Robben's Diminished Blues TRICKS

[@SteveAllsworth]

You can find all the TAB and backing tracks on my support page: www.buymeacoffee.com/steveallsworth/robben-ford-yt-lesson-tab

[@mikebalas-guitarwooster5067]

One of the best, clearest, teaching videos on this subject I’ve ever seen. Thank you.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Wow, thank you! Glad to have helped Mike 🙏🏼

[@hachewie]

I agree

[@wretch1]

The phrase 'over one's head's springs to mind.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Oh dear - yes it's a little advanced - stick with it!

[@SlavicSon]

I feel ya.

[@PaulRoseGuitar]

The word visualisation is used. Which is vital component in all of this.

[@stevenford2828]

“I’m over my head, but that’s how I like it” -Robben Ford (from the album Keep On Runnin)

[@johncostigan6160]

This lesson is exactly what I need when I needed it. I've been practicing 2 octave Dominant seventh arpeggios in 5 positions. I've seen Robben demonstrate his diminished licks on YT, but your method will really help me. I've been playing for 55 years and there's so much still to learn.

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's great to hear John! Yep, every day's a school day - I don't think I'll ever stop learning 💪🏼

[@SlavicSon]

Me too. It’s endless and exciting when you expand your knowledge and skill.

[@joeblakeukeman]

Yeah, this is good! I’ve been playing for 70 years (sorry to gazump you) and I’ve been trying to tie together the dominant 7 chord/arpeggio and the diminished scale for years without any progress. And I’ve been intimidated by the half/whole scale for even longer. A big thank you! New colours for the 12-bar blues! ❤

[@taufiqandikajazzer]

Hello, I'm from Indonesia country. Thanks for your lessons. I'm a fans of Robben Ford and John Scofield. This lesson opens up my vocabulary.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Taufiq - glad you enjoyed the lessons. I love Indonesia too! 🙌🏼

[@RUNNOFT71]

I've watched almost all of robben's diminished lessons, and they're great..but something about this video really made it make sense to me. Awesome lesson man!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's brilliant - glad to have helped! 🙏🏼🙌🏼🎸

[@sumoblues]

Agreed 100%! As great of a player Robben is, I've always found his teaching method vague at best. Steve on the other hand is quite coherent in imparting the lesson. Kudos!

[@philtaylor8863]

I started at the top of the circle of fifths and learnt every scale systematically. Then all the modes until I’d learnt I think it’s about 36 scales in all. Very enjoyable.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Nice work Phil! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@philtaylor8863]

@@SteveAllsworth thanx! I found, obviously it’s a bit dry just learning the scales but if you learn a particular piece of music in each key and mode it really sticks and that’s the enjoyment, all the best with your channel.

[@kaireuter7395]

Thank you for this nice lesson! Very nicely explained and played by the way. I'm inspiered! Cheers from Germany!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome! Thank you! 🎸🙌🏼

[@RickGtr271]

I like how organized your explanation was for this concept. Your playing and tone are excellent and exceed many others who teach on KZbin.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Very kind words Rick - thanks! 🙏🏼

[@christopher-miles]

agree

[@michaelgumleyguitar]

one of the best explanations of this concept I've ever come across! wonderful video

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Michael, lovely words - hope you're doing well! 🙌🏼

[@ampakinetic]

I love this sound and your detailed explanations, thank you!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Ah that's great to hear! 🙌🏼

[@doobchec]

That’s the most comprehensive lesson I’ve ever seen on moving shapes and scales through minor third intervals. I like to play and improvise using that concept, but you’ve definitely added some spiciness to the mix. What a great teachable point of view! Thank you kind sir.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 🎸🙏🏼

[@frankpratte8358]

I really enjoyed this lesson, just the right amount of information. Thank you Steve.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Nice one Frank, cheers!

[@ma58663]

This was probably one of the best guitar lesson videos I've seen on KZbin for a while - Fantastic video. The concept was really well explained and has motivated me to get some practice in today! Subscribed and looking forward to more content.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Superb! Very glad to have inspired you 💪🏼🎸

[@kane6529]

This is a fabulous Lesson so glad I found your channel! I think your channel is on the verge of growing immensely!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Kane - glad you found me! 🙌🏼 I hope so! 💪🏼

[@skylarsmith2340]

I completely agree! This is a wonderful lesson, and you’re bound to take off

[@brettgroh1112]

I sincerely feel the need to compliment you on your teaching style. As a lifelong guitar player who has had the fortune to continue to play music with many wonderfully talented musicians, I am also a retired public school teacher who retired after 33 years of teaching. You have a very teacherly/"breaking things down" approach in your delivery of the "curriculum" that you are outlining. Well done!! I also cite Robben Ford as one of my all-time inspirational guitarists. Thank you.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Wow - thanks for spending the time to reach out with such lovely comments! 😄🎸

[@mozartsp]

Yes! Thanks for another lesson Steve. Your channel has quickly become one of my favourites on youtube for guitar education stuff. Really top level content.

[@SteveAllsworth]

That really means a lot Mozart - thanks very much 😄

[@Richard-u6h]

Thanks Steve. This is something I’ve been looking for for a long time. Your explanation is very clear. I only wish I’d been capable of learning more of what you taught 20 odd years ago at ACM.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Ooof! 20 years - well I'm glad it was of use now 💪🏼😄

[@jimknopf0766]

This is very useful and helpful to understand building improvisation on basis of diminished concepts. Robben Ford sounds great, very well explained. I did not know, how good a 13 b9 chord can be explained. You are a downright genius, Steve.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Hey thanks Jim - glad you enjoyed the vid! 🙏🏼

[@rogerabinader]

Stevie old boy u took me down memory lane for I bought the book "Blues & beyond" when it first came out! & seems to me we got similar taste for Albert King, Albert Collins , SRV and BB (just to name a few) r my Gods but to me Robben has that extra kinda edge that inspires me big time - I mean Rugged Road is freaking INSANE!!!! & Robben kept on evolving and polishing his style - to me he's a genius!!! Keep it up man

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Roger - it's an awesome book isn't it? Robben's was streets ahead of many tuition books - you're right - he's a frikkin' genius! 🙌🏼

[@brentjohnson5171]

Your lessons are amazing. Very clearly explained, great examples and ideas. I've been a full time touring pro for about 25 years now but I've learned a lot from your videos. Even concepts I feel relatively well versed in I've found you often make me think of things in a different way. Thank you so much for doing what you do how you do it!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks so much Brent - comments like yours give me a huge amount of energy to keep doing it! 💪🏼

[@albrechtdiscountsrainbow6662]

The quality of the videos are wonderful 🎉 hope there’s more to come!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's great! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@__-cr6fv]

Calmly, you just moved my playing up a notch! Thanks! ...Love Robben Ford!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's so great to hear!!💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@davidkeith4819]

I have been trying to wrap my head around this for years, your explanation is the first time it made sense. Thank you!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Ah that's fantastic to hear Keith - so glad I could help! 💪🏼

[@clust11]

Really useful. Your licks are really cool. Thanks you

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks very much Michel! 🙏🏼

[@pueblobeefcorn2070]

I feel it is time for my playing to enter the "Gospel Lift" phase. I like the way this is explained although I still don't quite get it. Well recorded, clean tone, clear eyed. I subscribed.

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's awesome! Glad to have you on board! 😎🎸

[@gedbogjid2218]

Lots of good knowledge to work on! Thanks Steve.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Glad to help! Cheers 🎸

[@salesol3845]

Thank you, for that great lesson. Explains so much for me without struggling through all the scales and the third intervalls of the scales …on point and in a holistic commonsense/context.

[@SteveAllsworth]

You're very welcome - glad to have helped! 😃🎸🙌🏼

[@williamsimanjuntak5263]

This is so helpful for those going for a more jazzy approach in blues. Thank you so much!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers William! Glad you enjoyed it 🎸

[@mic7eleven]

Dear Steve, thank you so much mate! It is such a wonderful practise the diminished scale. THANKS 4 YOUR KIND EFFORTS! I think I have to sleep over it and try tomorrow morning with a fresh mind. What a great soung! I LOVE IT🥰

[@SteveAllsworth]

You are very welcome Michael! Yeah it's a great scale! 💪🏼

[@sidewaysrain7609]

Robin is truly a jazz guitarist. He played in toured with Miles Davis Group!

[@SteveAllsworth]

He's got a lot of that in his locker for sure!

[@sumoblues]

Robin was also Batman's sidekick for quite sometime.

[@johnbuell8035]

Robin also lived in Sherwood Forest a long, long time ago.

[@user-uo6fw8gl9e]

Awesome guitar playing!!! And great T-Shirt (Loaves & Fishes) 😉

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thank you kindly! 🙌🏼

[@masonring6295]

Thanks for your deliberate, careful explanation uses and patterns of diminished scales. Bravo!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's great - thanks very much!

[@MichaelGodinho]

Very well explained and beautiful presentation. You nailed it!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks so much! 😄

[@skylarsmith2340]

You’re phenomenal man! This video is amazing, and it’s exactly the speed I need. Much appreciated, and I’m so happy to have found your channel!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Glad I could help!

[@feedbackbro]

This is fantastic. So beautifully explained and demonstrated!!! So happy your video popped up in my feed. Subscribed!!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's so great to hear - thanks for the watch/sub 🙌🏼

[@newenglandguitarman3345]

Best explanation of this concept I’ve seen- thank you !

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome, thank you! 🙌🏼

[@StratsRUs]

This is great.Thank you and well done.I always get clouded on this but you cleared everything up.

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's awesome - glad to hear it! 🙌🏼🎸

[@Tomijee]

Its perfect for weekend noodling

[@SteveAllsworth]

The perfect pastime! Thanks for watching 🎸

[@antcommand]

Great video. Sometimes you find things at the right moment. You just gave me one. Auguri.

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's awesome! 🙌🏼

[@mickthemerciless9694]

Great thanks. Love your playing as well.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thank you Mick! 🙌🏼

[@Pitoposoao]

really comprehensive. absolutely well done.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Christian! 🙌🏼🎸

[@musikmanfarm1413]

Very nice video and easy xplaned, i ‘we been playing blues and and jazz for years but this was what i really neded no. Tnx 🤝🙂

[@SteveAllsworth]

You're very welcome - glad to have helped! 😎

[@en3usiastfortesque368]

Excellent tutorial.....and what a superb tone......👍

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@OzgurSalur]

Robben Ford, Scott Henderson, you cover my fav guitar players, thank you!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome! You're very welcome! 😄

[@jhaygood]

You did SUCH a fantastic job explaining this. Thanks so much!

[@SteveAllsworth]

You are very welcome! 🎸🙏🏼

[@Swizzenator]

Hot damn what a bunch of ideas for me to learn. Ready to buy you a coffee. Or a pitcher. Cheers and thanks.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Yippee! Thanks Mike - glad it's useful 🙌🏼

[@markslist1542]

Gorgeous tone.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers! 😀🎸

[@nicolasbinggeli9494]

Steve, your courses are simply amazing! What a clear approach to these tricky techniques! The examples are very musical. The sound and frame are very nice too! Thanks a lot, you're really helpful !! I suscribe immediately 😄

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome, thank you! 🙏🏼🎸

[@robertwinters5381]

I too used to be into him big time.Thing is even if you take away the diminished vibe,he's still insane.He can play straight pentatonic licks and because of his attack it sounds anything but.Btw you really have that diminished shit and Robben's vibe together well done!You actually have taken it a little deeper,sounds great

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Robert 😄 Yeah Robben has a remarkable ability to sound super advanced even when it's just the pentatonic!

[@Gk2003m]

Very cool. Yes, these are some of the paths to “playing outside” successfully. And indeed, the real key to that is to have a target note. I have a couple students, and I emphasize to them that it almost does not matter where you begin a phrase…. as long as you know where you’re going to end it. It’s like driving a car somewhere. Doesn’t matter where you are right now, as long as you have a destination and a route to get there.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thank you! Yeah, you're totally right (and a great analogy) - it's so easy to get lost inside one of these diminished ideas - a lot of my students have this trouble even using the minor pentatonic! Anyway, thanks for watching 🙌🏼

[@jimqartworks]

wow, It felt I am born again, thanks!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's so cool - glad I could help! 🙌🏼

[@jimqartworks]

@@SteveAllsworth big help, thanks

[@johnswanson2559]

I couldn’t subscribe fast enough. Thank you!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Ah that's great John - welcome aboard! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@dickiemoe7530]

Great video. Thx for posting.

[@SteveAllsworth]

My pleasure!

[@Geotubest]

Great stuff. Love Robben Ford.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks George - me too! 🙏🏼

[@moose6676]

I can’t believe that I haven’t came across your videos, thanks I have learned a lot this morning 👍🏻 Subscribed 👍🏻

[@SteveAllsworth]

Welcome aboard! 🎸

[@Joel_Powell]

Wow...all kinds of things happened for me with this lesson, Steve. I have always struggled with getting a good outside sound like this. I transcribed and it would always surprise me how few notes were actually "outside." These tips allow me to sprinkle in just the right amount, and the right stuff on the right chord. The part about just adding the blues note and the maj 6th was an opener. A few passes on your track and I was like "who the heck is playing this stuff?" Truly amazed. This will get several rewatches. Subscribed and going to watch your other stuff. Thank you!!!!!!! By the way, I had the pleasure of having Robben sit in and critique my playing during a pandemic workshop with Allen Hinds and Jon Herington (Steely Dan). He was very nice. I posted some of that on KZbin.

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's fantastic Joel - very happy you got so much out of it! Very cool to have those great players check out your playing too 💪🏻🎸🙌🏼

[@tomcoryell]

Hey thanks Steve. Much needed knowledge for this well thick Yank!

[@SteveAllsworth]

You bet! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸🙌🏼

[@weforever137]

Love it ❤

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome - great to hear! 🙌🏼🤘🏻🎸

[@Web4Panama]

That's a great lesson, thanks Steve.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks a lot! 🙌🏼

[@forrest76-m8v]

Nice explaining 👍 good lesson and describing

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks Pavel! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@GuitarraLibre]

¡Great video! 👏

[@SteveAllsworth]

Gracias hombre! Me gustan tus videos! 🎸🙌🏼

[@AaronRooneyGuitar]

Best lesson Ive watched in a long long time, top quality

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed it! 🎸

[@stoneold8751]

Great video. I started guitar late and find memorizing scales impossible. I use the chord shapes to play the scales by adding the 2 4 6 and 7 to the basic 1 3 5. Your explanation of the use of diminished chord is a great foundation for visualising the playable notes without reference to scale shapes. Also Robben Fords explanation of the use of the harmonised scale shapes was the light bulb moment for me. Thanks your videos are definitely on my must see list.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Hey thanks so much - totally, it's really easy to get stuck 'inside the shape', so visualising the chord first is a great approach. I had a similar Eureka moment with Robben (but some 20 odd years ago!) Thanks for watching 😄

[@hachewie]

Outstanding video. I'm almost up to understanding most of this. Now to get it under my fingers.

[@SteveAllsworth]

@hachewie Thank you! Glad you're enjoying the challenge 🎸

[@hachewie]

@@SteveAllsworth I am having a go but I'm very slow,

[@dannywinters2905]

Excellent video, I've been studying these for a while and a lot of these concepts I've known, but being able to use them on the fly has been quite a challenge. Very good seeing it from a different angle thank you!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's fantastic to hear!

[@imannonymous7707]

I love the diminished tonality , keep em comin , liked

[@SteveAllsworth]

Great stuff - I will! Thanks 🙏🏼

[@starrynightguitars]

Great lesson! Very good explanation. Thanks!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Rich! 🙏🏼

[@emptynestnomads]

Excellent teaching video. Clear, methodical and with filled with great insights. I have played guitar for many years and I learned a lot from this. Looking forward to spending time with Steve's other videos.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks for the lovely comment - great to have you on the channel! 🙌🏼🎸

[@joaolucianodinizcosta4095]

I love the acoustic sound of your guitar! Great pickups as well! Thank you for the lesson btw! Cheers.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome, thanks for watching and digging the lesson! 🎸🙌🏼

[@Hickalum]

@@SteveAllsworth; I think it sounds awful 😬 Like the truss rod is too tight, or maybe the saddles are too low.

[@brucelittle3958]

So much crammed into one lesson video! Thanks and Fantastic! I am hooked and subscribed!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Nice one Bruce - glad you enjoyed it! 🙏🏼🎸

[@mikeg3660]

Really great inspiring and instructive. Thanks…subscribed

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks for the sub Mike - great to have you on board!

[@CA10Z]

@ma58663 took my thoughts and beat me to my intended compliment. This opened a mass of ideas and movements. Thanks for posting....

[@SteveAllsworth]

So great to hear! Thanks 🎸🙏🏼

[@Mr.Altavoz]

Beautiful playing

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thank you very much! 🙏🏼

[@lopezb]

So many great insights! A ton to work on, thank you!!!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's great to hear! Glad you've found it useful! 🙌🏼

[@jimmyowenmusic]

Always amazing Steve! Big love ❤️

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks so much Jimmy!! 🙏🏼

[@WakadooPlaypen]

The joy of the tritone.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Yes indeed! 🤘🏻

[@mariodal]

Great lesson!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks! 😃

[@freespiritsguitar2871]

Beautiful selected examples! Thank you

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks very much - glad you enjoyed them!

[@Rauloliv]

You are magnific! Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thank you my friend from Brazil! 🙏🏼

[@amchoong]

Fantastic video. I only just stumbled across your channel (presented to me by the KZbin algorithm) and what a find! Excellent content, awesome playing and great production. Thank you. Liked and subscribed.

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's great Andrew - the algorithm seems to be finally liking me 😅 Glad you enjoyed the lesson and thanks for the sub! 🙌🏼

[@mkii1964]

Fantastic lesson!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Glad you liked it! Thanks 🙏🏼

[@goswo]

I really like this. Right now I understand aprox 5% but I like it and it feels right. Been on a learning journey for 2 years. After 40 years of playing I better start to understand a bit of what I do and why. You have a really good and nice way of presenting things. Thanks :-)

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's really awesome to hear - and 5% is a step in the right direction! Thanks for the kind words 😄

[@sanjayjoseph7154]

Beautiful lines man. Very lucid.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks very much Sanjay! 🙌🏼

[@bryanclark201]

❤I love it... and nice guitar 🎸

[@SteveAllsworth]

Fantastic - thank you! 🙌🏼

[@TeachingJazz]

Terrific video - really interestsing and well-taught. The dominant 7b9 👉dim7 relationship is powerfully-useful and a great sound too, to my ear. Thanks.

[@SteveAllsworth]

very kind words - thank you! 🙏🏼

[@freddylopez7536]

Killer teacher killer player thank you

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers Freddy! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@nomoreospf]

Very useful. Thanks.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Welcome - thanks for watching!

[@tonyindio2287]

Bellissimo..... non sara' facile ma è fantastico.Grazie

[@SteveAllsworth]

Grazie a te! 🙏🏼🎸

[@tonyindio2287]

@@SteveAllsworth Ciao spero sentire ed imparare bene queste tue lezioni. A presto

[@JohnColerMusic]

Great breakdown. 🙏🏼

[@SteveAllsworth]

Cheers John! 🙌🏼🙏🏼🎸

[@paulhenry61]

Hi Steve! When I heard Robben for the first time, the same thing happened to me as you did. I love that extra flavor that he achieves in his playing! .Thank you so much for this information! I have already subscribed to your channel. Greetings from Mar del Plata, Argentina!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's great Pablo! Thanks for the sub! 🙌🏼🎸

[@eearts]

Very nice!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@hottlucy8437]

amazing breakdown. Thanks man

[@SteveAllsworth]

Glad it was helpful! 🙌🏼🙏🏼

[@milanpolak]

Great video, very well explained. I have a diploma in Jazz/Fusion and am a huge Robben Ford fan for the exact same reasons you stated in the intro of your video. Also love Don Mock for the very same reasons. Great job, subscribed!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Awesome - thanks! Yeah I've got a couple of Don Mock books - he's the don in more ways than one!

[@ptrgriffin75]

dude top notch instruction. subbed right away thanks

[@SteveAllsworth]

😎 great stuff, cheers!

[@DoubleDguitar]

Just found you with this video, subscribed a few minutes into watching. Please keep this up, excellent info!

[@SteveAllsworth]

That's so great! Thanks for watching (and the sub!) 😄

[@mickthemerciless9694]

Great lesson, thanks.

[@SteveAllsworth]

Welcome! 🙏🏼

[@bluespower1961]

just found you. good teacher. TY

[@SteveAllsworth]

Great, glad you found me!

[@blayneb7290]

Wow this is super helpful learning how to apply those diminished lines to liven up pentatonics. Really appreciate this! Liked and subscribed!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Glad you liked it!! Cheers! 🎸🙌🏼

[@mauropolese3275]

bravissimo, Steve!!! Top!

[@SteveAllsworth]

Thanks! 🙏🏼