Beginning Music Theory for Guitar Part 1

[wuyanchu]

thx and god bless.

a sincere blessing from hong kong.

god bless everyone.

^_^

[cheepo888]

is theory nescesary to play guitar well or does it just help?

[elmasrapidodelmundo]

Theory isn't suppose to be all that fun.Just like anything else its a learning curve.If you are serious about making music your job then theory will be very helpful.But just like a great writer doesn't have to have the best grammar in the world to write a good book,a musician doesn't have to master theory.But it makes it a whole lot easier to express what you have in the noggin and communicate with other players.

[triplenaruto]

im fine with learning theory but i dont get written theory. like why are there 3 symbols that represent one thing. it gets so confusing.

[blakmagik4]

i'm curious about theory which is why i clicked on it but honestly. this is the stuff that made me quit guitar twice. It's just not fun. i started up two years ago and ignored this stuff and it's been much more enjoyable. i 'm not closing my mind it's just that 20 seconds in literally caught myself daydreaming. I still favorited it though cause i'm gonna try.

[guitarist6494]

how exactly would u become a professional guitarist?

[JDEvans1994]

@guitarist6494 By being very good. Simples.

[Jasaxos]

Well I've been playing guitar for 2 yrs now and still can't relate to notes. But I'm currently in orchestra which has taught me basic patterns of keys and stuff so I just need more knowldge on te guitar. I play the cello for 5 yrs btw

[Mottly666]

B#?

[flh700]

@Mottly666 that would be c flat lol

[woopwoop31a]

this is great but i ant remember it and its really confusing !!! help!!!

[YungMrMagic]

damn. two years of playing and this video made me realize that I dont really know SHIT about the guitar.

[JerridPayne]

@YungMrMagic You probably can't read notation either.

[beardlessjoebae]

@YungMrMagic im on that same boat man.. fuck

[twisterellafell]

check out guitarmanual.typepad.com/blog/ or google guitar manual ebook blog for great beginning lessons.

[TheJetfighter666]

What if your stupid, or slow like me.I have to have someone tell me and show it to me over and over.Then if i don't do it the next day I forget.I have played professionel and semi-pro for 30 years.but with other players who show what to do.I want to learn everything but it is hard for me to remember what I am taught.I can really play good, if not great at times but i could [and should be] a wiz by now.What should I do? Over the past two years i have played each day for six hours a day

[alissabandaly]

what is a theory ?

[BigJrLoc]

@HImynameis303 haha yeah thats what im saying!

[MrFaulconbridge]

I find scales really confusing

[tsf56]

"they don't just point to notes on the guitar and say play that play that" ... I do. o:

[spookymcfuzzy]

I've been playing guitar for a year and a half now and I've realised how arrogant I've become. You can't become a good guitar player unless you know something about music theory.

[TNJorg]

i wonder how hes gonna teach circle of fiths and circle of fourths with youtube lessons. GOOD LUCK lol

[Burtonianz]

there are two books with the same title but a different front cover look. are they the same?

[guitaredu]

Yes both books are the same. One is published by muse-eek.com and one is published by MelBay. Both have the same content.

[MrMusicislife69]

That is a sick guitar.

[InsanityType66]

the book i have is " the guitarists music theory book" by Peter Vogl is it good?

[BeatleUniversity]

Excellent video! I don't read music on the guitar. I did a little on piano. Can I learn music theory if I don't read music? Fantastic video! Thank you!

[Crazyfish66]

@BeatleUniversity Absolutely you can. Reading music just means you can read music. Which is incredibly useful but still not related to music theory.

[luvthattaco]

carvin guitar most likely. no bird inlays

[samstallard00]

ChristArmy's right, its a peavey exp. Go to the peavey website and check it out. My pastor plays one.

[mattparrish123]

is that a paul reed smith guitar

[mrbubachuck]

yes

[ChristArmySkateboard]

no thats a peavy exp

[miovrdrvnibz]

nope the old dude is right. key of Gb already has a Eb so an Ebb would be a D! :)

[Splurgendii]

b6 of gb i believe is an eb

[MrAlfredocolon]

the thing thats hard about learning music theory is that every time i try to learn it i end up playing guitar instead of learning it

[hairywonder3]

haha lol

[virtualman111]

@MrAlfredocolon so true lol :(

[Vengeanceisourpassio]

@MrAlfredocolon if you know who tom hess is he teaches you to stay on track. [ ill give you this link in a min ] before yo go tell me or private mesage me and i tell you some helpful. realy do this

[dormanbenton]

@MrAlfredocolon I have the same problem with guitar and piano. I just play it instead (and good I might add but stuff I already know.) It sure is a huge handicap not knowing the theory of music.

[gregsguitar101]

@MrAlfredocolon Thats what I is talkin about Alfredo!

[Esoremada]

I play guitar in many tunings, such as

EADGBE standard

FADGBE dropped d

and

CGCFAD dropped c

Must I memorize the notes for all of them? I realize that the notes in dropped c are 2 frets lower in dropped d, but it's hard to figure out where they are with that pattern quickly.

[ricomike]

@Esoremada  Isn't drop D DADGBE not "F"?

[Esoremada]

Yeah, that's what I meant :P

[sarcogram720]

Yes and drop c would be CADGBE

[ricomike]

I think esoremada's original drop C was correct as CGCFAD. I've never seen CADGBE as a tuning but it might be done. But it's certainly not what people call drop C.

[eliasisnemesis]

no its cgcfad

[reveries119]

@eliasisnemesis cgcfad is dropped C, not drop D which was being asked. Dropped D is DADGBE

[eliasisnemesis]

thths wat i sed

[truth3110]

i play guitar for 4 years now...and i didnt even learn music theory at all...i just learn from tabs and watch videos from youtube...but this might help

[swordgarna]

Can you improvise and or make up your own easily, can you put down what's in your head and apply it to the guitar, like think of a tune, and know where the notes are? I strongly recommend learning theory.

[truth3110]

nope i cant...but i can transcribe some of the easy songs like a theme song of "the simpsons" and yes i will start to learn music theory ;)

[samborambo0444]

welp this vid explained 0 theory to me, waste o time, on to the next one

[MikeAdozen]

I've been playing the guitar since I was 12 or so, I'm 22 now and I realize how big of a mistake it was NOT to learn theory FIRST.

If you're truly trying to be a master on the guitar, feeling is a large part of it, but theory is just as important if not more.

[neopoker333]

to understand something you do will help you do it better,,,that is obvious!

[disciple2288]

Would it be possible to learn the music theory of guitar without being able to read music?

[thelittlegreenliar]

yup

[hideyasoki]

I'd say yes as long as you learn your notes on the fretboard... that's just the minimum

[Shaggoth4]

you can still play music by how the feel of the song is rather than technical stuff even if you do learn music theory. Music theory simply helps you write music faster, so you can finish writing a song that you feel sounds great faster before you forget it or something like that.

[jordno]

i think music theory is all good but i dont like it that it makes people think to techincal rather than what they think sounds gd and what they enjoy rather than thinking ah thats that note so that means i can play this or this just feel music i prefer but im learning theory as well :)

[karumph1]

yea, gotta do both :)

[laurag333]

I'm trying to write songs..does this help?

[jake15700]

a shit load my friend o.o

[TOsmusic]

Yes, if you learn music theory it can really help in your creative side and technical side of writing.

[imamacyoureapc]

Yeah, course! I'm learning more anyway out of curiosity :P

[FenderStratoccaster]

Anoyone know how to play a arpeggio.? during a solo.?

[nickfle]

yes, try doing an g to g arpegio starting on the g string going to the e string, if you need help tell me

[TOsmusic]

Know what key your in, and build an arpeggio from a chord that fits into your key and let it roll out when it feels right in your solo.

[hawny101]

I must say this wasn't really a lesson, as much as it is a commercial for their product.

BUT MUSIC THEORY IS CRUCIAL!!

It's what makes musicians, not just a "Guitar Hero player"!!

[imamacyoureapc]

It's not crucial, I've been playing guitar since I was 8 or so and have a natural understanding of the correlation of certain notes together. In saying that I would say it saves time experimenting blindly with different chord progressions to achieve the mood you're going for. I don't think it's ever a bad thing to know some music theory but I wouldn't press the need to study it to enjoy guitar :)

[yannidevotion]

you sound like a doctor

[bajcar]

0:51

ffithft?

[birdmasta]

i wouldn't say this is for total beginners, maybe intermediate musicians

[bnelly890]

i would rather have explosive diahrea than watch this again

[jameshighmore]

and that is why you will fail at guitar.

[RastafariPoet]

Yet there has been/are plenty of guitarist who are brilliant but dont know anything about music theory.

[hawny101]

Well actually that isn't quite accurate... You see, you need to know your chord shapes and scales in order to be any good on the guitar. And just the fact that you know these, means you are using music theory. Weather you know it or not is another story all together.

[RastafariPoet]

True

[TheGilmer]

Well said.

[zagnonian]

no offense to the guy in the video. music theory is important but not for me.

[MetalHybrid]

I agree with you, I dont think I need music theory either. Chuck Schuldiner (DEATH) Didnt know squat about music theory yet he created Death Metal and wrote some amaizing solos and songs. BC Rich guitars even make a tribiute guitar for him because he was very influential as a guitarist. Anyway, I just know the basics of theory, triads, tonalities, scales...but the rest is boring lol.

[brandon5pennies]

great words by frank gambale "why would you not understand english? it's the same with guitar it's the language of the instrument" this guy pretty much took that from a jazz god

[LFlo]

Amen, Spikes Song is the Best

[zagnonian]

or just teach your band member how to count the frets and skip this?

[hotdogmaniac23]

what the hell is he talking about? how ar you supposed to learn this?

[bord2thebone]

lol good lesson but its a tad complicated for teenagers... im 13 and i understood it but for REAL beginners its a little complicated... my instructor explained all of these lessons plus more without a book and in 10 mins... plus she played em and wrote them down in the book... for REAL beginners who dont know ANYTHING about guitar or theory they should look for local instructors

[truefaith00]

Is music philosophy just as important as music theory?

[JoeHardy15]

Dude, i just got your Theory Workbook For Guitar Volume 1. I'm totally having a hard time! Thanks for the vid!

[machandspring]

1:44 dang it,...i speak german so i guess i should turn off this english speaking video! lol

[IXGibsonXI]

ROFLMAO

[anival2sorto]

@machandspring Lol you're typing in English now

[JerkyChid]

I used to think like that when I first started playing but as time went on I knew something was lacking and now that I'm learning theory I don;t feel that way anymore and I am a better musician now

[starclassics]

I'm a drummer, and even I have a basic knowledge of music theory. It's all about communication, in order to be the most efficient musician possible (and creative), music theory is incredibly important. It boils down to this: for people that have to put down "theory", they either can't play their instrument or think they're so great that they don't need that stupid theory stuff.

Woe be to them whenever that nice paying gig comes along and...oops, takes you twice as long to get your part down.

[jaxondimarco]

hmmm... maybe lack of theory is why most metal sounds like the same boring shit. If you knew some theory, maybe you could actually do something DIFFERENT.

[gloyal]

ur shit ass ok the solos have it the riffs have it ur still in a key and pplay'n a note ass

[hawny101]

Clearly you don't know what you are talking about. The fact that you can put the fifth in the bass note; drop down to d or c; and shred those riffs. Means you are already using music theory. I play a lot of metal and am improving all the time due to theory.

[abdnumber4]

I like the guys voice.

[licksnkicks]

I really liked this. I knew a little bit about what your talking about but somethings I didn't know. I'm a newb and I got a lot of learning to do. Thanks!

[yeagrowan]

holy crap. yeah big time, Ive been leading bands for about 3 years now. I am a guitarist/vocalist, and i understand most of what he was talking about. I understand keys, and i can hear really well what chords are being played in a song, like a 5th, a second, a 7th, a 6th, all that jazz. I understand what ones are majors and minors, and that the 7th is a deminished, and it all is like language to me. but my guitarist and bassist dont know it, and it SUCKS!

[oregonskateok]

Ouch, I play lead guitar and I wouldnt even bother jamming with someone who didnt know theory. It makes it really frustrating trying to communicate with someone who doesnt, as well as time consuming. Do the world a favor and learn music theory musicians!

[Camdor5]

I play lead guitar and I don't know theory...And it pisses me off! I agree that it sucks.

[RobMusic420]

Theory is useless ither you can play or you cant knowing how its done is half the battle. Dont hate on someone who cant dont know theory, cause they might be one of the best players you will get. I used to get worked up about it too but that makes you an asshole you will be a better teacher than a musican...as long as they know the fret notes 1eF2eF# and so forth they can relate better...Bass is a good instrument to play to learn music theory its easier in that sence.

[hawny101]

The trouble with that is

1. It takes a while to remember all the notes.

2. That would make them a robot and just copying the leader, not adding to anything.

I don't know about anyone esle, but I have a passion for music and am always looking to better my playing.

[element1988]

well said

[feltgrape]

I know a lot of music theory, and it is very aggravating when you're the only one in your band who knows ANY. At least my bassist decided to learn it!

[menuuzer]

hey that's exactly how i feel ! i know basically almost all music theory and the others know fuck all and they all don't get it and r so stupid ! it gets really annoying cause they just cant play !!

[funkyboy90000]

i agree, i play guitar and i understand music theory (i play in a band) but people may misunderstand you so what part of musical theory are you referring 2?? because WE ALL ARE NOT BORN WITH MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE

[Tobert114]

im like ur bassist, ive decided to learn it

[coulrophobia0o0o3]

then you need new band members

[corey72723]

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[paltieri11]

Finally someone teaching the right way!

[alissabandaly]

@paltieri11 0