Eric Johnson's Cascading Pentatonic WORKOUT!

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Well what the heck, I played onstage with Eric Johnson at the Woodshed Guitar Experience 2023!!!! No big deal!!! Madness, right? Anyway, since then, I've been on a quest to add more of EJ's signature cascading pentatonic runs into my playing. To help you all master these legendary licks, I came up with this exercise to help you all master the 2 most essential EJ picking principals:
1: alternate picking even numbers of notes per string
2: the double downstroke dangler (AKA limited economy picking)
Practice these licks with the practice tracks from my Patreon page and you're sure to be ripping faster than ever in no time!!!
Gear:
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UA OX

[@BenEller]

Thanks for learning the 2 fundamental techniques you HAVE to know to master Eric Johnson's cascading pentatonic runs! Grab the TAB and practice tracks right here: www.patreon.com/posts/ww351-ej-workout-88867480?Link&

[@sethradnothy8875]

are you going to start posting the tabs in guitar pro format at any point?

[@miskalaine]

On the stage with both EJ and Timmons? Insane man! Great lesson Ben :-)

[@clintn6677]

Cool Ben! Its nice when a practice exercises sounds good on its own!

[@thebipolarbear1]

Love you're content man all good stuff keep up the good work lots of us appreciate it

[@TheloniusJ]

Good stuff. And super cool about sharing the stage with EJ. Phenomenal.

[@This_Guitarist]

EJ and Andy, two of my favorites! This lesson is exactly what I need, thanks Ben!

[@terrygolis6351]

Thank you Ben for teaching that phrase this is just what I needed was someone to slow it down and explain exactly how it works thank you

[@lazyleftz]

Thank you for dope educational content, Ben! As always :)

[@NewLifeWithGuitar]

I only started learning how to play guitar a month ago & I'm documenting my journey on here and this type of stuff is super helpful!

[@kibscott6096]

Thank you for the EJ lesson, great video and wow to being on stage with him and timmons way cool!!!! Thank you keep up the great videos, much appreciated 🤘, ok fingers let's get this!!

[@brendanshervington3560]

Thanks Uncle Ben! You jam and hang out with the coolest of Muse's, Much luv lesson 😍👍

[@henrykelly1183]

Some of the best EJ breakdowns, your EJ essentials vid a few years back was also brilliant. Love this playing but combine it with EJs tone and its just magic - very happy for you to have seen it first hand.

[@mykneeshurt8393]

great lesson. Nice job, Ben!

[@FrancoAlcudia]

Man, this video has been so freaking useful! I've been triying to understand that way and it's been so complicated even watching a lot of videos, but this one is just perfect, thanks a lot.

[@philbeckerguitar]

Great lick and lesson. Thanks Ben.

[@clintrichardsonguitar]

Awesome lesson! I love these types of runs, it also has a, Warren DeMartini vibe to it as well. He does a lot of these cascading style runs too.

[@chadfayrobinson7537]

Thanks man that was very clear and helpful !

[@brendaborgosano8422]

Going to see him next month for the first time evah!! Thanks this is great!

[@chucksaeger7500]

Excellent content and very well executed as always. I’ve learned a ton since watching your lessons and I watch them constantly. My picking and accuracy have improved immensely but still having trouble picking up the pace. I’m still very grateful for your terrific lessons.

[@jeffpodrug8942]

Thanks, Uncle Ben! I'm still having a hard time with my pinky since the surgery, but these exercises are fantastic!! You are a maestro!! 🤘🎸

[@hampusnilsson6950]

Man.. Same stage as Eric Johnson. It will take time to grasp that. He knows hes way around the sound. Anyhow.. Azum!! Thank you and take my thumbs up! Keep up the good work!!

[@GeneSchmidt]

Jesus! This is the BEST explanation of that technique I have seen. Looking forward to getting at my guitar later

[@guitarslave]

YES!!! I love it when Ben covers Eric Johnson.

[@jonasirwin2409]

Thank you for this.. Something about it is really fun to play over and over again..

[@bestboy897]

one of my fave lessons from u makes economy picking so easy thanks to you

[@samcagney6089]

Great lesson. Thanks Ben!

[@paulbaglio6295]

My pentatonics thank you in advance. Still waiting for that Chris Poland etude you promised me.

[@m1j3]

So pumped for this, my pentatonics have always been lacking

[@ShawnTubbs]

Great stuff Ben!!!

[@twanja08]

EJ is a monster!!! Awesome you got to jam with him!! 🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@DanGerzoneNinja]

This is awesome, thanks! In his interview with Rick Beato, Kirk Hammet showed a warmup he did that he called jazz chord promenade or something like that that he learned from Joe Satriani. Would love it if you could show us that exercise or something similar.

[@RichTones]

I can never get sick of EJ style licks and lessons, great breakdown man.

[@megasous]

Thank you for the lesson !!

[@siehayes]

Good stuff Ben, something different to work on. Thanks!

[@orloification]

Good lesson, Ben. Thanks!

[@haydendonahoo8885]

Stealing this for my wedding gig on Saturday. Keeping em coming!

[@joerod0]

Really cool lesson. Thanks I managed to make some variation that work for me.

[@yvesacj]

great lesson Uncle Ben

[@DojCity]

That picture of you and Eric onstage sparks joy

[@berlymahn]

You provide exceptional lessons. TY.

[@felipevalli]

Congrats, uncle Ben! Keep rocking!

[@timsellsted521]

Super helpful Ben!

[@BenEller]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CameronCooper]

This will keep me busy. Great as always Ben! ;)

[@philippr6107]

This down down eco picking reminds me of another lesson you had where it was some ascending 3 note per string shredding with the down down eco things thrown in. That one defo made eco picking click for me and this one is really good as well now

[@nevigo5519]

Great run. It's a great practice. Thanks. 👍

[@mykneeshurt8393]

If you slow the "step dad speed" section down to 50% it REALLY sounds like step dad, when you talk.... "I'm not drunk! You're drunk!!"

[@eddiecancelmusic]

Another awesome lesson Ben. I don’t know what everyone thinks but I think you are also a God-level player!

[@toor30309]

Holy 💩 man this is the most technical breakdown of EJ I’ve seen on the internet. Wow immediate EJ influence injection

[@BenEller]

Can’t wait to see what you do with this stuff!

[@notyerbrother2228]

this is a quality exercise!!

[@jasonday8334]

I’ll never forget when my dad introduced me to Eric, first time on Austin City Limits, later we picked Eric’s guitar instructional on VHS, I learned a lot from that video.

[@AsdeEspadas.Fernando]

Love it!! Great!!! Hi from Argentina

[@mikemello1313]

Just noticed you had the guitar grimoire in the background. Thats the secret weapon. Its got everything you'd ever need to know. Ive been using that book since i found it in my early 20s now im 43. Love that thing.

[@flooko]

you rule uncle ben ! cant wait to give this little ditty a go

[@chucksaeger7500]

You’re killing me smalls! You make it look so easy!

[@toshiaier1786]

Awesome, thanks

[@CamArias]

Now I can't stop hearing Bean-ller-Guitars in my mind when you promote your patreon. 😅

[@ericnicolleau4331]

Thanks for this! Would be great if you can show us some Shawn Lane's pentatonic ideas

[@ChangoGuitarras]

Encontré esta joya de canal, explicaciones claras y grandes lecciones, me suscribo y gracias por compartir tu conocimiento. Saludos desde Argentina 👍👍🎸🎸🙌🙌

[@benpowersguitar]

What a cool experience, awesome man. Love the exercise.

[@BenEller]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Bronco2Cj]

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[@EL_DUDERIN0]

This is a great lesson. Were you able to watch EJ and break it down while you were watching him? That's so sick man. You are legend.

[@patandmacmusic]

Sick. I’ve been working on incorporating economy picking into my playing so this will be a fun one to integrate.

[@metalheadbill]

That Shining art on the wall is rad

[@VexLosers]

Wholly shit where has this channel been all of my life? Amazing lesson

[@glennlysack5846]

Thanks for all the time you took to chat w/ me Ben I really appreciated it.

[@StratsRUs]

Thank You 👍🌟

[@coreyw1353]

Great lesson Ben. The first part of the lick really reminds me of his solo in Minstrel Gigolo from the Cristopher Cross album.

[@user-vl9bn5wx3j]

Great lesson ben im jeff by the way and ive been playing for 15 years now im now 35 born in 88 and even as early as just three years ago i had trouble with the two note pattern in 6s but this last winter i practiced alot and got better at it this lesson is super helpful thanks ben and my advice to anyone struggling with guitar sequences pentatonic or dorian scale modal lead guitar is commit very seriously for 2 to 3 months if you have the time practice every day for at least 2 hours maybe at most 7 or 8 hours if you have the endurance with just snack breaks off and on but try to commit to it if you want to get better and it halps to know your technique and have that down i really like ian thornley and emil werstler zakk wylde and eric steckel are pretty wicked players too have a great rest of the summer and year too ben love all your videos cheers jeff.

[@ChasingSoundGuitar]

This lesson is awesome. Also, my new, orange Shred Til You're Undead shirt just showed up!

[@BenEller]

Huzzah!!!

[@philipbeasley72]

Nice!

[@Ryan_Messenger]

Thanks, Uncle Ben.

[@brookgannon]

Great job at teaching digestible bites of information

[@saboteursweden]

Downstroke dangler! That’s a new shirt right there❤

[@juanduplays]

Awesome lesson, need to figure out an ascending pattern

[@matthewmckinney9348]

Having seen you guys in Knoxville one night (after finding out you guys are Tennessee boys too) and enjoying the hell out of the show, NOW I find out you shared the stage with Johnson and Timmons in lil ol' Crossville? That's such a beautiful town. Passed by it a million times as a kid going to Rockwood and Kingston. Other than Nashville, I'm surprised other parts of Tennessee are drawing such big names in the guitar community.

[@aleksandarradovic3337]

Great lesson,example how to enhance pentatonic scale with 6th interval of major scale .in this case adding C# to key of E and get that slightly diatonic feel ,EJ and Satch do it all the time

[@IDGAF_PLUS]

I saw Eric on the Ah Via Musicom tour in 1991. Mind blown.

[@tandybare]

this video is content gold.

[@xavierortiz2690]

Big Thumbs Up

[@MotorRoseMusic]

If its good enough for Ding-dangle Marmalade, it's good enough for me!

[@RikJSmith]

Good for you , Ben !! What an amazing Life Experience for you . I must say , like a lot of people , I'm extremely jealous . But I'm happy for you . Hope you're doing well .

[@theconspiracyofnoize5984]

Right up my alley

[@monocyte2210]

this sounds killer

[@replicated]

As soon as I heard the first note, I camed and started farding.

[@BenEller]

RIP UR pant

[@sepiarain]

😂😂😂

[@Cognitoman]

Lmfao😂

[@Doctor-Shoebill]

CUMB FARD!!!

[@ColtonBeasleyMusic]

😂

[@thebomontellano4996]

Cool. I've Andy and Eric Gales jam at the NAMM show right next to my old boss Grover Jackson.

[@coopercarter]

Just need more of that Woodshed jam footage -- was bummed to miss out this yr

[@MrPaolo101]

This is a bit of a shot in the dark…. BUT could Uncle Ben do a vid on ‘Slip of the Tongue’ by whitesnake?… y’know the Steve Vai thing?. Ive looked everywhere but there’s nothing that great…. Can you help?. Pretty please?!?!? ;)

[@daysleeper3910]

YES! +1 Been looking for that one too!

[@gcrauwels941]

A favorite cascading run of mine is Joe Satriani's 'Rubina' (Live at the Tower Theatre) 2:51 That solo is powerful.

[@buckjofiden4804]

Great lesson mate ! I was about 20 when I first heard EJ and the Tones album. Maybe a lesson on EJs intervallic approach as well? Like he uses in ‘Friends’ 😬

[@justsomeguy727]

Babe, wake up. Uncle Ben just posted a new exercise!

[@BenEller]

LESS SLEEPIN, MORE SWEEPIN!!!

[@justsomeguy727]

​@@BenEllerif only my real uncle gave advice as good as yours

[@powerbylightfutureisnow1579]

Great job ❤ good for you, your d man

[@danguitarman91]

Yes yes and yes

[@BITESIZEJONES]

I take bits and pieces from EJ. Enough to change up my solo but not completely morphed.

[@wesleytrott6397]

Ben's lessons are the best on KZbin!

[@BenEller]

Thank you!!

[@JasonB5232]

You got the 'thumbs up' for playing this at 'stepdad step' for me. 🤣

[@stevelibby3]

Those Desert Rose vox though 🤘🏼

[@themetalghost]

I hear do you feel like I do .. EJ is awesome..

[@eweesplace]

Dude, jamming with the double capital EJ is insane. High five

[@Guitar_at_Home1]

My inner Bonamassa fandom applauds this lesson. Thank you sir!

[@johanngregory3499]

Kick Ass with Andy! 🔥 🎸🔥

[@mysixstringtheory8337]

killer!