SURVIVING Overture 1928 (Dream Theater) w/ Uncle Ben Eller!

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • #dreamtheater #johnpetrucci #liquidtensionexperiment #overture1928
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    Sensational 6's: 2:03
    Spider Fingers: 5:08
    Picking Purgatory: 6:56
    Cross Picking Coolness: 15:42
    Hey everybody, its your good buddy Uncle Ben Eller back again with a full lesson on how to survive the HARDEST John Petrucci licks featured in Overture 1928 by Dream Theater! If you're trying to get into learning DT tunes, this is a GREAT song to start with, but there's still a handful of parts that can be brutally hard to play. In this lesson video, i'm going to break down the toughest bits of the song, that way you can nail them and dominate this tune!
    Gear:
    Suhr Modern Satin
    Dunlop T3 .88
    Suhr Woodshed Compressor
    REVV Generator 120
    What John Petrucci song do you need help with next? Let me know in the comments!!!

КОМЕНТАРІ • 207

  • @BenEller
    @BenEller  3 роки тому +53

    Thanks for learning all my survival tips for Overture 1928! What Dream Theater song should be break down next?

    • @kimchi2780
      @kimchi2780 3 роки тому +11

      Can you go over Metropolis Part 1? There is some deceptively funky runs in that song or the solo Arrival of Love by Circus Maximus. That solo has me totally criss crossed constantly.

    • @headstash420
      @headstash420 3 роки тому +7

      Not a Dream Theater song but it is a progressive masterpiece. Can you break down the solo to Steven Wilson’s Ancestral. A Guthrie Govan classic.

    • @petemorrisrocks4922
      @petemorrisrocks4922 3 роки тому +1

      Hero 🤘🏽 Cheers Uncle Ben. Maybe Innocence faded or solo to Under a glass moon. Thanks again

    • @KaldDodeGitarist
      @KaldDodeGitarist 3 роки тому +4

      In the Name of God
      I believe in you

    • @chronaaa8978
      @chronaaa8978 3 роки тому +5

      Maybe Erotomania, Learning to Live, or The test that stumped them all?

  • @firattopal9185
    @firattopal9185 3 роки тому +166

    Finally...my step-mom was asking whole day "Hasn't that handsome ponytail guy uploaded a video yet?"...

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  3 роки тому +61

      Tell her I said hi!!!

    • @nothingnew69
      @nothingnew69 3 роки тому +22

      I bet she's hot

    • @StuPedassol
      @StuPedassol 3 роки тому +2

      This is why I call him UNCY BANG! For hot step-mom milfs everywhere!

    • @mediumtalented9250
      @mediumtalented9250 3 роки тому +8

      Hahahahah fuckin Ben Eller, my girlfriend likes him too. Everytime I'm watching and she comes in she stares for a second and every now and then she goes "I like this guy", and I just go "I know you do baby"....

    • @nothingnew69
      @nothingnew69 3 роки тому +2

      @@mediumtalented9250 it's really the guitar playing

  • @gogpoydi
    @gogpoydi 3 роки тому +31

    I probably listened to this song like 400x in the past month

    • @qwertyzxcv123
      @qwertyzxcv123 3 роки тому

      Get a life then.

    • @Kevin-gb8gb
      @Kevin-gb8gb 3 роки тому

      And please, change that profile picture.

    • @gogpoydi
      @gogpoydi 3 роки тому +1

      @@Kevin-gb8gb you find me sexy?

  • @Blindashitmetalasfuck
    @Blindashitmetalasfuck 3 роки тому +28

    WE NEED MORE "STUFF BLANK DOES" VIDEOS UNCLE BEN!!! Im not even a guitar player, im a drummer. And I can't play the drums without the neighbors below me freaking out! I watch your videos because of your ridiculous personality and boyish good looks!

    • @lueymeteora1410
      @lueymeteora1410 3 роки тому +1

      You sir, are a drummer.

    • @Blindashitmetalasfuck
      @Blindashitmetalasfuck 3 роки тому +1

      @@lueymeteora1410 guilty! What tipped you off? Was it when I said I was a drummer?

    • @lueymeteora1410
      @lueymeteora1410 3 роки тому +1

      @@Blindashitmetalasfuck Cor! You got me! Lol

  • @garrettnewell9048
    @garrettnewell9048 3 роки тому +11

    I always love a good slow blues. Thank you, Uncle Ben.

  • @francocerasuolo1200
    @francocerasuolo1200 3 роки тому +4

    Love the nailed it face when you finish a killer lick

  • @Sodacake
    @Sodacake 3 роки тому +4

    i just noticed the screws on the neck pickup at least are in perfect alignment. i am so dang satisfied right now, even my step dad couldn't ruin my mood!

  • @satabdomajumder4549
    @satabdomajumder4549 3 роки тому +8

    Best lesson digest this masterpiece...I gave up learning this song a few months back. Thanks Ben for making we want to reattempt it.
    And if possible can you make a similar video for the Under the Glass moon solo..I think it might be great

  • @plank8127
    @plank8127 3 роки тому +3

    I was planning on learning this song fully when my RG1570 comes in the mail next week. Thanks Uncle Ben!

  • @oldGnRrocks1
    @oldGnRrocks1 3 роки тому +14

    If anyone wants accurate dream theater tabs for the classic albums (image and words all the way through metropolis part 2, and the latest album, and john petruccis solo album) go to Evan Bradley's channel and email him.
    if you can, donate to him because he emails these tabs for free, and has a transcription company.
    great video as always!

  • @beanman2206
    @beanman2206 3 роки тому +3

    This combined with strange de ja vu is such an incredible piece of music
    4th favourite dream theater song!!

  • @pgmusicla
    @pgmusicla 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you Ben! I’ve been playing this song for years, and just now realized I’ve had a few notes wrong in the unison section. Time to grab the guitar and go to work!
    Your patented “Step Dad Speed” really helps work out those sections easily. Thank you so much for always posting stellar guitar instructional videos🤘🏼🎸

  • @juanduplays
    @juanduplays 3 роки тому +2

    Gracias uncle Ben! I'll be working on this one over the weekend.

  • @MrBenSThomas
    @MrBenSThomas 3 роки тому +1

    I’m always on the lookout for the self congratulatory smile when you nail a tricky solo. Love it!

  • @Paciferum
    @Paciferum 3 роки тому +3

    Dang this was a very fun and hard for me 15 years ago. I wish I had this back then. Well done!

  • @designedbymarty
    @designedbymarty 3 роки тому +3

    You're the bestest best step dad on the interwebs with arm hands. Seriously, awesome lessons. You're definitely one of the best teachers on UA-cam. Quality content bro

  • @matteocoda6368
    @matteocoda6368 5 місяців тому

    We used this song as a benchmark to prove ourselves back when we were 16 in 2006.
    Just to get the initial downward scale half right could crown you local guitar God of your town.
    Greetings from Italy.

  • @alexgenova9632
    @alexgenova9632 3 роки тому +10

    So real talk... ever since i found your "this is why your hand sync sucks at guitar" video i've been like... that's the key.... i can finally play overture 1928 once i do like 6 months of metronome work. that was 5 months ago, and it's almost there. I think this lesson will push me over the goal line.
    the tab i had for the fastest sextuplet part was just wrong. I think it'll be a lot easier with what you showed here.
    The cross picking thing is really cool. I was trying to do this section with sweeps and it wasn't really working out. I was ready to be like "well... this part will just sound like shit and i'm ok with that", but i'll see if i can work out the cross picking thing.
    Once again, thanks for all the lessons! I'll work out some way of giving you money once my step dad give me my allowance.

  • @loganmertes6266
    @loganmertes6266 3 роки тому +3

    This is perfect timing holy shit thank you!

  • @martynspooner5822
    @martynspooner5822 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for sharing, probably eleventeen in practice years away for me but still really enjoyed it. Cheers

  • @carlose.morenow.4212
    @carlose.morenow.4212 3 роки тому +2

    I LITERALLY just finished learning this song yesterday and was trying to improve my execution of these sections!!! Thanks a lot Uncle Ben!

  • @MrThommythommy
    @MrThommythommy 3 роки тому +1

    Hello Ben,
    Thank you very much.
    Also my absolute favorite DT song ever. Haven't played this tune for a while.
    I am currently practicing it again after watching your video.
    These are excactly the parts I was struggling with.!! :-)

  • @titoxprogr11
    @titoxprogr11 3 роки тому +1

    I love you ben! Your lessons make me play better every day! Greetings from Chile 🇨🇱

  • @brianburke8740
    @brianburke8740 3 роки тому +1

    Best lessons on UA-cam. Per usual, thank you for uploading.

  • @donatoreina
    @donatoreina 2 роки тому

    thank god you mentioned pick slanting for the first fast scale, it helped me a lot!

  • @JanisKlinnert
    @JanisKlinnert 3 роки тому +3

    That album is just sooo damn cool... love it

  • @ericswearingenmusic9967
    @ericswearingenmusic9967 3 роки тому +2

    Dude I’m literally putting the final touches (midi keyboards parts etc) to a guitar cover of this song. Where the F was this video like 2 months ago! Hahah awesome work. I was learning this song from my old tab book, and the timing on the “picking purgatory” section took longer to nail than the rest of the song combined.

  • @l6srob990
    @l6srob990 3 роки тому

    I never have listen to dream theater read his articles but your lesson breaks down what a great guitarist he is and you for teaching us this you are very skilled thankyou

  • @Mischu708
    @Mischu708 3 роки тому +1

    I just needed some Uncle Ben in my life

  • @RaMacGregor
    @RaMacGregor 3 роки тому +1

    As usual, a stellar effort! Love this! Shanksh!

  • @radtats6899
    @radtats6899 3 роки тому +1

    Ben, you're a beast! Gonna have to try this one this weekend.

  • @NickBurbeyGuitar
    @NickBurbeyGuitar 3 роки тому +1

    Great breakdown! This song is a challenge we should all accept!

  • @thelastvigil111
    @thelastvigil111 2 роки тому

    Thaaaank Yooooou! For a friend of mine, that may or may not happen to be attempting this one for like the 4th time..

  • @Seragon4G
    @Seragon4G 5 місяців тому +1

    Bought my first ever guitar 3 months ago (Harley Benton CST24 Deluxe), and desided Overture to be THE song I want to learn.
    I'm way over my head here 🙆

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  5 місяців тому +1

      Haha that’s a STEEEEEP learning curve for sure. Peruvian Skies isn’t too bad, take a swing at that one.

  • @pasqualemaurelli1860
    @pasqualemaurelli1860 3 роки тому +1

    Ben, love you vidoes, man!

  • @wesleytrott6397
    @wesleytrott6397 3 роки тому +1

    Just signed up on Patreon. I love your channel Ben!

  • @GooseGumlizzard
    @GooseGumlizzard 3 роки тому +1

    great video Uncle Ben

  • @Thecynic100
    @Thecynic100 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome song. Really glad you did this one.

  • @Obrisevac
    @Obrisevac 3 роки тому +1

    Fantastic, only just started learning this recently

  • @kimchi2780
    @kimchi2780 3 роки тому +2

    OMG dude I've had so many teachers try to teach the swiping out of my playing. You are awesome.

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  3 роки тому +1

      It’s great for certain things!!!

    • @skipkelton
      @skipkelton 3 роки тому

      @@BenEller I'm too much of an alternate picker - I see the value in swiping but alternate picking works for me

  • @man_of_many_pants
    @man_of_many_pants 3 роки тому +1

    This is the first dream theater guitar solos I learned. It was so fun making my guitar sound like John's i didnt play anything else for atleast a month lol

  • @broncoxy
    @broncoxy 2 роки тому

    and just so covered every problem area that I had with this song... great job, thank you uncle Ben!

  • @williamreynolds3487
    @williamreynolds3487 3 роки тому

    That technique of going through the bottom string instead of going around for odd number picking really helped with faster playing. Thanks for the tip!

  • @davidwilson1387
    @davidwilson1387 3 роки тому +1

    Hey Ben. Yes. Us Britishers got a mench! Cheer mate !,

  • @SuperJahobo
    @SuperJahobo 3 роки тому +1

    So my Google Pixel's news feed recommended this video to me. Odd, right, but I'm glad it did, because I love it!

  • @Daneidorff
    @Daneidorff 3 роки тому

    That cross picking section has been haunting me for the last 15-16 years!! Argh - time to get it DOWN!
    JP song next? The glass prison intro(You know which part..)
    Awesome video;)

  • @barthaande893
    @barthaande893 3 роки тому +1

    Best explanation I’ve seen ever! (Still way to hard for me, but let’s practice).

  • @thecakeisalie7070
    @thecakeisalie7070 3 роки тому +1

    That's so weird! That's the DT clip I was watching just 15 minutes prior to getting notification for this tutelage.

  • @EMutsgib4541
    @EMutsgib4541 3 роки тому +1

    Finally!!!!!!, Thx Uncle

  • @PaulWarrenMusic
    @PaulWarrenMusic 3 роки тому +2

    Great job! And to think you broke all that down and didn't once ask why John left Ibanez or why MP left DT? Amazing clarity and focus! :)

  • @gregcollins4730
    @gregcollins4730 3 роки тому

    Finally, Step-Dad Ben is touching me in a way I never thought possible. More of this please.

  • @PedroPrando
    @PedroPrando 3 роки тому

    The best guitar tips in UA-cam! Super Uncle Ben🙌🏻🎸🔥

  • @ShredmasterScott
    @ShredmasterScott 3 роки тому

    Your technique is insane Ben!

  • @wolfganghumboldt4830
    @wolfganghumboldt4830 3 роки тому

    I have been learning this for a couple weeks now. Impeccable timing, Unc

  • @brutongaster859
    @brutongaster859 3 роки тому

    I've been waiting for this video since 1999

  • @CodenameCuervo
    @CodenameCuervo 3 роки тому +1

    Ben Eller is the man!!!

  • @calvinbeedle8534
    @calvinbeedle8534 3 роки тому

    You Sir are a great teacher as well as a fine player.

  • @westyavro
    @westyavro 3 роки тому

    Loving the tutorial and always love the humor.

  • @JohnSpo
    @JohnSpo 3 роки тому +2

    It's probably the Dream Theater instrumental that I know best though there are bits that I definitely never learned properly and still fudge my way through even after 20+ years of playing it. It's also one of my favorite DT songs overall.

    • @JohnSpo
      @JohnSpo 8 місяців тому

      I've finally learned this properly in its entirety along with strange deja vu after it. It only took 2 years of playing it every time I pick up a guitar. I'll probably forget it after a month of not playing it.

  • @lancekidwell5729
    @lancekidwell5729 2 роки тому

    Great vid , such a killer song.

  • @Lunathewolf93334
    @Lunathewolf93334 3 роки тому +2

    First comment! Great vid, as usual. One of the best UA-cam shredders is Uncle Ben!

  • @michaelrozett5016
    @michaelrozett5016 3 роки тому

    Thanks Unc!

  • @onecleanfinger
    @onecleanfinger 3 роки тому

    great vid ! that upstroke trick helped a lot. my fingers trip up on the riff just before the riff that includes the unison section. maybe i'm missing something simple? I didn't see it covered in this vid.

  • @nigeltufnel2645
    @nigeltufnel2645 3 роки тому +1

    Heck yeah!

  • @SuperJiggawhat
    @SuperJiggawhat 3 роки тому +1

    Ok that Revv is a beautiful thing.

  • @breadyegg
    @breadyegg 3 роки тому

    That swipe technique gets a swipe right.

  • @nord_laender
    @nord_laender 3 роки тому

    good explanation.... thank you!

  • @veiga7658
    @veiga7658 2 роки тому

    You rule man. Thx

  • @roscoep.soultrain5775
    @roscoep.soultrain5775 3 роки тому

    Uncle Ben beasting as usual.

  • @jamesshort9217
    @jamesshort9217 3 роки тому

    2:25 laughed out loud. Your personality never gets old Uncle Ben

  • @Lithuania8634
    @Lithuania8634 3 роки тому +1

    This song rocks! Do Erotomania next!

  • @inbardavish8091
    @inbardavish8091 3 роки тому

    Awesome content. Subscribed!

  • @Jam_Gordon
    @Jam_Gordon 3 роки тому

    Awesome video as always dude! Any insight into John's picking technique with regards to pick slanting and such? I've wanted him to show up on Cracking The Code for sooo long.

  • @jokerman261
    @jokerman261 3 роки тому +2

    The stems are from Jammit, if you're handy you'll find them on google.

  • @jasonjuneau2948
    @jasonjuneau2948 3 роки тому +2

    The perfect place to START!? 😲 I'm screwed lol

  • @TimurIskhodzhanov
    @TimurIskhodzhanov 3 роки тому +1

    Endless Sacrifice!

  • @cristianluchian404
    @cristianluchian404 3 роки тому +2

    Can you do Erotomania solo's ? nice vid btw

  • @graysonhester2955
    @graysonhester2955 3 роки тому +1

    Okay I love this song and the video but the thumbnail led me to believe that John Petrucci would be making an appearance 😡

  • @Fifus92
    @Fifus92 3 роки тому

    11:15 imo its a chromatic run on D string (14 15 16) after that everything is correct (14 16 17), that sounds a little better and still playable :D that kinda makes this lick Gb blues

  • @zebes2694
    @zebes2694 3 роки тому +1

    Woah! hair looking nice

  • @ch3nz3n
    @ch3nz3n 3 роки тому +1

    11:40 - yup

  • @guitarman4344
    @guitarman4344 3 роки тому

    This was great. All the tabs out there for this song are wrong and I resorted, like you, to slowing down some videos to learn the trickier portions a couple years ago. I doubt it was 100%, but I gave it the old college try. Or, a "step dad try."
    You should absolutely do In the Presence of Enemies Pt 1 for those insane unison parts that I can't even physically move my fingers fast enough to play (damn you pinky!), or Stream of Consciousness/In the Name of God. Another good idea would be a seven string song with some very tricky riffs like The Enemy Inside.

  • @lueymeteora1410
    @lueymeteora1410 3 роки тому +1

    ✋ *Uncle Ben! Step-Dad Luey here!*
    Can you make it even more slow-li-er ? Tha-anks ! 🤗

  • @ImPoopnRightNow
    @ImPoopnRightNow 3 роки тому +1

    *UNCLE BEN!*

  • @killz323
    @killz323 3 роки тому +2

    Bro what timing. I was literally listening to overture a couple months back and I was like, I wanna learn this song. Then finally 3 weeks of struggling I was able to get all the parts down except the part after the second solo so I gave up. But I just revisited it again to see if I can play it and I still can't play some of the parts with 100 percent speed and accuracy.

    • @killz323
      @killz323 3 роки тому +1

      Ima upload a cover to youtube when I can do it. I'll post it here

  • @SquibNoNo
    @SquibNoNo 3 роки тому +3

    Benjamin: “YOU’RE GONNA HIT THAT GODDAMN CAT!!”

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  3 роки тому

      OH MY GOD!!!

    • @SquibNoNo
      @SquibNoNo 3 роки тому +1

      @@BenEller I love you still

  • @ArthurWM9
    @ArthurWM9 3 роки тому +2

    Great video, Uncle Ben!
    Beautiful Suhr there.
    Can someone explain how can one use a very high-wattage amp at home and still get a good tone at non-earth-shattering volumes?
    I did a lot of digging but nobody seems to have an actual concrete answer.

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  3 роки тому +1

      Dude, the REVV has a built-in Two Notes Torpedo, so you can run it straight into your interface and monitors at any volume. It’s also switchable to 10 watt mode!!!!

  • @PooNinja
    @PooNinja 3 роки тому +1

    7:31 See this is why my fingers hate you Ben!!!

  • @sotirios6882
    @sotirios6882 3 роки тому +1

    DUDE YOU NAILED IT! Oh btw Satan called he's burning up 🔥👹
    Riddupp- Riddupp Froggy.
    ROCK ON BEN ! 👊 🎸
    Have u checked out the band, THE HU? MONGOLIAN METAL \m/

  • @mamae300
    @mamae300 3 роки тому +1

    My goodness uncle Ben, your effortless picking technique frustrates me.
    Awesome stuff!

  • @justinharrison9521
    @justinharrison9521 3 роки тому +1

    Challenge accepted - can you do the main solo on "Voices" all the way to the end.

  • @EdwardKayeplus
    @EdwardKayeplus 3 роки тому +1

    This was fantastic Ben. That being said, your accent has given me the desire to order BBQ tonight.

    • @BenEller
      @BenEller  3 роки тому +1

      You’re welcome! Raise a rib for me!

    • @EdwardKayeplus
      @EdwardKayeplus 3 роки тому

      @@BenEller I mean it'll have to be Canadian-Texan BBQ, so might turn your nose up at it, but I know no better. :)
      Also, I just ordered a Revv Generator 120 MK3. Yours was one of the videos that helped make my mind up. I was considering a 5153, but I think this will do what I want without all the hiss.

  • @ineedwafflestabernacle
    @ineedwafflestabernacle 3 роки тому +9

    This is probably a bit controversial, but I always preferred this as an instrumental over dance of eternity

    • @felipimacedo
      @felipimacedo 3 роки тому +2

      Me too. This one sounds like a little narrative, Dance sounds like an anthology of complex riffs.

    • @kimchi2780
      @kimchi2780 3 роки тому

      This is my favorite DT song by far.

    • @marius9372
      @marius9372 3 роки тому

      I think one complements the other perfectly. Overture is a perfect album opener, the arrangements of the main themes you're going to listen on the album are just amazing, and it is a very satisfying composition to listen to. The Dance is the opposite: dark, chaotic, but still incredibly well written, each part flows into the next one seemlessly, which is one of the achievements of Overture as well

  • @BrandonBames
    @BrandonBames 3 роки тому +1

    Where were you last year when I had to learn this ungodly mess of a song ON MY OWN, Uncle Ben?!?! WHERE WERE YOU?!?!

  • @jamisonmeadors978
    @jamisonmeadors978 3 роки тому

    Tighter than a frogs asshole! Holy crap you had me dying. But seriously this is awesome! Thank you! This will be my next dream theater song to learn now. Definitely a great song. Just never thought to try it.

  • @DanyAguilar
    @DanyAguilar 3 роки тому

    16:43 still in my nightmares lol

  • @robwalmsley72
    @robwalmsley72 3 роки тому

    I thought I had it but then she turned me into a newt!

  • @HiredGoonage
    @HiredGoonage 3 роки тому

    I must say I like those Rubik's cubes my fellow nerd. You have the fast fingers, what's you best solve time bro?

  • @ar156
    @ar156 3 роки тому

    Nice lesson uncle Ben!
    Need to learn some DT? you guys should check out Mr Evan Bradley.

  • @KaldDodeGitarist
    @KaldDodeGitarist 3 роки тому +1

    2:52 I got a straight 6 watching this video