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Beginner For the beginners to intermediate players out there: What is confusing to you about guitar/music theory?

Beginner Theory

juiceellish

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    What's up, everybody! I'm thinking of topics to cover for my stream on Saturday, January 1st at 12pm CST on SynTV, and I've been wanting to explain something theory-related about the guitar or even help people understand how to do something easier/better/quicker, etc.

    • Do you have any questions you feel need real-time answers/explanations?
    • Are you having trouble understanding specific things about chords, scales, visualization, whatever, on the guitar?
    Respond with a summary of your greatest marvels, be sure to tune in on Saturday to get extensive explanations, and I'll answer all of them there!

    See you then,
    jooshellis
     

    Lindsey

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    what i read and study in theory makes sense but i dont know how to apply to guitar and practice so it leaves me pretty quick
    That must be how many people feel. I'm not a beginner in playtime, but this holds me back.
    Basically learning "free play" is difficult.
     
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    Lindsey

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    If there are 7 chords in a chords family and the 7th chord is always present, how do I determine the major/minor chords and how many of each?
    I'm also having a hard time practicing theory. Is theory a way to understand something?
    I'll try to think of more
    If you're in major the 1 4 and 5 chords are major. If you're in minor the 1 4 and 5 chords are minor. That's why 145 chord progressions are popular.

    If you want to visualise it on the fretboard; The 4th chord root note is one string above the 1st. In Am 1 (am) is on the fifth fret E string, 4 (Dm) is on the fifth fret on the A string. The 5th starts on the seventh fret on the A string. That pattern is always the same.

    1am 2Bdim 3C 4Dm 5Em 6F 7G
     

    William B.

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    If you're in major the 1 4 and 5 chords are major. If you're in minor the 1 4 and 5 chords are minor. That's why 145 chord progressions are popular.

    If you want to visualise it on the fretboard; The 4th chord root note is one string above the 1st. In Am 1 (am) is on the fifth fret E string, 4 (Dm) is on the fifth fret on the A string. The 5th starts on the seventh fret on the A string. That pattern is always the same.

    1am 2Bdim 3C 4Dm 5Em 6F 7G
    Okay, I'm going to try it later
     
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    Calvin Phillips

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    If you're in major the 1 4 and 5 chords are major. If you're in minor the 1 4 and 5 chords are minor. That's why 145 chord progressions are popular.

    If you want to visualise it on the fretboard; The 4th chord root note is one string above the 1st. In Am 1 (am) is on the fifth fret E string, 4 (Dm) is on the fifth fret on the A string. The 5th starts on the seventh fret on the A string. That pattern is always the same.

    1am 2Bdim 3C 4Dm 5Em 6F 7G
    Great response.
    And something I didnt know about 1 4 5. Makes a lot of sense tho right?
     

    Calvin Phillips

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    I've learned the 7 chords of a major scale with beato.book help but I never realized the 145 works both ways and has essentially the same.intervals going on. Which honestly can get boring to me personally. All.songs literally sound the same just in a different key.
     
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    Lindsey

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    I've learned the 7 chords of a major scale with beato.book help but I never realized the 145 works both ways and has essentially the same.intervals going on. Which honestly can get boring to me personally. All.songs literally sound the same just in a different key.
    If you want something different you can make modulations. That's often done on the 4th chord. I just saw a video about that recently. It's quiet interesting.
     
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