Stepdads hate him: Learn Uncle Ben's trick for figuring out what chords go in what key
@wyzapple
7 жыл бұрын
Wait...did he say, "meow"?
@ezassegai4793
6 жыл бұрын
Aye Yuh Aye Yuh hahahahaha
@AngloCelt88
2 жыл бұрын
This guy is hands down the greatest guitar teacher I've ever seen in my life, wish I could have met you when I was 8-9, but 33 is better than never I guess.
@BenEller
2 жыл бұрын
Cheers, man, thank you very much!
@AngloCelt88
2 жыл бұрын
@@BenEller thank you! Sláinte
@Douglas_I
2 жыл бұрын
I agree! I learn so much whenever I watch his videos!
@Peck_Bull
Жыл бұрын
Omg, mate... same here and I'm 42... 😬
@roba7737
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing. You do a great job!
@green1201
4 жыл бұрын
"Chords that grew up and got jobs." That gave me a major belly laugh that brightened my quarantine. You are my new favorite guitar teacher.
@chrisgoodrum9719
5 жыл бұрын
Holy shit balls uncle Ben you just showed me in 25 minutes everything i didn't know that my guitar teacher could of showed me years ago that would have helped back then to be a better guitarist your my new teacher from now on you kick ass!! Uncle Ben..
@thomasmalatesta7331
4 жыл бұрын
I've been playing guitar since 1974. This is the most important guitar lesson that is on You Tube. Everything on a guitar is easier if you play in patterns. EVERYTHING .
@Emapten
3 жыл бұрын
Im confused any other material examples you could recommend?
@rishz7857
3 жыл бұрын
Seems if you can't remember how many steps up or down the neck to go for each individual note, you're screwed.
@thomasmalatesta7331
2 жыл бұрын
You are being a troll.
@revsharp777
6 жыл бұрын
Been playing guitar for 33 years now & considered myself an advanced player. With that said, this lesson is simply awesome! I've never heard of this method before and my mind was blown. I can't wait to implement this new mindset into my playing. Always remember that no matter how good you are, there's always a lesson to be learned. Thanks Ben!
@Jubireba
6 жыл бұрын
Same here, I always seen that but never did this association. So simple and helpful.
@slowpoke7888
6 жыл бұрын
Amen. Me too.
@infowazz
6 жыл бұрын
ive playing for over 20 years but not that much. little practice. i wrecked a nice Squire strat recently that i had after giving my Yamaha (first and only guitar) to my friend's daughter. after a couple years i finally bought a nice MIM strat and mini Roland amp. time to actually learn and practice!!!!!
@Solo_Co-Op_Gamer
6 жыл бұрын
Mind Blown!!
@jeanphilippelandry8295
6 жыл бұрын
I play since 95. This is like i understand everything now.🤣
@ElDuderino502
7 жыл бұрын
This is a much simpler way to look at it. Being a music geek, I've always looked at it as, in a major key, 1, 4 and 5 are major. 2, 3 and 6 are minor, and 7 is diminished. As for minor, 1, 4 and 5 are minor. 3, 6 and 7 are major, and 2 is diminished. More complicated than it needs to be. This is why uncle Ben is a great teacher.
@Lord_Swoledemort
7 жыл бұрын
ElDuderino502 That's how I thought of it. I used the same fretboard patterns too. Slightly different though processes but the same conclusion. Good if you need to work out a 2-5-1 etc.
@Chris-cf2kp
7 жыл бұрын
Thinking of it in numbers is necessary when you're composing on paper.. especially if you know how they (typically) connect, though.. Ha the go to answer; learn both
@seanobrien7568
5 жыл бұрын
Fuck you
@patrickhlavinka6364
2 жыл бұрын
If you really wanna get in depth 2 3 6 is literally 1 4 5. you just have a major and a minor 1 4 5 in the same scale and youre tritone is always a half step below for better cadence. Hence why harmonic minor exists. Dominant chords always function better as a 5 chord. You're probably never gonna play G7 in A minor. You would play E7 because E is the five and the fifth chord has dominant function. The science behind it is a semitone from the root is a better natural cadence than a whole tone. When you look at a dominant chord the 3rd is a semitone away from the root. Better cadence. Change a G to G7 and go to D now you created a chromatic line. It's really all simpole when it finally dawns on you.
@StephenRawding
7 жыл бұрын
"Real grown ups like to play Chords with names that sound like Vitamins, like B11 or A7". LOL that was hilarious!! Great lesson as always Uncle Ben!!
@INTOTHEFOLD
5 жыл бұрын
I have literally watched like 40 videos trying to understand this and failed miserably. But the way you just explained it makes so much sense! If you can't explain it simply, then you don't understand it. These words do very little to convey to you how grateful I am. Thanks so much!
@destinyreturns4885
3 жыл бұрын
That sound you just heard was the light turning on in my head.. Really enjoy your lessons and your humor Ben.
@tomasgrikenis8186
7 жыл бұрын
This thing is why we subscribed to the channel Uncle B
@shanemiller2046
7 жыл бұрын
Tomas Grikenis I concur. Uncle Ben always has new material to broaden my repertoire.
@JeffKastner
7 жыл бұрын
I'm going to piggy-back on your comment since your first.. in hope this helps someone else. :) Fantastic lesson. I just wanted to make sure anyone new to this concept might look at this a little differently. I've always just placed my index finger on the root note of the low E string and gone up a whole step 2 times, first with my middle and then pinkie finger. Then.. do the same with the A string. Those 6 notes are the 6 chords you can play (I won't touch on the 7th since the video does a great job and anyone learning this won't be soloing in Locrian anytime soon). In this way you don't have to go backwards to find the minor keys you can play. You look straight down and see all the chords you can play without shifting your fingers or eyes... and you more easily learn the chords you can play as 1 through 6 (when you shift backwards, I feel like you lose that numbering and it can be a great benefit for modal soloing). So.. If a song is in G major. I put my first finger on the G note (3 fret, low E string), next finger on the 5th fret (A note), pinkie on the 7th (B note). Drop down a string (A) but don't move anywhere. Index on C, middle finger D, pinkie E. The pinkie finger on this string will always be your relative minor... or you can work backwards if the song is in a minor key.. and your index finger is now the 1 (major) chord. Your 1,4,5 progression is right there for the major chords (just like any blues song you've ever played) and your 2,3,6 minor chords are easy to see without moving your hand. The video here is superb at illustrating all of this in a different way. I just thought it's helpful to realize you can find the same notes/chords without moving your hand. If your goal is to start soloing in modes, you'll like this because it reinforces the number of each chord. Slide up to the third note.. bam.. start your Phrygian run. Jump to the 5 and knock out some Mixolydian. You're right there without giving it any extra thought. You get the idea. :)
@TerryMasri
7 жыл бұрын
Jeff Kastner Another brilliant idea! Thanks!
@thehansongoons8975
3 жыл бұрын
The gold chocobo helps you get the Knights of The Round materia. That materia makes Ruby Weapon easier than your stepdad on Spring Break at Daytona Beach in '96
@leonardhill4440
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years and I watch Ben to make the songs I play better…..and right. He’s the man hands down.
@kahwigulum
4 жыл бұрын
A min is the relative minor of C Maj. Keeners would have noticed that the chords in the key of C Maj are the same chords in the key of A min. A min just starts on A instead of C. You can also just take the sixth of a major key (A in the case of C) and blammo, Bob's your uncle! Edit: For extra melodic interest, try inverting chords (say, make the third the bass note instead of the root) or using suspensions (say, sub out the third for the fourth) and holy crap, now you're jazzing it up with gasoline. Or if you want to sound like the dudes in Opeth or Mastodon, try harmonizing by using contrary motion or retrograde inversions to really sound like you know what you're doing. I mean, it worked for Bach!
@phutureproof
4 жыл бұрын
In the key of C you also secretly learn C ionion (Major) D Dorian E Lydian F Phrygian? G Mixolydian A Aolian (Natural Minor) B Locrian I probably butchered the spellings, but you are learning the modes without knowing it!
@psychoticunicorns7616
4 жыл бұрын
phutureproof You pretty much got it, but it would actually be E phrygian and F lydian
@Jaylamah529
3 жыл бұрын
Goated comment
@tedholcombe2325
2 жыл бұрын
I stopped playing guitar more years ago than you are old, “Uncle Mike”. Had my reasons. But now in my later years I have started again and enjoy guitar very much, though I know I have really missed the boat as far as being an accomplished musician. This video is one of your best. Thanks, guy. We are worlds apart in genre but I still watch your videos because you are a great guitarist.
@usbzoso
7 жыл бұрын
Probably the best "how to learn guitar" video on youtube! thanks for posting it!! LOVE IT!!!
@godmode3359
6 жыл бұрын
+Anton Yelchin death +1000 This made it all so clear. After sitting through hours of "tutorials" this one actually explains it in an understandable way. Kudos to Ben. Solid work sir.
@koontzman123
6 жыл бұрын
usbzoso F#ya!
@edwardblocker7021
5 жыл бұрын
@@godmode3359 Maybe you should try retaking 3rd grade, again. A mind is, still, a terrible thing to waste!
@skutty5773
5 жыл бұрын
waste of time . just get a circle of 5ths
@epilpcuspro499
5 жыл бұрын
@@edwardblocker7021 ?
@autocrow
7 жыл бұрын
Although your step father is a bit abusive, he's a guitar genius by showing you this awesome trick! Haha. Seriously thanks for updating the video. The first one was great, this one is even better.
@jeromepeters9842
7 жыл бұрын
I sincerely feel educated.
@Barnabus007
7 жыл бұрын
Very cool honest comment man
@skutty5773
5 жыл бұрын
waste of time . just get a circle of 5ths
@baronvonsatan
5 жыл бұрын
@@skutty5773 and do what with it?
@noahsmith9025
5 жыл бұрын
Same
@skutty5773
5 жыл бұрын
@@baronvonsatan The CO5th shows you all the keys and the chords that go in them .so your asking me what to do with the knowledge of the chords in a key ??? Play something !!!
@walkallovervirtualexcursio930
Жыл бұрын
Unreal. Every guitar sold should come with your hand-drawn chart with colored markers and one paragraph that describes this. All my long life i’ve let a nebulous fear of music theory keep me from learning this critical skill. As a result i’ve never been able to sit and jam with people who say “it’s in the key of F#, dude!” i’ve literally said to them “that doesn’t really help me.” Even though i’ve known all the basic chords and a few fingerings for strong barre chords for three decades. makes me feel like i’ve failed myself, but then Ben Eller swooped in and fixed it for me in 25 minutes. mind blown. thank you. i hope you’re living an amazing life full of happiness. you deserve it.
@BenEller
Жыл бұрын
That makes me very happy to hear. Cheers, man!!!
@thegigadad5811
2 жыл бұрын
10 Years ago, I started slapping a small piece of plastic against 6 strings on a hunk of wood and called it "playing Guitar". Today, I learned how to guide my Dad back home after he got lost on a trip "buying smokes" 9 years later using the beautiful sounds this sick technique helped me make with my hunk of wood... I mean Guitar. Thanks Uncle Ben!!
@sanfordbath4326
7 жыл бұрын
YOU JUST BLEW MY EFFING MIND!!! I can't believe this has not been shown in any of the 100s of guitar lesson videos I've watched over the years. Great job! Also, now I understand how to find the relative minor keys. AWESOME! Thanks so much for posting this.
@bobravenscraft5376
5 жыл бұрын
He's cool dude bro
@edwardblocker7021
5 жыл бұрын
Next time, why not try buying a reputable, music education book.
@MrRevald
7 жыл бұрын
I never took the time to learn what chords in what key because I'm too lazy and can't be bothered. But my laziness just can't keep up what what you just told me right there. Just to damn simple. Thank you uncle Ben. You're my favourite uncle.
@JoeServo
7 жыл бұрын
I wait for minor chords to reach legal status before I consider playing them.
@GiordanDrago
7 жыл бұрын
Just don't get your balls stuck into the acoustic hole of the guitar!
@virnalinebrida-sunga7748
7 жыл бұрын
just be wary about touching the g string
@guitarreilly
7 жыл бұрын
I love spending a lot of time in A minor
@kscotthoy
7 жыл бұрын
Too bad more Catholic priests don't feel the same way.
@StefanoPapaleo-TS
7 жыл бұрын
Give this guy a huge freaking medal!;)
@simonize251
5 жыл бұрын
I wish KZitem existed when I was 13!
@user-ri2pq9en8n
4 жыл бұрын
...and pornhub
@eatmungbeans
4 жыл бұрын
me too
@texasfossilguy
4 жыл бұрын
Same
@Countachockula
4 жыл бұрын
me too. I had 30 minutes in a small room (see closet) in the basement of a music store with a teacher that smoked the whole time. I think I got addicted to nicotine by taking guitar lessons. lol
@justanotherfishinbikinibot6060
4 жыл бұрын
this makes me feel lucky being 14
@p_j_keenan
4 жыл бұрын
"they all grew up and took jobs" .... this is why I'm subscribed to this channel. Keep it goin' Uncle Ben. Big fan.
@dread3888
7 жыл бұрын
finally someone makes a music theory video that i fully understand all the way through. ben is essentially jesus.
@BrotherofWord
5 жыл бұрын
little "j" jesus, but still impressive nonetheless
@EdaliaDayCreative
7 жыл бұрын
Why have I only just found this out - this makes so much sense and has saved me so much time. Now if only I could invent a time machine and travel back to tell my old self this.
@steveb9325
5 жыл бұрын
Edalia, I love you! That was priceless! Me too!
@edwardblocker7021
5 жыл бұрын
Why not try buying a guitar study book for novices, first, instead of wasting your valuable time listening to an unqualified, unlicensed "hack" like I'll Ben, here.
@edwardblocker7021
5 жыл бұрын
@fushapanther Look no farther then the mentally challenged, they are trying to teach!
@edwardblocker7021
5 жыл бұрын
@fushapanther Simple! I dislike people who try to give the impression that they know more than they actually do or are willing to admit.
@BrotherofWord
5 жыл бұрын
@@edwardblocker7021 Does that include Sir Edward Blocker, sounds like he's trying be the know it all. PS: If everyone else here is leaving positive comments and you are negative maybe the problem is not with him (I think you just don't like his channel name)
@PeterMasalski93
4 жыл бұрын
I have been following alot of Guitar Teachers online, and Ben Eller is by far my favorite when it comes to theory.. He doesn't use any of that fancy musical jargon… and makes concepts simple stupid.. all hail uncle ben....
@megabubba
2 жыл бұрын
I've learned a decent amount of theory over the years, but much of it I don't know by rote. And, my mental map is still the piano keyboard even though I primarily play geetar. Seeing these sorts of applications using the fretboard is extremely helpful. It's another way to think about it that helps turn on the lightbulbs in the old brain. However, the real gem for me in this one was the substitution of the Dom7 for the m7! I didn't know you could do that! As soon as I played it, I realized I'd heard it all my life. Thanks again, Uncle Ben, for another educational and highly entertaining lesson. You're a hell of a teacher.
@sagieliyahu1967
5 жыл бұрын
major 1-4-5 minor 2-3 -6 diminished 7 that is all
@sagieliyahu1967
5 жыл бұрын
@@gettyshiloh Simple
@islatalviharju3709
5 жыл бұрын
i dont quite understand
@dance_pattern
5 жыл бұрын
When it comes to the shape he does, what order are the notes in? From low E string (2 notes on it) and A string (4 notes on it) - not counting diminished. As if someone said “play 2-6-4 in A minor”
@AlexVinchenzo
5 жыл бұрын
Diminished is also 2nd in minor
@halasimov1362
5 жыл бұрын
AlexVinchenzo Number system considers 1 the major root. 6 would be the Aeolian or what you might call the "relative minor" so still leaves 7 as Locrian/Diminished.
@nikolasmiljkovic5847
7 жыл бұрын
I love how this series is called "This is why you suck at guitar" but Ben and everyone here is so friendly that I am literally surprised.
@fred8453
7 жыл бұрын
you're not the only one, ive got click baited by that title too interesting, but then my mind blows.
@eddiepunch
7 жыл бұрын
"This is Why You Suck at Guitar" is so fucking arrogant. The self appointed "I am the way, the truth and the life" guitar Jesus has a serious attitude problem
@nikolasmiljkovic5847
7 жыл бұрын
Now go ahead, watch the video and learn something new.
@eddiepunch
7 жыл бұрын
"watch the video and learn something new." "learn something new" - Such arrogance from someone own doesn't even know me
@mobsiesixsixsix9785
7 жыл бұрын
Seems eddie doesn't care much for being friendly and would rather die of cardiac problems later in life.
@micksmastercosmo
3 жыл бұрын
This has to be at least 2 semesters of classes at MI in 25 minutes! great lesson - my new favorite YT Geetar teacher
@assassin1872
7 жыл бұрын
1:30 I caught that "meow" Uncle B
@scarab944
7 жыл бұрын
Another at 19:58
@MattyBombatsa
4 жыл бұрын
Best guitar teacher on KZitem. I love how you make everything super easy to understand while being very entertaining. Even though I've been playing for years I come here and still learn new things in ways that nobody else teaches! Keep it up!!
@rajsundram5672
4 жыл бұрын
The existence of FFVII references throughout your videos are what made me decide to appoint you to guitar sensei. Hopefully you've already played the remake and are learning some songs from it! Thanks for all the help, this video taught me a ton!
@MangoOverload91
7 жыл бұрын
Uncle Ben reveals the secrets of the universe
@nonperson9825
6 жыл бұрын
Joe Oliver uncle ben did bad stuff to me
@michaelcraig9449
4 жыл бұрын
That is easier for guitarists to understand and apply, when theory is explained and immediately shown how to be used like this example.. Most schools and colleges dont do this. This is the way to teach this stuff.
@zerosoul4834
3 жыл бұрын
uncle ben! actual blew my mind with this lesson get me writing songs in every key hahahah cheers pal
@BenEller
3 жыл бұрын
glad to hear that!!!
@charlieschneider4866
3 жыл бұрын
Uncle Ben, I wish I'd had this video ten years ago-thank you SO much! I have gotten lost in so many bs abstractions trying to understand this via articles etc, and here you have physicalized it beautifully. Deeply respect and am grateful for this video.
@davidbartos214
6 жыл бұрын
Have felt overwhelmed at the prospect of songwriting for some time. Now I have a serious shot in the arm to actually try it. Juicy stuff that I will put into practice right away. Thanks so much!!!
@DareToShine
7 жыл бұрын
A great basic video every songwriter should watch. Thank you sir
@jamesbaldwin2155
5 жыл бұрын
Incredible! I have seen 4 of your videos and have learned more useful information from them then I learned from all the other lessons I had in my 50+ years of playing. That includes spending 3 weeks at a guitar camp i. the early 90’s! Thank you for helping us sucky guitar players!!!
@leonardsmith2170
6 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is a mind-blowing lesson. I've learned more watching this lesson than in the last six months. SUBSCRIBE
@snap-off5383
5 жыл бұрын
I've been taught this about 6 or 7 times by people who taught it to me in a way I'd never remember. Now Uncle Ben taught it to me in a way I'll never forget. I was watching at 2x speed until 15:26 then I needed to hit the brakes big time to about 0.5 speed from there for a bit, but then I got to the point at the end where I was like "you don't even need to go through the minor ones, its obviously built the same way under the major.".
@celestinij
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks man for putting this stuff out. You seem to understand the way a lot of us are teaching ourselves and your lessons definitely hit on what everyone is missing. Just being able to logically piece the guitar together is so much more useful for me, probably because I'm self taught. It seems like a lot of teachers favor a more hands on approach where they are their to fix your missteps. I'm sure this works if they are there the whole time. But you've given us a framework to correct ourselves and I think that makes all the difference when learning primarily alone. Subscribed
@Niloy63
7 жыл бұрын
Great explanation man! This is probably the simplest way anyone could possibly remember it without overheating the brain. lol I now need to learn a few different variations of each major and minor chord.
@platficker
7 жыл бұрын
As Rickie Lee Jones said: "You can't break the rules until you know how to play the game."
@ChessCat1500
5 жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I didn't know how to play chess... But I won every time in 1 fuckin move...
@edwardblocker7021
5 жыл бұрын
What? Usually, people who brake the rules have very little regard for how the game is played!
@edwardblocker7021
5 жыл бұрын
@@ChessCat1500 FYI... there is no "one" initial move in the game of chess that has ever been written by any grandmaster in any published chess book because, simply stated... one does not exist in the game of chess nor has there ever been one in any recorded game played in history. "UBER BULLSHIT!!!"
@halasimov1362
5 жыл бұрын
70% of the time that makes since every time
@antithug7942
4 жыл бұрын
@@edwardblocker7021 I think he's talking about just flipping the board over and ending the game that way. JMO.
@muddymuddymuddmann
7 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up bro. They didn't give me enough thumbs to award you with. I mean this video has given me more useful info than any other by far. MANY THANKS. MUDDy
@skutty5773
5 жыл бұрын
waste of time . just get a circle of 5ths
@doca9357
5 жыл бұрын
I have been waiting for someone to figure out that this is what I needed to hear to move forward! Finally! Thank you!! I can continue life now.
@courtlandsimkins3957
5 жыл бұрын
I show this to any of my buddies who play simple chords (I love how you called them cowboy chords btw) and need to learn how to make songs better. When you said "did I blow your mind? I know" always catches them right when their mind is blown and I always get a good chuckle. Great video man, real easy going way to show a fantastic fundamental
@mativhs
5 жыл бұрын
Great explanation. I feel like that deepened my understanding of the instrument. Thanks mate!
@brianevans2672
4 жыл бұрын
There's many many more reasons in addition to this why I suck at guitar.
@neilmartin99
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, "natural talent." I suffer from the same thing. You either have it or you don't. Doesn't mean you can't improve with practice and repetition. I mean, I could practice hockey night and day for the next 5 years and I am 100% sure I will never be an NHL hockey player.
@ultrakool
3 жыл бұрын
you suck at grammar, also
@GrandeGio95
7 жыл бұрын
One of the best trick ever !
@davidjean2635
Жыл бұрын
Hey Ben. Without getting all sappy, I have to say that I did not put the time in when I was by younger to actually learn. Was much easier to crank the amp and jam a few songs. Now that I am “cough” older, I don’t have nearly as much time to dedicate to playing. However, your catalog of videos has got to be the most productive 30 minutes of my day. Ok now back to work on that Flux Capacitor….
@blaykx
5 жыл бұрын
I'm gladly that I started to learn a little bit of english by myself, 'cause I never found out here in Brazil's videos, this kind of helpful tips about harmonies, I'm an enthusiast in guitar play and now I'm thinking that I can try to play around with some songs without ask everything on the internet. THANK U SO MUCH, KEEP DOING THIS WORK, PLS.
@jep1267
5 жыл бұрын
"Adults want to play chords that sound like vitamins" ROFLA
@AndyF958
7 жыл бұрын
bless me uncle Ben
@gilliss6
5 жыл бұрын
"You might end up accidentally playing some shit ass '3 Doors Down' song." So true. Hahaha. More importantly, super helpful lesson. Good stuff, Uncle Ben. And
@paulc2317
Жыл бұрын
I'm an old guitarrist and never learned this stuff back in the day, we were just making noise in the garage with my mates 😂 You are an excellent teacher Mr 👏
@BP-xm7ff
5 жыл бұрын
The 7 chords in the key of A segment taught me why Time by Pink Floyd is played the way it is. I never knew there were guidelines for where 7 chords go. I suck at guitar less now, thanks Ben
@jamieofalltrades536
6 жыл бұрын
You sir are a bad ass guitar genius! Why in the hell hasn't anyone else offered up such a common sense lesson ...very valuable info right here.
@steveh1273
7 жыл бұрын
thanks Uncle Ben, you really do care about your step siblings.
@grandpasmuse
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for making sense. 🤩 Light bulb moment 4 shore.
@retroriven9740
4 жыл бұрын
Something i realized about this pattern is that the note underneath the root is it's 4th on it's major scale and the whole step up is it's 5th. Go another whole set up and you get it's sixth. If you know your barre chord shapes, you have your Root, 4th 5th and minor 6 pop chord progression mapped out so if you ever find yourself with a guitar at a campfire and you wanna strum some chords to some pop songs, you can improvise a basic chord progression, given you know what key the song is in. Very cool and very informative video, really helped me to connect some dots.
@lonnystarr
5 жыл бұрын
thanks, ben; that video does, indirectly, illustrate why i suck on guitar after many years. but it also proves your talent and natural ability to impart your wisdom. thanks!
@robertmccall219
5 жыл бұрын
My method is practice a lot and explore all over the fretboard. Also make up your own chords and scales as long as they sound organized it will sound like music. It aint rocket science..its rock n roll!!
@TheOriginalCoda
5 жыл бұрын
I bet you use an 'Equalizer' :D
@fred8453
7 жыл бұрын
im a drummer, but after seeing this, i know how to play guitar better than the drum. #holyshit.
@dankymemerson237
6 жыл бұрын
The secret to being great at guitar is buy mp3s. You will wow and awe everyone with your insane musical ability to change songs and styles.
@xxheathenxx6402
6 жыл бұрын
FreD Hahahahaha have you ever seen MetallicA in concert? You can see Lars body still trembling and he's covered in sweat. Idk how my best bro can play all that MetallicA for that many song. It's all old stuff I play too. Fast as fyuck
@davedecker1725
6 жыл бұрын
michael lemay Maybe it's all the hot stage lighting and playing for 25,000 people. Then again maybe Lars sucks and your bro should be metallica's drummer.
@xxheathenxx6402
6 жыл бұрын
Dave Decker You have zero musical knowledge at all. Maybe you should stop before you get embarrassed
@davedecker1725
6 жыл бұрын
michael lemay Maybe if you worked on your spelling (fyuck? really?) and your fyucked up syntax. I might understand WTFyuck you are talking about!!!
@jacobprice2879
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this magic sorcery guitar trick, I love you....
@navid20
3 жыл бұрын
Uncle Ben, you're such an awesome teacher! Really enjoyed and more importantly opened my mind and had a light bulb moment!
@glucker88
5 жыл бұрын
Wow great explanation and visuals. Being a visual learner who draws similar boards this clicked with me more than many guitar lesson discussions I've had over the years. Thank you, Ben!
@bestboy897
7 жыл бұрын
uncle ben back at it again with those nasty lessons
@darkhorse21xx
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Uncle Ben, you have just revitalized my Blass playing that my Step Dad learned me.
@mcbanks16
5 жыл бұрын
Dude. Hell yes
@denisorourke4444
4 жыл бұрын
I'm both speechless and shouting for joy at the same time. Every single piece of information in this video landed with me. Ben's teaching style is literally the best I've ever personally experienced.
@steves4667
6 жыл бұрын
Mr "Big Ben" you are an absolute genius!!! I'm a bit scared that you might have been watching me because I suck at guitar for every reason/episode and then some... I've been a beginner for over 40 years because no one else could simply explain to me what basic chords go together in various keys. Thank You!!! Now I can spend the next 40 years and actually learn to play my instrument instead of playing with my instrument.
@Gongasoso
7 жыл бұрын
Also, for the love of fucking Hendrix, learn your modes! "Huh, why? What do they do?" 1. They keep you from widdly-diddling up and down Minor Pentatonic Avenue all day long going nowhere, and make you play those resolving half-steps that make melodies sound like the sound grown-up do. Grown-ups in records that live in mansions. And not with their mom. 2. Because now you get three minor scales and two extra major scales! Just for you, free of charge! 3. Because it's a way of weeding out solo-enthusiast chicks with too much VD. (Don't over-do it, tho. If you starting doing chromatic runs and going about playing Hungarian Minor or Blues Dorian the alternative crowd starts to flock, and that is a russian roulette of VD.)
@mikew2256
7 жыл бұрын
+Gongasoso ".. make melodies sound like the sound grown-ups do. Grown-ups in records that live in mansions. And not with their mom." Best comment ever No idea what modes do or how my addled brain could possibly learn them, but what's VD?. A long time ago at school they told me it was Venereal Disease. I'm guessing they were wrong, or at least non-inclusive, as usual.
@jimparaster8236
7 жыл бұрын
Mike W Yep. My favorite way to get new members of hell.
@skoockum
7 жыл бұрын
Nice iambic pentameter that Gongasoso
@Pedro72740
7 жыл бұрын
lmfao
@Rawwb
7 жыл бұрын
@gongasos can u recommend a video or lesson where we learn these modes?
@uhmnameplease
5 жыл бұрын
5:42 i literally spat out my sip of coffee LMAO!
@Protagonist
7 жыл бұрын
God damn it. I spent 4 days doin' some fancy book learnin' on the circle of fifth to work this shit out when I could have been watching you tube! Also, great video! Probably your most useful.
@cuauhtemocmorisco3493
7 жыл бұрын
Protagonist lol the circle of fifths only applies in the piano of course guitar but you don't need it unless your a guitar theory snob
@westrokker
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for helping me to suck less at guitar , very helpful !
@MrMOGHammer
6 жыл бұрын
And that was not the purpose of the video. Maybe he'll do another one on chord progressions, but this one was about how to find most chords that FIT IN A KEY. Chord progressions are more complicated in a way that they exist in so many forms and there is as much if not more than the total number of genre and subgenres that exist in the universe.
@jamesgarcia7034
6 жыл бұрын
Psychedelic Electric Juice ...or if you want to continue sucking on guitar, then yeah...
@keithmenking588
6 жыл бұрын
Shannon (below) took the words out of my mouth. I've played for 38 years. I have a song in a movie, "Wedding Serenade" was in "Series 7 the contenders" and I knew Dimebag back in the day (played many same clubs). With that said, I always relied on my brother for theory and now with this video I can at least crawl music theory. I laughed when you said did this just blow your mind. Yep. I always enjoy your vids. Thank you!
@bobygap
5 жыл бұрын
I'm French and I understood every single word. Thank you for this very helpful lesson !
@HouseOfStrength
7 жыл бұрын
Love your Ikari Warriors intro! I almost started pushing A B B A - A B B A!
@swami-vd9qe
6 жыл бұрын
Ace Ebb and them you did dancing gueen
@swami-vd9qe
6 жыл бұрын
Ace Ebb queen damnit
@pilate2012
5 жыл бұрын
I like when you call me Virginia like my step dad always does Especially after 2 Piña colada’s
@_Dive_Bomb_
6 жыл бұрын
1:32 Meow.
@garynarducci8366
5 жыл бұрын
I am a guitar player and teacher. I use a similar technique. Usually, the teachers really don't have a clue how these chords work together. I appreciate your method.
@ericb.1384
5 жыл бұрын
You are the best, man. I've been "playing" for over ten years, and nobody has ever made it this simple. I've tried to learn theory, but even beginner videos are like Chinese to me.
@evilp0ptart48
7 жыл бұрын
awesome lesson dude
@jamesruch4355
5 жыл бұрын
You mean to tell me that I memorized all this shit and I could have just used two simple patterns. 😂😂😂 FML
@AB-80X
4 жыл бұрын
It's all patterns and simple math.
@AtomicUzius
7 жыл бұрын
Do tabs for smoke on the water
@originaldave8216
7 жыл бұрын
Alice Winter O tell him play freebird too, DO IT ALICE WINTER OR ILL SWALLOW YOUR SOUL FOR ROCK AND ROLL AT THE CROSSROADS
@bmwf1joel
7 жыл бұрын
Learn it by ear
@Baerno
7 жыл бұрын
Careful or he'll start a channel for "Why you suck at Smoke on the Water"!
@unoriginal_name7091
6 жыл бұрын
One of the downsides of being self taught is that you often miss all but the most basic theory, and most books/videos arent the beat at explaining it. This video was a real eye-opener for a topic that everyone tries to explain like they're a rocket scientist. Mind fucking blown. Thanks for the entertaining and very informative video. Keep it up.
@richardpictures
5 жыл бұрын
Been playing for over 15,000 years and I never knew this! After thousands and thousands of years trying to figure this out it's crazy how simple it really is! Would have loved to have had this knowledge back when we were playing bone flute in caves. Consider myself to be advanced too!
@JamesPery
7 жыл бұрын
Vitamin A#7b5 has finally been made chewable!!!!
@ezassegai4793
6 жыл бұрын
Jason McCoy very nice one!
@jamesgarcia7034
6 жыл бұрын
UE Atlanticore ..it was obviously so good, that KZitem posted it, in place of what I wrote...what do you think of that??
@DanHains
7 жыл бұрын
Great vid - thanks
@bmwf1joel
7 жыл бұрын
Wow I’m better at guitar in less than a half hour...thanks!
@fredmanteghian5913
5 жыл бұрын
You’re a half hour better
@nachostv4217
5 жыл бұрын
@@fredmanteghian5913 It would've been a lot of thinking, so he probably saved himself a lot more time.
@anratic
4 жыл бұрын
I've learned more from you in two videos than I have in any other lessons on youtube. Thanks man, keep em comin
@denizb.6882
5 жыл бұрын
1:01 - this is where I knew I was up for something good! And indeed... you delivered! No-nonsense, straight to the facts, easily understandable. Thanks Ben, I'll stick around!
@yepyeniceri
5 жыл бұрын
Deniz B. naber
@dougpelkey1199
5 жыл бұрын
Well, hell....that makes gobs of sense. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
@sk863cuz
6 жыл бұрын
the most frustrating thing is when I start looking into my favorite songs they seem to break all these rules and use whatever chords they feel like. Sure you could try to explain it by saying that it borrows notes from the Dorian mode or some shit but its soooo confusing.
@blakegilliam8223
4 жыл бұрын
Don't study too much theory, just go by feel
@MrProthall
4 жыл бұрын
@@blakegilliam8223 Theory is the fundamental skill every musician should have. Especially when writing songs. However, don't paralyze yourself by wanting to know EVERYTHING before starting to make music. After all, very basic music theory gives you the framework (all those chords will always fit when playing Gm!!!!) but interesting is using chords that shouldn't fit but in that specific case you use them do. And that can be found out by trial and error!
@theplayers3507
4 жыл бұрын
Well young man it sounds like you are running around with scoff-laws. So here's a hint for law breaking: establish an alibi and eradicate the motive.
@eagleshnaider
4 жыл бұрын
@@MrProthall or your can understand what are borrowoed chords and when to use dominant and diminished chords and not waste as much time on trial and error cuz people already wasted their own time for your own sake, learn a bit of theory its not rocket science its just a bunch of notes and intervals
@IamPixler
6 жыл бұрын
This is awesome, thank you!
@interpolagent9
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Concise and easy to understand for this beginner. Thank you!
@charlesmarquardt4420
5 жыл бұрын
I have been playing for years knowing only the 5 Minor Pentatonic scale positions . I have only recently begun to learn the chord number system to be able to learn the CAGED system . I am so glad I found your channel as you make it easy to understand without being painfully slow and overly repetitious . Thank you Ben . I am now a subscriber !
Пікірлер: 2,4 М.