Monday, February 1, 2010

Jam Session 111h + Bb Mixolydian Mode (for Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb Tuning)

The Mode of the Day is Bb Mixolydian for guitar in half-step down tuning:


Chords for Jam Session 111h:  Bb Ab Eb



Jam Session Notes:  Jon's guitar in standard tuning; Ryan's guitar in half-step down tuning.

Jon's Guitar

     Bb                    Ab                   Eb
E  |-6-------------------|-4------------------|-6-------------------|
B  |-6-------------------|-4------------------|-8-------------------|
G  |-7-------------------|-5------------------|-8-------------------|
D  |-8-------------------|-6------------------|-8-------------------|
A  |-8-------------------|-6------------------|-6-------------------|
E  |-6-------------------|-4------------------|---------------------|


     Eb
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
B  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
G  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E  |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|


Ryan's Guitar:  Thumb frets Low E String

     Bb      Bbsus4 Bb     Ab      Ab6   Ab     Eb
Eb |-7-------7------7----|-5-------5-----5----|---------------------|
Bb |-7-------7------7----|-5-------7-----5----|-9-------------------|
Gb |-8-------9------8----|-6-------6-----6----|-9-------9-----------|
Db |-9-------9------9----|-7-------7-----7----|-9-------9-------9---|
Ab |-x-------x------x----|-x-------x-----x----|-11------11------11--|
Eb |-7-------7------7----|-5-------5-----5----|-0-------0-------0---|


     
Eb      Ebsus4  Eb
Eb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Bb |---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Gb |-9-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Db |-9-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
Ab |-11------12------11--|--------------------|---------------------|
Eb |-0-------0-------0---|--------------------|---------------------|



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