Robben Ford - Help the Poor - Analysis and Impro Tips

[@James-jd7ik]

This is the clearest best lesson on ‘Help the Poor’ that I have seen. Other teachers ‘blast’ through their examples focusing on their own ‘virtuosity’. Federico generously shows us the chords the scales, but also gives us insight into going beyond just playing scales…….like ‘tasteful’ notes and arpeggios that really add to the ‘colours’ made possible.

[@tomduckworth8335]

This was great you dropped a ton of good information on us in just a few minutes.

[@bioca6328]

Federico, avevo già guardato questo video tempo fa. Oggi l’ho guardato con maggiore attenzione con un approccio più “da studente” e maggiore consapevolezza armonica, e devo sinceramente dirti che ho trovato questa lezione veramente ben fatta e di alto livello. Hai fatto una bellissima analisi armonica e suggerito approcci improvvisativi anche molto pratici adatti ai vari livelli. Ti ringrazio veramente tanto per il lavoro che fai sul tuo canale e per questa splendida lezione.

[@FedericoMemme]

Grazie! Sei molto gentile!

[@francesco0185]

Grazie di tutta la spiegazione. Su questo brano sto lavorando al contrario: prima sto facendo l'assolo e poi gli accordi. :)) Mi rendo conto da solo che è sbagliato ma per studiare bisogna sfruttare l'ispirazione e la motivazione. E stavolta è andata così. Dopo lo studio della struttura, tutte le note che mi sono appiccicato (quasi a memoria) dell'assolo avranno più senso e potrò anche tentare un'improvvisazione migliore. Che bello suonare la domenica mattina Robben Ford!

[@FedericoMemme]

Grande Francesco!!

[@francesco0185]

@@FedericoMemme Grazie. Ora ho anche corretto il commento, perché lo smartphone mi aveva stravolto qualche parola ahah.

[@paulcooper5748]

Awesome love it i recently seen robben ford live in concert it was incredible.

[@mikedwiles]

Thank you so much for a great video. I'm trying to move beyond diatonic progressions. Have been trying to learn and use the altered scale which has been rather difficult. The idea of figuring out the common notes and the extras to use at the appropriate time will help so much. I'll be working on that. Greatly appreciated!

[@FedericoMemme]

Thank you Mike!!!

[@mikeyo3230]

Awesome. Thorough explanation behind one of the best solos of all time. Looking forward to more content. Cheers !!

[@FedericoMemme]

Thank you Mikey!!! 😀

[@Shortcutguitlssns]

My sentiments exactly!

[@jackthrift7850]

Thank you for walking us through this. As someone who is trying to add some jazz flavor to my playing, this was very accessible because you explained and demonstrated it so well.

[@FedericoMemme]

thank you!!

[@minodelucia8960]

Bellissima lezione! Mi sono divertito molto. Grazie✌

[@FedericoMemme]

Grazie Mino!!! 🤗

[@davidleon1681]

ah ecco cimentarti con un gran pezzone. Grande ! Aspettiamo Revelation con calma

[@andyt9505]

Great lessons and nice impro tips love it. Thanks man 🎸

[@FedericoMemme]

Tnx Andy!!

[@Web4Panama]

I just subscribed to "the man with very very dangerous English". This is the first time I've seen your channel. This is a superb lesson, thanks very much! "Ask for a lesson on arpeggios. Or any other lesson requests.". I would watch any lesson you want to publish! But having thought and knowing the clarity of your explanations/demonstrations ... at the moment, it would be this ... I feel like I am priming a Chat GPT instance to create a specialized virtual assisitant .,. I saw two videos from a very talented guitarist. He likes to be a bit abrasive and has a wierd sense of humour but he's fu**n' brilliant. In two videos he ontroduced a simple formula to find the right mode for improvisation in particular ponts in a chord preogression that were revelations to me. However, they're still not in my playing an a deliberate way. Further lessons and 'real world' examples of using these ideas in different songs would help a lot. They're beautiful sounds that I can imagine bringing into numerous genres, once I can grasp them a bit more. I'm sure there are hundreds of examples in really great songs by people like Robben Ford. Half of the trick, (okay, I lie, but maybe it's the important first step) is defining where they are being used in order to differentiate them from all the other cool sounds heard. In this video on secondary dominants, he introduced using the Mixolydian (for major), and the Mixolydian b2 b6 (aka, Phrygian dominant for minor) kzbin.info/www/bejne/j4OreH6mhsmNr5I and in this video on sub dominants (as he calls tritone substitutions) he uses the lydian dominant through the change. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmvi4msncpjpqM I'm sorry if I appear to be plugging another channel. but that is the best way to prime both you (Frederico GPT) and your audience for your response, if you do so. Oh. There's one more. There's the use of harmonic major or harmonic minor to play through diminished passing chords kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKipcptqe65nnZo These theory introductions were brilliant but too brief. they're not 'under my fingers'. But, YES. I woul dlove a lesson on arpeggios. Thanks, Tim.

[@FedericoMemme]

Thank you Tim!! I will look too the links!! Tnx 🤗

[@marcodelia6268]

Numero uno, bravissimo!

[@FedericoMemme]

Grazie Marco!! 🤗

[@salvadorgarcia8661]

Muy bueno. Muchas gracias maestro.

[@piemmetubo]

What a pleasant surprise to discover this video of yours that I have missed in the past. Thank you! P.S. Your English is not at all dangerous. I am sure no guitarist was hurt by watching this video. 😂

[@FedericoMemme]

You’re tu gud peeaermario!! 😉

[@pasqualemontedoro9537]

Che lezione grandiosa! 😁Ti prego altri video di analisi su Robben Ford 😉

[@FedericoMemme]

grazie !! ci provo ;-)

[@juliasommerofficial]

And by all means, if you would do a lesson on the arpeggios, it would be greatly appreciated!! Tank you for all of this!

[@wernersommer3558]

Wow Thank you for explaining this! It makes so much more sense to me now! Can you tell me where can we find that full backing track?

[@vincenteproxy]

How can I learn about the relationship between scales and chords that you mencioned the hole lesson?

[@TheFerny52]

Bravo!

[@FedericoMemme]

Grazie!!!

[@TheFerny52]

@@FedericoMemme davvero complimenti per la chiarezza.

[@protonman8947]

Great stuff - not dangerous at all! Thanks Federico.

[@FedericoMemme]

Proton Man thank you!🤗

[@jakollee]

Going into the bridge, there is a passing chord just before the G minor 7, can you identify it? I would love to know it! Thanks.

[@FedericoMemme]

I need to re-listen the song, easily it could be a D7 ( maybe altered) or an Ab7 🤗

[@jakollee]

@@FedericoMemme thanks, I think on the album version it’s the keyboard that plays a passing chord there, though in some live versions RF plays a chord there sometimes as well.

[@simongoddard2516]

holy shit scales i knew i should of learn t them

[@josdurkstraful]

Your inglish is not dangerous, it's funny ;-)

[@FedericoMemme]

thank you!!! you're too kind 😉

[@ImTheChoice1]

Wow

[@3GHEDDO]

eeeeeevvvvvaaaiiiii

[@FedericoMemme]

Grande Luca!!! ormai sei un grande fan!!! 😉

[@3GHEDDO]

@@FedericoMemme ooooh yess