Original Composition Lessons from Robben Ford
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| Lesson | Duration | Price | Video Includes | Focus | Preview | Buy | |
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 | Dont' Worry 'Bout Me | 16:44 | ($5.99) FREE |    | Robben steps you through DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT ME, featured on the Soul On Ten album in 2009. | ▶ | FREE |
| Soft In Black Jeans | 15:44 | $5.99 | | Robben steps you through SOFT IN BLACK JEANS, from the Renegade Creation album in 2010. | ▶ | BUY | |
| Thoughtless | 22:24 | $5.99 | | Robben steps you through THOUGHTLESS, which was featured on the Soul On Ten album in 2009. | ▶ | BUY | |
| Lateral Climb | 15:33 | $5.99 | | Robben steps you through LATERAL CLIMB, which was featured on the Truth album released in 2007. | ▶ | BUY | |
| Freedom | 7:52 | $5.99 | | Robben steps you through FREEDOM, which was featured on the Tiger Walk album released in 1997. Sourced from SongCraft | ▶ | BUY | |
| All Over Again | 20:16 | $5.99 | | Robben steps you through ALL OVER AGAIN, featured on Renegade Creation/Bullet album in 2012. Sourced from SongCraft | ▶ | BUY | |
| Riley B King | 0:16 | $5.99 | | Robben steps you through RILEY B KING, which was featured on the Truth album released in 2007. Sourced from SongCraft | ▶ | BUY | |
| Hard To Please | 14:18 | $5.99 | | Robben steps you through HARD TO PLEASE, which was featured on the Blue Moon album in 2002. Sourced from SongCraft | ▶ | BUY | |
| Earthquake: Workshop | 7:40 | ($3.99) FREE | | Live workshop footage features Robben presenting an overview of EARTHQUAKE. Sourced from SongCraft | ▶ | FREE |
| Thoughtless: Workshop | 8:02 | $3.99 | | Live workshop footage features Robben presenting an overview of THOUGHTLESS. Sourced from SongCraft | ▶ | BUY | |
| Nazareth: Workshop | 7:35 | $3.99 | | Live workshop footage features Robben presenting an overview of NAZARETH. Sourced from SongCraft | ▶ | BUY | |
| People Like Me: Workshop | 2:37 | $3.99 | | Live workshop footage features Robben presenting an overview of PEOPLE LIKE ME. Sourced from SongCraft | ▶ | BUY | |
| Oasis: Workshop | 4:53 | $3.99 | | Live workshop footage features Robben presenting an overview of OASIS. Sourced from SongCraft | ▶ | BUY |
How it Works
Students browse, preview and select their lessons from Robben Ford’s Guitar Dojo, but will be taken to TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) to purchase and download each lesson.
What You Get
Guitar Dojo Video Lessons are downloaded to the student’s computer and comprise one or more videos (in .mp4 format) and a suite of learning tools. Use the legend to determine which learning tools are included.
Legend
- PDF Notation
- Supplemental Text
- Interactive Tablature for Power Tab (FREE) or Guitar Pro 5 & 6 (click to save 20%)
MP3 Jam Track
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Mixed Bag Series from Robben Ford
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| Lesson | Duration | Price | Video Includes | Focus | Preview | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Main Ingredients | 5:14 | $3.49 | Robben discusses rhythm, harmony and melody as the "main ingredients" in music. | ▶ | BUY | ||
| About Style | 8:03 | $4.49 | Robben talks about his signature style and plays a killer solo blues to demonstrate his approach. | ▶ | BUY | ||
| Melodic Vocal Styling | 1:23 | ($1.49) FREE | | Robben discusses early influences and explains the melodic, vocal styling that has evolved into his signature approach. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | FREE |
| Free Yourself of Patterns | 4:16 | $2.49 | | Robben shows you how to break out of a pattern-based mindset when soloing and improvising with this workout. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Listen. Play. Emulate. | 6:38 | $3.49 | | Robben shares insight for speeding up your personal development as a musician emphasizng that you listen, play and emulate. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Develop Your Musicality | 2:37 | ($1.49) FREE | | Robben explains why the pentatonic scale and playing the blues establish an excellent foundation to develop your musicality. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | FREE |
| Multi-Task Workout | 6:40 | $3.49 | | Robben demonstrates a workout that combines alternate picking with scales to develop both speed and fretboard mastery. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Listening | 0:36 | $0.49 | | A short but very sweet video excerpt from the live workshop on the subject of listening; “If someone plays high, you play low." Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Go Get It! | 2:21 | $1.49 | | Key insight from Robben in this revealing video excerpt from a live workshop, "My weakness becomes a strength." | ▶ | BUY | |
| Keep It Simple | 2:30 | $1.49 | | In this video excerpt from a live workshop, Robben shares a key insight passed on to him by Joni Mitchell. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY |
How it Works
Students browse, preview and select their lessons from Robben Ford’s Guitar Dojo, but will be taken to TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) to purchase and download each lesson.
What You Get
Guitar Dojo Video Lessons are downloaded to the student’s computer and comprise one or more videos (in .mp4 format) and a suite of learning tools. Use the legend to determine which learning tools are included.
Legend
- PDF Notation
- Supplemental Text
- Interactive Tablature for Power Tab (FREE) or Guitar Pro 5 & 6 (click to save 20%)
- MP3 Jam Track
- Newly Added
- Download for FREE!
Country Blues Series from Robben Ford
Browse the library and click the “Preview” button for a 30-second preview. If you like what you see and hear, click the “Buy” button. You’ll checkout at TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) after which you’ll be able to download your lesson immediately from “My Downloads” on TrueFire.com.
| Lesson | Duration | Price | Video Includes | Focus | Preview | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School of Little Walter | 2:41 | $1.49 | | Robben schools us on some of his early influences in the Chicago blues genre, referred to as the School of Little Walter. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Country Blues | 6:35 | $3.49 | | Inspired by country blues, Robben performs and breaks down a Chicago blues, demonstrating his personal techniques. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Blues Shuffle in E | 2:15 | $1.49 | | Robben demonstrates a rhythm guitar approach for a Chicago blues shuffle in E spiced with a few tasty fills. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Double & Triple Stops | 3:24 | $2.49 | | Double and triple-stops are important tools in any blues genre. Robben demonstrates how to work these into your playing. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Dominant 9th Chord | 3:53 | $2.49 | | Robben demonstrates various applications of the 9th chord, both as full chords and as a very versatile triple-stop. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY |
How it Works
Students browse, preview and select their lessons from Robben Ford’s Guitar Dojo, but will be taken to TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) to purchase and download each lesson.
What You Get
Guitar Dojo Video Lessons are downloaded to the student’s computer and comprise one or more videos (in .mp4 format) and a suite of learning tools. Use the legend to determine which learning tools are included.
Legend
- PDF Notation
- Supplemental Text
- Interactive Tablature for Power Tab (FREE) or Guitar Pro 5 & 6 (click to save 20%)
- MP3 Jam Track
- Newly Added
- Download for FREE!
Rhythm Series
Browse the library and click the “Preview” button for a 30-second preview. If you like what you see and hear, click the “Buy” button. You’ll checkout at TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) after which you’ll be able to download your lesson immediately from “My Downloads” on TrueFire.com.
| Lesson | Duration | Price | Video Includes | Focus | Preview | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comping Principles | 2:10 | $1.49 | | Robben shares key insights for becoming a solid rhythm section player - a strong rhythm player is always in demand. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Comping the Shuffle | 2:46 | $1.49 | | Robben demonstrates how to balance variation with consistency by varying the rhythm guitar figure for each 12-bar section. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Comping Breakdown | 6:29 | ($3.49) FREE | | Robben breaks down his Comping the Shuffle performance and how to craft fills to keep the rhythm part interesting. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | FREE |
| Misdirected Chords | 5:35 | $3.49 | | Robben walks you through the chord voicings and harmonies for Misdirected Blues. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| G Vamp | 3:38 | ($2.49) FREE | | Robben demonstrates how to leverage voicings, double- and triple-stops and fills and over a simple G chord vamp. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | FREE |
| G Vamp Breakdown | 12:02 | $6.49 | | Robben breaks down the G Vamp performance explaining why he thinks in C even though the chord is a G7. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Playing Rhythm Guitar | 3:38 | $2.49 | | Digging deep into the importance of consistency when playing rhythm guitar, Robben shares a few trade secrets. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Blues in D: Rhythm | 3:27 | $2.49 | | Putting many of the concepts to work in a musical context, Robben performs a rhythm guitar part for a blues in D. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Rhythm Concepts 1 | 7:18 | $4.49 | | Robben reflects on and demonstrates some of the influences of the 60’s R&B scene with artists like Junior Walker. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Rhythm Concepts 2 | 8:51 | $4.49 | | Demonstration for developing a rhythm part, starting with the basics and then building upon that foundation. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| That Albert Collins Thing | 4:43 | $2.49 | | Respectfully borrowed from Albert Collins, Robben passes on a very distinctive and useful rhythm part. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| 3 Rhythm Examples | 6:56 | $3.49 | | More bonus footage from a live workshop, Robben demonstrates three very tasty rhythm parts. | ▶ | BUY | |
| Combining Rhythm | 1:05 | $1.49 | Some playing, and words on groove and riffing within a groove. | ▶ | BUY |
How it Works
Students browse, preview and select their lessons from Robben Ford’s Guitar Dojo, but will be taken to TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) to purchase and download each lesson.
What You Get
Guitar Dojo Video Lessons are downloaded to the student’s computer and comprise one or more videos (in .mp4 format) and a suite of learning tools. Use the legend to determine which learning tools are included.
Legend
- PDF Notation
- Supplemental Text
- Interactive Tablature for Power Tab (FREE) or Guitar Pro 5 & 6 (click to save 20%)
- MP3 Jam Track
- Newly Added
- Download for FREE!
Chord Series from Robben Ford
Browse the library and click the “Preview” button for a 30-second preview. If you like what you see and hear, click the “Buy” button. You’ll checkout at TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) after which you’ll be able to download your lesson immediately from “My Downloads” on TrueFire.com.
| Lesson | Duration | Price | Video Includes | Focus | Preview | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chords Are Everything | 3:06 | ($2.49) FREE | | Chords are everything to Robben and he stresses how important it is to possess a versatile vocabulary of voicings. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | FREE |
| More on the 9th Chord | 5:53 | $3.49 | | Robben demonstrates characteristic voicings of the 9th chord and how they were used by his seminal influences. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Jazzed Blues Chords | 12:08 | $6.49 | | Robben presents applications for the 13th, b13 add 9, b13 #9, and #9 chords and also illustrates how to change the root note. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Movement & Themes | 14:57 | $7.49 | | Robben presents the concept of chordal movements and themes in this enlightening segment. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| 12 Bar Blues in A | 4:41 | $2.49 | | Working over a 12-bar form in the Texas blues tradition, Robben demonstrates a variety of applications and rhythmic ideas. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| More Chord Applications | 8:51 | $4.49 | | Robben demonstrates how to use a diminished chord to move from the IV chord back to the I chord in the key of A. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Chordal Movement | 7:28 | $4.49 | | Ear-opening demonstration of three ways to approach chordal movement with chromatics, pentatonics and/or scales. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Blues Chord Voicings | 5:08 | $3.49 | | This excerpt from a live workshop covers tasty chord voicings and themes for the blues ala Robben! Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY |
How it Works
Students browse, preview and select their lessons from Robben Ford’s Guitar Dojo, but will be taken to TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) to purchase and download each lesson.
What You Get
Guitar Dojo Video Lessons are downloaded to the student’s computer and comprise one or more videos (in .mp4 format) and a suite of learning tools. Use the legend to determine which learning tools are included.
Legend
- PDF Notation
- Supplemental Text
- Interactive Tablature for Power Tab (FREE) or Guitar Pro 5 & 6 (click to save 20%)
- MP3 Jam Track
- Newly Added
- Download for FREE!
Scales Series from Robben Ford
Browse the library and click the “Preview” button for a 30-second preview. If you like what you see and hear, click the “Buy” button. You’ll checkout at TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) after which you’ll be able to download your lesson immediately from “My Downloads” on TrueFire.com.
| Lesson | Duration | Price | Video Includes | Focus | Preview | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altered Scales | 8:32 | $4.49 | | Robben drills down on scales to play over altered chords where the 5th, 9th or 13th has been raised or lowered. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Triads & Modes | 17:31 | $9.49 | | This lesson illustrates how to derive triads from a major scale and then apply different bass notes to create modal tonalities. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Scale Applications 1 | 6:24 | $3.49 | | First part of a 3-part series of lessons covering a variety of scale applications and substitutions for soloing and improvisation. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Scale Applications 2 | 9:40 | $5.49 | | Second part of a 3-part series of lessons covering a variety of scale applications and substitutions for soloing and improvisation. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Scale Applications 3 | 9:49 | $5.49 | | Third part of a 3-part series of lessons covering a variety of scale applications and substitutions for soloing and improvisation. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Chords & Scales | 10:14 | $5.49 | | This 10-minute excerpt on chords and scales from a live workshop is extraordinarily insightful! Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| E Pentatonic (Part 1) | 8:03 | $4.49 | This is the first part of a 2-part lesson where Robben discusses and demonstrates pentatonic scale applications. | ▶ | BUY | ||
| E Pentatonic (Part 2) | 8:06 | $4.49 | This is the second part of a 2-part lesson where Robben discusses and demonstrates pentatonic scale applications. | ▶ | BUY | ||
| Essential Triads | 1:25 | ($1.49) FREE | Robben presents essential triads and demonstrates many rhythmic applications. | ▶ | FREE | |
| C Diminished | 10:10 | $5.49 | Robben reveals and demonstrates his approach for using the diminished scale in his solos and improvisations. | ▶ | BUY | ||
| Diminished Scale Blues | 0:58 | ($.49) FREE | More discussion and demonstration on Robben's approach for using the diminished scale in his solos and improvisations. | ▶ | FREE |
How it Works
Students browse, preview and select their lessons from Robben Ford’s Guitar Dojo, but will be taken to TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) to purchase and download each lesson.
What You Get
Guitar Dojo Video Lessons are downloaded to the student’s computer and comprise one or more videos (in .mp4 format) and a suite of learning tools. Use the legend to determine which learning tools are included.
Legend
- PDF Notation
- Supplemental Text
- Interactive Tablature for Power Tab (FREE) or Guitar Pro 5 & 6 (click to save 20%)
- MP3 Jam Track
- Newly Added
- Download for FREE!
Soloing Series from Robben Ford
Browse the library and click the “Preview” button for a 30-second preview. If you like what you see and hear, click the “Buy” button. You’ll checkout at TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) after which you’ll be able to download your lesson immediately from “My Downloads” on TrueFire.com.
| Lesson | Duration | Price | Video Includes | Focus | Preview | Buy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playing Over Changes | 14:44 | $7.49 | | Robben presents valuable insight and guidance related to playing over changes and how he approaches it. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Soloing Example | 5:19 | $3.49 | | Robben performs an extended improvisation demonstrating how to build a solo to make it more exciting as it progresses. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Improvisation | 16:32 | $8.49 | | For Robben the essence of improvisation is "taking a leap" and feeling confident enough in your mastery of the fretboard. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Crafting a Guitar Solo | 9:18 | $5.49 | | Robben discusses how to approach crafting a guitar solo and finding your own voice on the instrument. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Misdirected Blues | 2:32 | ($1.49) FREE | | In this lesson, Robben solos over the Misdirected Blues track using many of the principles presented in other lessons. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | FREE |
| Technique | 17:23 | $9.49 | | Robben presents the physical techniques that support his style along with advise for developing them on your own. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Vibrato | 8:23 | $4.49 | | Robben demonstrates his own vibrato technique, and presents the various ways he works his vibrato into his playing. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Blues Solo in A | 3:29 | $2.49 | | Robben performs a solo in the key of A demonstrating many of his techniques, concepts and principles. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Blues Solo in D | 3:18 | $2.49 | | Robben performs a solo in the key of D demonstrating many of his techniques, concepts and principles. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Solo Blues | 4:39 | $2.49 | | Robben performs a solo blues improvisation demonstrating how to play the blues with no accompaniment. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Open String Licks | 3:58 | $2.49 | | Some tasty open-string lickage from Robben, generously presented here in this excerpt from a live workshop. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Diminished Applications | 8:15 | $4.49 | | More diminished wisdom from a live workshop, to give you a little more perspective on diminished applications. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Solo Blues in E | 6:11 | $3.49 | | A solo blues performance, no accompananiment, in the key of E from a live workshop. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY | |
| Blues in G | 3:49 | $2.49 | Robben performs a solo slow blues in G with no accompananiment, and then breaks it down. | ▶ | BUY | ||
| Five Pentatonic Notes | 2:50 | ($1.49) FREE | | Lot's of music can be made with the pentatonic scale. Robben demonstrates with this soloing example in the key of G. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | FREE |
| One Chord Vamp | 2:12 | $1.49 | | Robben solos over a one chord vamp sticking strictly to the five notes of the E pentatonic scale with melodic, vocal styling. Sourced from Blues Revolution | ▶ | BUY |
How it Works
Students browse, preview and select their lessons from Robben Ford’s Guitar Dojo, but will be taken to TrueFire.com (Robben’s educational partner) to purchase and download each lesson.
What You Get
Guitar Dojo Video Lessons are downloaded to the student’s computer and comprise one or more videos (in .mp4 format) and a suite of learning tools. Use the legend to determine which learning tools are included.
Legend
- PDF Notation
- Supplemental Text
- Interactive Tablature for Power Tab (FREE) or Guitar Pro 5 & 6 (click to save 20%)
- MP3 Jam Track
- Newly Added
- Download for FREE!