Why Even The Most Basic Of Theory Is Important
Marc_Maiden
Sep 4 2009, 07:21 PM
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so the other day i found a guitarist and drummer to play with out of craigslist

the guitarist said he was good...that he has been playing for 5-6 years so i thought cool he might be good enough to play with...







we meet up and start jamming.....the guitarist starts playing some funky progression....i ask him



"what note are you playing?"


he says "5"




i say "Ok the 5 chord of what key?"



he says "no no no 5!"


i say " what are you talking about?!?!? 5 is a number!!!! give me a LETTER!"

he points to his fretboard and says "5!!!!!!!!!!"

and then says "dont you know how to play guitar?"


"D is a note...5 is not a note...."


i just then left.


take this as a suggestion to all beginning guitarists: LEARN AT LEAST ENOUGH THEORY TO KNOW THE NOTES OF YOUR GUITAR



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i say "....do you mean a D chord?!?!?...you are playing a D chord!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Pedja Simovic
Sep 6 2009, 07:35 PM
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Marc your story is hilarious man, I would have started crying from laughing laugh.gif

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- Marc_Maiden   Why Even The Most Basic Of Theory Is Important   Sep 4 2009, 07:21 PM
- - Muris Varajic   RE: Why Even The Most Basic Of Theory Is Important   Sep 4 2009, 08:05 PM
- - Bogdan Radovic   LOL what a story hahahah Reminds me of some video...   Sep 4 2009, 08:08 PM
- - ZakkWylde   I wouldn't let such a trivial thing ruin a pos...   Sep 4 2009, 08:10 PM
- - superize   You mean this Bogdan   Sep 4 2009, 08:10 PM
|- - Chokehold   QUOTE (superize @ Sep 4 2009, 09:10 PM) Y...   Sep 5 2009, 10:12 PM
||- - Bogdan Radovic   QUOTE (Chokehold @ Sep 5 2009, 11:12 PM) ...   Sep 5 2009, 11:38 PM
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|- - Muris Varajic   QUOTE (superize @ Sep 4 2009, 09:10 PM) Y...   Sep 5 2009, 11:37 PM
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- - mattacuk   lol, poor ol Kirk, its always funny   Sep 4 2009, 08:59 PM
- - Santiago Diaz Garces   The sad thing of it is that there some "Pro...   Sep 5 2009, 12:33 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Well, if the player came with you with an attitude...   Sep 5 2009, 10:06 PM
- - purple hayes   Which one of Andrew's theory lessons will teac...   Sep 6 2009, 12:31 AM
- - jafomatic   I think we need to start a collab in the key of 5 ...   Sep 6 2009, 12:47 AM
- - Emir Hot   The story about "5" is really funny Tha...   Sep 6 2009, 12:54 AM
- - sted   Ive spent fifteen years avoiding theory and just l...   Sep 6 2009, 11:16 AM
- - Vasilije Vukmirovic   haha, people use different representation systems...   Sep 6 2009, 06:10 PM
- - audiopaal   I wouldn't let that ruin a jam session, but th...   Sep 6 2009, 07:04 PM
- - Marc_Maiden   hahaha im sure you know that major and minor is ri...   Sep 6 2009, 07:28 PM
|- - audiopaal   QUOTE (Marc_Maiden @ Sep 6 2009, 08:28 PM...   Sep 6 2009, 07:48 PM
|- - David Wallimann   Wait a sec.. You mean 5 is D? But 3, that's st...   Sep 7 2009, 11:00 PM
|- - Emir Hot   QUOTE (David Wallimann @ Sep 7 2009, 11:0...   Sep 8 2009, 11:24 AM
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- - Jenbu   hehe I just started on a new band and there the s...   Sep 6 2009, 08:26 PM
- - Keilnoth   Well, some people just don't want to learn the...   Sep 6 2009, 09:57 PM
|- - Ivan Milenkovic   QUOTE (Keilnoth @ Sep 6 2009, 10:57 PM) W...   Sep 6 2009, 10:32 PM
||- - Marc_Maiden   QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Sep 6 2009, 02:3...   Sep 6 2009, 11:05 PM
||- - Ivan Milenkovic   QUOTE (Marc_Maiden @ Sep 7 2009, 12:05 AM...   Sep 7 2009, 10:11 PM
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|- - audiopaal   QUOTE (Keilnoth @ Sep 6 2009, 10:57 PM) W...   Sep 6 2009, 11:28 PM
|- - Eat-Sleep-andJam   QUOTE (audiopaal @ Sep 6 2009, 03:28 PM) ...   Sep 7 2009, 12:54 AM
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- - Marc_Maiden   what do you mean didnt know the note? of course i ...   Sep 7 2009, 04:47 PM
- - Keilnoth   Last time I jammed, I jammed on D... and that...   Sep 7 2009, 09:47 PM
|- - JCJXXL   QUOTE (Keilnoth @ Sep 7 2009, 03:47 PM) L...   Sep 18 2009, 03:37 AM
|- - David Wallimann   This thread is getting complicated and confusing...   Sep 18 2009, 05:15 PM
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- - Marc_Maiden   what about 42?   Sep 8 2009, 04:14 AM
|- - steve25   QUOTE (Marc_Maiden @ Sep 8 2009, 04:14 AM...   Sep 8 2009, 11:51 AM
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- - Keilnoth   That would be funny. One who count his note from t...   Sep 8 2009, 11:44 AM
- - Keilnoth   So true ! The meaning of life, the universe an...   Sep 8 2009, 03:35 PM
- - audiopaal   Finally someone is speaking my language   Sep 18 2009, 08:25 PM
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