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06/16/21
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Great ideas and examples. Killer playing and ideas from one of the best blues legends.
Live Plus: Blues Insights, Episode 03
Extension Learning Experience from a TrueFire Live Event
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About this course
TrueFire’s Live Plus series enhances the learning experience of select and previously recorded TrueFire Live broadcasts with high-quality video, video-sync tab and notation, looping, jam tracks, Guitar Pro files, and all of the other learning tools available in TrueFire’s desktop, mobile, and streaming apps.
In this edition, Robben Ford goes deeper and wider on the improvisational techniques, comping approaches, and melodic concepts presented in his Trading Solos: Uptempo Blues course. Robben demonstrates fresh and original applications and variations of his comping, soloing and improvisational principles for uptempo blues changes — and they’re ALL tabbed and video-synced!
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Robben Ford!
In this edition, Robben Ford goes deeper and wider on the improvisational techniques, comping approaches, and melodic concepts presented in his Trading Solos: Uptempo Blues course. Robben demonstrates fresh and original applications and variations of his comping, soloing and improvisational principles for uptempo blues changes — and they’re ALL tabbed and video-synced!
You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the performance studies. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s dig in with Robben Ford!
What you'll learn
- Hear authentic shuffle feel demonstrated by Robin Ford
- Learn the philosophical approach to improvisation that balances knowledge with spontaneity
- Recognize the importance of mistakes and risk-taking in developing improvisational skills
- Develop confidence to 'go for it' when soloing over changes
- Overview of upcoming course content on trading solos
Release date: 08/27/2020 • 1h 02m runtime
Sample lessons
Mud: Comping
Performance
Mud: Soloing
Soloing Performance
Moon: Comping
Performance
Moon: Soloing
Performance
What's included
20 lessons • 10 charts • 10 Jam Tracks
Live Plus: Blues Insights, Episode 03
Welcome to Blues Insights, Episode 03 of Live Plus! Each edition of Live Plus is an extension of a live teaching session with a top TrueFire educator, packed with creative insights, improvised performances and all the spontaneous commentary of a TrueFire Live session.
This Live Plus extension features Robben Ford, who takes us through some of the improvisational techniques, comping approaches and melodic concepts found in his course Trading Solos: Uptempo Blues.
All the performances are tabbed and notated, and you'll be able to sync the tab to the video using TrueFire's Learning Tools. All the backing tracks are included, and you can loop and slow it down to work at your own pace.
Ready to get started? Grab your guitar, and let's tune in!
This Live Plus extension features Robben Ford, who takes us through some of the improvisational techniques, comping approaches and melodic concepts found in his course Trading Solos: Uptempo Blues.
All the performances are tabbed and notated, and you'll be able to sync the tab to the video using TrueFire's Learning Tools. All the backing tracks are included, and you can loop and slow it down to work at your own pace.
Ready to get started? Grab your guitar, and let's tune in!
Welcome Robben Ford
Greeting everyone, and welcome to this TrueFire Live session. You can see who we've got in studio today - Robben Ford is in the house. He's someone who needs no introduction, but for those of you who are hearing him for the first time, he was named one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century by Musician Magazine, he was a recipient of Guitar Player magazine's Lifetime Achievement Legend Award, 5 time Grammy nominee and a prolific composer and incredible songwriter! A passionate educator and producer, he's played with a veritable who's-who list of artists: Joni Mitchell, Jimmy Witherspoon, Miles Davis, George Harrison, Larry Carlton, Bob Dylan, Gregg Allman, John Schofield, etc.
Robben's here filming two new projects, so let's say hey and check in with him!
Robben's here filming two new projects, so let's say hey and check in with him!
Jamming with Other Musicians
Robben starts things off by giving an overview of of the two new courses, both of which are Trading Solos courses where you can go back-and-forth playing solos and comping with Robben. Speaking on why this important, Robben talks a bit about why jamming and playing with other musicians is a necessary skill, and how it helps you learn the instrument the quickest and most successfully.
Blue Highway: Comping
Our first performance study is taking us through the comping part of "Blue Highway" a performance from Trading Solos: Uptempo Blues.
Love of Chords
Before we get into the soloing part of the performance, Robben talks a bit about chords and why he loves them and why it's important to have a big vocabulary to work with.
Blue Highway: Soloing
Let's take a peek at the soloing part for "Blue Highway", playing over the comping part we looked at earlier.
Location Shout-Outs, Trivia
Let's take a break from the action to field some shout-outs from viewers around the world.
+ 13 more lessons
Reviews
4 results
Zaxan
Verified buyer
06/14/21
Apropos description.
What's to say? It's Robben Ford. Superlative guitar, tasteful, enjoyable, humble sharing. Great playing that is unconcerned about being great. Just happens because of his love of music, and obviously hard work and talent. Robben's willingness to share at this level is a grand gift.
JacobMadsen
Verified buyer
02/16/21
Ford is the master
Robben Ford is a super player and great to listen to at the worst of times
Atomic7
Verified buyer
11/19/20
Great!
Robben is God! Great Play. Great song. Great Lesson!
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