The Art of Blues Solos

The Robben Ford Clinic

C O M PA N I O N P D F

The Art of Blues Solos Guitar Clinic Examples and Solo Transcriptions Music Notation and Tablature

by Robben Ford

The Robben Ford Clinic 

The Art of Blues Solos by Robben Ford  

Credits

Executive Producer ………………………………. Roger Hutchinson Produced by ……….………………………….………...… Don Mock Video Production Coordinator …..…….…………..…… Danny Gadd Music Transcription & Engraving ………….....…….. Michael Wilson Art Direction …………………………….…......….. Kathy Adolphsen

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The Art of Blues Solos

The Robben Ford Clinic

Contents Developing Your Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD “Playin’ A Bit” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Basic Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 9 “Cannonball Shuffle” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 11 Techniques: Picking & Sliding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD “In The Beginning” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 18 Robben’s Early Jazz Influences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD “Oasis”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 31 Altered Scales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 40 “Roger’s Blues” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 44 Recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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DVD

Welcome to the Robben Ford Clinic: The Art of Blues Solos. In this PDF book you will find solo transcriptions and examples that Robben covers in the DVD. The book can be viewed on your monitor or can be printed out. When the word “Example” appears on the screen, it will be followed in a few seconds by the word “Play.” This is a cue that the actual example notated here in the book is being demonstrated by Robben.

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“Cannonball Shuffle”

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