Uncle Ben Eller's Spooky Scale Secrets! Harmonic Minor Mastery! 

Not kissing ass or anything but Uncle Ben is the best and most thorough teacher on RU-vid that I have seen,......

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).

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!

Ya a "little" more advanced is good just don't go full on Beato and you won't lose me lol

This is the scale I have been hearing all these years😩

An absolutely brilliant lesson especially for someone like myself who has at last got over my paranoia of theory. Thanks a lot

Best damn guitar lessons on the internets. Period.

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.

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

Great lesson. Broke it down very well for theory dummies like me.

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

Fantastic lesson,explained the concept perfectly.

Great lesson Ben more of this these please. I really enjoyed this.

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!

Ty for a great lesson! Opens so many doors to my playing!

Truly the best lesson on harmonic minor out there, the chords that make up the scale are so well explained.

The best Harminor lesson I've ever seen. By far. Thanks, Ben!!

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!

Thank you for all the information presented in such a clear way.

Loved it ben!! My kind of stuff! Keep it up.

Perfect amount of theory. Useful but not too complicated. Definitely would watch more like this. Thank you!

Uncle Ben thank you!!! I've been playing for a few years and I already knew about that awesome sounding note in a scale, but you showed me how to unlock it! I can now use it in my playing more effectively. With the few scales and arpeggios you gave me, I now have a base to develop it more. Really man, this i my favorite lesson you've put out. I'm going to join you're patreon!

Thank you Uncle Ben. This is absolutely brilliant

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!

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.

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.

Fantastic lesson ! thanks uncle Ben

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!

Thanks a lot uncle Ben. This trick will come handy! 🙏🏽

Awesome great to see some depth on the harmonic minor scale and what is possible.

great video uncle ben!no nonsense straight to business musical education for the masses.you have a great way of making more advanced theory simple to grasp and apply. the hallmarks of a good teacher basically! i think most folks will be happy for you to keep pushing the theory boundaries bit by bit because you make it so accessible. 👍

Very nice Ben, keep it up with spooky and less beginner friendly. Great vid

Awesome lesson uncle Ben!! Harmonic minor has always been a favorite of mine!!

such a great video. just the right mix of theory and technique

Great video Ben, I'd be more than happy to see more like this :)

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!

Yes, more please! Excellent!

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!

Yes more of this please and thank you.

Thank you so much for your videos! I love how easy you make it to understand the theory behind things

You taught me more in this video than 11 years of random tabbing has gotten me. Thank you so much for your time, passion and humor!

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.

Another great lesson! Really well explained.

This is a very well in depth video on the mysterious harmonic minor. Answered a lot of questions ive had about it for years. Cheers for referencing the faceless

The scale of choice of all metalheads

Love these lessons. Love the visuals! More more more!!!!

Uncle Ben I can't even say it enough you are by far, the best teacher ever! I wish the world had more people like you you are a genuine kind soul

Awesome!! Great way to get scales To work!! I would love a mixolidian video like this

Thanks for showing more unique ways to take advantage of this scale Ben! Really dig how you used it to get The Faceless vibe.

BEST GUITAR LESSON ON RU-vid! Thanks Uncle Ben or should I say Step Dad.

Great teaching Ben!

You're the best, Uncle Ben. In the last few months, the videos and lessons you upload leaped me over my wall of learning. I now sound like someone who shredded for 17 years. And there are alot of youtube instructor videos out there. Thanks!

I love all your videos. This one is among my favorites. Thanks.

Great lesson. Thanks Uncle Ben!

That's just great ! All I want to do is get back home and grab my guitar. Thank you. Really love this teaching aspect on theory, it's just great.

Awesome lesson and thanks for sharing your tips 👍

Awesome stuff uncle Ben!!!!

Love this lesson Uncle Ben!

Great Lesson!

I am so thankful for you Uncle Ben.

very informative, Uncle Ben, thanks

Awesome lesson Ben, thanks and I will be watching this one for the next 6 months as it slowly sinks in 💃🎶💃🎶

Great lesson! Thanks!

Sick lesson! Really well and simply explained! Thanks uncle Ben 😁👍🏻😂

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 🙌🏻

Nice lesson Ben, thanks.

best lesson ever Uncle Ben, thank you mate. you rock

well, i think this was absolutely fantastic!

Very cool Ben

Super helpful and explained really well. Thanks.

You put that across really well, thank you

Great video, Ben. I love the Harmonic Minor scale. Merry Christmas.

keep doing this, PLEASE!!!

One of your best!

I don't know why you do this on RU-vid because you are so damn talented but I couldn't be happier that you do. The way you teach resonates with me perfectly and the amount i have actually learned from you in just a few months has given me at least a years worth of lessons.. Best guitar teacher on the internet that i have seen, period...

That was a great lesson!

Great lesson, Uncle Ben! Really enjoyed you not only showing the notes in the scale but how to utilize them in a huge variety of chords!

Always good to wake up on Saturday to a notification from Uncle Ben.

Really useful information, thanks uncle Ben!

The best teacher on YT hands down! Fist bump from the UK dude

Thanks allot for going to all the trouble to make these. Love them. 👊😎

I am afraid that was a great lesson.

Uncle Ben going beast mode on the theory and I love it!

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.

Loved the lesson man, as usual. Would love more advanced lessons like this one in the future 🤘🏼

Great job. Do more like this.

Cracking lesson Ben. I'm going to pick my guitar up off the back of this one!

I love when you do harmonic minor stuff 👻

Yes, more of this please!

Wow, I learned something I did not know. I am surprised i did not see that myself. Thanks a million Uncle Ben!

Great lesson, Unc. I just started touching on some of this in my theory training and while the material is easily understood, it took this video to help put it into practical application. More like this would be welcome. Much grass.

Fantastic lesson, uncle Ben. Thank you.

Really great stuff. Gonna need more than a week to digest

Love your videos

Very very cool, thanks so much. Love this. 😁👍💯

Awesome uncle Ben !!

Legit, this and the major scale video have blown my mind into how to improve. Major scale showed me the basics of what shredders use and ive been able to pick out stuff from Paul Gilbert. Now this has blown my mind into how to incorporate arpeggios into not only playing, but my practice routine. Thank you SO MUCH! For someone playing less than 2 years this made loads of sense!