Robben Ford's Videos and Books

Playin' The Blues
Video (REH801) $ 49.95

You will quickly learn Robben's favorite blues scale and phrases. He also reveals his unique fingerings for string bending and vibrato. Included are chord voicings, rhythm guitar ideas, and some great 12 bar solos featuring many of Robben's classic blues guitar phrases. (60 Min.)

 


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Playin' The Blues Book and CD (REHBK004CD) $24.95
Book and Cassette (REHBK004AT) $21.95

Robben lays out all the basics- the scales chords, licks and phrases that are the foundation of modern blues guitar style. He discusses his fingering technique, vibrato and string bending and also shows his favorite chord forms and comping patterns includes a "lick" section and several complete solos. In notation and tab.

 

 

 

The Blues and Beyond
Video(REH821) $49.95

Robben reveals his advanced concepts for improvising and comping. He demonstrates how he plays over chord changes including altered and chord substitutions. He also discusses phrasing and playing "outside" using pentatonic, diminished and melodic minor scales. The accompanying booklet has examples in music and tab. (75 Min.) 

 


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Playin' The Blues: Boxed Set
(REH842) $79.95


Robben's Playin' the Blues and The Blues and Beyond videos packaged together in an attractive slipcover.

The Blues and Beyond
Book and CD (REHBK001CD) $24.95
Book and Cassette (REHBK001AT) $21.95

This book begins with basic blues concepts such as the pentatonic, myxolydian and blues scales and builds on them, progresively incorporating more sophisticated scales and voicings. With lots of transcriptions and music examples, the book moves from basic 12 bar blues through gospel, jazz and modal feels.

 

 

Back to the Blues, Part 1
(REH842) $49.95


Robben teaches and demonstrates many of his superb and tasty chordal and improvising ideas for both major and minor blues. The awesome Blue Line trio perfroms several songs plus Robben gives and in-depth look into the harmony, scale choices and melodic lines for "Livin' in a Fool's Paradise," With booklet (90 Min.)


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Back to the Blues: Boxed Set
(REH847) $89.95

Both Back to the Blues videos (Parts 1 and 2) packaged together in an attractive slipcover.

Back to the Blues, Part 2
(REH844) $49.95


Robben demonstrates contemporary blues concepts including comping and soloing for swing blues and a one chord blues vamp. He discusses how to be more melodic using triads, good phrasing and simplicity. He also talks about his influences, guitars, stage set-up and how to get that good sound. With booklet. (90 Min.)

 

 

 

Robben Ford Highlights
(REH851) $19.95


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An exciting 40 minute program of select performance and teaching segments from Robben's four highly acclaimed REH instructional videos: Playin' the Blues, The Blues and Beyond and Back to the Blues, Parts 1 and 2. (40 Min.)

 

To Order, Call:

800-628-1528 (from the US) ext. 214 or 215

800 327-7643 ext. 7399 (from Canada)

0 800 376-9101 (from the UK)

Guitar Tips-Blues Guitar
(VE0303) $19.95


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Guitar Tips brings together some of the world's greatest guitarist, each providing his own insights on music and the guitar. Blues Guitar features B.B. King, Albert Collins, Robben Ford and Keith Wyatt, each demonstrating their distinct approach to playing the blues. They also explain some of the techniques that make their style so identifiable. (52 Min.)

 

 

Roscoe
Beck

 

 Instructional
Videos

Roscoe Beck, Blues Foundations
(REH858) $ 49.95


An in-depth look into traditional and contemporary blues bass playing. Roscoe demonstrates shuffles, walking the bass lines and "guitar types" comps used in early blues. He also includes a special section on his famous "organ sound" two hand tapping technique ideal for players of all levels. With booklet. (90 Min.)

Blues Bass, Step One
(REH870) $ 9.95



With Roscoe Beck. The ultimate Beginner Series is designed to help you take the first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music. On Blues Bass, Step One, you'll learn the 12-bar blues progression, technique and hand position, classic shuffle/slow/minor blues lines, equipment and sound and more.

Blues Bass, Step two
(REH877) $ 12.95



Blues Bass, Step Two, With Roscoe Beck, takes the blues another step forward, demonstrating more classic shuffle blues lines more minor blues lines, alternative bass line styles, special bass techniques and more. The tape also uses on-screen graphics and tablature plus a great band to illustrate each concept.

     

Tom Bretchtlein

 

 Instructional Videos

Blues Drums, Step One
(VH0217) $9.95


With Tom Bretchtlein. The Ultimate Beginner Series is designed to help you take the first step toward experiencing the fun of playing music. This video shows you the blues shuffle, alternate cymbal patterns for a shuffle, hi-hat coordination exercises, a slow blues groove and more!

 

Blues Drums, Step Two
(VH0242) $12.95



Blues Drums, Step Two, with Tom Bretchtlein, takes you one step further in the art of blues drumming. This tape demonstrates bass drum variations, a blues rhumba, open hi-hat sound, the "Steve Gadd shuffle," new fill ideas and much more. A great band is also featured to further demonstrate each beat and fill in a musical context.


These instructional tapes and books can be found at many of your local and online music retailers
or again, by calling:

800-628-1528 (from the US) ext. 214 or 215
800 327-7643 ext. 7399 (from Canada)
0 800 376-9101 (from the UK)

or by writing to: Note Service Music, Dept WBLA6 ; P.O. Box 4340 ; Miami, FL 33014

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