Uncle Ben Eller's Spooky Scale Secrets! Harmonic Minor Mastery!
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Hey kids!!! Its Uncle Ben Eller, here with a super SPOOKTACULAR music theory guitar lesson to get you in the Halloween spirit!!!
The harmonic minor scale is more than just the favorite scale of Yngwie Malmsteen.... its a creepy chord and arpeggio-generating machine. A lot of us just learn a scale as a pattern we use for shredding, but in this lesson, i'm going to show you how to BUILD stuff from that scale to make spine-tingling arpeggios, chords, and chord progressions!!!! This will help you make the sounds you've heard all over Danny Elfman soundtracks, tech death bands like the Faceless, and more! Its a graveyard smash!!!
Playing my Suhr Modern Satin into my Fractal Axe FX III.
Let me know if you'd like to see more theory-based lessons like this on future episodes of Weekend Wankshop!!! - Hudba
Not kissing ass or anything but Uncle Ben is the best and most thorough teacher on CZcams that I have seen,......
Facts
Aaaaaand he's got the best rice!
Just remember to wash your face later
Much better than my stupid step dad
I'd prefer a less tabby approach (less discussion of fret number) but I liked how he did it in this video with a mix of that and MUSIC. One of his best that I've watched though.
Mikael Åkerfeldt must have fallen asleep to this scale when he was a child.
*Yngwie Intensifies*
Uncle Ben you’re teaching skills are off the hook
man i've written this before...lots of gifted players/teachers on youtube these days... ben eller is right up there with them all PLUS he makes everything so funny, entertaining, informaive and SIMPLIFIED (ergo value added).
This is the scale I have been hearing all these years😩
Ya a "little" more advanced is good just don't go full on Beato and you won't lose me lol
What, you don't like a superlocrian mode on an altered dominant chord in the first five minutes of a video about beginner's harmony??
Never go full Beato
If you are gonna sell a book, you gotta first confuse people, then offer an answer$
HeadbangoO 😂 I assume wankshop videos are advanced regardless of title. I am not even off the top familiar with the chord locations he is using.. I would need a full course to digest this...
don't go Beato, because he's boring as shit
Paul Gilbert described the “note skipping” technique to spice up the old box shape approach to scales in his Shred Alert DVD. You’ve taken this concept to the next level! Thanks for the great lesson Shredi master!
more of this kind of stuff would be so awesome. I'm a pretty experienced guitar player, been playing for 23 years. my chops are pretty tight but suffer at theory. you explain it very well. keep up the great work uncle ben
Uncle Ben, I agree with you, this here Harmonic Minor Scale is SPOOKY! And Dangerous! When I was a kid I used to here it coming from under my bed! I was so scared, the theme music for a hundred B horror movies. Once at summer camp we were telling spooky stories, and I heard that some middle school kid from the Midwest, got involved with learning this treacherous scale from HELL! The next day he traded his Harmony acoustic for a cream scalloped neck Strat, got a wall of Marshalls, because he stole his dads credit cards, and started wearing tight leather pants, boots and puffy shirts, even grew his bowl cut out to long flowing locks! Then he got a fake Rolex, and a bunch of gold jewelry, played THIS SCALE! So fast that he began spinning his Strat around his neck, and flipping picks at people, put a kids eye out with a Fender Medium! Some say he sold his soul to the Devil, at the Crossroads like Ralph Macchio! He has not been heard from since! Some say he changed his name to Ynge-yo-yo Manstain, and got real fat, playing Pagganini Etudes and eating whole chickens. Great lesson though.
HAHA, the best comment yet. Is that the same guy who added a J to his name so nobody would confuse him with other musicians??
While during a workout regimen, misunderstood advise given to him by his trainer, to master "Buns of steel" instead he mastered "Buns of cinnamon"
@@Scottocaster6668 Nah, just like to try to respond to Uncle Ben's, wacky stuff, when I should be pickin', Ben is a fun teacher, I hope much success for him. I'm trying to get Tina S. or Dr. Viochy's, 'Moonlight Sonata' now. Glad you liked my spooky little story, Keep Pickin'!
@@Watzline thanks brother, you too!
I know, I should be less clickin' and more pickin' myself. I'm always fucking around on here.
Best damn guitar lessons on the internets. Period.
Harmonic Minor is one of my favs. Works really well with the 8 Tone Diminished pattern, which is the most evil, but gets kinda stale after a while.
An absolutely brilliant lesson especially for someone like myself who has at last got over my paranoia of theory. Thanks a lot
Thanks, will kick this around n see what happens.
I’m a player of 17 years and I never had a problem getting into theory. Out of curiosity why do you think that yourself as well as countless other people learning an instrument get so scared of it and procrastinate learning it
I am afraid that was a great lesson.
When's your melodic death metal EP dropping Uncle Ben?
U need to show us how to play the crossroads duel the vai one
Hail friend, been playing for almost 20 years and I have to say some of your secret teachings (such as the art of chunking) have unlocked some of my dormant abilities. I have seen improvements that got me excited about playing again., and the world will one day thank you for that.
keep it up
Same for me, played for years. Kinda stopped due to lack of confidence in my ability to pass certain plateaus, now im eager to learn and im eager to practice every day.
Thanks Ben!
@@redmetalpanda9051 dude i wrote that comment about 6 months ago....i have continued to practice The U-Ben's tips and techniques since then, and I can tell you my playig ability has increased more in this time frame than I can ever recall...its been awesome to finally play like a guy who's had his guitar for such a long time....i feel like a badass LOL
@@thescream1868 send him some money dude!! Don’t rely on “the world” to thank him!
@@tronlady1 oh, what i meant is, he is giving his info out to the world....and some people are using this to improve themselves, if you believe in karma, he will get his share in due time. You be surprised how powerful gratittude can be, especially when that is all the person has to give at the moment.....
Great lesson. Broke it down very well for theory dummies like me.
The scale of choice of all metalheads
It’s almost SPOOKY how much your lessons have made me (technically) a better guitarist but musician as well.
In particular, the insight/knowledge you drop when it’s more theory-based has allowed me to discover all kinds of rad shit/ideas on guitar, piano, violin, jazz flute, washboard, etc.
I’ve been playing for a time and tbh it’s been a bit since I’ve woke up in the morn with that goofy excitement to practice some new technique or been impatient to get home so I can record that random riff/lick/idea that popped into my head during work.
Can’t express how grateful I am for that Thanks and keep up the great work.
Hey Ben, I have to say that the whiteboard and explaining triads and creating chords was great.
Perhaps you have been doing this for a while in your videos, if so great.
Keep it up as it really helps to visualise and understand relationships of scales and chords 🙌🏻
This is the type of video I really enjoy. A little music theory, pointers to how to use it and what to explore. And very well presented. Thank you!
Okay. You are a superhero. Don't know which one. But you're one. Maybe you're still in the shadows and us mere mortals out here haven't realized it yet, so you remain unnamed, but you are a superhero Great lesson! Absolutely great lesson! Cheers!
Natural minor, melodic minor and spoopy minor. Got it!
BEST GUITAR LESSON ON CZcams! Thanks Uncle Ben or should I say Step Dad.
This harmonic minor is fun to play with any group of folks. I love jamming with my all my friends every other weekend.
Truly the best lesson on harmonic minor out there, the chords that make up the scale are so well explained.
I hope that you continue this approach to your videos! You effectively combined your techniques with a dash of Beato and Signals. I really dig that you are able to add stuff like this to your content....thanks for everything you do sir.
Joe G and thank you for watching!
This has been one of my favorite videos from you so far. Ya gawn an dug out hwite board skippy hoppies. More of these for sure.
Dude so cool! Please do another one on the Melodic minor!
Uncle Ben Eller's Spooky Scale Secrets! or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Write Ghost Songs
straight away i recognized some styles of nick johnston -yes please regard more scale unlocking -best lesson ever
Uncle Ben going beast mode on the theory and I love it!
Loved it ben!! My kind of stuff! Keep it up.
Great lesson Ben more of this these please. I really enjoyed this.
Fantastic lesson ! thanks uncle Ben
Love your videos
Loved the lesson man, as usual. Would love more advanced lessons like this one in the future 🤘🏼
Great video Ben, I'd be more than happy to see more like this :)
Fantastic lesson,explained the concept perfectly.
Yes, more please! Excellent!
Really great stuff. Gonna need more than a week to digest
The best teacher on YT hands down! Fist bump from the UK dude
That thumbnail is fantastic.
Ty for a great lesson! Opens so many doors to my playing!
Thank you so much, Uncle Ben!
I definitely owe you some whisky.
I never thought the fog of music theory would clear, but you’ve opened up my entire fretboard in this one lesson.
Great lesson! Thanks!
well, i think this was absolutely fantastic!
I think it’s great having some advanced lessons too. But keep sending them beginner ones too. Every once in a while I realise I really missed something basic 30 years ago! :))
Very cool Ben
Awesome lesson uncle Ben!! Harmonic minor has always been a favorite of mine!!
Great Lesson!
Thank you Uncle Ben. This is absolutely brilliant
Great teaching Ben!
Great job. Do more like this.
That was a great lesson!
Awesome stuff uncle Ben!!!!
Thank you for all the information presented in such a clear way.
Awesome uncle Ben !!
I love when you do harmonic minor stuff 👻
Yes more of this please and thank you.
Love this lesson Uncle Ben!
Sick lesson! Really well and simply explained!
Thanks uncle Ben 😁👍🏻😂
keep doing this, PLEASE!!!
I recently, like within the last 3 weeks found your channel. It is excellent and very informative. I'm looking forward to catching up on all past episodes. Keep it up brother!
Really helpful lessons! Thanks
Very nice Ben, keep it up with spooky and less beginner friendly. Great vid
The best Harminor lesson I've ever seen. By far. Thanks, Ben!!
You're a fucking genius Uncle Ben.... great lesson!
You put that across really well, thank you
One of your best!
Great video mate.
Love these lessons. Love the visuals! More more more!!!!
Nice lesson Ben, thanks.
More of this please
This was a fantastic lesson. Also, more about The Faceless please haha.
You packed a lot of stuff in this episode and explained it very well, throwing in pearls along the way. Gave me a lot to think about. Great vid!
Super helpful and explained really well. Thanks.
Thanks a lot uncle Ben. This trick will come handy! 🙏🏽
Great lesson. Thanks Uncle Ben!
Yes, more of this please!
Awesome great to see some depth on the harmonic minor scale and what is possible.
Cracking lesson Ben. I'm going to pick my guitar up off the back of this one!
Perfect amount of theory. Useful but not too complicated. Definitely would watch more like this. Thank you!
Thanks for showing more unique ways to take advantage of this scale Ben! Really dig how you used it to get The Faceless vibe.
I love all your videos. This one is among my favorites. Thanks.
Wow, I learned something I did not know. I am surprised i did not see that myself. Thanks a million Uncle Ben!
Another great lesson!
Really well explained.
I think this is your best video yet. I found this extremely useful. You are very good at explaining music theory, so pls Uncle Ben, gimme more!
Fantastic lesson, uncle Ben. Thank you.
Harmonic minor has always been my favorite scale. The 5th mode (Phrygian dominant) is the most badass scale/mode in my opinion
very informative, Uncle Ben, thanks
The chords that get used in Elfman's scores are also used in a lot of Psychobilly riffs. Very cool chords to use!
This was great Ben. When the awesome Uncle Beato talks music theory it usually sails over my head. When you explain the stuff I understand it better. More would be great. Thanks!
Very very cool, thanks so much. Love this. 😁👍💯
such a great video. just the right mix of theory and technique
Thank you so much for your videos! I love how easy you make it to understand the theory behind things
You deserve ALL the subs, Uncle Ben. Thanks for another delicious, tasty lesson.
best lesson ever Uncle Ben, thank you mate. you rock
Awesome lesson and thanks for sharing your tips 👍