Your Extended Arpeggios SUCK! This is Why You Suck at Guitar 19 with Ben Eller

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  • čas přidán 14. 11. 2019
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    Hey kids! Its your good buddy, Uncle Ben Eller, here with a brand new episode of This is Why You Suck at Guitar!!!!
    On TIWYSAG19, we're gonna be talking arpeggios: Big, huge, EXPENSIVE arpeggios! Learning all those Major 7, minor 7, and Dominant 7 arpeggios can be a daunting task; but if you've learned the basic 3 important arpeggio types (major, minor, and diminished), you can actually just strategically use those and double your arpeggio vocabulary instantly!!!
    In this lesson, i'm going to show you my tricks for combing simple triad arpeggios to create bigger, more jazzy harmonies. We will start by talking about basic arpeggio construction, then get into how to use these simple shapes to make M7, m7, and 7 arpeggio sounds. Along the way, we will talk about the harmony tricks that make these things possible, and lastly, we will talk about using these concepts in the realm of implying harmony in your rhythm guitar playing. Whether you're a shredder or a rhythm player, there's a lot to learn here!
    Playing my Suhr Modern Satin into the Axe Fx III.
    What do YOU suck at?! Let me know in the comments!
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Komentáře • 270

  • @BenEller
    @BenEller  Před 4 lety +72

    No kittens were declawed during the making of this video. What do YOU suck at that you want to see on the next installment of This is Why You Suck at Guitar?!

    • @tonepoet
      @tonepoet Před 4 lety +9

      Intervals, string skipping, hybrid picking, dimished ideas. Keep doing what you're doing, Uncle Ben!

    • @biswajitkhaklary5897
      @biswajitkhaklary5897 Před 4 lety +6

      Uncle ben plzz.make a video tribute to pantera.....

    • @BlackPhillip666
      @BlackPhillip666 Před 4 lety +8

      Your fretboard memorization sucks.
      Know your board(ascending sharps, decending flats, enharmonics, etc...).

    • @tonepoet
      @tonepoet Před 4 lety +2

      Killer licks utilizing open strings, chromatic ideas, maybe a whole lesson on Vito Bratta's style.

    • @stevenstewart8275
      @stevenstewart8275 Před 4 lety +9

      How to play over chord changes! And improvisation tips.

  • @degayify
    @degayify Před 4 lety +136

    Ben dropping lessons so hard on us it's like he saw our report card

  • @DavidRFIT
    @DavidRFIT Před 4 lety +107

    My extended arpeggios don't suck since I've never played a single one of them. Joke's on you, Uncle.

  • @Newbyrock23
    @Newbyrock23 Před 4 lety +86

    It baffles me that this channel isn’t “bigger” in the CZcams community for guitarists.
    Sorry if that sounds like a backhanded comment.
    Your channel is not only hilarious in commentary, but informative in a truly practical and actionable way. Keep it up man.
    It’s been for years one of my go to lesson searches. Thank you for providing so much to people like me.

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  Před 4 lety +11

      Thanks man!!! Tell your neighbors ;)

    • @clintn6677
      @clintn6677 Před 4 lety +11

      Im not trying to bash anybody but most huge channels are just commercials for gear and now they have commercials for dollar shave club or super mobile games in the middle of the gear commercial. Sadly you can improve the way you sound way more by a little effort of learning more than you can with a new spiffy distortion pedal that sounds like the last 3 distortion pedals you've already bought. Thank god for guys like Ben cause Im broke.

    • @bradleybriscoe6108
      @bradleybriscoe6108 Před 4 lety +11

      @Newbyrock23 i completely agree with you on your comment. Ben is by far the best guitar tutorial channel and best teacher on CZcams. I think why he doesn't have as many subscribers is because he actually teaches instead of doing lame gear reviews that all the same guys do of the same gear. Ben is the shit, and I mean that with the up most respect. 🤘

    • @bradleybriscoe6108
      @bradleybriscoe6108 Před 4 lety +4

      And 256,000 subscribers is a hell of a lot, for a guitar instructional video. That says a tremendous amount right there.

    • @Locoandchooch
      @Locoandchooch Před 3 lety +1

      _ItsNewby_ Because he isn’t selling shit or name dropping or being sad and depressed. Good guy’s always finish last, unfortunately.

  • @eriktorsteinhansen
    @eriktorsteinhansen Před 4 lety +58

    "Just like your stepmom does every weekend" lol!! That killed me!!

    • @eriktorsteinhansen
      @eriktorsteinhansen Před 4 lety +3

      "Country and Western" was also gold! Thank you!!!

    • @eriktorsteinhansen
      @eriktorsteinhansen Před 4 lety +3

      Thank you for all of your lessons and videos. You are definitely one of my favorites.

    • @gregmcdonald8962
      @gregmcdonald8962 Před 4 lety +1

      @@eriktorsteinhansen thanks for stealing my comment, lol! That was brilliant.

    • @1c0OlGuY
      @1c0OlGuY Před 4 lety +2

      I read this at the exact moment he said it in the video and it scared the shit out of me

  • @blainethemono19
    @blainethemono19 Před 4 lety +7

    My step dad is so pissed that I shred like my real dad now. Thanks Uncle Ben!

  • @RobertBakerGuitar
    @RobertBakerGuitar Před 4 lety +37

    Arpeggios you can take to the bank!

  • @TimminatorPS
    @TimminatorPS Před 4 lety +5

    I can't believe you made me spend my Sunday practicing arpeggios over changing chords with a metronome.

  • @WishfulSinful1969
    @WishfulSinful1969 Před 4 lety +27

    You crack me up Uncle Ben milking the Iguana as we speak

  • @josuastangl7140
    @josuastangl7140 Před 4 lety +2

    1:38 If Uncle Ben sais "all the cool kids are doing it", I believe it!

  • @lorenzosandini1131
    @lorenzosandini1131 Před 4 lety +6

    I like the theory of (harmonic) relativity E=mc7 🤔

  • @raoulraoulsen4716
    @raoulraoulsen4716 Před 4 lety +9

    So THAT is how major minor diminished works. Like Strat Pack said - light bulb time. Read so much about the topic, but never got it until now. Thank you so much, Uncle Ben! Whole new theory of relativity...

  • @russellward4624
    @russellward4624 Před 4 lety +24

    Quickly run to vitamin shop looking for b7

  • @bradleybriscoe6108
    @bradleybriscoe6108 Před 4 lety +13

    Hello Ben, Hope all is well with you! I don't usually comment much on CZcams videos, but you are by far and away the best teacher with loads of patience and you explain modes, scales, chords and songs and what makes them in the mode, key, scale and so on in each lesson you teach. When I see your new vids I click, and I'm an advanced player, but i always learn something new Ben. Keep up the excellent work and maybe my stepdad will have a new found respect for me! 😉

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  Před 4 lety +3

      Bradley Briscoe hey man, thanks a TON! Means a lot!

  • @andrewg2998
    @andrewg2998 Před 4 lety +8

    Uncle Ben makes the best lessons! I just can't get over his death in spiderman tho :[

  • @leopardSKINZ
    @leopardSKINZ Před 4 lety +6

    Did you just teach the entire concept of modes without even mentioning them? .... You're a wizard.

    • @TheCrimsonIdol987
      @TheCrimsonIdol987 Před 4 lety

      As one wise guitar teacher taught me:
      "It's all in how it's resolved, my guy." :)

  • @briangradysyndrome
    @briangradysyndrome Před 4 lety +5

    You really are a great teacher, easy to follow and engaging. Bravo.

  • @PooNinja
    @PooNinja Před 4 lety +5

    Declawing a tiger takes time... to heal up between maulings but I’ll still work on these between physical rehab appointments 🤘🏽🐅

  • @motox947
    @motox947 Před 4 lety +6

    "go on a quest to find the D just like your stepmom does every weekend!" I almost fell out of my chair.. great video!

  • @raymartinez5389
    @raymartinez5389 Před 4 lety

    ben ive been playing for 18 years religiously and to find a no filler channel that reinforces what i know and to expand with simple music notions is what i and many need to stay fresh or at least give the oppurtunity to do so. cheers brotha

  • @bobravenscraft5376
    @bobravenscraft5376 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for teaching us things we don't want to learn good stuff

  • @toaster1323
    @toaster1323 Před 4 lety +3

    I look forward to these videos every week! Always something new that I didn't realize I suck at and all weekend to practice. Uncle Ben is a real hero.

  • @davidhinchliffe3354
    @davidhinchliffe3354 Před 4 lety +1

    Really well explained as usual.....great work mate. Thanks. 🎸🔥👏😉

  • @JB19504
    @JB19504 Před 4 lety

    Dude, not only are you a great guitar player and teacher, but you are also a great comedian.

  • @stratpack9591
    @stratpack9591 Před 4 lety +3

    Best explanation of apreggios I've heard - I actually understood what was going on! Light bulb time. Thanks Uncle Ben!

  • @marzjam5040
    @marzjam5040 Před 4 lety +1

    thank you for this great lesson, very helpful.

  • @TheCrimsonIdol987
    @TheCrimsonIdol987 Před 3 lety

    I love these videos. Keep 'em coming, Uncle Ben! Great content for apprentice, journeymen, and master Shredi Knights!

  • @msw812
    @msw812 Před 4 lety +1

    It’s nice hearing in words and logic the things I’ve played for decades, but have no language or dialogue about it. Thanks uncle B.

  • @tommyhahn2865
    @tommyhahn2865 Před 4 lety +1

    Very informative, nice job

  • @francocerasuolo1200
    @francocerasuolo1200 Před 3 lety

    Had to come back to this one because I wasn't ready for it when you posted it but, mind blown. Love learning how to simplify things. You are the best teacher, hands down

  • @floydwatson9609
    @floydwatson9609 Před 4 lety

    Dude, your an awsome teacher. Thanks for your time and well thought out easy to follow lessons.

  • @SilverParatrooper
    @SilverParatrooper Před 4 lety +1

    Good lesson Uncle Ben!

  • @thmp3r
    @thmp3r Před 3 lety

    You really do a great job explaining, one heck of a teacher. 🙏🏻

  • @Stormblast77
    @Stormblast77 Před 4 lety

    Thank you, you have helped to make it more clear for me.

  • @mavashi3
    @mavashi3 Před 3 lety

    Pure gold man!!!
    Amazed same as the first time watching! One of top yt lessons for sure, and I’ve watched a lot!

  • @DamianS1893
    @DamianS1893 Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent lesson. I appreciate you brother

  • @rcjp
    @rcjp Před 4 lety +1

    wow, quite possibly the best guitar lesson I've ever seen.

  • @kennethcrowe7961
    @kennethcrowe7961 Před 4 lety

    Thanks uncle Ben for taking the time to do that for us. Ice made everybody who did not bother to tell me this before. Most valuable information thank you

  • @EivindFalken
    @EivindFalken Před 4 lety +2

    im a simple man: i see a new Uncle Ben video, i click like

  • @Mike_Spor
    @Mike_Spor Před 4 lety

    great lesson Uncle Ben. thank you.

  • @MrEnoBeano
    @MrEnoBeano Před 4 lety

    I love to watch all your videos. Interesting and entertaining.

  • @colt.thrower
    @colt.thrower Před 4 lety

    Just hopped on board the Patreon train. A small thank you for years of service. Thanks Uncle Ben!

  • @jaxonbatts9270
    @jaxonbatts9270 Před 4 lety +1

    greatest guitar instructor/teacher on youtube!! hands down! All hail father ben!!

  • @MichalWisniewski-lc3yk
    @MichalWisniewski-lc3yk Před 2 měsíci

    You are my best uncle! Thanx for knowledge, Ben!

  • @bennyfrank5262
    @bennyfrank5262 Před 4 lety +1

    I have always had feelings growing up, and well it was time for me to let them go. Thanks for having the same name as me, as I don't trust people on the internet very easily! Badass lesson \x/

  • @lonnied2600
    @lonnied2600 Před 4 lety +1

    Best channel I’ve ever subscribed to

  • @KILLA-J
    @KILLA-J Před rokem

    I enjoyed this video - useful, interesting, and the dash of occasional humor was also appreciated - thank you

  • @mrk4510
    @mrk4510 Před 3 lety

    Thank you very much. 😁👍💯

  • @fiddlefolk
    @fiddlefolk Před 2 lety

    This is a Big Bang for your buck lesson. An interest rate even my step dad can appreciate! Thanks Uncle Ben!

  • @JungianTooL
    @JungianTooL Před 4 lety

    Watching this on Thanksgiving. As always, epic timing Uncle Ben. Touché sir.

  • @lala-everyonescrazyaunt
    @lala-everyonescrazyaunt Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks , Ben! More stuff I have all but forgotten. 😝

  • @adbraham
    @adbraham Před 2 lety

    You make it sound (relatively) simple. Love the dry sense of humour too. Thanks

  • @tommacmillan8831
    @tommacmillan8831 Před 4 lety +1

    this is a really good introduction to some really big ideas in music theory, like chord substitution and so forth. you get some classic 80s metal harmony by playing, for example Em, G and Bm arpeggios over an Em chord. for me the realisation that the diminished triad occurs in a dominant 7th chord (the V of the I-IV-V blues progression) was a game changer, because you can then play all this tritones over a whole load of chords and it will still sound good or 'right'. however, "agreeance"?!

  • @darthboxOriginal
    @darthboxOriginal Před 4 lety +1

    Awesome lesson! Can you do some more of these please?

  • @chriskinsella7201
    @chriskinsella7201 Před 4 lety

    Good stuff man

  • @martynspooner5822
    @martynspooner5822 Před 4 lety +1

    Thanks for explaining this stuff if I read it in a book by myself would be like learning algebra in Chinese. Nice one thanks

  • @ridgecountry777
    @ridgecountry777 Před 4 lety

    Well done..!!!

  • @RockinSG
    @RockinSG Před 4 lety

    And - you can use it in "Country AND Western" songs! Crack me up! I'll never look my guitar neck in the eye again either! Great video, UB!

  • @bobalbert2828
    @bobalbert2828 Před 4 lety

    Uncle Ben is really cool. I love the step mom and step dad jokes and the country and western joke😂. It makes learning (for me) a lot more fun. Keep up the great work Uncle Ben!

  • @mhitc.4975
    @mhitc.4975 Před 4 lety

    wow! it Will definitely help me

  • @jeevansarmah
    @jeevansarmah Před 4 lety +1

    uncle ben the best in the business, as always

  • @meowwoem6372
    @meowwoem6372 Před 4 lety +1

    guitar techniques or total guitar, I forget which, did a thing about what sound you get by playing different arps over a chord a month or so back. it was a good read.

  • @Ouvii
    @Ouvii Před 4 lety +1

    That half diminished 7th chord is also super cool
    That's diminished chord with a minor chord on top (3 half steps up)

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  Před 4 lety

      Overkillius exactly right!

  • @oleo4925
    @oleo4925 Před 4 lety +1

    But the brutal step-mom dig at 20:23...so quick, so perfect, so funny. HAHAHA

  • @jasonstallworth
    @jasonstallworth Před 4 lety +1

    Nice lesson dude...this has always been my weakest point!

  • @tammyjodolan8533
    @tammyjodolan8533 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you

  • @jordanhaliday295
    @jordanhaliday295 Před 4 lety

    Concept with a lot of potential for tasty playing explained simply... well done uncle Ben

  • @KPGuitarStudios
    @KPGuitarStudios Před 4 lety +4

    "Go on a quest to find the D... Just like your stepmom does every weekend" Haha, love it Ben! You rock! Any new Whitechapel solos coming up? :D

  • @redith24
    @redith24 Před 4 lety +1

    I would like to see something about combining descending and ascending arpeggios with different chord changes. I hope I explained that right lol. Ex. Em ascending to Am descending to D#dim7 ascending. How to use something like that.
    Thanks Uncle Ben, your lessons are a revelation!

  • @tandybare
    @tandybare Před rokem

    nice cliff reference!!

  • @thathandleistakentrythisone

    11:49 Uncle Ben doesnt miss a one of 'em!! 😂😂😂

  • @shredmonster76
    @shredmonster76 Před 4 lety +2

    Damn Ben, that stepmom comment was a coffee spitter, well played. Oh the lesson was cool as well.

  • @killemwithkeroseneofficial3623

    How bout a lesson on that intro run? I've always wanted to learn that.

  • @chrisleriche
    @chrisleriche Před 4 lety +1

    Thought you were going to rip into Get Lucky at 19:19.

  • @spaceantelope1
    @spaceantelope1 Před 4 lety +7

    Joe Pass thought of chords in three flavors, major minor and diminished. So he would play diminished over the the third of the dominant, and minor 7 flat 5. Nice work Ben.

    • @DizzyKrissi
      @DizzyKrissi Před 4 lety +3

      Î thought Joe Pass thinks in minor, major and dominant - isn't it the way he organized his voicings in his book? Though dim is very nice in those applications.

    • @spaceantelope1
      @spaceantelope1 Před 4 lety +1

      Dizzy Guitar Oooohhh yea, you're right! Oops!! Lol...

    • @spaceantelope1
      @spaceantelope1 Před 4 lety

      Was getting joe confused with my own way smh😂

    • @DizzyKrissi
      @DizzyKrissi Před 4 lety +1

      @@spaceantelope1 : I guess you were confused by your own way of thinking :D - but both ways work.

    • @spaceantelope1
      @spaceantelope1 Před 4 lety

      Dizzy Guitar Yea, Lots of people get me and joe pass confused, not just myself😂

  • @davidasher22
    @davidasher22 Před 4 lety

    That stepmom comment was hysterically brutal! 🤣🤣

  • @Mateo_Romero
    @Mateo_Romero Před 4 lety +3

    I lost it with the "B7? what's that? a vitamin?" xD

  • @Veedubbin18
    @Veedubbin18 Před 4 lety

    Uncle Ben, I love your videos the way you loved me at the last family get together!

  • @largtr
    @largtr Před 4 lety

    Mixolydian mode goes perfectly with the "dominant chord sound" arpeggio.

  • @mikebaker7964
    @mikebaker7964 Před 4 lety +1

    Excellent video :) "Harmonic Relativity", sure sounds like an album title by Dream Theater :D

  • @pistonsjem
    @pistonsjem Před 4 lety

    Finally i understand all the weird chords Matt Bellamy does thanks Uncle Ben !

  • @garylisbon8933
    @garylisbon8933 Před 4 lety +1

    This lesson couldn't have come at a better time for me. Thanks for the lightbulb moment...btw Ben I am sad I got removed from your FB page. I even had top fan status and been following your channel for well over 2 years. I understand if you have to make room for others. going to miss out on all those cool Skank Banger pics now

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  Před 4 lety +1

      Gary Lisbon whoa! Fixing that ;)

  • @user-py6zr9gs2k
    @user-py6zr9gs2k Před 4 lety +1

    Special Thank"s for Cliff Burton surprise!

  • @Claude_the_Reaper
    @Claude_the_Reaper Před 3 lety

    I use the circle of fifth To know the triads. Travel accross the circle of fifth by fifths or thirds, or even sevenths, it will open the whole guitar. E.g : Cm - D# - Gm . A Nice diatonic triangle. You'll be set to play songs knowing the tonal center and relative diatonic chords.

  • @robbiegarnz7732
    @robbiegarnz7732 Před 4 lety +2

    When approaching an E Major 7 it is important to bow. Then maybe he will let you ride him! Lol!

  • @edmundooliva6818
    @edmundooliva6818 Před 4 lety +1

    LMFAO @11:50 "Go on a quest to find the D, just like your stepmom does"!!! Had to pause the video because I couldn't stop laughing and I would miss valuable info 😂
    Thanks Uncle Ben 🤘

  • @kibavlood5826
    @kibavlood5826 Před 4 lety

    Uncle Ben, i always watch your videos and learn new things how not to get stuck. So while still struggling to make a living as a guitarist or get a date could you also make a video on how to get a long badass hair and maintain it? Something that would make Sindel leave Shao Kahn just by looking at epic mane.
    Thank you for everything Uncle Ben.

  • @deepstatethrombosis
    @deepstatethrombosis Před 4 lety +1

    R-Pej-ee-oh my lordy this is helpful, thank you, sir.

  • @johnfeidt238
    @johnfeidt238 Před 4 lety +1

    Dude can you do a video on Bolt Thrower style riffs, or Old School Death Metal?

  • @tom12ta
    @tom12ta Před 4 lety

    Good content and humor 💫💫💫👍👍😎🍺🍺✨

  • @cbanks7840
    @cbanks7840 Před rokem

    Love the Step Dad references. That shit is funny to me. More step-dad jokes!!!

  • @bludge1083
    @bludge1083 Před 4 lety +1

    the ol Cliff Burton surprise :D

  • @davidegentile2324
    @davidegentile2324 Před 4 lety

    I laughed out loud really hard at 2:30. Ben you are a genius.

  • @pushbuttonhorse
    @pushbuttonhorse Před 4 lety +1

    New sub here. Best lessons on youtube! Oh and I found the D if you want to send your stepmom over lol

  • @rospy5518
    @rospy5518 Před 4 lety

    Golddd, uncle ben gimme some vibratos exercises plsss

  • @clintn6677
    @clintn6677 Před 4 lety +1

    Fred Durst approves of your use of agreeance.

  • @coolmacatrain9434
    @coolmacatrain9434 Před 4 lety +1

    *"The Flattening"* (DC) _Coming to a cinema near you_ - SOON!

  • @keybyte31
    @keybyte31 Před 4 lety

    two thumbs UP.

  • @michaelannely1031
    @michaelannely1031 Před 4 lety

    Wow I held a microphone next to a cranberry, added some volts and stone me I got D# !!! Great fun these earplugios! :-)

  • @psychopath_syd
    @psychopath_syd Před 4 lety +1

    😂 11:53 I was wondering where THE joke was