Man you have to be ungodly good to play the blues with such a clean guitar tone most players even some of the legends cant pull if off. They sound amazingn but if their tone was this clean they would sound lackluster. With a tone this clean there is nowhere to hide but this is what makes Robben a legend . Super clean tone with super clean execution while sounding completely organic and effortless . Very smooth and relaxed sounding . Tight execution with a loose relaxed feel . Perfect example of tight but loose . No robotic muscle memory going on here .
He is so good that it’s terrifying. The guy could sit there and just melt faces with flashy solos given his technique, but instead plays Pentatonix the modifies to ensure there’s no notes that are even slightly dissonant, while engaging in moral inner change and modified bebop lines in addition to chromatic stuff to create tension in a way that it’s meant to be created where every note is totally deliberate. The guy doesn’t feel this way around and simply knows exactly where to go depending out he is in his head and it’s totally second nature. It’s absolutely remarkable. No wonder Miles Davis asked him back after he left the band. That’s not something miles really Is known for. That is to let other musicians know that he respects the hell out of them. Interesting thing about guys like Ford in Carrollton is they get better as they get older. In my opinion he’s so much better player now than he was 10 and then he was absolutely amazing. It blows my mind. I honestly believe that you won’t be able to appreciate this guy as a musician Until you’ve gotten all of your Stevie Ray Vaughan licks, BB King Albert King, Clapton Joe Walsh Jimmy page, Basically once you figure out what all the best blues and blues rock players deal, after a while you realize that very few of them follow the cords that closely and make all the changes like a jazz player. Frampton would do it but not nearly at the same level as guys like Ford, Carlton, Billy Connors In the other fusion cats. Other guys are Eric Johnson, any great Travis picking country player of course Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel he’s not necessarily country player that plays that style, Jerry Donahue, Allan Holdsworth etc. surprisingly when you listen to a lot of the early Van Halen records Eddie is incorporating lots of diminished/altered dominant skills such as symmetrical patterns like whole half or half whole In the whole tone. People tend to focus on tapping and all that parlor trick stuff that we listen to solos like the one in so this is love or when push comes to shove, you realize he’s an absolute genius and people often like him for totally wrong reasons. Obviously his tone and his innovations are reasons to like him, but he’s playing at least in the early years is so much deeper than that. He had a true freestyle and never plays Street rock ‘n’ roll lyrics RNs unpredictable notes. Kind of like a combination of Holdsworth, Jeff Beck and Lots of the 70s fusion guys.,, Anyways I’m off track, if you’ve been playing a long time and you’re looking for something a little more interesting stuff you’ve been listening to your entire life really get into this guy, Larry Carlton, Michael Landau, Steve Lukather what time of year
tpap- you express all too well Robben's genius & ways he speaks music from his being to us fortune ones who were blessed to have found in his brilliant dynamic world of harmonics like an angel glorifying the One & Only~ what a true artist as you described so eloquently & precisely, thank you. I really enjoyed your share, it is one of the best descriptions I ever read all over RUclips of an attempt to put Robben's artist gift & relentless striving to reach for the Heavens - into mere words.
I hope Robben Ford continues to play his guitar long after he's dead. 2000 years from now I still would love to hear him play. Such a gifted individual and down to earth, meek guy, very comfortable teaching as well as playing. A wonderful player and I imagine a wonderful human being as well.
Thank you for adding this video. I still have this on VHS. This video really gives you a peek into what the hoopla is about Robben Ford's playing. He is FREAKING INSANE on the guitar!!!! Wicked chops!!!!!!!!
3:09 Rhumba Blues 6:36 Scales 9:33 Comparing Scales 11:16 V chord 13:13 Comping 17:27 Revelation 24:19 Revelation Chords 26:15 B7 30:45 Bridge 34:10 D Melodic Minor 35:28 The Chorus 36:50 Chorus solo 38:23 Tying it together 41:00 Diminished scale 47:10 Nothing but the blues chords 54:40 Blues scales together 57:51 Bridge 1:00:22 Miles groove #1 1:05:35 The Changes 1:07:58 Miles groove #2
He's so jazzy here, talking about harmonic minor, melodic minor, flat 5 chords, etc. In more recent times he focuses on diminished passages a lot. I understand Robben's sound so much better now after this video.
It's really gracious for Robben (and other pros) to dedicate their time to help us less knowledgeable guitarists overcome the confusion and intimidation that needlessly holds us back in our endeavor to understand Jazz chord voicings, scales, and phrasing and transcend the minor pentatonic Blues "box" we have locked ourselves into. (Although it still ain't nothin' but The Blues!)
I bet nothing feels as fulfilling as teaching for Robben except for getting the opportunity to work with the most talented musicians who know how to share improvising generously.
@@john26660funny though .. that live video of “Katie” with the Yellowjackets is killer . I think he’s about 25 then . The video is literally in black and white 😂
@@chrismichaels6928 He has been great from the get-go. I didn't discover him until right after "Talk to Your Daughter". A guitar teacher turned me on to him. RUclips has definitely helped me find more of his past.
Love Robben ❤ such feel! And the way he explains his approach is always insightful and rewarding. I played a fender Esprit once, best guitar I have ever tried, couldn't afford it at the time and others I tried just didn't do what that very first one did. You know when you know.
For a quick upgrade to your blues sound, the second scale (minor pentatonic with natural 6th) will sweeten your sound immediately. Saw the same tip last week somewhere and it changed me for the better permanently. Btw I’m a huge RF fan too
Me. Too ! In about 200 years maybe?! Robbens got a gift that is very very rare. Ears like dumbo!🫣 patience is his gift! Ears ,theory ,tone ,patience ,chops and vision for the story.! Can only keep listening.learn and hope to create some good music one day . At the end of the day, you can only be you. There is not going to be another Robben Ford. His vocabulary can be learn, but don’t waste your time trying to be him. You’re NOT gonna have his fingerprints.! I’m sure you don’t look like him! 😂😂
I believe this is the best improvisation of Revelation and a Ford embellished & toned rendition of Mos Allison's version of Ellington's "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" that has been recorded thus far. (btw- i love the guitar/amp sound in this video) I guess this is what it must be like to have seen him live in a very special performance. I'm just incredulous how his sense of rhythm (like his brothers as well) & harmonics are so dynamically, finely tuned. No pedals - just his straight playing. He claims he isn't very good on acoustic guitar but he must have a feel for the voice of instrument used when he picks up an electric guitar that he is infatuated with. But I heard him play at Yoshi's in Oakland California with a special kind of acoustic/electric combined guitar of some sort that was beyond gorgeous in tone. If someone knows what kind of guitar that was I would appreciate your sharing this info- it starts with a C as I recall...
I didn’t get this video when it first came out, but I sincerely hope that there was some supplemental material included (noting the “bar” count when he was playing). If not, he’s done a WOEFULLY inadequate job at explaining what he’s doing. I don’t find it helpful in the least to have a guy go, “I’m just going to play and hopefully you’ll be able to pick up something.” Then he goes wailing his a** off, so that the only way anyone could pick up anything would be to record the solos and slow them down. I found this super frustrating, and hope that RF has learned a bit about video teaching in the ensuing years….
Are you really thanking THE Steven Seagal, movie ,martial artist guy.?? I really hope I’m missing something here. Seagal is a terrible guitar player. Pathetic. There are not words.. His brother used to come down to the guitar-shoppe in Laguna Beach late 1990s to buy Things for his brother Steven. I haven’t read the previous comments real carefully, but if this guy is thanking Steven Seagal for some kind of musical achievement, then I can’t hardly speak, What an idiot he is.. his reputation amongst martial artist is really clear and unquestionably questionable, big bully! But anyone who has listened to him play guitar can only vomit. Big bully doesn’t work here. Sorry to be such a stinker here but something’s can’t go unsaid! I have to speak up. Puke-arama! Sorry too disturb the great Robben Ford flow here . Definitely one of my favorite players ever , but sometimes you see something that just doesn’t belong and you have the speak up. Go back to the video and forget this crap.🧌🧌🧌 Can’t wait for the feedback on this🤣🤣🤣
I had this video while in school in the early nineties. It. took me a lifetime of playing to realize how important that amp was. I had a clone made a few years ago. It changed my whole perspective on tone.
What's the funny sounding modulated effect he uses on the guitar? Or is the the quality of the old recording? and does anyone has a link tot the first video he was referring to in his introduction?
It's a Fender. Says right on the headstock. It's his signature Fender Es-rf. Robben prefers the Epiphone (overseas crafted Gibson) to this jazz double cutaway.
I have the 84 Japanese esprit version, same color. The one he's playing is his USA elite esprit, I believe. There's USA, MIJ, and Squier versions in many colors. Schaller hardware/pups, chambered body, set neck, 24.75" scale, and very heavy.
Robben Ford is one of the best modern blues players and teachers. Thanks for posting this video.
I need to watch it 100 times
He plays with complete freedom and creativity, and so much joy and energy. Inspirational
Man you have to be ungodly good to play the blues with such a clean guitar tone most players even some of the legends cant pull if off. They sound amazingn but if their tone was this clean they would sound lackluster.
With a tone this clean there is nowhere to hide but this is what makes Robben a legend . Super clean tone with super clean execution while sounding completely organic and effortless . Very smooth and relaxed sounding . Tight execution with a loose relaxed feel . Perfect example of tight but loose . No robotic muscle memory going on here .
Amen 🙌🙌
this is gold,diamond, everything...even more precious thn tht...thank you soo much....
In the early 90s, he’s in a god mode.. Incredible melody lines.. Beautiful fingering forms, accurate right hand picking..
Used to see him with the great K.C. blues singer Jimmy Witherspoon in the early '70's at the Mad Monk in Berkeley, was knocked out then and remain so.
He is so good that it’s terrifying. The guy could sit there and just melt faces with flashy solos given his technique, but instead plays Pentatonix the modifies to ensure there’s no notes that are even slightly dissonant, while engaging in moral inner change and modified bebop lines in addition to chromatic stuff to create tension in a way that it’s meant to be created where every note is totally deliberate. The guy doesn’t feel this way around and simply knows exactly where to go depending out he is in his head and it’s totally second nature. It’s absolutely remarkable. No wonder Miles Davis asked him back after he left the band. That’s not something miles really Is known for. That is to let other musicians know that he respects the hell out of them. Interesting thing about guys like Ford in Carrollton is they get better as they get older.
In my opinion he’s so much better player now than he was 10 and then he was absolutely amazing. It blows my mind. I honestly believe that you won’t be able to appreciate this guy as a musician Until you’ve gotten all of your Stevie Ray Vaughan licks, BB King Albert King, Clapton Joe Walsh Jimmy page, Basically once you figure out what all the best blues and blues rock players deal, after a while you realize that very few of them follow the cords that closely and make all the changes like a jazz player. Frampton would do it but not nearly at the same level as guys like Ford, Carlton, Billy Connors In the other fusion cats. Other guys are Eric Johnson, any great Travis picking country player of course Chet Atkins, Tommy Emmanuel he’s not necessarily country player that plays that style, Jerry Donahue, Allan Holdsworth etc. surprisingly when you listen to a lot of the early Van Halen records Eddie is incorporating lots of diminished/altered dominant skills such as symmetrical patterns like whole half or half whole In the whole tone. People tend to focus on tapping and all that parlor trick stuff that we listen to solos like the one in so this is love or when push comes to shove, you realize he’s an absolute genius and people often like him for totally wrong reasons. Obviously his tone and his innovations are reasons to like him, but he’s playing at least in the early years is so much deeper than that. He had a true freestyle and never plays Street rock ‘n’ roll lyrics RNs unpredictable notes. Kind of like a combination of Holdsworth, Jeff Beck and Lots of the 70s fusion guys.,, Anyways I’m off track, if you’ve been playing a long time and you’re looking for something a little more interesting stuff you’ve been listening to your entire life really get into this guy, Larry Carlton, Michael Landau, Steve Lukather what time of year
i love his use of chords...monster improvisor.
tpap- you express all too well Robben's genius & ways he speaks music from his being to us fortune ones who were blessed to have found in his brilliant dynamic world of harmonics like an angel glorifying the One & Only~ what a true artist as you described so eloquently & precisely, thank you. I really enjoyed your share, it is one of the best descriptions I ever read all over RUclips of an attempt to put Robben's artist gift & relentless striving to reach for the Heavens - into mere words.
Great peice thank you!
His sense of rhythm is amazing.
I had this on VHS :)
I hope Robben Ford continues to play his guitar long after he's dead. 2000 years from now I still would love to hear him play. Such a gifted individual and down to earth, meek guy, very comfortable teaching as well as playing. A wonderful player and I imagine a wonderful human being as well.
Thank you for adding this video. I still have this on VHS. This video really gives you a peek into what the hoopla is about Robben Ford's playing. He is FREAKING INSANE on the guitar!!!! Wicked chops!!!!!!!!
Instablaster...
13:11 rumba
24:21 Revelation
47:18 I Ain't Get Nothin' But The Blues
Thank you❣️❣️
A great human being.
3:09 Rhumba Blues
6:36 Scales
9:33 Comparing Scales
11:16 V chord
13:13 Comping
17:27 Revelation
24:19 Revelation Chords
26:15 B7
30:45 Bridge
34:10 D Melodic Minor
35:28 The Chorus
36:50 Chorus solo
38:23 Tying it together
41:00 Diminished scale
47:10 Nothing but the blues chords
54:40 Blues scales together
57:51 Bridge
1:00:22 Miles groove #1
1:05:35 The Changes
1:07:58 Miles groove #2
He's so jazzy here, talking about harmonic minor, melodic minor, flat 5 chords, etc. In more recent times he focuses on diminished passages a lot. I understand Robben's sound so much better now after this video.
It's really gracious for Robben (and other pros) to dedicate their time to help us less knowledgeable guitarists overcome the confusion and intimidation that needlessly holds us back in our endeavor to understand Jazz chord voicings, scales, and phrasing and transcend the minor pentatonic Blues "box" we have locked ourselves into.
(Although it still ain't nothin' but The Blues!)
I bet nothing feels as fulfilling as teaching for Robben except for getting the opportunity to work with the most talented musicians who know how to share improvising generously.
Robben ford one word, incredible artist
Such a Master...love him. Tks
He's playing on yellow jackets I can never forget and I still bop to it now.
Precious ! very ,very , very MELODIC !
This is gold for a guitar player 👍
Don Mock was a single string technique/fusion teacher at GIT. Thank you for the Miles breakdown!
Thanks for posting this
This accompanies his book The Blues and Beyond from the 90s. Highly recommended
this is one of the best blues cassettes out there to learn from. so inspirational
He's like 25 years old here, crazy insight and feel. Whew! what a talent! Thanks Mr ford
Crazy to think Tiger Walk didn't come out for another 20 years at age 45
Okay, not to be "that guy", but Robben was born in 1951. this video was made in 1991. He is 39-40 here.
@@john26660funny though .. that live video of “Katie” with the Yellowjackets is killer . I think he’s about 25 then . The video is literally in black and white 😂
@@chrismichaels6928 He has been great from the get-go. I didn't discover him until right after "Talk to Your Daughter". A guitar teacher turned me on to him. RUclips has definitely helped me find more of his past.
He looks 25 but hes 40 here
I want to know more about helping kids buy a guitar and get lessons! I’m all for it!
Thanks very much for posting this video!!
Thank you for the post man
Such a lovely smileing handsome face ..
Love Robben ❤ such feel! And the way he explains his approach is always insightful and rewarding. I played a fender Esprit once, best guitar I have ever tried, couldn't afford it at the time and others I tried just didn't do what that very first one did. You know when you know.
regarding the intro...tasteful beyond belief and effortless
If you like hip, and you want to be cool playing some blues, this is as good as it gets for an example of what that is.
GOAT blues player
This is amazing!!
Thanks!
Beautiful ❤️
Amazing.
Allways great to watch him play,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the early stuff was great. i think he is from san francisco
Freaking awesome 👌
thanks for uploading!
Who in the hell could thumbs down this video?
when only death metal is your thing
An idiot who doesn’t know who Robben Ford is🤔
DJ Khaled's fans cuz he's a far better guitarist
Not me
17:04 (11:15 How is this fluidity possible in that speed? Unbelievable!) 13:16 Bossa Nova (27:23 C Diminished Scale)
Even making playing the scales sound good!
For a quick upgrade to your blues sound, the second scale (minor pentatonic with natural 6th) will sweeten your sound immediately. Saw the same tip last week somewhere and it changed me for the better permanently. Btw I’m a huge RF fan too
Thankyou so much ❤️🤓👏🏻
Terry Silver is one hell of a guitar player!
If he's so good how come he only got second?
Ya, but he really needs to but he really ought to have buttoned his shirt more. Don’t need to see that lol
I got chocked I was laughing so hard
He's opening guitar dojos all over the valley
That has to be the worst look-a-like joke I've heard 😅
Great lesson! Thanks very much for uploading! 🙂 👍🏾
Ele é muito bom!
형님 사랑합니다
Remarkable musician....
OMG. Very cool, indeed.
Very cool
A lot of Mickey Baker in that opening blues shuffle
Robben said he learnt a lot of his early jazz chords from Mickey’s classic tome
Ahh robben you have given away your secret, the diminished scale. In 20 years I'm gonna be almost as good as you.
Me. Too ! In about 200
years maybe?! Robbens got a gift that is very very rare. Ears like dumbo!🫣 patience is his gift! Ears ,theory ,tone ,patience ,chops and vision for the story.! Can only keep listening.learn and hope to create some good music one day . At the end of the day, you can only be you. There is not going to be another Robben Ford. His vocabulary can be learn, but don’t waste your time trying to be him. You’re NOT gonna have his fingerprints.! I’m sure you don’t look like him! 😂😂
Oh yeah ❤🎸 smoookin
24:20 for the greatest rhythm guitar masterclass of all time
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You deserve a new sub for uploading this 💎
excelente una técnica muy personal
The best
That riff at 1:22................................................. :)
KLASSE !!!!!!!!!
I believe this is the best improvisation of Revelation and a Ford embellished & toned rendition of Mos Allison's version of Ellington's "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" that has been recorded thus far. (btw- i love the guitar/amp sound in this video) I guess this is what it must be like to have seen him live in a very special performance. I'm just incredulous how his sense of rhythm (like his brothers as well) & harmonics are so dynamically, finely tuned. No pedals - just his straight playing. He claims he isn't very good on acoustic guitar but he must have a feel for the voice of instrument used when he picks up an electric guitar that he is infatuated with. But I heard him play at Yoshi's in Oakland California with a special kind of acoustic/electric combined guitar of some sort that was beyond gorgeous in tone. If someone knows what kind of guitar that was I would appreciate your sharing this info- it starts with a C as I recall...
the best
An important video
I didn’t get this video when it first came out, but I sincerely hope that there was some supplemental material included (noting the “bar” count when he was playing). If not, he’s done a WOEFULLY inadequate job at explaining what he’s doing. I don’t find it helpful in the least to have a guy go, “I’m just going to play and hopefully you’ll be able to pick up something.” Then he goes wailing his a** off, so that the only way anyone could pick up anything would be to record the solos and slow them down. I found this super frustrating, and hope that RF has learned a bit about video teaching in the ensuing years….
@Blue Bee by….? Bud?
Agreed. He’s an amazing player, but this content is a bit overwhelming and not really broken down enough for me personally….
Vamp F7 1:08:17 1:08:28 Chords 1:08:59
Me recuerda mucho al maestro Larry Carltoon
It’s actually the other way around! In the end though they’ve both influenced each other.
Thank you Steven Seagal
Are you really thanking THE Steven Seagal, movie ,martial artist guy.?? I really hope I’m missing something here. Seagal is a terrible guitar player. Pathetic. There are not words.. His brother used to come down to the guitar-shoppe in Laguna Beach late 1990s to buy Things for his brother Steven. I haven’t read the previous comments real carefully, but if this guy is thanking Steven Seagal for some kind of musical achievement, then I can’t hardly speak, What an idiot he is.. his reputation amongst martial artist is really clear and unquestionably questionable, big bully!
But anyone who has listened to him play guitar can only vomit. Big bully doesn’t work here. Sorry to be such a stinker here but something’s can’t go unsaid! I have to speak up. Puke-arama!
Sorry too disturb the great Robben Ford flow here . Definitely one of my favorite players ever , but sometimes you see something that just doesn’t belong and you have the speak up. Go back to the video and forget this crap.🧌🧌🧌
Can’t wait for the feedback on this🤣🤣🤣
Nice tone......must be a dumble?
I had this video while in school in the early nineties. It. took me a lifetime of playing to realize how important that amp was. I had a clone made a few years ago. It changed my whole perspective on tone.
13:11 Rumba Blues Base
Miles Groove 59:34 1:01:02 1:02:00 1:02:11 1:03:40
Robin can you be my personal guitar teacher in person awesome player.👌🎸🎸🙌
Learn to spell Robben properly first.
@@bernardliu8526 Learn not to be a pompous ass first,yes i know its robben instead of robin.
Does Robben Ford just use this pinky and ring finger as one large finger? They always seem fused together and ready for blues action.
Pretty much. He calls it the claw or something like that.
27:55
40:25
9:27
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ok!
Man I'm frustrated beyond believe gotta get out of this rut robins great need to learn
Anybody know what the intro tune was?
Blues in Eflatminor7flat9 added11augmrnted12th
Open shirt like a kimono. This is from the time when he gets black belt or a dan.
I know he's into buddhism. Black belt or dan? Tell me more please 😎
Wasnt it Dan that gave him the black belt?
These parts sounds interesting. 1:03:36
He's so good a player and such a warm man, that Fender built him a "Gibson" with his name on it.
13:11 rumba chords
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
What's the funny sounding modulated effect he uses on the guitar? Or is the the quality of the old recording?
and does anyone has a link tot the first video he was referring to in his introduction?
What brand and model of guitar? These never say.
It's a Fender. Says right on the headstock. It's his signature Fender Es-rf.
Robben prefers the Epiphone (overseas crafted Gibson) to this jazz double cutaway.
Fender Esprit. It's his signature model. Very nice axe; not sure why it never took off.
I have the 84 Japanese esprit version, same color. The one he's playing is his USA elite esprit, I believe. There's USA, MIJ, and Squier versions in many colors. Schaller hardware/pups, chambered body, set neck, 24.75" scale, and very heavy.
41:28 Pg 46
Lick Miles Gr. Dim 1:02:10 1:03:40 Ex10(PG 64) 1:08:17 (pg65)1:08:28
Revelation is the better.👍
Like Rory Gallagher....clean, no hiding behind effects...so you have to be accurate ✊
17:04 본인 입시곡(Revelation)
Thanks buddy
1:00:23
🎸🎵💎😎👌
Does anyone have the first video that he is refering to int he begining ?
Dim. Bar 15 41:39
What kind of guitar is that? Is that a fender?
A forgotten model, Fender ES
3:05