Robben Ford Discussion

[kirk95]

I've been messing with this arpeggio over the 1 chord of a blues progression.

So if you are in the key of G, you play B-7b5 arpeggio over that chord and get 3, 5, b7, 9 of the G7 chord.

Now move that shape up 1 full step to C# (Db) and you get b5, 13, 1, 3 of the G7 chord.

Now weave in and out of those arps, G blues and G mixo and all kinds of cool lines start to flow.

Now it gets really cool. When you hit the 5 chord (D7) play F#-7b5 and you get 3, 5, b7, 9 of the D7 chord - now move it up a tri-tone to C-7b5 and you get b7, b9, 3, b13 - some nice altered tensions. And finally resolve the C-7b5 down a half step to B-7b5 when you hit the one chord - sweet resolution!

You can also play that C-7b5 on the one chord too. It's a very outside sound but you are implying (V7 of I). So now over the G7 chord you can play:

B-7b - very inside mixo sounding
C#-7b5 - adding a b5 for more tension
C-7b5 - implying (alt V7 of I) very outside sounding
B-7b5 - killer resolution

All with the same shape... pretty cool! Check it out!
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[juspasinby2003]

Sorry for the delay in responding, but I've been woodshedding with your ideas here for a few days. Thanks for posting this. There seems to be no limit to the cool lines you can generate from these ideas. I just have to keep drilling it until it goes on auto pilot.

[russ]

I use these ideas often.
Try using a minor 7 b5 arp starting a minor 3rd under a m7 chord, e.g. Bm7b5 arp over a Dm7.
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