My second session for this week's Weekly Session Mode Jam on the Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 Forum.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This week we're using the Lydian Soul band with all the settings left as default.
That means Eb Lydian is the scale we're playing with.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/867504-RS-Weekly-Session-mode-jam-Week-3-Funk-Lydian-Soul-Eb-Lydian

I took some advice from Saidin and created a bit more of a consistent repeating melody this time.

Weekly Session Mode Jam W03S02 Eb Lydian

My first session for this week's Weekly Session Mode Jam on the Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 Forum.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This week we're using the Phrygian Metal band with all the settings left as default.
That means D Phrygian is the scale we're playing with.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/869701-RS-Weekly-Session-Mode-Jam-Week-4-Metal-Phrygian-Metal-D

Been having some trouble getting into the right groove for Metal this time.
I think I got something going today though.
First half my attempt at sounding heavy with lots of powerchords, and the second half is more of the usual solo-noodling.

Weekly Session Mode Jam W04S01 D Phrygian Metal

My first session for this week's Weekly Session Mode Jam on the Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 Forum.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This week we're using the Ionian Rock band with all the settings left as default.
That means A Ionian is the scale we're playing with.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/871885-RS-Weekly-Session-Mode-Jam-Week-5-Ionian-Rock-A-ionian

I've been kind of at a loss for ideas this week.
I've fooled around with chord progressions of A, D and E before, so I recorded something along those lines this time.
It's mostly A D A E, repeat, but I threw some variations into the chords using my little finger.
Sometimes it feels like I need to resolve to something other than A after the E, but I can't figure out what it is.
A, D and E are 1, 4 and 5, so if I wanted to go for the classic four chord pop sound I should be adding number 6, F#m to the mix, but I didn't think that sounded right to follow the E and make it sound complete.
Any ideas?


Weekly Session Mode Jam W05S01 A Ionian Rock

My first session for this week's Weekly Session Mode Jam on the Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 Forum.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This week we're using the Vintage Blues band with the root set to C and all the other settings left as default.
That means C Aeolian is the scale we're playing with.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/874668-RS-Weekly-Session-Mode-Jam-Week-6-Vintage-Blues-(-C-minor-)

In this session I focused mostly on my vibrato, hammer ons and pull offs.
I felt really at home with this band and their mellow vibe suited me very well.
I'm fairly happy with this recording. There were a few places where I mistakenly picked the string when I should have just trusted in my hammer on or pull off to keep the note going, and a couple of places where I made poor note choices, but for the most part I feel it flows pretty well.

Weekly Session Mode Jam W06S01 C Aeolian Vintage Blues

My second session for this week's Weekly Session Mode Jam on the Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 Forum.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This week we're using the Vintage Blues band with the root set to C and all the other settings left as default.
That means C Aeolian is the scale we're playing with.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/874668-RS-Weekly-Session-Mode-Jam-Week-6-Vintage-Blues-(-C-minor-)

I continued with the same basic riff I used in my first session, but concentrated more on using articulation to keep the groove going and only interrupting it with picking when it felt necessary.
I also experimented a bit with sliding the riff up an octave, and with using syncopation in the more free-form picking solo sections.
Sorry it's so long. I got in the zone and didn't want to stop.

Weekly Session Mode Jam W06S02 C Aeolian Vintage Blues

My first session for this week's Weekly Session Mode Jam on the Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 Forum.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This week we're using the Dorian Jam Funk band with all settings left as default.
That means A Dorian is the scale we're playing with.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/878441-Weekly-Session-Mode-Jam-Week-8-Dorian-Jam-(Funk)-A-Dorian

I didn't record anything last week despite it being the band that I had voted for.
My main computer was away getting repairs done under warranty so I was stuck using a computer that can only just run Rocksmith and I just didn't feel like making the effort of getting everything set up to record on it.
My good computer still isn't back yet, but I found the will to actually get things organised and record this week.

The main riff here is something I came up with when just messing around in session mode before recording.
It starts on A, then goes G, Gb, G as a little slide and returns either to A, E or C before starting again on A.
Other than that little bit of planned riff, the rest is straight up improvisation.


Weekly Session Mode Jam W08S01 A Dorian Jam Funk

My first session for this week's Weekly Session Mode Jam on the Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 Forum.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This week we're using the Phrygian Dominant Metal band with all the settings left as default except the root changed to Db.
That means Db Phrygian Dominant is the scale we're playing with.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/880027-Weekly-Session-Mode-Jam-Week-9-Phrygian-Dominant-(Metal)-Db-Phrygian-Dominant

Didn't really know what I should be doing with this scale, so I just noodled around experimenting with different things.
I tried out some tremolo picking, and a few different methods of muting.
The end result is kind of long and ugly, but I had fun getting there.

I may record something more coherent a bit later on.

Weekly Session Mode Jam W09S01 Db Phrygian Dominant Metal

My second session for this week's Weekly Session Mode Jam on the Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 Forum.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This week we're using the Phrygian Dominant Metal band with all the settings left as default except the root changed to Db.
That means Db Phrygian Dominant is the scale we're playing with.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/880027-Weekly-Session-Mode-Jam-Week-9-Phrygian-Dominant-(Metal)-Db-Phrygian-Dominant

I had a bit more of an idea of what I was doing this time.
I based this jam around a Db, D and B power chord progression, and a bunch of soloing with an emphasis on the Gb that distinguishes Db Phrygian Dominant from Db Phrygian.
Experimented a little with two hand tapping at the end there, it's a technique I need to practice more.

Weekly Session Mode Jam W09S02 Db Phrygian Dominant Metal

My first session for this week's Weekly Session Mode Jam on the Ubisoft Rocksmith 2014 Forum.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This week we're using the Psychedelic Rock band with all the settings left as default.
That means E Harmonic Minor is the scale we're playing with.
The complexity is Progressive, so it the band switches to other scales sometimes too. Mostly Lydian and Phrygian by my observation.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/886629-Session-Mode-Jam-10-Psychedelic-Rock-E-Harmonic-Minor

Harmonic Minor is my favourite scale, so it's pretty easy for me to just noodle around in this.
I made an effort to work a bit on two handed tapping this time though.



Weekly Session Mode Jam W10S01 E Harmonic Minor Psychedelic Rock

What was the Weekly Session Mode Jam now lasts for two weeks instead of one, so it's more of a fortnightly session mode jam, but I'll stick with the original name to keep things simple.

This is my first recording for jam #11

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This time we're using the Electric Blues band with all the settings left as default except the root changed to G.
That means G Pentatonic Minor is the scale we're playing with.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/892016-Session-Mode-Jam-11-Electric-Blues-in-G

I'm pretty comfortable with Blues and Pentatonic Minor so I felt like I could relax and get into the groove with this one.
Being that we're meant to be playing in Pentatonic Minor scale, not Blues Scale, I avoided playing the blue note directly, but I did touch on it fairly often by bending up to it from the note below.

I didn't really work much on any particular technique during this jam, but I did try to remember to vary my timing a bit to keep things sounding interesting.

Weekly Session Mode Jam W11S01 G Pentatonic Minor Electric Blues

What was the Weekly Session Mode Jam now lasts for two weeks instead of one, so it's more of a fortnightly session mode jam, but I'll stick with the original name to keep things simple.

This is my first recording for jam number 12.

Everyone participating uses the same settings in session mode and we share recordings of our sessions to see what people come up with.

This time we're using the Hardcore Electronic band with all the settings left as default.
That means B Phrygian Dominant is the scale we're playing with, but the complexity is set to Progressive, so it tends to progress off into other related scales throughout the session.
A Harmonic Minor, C Lydian and E Dorian are a few that I noticed popping up in this session.

http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/896458-Session-Mode-Jam-12-HARDCORE-Electronic

I didn't really plan anything out for this jam, just noodled around with the notes of the scale, finding out what sounded good.
I let it drag on for a while, 7 minutes or so, but when the backing band keeps changing to different scales I think we need a bit of time to get a feel for what's going on.

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