Start Sounding More Like Robben Ford with the Whole Tone Scale!

[@rick00770]

I’m 71 yrs old, played since the 60,s mostly top 20 stuff, don’t read music, I still play on my own and set in with local musicians now and then. Love blues and southern rock. Clapton is my favorite, along with Nugent , Hendrix , SRV and a few others. You play great. I’m always looking for new riffs and tips. I got a PRS se custom 24 at the moment. Subscribed.

[@coreycongilio]

Hey! Thx for the sub!

[@bluesnitoper]

thanks for this brother! sending some love from Manila, Philippines ♥

[@Kurtis-Schubert]

Thanks Corey. Another really helpful lesson. Dropping a taste of that whole tone scale between the 1 and 4 sounds interesting. I hear how a little goes a long way as you said. Have a great day!

[@stratman9449]

Thank you Corey.....i've tried the whole tone scale before (but convieniently forgot it again...)...thanks for "reminding" me...good luck with your refurbish and remodelling....look forward to see your new look....cheers as always...

[@masqacordes]

Thank you Corey, I hope you are better!!😉👍 Greetings from Spain

[@tnvalleyyoga7122]

Good deal, I would love to see how you lay out your studio and it looks like you're handling your "Bells Palsey" well. Hang in there.

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks! We'll do it VERY soon! BP is definitely a drag but, I'm getting through it. Thanks!

[@michaelthompson9070]

You're an awesome player AND teacher...wishing you the best with your recovery.

[@coreycongilio]

Thx so much!

[@MrGary1981]

Studio tour would be awesome 👏

[@jerardross8999]

So glad I saw you playing that awesome solo on Rhett’s page, love your TrueFire courses and that solo reminded to look you up on KZbin! Well worth it, thanks brother.

[@coreycongilio]

Thx so much!

[@raffaelestea2321]

Hi Corey, great lesson as always. Please, can you make a video to explain the rules to build two or three blues turnarounds (no licks)? Many thanks.

[@musicproductionvideos5019]

Yours are some of the best videos! Any chance of exploring ways of deepening common chord progressions with chords outside the key? Not modulating, but just small parts of songs (songwriting) like in the 70's that had so many cool moments when they add just enough of "something else" and then came back. Example like borrowing the minor 4. The Beatles did this so well. Thanks!

[@SuperBuzz71]

Corey, this is Eric, it was a great treat to meet and talk to you on Tuesday at the Bukovac show. You’ve been a big part of my getting serious again about the guitar in the last few years. I hope you had a great Christmas. Another great lesson here. I spent my day off practicing that blues comp lesson you had and then moved to applying whole tone to get to the IV. To me the move to IV is where you got room to be interesting. I’ll figure a way to drop some thank you cash your way and not freeload past TrueFire. Your playing is killer and inspirational beyond the lessons. Hope to see you again the next I make it down to Nashville. Happy New Year and thank you sir.

[@coreycongilio]

Great to meet you too! Thx for the support. Much appreciated

[@robertbarnaba241]

Best instructor online, by far !

[@Olibertau]

And thanks a lot for your great playing and lessons. Fantastic job.

[@douglasaxtell]

I stumbled across your channel after following you on TrueFire. You are a great teacher. Keep it up and I hope more discover you.

[@coreycongilio]

Hey thx! Glad you found me here. Lots more on my own site now and in the future. Check out www.workingclassguitar.com. All the best!

[@cooghoublaga7555]

Very informative lesson thank you, hope i'm not mistaken in thinking that you're looking better, good work on both levels, take care, all the best !

[@saxonsteve]

Love Your Playing Corey! I hope you’re feeling better with that Bell’s Palsy problem. Much respect, from Steve from Boston. Great Lesson as always!!

[@coreycongilio]

thx Steve!

[@DornAndGrant]

Just excellent teaching, and brilliant playing. Thanks

[@Sioux177]

keep up the good work Cory, all the best with the BP; count our blessings

[@weps2097]

Another great lesson! A bit on the outer edge of my abilities for now but the subject was broached and will be looked into. Looking forward to a video on your studio mods if you choose to put one out there.

[@J.Carter69]

Great Video Corey thanks! As Corey said ' if you don't understand this stuff yet.....you'll get there.'....... Especially if you sign up for Corey's Working Class Guitar website for a pittance every month. The content included is second to none. Plus theres a free trial ..so you've got nothing to lose :)

[@coreycongilio]

Thx my friend!

[@EdgeofBreakup]

You and Buddy Blues sold me on that HDRX20! Just ordered it! Love your lessons man, I’m stoked to weave this in to go from Ib7 to IVb7 🔥

[@vpovince1001]

So glad I found you thru Rhett very tasty player and very easy to pick stuff up from you. Easier than most for sure !!

[@coreycongilio]

Thx!

[@johnmac8084]

Great lesson Corey! You're looking much better already 😀

[@timg.8656]

Good stuff. Thanks Corey. 👍

[@danthegeetarman]

Hey Corey! Just found your channel and, wow, every video is just gems after gems!! The first video that actually made me understand how to make the whole tone scale usable!! I have a quick question I really hope you see 🤞🤞 I noticed you use your whammy bar a lot on guitars with floating tremolos and your guitar never sounds out of tune. how do you keep them in tune after going wild like that? Any tips? I’ve tried all the remedies, bone nuts, locking tuners, but nothing seems to work. What is the biggest factor to keep them in tune and use the whammy bar? Is it the bridge? The setup? The nut? Very curious. Heck, actually I would love to see a whole video on tuning, intonation, and keeping a guitar in tune. Anyways, LOVE the channel, love your playing, and can’t wait to dig in more 🙏🙏

[@johnk7147]

Good one!!!

[@texhaines9957]

Thanks.

[@leurnefpv4490]

i hope you doing well and you are recovering! I wish you make a video about neural DSP or BIAS FX, I really think it's the future!

[@coreycongilio]

Thx. I’m getting there. I have no experience with either! They’d have to reach out 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@jimc6687]

Anything recommended to make our (at least my) rather smallish guitar room more efficient and organized.......storage and lighting and set up and access etc., etc...........would be gratefully appreciated, C.C.!!! Jim C.

[@isaacroche3223]

Hey Bro! Give it a try to the Fender Custom Shop '67 Empire Stratocaster at Empire Music !!! Joe Ravita is the best!!! I have two of them,a relic one and a nos one,and i love them!!!🥰👍

[@jeremyversusjazz]

the OX is awesome. love mine. i have the red 63 landau cs strat-smaller frets and neck-love it. and i just got a 57 cs strat with a fatter neck and 6105’s maybe theyre jumbos…but they feel kinda too big for me…love big necks but im on the fence with huge frets…🧐 I was watching the instantly classic Bukovac versus Oz video that Brett Papa posted last night and it looks like oz’s custom shop 50s(?)Strat has jumbo frets or at least 6105s so I don’t know-if they’re good enough oz🤷‍♂️i wonder if u got inspired to do this lesson-which im stoked to dive into-after watching oz shredding wt stuff?? lastly the bells thing looks much improved brother🙌

[@robertbarnaba241]

Cool guitar. Do you like the Texas pickups?

[@VPicksGuitarPicks]

Thanks Corey. I really like the whole tone scale. The same position you use here. However, I use it on the V chord. Quite an interesting sound. It is fun to put a swing feel to it. If you think about it, there is only 2 whole tone scales on the neck. Pretty hard to mess that one up!

[@coreycongilio]

You’re right! This track doesn’t have 5 in the turnaround otherwise I woulda done that too! Thx Vinni!

[@Scratch_Monsters_Golf]

Makes sense as it works over any progression moving to the “IV” of the current chord. In other words, licks that work well moving from the I to the IV work equally as well moving from the V back to the I since both cases involve moving to a chord a 4th away.

[@midi1529]

Hi Cory long time no see. Hey you're looking well!

[@jeremyversusjazz]

Hey corey! Did u ever change the pups on this? If so whatd u go with? 🙏🙌👊

[@coreycongilio]

I did. Lollar special 64

[@jeremyversusjazz]

@@coreycongilio nice-i just bought the same ax from ford thurston on reverb. never saw him play it but loved yours and jeff mcerlain’s vids with it. waited for a used one to pop up and it turned out to be ford’s. 😀

[@danadeerwester8294]

F***in' Kool!

[@robert_starling]

I'm sure they're in your way so if it helps, you can send me one of your Two-Rock rigs for the winter and I'll take really good care of it!

[@coreycongilio]

😂

[@dougsmith8430]

Hello Corey 👋

[@coreycongilio]

Hey!!

[@JohnHorneGuitar]

Just stopped by to register my complete support for your hair, mustache, and faces! Your guitar playing is pretty good, too! ;-)

[@coreycongilio]

Haha thx, John!

[@wolfgangbeutler3326]

Great video, nobody of you influencers has ever given a clue, when to change strings. Would you comment?

[@bakontrackz]

I love the fat 50´s