Instant Fretboard Freedom with just 2 SHAPES! Shred hard with Uncle Ben Eller Weekend Wankshop 262

Downloadable TABS, bonus lessons, backing tracks, and MORE available on my Patreon page! / benellerguitars ! This week you also get a bonus lesson detailing how to use this scale shape concept with all 7 modes of the major scale! You're gonna burn the neck up after you learn these!
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Hey guys! Its your good buddy, Uncle Ben Eller, back again with Weekend Wankshop 262. In this lesson, i'm going to show you the keys to instant fretboard freedom by just learning two easy-to-visualize patterns for the major (ionian) and minor (aeloean) scales!!! They're extremely simple and will work perfectly in ANY key.
If you can master these simple 3+4 2 string scale shapes, you can root them off of ANY string and blaze away. Its SO much easier than trying to visualize gigantic 6 string patterns while moving across the neck. Plus, you get the HUGE added benefit of learning how find root notes on any string all over the board. Once you start LOOKING for those notes as roots, you're going to start finding them!
I designed this E minor shred lick as a great way to learn these shapes, but its also killer alternate picking practice, too. I played it as sextuplets (6 notes per beat) at 110 BPM in the intro, but its TOTALLY possible to get it WAY beyond that! Try messing with the phrasing of the 3+4 scale shapes and see what you can come up with. Combine these patterns with the high speed phrasing ideas in last week's Sick Sick Sixes lesson and you're going to dominate the world. And don't forget to sign up for patreon and get that bonus video showing you all 7 modes of the major scale, then you'll REALLY be cooking!
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Only 2 more BPM to go!

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After 25 years of playing, Uncle Ben is always showing me something that actually improves my playing. Thanks Uncle Ben.

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Uncle Ben, I have learned so much from your channel in the last 6 months, than I have from any one on the internet in the last 2 years. You possess amazing skills, both as a teacher as well as a musician. Any possibility of you teaching how to play spread triads? Thanx again Uncle!!!

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[@SmokinSigs357]

I dig this...lots. When I used to teach, that pattern was my go-to for teaching major/minor scales and modes. I am stuck in sixes for life. LOL! I will point out, however, there is a 3rd shape that you introduced...transitioning from 7th position Em at 10:17. ;) Thanks for your awesome vids and lessons!

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Holy shit, this is where you build the pocket octaves from! Learning! Uncle Ben, you're amazing.

[@JCFern]

This is a whole new fresh(and musical) way to practice scale shapes. I've even took this a step further by opening with the low E the minor shape. At the moment since I just learned the run, I can't even get to Stepdad speed, more like red-headed stepchild sloow speed. But I'm already beginning to see the possibilities, and even doing "escape" runs anywhere along the sequence, and starting to figure out which box shapes are under my fingers at any point. This is some seriously good stuff Uncle Ben 🙏

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He's awesome! The schtick really isn't my thing, but I understand why he does it! It's for the simple minds (homeschoolers as he refers to them, I believe, haha!) that need a song and dance to keep them excited. Throw in some Fretjam from KZbin, and you'll be golden! Fretjam is a killer channel too, especially if you're interested in theory!

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He is good...also check out Steve Stine vids. That guy explains the modes very well.

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This is a great way to see the fretboard! Two shapes. Awsome! Thanks for sharing this information!

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This is by far the best method I've seen to get players out of scale boxes and start thinking horizontally across the fretboard. Well done

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Sorry I'm late, got sucked into watching a video first of ships being launched and making huge waves...cool!

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my new favorite guitar playing term: "Shop locally" lol I love it!

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"Your mileage may vary!"

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Basically, G scale pattern in standard tuning looks like: 7(B): 3-5-7 6(E): 3-5-7 5(A): 3-5-7 4(D): 4-5-7 3(G): 4-5-7 2(B): 5-7-8 1(E): 5-7-8 Just transpose it and play from any row at your will, you need only to memorize that you have 3x WW, 2x HW, and 2x WH in this order

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uncle ben, im making it a goal to watch one episode of your channel and one of chris liepes per day to maximize the shred, thank you for always being here when ive been slacking on my practice, going 4 years strong

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Sadly, my hair donation days are over. My head is where hair goes to die. Oh, and your teaching style is some of the best I've ever seen.

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I am not and nor will I ever be a shredder but that was really clever and will give me hours of fun especially mixed up with the pentatonics I have used for ever cheers man was well appreciated

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Shop local🤣🤣 This was an eye-opener for me...Great lesson Ben!! Love the format and simplicity. And thank you so much for not showing the Am pent scale in 1st position to start the lesson.

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Powerful information and technique! Thank you so much Uncle Ben!

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Hold up! This almost makes sense! I better watch again. Subbed. I think I can learn something here!

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One of the best lessons to break down the fret board,man in a couple minutes i was doing it around the neck wow how simple you broke that down thanks.\m/

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Another great guitar video

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This and the 3 4 lesson is another great tool to see and use the whole fretboard. Thank you Ben!

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This is a great one. Thanks Uncle Ben

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Your relaxed manner of explanation makes difficult things easy :)

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Nice, you can learn something from shredders!

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Great tone! And thank you for the lesson. Much appreciated.

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Thanks Ben, that's awesome inspiration. Playing 4 notes on one string in two 3 note blocks??? i always played my scales with 3 notes and then moved to the next string / root but there always seemed to be some kind of "gap"... never really fluent... this opens up new worlds when it comes to speed and making use of the entire fretboard!

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Holy sh^t!! Why have I never figured this out. This is really useful stuff. THANKYOU

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Great pattern. Definitely adding this to the practice routine. Thank you Uncle Ben!

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Thanks Uncle Ben!

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Love these! Got into the series far too late, started over from video number one and is crawling through them all.. But can't help tuning in on the new ones as well! These lessons are so helpful, thank you so much for all the shredding tips Ben! 🤘

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Very cool lesson! thank you Ben!

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Love the 7:18 quote. That holds so much significance beyond playing guitar

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Killer tools .Thanks Unk Ben..🤘

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Exactly what my playing needs right now, thank you so much!

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Found this really useful, thanks so much for sharing and explaining so well.

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Excellent video. Thank you

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Another awesome lesson Uncle Ben.

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awesome teacher.. i think ive broken the ice on playing scales .. wonderful.. i use it but i have a different groove but yeah i love it

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Great lesson, thank you!

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