Robben Ford Discussion

robl

I just picked up The Art of the Blues Guitar DVD - love it - but I have what I suspect is the first of many questions (as will be obvious I'm pretty light on music theory).

My question is, why are only G, C, and F major triads used in examples 2, 3, and 4? Is it because they are the I, IV, and V chords for C?

thanks

robl

same question - DVD title is The Art of Blues Rhythm

JohnnyZ · Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

robl, I can't answer your questions, but I noticed you're from Andover, MA, "right down the street from me". Interested in jamming?

JZ

PierreL

robl · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:53 am Post subject:

Pierre - thanks - very helpful.

rob

robl · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:57 am Post subject:

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thierrybaker · Member Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 25 Location: france

Maybe my question will be a little too late for this subject but in the examples 2,3 and 4, playing the 3 same chords C, F, G, you use them over a G7 on example 2, over a C on example 3 and over a Dm on example 4. Could someone explain me why please???

PierreL · Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:30 am Post subject:

At that point, I think that Robben looks at the G7 as the Mixolydian mode.
If you build chords on each degree of this mode you will get the following chords (in G Mixolydian) :
G7
Am7
Bm7b5
CMaj7
Dm7
Em7
FMaj7

So you still get the three major triads C, F and G, and obviously you can also use them on each of the chords derived from this mode (such as C or Dm, but you could play them over Em for instance).

thierrybaker · Member Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 25 Location: france

Yes I agree with you Pierrel but there is still something I don't understand. Why does example 2 sound so good over a G7, why does example 3 sound so good over C, and why does example 4 sound so good over Dm. You use the 3 same chords C, F, G!!!! Is it the way they are ranked?