Bitesize Music Theory for Guitarists #1

The first in a series that'll start at the basics of music theory and then get harder. But in very small chunks. :)

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• beginner
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• octave

[cuntyballs07]

IVE GOT A UKELELE...IS THAT SPELLED RIGHT???  BUT I DONT KNOW IF ITS TUNED PROPERLY AND CANT PLAY A NOTE......I WONDER CAN I LEARN ANYTHING FROM YOUR VIDEOS?...(WHICH LOOK EXCELLENT BY THE WAY,WELL DONE)

[FreepowerUG]

@cuntyballs07 Whoa, all caps is like shouting. Hurts my online ears.

Ukes are tuned differently unfortunately, the basic note finding and stuff is quite different to guitar, sorry. :(

[anonymusneo]

if a girl said "g-string" it would sound kinky lol :P

[blayze101]

UG FTW

[FreepowerUG]

@MichaelJohn5570 ... no, I'm perfectly clear on what music theory is - but this stuff is necessary to discuss it fruitfully on the instrument. As a part of a series on theory, this is a logical starting point, despite the fact that no theory is discussed. Rather like how you spend a lot of early music theory grades learning to write music properly without much real theory going on. :)

[FreepowerUG]

@MichaelJohn5570 this is the FIRST lesson in a series for complete beginners. People who literally don't know what a note is or how to find one on the neck. Understanding the basic rules of how pitches work on the instrument and how to find them is the first step to actually being able to do anything with them, I can't talk about collections of pitches and their use yet, it'd be totally over the top. You can think of this covering the "for guitarists" part of the title. ;)

[MichaelJohn5570]

@avielp Not to sound impudent, but, ideally, elucidation of music theory should involve chordal and modal theory. You know, how to make music on the fly relative to the major scale (good place to start)... You appear to be speaking of techniques, patterns, and tricks; not really music theory in a technical sense. Either way, nice video. Peace & Happiness ~ Michael.

[avielp]

@MichaelJohn5570

This is music theory tied very closely to the guitar neck.

[MichaelJohn5570]

This is not theory, wtf?

[FreepowerUG]

@TiagoMorbusSa I agree knowing the notes is important but I don't like to dispense lists of learning to people. Learning how octaves and moving notes across strings work is immediately practical whether or not you choose to go further, and actually allows you to learn the notes of the fretboard much faster when you get round to it - as well as being able to check you're correct while developing fretboard knowledge. :)