Chapter 1. Major Triads in Rhythm 10:29 Ex 1 11:22 Ex 2 12:33 Ex 3 13:09 Ex 4 Chapter 2. 12 Bar Blues Rhythms 14:48 EX 5 16:01 Ex 6 17:02 Ex 7 19:22 Ex 8 20:19 Ex 9 21:30 Ex 10 Chapter 3. Chord Moves for a Slow Blues in E 22:31 Ex 11 24:20 Ex 12 Chapter 4. "Cannonball Shuffle" 27:17 Ex 13 Chapter 5. "Oasis" 29:34 Ex 14 37:10 Ex 15 40:30 Ex 16 40:58 Ex 17 41:36 Ex 18 Chapter 6. Mixing Jazz Chords with Blues 43:20 Ex 19 44:13 Ex 20 46:13 Ex 21 50:49 Ex 22 Chapter 7. "Moonchild Blues" 55:30 Ex 23 57:10 Ex 24 Chapter 8. G Minor Blues 1:00:51 Ex 25 1:02:11 Ex 26 Chapter 9. "Blues Alley" 1:05:28 Ex 27 1:07:32 Ex 28 Chapter 10. Double Stops 1:12:10 Ex 29 1:13:58 Ex 30
@@murrayatuptown353 thank you for mentioning this! I found it on Hal Leonard's website, still available to purchase. I am gonna buy this. I really love youtube for these kinds of educational videos. After seeing something like this on youtube, I like to then search for the video & book to buy.
I had bought this lesson having just heard of Robben at that time. Did not understand one bit as I was so mesmerized by the playing. I still am to this day Robben's time feel is unmatched.
A 57 Goltop and a Fender twin . Legendary clean and mild overdrive tones. Gibson and Fender make a great pairing . A Gibson Humbucker in the bridge of a strat ot the neck of a Tele is Tonal heaven. Even modern Gibson pickups will create that tone in a Strat or Tele. Doesnt have to always be vintage despite the cork sniffers telling you otherwise . Many of whom have no ear of their own to begin with . They listen with their eyes and often their wallets . Many say 70s Gibsons are far inferior to the Golden era 50s to mid 60s Gibsons but i heard many players get Great tone from late 60s and 70s Gibsons . Angus Young with his 1968 and 1971 Sgs. Randy Roads and his 74 les Paul Custom . Jimmy Page with his 1971 Double neck and his 1970 Les Paul Deluxe converted to a Standard . Pete Townsend with his Late 60s and very early 70s Sg specials and his 70s Lp Deluxe. Robertson and Gorham of Thin lizzy sounded fantastic on their 1973 LP Deluxes especially after they replaced the mini buckers in those guitars. PAFs for Robbo and Dimarzio for Scot. Alex lifeson was a tone machine with his 1968 ES 335 the 1976 ES 355 the two 1976 double necks and his 1970 and 1972 Lp Deluxes that were factory converted to standards . Alot of People rocked 70s LP customs and the 1976 and 77 Explorer reissues . Dean Deleo of STP has a couple of 78 Lp standards that sound fantastic. Very Twangy sounding . Slash still rocks an 87 standard he bought as a factory second in 1987. Still brings it on tour . It started out as a cherry burst but he had it refinished with the same Finish as the Chris Derrig Appetite Guitar . Before going vintage in 2011 Joe Bonamassa was playing modern Gibson custom shop les pauls with Good old ordinary stock Gibson Burstbuckers 2 and 3 and an R9 with A 1963 Gibson Early Patent number bucker in the Bridge and they all sounded amazing especially his first signature LP Which was the first Goldtop with BB2 and BB3. One of the best souding modern les Pauls i have heard
Robben's amp in this video is a Fender silverface Super Reverb, which produces around 40 watts into four 10-inch speakers. It's similar to a Twin, which produces around 80 watts into two 12-inch speakers.
You will never be able to get this specifick tone out of a strat though, even if you put a humbucker in it. He uses the middle position on the 3 way switch, which is neck and bridge hum together. This is such a great clean blues sound.
"My father was a young professional musician" - PAUSE - "for not too long" What a kind soul, the delicacy, the class and elegance he conveys a message is formidable...and he can transfer all that to the music! It's true for me, to be a nice musician you have to be a nice human being first... Love you and your music Robben!
Robben puts this rhythm method into overdrive, when talking about color. Someone that I used to sit in with assisted me years ago in how to "add color" to the band instead of trying to stand out. I love his flow, and met him back in the early 90's when I worked with Bruce Willis. Bruce used to fly Robben in have him perform at his Sun Valley Idaho club called The Dynamite Lounge. Those were some great performances!! A plethora of knowledge, master performer, and tasty chops while satisfy your soul every time... ~Thank you, Robben~
Robin one of my FAVORITE guitarplayers wonderful and live you are really incredible cool so rhythmic and melodic. Hope to see you once more live , thanks for your dedication and beautiful music
Awesome ! I saw Blueline in Toronto a number of years ago ,, a great blues sensibility with jazz added ,, a great example of the 2 genres mixing ., what a time feel !!
Just about any style of playing, blues, jazz, folk etc. Can be adapted to accommodate other styles. But "Blues" i think more than any other style lends itself so well to guitar and is so versatile that it has really evolved into a whole approach to guitar that goes beyond blues music itself into pretty much any and every type of music where guitar is present. Pretty much all guitar players incorporate some aspects of blues guitar into their vocabulary to some degree. From straight up blues players to those who use the traditional idiosyncrasies of the blues in all sorts of ways and all sorts of styles.
If I had a dollar for every great guitar player I have heard say, “I can’t read” or “I don’t know anything about theory”, then start talking about E flat 5 dim. Wha? Like Robben says in his intro, some people are born with a physical inclination to play sax, trumpet or guitar. Unfortunately, I think the same is true for the mental or what I call the “math-y” side of music. I have always loved music. Had my first Beatles record in 2nd grade. Love blues, jazz, funk, reggae, bluegrass, zydeco, Texas swing and Japanese Future Core. Big fan of Robben, Derek and the Dominoes, Allman Bros, George Benson, Larry Coryell, Bob Wills, Buddy Emmons, Vince Gill, Jeff Beck, etc. etc Learned to play dozens of the songs I loved by ear and tab and lots of memorization. The “how” of guitar playing was never a problem. The “why” is what I wanted. I have tried many times to get into the theory stuff, but when music starts looking and feeling like a chemistry equation, my brain just shuts off. From my earliest days I tested through the roof on verbal skills-math, the complete opposite. A few of my friend s from high school that I used to play with went to Berklee and I was always envious of all you guys who were born with that gift of the “theory gene” 😂
Good grief. Stop being dramatic. The basic theory needed for blues guitar is not hard to grasp at all. Just like everything else on the guitar, if you're patient and you practice small bits consistently, your fingers and brain will work it out. Every little bit of theory I learned just needed five minutes a day for a week or less.
Direct from Spain. I LOVE this kind of music .i can said nothing like andaluz master playing guitar .Sure in the way nothing but bues .Robben Ford genial and good peson its a cuality of genius guitar master . LOVE from spain
@@Enrique_Guitar I kind of was off ...was not supposed to be 11 just 3rd so in blues like example not great but the chord did sound cool on its own .... but flipping 3rd to top good on blues stretchy chord but sounds good with the 1/2 step right next to eachother
Stunning musician. I'm not so keen on blues, but Robben take it to another level. And I can't forget his jazz record with Joe Diorio or Pop POp POp with Rickie Lee Jones...tremendous solos both electric and acoustic. A real master!!!!
You're looking in the wrong places if you're "not so keen on blues." Blues has been in all modern/contemporary western music for quite some time now. You should know this if you're a musician. Every good musician likes blues.
@@Sledgehammers_Nail Lots of listeners are generally into the Blues, whether they know it or not. Having been a keen Blues fan for half a century, I especially enjoy watching free festival reactions to various genres of music. For multiple decades, Blues based music typically gets the most resounding response from the crowds I’ve witnessed in that kind of setting. 🇨🇦
@@Sledgehammers_NailWell, I love blues played by Parker or Coltrane, Scofield or Stern. I love Billie Holiday and Sara Vaughn singing the blues, or John Mayer with Palladino and Steve Jordan. I love blues when the harmonic substitutions on its form become the texture for new ideas. I' m not keen on "classic" blues a la Robert Johnson or Muddy Waters. I know they are great artist, but it's not my favourite style. That's all!!!
My buddy gave me this on dvd years ago when I was really getting into learning blues licks on guitar blah blah. Always thought this was so hard to sit through. He’s very awkward and just kinda creeps me out. But at least he’s willing to teach his ways unlike a lot of artists. Respect!
Saw his group at a Blues Festival, Santa Cruz, Calif., mid-90s. They headlined. IIRC Coco Montoya, Buddy Guy, Luther Allison played amazing sets. Robben Ford & band came on and played Jazz not a single blues riff. Everyone got up and left. I wonder what the hell he thought he was doing. Oh well great afternoon all-in-all, lol.
I saw Robben open up for Chuck Berry at Foothill college in the bay area...he was around my age, he was like 17....Berry gave him a solo and he whipped thru 24 bars in a bluesy rock yet outside sound...Berry got pissed at him... hahahahahahaha...his older brother had a blues band, Mark, I think...they opened for Berry
LOL. I literally thought that was somebody's grandmother playing guitar at first glance. I thought, "Aww, that's sweet. The oldy lady can probably really play."
I am willing to learn the blue,s as for my self I do play the blue,s lent from bb King as a led guitars I'm am willing to learn the cord Patten in the bb boxes with the paneltonic❤
I would like to purchase one of your Blues guitar courses, but I have a question before proceeding. To follow his lessons, do you need to buy Guitar Pro, or does he provide videos with tablatures and all the necessary explanations without necessarily having to buy this software? And I would like to ask you which course you recommend me to buy Thank you very much for your reply
the right hand is the music hand......all the other thinks you can learn....but not the feeling to use the right hand for rhythm......sad but true.......iff you have it, be lucky and blessed
Chapter 1. Major Triads in Rhythm
10:29 Ex 1
11:22 Ex 2
12:33 Ex 3
13:09 Ex 4
Chapter 2. 12 Bar Blues Rhythms
14:48 EX 5
16:01 Ex 6
17:02 Ex 7
19:22 Ex 8
20:19 Ex 9
21:30 Ex 10
Chapter 3. Chord Moves for a Slow Blues in E
22:31 Ex 11
24:20 Ex 12
Chapter 4. "Cannonball Shuffle"
27:17 Ex 13
Chapter 5. "Oasis"
29:34 Ex 14
37:10 Ex 15
40:30 Ex 16
40:58 Ex 17
41:36 Ex 18
Chapter 6. Mixing Jazz Chords with Blues
43:20 Ex 19
44:13 Ex 20
46:13 Ex 21
50:49 Ex 22
Chapter 7. "Moonchild Blues"
55:30 Ex 23
57:10 Ex 24
Chapter 8. G Minor Blues
1:00:51 Ex 25
1:02:11 Ex 26
Chapter 9. "Blues Alley"
1:05:28 Ex 27
1:07:32 Ex 28
Chapter 10. Double Stops
1:12:10 Ex 29
1:13:58 Ex 30
So there is a book that goes along with this somewhere?
@@Playsinvain This video is sold as a DVD published by Hal Leonard. It contains a printable PDF. There is also a companion DVD The Art of Blues Solos.
@@murrayatuptown353 thank you for mentioning this! I found it on Hal Leonard's website, still available to purchase. I am gonna buy this. I really love youtube for these kinds of educational videos. After seeing something like this on youtube, I like to then search for the video & book to buy.
I had bought this lesson having just heard of Robben at that time. Did not understand one bit as I was so mesmerized by the playing. I still am to this day Robben's time feel is unmatched.
A 57 Goltop and a Fender twin . Legendary clean and mild overdrive tones.
Gibson and Fender make a great pairing . A Gibson Humbucker in the bridge of a strat ot the neck of a Tele is Tonal heaven. Even modern Gibson pickups will create that tone in a Strat or Tele. Doesnt have to always be vintage despite the cork sniffers telling you otherwise . Many of whom have no ear of their own to begin with . They listen with their eyes and often their wallets .
Many say 70s Gibsons are far inferior to the Golden era 50s to mid 60s Gibsons but i heard many players get Great tone from late 60s and 70s Gibsons .
Angus Young with his 1968 and 1971 Sgs. Randy Roads and his 74 les Paul Custom . Jimmy Page with his 1971 Double neck and his 1970 Les Paul Deluxe converted to a Standard . Pete Townsend with his Late 60s and very early 70s Sg specials and his 70s Lp Deluxe. Robertson and Gorham of Thin lizzy sounded fantastic on their 1973 LP Deluxes especially after they replaced the mini buckers in those guitars. PAFs for Robbo and Dimarzio for Scot. Alex lifeson was a tone machine with his 1968 ES 335 the 1976 ES 355 the two 1976 double necks and his 1970 and 1972 Lp Deluxes that were factory converted to standards . Alot of People rocked 70s LP customs and the 1976 and 77 Explorer reissues . Dean Deleo of STP has a couple of 78 Lp standards that sound fantastic. Very Twangy sounding .
Slash still rocks an 87 standard he bought as a factory second in 1987. Still brings it on tour . It started out as a cherry burst but he had it refinished with the same Finish as the Chris Derrig Appetite Guitar .
Before going vintage in 2011 Joe Bonamassa was playing modern Gibson custom shop les pauls with Good old ordinary stock Gibson Burstbuckers 2 and 3 and an R9 with A 1963 Gibson Early Patent number bucker in the Bridge and they all sounded amazing especially his first signature LP Which was the first Goldtop with BB2 and BB3. One of the best souding modern les Pauls i have heard
And it’s all microphoned to go through a JBL Monitor.
Robben's amp in this video is a Fender silverface Super Reverb, which produces around 40 watts into four 10-inch speakers. It's similar to a Twin, which produces around 80 watts into two 12-inch speakers.
You will never be able to get this specifick tone out of a strat though, even if you put a humbucker in it.
He uses the middle position on the 3 way switch, which is neck and bridge hum together. This is such a great clean blues sound.
@@mieszanesztuki Robben uses the JBL for wet effects only -- the dry sound is through the amp.
"My father was a young professional musician" - PAUSE - "for not too long"
What a kind soul, the delicacy, the class and elegance he conveys a message is formidable...and he can transfer all that to the music! It's true for me, to be a nice musician you have to be a nice human being first...
Love you and your music Robben!
te amo robben!
Robben puts this rhythm method into overdrive, when talking about color. Someone that I used to sit in with assisted me years ago in how to "add color" to the band instead of trying to stand out. I love his flow, and met him back in the early 90's when I worked with Bruce Willis. Bruce used to fly Robben in have him perform at his Sun Valley Idaho club called The Dynamite Lounge. Those were some great performances!! A plethora of knowledge, master performer, and tasty chops while satisfy your soul every time... ~Thank you, Robben~
Can't believe there is only one like, ....my like
Thanks Robben Ford for your gift of teaching. And of course you are an amazing guitarist.
One of the most insightful lesson I have ever seen.
Robben is a top notch player and teacher.
That Albert Collins re-release is now called “Truckin' With Albert Collins".
Robin one of my FAVORITE guitarplayers wonderful and live you are really incredible cool so rhythmic and melodic. Hope to see you once more live , thanks for your dedication and beautiful music
Robben.
Awesome ! I saw Blueline in Toronto a number of years ago ,, a great blues sensibility with jazz added ,, a great example of the 2 genres mixing ., what a time feel !!
Cool!
What a great session.! Robben is such a cool guy 😎👍 Thanks for the post!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Super master class du maestro Robben ,,, J'adore !!!😍😍😍😍
That goldtop Les Paul Standard sounds fantastic to my ears! Thanks for the rhythmic ideas!
You bet!
Umm...this is gold! Thanks so much for posting!
Glad you enjoyed it!
It's what you don't play. . That makes it work for everyone else. Is a great lesson.
💯 % agreed
Sometimes I am not sure if I prefer hearing Robben talk or play.. a master of both.
Just about any style of playing, blues, jazz, folk etc. Can be adapted to accommodate other styles. But "Blues" i think more than any other style lends itself so well to guitar and is so versatile that it has really evolved into a whole approach to guitar that goes beyond blues music itself into pretty much any and every type of music where guitar is present. Pretty much all guitar players incorporate some aspects of blues guitar into their vocabulary to some degree. From straight up blues players to those who use the traditional idiosyncrasies of the blues in all sorts of ways and all sorts of styles.
Wow...this is fantastic! Many thanks for sharing 🙏🙌🎸
Thank you too!
Awesome lesson. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
If I had a dollar for every great guitar player I have heard say, “I can’t read” or “I don’t know anything about theory”, then start talking about E flat 5 dim. Wha?
Like Robben says in his intro, some people are born with a physical inclination to play sax, trumpet or guitar.
Unfortunately, I think the same is true for the mental or what I call the “math-y” side of music.
I have always loved music. Had my first Beatles record in 2nd grade. Love blues, jazz, funk, reggae, bluegrass, zydeco, Texas swing and Japanese Future Core.
Big fan of Robben, Derek and the Dominoes, Allman Bros, George Benson, Larry Coryell, Bob Wills, Buddy Emmons, Vince Gill, Jeff Beck, etc. etc
Learned to play dozens of the songs I loved by ear and tab and lots of memorization.
The “how” of guitar playing was never a problem. The “why” is what I wanted.
I have tried many times to get into the theory stuff, but when music starts looking and feeling like a chemistry equation, my brain just shuts off.
From my earliest days I tested through the roof on verbal skills-math, the complete opposite.
A few of my friend s from high school that I used to play with went to Berklee and I was always envious of all you guys who were born with that gift of the “theory gene” 😂
Good grief. Stop being dramatic. The basic theory needed for blues guitar is not hard to grasp at all. Just like everything else on the guitar, if you're patient and you practice small bits consistently, your fingers and brain will work it out. Every little bit of theory I learned just needed five minutes a day for a week or less.
Hi, many thanks for sharing this.
Saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱
Our pleasure!
Absolutely amazing ❤ 🎸
Rock on!
R Ford is the MAN !
Direct from Spain. I LOVE this kind of music .i can said nothing like andaluz master playing guitar .Sure in the way nothing but bues .Robben Ford genial and good peson its a cuality of genius guitar master . LOVE from spain
Rock on!
Very nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
What a lovely soul!
cool that raised 9 with the 11 nice too with 11 on top of those little bits
Right on
@@Enrique_Guitar I kind of was off ...was not supposed to be 11 just 3rd so in blues like example not great but the chord did sound cool on its own .... but flipping 3rd to top good on blues stretchy chord but sounds good with the 1/2 step right next to eachother
Stunning musician. I'm not so keen on blues, but Robben take it to another level. And I can't forget his jazz record with Joe Diorio or Pop POp POp with Rickie Lee Jones...tremendous solos both electric and acoustic. A real master!!!!
Check out Inside Story and the first Yellowjackets album. You'll love them!!!
Expand your tastes…
“If you can’t dig the blues, you got a hole in your soul!”
-Albert King
🇨🇦
You're looking in the wrong places if you're "not so keen on blues." Blues has been in all modern/contemporary western music for quite some time now. You should know this if you're a musician. Every good musician likes blues.
@@Sledgehammers_Nail
Lots of listeners are generally into the Blues, whether they know it or not. Having been a keen Blues fan for half a century, I especially enjoy watching free festival reactions to various genres of music. For multiple decades, Blues based music typically gets the most resounding response from the crowds I’ve witnessed in that kind of setting.
🇨🇦
@@Sledgehammers_NailWell, I love blues played by Parker or Coltrane, Scofield or Stern. I love Billie Holiday and Sara Vaughn singing the blues, or John Mayer with Palladino and Steve Jordan. I love blues when the harmonic substitutions on its form become the texture for new ideas. I' m not keen on "classic" blues a la Robert Johnson or Muddy Waters. I know they are great artist, but it's not my favourite style. That's all!!!
17:13 quick intermission while we go find the Cool Sounds of Albert Collins :)
My buddy gave me this on dvd years ago when I was really getting into learning blues licks on guitar blah blah. Always thought this was so hard to sit through. He’s very awkward and just kinda creeps me out. But at least he’s willing to teach his ways unlike a lot of artists. Respect!
Awkward? He seems cool as fuck to me.
Pure gold…
Wow nice playing
Saw his group at a Blues Festival, Santa Cruz, Calif., mid-90s. They headlined. IIRC Coco Montoya, Buddy Guy, Luther Allison played amazing sets. Robben Ford & band came on and played Jazz not a single blues riff. Everyone got up and left. I wonder what the hell he thought he was doing. Oh well great afternoon all-in-all, lol.
Robben is crazy 🙂
I saw Robben open up for Chuck Berry at Foothill college in the bay area...he was around my age, he was like 17....Berry gave him a solo and he whipped thru 24 bars in a bluesy rock yet outside sound...Berry got pissed at him... hahahahahahaha...his older brother had a blues band, Mark, I think...they opened for Berry
Great story . Chuck was a character. Robben never ceases to amaze
Older brother is Patrick (drums), Mark (harp, vocals) is younger. Those were the days, seeing them around the Bay Area so regularly.
Add up all the blues player thow in some jazz and rock and contry you have Robben Ford = 100%...RocknRollflat5
Example 15 is straight out of the 1982 GIT book "Ten" if anyone has a copy of that.
Gracias
LOL. I literally thought that was somebody's grandmother playing guitar at first glance. I thought, "Aww, that's sweet. The oldy lady can probably really play."
that's exactly why I clicked the thumbnail. Wrong reason, amazing result.
Me too😂
Big Bad Wolf !!! 😅
Have some respect, man. “Better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.” You put it in writing.
yeah … i see that too.. but guys it’s the legendary Robben Ford!!
Thank you for this. Can you tell me when this was recorded please?
2008
Would it be possible for us to get the charts that he plays?
I would pay $. It would be worth it.
40:21 exactly me when trying to understand jazz theory
I am willing to learn the blue,s as for my self I do play the blue,s lent from bb King as a led guitars I'm am willing to learn the cord Patten in the bb boxes with the paneltonic❤
You can do it!
amazing!!
Has anyone posted access to the notes anywhere?
I can't imagine how much time it would take to either print, then scan .JPG, or to upload (illegal) PDF copies.
They are available online.
I would like to purchase one of your Blues guitar courses, but I have a question before proceeding. To follow his lessons, do you need to buy Guitar Pro, or does he provide videos with tablatures and all the necessary explanations without necessarily having to buy this software?
And I would like to ask you which course you recommend me to buy
Thank you very much for your reply
Where can we find the PDF?
But his soul is immortal 🤙🏾🤙🏾
I wonder how that old gold top is worth 😮
Menudo animal...
55:30
the right hand is the music hand......all the other thinks you can learn....but not the feeling to use the right hand for rhythm......sad but true.......iff you have it, be lucky and blessed
Unless you're left handed 😊
What an intelligent faces could see in students...
Ja, ja!
Who's Robert?
Redoubtable....but brilliant!
He only teach the chords ,but the thing ho real make the music are the rythm,and that you have figure out yourself
Que no te Robben Ford
he says... while playing a $300,000 guitar.
No tele? No dumble? Interesting.
Goofy looking crowd
she is an old lady
Robert now looks like my grandma
She's beautiful too I take it....
Robben.