What scale does Robben Ford use?
What scale does Robben Ford use?
Minor 6th Pentatonic
Robben Ford has his own pentatonic scale. That scale is either referred to as the “Robben Ford Pentatonic” or “The Minor 6th Pentatonic.” Either way it is only one note different from your normal pentatonic. All you have to do is lower your minor 7th (b7th), down one fret to create the natural 6th.
What gauge strings does Robben Ford play?
I use D’Addario strings, . 010 through . 046, and D’Addario heavy-gauge picks, like a standard Fender heavy.
How do you use altered scales?
To find the appropriate notes for an altered scale, simply go up a half step from the root of the chord and play the ascending form of the melodic minor scale (a major scale with a flatted third). So, on G7, you would play Ab melodic minor starting on G, and voila, you’re playing G altered.
What guitars does Robben Ford use?
Currently, he travels with just two vintage beauties: a 1966 Epiphone Riviera (Glaser removed the original Bigsby trem and replaced it with a stop tailpiece) and a 1960 Fender Telecaster with a rosewood fretboard.
What pedals does Robben Ford use?
The most important pedals, in his estimation, are the TC Electronic Hall of Fame Reverb – “because my amps don’t have reverb” – and the Strymon TimeLine Multidimensional Delay. “I’ve found that the TimeLine is the absolute best-sounding foot-pedal delay you can have,” Ford says.
How do you remember altered scales?
What is the C altered scale?
The C altered scale is also enharmonically equivalent to the C Locrian mode with F changed to F♭. For this reason, the altered scale is sometimes called the super-Locrian scale or the Locrian flat four scale. It is also enharmonically the seventh mode of the ascending melodic minor scale.
What chords altered scale?
Altered scales most commonly appear over dominant seventh chords that resolve to the root. In a classic ii-V-I chord progression, a jazz guitar player or saxophonist might use the altered scale over the V chord—perhaps setting it up by playing the dorian mode over the ii minor chord.