@mrman2415
Learning a bit of theory is probably the thing that's helped my guitar playing the most. It was definitely worth the effort.
@metalfacematt
Ear training as well. I've started digging into music theory and ear training this year and its astounding how much everything makes so much more sense. It makes it so the music in your head easily goes straight into the fretboard.
@MannyDemaga
He’s absolutely right, music theory is like a bycicle, it just sticks to your brain like glue
@nickbranson8363
"You only have to learn theory once." Oh helllllllll nah, I have a whole degree and nearly a decade of teaching music under my belt, and I STILL relearn theory. I'm glad he addressed this a *little*, but just to offer some advice to other guitarists out there: guys, you're going to learn theory A LOT, especially if you really want to internalize it in a way that makes it functional (i.e. you can use it on the fly without thinking much about it). That is PERFECTLY NORMAL. Theory is both a useful guide and a set of suggestions, and if you continue playing for years and are anything less than a prodigy, you'll learn stuff a few times. You'll even find things you internalize easily alongside things you feel like are never able to internalize (despite some of your peers knowing them like it's second nature). The single best piece of advice i can give is this: learn theory from an aural perspective. Learn what theory SOUNDS like. Then you'll be able to use it in a functional way, even when you don't have the words to say exactly what you did/are doing. Learn theory like a singer, and then apply it aurally to your guitar playing; play the guitar like you're singing through it.
@chickenbreath6090
This right here helped me get over my cigarette addiction. Thank you!!!
@_powerbeard
Spoken like a youngster. Truth is you eventually constantly forget everything as you age, and most importantly you must remember, uh.. something.
@mindfulmonkey5486
The journey of learning musical theory is never ending 😂 Knowing 12 different positions for major triads in a single key is a lot. Learning that 1 thing has levels; did you memorize the shape? Do you know the notes in any one of those triads? Do you know that in the roman numeral format? Yes? Good. Now learn it in all the other keys. Done? Good, now do everything again with minor triads. Done? Good, now do everything again with diatonic triads. Done? Good. You've learned 10% of the musical theory behind triads. And triads is like 5% of total musical theory on the guitar. Circle of fifths, fourths, jazz standards, every scale, mode, scale shape, knowing the fret board better than your own child. Arpeggios. Now get this: once you get to the end (there is no end), now you have the WHAT and the WHY, congratulations. What you don't have and what those two things can't give you, is the HOW. So once you've come to the end of musical theory (there is no end, it's a circle), you have to completely abandon it in an attempt to become musical. Enjoy and good luck!
@teddygrammatonbmx2226
I’ve been enrolled in 52 week guitar player for two weeks now, and I have already memorized the fretboard, I am actually practicing technique and being mindful of what I’m playing, but also getting feedback constantly on what I’m doing right and what I’m doing wrong, it’s a great course.
@deadaim5161
Played for years self taught and relatively happy, till decided to learn about the circle of fifths and the basic minor, major shapes positions. Once You start learning theory it really does make you realise how dumb you was for not giving it a chance to begin with.😅 Jams are just so natural now and once you learn about keys and how to break them down, jamming becomes second nature, learning new songs and figuring out favourites gets so much easier. Fretboard navigation is now speedy, satisfying and exciting rather than daunting, foreign and terrifying. Just learn it you lazy axe weilders!!🤘 THEN JUST LEAVE!!!
@innermate777
Play fast or play melodies that will forever remain in listeners' heart basically
@poser_disposer
You only need to learn theory once, but you need to stay on top of learning how to apply it.
@Zyr-0
I need more cigarettes man
@michaelgumleyguitar
This video should be mandatory watching for all guitarists
@fireb0xes938
Another thing with music theory is that you don't need an instrument to use it, like sometimes I would think of a way to harmonize something or learn the rhythms of something I'm listening to without having an instrument with me
@joebermuda6452
Technically the theory never ends but the main take away is that anything g that you learn theoretically will stay with you forever as long as you understand the concept. For example once u understand how to create a major scale and you memorize the chord system of it..(numerical chord structure for that scale) you will forever know it.
@SpecialAgent666
I still remember most of what I formally learned playing that instrument but I taught myself first though. You might forget a few things until you listen to a tune again, look at a music sheet for it and then it all comes back.
@mingming4lyfe
This guys the whole reason theory started to make sense
@Stevesmusic444
When I was in my early 20s, it used to take me three months to learn a single song after hours of practicing and once I learned it without looking at the guitar, I pretty much remember it forever by hearing it sometimes I can learn a song just for muscle memorybut now I have to relearn to start out slow and then go faster and then learn it without looking at the guitar one of my best songs which was the road trip video was played in the dark without even looking at my guitar
@dunno_504
It's true, I learned a lot more with music theory than learning tabs or chords of songs I liked, mixing both were the best
@BrandonDeon