Self taught guitar player turned touring musician here 🙋🏼♂️ 🎸
It took me years figure out theory. At first i didnt think it was important as i just wanted to be a rock guitarist. How naive of me…
Truth is, theres only a few things you really need to understand to play what you want.
First off - the diatonic scale. Its 5 Whole steps and 2 half steps. The main one being the Major scale.
I say the main one because you can create 7 scales out of this - Major (I) Minor (VI) and the other 5 modes.
So right there, you have a plethora of sounds and combinations you can work into solos or chord progressions.
Applying this “theory” to your practise takes a bit more work. Memorizing the relationships between intervals and how the work together to form harmony is the next step. I find apreggios and 7th chords a great way to incorporate this stuff into your playing.
Learn chord inversions and practise hitting arpeggios over chord progressions to maximize your efforts.
You can find more resources like this on my page if youd like (including my essential music theory guide)
Best of luck 🫡
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