Mama, talk to your daughter robben ford worried life blues robben ford help the poor robben ford arrangements of this song. Robben ford was born december 16, 1951, into musical family. Take a look at a few key elements of robben fords technique in our latest deep blues lesson. Get introduced to blues soloing concepts with these easy to play solos. At age 18, fords band was hired to play with charlie musselwhite, and recorded two albums the charles ford band. Those of us who are selftaught and learned without reading music will appreciate this dvd. Study the trademark songs, licks, tones, and techniques of blues guitar virtuoso robben ford this comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of robbens gear, tone, techniques, styles, songs, licks, signature phrases, and much more youll learn everything you need to know about fords legendary guitar playing, from his early years in jazz fusion with the.
Robben ford blues guitar lesson how to use the altered scale. Robben lays out all the basics the scales, chords, licks and phrases that are the foundation of modern blues guitar style. Robben fords new little walter 59 with ts310 cabinet. Guitar lesson robben ford style blues in c by emir hot. Complete guitar clinic robben ford playin the blues check my band at.
On handful of blues, robben ford strips his sound back to the basics, recording a set of blues with only a bassist and a drummer. Robben and his brothers created the charles ford blues band in honor of and named after their father career. He began playing the saxophone at age 10 and the guitar at age 14. In this book, robben ford reveals the construction of his most essential blues phrases and includes. Guitar lesson robben ford playin the blues reh complete. The sam jam videos below are from a complete lesson series robben fords urban blues revolution.
In 1971, the charles ford blues band was reformed and recorded for arhoolie in early 1972. His phrasing is really something that inspired me over the years. Robben ford a true innovator in contemporary jazz fusion reveals his advanced concepts for improvising and comping. Robben ford style rhythm guitar lesson jazzy, blues.
With lots of transcriptions and music examples, the book moves from basic 12bar blues through gospel, jazz and modal feels. Ive really been into robben ford lately and have been trying to absorb as much of his style and technique as i can, so i was excited when i found this lesson. See all 6 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Includes a lick section and several complete solos. This digital book includes online access to professional fullband audio tracks for all 200 examples in the book over which you can practice your latest and greatest licks. With lots of transcriptions and music examples, the book moves from basic 12bar blues through gospel, jazz and modal. I was hanging at a popular music store in nashville with vince gill and paul franklin where we ran into robben ford. With his stinging, soulful solos and flawless pocket, robben ford has an uncanny knack for making complex music seem simple.
Robben ford instruction videos blues guitar insider. His father was a country and western singer and guitarist, mother kathryn played piano and had a lovely singing voice. Download and print freedom sheet music for guitar tablature by robben ford. Part 2 of the course delves into fundamental country blues style in the style of lightnin hopkins et al, and is finished with clips on double stops and 9th chords now we have a basic vocabulary to start exploring the blues in robbens style. As a teenager, robben ford spent countless hours listening to artists like aretha franklin and otis, and loved sound of guitar blues from mike bloomfield, eric. Robben ford tabs guitar solos, tab books, instruction. Hope you can join my good friend jeff mcerlain and myself for a lesson and conversation tomorrow morning at 11 et. Robben fords urban blues revolution 6 video lessons. About robben ford watching robben ford take the stage is equal parts gratifying, aweinspiring, and challenginga perfect storm of creativity and emotion that results in some seriously good music. This guitar lesson by jude gold is from a past issue of guitar player magazine.
With standard guitar notation, guitar tablature and guitar chord diagrams. Robben ford has 28 books on goodreads with 118 ratings. Ive been trying to break out of my 12 bar blues rut and have been trying to pick up a little jazz knowledge from the mickey baker book and other sources. Robben ford was born in woodlake, california, united states, and raised in ukiah, california. Although perhaps not the best choice for a novices first blues guitar instructional video, fans of robben ford will find much to like about playin. Robben fords universal groove truefire blog guitar. In the videos, robben will explain and demonstrate all of the. He was a big inspiration and his brand of jazzy blues is still close to my musical heart. Robben plays pretty jazzy blues with lots of advanced chords and scales.
Books by robben ford author of ultimate playalong guitar. Great lesson, hope it s not ed cuz i am gooing to steal alot of licks this time. Robben ford is one of my favorite modern blues players. Blues revolution robben ford guitar lessons truefire. The group runs through a handful of standards, including dont let me be misunderstood and i just want to make love to you, and a number of madetoorder originals. Robben also discusses phrasing and playing outside using. Robben ford give you the changes and scales the book included is invaluable to do these 40s50s style jazz chord blues songs. All jazz guitar players need to learn to improvise over whats known as the charlie parker blues, a sophisticated modification of the basic 12 bar blues progression with a lot of twists and turns and many possible substitutions for these chords. Performing his wellknown renditions of several blues classics, robben demonstrates how he plays over chord changes. These 7 free guitar lessons are from robben fords blues revolution, an interactive masterclass from the master of blues guitar. Robben ford discovering the blues 1997, cd discogs. Blues 101 covers all of the necessary concepts and techniques for a beginning to intermediate guitarist to learn how to play the blues. Thank you emir for making a nice lesson about one of the greatest musicians ever. Get private online lessons with get personalized, 1on1 instruction from via truefires patented private lessons platform and ios app.
As soon as he plays his first note, you realize that youre in the presence of a bonafide guitar master. Hone your lead chops and practice your favorite licks with this vast online collection of tracks in blues, jazz, rock, country, and other styles. Robben ford taught himself guitar when he was and considered his first influence to be mike bloomfield. Player magazines lifetime achievement legend award, robben fords innovative and soulful musicality triggered a revolution in electric blues guitar styling. Playing in the style of robben ford the ultimate guide to using the altered scale in blues guitar soloing. Robben ford blues soloing lesson guitarmasterclass. This book begins with basic blues concepts such as the pentatonic, mixolydian and blues scales and builds on them, progressively incorporating more sophisticated scales and chord voicings. The early work of robben ford helps put all this hubbub in perspective. Ford outlines his unique left hand technique, bending ideas, and much more in this 60 minute lesson. This lick is actually a modified and extended lick from his book blues for guitar which is a great resource if you want to dig into this style. Save an extra 25% off your first order with code ignited and combine with truefire cash for max savings.
Robben ford is one of the most sophisticated blues guitarists aroundwe briefly touched on his style in the first part of this lesson. At 18 he moved to san francisco to form the charles ford band named after his father, who was also a guitarist, and was soon hired to play with charlie musselwhite for nine months. These included talk to your daughter and robben ford and the blue line. Embraced by listeners and players alike, robbens innovative and soulful musicality triggered a revolution in electric blues guitar styling. Robben ford canonball shuffle guitar tab in a major. Kings famous box position, smooth bends, and sparse phrasing.
From his start with blues great charlie musselwhite to pop icons joni mitchell and george harrisonand even a short stint with jazz legend miles davisford is an indemand guitarist for his amazing touch and soulful sound. You are going to want to bookmark this page once again, our friends at truefire have provided unique lesson content for jazz guitar today thanks again. Robben fords most popular book is ultimate playalong guitar trax blues. Jazz guitar today reached out to phil bradbury of little walter tube amps to discuss robben fords new amp. I still play some of those songs from these albums with my band. Theres never been a shortage of young guitar hotshots, but in recent years, particularly among blues players, these phenoms seem to be promoted more for their age than their playing. Robben ford tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including rugged road, aint got nothin but the blues, too much, start it up, nothing to nobody. Free guitar backing tracks for robben ford in mp3 format. In this installment, im going to focus on his use of jazzinspired chord voicings and take a look at how he handles a few turnarounds. Robben ford guitar lesson diminished scale blues youtube. Almost everything played is in c major pentatonic and, at some moments, f major pentatonic with some. In this lesson, we are checking out three guitar licks in the style of the jazzblues superstar, robben ford. Robben demonstrates how to use a diminished chord to move from the iv chord back to the i chord in the key of a.
Conversely, the guitarist can elevate a mundane one. Play guitar like robben ford fundamental changes music book. Robben ford is one of the most sophisticated blues guitarists around. Robben ford the blues and beyond by robben ford book. Working over a 12bar form in the texas blues tradition, robben demonstrates a variety of applications and rhythmic ideas. He discusses his fingering technique, vibrato and string bending, and also shows his favorite chord forms and comping patterns. The next few parts target comping, and is very thorough. An interactive masterclass from the master of blues guitar. Now available for instant download w all video lessons, tab, notation, and jam tracks. And to help you capture robbens unique style, most of the solos, chords, and playing demonstrations have been transcribed in the music and tab book included.
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