Every Guitarist Gets STUCK Without These Music Theory Basics!

This lesson explains the top music theory terms you should be familiar with and an explanation of what understanding you should have of them by a later beginner level, before moving on to intermediate.

Understanding these terms will deepen your comprehension of music and enhance your ability to play and create music across various styles like pop, rock, blues, folk, and country.

There are many “soft skills” that count as music theory. Pause Keef or Clapton mid way through a solo and ask them what scale their using, they might not be able to tell you. However, ask them to play a moving solo chord progression in any key, or drop them in with any other musician and ask them to just join in, and for sure they can. Those soft skills REALLY matter. But first, we do need the nuts and bolts for this to make sense.

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[jamesmccarthy]

I would advise every beginning guitar player to watch this video. These are the basics that will actually help you to not only play the songs you like, but to "fool around" on your guitar in a manner that may very well lead to writing a song yourself.

[davelaq]

This is very useful as it takes time to absorb this and you carefully lay it out to help it further sink in. Thank you!

[s.o.gafrika]

Andy bring as lesson one of this, nyc lesson to help me move on

[steveavant]

Well explained! The rule about whole, whole, half steps etc might be helpful too. I know the theory Andy discussed but I still enjoyed watching the video. Now if I could just understand minor thirds and major thirds and diminished chords….

[snook]

I have one of those guitars but I’m having intonation problems
Is that your experience?

[doctorarmani]

A great introduction to music theory similar to a TED talk. Perhaps for part two how the guitar fret board relates to the piano keyboard and how it differs in terms of a linear e.g. back and forth (on the keyboard) to the guitar which its up and down, back and forth and diagonally. It would help with Music Theory and help understand the guitar fretboard better.

[michaelmodla]

Very helpful.
By the way, Andy, just to make you aware, there's a typo at 3:16. Pentatonic is written incorrectly 😊

[shawnbrisbon]

Good list. I don’t think God of Stories Loki will hold up. It’s hard to do these lists because Marvel keeps changing the character levels. In last month’s Storm issue 5 comic oblivion is above Eternity, but clearly below the Living Tribunal. He cannot fight against his rulings and judgement without TOAA changing it. Defenders Beyond and the recent Phoenix comic also supports its high ranking. I’d put it just above the Tribunal.

[diosdadoapias]

Most people learned guitar by chords imitating what they see, and follow the chord chart. Until they can accompany their song and then try to arpegio and then play melody(lead) by hear and feel until they master ther way of guitar. Had they been taught music theory in their early learning years, they culd have been more better as they grew older.

[RamaAzazi]

Please translate the videos into Arabic❤❤❤😢😢 and thank you

[drakenone]

Too much info in small space of time. Even more confused now.