Choose the Right Scale EVERY TIME!!

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Choose the Right Scale EVERY TIME!!

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On today's installment of FAQ You, Uncle ‪@BenEller‬ ponders the eternal question that haunts every guitarist at some point: How do you know which scale to play over a riff or chord progression?!?! Whether you're a rock and roller or a metal shredder, you need to know the secrets of choosing the right scale for the right moment. And i've got a heck of a cool trick for doing just that! Hint: Its kinda like that "Dino DNA" sequence in Jurassic Park!
You don't have to be a theory whiz to keep up with this video, so even if you're a novice, this will be easy and painless for you! Its definitely gonna give you some creative ideas and help you to think outside of the box! Pentatonic, hexatonic, modes, the minor scale, we're gonna explore them all!
Gear:
old Ibanez RG550
Fishman Fluence Classic pickups
Axe FX 3
dogs (Zhora and Turkey)
What should we talk about next?!?! Let me know in the comments!

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@BenEller 3 жыл бұрын

And now you know the trick for finding the right scale every time! What do you wanna learn next???

@Stringprodigy 3 жыл бұрын

Ear training!

@Thijscube 3 жыл бұрын

cool unison bends in the last jams. maybe a vid on bending, which notes to bend and things like places to unison bend or 1.5 / 2 step bends?

@Thijscube 3 жыл бұрын

or maybe its time for marty's lucretia solo

@burtnolanguitarshow495 3 жыл бұрын

Shawn lane diminished scales !!! And how to stretch ur fingers so far apart. lol

@jimmyc5498 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job uncle Ben. That fill the blank method was basic and effective.

@JackR845 3 жыл бұрын

The correct answer is to use the Dorian scale with the blues note for everything and hope it works :D

@Cambone13 3 жыл бұрын

Don't reveal my secrets!

@RockinSG 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to say, no one told me I couldn't use a B# (throw in any note that doesn't work) until I did and it sounded like garbage - then I knew...

@mateuszbok4466 3 жыл бұрын

Hah, I do this sometimes but with minor scale + maj7 for the harmonic minor spice.

@droidsector 2 жыл бұрын

This lol

@supasoja2137 2 жыл бұрын

@@RockinSG there's no such thing as b sharp-

@cpeplinski 3 жыл бұрын

This is actually a great way to introduce these concepts to people that haven't studies. Great breakdown on what you "are allowed to do". I have a jazz teacher once tell me, "you are always a half note away from the right note and if anyone questions you, tell them you were looking to create tension"

@viannarts 2 жыл бұрын

hahaha

@BLeeFAFO 3 жыл бұрын

Sly little The Cure (Love Song) lick in there when you were playing the Hexatonic idea 🖤🖤🖤

@Bad.Rabbit 3 жыл бұрын

I think we all called that one...i was waiting for the response after the call but it never came

@justinpalmer6098 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I've spent the last 10 minutes trying to figure out what lick that was

@keithmori5342 2 жыл бұрын

That face got me hahahaha

@usagi2988 3 жыл бұрын

"Shred'i Knight" Yeah, totes stealing that... that's mine, now.

@drsmith4582 3 жыл бұрын

Once creative musicians reach the advanced level, this is exactly what they spend the rest of their lives working on. But you can do this at any time, because we all wish we had started earlier. Uncle Ben, you have a couple of licks in this lesson that are killer! I hope you will do a variation on this lesson from a major tonal center and focus on triads and arpeggios connected by color tones. Just an idea.

@TheChannelDaniel 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand at all what you said, but yes to whatever it is

@rishz7857 3 жыл бұрын

Huh?

@andyglamrock 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but then it'd be jazz and you got Jen Larsen's channel for that. Keep it rock

@CrisKRA 3 жыл бұрын

I'm really impressed at how you were able to keep me entertained jamming over just one chord and the pentatonic scale

@hermaca 3 жыл бұрын

very COOL way of explaining something usually hard to summarize - "just fill in the gaps"

@horrorshowbass 7 ай бұрын

Uncle Ben, as a bass player trying to noodle on guitar, your channel is an absolute goldmine of information. Keep up the good work

@johnfrenette 3 жыл бұрын

+10 points for sneaking the “meow” in there

@hamishnouwens6466 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god based off your usual quality of content I already know this is gonna be SO USEFUL thank you uncle Ben 🙏

@jackmeoff2376 3 жыл бұрын

8:24: the “Love Song” was effing brilliant! Robert Smith would be impressed. (Yet somehow depressed simultaneously😁)

@Lord_Verminaard 3 жыл бұрын

Damn I've been playing for 25 years and nobody has explained this better! Awesome video, I will be sure to come back to it frequently to keep it fresh in my mind. Thank you for putting this up!

@richardzilla 2 жыл бұрын

I came here for the lesson and really loved the cuddle cam. Give those fur babies a treat for me, please.

@royalmarine1011 3 жыл бұрын

I actually came for the first question.. but ended up staying for the 2nd question Bravo..

@BriBeast8566 3 жыл бұрын

I always have a safe scale but many time i like to ad a touch of my madness.

@Eric-vd7ne 3 жыл бұрын

Guitars, dogs, useful info and a lot of fun to watch. Love this channel. Thanks Ben

@danielnodland4072 3 жыл бұрын

One of the things I've started doing is to take slower progressions and then provide some different tonality. As an example, let's say we play our good old I-V-vi-IV progression, but slow it down enough then you can give the vi a phrygian sound instead. When you give it that specific sound is definitely the trick too, as hitting that b2 right after the chord changes might give it a too spicy sound. So even if the house is build, then there's ways to trick people into thinking its an elevator for just a short while.

@tdaalien7820 3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t even watched the lesson yet and my mind is already blown 🤯

@SMGMusic14 3 жыл бұрын

Ily man you make srsly useful stuff, it's so concise, fun and UNDERSTANDABLE.

@BenEller 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!

@graemehowarth721 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with this! Now give them doggo’s a treat!!

@pedroleal7118 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Uncle Ben, when soloing/improvising, we often think 'harmony' 'scales' or 'modes', but rarelly think of rythmic variations. There's a mine in there: 'rythmic variations', like the 'one note solo'. Cheers and have a great day!

@kyleroach2581 Жыл бұрын

Out of all the videos I've watched, this is my favorite.

@Micky199797 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome tone

@CyberDocUSA 3 жыл бұрын

Bavarian Cheese Whistles were originally made for Norwegian Melodic Minors... or some shit like that. I think a lot of your humor flies over the head of many. You're hysterical, dude.

@richdelb 3 жыл бұрын

You really are an amazing player and teacher. Thanks for this.

@ddguitars1969 3 жыл бұрын

I love your dogs mate....they are so lovely together

@keithbriscoe99 3 жыл бұрын

Last solo jam session had dashes of Warren E. Lee. Loved it.

@BenEller 3 жыл бұрын

I’m happy to take that comparison!!!

@keithbriscoe99 3 жыл бұрын

@@BenEller Nailed it! blink blink

@Peck_Bull Жыл бұрын

The best guitar teacher out there. Uncle Ben never disappoints!!! Thanks!! (One more time) 🎶🤝🎶

@serirracional 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! How about some ear training tips next? I'd love to make progress identifying the chords and notes from songs I listen, sometimes it's not so simple

@alcoolbc 2 жыл бұрын

Bavarian cheese whistle--the most underrated musical instrument ever!

@allansamilow728 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for explaining the process step-by-step. Now, treats for the beasts.

@feirand 3 жыл бұрын

The use of MEOW is never Lost on me. Always keep an ear out for it lol great video as usual

@joestentzalienguitarist9814 3 жыл бұрын

My Bavarian cheese whistle only plays brown notes. Nice lesson and sweet Ibanez.Tasty

@ericdoswell8115 3 жыл бұрын

What's the precursor to Shredi Knight? Stepdad-o-wan?

@BenEller 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha dude I’m totally stealing that

@SilverWuf69 2 жыл бұрын

At my Age I'm = Old-b-one!!

@johntorelli3834 6 ай бұрын

Love this lesson and pass it on to my students.... now give those beasts a treat.... 🤟

@JohnCoughlan_JAC 3 жыл бұрын

“I’m sorry, are you saying meow?” Uncle Ben FTW.

@scottemmonsmusic6001 2 жыл бұрын

Really well done lesson for relative beginners. Fun. I always use one scale only, the judicious use of the chromatic scale with several 1/4 steps.

@brandongilbrech3983 3 жыл бұрын

I command you to give the pups a treat! Great lesson as always Uncle Ben.

@musarapio_hha 2 жыл бұрын

DUDE that diagram with "fill letters on it "is the best, for teach music OMFG ! thanks ALOT :D

@irblueflames69 2 жыл бұрын

The most straight forward teacher on KZfaq. Thanks for your time man you’re a legend 🙏

@MegaDeox 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I was hoping you were going to get to the concept of choosing a different scale per chord in the progression. Maybe next video?

@lesliepurchase4221 2 жыл бұрын

cuddle time from Bosveld ... awesome info thnx U.Ben

@mortenjohansen5781 3 жыл бұрын

Feed the beasts. Nice lesson

@chrismitlyng1411 Жыл бұрын

Love the way that you’ve approached this topic Ben. This unlocked a “daily driver” method for me to approach theory at its base.

@mikebaker7964 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously the most instructional and clearly laid out video I've seen around scales, ever! Thanks :)

@johnklaich9201 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you can put together the phrasing all over the neck...seems like it comes with little effort. I’m still working on that!

@Groduke1011 3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever do a vid on guitar players pedals and the sounds that made them more recognizable than others? Great dog footage.

@twanja08 3 жыл бұрын

The outlet is upside-down....and it's painful!! 🤣🤣 Great vid!! 🤘🤘

@NathanielAbernathy 2 жыл бұрын

If you revisit this concept to expand upon it, it is a good lesson to to demonstrate how the modes can be swapped out for the basic scale. While they don't offer new notes to choose from, they do offer alternate phrasing using the same notes.

@benjammin9369 2 жыл бұрын

That hexatonic scale solo was Satriani as fuck! That cheeky vibrato bend was perfect.

@dannyjdonovan 3 жыл бұрын

Give those pups a treat for me

@nateo7045 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't watched one of your vids in a while (still love ya!) and I forgot I slowed down the last vid to .75x and I didn't realize til 6min in lmao. The whole time I'm thinking like, wow this dude is a lot more chill than I ever remember. Was kinda diggin' it tbh

@cmcp975 3 жыл бұрын

Cuddle Cam for The Win :)

@BossDM-2 2 жыл бұрын

Great way to elect what to play and construct/deconstruct scales. Great lesson. Definitely a top 5 and maybe a top 3 guitar instructor on KZfaq.

@deltalegendsguitaramplific5450 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Uncle Ben !

@MrPhiljw 3 жыл бұрын

That huge black hole …commonly known as my lack of musical knowledge ….just got a lot smaller after you threw that big arse flare into it! Great lesson Sir!

@Cmajor165 3 жыл бұрын

Really needed this vid, thanks ben!

@CyberDocUSA 3 жыл бұрын

A Aeolian mayo with Sriracha is wonderful on a chicken sammich.

@TheDeathInTheAir 2 жыл бұрын

8:24 That moment when you realize that Uncle Ben is the real Buckethead.

@charlesycoker 9 ай бұрын

great info.. I use the "hexatonic pentatonic" all the time without knowing what it was called. also use the dorian a lot

@mikeomaly Жыл бұрын

What a badass Ibanez!

@CyberScorps 3 жыл бұрын

Can we take a second to appreciate that t-shirt! 🤘🏻

@thomasilzig4783 2 жыл бұрын

The "german" interval made my day! :-P And you have some lovely dogs! Greetings from germany...

@petermcalister2328 3 жыл бұрын

My dogs love the deer antlers. Your dog’s will to. Thanks for the good lessons.🎸

@thetribalist6923 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, Unk! Yours are among the most informative and entertaining in the entire community. Especially loved the Mr. DNA impression!

@bestboy897 3 жыл бұрын

I tend to use arps over chord changes and a good ol pentatonic scale over the tonal center

@JA-ik8xc 3 жыл бұрын

Cool insight. Saw the part where you fill in the notes and thought of Ron Jarzombek. Be cool to see an analysis of See! And It's Sharp! from a worthy shredder.

@patricksummers8890 3 жыл бұрын

Dude. This is awesome. I have been working on a inverse correlation of this for months and this is a great viewpoint.

@glenclarkchidley3637 3 жыл бұрын

I play all the notes and then discard the ones that don’t work. It’s a more simple approach because those chromatic notes are your friend!

@aagamanpant936 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Uncle Ben!! Thanks a lott❤️

@markkram7106 3 жыл бұрын

Killer lesson! Thanks ben

@vincescotti2254 3 жыл бұрын

We up to 28 treats right now, for the pups!

@MichaelWilson-ri9pn 3 жыл бұрын

One of your best lessons yet man. I really really appreciate these kinds of lessons. Also, can you do something on DGM (Simone Mularoni)? Thanks for all you do

@hlrossato 3 жыл бұрын

You could use the A Dorian in the first section and A (natural) minor in the second half as well. Maybe it'd sound good :)

@ExpatZ266 2 жыл бұрын

Feed the beasts! And give a nice scratch too.

@ChrisStrat67 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. For years I ignored the major pentatonic.

@israelr6636 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson Uncle Ben, got a lot out of this video, thank you.

@electroKrunch 3 жыл бұрын

Great info & highly entertaining as always! Thanks again, Uncle Ben!!

@xkmmx2132 2 жыл бұрын

Uncle Ben throwing some Cure into that hexatonic solo almost made me buy aqua net and mascara then start acting like Lydia from Beetlejuice.

@maceleder3768 Жыл бұрын

U R amazing.

@francoisperron-drolet1289 Жыл бұрын

the German interval: The "NEIN!!"😂🤣

@tomcruise9815 2 жыл бұрын

16:24 on was badass!

@lopezb Жыл бұрын

Great lesson!

@brookscobbguitars2279 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I wish my Dorian sounded that like that. Killer chops as always uncle Ben

@deerfeeder2076 2 жыл бұрын

Love the way you teach and play. It was great to see and hear the process you explain for the notes chosen. The difference between the F and F# sound was way cool and with the F# sounded so Joe Satriani. Thanks and will keep watching.

@nelsonw2096 3 жыл бұрын

Nice lesson as usual UB. I googled Bavarian cheese whistle. I was surprised.

@Baerno 3 жыл бұрын

I walked right into that one! Now Siri isn't speaking to me...

@diogotaira390 3 жыл бұрын

wow, this is amazing! Super helpful to figure out how to improvise. Thanks uncle!

@chadjones4236 11 ай бұрын

Damn I wish I would have found you 10years ago it all makes sense now🤔😎👍👊

@ricg4512 3 жыл бұрын

Great lesson uncle ben 👍👏👌

@nethbt 3 жыл бұрын

Works everytime...60 percent of the time

@SheepWaveMeByeBye 3 жыл бұрын

Blue RG, animal print amps and a few months of 5x5 - Uncle Ben is going places!

@titmusspaultpaul5 Жыл бұрын

Great lesson. Interesting, fun and informative. Thanks Uncle Ben..... cheers mate.

@ivyivyivy316 3 жыл бұрын

I play bass and this is all handy stuff

@sctguitar 3 жыл бұрын

Great, as always Ben. Thanks man.

@conjob2112 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. I just listened to JGiels band Centerfold and it has the basics of a DLR VH tune. Definitely lyrically and with the back ups. I would request that song in the style of VH!

@PooNinja 3 жыл бұрын

Bavarian cheese whistle is my favorite dairy based instrument. The Guda drum strangely contains no Gouda ???

@chrisking6695 3 жыл бұрын

Bumsen

@PooNinja 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrisking6695 Tut mir leid, ich spreche kein Deutsch … wait what?

@HolyLordmayhem 3 жыл бұрын

The Nein!!! German approves. Good one

@MizuRino Жыл бұрын

Great examples!

@Mujcanal 2 жыл бұрын

good explanation , thank you

@Imokyourok440 3 жыл бұрын

I’m an American! I will play it wrong until it turns out right. Murica!!

@Imokyourok440 3 жыл бұрын

I got a ❤️ from the man himself!! I feel like I won the internet😁😎 This totally makes up for me embarrassing myself by my comment where I called Subvision “subdivision.”😬😬😭😭 That little mistake inspired me to get reading glasses. 😁