music theory poll

[45auto]

i did piano theory starting when i was 5, enjoyed reading drum music for awhile many years ago. for guitar it has been strictly an "ear" thing. i respect everyone's approach, but for me & guitar it is an in through the ears & out from the imagination thing, as few numbers, symbols as possible. just me.

[NitroLiq]

For me, I'm mostly an "ear" player. I spent most of my time as a kid trying to develop a good vibrato and developing touch than I did with theory. Though, I did have lessons early on and theory in high school and college as well as a dabbling of classical and jazz lessons, I never really stuck with it and didn't do so hot with it when I took it. I have the fundamentals and can work my way through a piece albeit veeeery slowly. At this point in the game I'm more interested in songwriting than chops so it's usually more about analyzing a song's chord structures than practicing scales and modes. When I hear some of these guys who really have a command of playing...the jazzers who can create all those "outside" tensions when they play, I kinda get wistful about guitar theory and practice.

[Bluesgeetar]

Two years of Spanish classical guitar lessons from a member of the worlds master guild did alot to get my head around guitar theory.

[Tone Slinger]

Well, I havent sat down and thought about the physics behind my trem. bar dives and what not . Those sort of techniques arent really taught or analized too much. I guess if your learning from Hendrix,Roth,EVH, Satch and Vai, you pick up on it, but it sure is hard to communicate that style through transcription/logic.

[tonejones]

I myself gotta go with the 'some holes'.

I don't think anyone can ever have what they themselves would consider all the 'practical' music theory knowledge they need/want on their instrument (personal example: being able to mentally and sonically switch to the right scale formula depending on which chord the rhythm's on at the moment in order to fully utilize the harmonic progression's potential)......

Not as long as the desire to become a better musician still persists in them anyway.

Now I've known a few super-ego players who think they have all the grasp they need, but that's usually because they're too busy tryin' to look kewl while they're rippin' da pentatonics to notice

Anybody ever mess around with a minor 7 b5 scale????
(never even touched it before, but I love it)......

Say e f# g a Bb c# d over an Emi riff???

[npminard]

I voted "Not Really" because there's quite a bit of information I'm still interested in learning beyond what I like to use on any given day b/c it's in my comfort zone. Although I feel I have an understanding of the major and minor tonal conditions with their modes, I don't really use any augmented or diminished scales, but would like to. Not a jazz player, but I feel it would be nice to have different ideas available to call on. What's nice about music is there is always something to learn, IMO. Theory always helps.

[NY Chief]

Well, I havent sat down and thought about the physics behind my trem. bar dives and what not . Those sort of techniques arent really taught or analized too much. I guess if your learning from Hendrix,Roth,EVH, Satch and Vai, you pick up on it, but it sure is hard to communicate that style through transcription/logic.

Jeff Beck

[Tone Slinger]

Hell yeah, I always forget stuff !

[NY Chief]

[quote="tonejones"]
Now I've known a few super-ego players who think they have all the grasp they need, but that's usually because they're too busy tryin' to look kewl while they're rippin' da pentatonics to notice

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The guys who tell you how great they are usually are not the great players....