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I have been playing guitar for about 15 years now, and like most guitar players I can’t decipher a single note of written music. I took lessons for a couple years, and really wish now that I had stuck with it, or at least enrolled in a music theory class while in school. I am to the point now where I can’t really go any further with the guitar unless I start to understand some of the basics.

If you are not a guitar player, then you are probably wondering how the hell do you write music, or play an instrument without even knowing how to read any notes? Well simple…… guitar tab, or by ear. Taking lessons I learned basic chords, and the pentatonic scales……. The rest I picked up or taught myself along the way by reading guitar tab or sitting in my room till I figured something out. I can tell you what notes or chords are being played on a guitar but I can’t write them down, or read them from sheet music. So you can see how this might hinder someone trying to write songs and record an album.

In an effort to really only teach myself, I am going to start a series of posts having to deal with reading music, music theory, and how they relate to the guitar. I am also teaching myself to play the piano, so this information can only aid that process as well.

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