Holiday Hiatus; Past Chord du Jour Jam Sessions

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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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:

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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):

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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:

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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#).
  

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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:
  

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Sneak Peek Sunday: B

This week, Jon and Ryan jam in B (major, minor, modes, whatever), with two guitars and MIDI keyboard-controlled drums (Digidesign Strike), for another week of Chord du Jour Jam Sessions!  Be sure to subscribe with your favorite podcatcher for this mp3 podcast!

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Missing Chord du Jour Backtracks?

Usually (obviously not this week!), we at Chord du Jour pick a jam session from the week at hand, and we re-record the chord progression without our hosts (usually Ryan!) talking over the playing. We usually make these a full-band recording, and we hope these Chord du Jour Backtracks become part of your jam-to-learn music habits.

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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Podcast subscribers: If these jam session notes look jumbled, please visit http://www.chorddujour.com - Thanks!

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

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

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

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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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