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# F minor Jam Track, News and Notes
- URL: https://vividguitar.co/f-minor-jam-track-guitar-news-and-notes/
- Published: 2026-06-09T14:00:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-09T14:00:25.000Z
- Description: The newsletter for guitar players.
- Author: Vivid Guitar
- Tags: Newsletter

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"Back in bebop, everybody used to play real fast. But I didn't ever like playing a bunch of scales and shit. I always tried to play the most important notes in the chord, to break it up. I used to hear all them musicians playing all them scales and notes and never nothing you could remember." - Miles Davis

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## Guitar Practice

Today, let's practice over a jam track in the key of F minor. 

The Fm7, Gm7, & Ab chords are all in the key of Eb major, so the *F Dorian mode* would work well for soling over this. 

The C7#9 at the end of the phrase is a bit of an outlier. The C chord in the key of Eb is typically a minor chord, but playing it as a Dominant chord adds some flare here - and just sounds cool. Since the #9 note is Eb, F Dorian still works to play over this chord.

Below is a jam track, the chord voicings used, and 1 position of the F Dorian Mode.

Fm Jam

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![Fmin Jam](https://cdn.getmidnight.com/f655f096d6a1f6fbcbed5d050759ab54/2024/10/Fmin-jam-1.png)

![F Dorian Mode](https://cdn.getmidnight.com/f655f096d6a1f6fbcbed5d050759ab54/2024/10/F-Dorian-1.png)

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## News & Notes 🗞️

- **Bill Frisell** [joined **World Cafe**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC1r68Nz90s&ref=vividguitar.co) for a performance and interview.
- **Fender** announced a new run of [Made-In-Japan web-exclusive guitars](https://fendermusicalinstrumentscorp.sjv.io/DWnNxo?ref=vividguitar.co), including Telecasters, Stratocasters, Jaguars, and Jazzmasters. Fender Japan's factory typically makes guitars at an equal level of quality (if not better, in some cases), to Fender's American factory, generally at a bit lower prices.

![Fender Made-In-Japan Web-Exclusive Guitars](https://cdn.getmidnight.com/f655f096d6a1f6fbcbed5d050759ab54/2026/06/image.png)

Fender Made-In-Japan Web-Exclusive Guitars

- **Fender** announced a [firmware update](https://fendermusicalinstrumentscorp.sjv.io/L04NMj?ref=vividguitar.co) to their Tone Master Pro modeler, adding 8 new amps (including the '57 Champ, **’68 Custom Deluxe Reverb**, and **’68 Custom Princeton Reverb**), 8 new cabinet impulse response (IR) sets, 15 new effects, and other functionality enhancements.

![Fender Tone Master Pro | Image Credit: Fender](https://cdn.getmidnight.com/f655f096d6a1f6fbcbed5d050759ab54/2026/06/image-3.png)

Fender Tone Master Pro | Image Credit: Fender

- **PRS** released a SE Ed Sheeran Hollowbody I Piezo - Baritone model. With its hollow-body design and extended 27.7" scale length, this baritone guitar delivers rich resonance, excellent clarity, and tight low-end response—perfect for everything from alternate tunings to heavy riffs. Paired with PRS 85/15 “S” pickups and a PRS/LR Baggs piezo system, it offers a wide range of electric and acoustic-inspired tones. And it features a super cool finish..

![PRS SE Ed Sheeran Hollowbody I Piezo - Baritone model](https://cdn.getmidnight.com/f655f096d6a1f6fbcbed5d050759ab54/2026/06/image-6.png)

PRS SE Ed Sheeran Hollowbody I Piezo - Baritone model

- **Martin Guitar** announce a new Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV acoustic guitar. The flamed koa guitar is imited to just 100 instruments.

![Martin Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV acoustic guitar](https://cdn.getmidnight.com/f655f096d6a1f6fbcbed5d050759ab54/2026/06/image-5.png)

Martin Custom Shop 0-18K2 CFM IV

- **Martin Guitar** also published [Volume 16](https://www.martinguitar.com/martin-journal.html?ref=vividguitar.co) of their *Martin Journal*. The digital version is free to read on their website.
- **Andertons Music** [dove into](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvjaFuh2huM&ref=vividguitar.co) Gibson's newly released '50s vs '60s ES-335 guitars.

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