Choose the Right Scale EVERY TIME!!

[@BenEller]

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

[@Stringprodigy]

Ear training!

[@Thijscube]

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]

or maybe its time for marty's lucretia solo

[@burtnolanguitarshow495]

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

[@jimmyc5498]

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

[@JackR845]

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

[@Cambone13]

Don't reveal my secrets!

[@RockinSG]

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]

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

[@droidsector]

This lol

[@supasoja2137]

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

[@johnfrenette]

+10 points for sneaking the “meow” in there

[@cpeplinski]

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]

hahaha

[@BLeeFAFO]

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

[@Bad.Rabbit]

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

[@justinpalmer6098]

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

[@keithmori5342]

That face got me hahahaha

[@CrisKRA]

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

[@usagi2988]

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

[@horrorshowbass]

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

[@kyleroach2581]

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

[@drsmith4582]

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]

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

[@rishz7857]

Huh?

[@andyglamrock]

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

[@Peck_Bull]

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

[@feirand]

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

[@Eric-vd7ne]

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

[@richardzilla]

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

[@Lord_Verminaard]

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!

[@hermaca]

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

[@SMGMusic14]

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

[@BenEller]

Thank you!!!

[@graemehowarth721]

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

[@tdaalien7820]

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

[@richdelb]

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

[@ddguitars1969]

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

[@musarapio_hha]

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

[@maceleder3768]

U R amazing.

[@brandongilbrech3983]

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

[@johntorelli3834]

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

[@Cmajor165]

Really needed this vid, thanks ben!

[@Micky199797]

Awesome tone

[@scottemmonsmusic6001]

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.

[@serirracional]

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

[@Henrikvikinghartfeldtjohansson]

1 comment.... Treats for the beasts... Keep up the excellent work, love your channel...

[@royalmarine1011]

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

[@BriBeast8566]

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

[@CyberDocUSA]

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.

[@danielnodland4072]

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.

[@jackmeoff2376]

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

[@chrismitlyng1411]

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

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

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

[@petermcalister2328]

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

[@lesliepurchase4221]

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

[@mikebaker7964]

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

[@patricksummers8890]

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

[@burtnolanguitarshow495]

Great work man!! You have become my fav geetar player to watch on yt!!!

[@pedroleal7118]

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!

[@nateo7045]

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

[@BossDM-2]

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 KZbin.

[@thetribalist6923]

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

[@irblueflames69]

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

[@electroKrunch]

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

[@keithbriscoe99]

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

[@BenEller]

I’m happy to take that comparison!!!

[@keithbriscoe99]

@@BenEller Nailed it! blink blink

[@dannyjdonovan]

Give those pups a treat for me

[@joefrance6599]

Great lesson. This really helped me!

[@thomasilzig4783]

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

[@derbanger1097]

Killa Playing with the hexatonic scale ! love it

[@allansamilow728]

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

[@kwichmann2777]

Best reason to like a video ever!

[@twanja08]

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

[@israelr6636]

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

[@cmcp975]

Cuddle Cam for The Win :)

[@ericdoswell8115]

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

[@BenEller]

Hahahaha dude I’m totally stealing that

[@SilverWuf69]

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

[@mortenjohansen5781]

Feed the beasts. Nice lesson

[@deerfeeder2076]

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.

[@diogotaira390]

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

[@johnfatorich3494]

Damn that is some sweet freaking tone. Nice work👍

[@sctguitar]

Great, as always Ben. Thanks man.

[@dentondam]

Love the sequence starting at 17:28. Sweet!

[@MultiDamo123]

This is awesome, thanks. Cool playing dude 🤘

[@joestentzalienguitarist9814]

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

[@stgarp85]

First time on your channel. Great stuff!

[@alcoolbc]

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

[@Raunline]

Great lesson!!! I’ve always had trouble improvising.

[@bulldogstudio1]

Good damn lesson. Always like to see and hear how you think. It’s helped me.

[@ricg4512]

Great lesson uncle ben 👍👏👌

[@markkram7106]

Killer lesson! Thanks ben

[@CyberScorps]

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

[@MichaelWilson-ri9pn]

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

[@hamishnouwens6466]

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

[@MegaDeox]

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?

[@deltalegendsguitaramplific5450]

Thanks Uncle Ben !

[@benjammin9369]

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

[@mikeomaly]

What a badass Ibanez!

[@Groduke1011]

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

[@gregogardner]

Very cool, thanks! I usually use the root notes of a riff, see what shape it makes and then what mode that shape matches.

[@vincescotti2254]

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

[@renataarizanova6103]

Great content Ben, thank you! I'm learning so much based on the information you provide. Awesome teaching 👍🎶

[@lopezb]

Great lesson!

[@JA-ik8xc]

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.

[@SheepWaveMeByeBye]

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

[@stux]

Enjoyed this a lot, ties in nicely with some stuff my tutor is showing me. Thanks Mr Ben!

[@HolyLordmayhem]

The Nein!!! German approves. Good one

[@MizuRino]

Great examples!

[@TheDeathInTheAir]

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

[@EVEROSFP1]

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....

[@ddguitars1969]

This is fantastic ....great teaching Ben! Exactly what I needed.

[@bestboy897]

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

[@NathanielAbernathy]

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.

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

This is a seriously helpful lesson! Thanks, Uncle Ben!

[@Mujcanal]

good explanation , thank you

[@nelsonw2096]

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

[@Baerno]

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

[@brookscobbguitars2279]

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

[@tantrispicks2440]

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!

[@conjob2112]

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!

[@aagamanpant936]

Hi Uncle Ben!! Thanks a lott❤️