Patreon only! What Scale is James Playing?!
Added 2024-02-21 19:16:36 +0000 UTCHey y'all!!!!
Hot off the presses, by request! Todd, thanks for the patience, man. Here's a cool look and discussion about the acoustic intro James played for The Unforgiven at this particular live show:
https://youtu.be/q7nCvpWADtU?si=OJguNQTeHvEP3dwk
I've put my transcription below, be sure to snag it! But most importantly, this led to a good discussion about what scale James is playing here... this leads to the much deeper topic of harmony and modality. I hope you all enjoy it and gain some knowledge from it!
Thanks for all you do!
-BE
OH! And here's the full version of that nice little ARC ditty I was playing in the intro:
Comments
Thanks! Nothing wild, little stereo delay like I usually use!
Ben Eller
2024-02-28 15:10:24 +0000 UTCPeople need to be sending me some videos! Would love to do more.
Ben Eller
2024-02-28 15:10:03 +0000 UTCthat's right! Harmonic minor is rarely used as a "full-time" scale, but rather a little vacation away from "normal" harmony. This is especially true when turning that V chord dominant in a minor progression!
Ben Eller
2024-02-28 15:09:42 +0000 UTCPlease do more Theory videos. I have studied numerous books and none of it has ever made sense to me.
Phillip Avery Mitchell
2024-02-26 16:54:55 +0000 UTCAlso, what were the effects you had on the guitar there? I've always been garbage at picking out different effects types. I LOVE the airy feel to it.
MrTriggerhappy
2024-02-24 02:23:11 +0000 UTCI have always been thrown off by how modality interacts with chosen scales/keys. This explanation is pure gold! I hope you bring out more theory-based videos like this, I will be ALL over them. Thanks Uncle Ben
MrTriggerhappy
2024-02-24 02:20:17 +0000 UTCTheory? Always! I'm quite good at it but I always learn something new or different perspectives from different people. But man! What happend to the Lick Doctor? Such a fun idea and so interesting to watch! Cheers!
Markus Dreßen
2024-02-23 16:34:18 +0000 UTCThere's another Todd here!? Hi Todd! :D
Todd Pettit
2024-02-23 14:08:22 +0000 UTCThat was incredible , would love a series on this!!!
Aerosmtih717
2024-02-22 17:07:32 +0000 UTCOr the jimmy page double neck - no price on that yet.
NYCM&AHole
2024-02-22 16:59:43 +0000 UTCInteresting stuff indeed! I recently started digging into harmonic minor, and once you know what to look for it's just so damn useful! To my big surprise, many songs that I previously thought of as simply being "in minor key" are actually in harmonic minor... even pop songs on the radio (ex. "Flowers" and so many more). The biggest tell, to my understanding, is that major/dominant V chord in a minor key, which just pulls so strongly back to the I chord, compared to the minor V chord that is diatonically in the minor key. In the example you discuss in this video I think you can almost hear James play a big open E chord... so starting the song on the V... and then pulling it straight into that normal Am intro riff. With E Phrygian Dominant I would have expected a lot of "E to F" action, but I guess that is indeed happening in those licks James is playing so it makes sense to label it as such. Thanks for also doing some theory stuff, useful and interesting!
Kasper Beuse Fauerby
2024-02-22 14:16:09 +0000 UTCWow, I thought it was going to be above my head, but it was perfectly explained. Thanks Uncle Ben. And yes, a video on the subject of intervals (and a little of modes) would be cool.
Samuel Valle
2024-02-22 07:40:37 +0000 UTCExcellent explanation Uncle Ben! Modes are making much more sense to me now, thanks! Would love to see more theory.
Jeffrey Bridges
2024-02-22 01:10:47 +0000 UTCI love your theory lessons, UB! Fantastic video! We definitely need more theory stuff!
Dedé
2024-02-21 23:37:47 +0000 UTCPretty cool….never thought of it that way. As a rookie at best this stuff helps a lot.
Eric Bullington
2024-02-21 22:30:13 +0000 UTCThis was fantastic. I don’t like the constraints of playing within scales, and this kinda reinforces that. Just throw in a backing track in any given key, which gives you the root, and then improvise over that with whatever shape you like and educate your ears into what sounds good or not. Then you can figure out if it’s minor, major, Phrygian, alien, or whatever else.
Diogo Camacho
2024-02-21 20:52:18 +0000 UTCThat James guy isn't all that bad,he should get a job in a restaurant!
danny cabrera
2024-02-21 20:39:13 +0000 UTCHappy to help!!!
Ben Eller
2024-02-21 19:55:09 +0000 UTCI've been waiting years for this! I'm not smart enough to figure it out. Thanks Ben...
Todd Showalter
2024-02-21 19:54:09 +0000 UTCThe scale of how much Gibson can charge dentists, lawyers and bankers who think they’re edgy for Kirk Hammett guitars.?
NYCM&AHole
2024-02-21 19:24:57 +0000 UTC
