for years douchebags have used music
theory to belittle other musicians you
don't even know what chords you're playing
that'd sound a lot better if you used a
9 sharp 11 flat 17 the time has come
to arm yourself with music theory
knowledge now you too can dish out
scathing criticism and crush your un-
schooled peers
welcome to the Shred zone I'm shredmaster
scott this video is about how you
can gain instant music theory knowledge
in this tutorial I'll explain everything
guitarists need to know to become music
theory monsters there are three main
components to music theory, intervals,
chords and keys in a moment we'll unpack
each of these concepts and more
importantly how you can use them to
impress the babes because that's all that
matters if you'd like to know everything
there is to know about guitar, music,
theory and girls
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music theory by learning music theory
you gain a better command of the musical
language it's important to remember that
music theory is simply a way to explain
the sounds that we like not a set of
rules telling us what we can't play
let's take an example you're jamming on
sweet child of mine
however you've had a bad day and you
feel more like a sour child than a sweet
child
music theory has got you covered
and there you have it without music
theory you'd be stuck playing happy
music when you're pissed music theory
allows you to quickly access the sounds
in your head instead of fishing around
like a tool in the dark
let's get into the first cornerstone of
music theory is intervals an interval is
simply the distance between two notes
let's check out some intervals in
popular music
as you can see, intervals are a big
deal they form the building blocks of
scales chords and arpeggios here are the
intervals that divide the octave
using the tab try out each one of these
intervals for yourself let's move on to
the second music theory component chords
some of those chords don't sound very
good a chord is a collection of three or
more notes played together the best way
to get started with chords is to learn
the four types of triads major, minor,
augmented and diminished I don't want to
be diminished let's have a look at each
one
major of minor chords are by far the
most popular the diminished and
augmented chords can be used to make
creepy sounds and scare your neighbors
in addition to playing these intervals,
try downloading an ear training app like
good ear learning to identify sounds
with your ears is a powerful musical
tool with consistent practice you'll
start to notice these chords and
intervals in the music that you play
last on the list of music theory basics
is keys or key signatures the musical
keys are represented by a diagram known
as the circle of fifths here you can see
the number of flats or sharps in each
key don't make me get sharp with you the
circle of fifths allows you to know which
notes are the most bitching to play in
any key
don't want to look like a loser in front
of the chicks here's how it works you
start with the key of C containing no
sharps or flats then you count five
notes in the musical alphabet and arrive
at g. c d e f g this is where we add our
first sharp F sharp each key is
separated by five notes you add one
sharp each time you go up fifth each
successive sharp is also a fifth apart
hence the term circle of fifths. You're
killing me shred. If this all seems terribly
confusing just take one step at a time
start by memorizing the first five keys
in the clockwise direction the sharp
keys are all guitarists care about
anyways the three main pillars of music
theory in this tutorial are intervals
chords and keys or key signatures now
that's a crash course in music theory
101 email me for the tablature to
practice each concept for more epic
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