Choose the Right Scale EVERY TIME!!
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- Опубликовано: 21 июл 2024
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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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And now you know the trick for finding the right scale every time! What do you wanna learn next???
Ear training!
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?
or maybe its time for marty's lucretia solo
Shawn lane diminished scales !!! And how to stretch ur fingers so far apart. lol
Nice job uncle Ben. That fill the blank method was basic and effective.
The correct answer is to use the Dorian scale with the blues note for everything and hope it works :D
Don't reveal my secrets!
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...
Hah, I do this sometimes but with minor scale + maj7 for the harmonic minor spice.
This lol
@@RockinSG there's no such thing as b sharp-
+10 points for sneaking the “meow” in there
"Shred'i Knight" Yeah, totes stealing that... that's mine, now.
Sly little The Cure (Love Song) lick in there when you were playing the Hexatonic idea 🖤🖤🖤
I think we all called that one...i was waiting for the response after the call but it never came
Thank you! I've spent the last 10 minutes trying to figure out what lick that was
That face got me hahahaha
I'm really impressed at how you were able to keep me entertained jamming over just one chord and the pentatonic scale
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"
hahaha
very COOL way of explaining something usually hard to summarize - "just fill in the gaps"
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.
I don’t understand at all what you said, but yes to whatever it is
Huh?
Yeah, but then it'd be jazz and you got Jen Larsen's channel for that. Keep it rock
I always have a safe scale but many time i like to ad a touch of my madness.
I actually came for the first question.. but ended up staying for the 2nd question
Bravo..
Uncle Ben, as a bass player trying to noodle on guitar, your channel is an absolute goldmine of information. Keep up the good work
Awesome video, Unk! Yours are among the most informative and entertaining in the entire community.
Especially loved the Mr. DNA impression!
Seriously the most instructional and clearly laid out video I've seen around scales, ever! Thanks :)
Great info & highly entertaining as always! Thanks again, Uncle Ben!!
Dude. This is awesome. I have been working on a inverse correlation of this for months and this is a great viewpoint.
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.
Guitars, dogs, useful info and a lot of fun to watch. Love this channel. Thanks Ben
Love the way that you’ve approached this topic Ben. This unlocked a “daily driver” method for me to approach theory at its base.
I haven’t even watched the lesson yet and my mind is already blown 🤯
8:24: the “Love Song” was effing brilliant!
Robert Smith would be impressed. (Yet somehow depressed simultaneously😁)
Great content Ben, thank you! I'm learning so much based on the information you provide. Awesome teaching 👍🎶
Enjoyed this a lot, ties in nicely with some stuff my tutor is showing me. Thanks Mr Ben!
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!
Awesome tone
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.
Really needed this vid, thanks ben!
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 RUclips.
You really are an amazing player and teacher. Thanks for this.
I love your dogs mate....they are so lovely together
What's the precursor to Shredi Knight? Stepdad-o-wan?
Hahahaha dude I’m totally stealing that
At my Age I'm = Old-b-one!!
This is fantastic ....great teaching Ben! Exactly what I needed.
wow, this is amazing! Super helpful to figure out how to improvise. Thanks uncle!
The most straight forward teacher on RUclips. Thanks for your time man you’re a legend 🙏
Great, as always Ben. Thanks man.
Great work man!! You have become my fav geetar player to watch on yt!!!
Great lesson. Interesting, fun and informative. Thanks Uncle Ben..... cheers mate.
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!
I came here for the lesson and really loved the cuddle cam. Give those fur babies a treat for me, please.
Great lesson!
Very cool, thanks! I usually use the root notes of a riff, see what shape it makes and then what mode that shape matches.
Killer lesson! Thanks ben
This is awesome, thanks. Cool playing dude 🤘
“I’m sorry, are you saying meow?” Uncle Ben FTW.
Ily man you make srsly useful stuff, it's so concise, fun and UNDERSTANDABLE.
Thank you!!!
Totally agree with this! Now give them doggo’s a treat!!
Great lesson Uncle Ben, got a lot out of this video, thank you.
This is a seriously helpful lesson! Thanks, Uncle Ben!
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
Great examples!
The best guitar teacher out there.
Uncle Ben never disappoints!!!
Thanks!! (One more time)
🎶🤝🎶
Out of all the videos I've watched, this is my favorite.
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
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.
Good damn lesson. Always like to see and hear how you think. It’s helped me.
Great lesson uncle ben 👍👏👌
The use of MEOW is never Lost on me. Always keep an ear out for it lol great video as usual
Thanks for explaining the process step-by-step. Now, treats for the beasts.
I command you to give the pups a treat! Great lesson as always Uncle Ben.
Great lesson!!! I’ve always had trouble improvising.
Damn that is some sweet freaking tone. Nice work👍
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.
cuddle time from Bosveld ... awesome info thnx U.Ben
Amazing!!
I tend to use arps over chord changes and a good ol pentatonic scale over the tonal center
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
Awesome legato!
First time on your channel. Great stuff!
Love this lesson and pass it on to my students.... now give those beasts a treat.... 🤟
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.
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?
We up to 28 treats right now, for the pups!
Killa Playing with the hexatonic scale ! love it
Thanks Uncle Ben !
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.
good explanation , thank you
Awesome!
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!
My dogs love the deer antlers. Your dog’s will to. Thanks for the good lessons.🎸
My Bavarian cheese whistle only plays brown notes. Nice lesson and sweet Ibanez.Tasty
DUDE that diagram with "fill letters on it "is the best, for teach music OMFG ! thanks ALOT :D
Really great lesson. It seems the only way to determine which modes are available is to map out the notes used in the underlying chords or bass line, see which notes are not used, and look at modes that do something with the unused notes while not flattening or sharpening the notes being used. I wonder if there's an app for that. Great shredding, BTW!
Bavarian cheese whistle--the most underrated musical instrument ever!
Feed the beasts. Nice lesson
Hi uncle Ben! Can you talk about the call and response concept and its application to structure a solo? That’ll be awesome. Thanks for the great content every time🤘
Oh my god based off your usual quality of content I already know this is gonna be SO USEFUL thank you uncle Ben 🙏
Last solo jam session had dashes of Warren E. Lee. Loved it.
I’m happy to take that comparison!!!
@@BenEller Nailed it! blink blink
Love the sequence starting at 17:28. Sweet!
Give those pups a treat for me
Best reason to like a video ever!
The outlet is upside-down....and it's painful!! 🤣🤣 Great vid!! 🤘🤘
Did you ever do a vid on guitar players pedals and the sounds that made them more recognizable than others? Great dog footage.
What a badass Ibanez!
Tasty stuff!
That was some eye opener! Ben, you're a genius! First discovered your channel through your fantastic tribute to EVH after he passed away. Anyway, stumbled upon this vid as i'm desperate to learn how to play metal solos (beginner/intermediate level). The theory you explained totally makes sense (although i don''t know about phrygian or dorian scales just yet). My main problem is to be able to 'make music' out of the scales (playing a scale up and down serves no purpose). Yet you make it look so easy :-(. I think i need to have a go with a background track as you said. But i seem to struggle creating melodic licks, especially with the pentatonic scale. Everyone seems to worship it, i don't like it.... Anyway, thinking about joining your patreon site, well impressed sir!
At least for me is not to think about scales. Absolutely Zen (my ideal music situation). Haha!
PS I really enjoyed your facial expression when you played the"Cure" melody in the Hexatonic minor improvisation....
Hi Uncle Ben!! Thanks a lott❤️
8:24
That moment when you realize that Uncle Ben is the real Buckethead.
Nice lesson as usual UB. I googled Bavarian cheese whistle. I was surprised.
I walked right into that one! Now Siri isn't speaking to me...
Lol I wish my Dorian sounded that like that. Killer chops as always uncle Ben
The "german" interval made my day! :-P And you have some lovely dogs! Greetings from germany...
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 :)