Robben Ford - Playin`The Blues

65 Pages·2002·11.65 MB·English

Ecitor: Aaron Stang

‘Acditional Text by Aaron Stang

‘Transcriptions by Dave Hil

Cover Design: Jann Carrera

Photography: Pages 26 & 49 by Danial Shoa
‘Al Otners Courtesy of Jet Rivera

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CONTENTS

Porth Scales For Blues Si
Exonple 1: G Miner pentatonic
Example 2: Solo Demonstation over 8 G7 Vamp
Exomple 3: G Minor Pentolonic wih he Added 'Sh (he Blues Sco...
Exomple 3A: Five Fingorngs forthe G Blues Seal...

Example 4: Sele Demontraton ofthe Blues Seale
Example 5: G Minor Fentoonic wih he Added 6
Exomple SA: Five fingerings forthe G Minor Prvatonic.
Example 6: Sole Demontaen of he G Minor Fenaionie wih he Added 6
Example 7: Sole Demonsaten Usig All Three Scoles eines
Example 8: The Blues Progression
Exomple 9: Sler Solan BE os

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Portil: Fingerings

Examples 10 & 11 .
Example 12

Port Il: Striny
Examples 13 & 14. "
Example 1: Blos Scale Benes

Example 16: Bending tothe ih .
Example 17: Bending Bahveon the Miner ord Mojor Tht — 29

Bending

Part IV: 12 Ber Blues Solo
Exomple 18: C Minor Penictonc Fingoings..
Exomple 19: C Minar Penictonic wit tha Added 615
Exomple 20: C Minor Panlatoaie wih the Added 5th
Example 21: Five Blues Licks .

Example 22: The Complete Blues Solo in

Part V: Slo-Mo Blu
Example 23:

Port Vi: Chords and Comping
Exomple 24.
Examples 25 & 2
Example 27

Five Chord Veleings for the Blues
Example 28

Examples 29 & 30
Exomple 31: Comping Demo over aC Blues
Exomple 32: Comping Demo over Bb Blues.
Exemple 33: Four More Voisiegs fer the Blues.
Exempl 34: 2nd Comping Demo over a B Bliss

Guitar Tob Glossory
INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Flay’ the Blues. This Book covers ell he bosics of contemporary
blues guitar style. Some ofthe things we willbe looking ot inthis book ore traditional
blues progressions, chord voieings, rhythms used in comping, sing bending, picking

techniques, scales used in blues soloing ond many blues licks. For more advanced material
refer to my book The Blues and Beyond [REHBKOO1} evcilebe from CPP Media.
cales For Blues Soloing

Example 1: 6 Minor Pentatonic

The fist sccle we are going to exemina isthe G minor pentatonic cole, All pentatonic scales contin 5 tones os
opposed tothe diatonic (7 tone) ane chromatic (12 tana scales. Tho notes inthe G miner pentatonie scale oe:
G, BY,C,D, &F (Ie, #3, Ath Sth, & 47th degreas of he mojer scale.)

Hero ere the two Fingerngs that Robben demons

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Exomple 18:
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Example 1¢: Five Fingerings for G Minor Pentatonic

‘This exomple shows the five most common fingerings fr the G minor pentatonic sccle, Notice thot because no
‘open things ore used, each of hese fingerings is moveable to eny postion or key. The soot of each scala is
indiccted wih ¢ box, (Example 1B isthe some as Fingering #1 ond Exomple 1A is @ eombinction of Fingerings 5
ord 1.)

Fingering #1:

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Fingering #8:

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Fingering #4:

Fingering #5:

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Example 2:
Solo Demonstration over a G7 Vamp

Hare, Rabbon demonstates the sound ofthe G minor pentatonic scale by playing it ever a blusty G7 vamp.
‘fin, when playing the BF (3rd), Robben bends it sighly sharp, geting i right in beNveen tha b3rd ond NSed
(bors 3 ond 12). This is « very common blues dovco and odds a hard-edged blues quality othe sol,

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Example 3: G Minor Pentatonic with the 5 Added

Ihis very common to edd the 5 (11) t0 the minor pentatonic scala. The ¥3rd, §71h ond ¥Sth ere known a5 “blue
notes.” The minor pentotoic scale, wil the added b5, i olfn called the “Blues Seale.” Inthe G minor
pentatonic seo, tho added nots is Ds.

Here isthe “blues seal" fingring os domonstated by Robben:

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Example 3A: Five Fingerings for the G Blues Scale

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