. Having used both types, we recommend FireWire. You can also use some PCI interfaces
, but you must install those directly into your desktop tower.
- In any case, the chords are B5 D5 A5 B5 D5 E5:
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Jam Session 106i with B E B G B E D F# (Guitar, Drums)


Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106i:
- Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
- The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike
provides the drum beat;
- The only program that uses Strike is Pro Tools, but it comes in many flavors, such as HD, LE, and M-Powered.
- Pro Tools LE for music production can be as "inexpensive" (if around $300 fits that description) as purchasing a Digidesign Mbox 2 Mini
(USB interface) to more option-filled hardware like Digidesign Digi 003 Workstation
(FireWire)...and beyond?
- In any case, the chords are B E B G B E D F#.
- Ryan goes back and forth between the B Mixolydian mode and the B blues scale (both above), depending on the chord (or not!). For example: Mixolydian (B E B) Blues (G) Mixolydian (B E) Blues (D F#).
Monday, December 7, 2009
Jam Session 106h with Bm D/F# A G (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 106h:
- Both Jon and Ryan play guitar;
- The Pro Tools plug-in Digidesign Strike
provides the drum beat;
- The chords are Bm, D/F#, A, and G:
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Sneak Peek Sunday: B

This week, Jon and Ryan jam in B (major, minor, modes, whatever), with two guitars
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Saturday, December 5, 2009
Missing Chord du Jour Backtracks?

Here are the past few Backtracks together in a convenient .ZIP file:
Chord du Jour Backtracks (right-click and 'save target/link as')
We'll record, mix, and master the next Backtrack in E out as soon as possible!
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Friday, December 4, 2009
Jam Session 105l with Em D A (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105l:
- We're playing these chords in 6/8 time (one two three, four two three...):
Em D A
e |-0-------------------|--2-------0---------|---------------------| B |-0-------------------|--3-------2---------|---------------------| G |-0-------------------|--2-------2---------|---------------------| D |-2-------------------|--0-------2---------|---------------------| A |-2-------------------|----------0---------|---------------------| E |-0-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
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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Thursday, December 3, 2009
Jam Session 105k with E F#m A B (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105k:
- Jon and Ryan laugh a lot at the beginning, trying to say the following chord progression:
E F#m A
e |-0-------------------|-2------------------|-0-------------------| B |-0-------------------|-2------------------|-2-------------------| G |-1-------------------|-2------------------|-2-------------------| D |-2-------------------|-4------------------|-2-------------------| A |-2-------------------|-4------------------|-0-------------------| E |-0-------------------|-2------------------|---------------------|
B
e |-2-------------------|--------------------|---------------------| B |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------| G |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------| D |-4-------------------|--------------------|---------------------| A |-2-------------------|--------------------|---------------------| E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Jam Session 105j with E Esus2 B A (Guitar, Drums)

Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105j:
E Esus2 E E Esus2 E E Esus2 E
e |-7--7--7---7---------|--------------------|---------------------| B |-9--9--7---9---------|--------------------|---------------------| G |-9--9--9---9---------|--------------------|---------------------| D |-9--9--9---9---------|--------------------|---------------------| A |-7--7--7---7---------|--------------------|---------------------| E |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B A
e |-7------5------------|--------------------|---------------------| B |-7------5------------|--------------------|---------------------| G |-8------6------------|--------------------|---------------------| D |-9------7------------|--------------------|---------------------| A |-9------7------------|--------------------|---------------------| E |-7------5------------|--------------------|---------------------|
If you don't know how to read guitar tab (as computer text), this section of a Wikipedia article may help.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Jam Session 105i with Em G D C Em G D A (Guitar, Drums)
Here are some show/lesson/jam session notes for Jam Session 105i:
Em G D
e |-0-------------------|-3------------------|-2-------------------| B |-0-------------------|-3------------------|-3-------------------| G |-0-------------------|-0------------------|-2-------------------| D |-2-------------------|-0------------------|-0-------------------| A |-2-------------------|-2------------------|---------------------| E |-0-------------------|-3------------------|---------------------|
C Em G
e |-0-------------------|-0------------------|-3-------------------| B |-1-------------------|-0------------------|-3-------------------| G |-0-------------------|-0------------------|-0-------------------| D |-2-------------------|-2------------------|-0-------------------| A |-3-------------------|-2------------------|-2-------------------| E |---------------------|-0------------------|-3-------------------|
D A
e |-2-------------------|-0------------------|---------------------| B |-3-------------------|-2------------------|---------------------| G |-2-------------------|-2------------------|---------------------| D |-0-------------------|-2------------------|---------------------| A |---------------------|-0------------------|---------------------| 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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