Eb Lydian (Guitar)

Notes:  Eb F G A Bb C D Eb

Compare with the Bb major scale (Ionian):  Bb C D Eb F G A Bb

    Eb Lydian
E |---------------------------|------------------------10|-11--13---|
B |---------------------------|-------------10--11--13---|----------|
G |---------------------------|-----10--12---------------|----------|
D |---------------------10--12|-13-----------------------|----------|
A |---------10--12--13--------|--------------------------|----------|
E |-11--13--------------------|--------------------------|----------|

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Jam Session Rewind: 310p -- The Potential Temp Track Replacement

Today's rewind is Jam Session 310p (6:48; see original show notes).  When a production can't get the rights to an actual song, they often hire other musicians to create a mimicking, sound-alike, but not-infringing, replacement track.  A more polished recording of Jam Session 310 can potentially be a temp track replacement for several popular songs.  (By the way, DeRamos Music runs a temp track replacement service.)



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F Minor Pentatonic ("Eb Mixolydian" Position, Guitar)

Notes:  Eb F Ab Bb C Eb

    Eb
E |-----------------------|------------------------|-11--13---------|
B |-----------------------|-------------11--13-----|----------------|
G |-----------------------|-----10--13-------------|----------------|
D |-----------------10----|-13---------------------|----------------|
A |---------11--13--------|------------------------|----------------|
E |-11--13----------------|------------------------|----------------|

Compare with F minor pentatonic:  F Ab Bb C Eb F

Compare with Eb Mixolydian:  Eb F G Ab Bb C Db Eb

Compare with Eb major:  Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb

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Eb Ionian (Guitar)

This is just the Eb major scale:  Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb

    Db Ionian
E |---------------------------|------------------------10|-11--13--15|
B |---------------------------|-----------------11--13---|-----------|
G |---------------------------|-----10--12--13-----------|-----------|
D |---------------------10--12|-13-----------------------|-----------|
A |---------10--11--13--------|--------------------------|-----------|
E |-11--13--------------------|--------------------------|-----------|

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Ab Chord (Piano)

Ab is the root note, C is the major 3rd, and Eb is the perfect 5th.

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G# Locrian (Guitar)

Notes:  G# A B C# D E F# G#

    G# Locrian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-4--5--7------------|
B |---------------------|----------------5--7-|--------------------|
G |---------------------|-------4--6--7-------|--------------------|
D |-------------------4-|-6--7----------------|--------------------|
A |----------4--5--7----|---------------------|--------------------|
E |-4--5--7-------------|---------------------|--------------------|

Compare with the A major scale:  A B C# D E F# G# A

Compare with the G#dim chord:  G# B D

Compare with the E7 chord:  E G# B D

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Jam Session Rewind: 109i -- 12-Bar Blues in Ab

Today's Rewind is Jam Session 109i (6:29; see original show notes), which has a 12-bar blues structure, which is essentially a full song in and of itself:  Just add lyrics (and some sort of a melody).



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Ab Major Pentatonic, or F Minor Pentatonic ("Ab Ionian" Position, Guitar)

Notes:  Ab Bb C Eb F Ab

    Ab
E |---------------------|---------------------|-4--6--8--11--13-----|
B |---------------------|----------4--6-------|---------------------|
G |---------------------|----3--5-------------|---------------------|
D |-------------3-------|-6-------------------|---------------------|
A |-------3--6----------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-4--6----------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Compare:

F# minor pentatonic:  F Ab Bb C Eb F

A Ionian mode (major scale):  Ab Bb C Db Eb F G Ab

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Ab Lydian (Guitar)

Notes:  Ab Bb C D Eb F G Ab (compare with the Eb major scale:  Eb F G Ab Bb C D Eb)

    Ab Lydian
E |---------------------|-------------------3-|-4--6--8-------------|
B |---------------------|----------3--4--6----|---------------------|
G |---------------------|----3--5-------------|---------------------|
D |----------------3--5-|-6-------------------|---------------------|
A |-------3--5--6-------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-4--6----------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Db Chord (Piano)

Db is the root note, F is the major 3rd, and Ab is the perfect 5th.

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C# Phrygian (Guitar)

Notes:  C# D E F# G# A B C#

    C# Phyrgian
E |-------------------------|--------------------------|-9--10--12--|
B |-------------------------|----------------9--10--12-|------------|
G |-------------------------|---------9--11------------|------------|
D |-----------------------9-|-11--12-------------------|------------|
A |------------9--11--12----|--------------------------|------------|
E |-9--10--12---------------|--------------------------|------------|

Compare with A major:  A B C# D E F# G# A

Compare with C# minor:  C# D# E F# G# A B C#

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Jam Session Rewind: 208m -- The Riff Rocker!

Today's Rewind is Jam Session 208m (6:38; see original show notes).  This jam session came about with the simple notion of coming up with a simple chord progression, then deconstructing the chords into little guitar riffs.  That's pretty much riff-writing 101 (for those who have riff-writer's block).



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F# Minor Pentatonic ("C# Phrygian" Position, Guitar)

Notes:  C# E F# A B C#, which is really...

...F# minor pentatonic:  F# A B C# E F#

    C#
E |--------------------|----------------------|-9--12--14-----------|
B |--------------------|------------10--12----|---------------------|
G |--------------------|-----9--11------------|---------------------|
D |-----------------9--|-11-------------------|---------------------|
A |---------9--12------|----------------------|---------------------|
E |-9--12--------------|----------------------|---------------------|

Compare with F# minor (Aeolian):  F# G# A B C# D E F#

Compare with C# Phrygian:  C# D E F# G# A B C#

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C# Locrian (Guitar)

Notes:  C# D E F# G A B C#

    C# Locrian
E |-------------------------|---------------------------|-9--10--12-|
B |-------------------------|--------------------10--12-|-----------|
G |-------------------------|---------9--11--12---------|-----------|
D |-----------------------9-|-11--12--------------------|-----------|
A |------------9--10--12----|---------------------------|-----------|
E |-9--10--12---------------|---------------------------|-----------|

Compare with D major:  D E F# G A B C# D

Compare with C# minor:  C# D# E F# G# A B C#

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Gb Chord (Piano)

Gb is the root note, Bb is the major 3rd, and Db is the perfect fifth.

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F# Aeolian (Guitar)

It's the same as the F# minor scale:  F# G# A B C# D E F#

    F# Aeolian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-2--4--5-------------|
B |---------------------|-------------2--3--5-|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-------2--4----------|---------------------|
D |-------------------2-|-4--6----------------|---------------------|
A |----------2--4--5----|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-2--4--5-------------|---------------------|---------------------|

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Jam Session Rewind: 207n -- The Sexy Bassline?

Today's Rewind is Jam Session 207n (5:58; see original show notes).  My brother Jon came up with the chord progression, which lent itself to the bassline...which has this nice "sexy" groove to it.  (At least that's what I get from it.  Then again, I can't be entirely objective [or at all], since I was the bass player for this Jam Session.)



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F# Minor Pentatonic ("F# Aeolian" Position, Guitar)

Notes:  F# A B C# E F# (Compare with the F# minor scale/Aeolian mode:  F# G# A B C# D E F#)

    F#m
E |---------------------|--------------------|-2--5--7--9--12--14---|
B |---------------------|----------2--5------|----------------------|
G |---------------------|----2--4------------|----------------------|
D |-------------2-------|-4------------------|----------------------|
A |-------2--4----------|--------------------|----------------------|
E |-2--5----------------|--------------------|----------------------|

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F# Phrygian (Guitar)

Notes:  F# G A B C# D E F#

    F# Phrygian
E |---------------------|---------------------|-2--3--5-------------|
B |---------------------|-------------2--3--5-|---------------------|
G |---------------------|-------2--4----------|---------------------|
D |-------------------2-|-4--5----------------|---------------------|
A |----------2--4--5----|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-2--3--5-------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Compare with D major:  D E F# G A B C# D

Compare with F# minor:  F# G# A B C# D E F#

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B Chord (Piano)

B is the root note, D# is the major 3rd, and F# is the perfect 5th.

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B Dorian (Guitar)

Notes:  B C# D E F# G# A B

    B Dorian
E |-----------------------|------------------------|-7--9--10-------|
B |-----------------------|--------------7--9--10--|----------------|
G |-----------------------|--------7--9------------|----------------|
D |---------------------7-|-9--11------------------|----------------|
A |-----------7--9--11----|------------------------|----------------|
E |-7--9--10--------------|------------------------|----------------|

Compare with A major:  A B C# D E F# G# A

Compare with B minor:  B C# D E F# G A B

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Jam Session Rewind: 106h -- Open String Lead Licks!

If I remember correctly, Jam Session 106h (9:27; see original show notes) was our first recording as a three-piece live band, well, two humans and a robot, at least.



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F# Minor Pentatonic ("B Dorian" Position, Guitar)

Notes, starting with B (even though the it's really in F# minor):  B C# E F# A B C# E F#

    Bm
E |------------------|--------------------|-7--9--12--14-----------|
B |------------------|----------7--10-----|------------------------|
G |------------------|----6--9------------|------------------------|
D |-------------7----|-9------------------|------------------------|
A |-------7--9-------|--------------------|------------------------|
E |-7--9-------------|--------------------|------------------------|

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