Quinton's birthday night roof-top jam

Seth,

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Our set included:

• Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan
• Lola by the Kinks
• Dozens of other familiar snippets
  

Santa Monica pier

After wading through sloshing rivers of tourists on the pier 9pm-11pm Saturday, we bailed out to enjoy a picnic table at "The Muscle In" with:

Singers:

• Denise
• Diana
• Greg (with iPhone lyrics)

Acoustic guitarist Matthew, who butchered:

• Lay Lady Lay and Knockin' on Heaven's Door, by Bob Dylan
• Over The Hills And Far Away by Led Zeppelin
• Dear Mr Fantasy by Traffic
• The Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
  
• Eight Days a Week by the Beatles
• Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
  
• No Woman No Cry and Redemption Song, by Bob Marley
• It Never Rains in Southern California by Sumner
  
• Hotel Belgian Congo by Reiser (for an adjacent Belgian family)
• and...
  

Strand #6

with Paul Ellis, 8:30am-11:30am, August 25.

Our set included:

• Wishlist by Pearl Jam
• Closer to the Heart by Rush
• ? by Norah Jones
• Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix:

The mildly mushroom Jam Room

At 4900 Exposition, 2 blocks E. of La Brea

5pm-9pm Sunday August 23 with:

• Quinton the bleating vocalist
• Greg the solo guitarist
• Seth the howling drummer (with iPhone recorder)
  
• Phillip the Professional
  
• Matthew the pentatonic noodler
  

Set included:

• Butchery of "Wish You Were Here"
• E>C>A Space Jam
• The Mushroom Bus
• Little Bo Peep in B and E
• Pentatonic soloing on B and E chords
• Closing with Paul Ellis' chord transposition of One by U2

Strand #4

2401 The Strand, Manhattan Beach, CA, 11am-2pm

Activities:

• Scales
• Chords
• Creating/Singing
• Belizean Summer brainstorming
  
• MILF Blues
• others?
  

Players:

• Matthew Reiser (guitar, vocals)
• Seth Alsbury (vocals, guitar)

Gear:

• acoustic/electric's, Paul's acoustic
• song binder, SPF, trunks, surfboard (unused due to unusually cold water)
  

Strand #2

2401 The Strand, Manhattan Beach, CA, 8am-2pm

Activities:

• Circle of Fifths
• Scales
• Chords
• Creating/Singing
• "I'm So Lonsome I Could Die" by Hank Williams
• One by U2
  
• others?
  

Players:

• Paul Ellis (guitar)
• Matthew Reiser (guitar, vocals)
• Seth Alsbury (vocals, guitar)

Gear:

• acoustic/electric's, Paul's acoustic
• Street Cube amp, leads
• iPhone video app
  
• song binder, sun block, hats, SPF, quarters
• trunks, surfboard, etc.
  

July 19 in Clover Park

2600 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 1pm-6pm

Set:

• Beautiful Day by U2
  
• Stir it up by
• others?
  
• Lola by the Kinks (butchered and unbutchered versions)
  
• Rasta Woman to Romaine's Em/C sequence/solo jam
  

Players:

• Seth (vocals, guitar)
• Matthew (vocals, guitar)
• Romain
  

Gear:

• Acoustic/Electric guitars
  
• Acoustic guitar
• Street Cube amp, D5 mic & stand, leads, batteries (6 AA batteries)
• song binder, chairs, hats, SPF
  

Strand Tuesday #1

2401 The Strand, Manhattan Beach, CA, 9am-1pm

Set:

• Lay Lady Lay by Dylan
• Summer Breeze by Seals and Croft
• One by U2
• Stir it Up by Marley
• Redemption Song by Marley
• MILF Blues by Alsbury/Reiser
  
• Staring at the Sun by U2 (recorded for YouTube)
  
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Dylan (to YouTube by Seth)
• barre chords in 4 shapes (E, A, Em, A)

Players:

• Paul Ellis (guitar)
• Seth (vocals, guitar)
• Matthew (guitar, vocals)

Gear:

• both acoustic/electric's, Paul's acoustic
• Street Cube amp, leads
• iPhone video app
  
• song binder, sun block, hats

Gear

My Gear:

1. Guitar: Ibanez acoustic/electric (AEG20EVV, sunburst)
2. Guitar: Ibanez acoustic/electric (AEG20EVV, black)
3. Mic: AKG D5 (supercardioid dynamic microphone), stand, boom
4. Amp: CUBE Street (2.5W per channel, using AA batteries)
5. Amp: Vox DA5 (0.5W, 1.5W, and 5.0W settings, using C batteries
6. XLR leads, 1/4" leads, splitter, converter
7. Keyboard: M-Audio Keystation 61-ES MIDI Controller (borrowed from Seth)
8. Computer: Mac OSX 10.5 on Psystar Hackintosh with Logic (settings by Greg)

Session #3: May 23 in Clover Park

2600 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 11am-6pm

Set:

• barre chords in 4 shapes: E, A, Em, Am
• Lay Lady Lay
• Lola
• Hotel California
  
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  
• Ziggy Stardust
• Chord progressions with Circle of Fifths
  
• Singing to pedestrians, and dogs, in C,G,D,A
  
• "Why is y a Function of x?" by Seth
• Chinese Psychedelia
  

Players:

• Greg (guitar)
• Seth (vocals, guitar)
• Matthew (vocals, guitar)

Gear:

• Greg's amp, Vox amp, old mic, stand, leads
• song binder, chairs (one left up in a tree for next time)
  
• batteries (Vox needs them already, even though it uses 6 "C" batteries)
  

To-Learn (partial listing)

Song	Artist	Chords
Feel Flows	The Beach Boys
Something	The Beatles
Ticket To Ride	The Beatles	(G...Am,D7...Em,C7...Em,Fmaj7...Em,D7,G...G...Am,D7...C7,D7)
Across The Universe	The Beatles
I Am The Walrus	The Beatles
All You Need Is Love	The Beatles	(G,D/F#,Em...D7/A,G,D7/A)
Rocky Racoon	The Beatles
Blowin' in the Wind	Bob Dylan	G,C,G,G...G,C,G,D...G,C,D...C,D...G,C...C,D,G
Lay Lady Lay	Bob Dylan	G,Bm,F,Am...D,Em,G...Bm,D,G...Bm,Am,G
I Shall Be Released	Bob Dylan	G,Am...Bm,Am,G,D7
Knockin' On Heaven's Door	Bob Dylan	G,D,Am...G,D,C
I Shot The Sheriff	Bob Marley	Gm,Cm,Gm...Eb,Dm,Gm...Eb,Dm7,Gm
Jamming	Bob Marley	,Bm,E7,G,F#m7...Bm,Em,Bm,E7
Ziggy Stardust	David Bowie
Soul Kitchen	The Doors	A,D,A,D7...Am,D7,A,D7...Em...D7,Em,D7...D,E7...A,D6...Am,D,A,D6
Riders On The Storm	The Doors	Em,Bm...Am,Bm...Em,Bm...Am,C..,Em,Bm
The Musical Box	Genesis
My Sweet Lord	George Harrison
Gimme Danger	Iggy Pop
Beast Of Burden	The Rolling Stones
Fly By Night	Rush
My Favorite Mistake	Sheryl Crow
Soak Up The Sun	Sheryl Crow
The First Cut Is The Deepest	Sheryl Crow
Leaving Las Vegas	Sheryl Crow
Strong Enough	Sheryl Crow
All I Wanna Do	Sheryl Crow
Soak up the Sun	Sheryl Crow
Lady Picture Show	Stone Temple Pilots
Something in the Air	Thunderclap Newman
Wild Thing	The Troggs
Even Better Than The Real Thing	U2	A,Dsus4,D,A...D,Dsus4,D,A,Gadd9,Bm7...D,Dsus4,D,A...A,G,D

Session #2: May 16 in Venice

800 Ocean Front Walk, Los Angeles, 90291, 11am-4pm (freezing)

Set:

• Folsom Prison Blues (E,A7,B7,E or F,Bb7,C7,F)
• Ripple
• Box of Rain
• Knockin' on Heaven's Door
  
• Lay Lady Lay
• (Rappin' with Blake)
  
• Stir It Up (A,D,E)
• Lola
  
• No Woman No Cry [C,G/B Am,F] C,F,C,G)
• Others
  

Players:

• Greg
  
• Seth
  
• Matthew
  
• Blake
• Jonathan
• Tom
  

Gear:

• All from Gig #1 plus...
• songbook and stand w/clips

For next session:

• Rendevouz at parking spot then shuttle in one car to dropoff gear/people at gig
  
• Bring 2 or 3 extra clips for songbook/wind
• Bring jacket/shoes/flannel
• Re-solder loose input jack on black guitar
• Chair with better back support
  
• Set up on the boardwalk for publicity
  

Session #1: May 9 in Venice

800 Ocean Front Walk, Los Angeles, 90291, 10am - 5pm

Set:

• Warming up and testing gear/volume
• Folsom Prison Blues (E,A7,B7,E or F,Bb7,C7,F)
• Stir It Up (A,D,E)
• Eight Days a Week (D,E,G,D...Bm,G,Bm,E... A,Bm,E,G,A)
• Lola [E,A,D,E] (A,D or C,D,E)...B,F#,A...A,C#m,B...E,G#m,C#m,B)
• Angie (Am,E7,G, B,F,C..Am,G,Dm...)
• Noodling around on scales in a spacey 10min set
• Redemption Song (G,Em,C,G/B,Am, G C D G)
• No Woman No Cry [C,G/B Am,F] C,F,C,G)
  
• Wish You Were Here (C,D,Am,G.…D,C,Am,G)

Players:

• Greg Alsbury (Electric guitar)
• Seth Alsbury (Acoustic/Electric guitar)
• Matthew Reiser (Acoustic/Electric guitar)
  
• Patrick Beatty (Acoustic guitar)
• Ziv (bongo)
  
• Kenn (spoons)
  

Gear:

• Vox amp
• Greg's amp
  
• mic & stand
• leads
• permit
  

For next session:

• Bring chairs/stools, extra batteries
  
• Staple song sheets so they're steady in the wind
• Fix/Replace bad guitar lead
• Carpool?
• Learn lyrics to Stir it Up
  

Group cover set (partial)

Eight Days a Week	The Beatles	(D,E,G,D...Bm,G,Bm,E... A,Bm,E,G,A)
I saw here standing there	The Beatles	(E7,A7,E7,B7...E,E7,A,C...E7,B7,E///A7,B7,A7)
All My Loving	The Beatles	(F#m,B7,E,C#m...A,F#m,D,B7...A,B7,E...C#m,C+,E)
Redemption Song	Bob Marley	(G,Em,C,G/B,Am, G C D G)
Stir It Up	Bob Marley	(A,D,E)
No Woman No Cry	Bob Marley	(G C G/B Am7 F C F C G)
Ring Of Fire	Johnny Cash	(G,C,G...D,C,G)
Folsom Prison	Johnny Cash	(F,Bb7,C7,F or E,A7,B7,E)
Can't You See	Marshall Tucker Band	(D,G/B/G,D)
Champagne Supernova	Oasis	(A G F#M E)
Angie	The Rolling Stones	(Am,E?,G, B,F,C..Am,G,Dm...)
Staring At The Sun	U2	(Am,G,F,Em...F,G,F,G...C,Am,D,F)
Wonderwall	Oasis
Time of your Life	Green Day

Resources

Covering Songs (chords / tablature / lyrics)

• Chordie
• TabCrawler
• Ultimate guitar
  

Chord structure

• Notes on the scale
• Circle of fifths
  
• Gootar
• WebTerrace
• Chorderator (forward/backward generation)
  

How to:

• play keyboards
• play guitar
• change guitar strings
• tune your guitar
  

Adding hosted audio to blog:

• Record track(s) using Logic, and bounce (save) MP3 to filesystem
• If hosting file (e.g. MP3, M4a) externally on Imeem...
  

• Upload file to Imeem
  
• From my profile, select song
• Embed this song on... More
• "Link to or embed this song"...
• Pick color
  
• "Use the following code to embed in your webpage, blog"
• Copy the embeddable HTML
• Remove (only) comment tag from final HREF
• Paste HTML into blog entry ("Edit HTML" vs. "Compose")

Matthew's cover set (partial)

A Horse With No Name	America	(Em, D9/6, Em9, Dmaj9)
Polythene Pam	The Beatles	(D,A,G...B,C,D,E)
Across The Universe	The Beatles
Rocky Racoon	The Beatles
More than a feeling	Boston
Panic In Detroit	David Bowie
Soul Love	David Bowie
Lady Stardust	David Bowie
Your Song	Elton John
Tiny Dancer	Elton John
Rocket Man	Elton John
Daniel	Elton John	(C,Dm,G,E?7,Am,F,G,A,F,G,G7,C...Ab,Bb,Gm,Cm,Ab,Bb)
Feeling That Way	Journey
Anytime	Journey	(E,D,A,G,E...E,F#m,A)
Over The Hills And Far Away	Led Zeppelin
Hey Hey What Can I Do	Led Zeppelin	(G,D,F,C...G,G,F,F,C)
Cymbaline	Pink Floyd	(C?,F,Em...Am,Bm)
Grantchester Meadows	Pink Floyd
Fat Old Sun	Pink Floyd
Time	Pink Floyd	(F#m,A,E...D7)
Pigs on the Wing - part 1	Pink Floyd
Waiting On A Friend	The Rolling Stones	(G/B,F...Am,F,G,C,G,C)
The Necromancer	Rush
In The End	Rush	(D,G,F,C,D,G...F,A,F,G)
Coast to Coast	Scorpions
In Trance	Scorpions
If It Makes You Happy	Sheryl Crow
Leaving Las Vegas	Sheryl Crow
Plush	Stone Temple Pilots
Lady Picture Show	Stone Temple Pilots
Plush (Acoustic Version)	Stone Temple Pilots
Freefallin'	Tom Petty
Dear Mr Fantasy	Traffic	(A,G,D,D... F#m,A)

Keyboard practice (solo from Jump by Van Halen)

I played/recorded Eddie Van Halen's solo over mixed percussion.

Note:

The MP3 was being hosted at imeem.com, until the money-grubbers from Hollywood (aka MySpace) bought imeem, and shut 'em down.

Instrument: M-Audio keyboard controller, borrowed from Seth
Platform: Logic 8 on MacOSX 10.5.6 on a Hackintosh. from Psystar. Effects in Logic by Greg.
Recorded: 31-Mar-2009

Acoustic guitar medley for Kevin

I played/recorded these small snippets in one take, without stopping, upon talking with my friend Kevin Reagan, with whom I worked at MWD 1989-1995:

• 00:01 Supper's Ready by Genesis
  
• 04:03 Plush by Stone Temple Pilots
  
• 05:38 Over the Hills and Far Away by Led Zeppelin
• 07:15 More than a Feeling by Boston
• 07:51 Mother Nature's Son by The Beatles
• 09:03 Polythene Pam by The Beatles
• 09:43 Anytime by Journey
• 10:47 Eight Days a Week by The Beatles
• 12:15 Pretty in Pink by Psychedelic Furs
• 13:30 Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
• 14:51 Pigs on the Wing (Part 1) by Pink Floyd
• 16:18 Starship Trooper by Yes
• 17:52 Something for Nothing by Rush
• 18:23 Angie by Rolling Stones

Instrument: Ibanez acoustic-electric 6-string
Platform: Logic 8 on Mac OS X 10.5.6 on my Psystar Hackintosh
Recorded: 18-Mar-2009

Note:

The MP3 was being hosted at imeem.com, until the money-grubbers from Hollywood (aka MySpace) bought imeem, and shut 'em down.