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@maxpayne4129

Жыл бұрын

😂

@robertglass3944

Жыл бұрын

Sweet! I'll take a pack of organic American Spirit, in the turquoise pack, please.

@dealzright

Жыл бұрын

I have pussied out in the past, but your "toughlove" approach has gotten to me. Some of us just need a slap.

@greenxxghostie

Жыл бұрын

Did you like your own comment?

@josslujano7615

Жыл бұрын

What's the price nowadays?

Man used 50 cent for B.B king I’m done😂

@caretree578

Жыл бұрын

I had to pause and rewind cuz i was like "wait who tf?" 😂

@thfdoch

Жыл бұрын

Same 😂

@reginaldhalstead6186

Жыл бұрын

😂

@StrumVogel

Жыл бұрын

I had to rewind that.😂

@myndyobinness8712

Жыл бұрын

He’s like 12 he probably has no idea what he looks like lol

Hendrix used to sit in his room and played guitar for 8 hours for YEARS.

@zattiyaa

Жыл бұрын

inshallah will be me again once i restring my 2 string guitar

@gurrenmed5319

Жыл бұрын

Hendrix literally me

@feedeedo

Жыл бұрын

I miss my school days when I had that much free time ):

@buttholesurfer1266

Жыл бұрын

​@@feedeedowagie wagie get in cagie

@feedeedo

Жыл бұрын

@@buttholesurfer1266 Unga bunga for you too, brotha

EVH literally had a jazz pianist, clarinettist, and saxophonist as his father...

@GwynInRealLife

Жыл бұрын

cant believe he had three dads… crazy

@castleanthrax1833

Жыл бұрын

If your father is a doctor, I'm sure you're not going to perform an operation on me.

@Larrymh07

Жыл бұрын

yeah, but the bass lines he played over were boring.

@aaronwilson1467

Жыл бұрын

@@Larrymh07 not so much you can do as a bassist when the guitar is throwing out a million notes per second…unless you want it to sound like a mess

@SnailHatan

Жыл бұрын

@@castleanthrax1833 The difference is musicians teach their children how to play from a very young age. Doctors aren’t home to teach their children shit

Meanwhile at nasa: “come on guys it’s not music theory”

@alanbagshaw7280

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! 👏👏👏

@brown9671

Жыл бұрын

It’s really not that complicated it’s daunting at first but it’s all very sensical

@robertglass3944

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@abalt3019

Жыл бұрын

🤣

@navjotsingh7360

Жыл бұрын

Mean while, at music school. Come on adults, it's not like It's rocket science. And meanwhile me a Physics student who is the best musician in the university, thinking how superior I am to all of them.

“Jimi never learned theory!” BRO IMAGINE IF HE DID

@rolandquilente9318

Жыл бұрын

There is a reason why the wording was “claimed to have not learned theory”. It’s impossible to play that good without at least a single lesson about theory. Even the creator doubts these guitar gods’ claims.

@3xtan327

Жыл бұрын

@@rolandquilente9318 kurt as well Definitely knew the basics of theory, sometimes he would change keys because of pat

@cycomiles4225

Жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure he knew the basics, because his pentatonic licks are dead accurate, so gor sure he knew what he was playing...maybe not byname, but he used it

@zorfuccio

Жыл бұрын

his power had to be limited

@brockmann4815

Жыл бұрын

​@@rolandquilente9318 you can do it without a single lesson. You just have to figure everything out yourself and basically reinvent the wheel. That is impossible for most people but some certainly pulled that of.

BB King in the club ya'll!

@adoubleU587

Жыл бұрын

Go shorty it’s your birthday

@sunnythinker

Жыл бұрын

That had me messed up 😂

@feedeedo

Жыл бұрын

We're gonna party like the thrill isn't gone

@reginaldhalstead6186

Жыл бұрын

😂

@mixedmartialnutrition1746

9 ай бұрын

Rock me shorty!

To say none of those players knew any music theory is outrageous. They at least had a basic understanding of music theory. It’s crucial to at least have a foundational knowledge of it.

@hunterrussell9263

Жыл бұрын

Hes not the one saying that. Thats what the musicians said about themselves.

@joshuamiddlebrooks3981

Жыл бұрын

I think the textbook thing is key though- you can learn what makes certain things sounds good on the guitar without knowing what notes you’re playing really. It just takes experience and alot of iteration- which all those guitar players definitely had. If your practice all the time and try your best to get better you’ll never suffer whichever path you take- but ignoring music theory isn’t helpful in itself

@TheLucidDreamer12

Жыл бұрын

These guys most certainly knew music theory. They just didn't have the vocabulary to describe what they were doing

@feliperomero61

Жыл бұрын

Actually, Kurt Cobain indeed didn't even knew the names of the chord progressions he was playing, maybe its the only one in that list that actually knew nothing about music theory.

@GalaxyKOI

Жыл бұрын

You can learn theory with out actually "learning theory" when you have played the guitar as much as they have you can easily find notes in the scale or progression without knowing the names or ever learning it formally. They know exactly where to go and when to go there just like someone with theory can. It is not outrageous to say they never learned it from a text book or from someone who taught them theory. They know what sounds in key and what sounds good because these guys play for 15 hours a day their whole life. Id say some picked up theory without "knowing" it and others just knew the basics.

The thing is, they DID learn music theory, they just learned it via a ton of experience. They do know the rules of theory, but not what each rule is called.

@SockiThePoser

5 күн бұрын

I mean when I tried to learn music theory it was just a bunch of stuff I already knew from playing my whole life

They all learnt music theory. They just discovered it on their own through their inspirations

I think those guys who said they didn't know music theory, by virtue of rigorous practice and playing, on top of their talent, actually did know it as it applied to their style of music. EVH could take a simple arrangement of chords and notes and make it sound the way he did. It seemed like the guitar was an extension of him, his persona and attitude. Same with those other guys.

@bigdoggetom6549

Жыл бұрын

Many of these famous musicians claim not to know theory, but what they mean is that know their basic scales and chords and compositions for the music they play. What they don't mean is that they play the guitar based on fret number

@PishPishoto

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. They never sat there with a music theory book, but it's simply impossible to be that good at guitar without knowing at least a bit of theory

They never learned theory, they just figured it out on their own without knowing it

@WesoAezy

Жыл бұрын

Pfft, what a nonsense

@brucerain2106

Жыл бұрын

@@WesoAezyhow is that nonsense? You can learn a language trough experience without knowing the rules for example. Same with music

I like that one song by bb king "in da club"

They all knew theory to a degree. It’s like learning a new language you don’t know it fluently but you know it enough to get by and use it. That’s what these players did.

@caidenh04

Жыл бұрын

In a way you kind of learn music theory naturally when playing guitar.

Yea man BB king truly shows his skills through that on song The Thrill is Many men

While they didn't know how to read music, they still understood key and basic music theory. I've learned that music theory is just the best way to communicate how something should sound, so I have been trying to learn more about it

@Schizniit

Жыл бұрын

Here's something I'd say about the arrogance of a guitarist who refuses to learn new things... why not? It takes no extra practice time and you can almost certainly find a teacher these days who can make it make sense to you. You at least HAVE to learn your keys and note names. That's not even a discussion, all modern guitarists should understand this.

@tomvesely4008

Жыл бұрын

They all were also able to learn songs by ear.

@TosoToco

Жыл бұрын

⁠@@Schizniit why? It’s no fun having to learn a bunch of theory. What’s so wrong with just messing around on your instrument?

Believe it or not Kurt definitely had some form of theory. Maybe not in the traditional sense but he would study and dissects song he likes chord progressions.

@diegomartinez6324

10 ай бұрын

They all understand music theory but they have a better underpins cause they figured it out themselves and didn’t have to put a mathematical equation to it. They did what music is about and that’s playing what sounds the best

@darklinkduck2275

10 ай бұрын

@@diegomartinez6324 theory always comes second to explain how and why something works. If you try to do it backwards your at risk of sounding stale and uninspired

@diegomartinez6324

10 ай бұрын

@@darklinkduck2275 yeah maybe

I fkin love music theory, it basically makes it so that any weird chord motion you can think of, you'll be more or less able to put a name to it 😂

@johnnyxmusic

27 күн бұрын

It’s endless, logical, beautiful, and maddening. I love it.

“And you should consider taking up cigarettes” 💀

Also those people needs to be reminded of the fact that these guitar legends lived and breathed with their guitar

BB King actually does now some music theory. there's an interview of him with another guitarist, and they're both playing snippets, and he's talking about dominants, and diminished, et al

50 cent is one of the most underrated guitarist 😂

I enjoy learning theory, every new concept is a new tool in the arsenal, and sometimes the starting point for an entire new song.

Evh was a pianist as a kid. Even though he didn't learn proper music theory, he used a lot of triads in his solos and riffs. He probably instinctively found the chord changes that made his music sound the way it did.

@mixedmartialnutrition1746

9 ай бұрын

Right they mean like they cant name al the notes but if they hear it they know and can play it everyone knows music theory just depends how much

BB King knew so little music theory he didn’t know he was in fact 50 Cents. This shit is Outta Control.

I think there’s also a discernible difference between “this player never learned conventional music theory but developed personal methods for navigating the fretboard” and “I am proud of the fact that I willingly refuse to improve my understanding of music even if it would help me better communicate with band members and peers” And while it may be impressive that a self taught player created a method that worked for them personally, either they had to learn how to effectively communicate with their members, or they’re probably a player that wasn’t very enjoyable to work with. Like James Brown was amazing, but I would NEVER want to work for that dude. He pretty much spoke gibberish and had to rely on the competency of the players to make up for it. If you want to be that person, by all means, but people probably won’t respect you.

@shinzontheta

Жыл бұрын

There was a old interview with george harrison that talked about john lennon as a guitar player and harrison said that oftentimes he would learn johns parts cause john never played it the exact same way twice. The ears these people had were next level cause tha was all they had.

@refusetoshower

Жыл бұрын

Puts a different light on EVH claiming he had show Michael Anthony what to play. He said it to disparage MA’s skill when the reality was, EVH lacked the musical knowledge to communicate his ideas to the rest of the band. So, he got impatient and just told MA the root fret numbers when working on a new tune. Says more about EVH’s lack of ability to communicate as a musician and a person than anything.

@kevinlittrell3407

Жыл бұрын

@@refusetoshower definitely. As an instructor, I’ve learned that being a good player doesn’t necessarily translate into being a good teacher. It’s one thing to internalize a concept in a personal way, and it’s another thing to be able to communicate that concept externally in a way that makes sense to everyone. Theory helps standardize that process, but ultimately it requires a good level of understanding to begin with and the ability to gauge what another person already understands and doesn’t.

@kevinlittrell3407

Жыл бұрын

@@shinzontheta Yeah, i feel like people get this idea that players that emphasize theory don’t care about obtaining a good ear, but really I think everyone understands that it is a necessary thing. Theory isn’t about replacing ear training, it’s just more about informing a player what exactly to listen to. Players with good ears will make things sound coherent with or without theory, but I think everyone’s brain is different and not everyone has that intuition that guys like Wes Montgomery or the Beatles had.

As long as brian may knows stuff i will learn to know them to

The way I see it, if those musicians had invested in learning at least basic music theory, they would have elevated their music to an even higher level than they did.

Hendrix didn't learn hard rock theory. He just invented it.

@WesoAezy

Жыл бұрын

Worshipping Hendrix much?

@bt3743

Жыл бұрын

except theres no such thing as hard rock theory. It's just music theory and he didnt invent it

@ildarrrr2

Жыл бұрын

@@bt3743 please show me where in music theory is said about how to play divebombs and parallel fifths. And e.g. what note is to be played legato when playing 3 or four notes on one string?

@Lucas-dm7xo

22 күн бұрын

@@ildarrrr2many classical musicians used parallel fifths and Jimi Hendrix may have used and popularized dive bombs he was def not the inventor

@ildarrrr2

22 күн бұрын

@@Lucas-dm7xo so was Bach or Mozart so nobody says they are def not the inventors

My brother was always pulling that. He claimed that we should cheat on our taxes because the family next door was doing it. I always reminded him that you cannot use the wrongdoing of others to justify your wrongdoing. The fact that the neighbors were dishonest did not excuse us from doing the right thing.

@mysterybotts

Жыл бұрын

Nah you shouldn’t do it cuz they did it, you should do it because taxation is theft. The other way around.... people always say you should comply with tyrannical sociopaths with a god complex... but just because others do it does not mean you should do it.

@stanphillips7277

Жыл бұрын

2 wrongs don't make a right.... your brother was right to have repeated that tax metaphor...words to live by ✌️❤️🎸🎶🙏

@dealzright

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

They may not have learned music theory from a classroom or a book but they sure as hell learned it from practice

Jimmy page was the reason I picked up the instrument. His knowledge of the depth of the instrument inspired me to learn the very same things myself. From alternate tunings, to Chord progressions, to writing riffs, creating and improvising solos, learning concept of guitar layers and over dub tracks to create symphony ( eg the rain song, ten years gone, understanding modes and scales to emit different emotions through my playing, The whole aesthetic, style, fashion that a guitarist requires to be a charismatic performer. I learnt it all from Page. Now I'm experimenting and discovering new things my own way, trying to figure out music in a different way to see if i can come up with something unique. I used to definitely imitate his characteristics earlier, Now I'm more original while still having his spirit and influence intact

🤣 “BB KING”

Yo why the FUCK is BB King a picture of 50 Cent 😂

Most chill Brandon D’Eon video ever. Didn’t even yell once

“don’t tell me you’re a superior musician” after telling me you’re a superior musician 😭

@Ohokk0

Жыл бұрын

what

Exactly, Great one bro

nah im just too lazy

Nice loop !

The best player i know doesn’t know theory,,, But,, he started playing at 3 years old and played religiously for 50 years plus ,he makes his living as a professional guitarist, lead rhythm, rock country it don’t matter , he’s that guy when he plays at guitar center everybody stops playing and is hypothesized at his playing, the speed and clarity is incredible

The problem for me is that I don't know where to start learning music theory and I'm too broke to hire a teacher

I love that you used an early pic of BB back when he was in shape.

Good message

As more and more I learn about playing guitar, I find it hard to ignore it in the first place.

They all had a great ear.Jimi would spend hours listening to a song and replicating that note by note

The bb king one had me in tears

You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. I wish I had spent more time of my guitar youth learning more guitar music theory. Now im an adult trying to tighten it up with the minimal time I have to practice.

Bifty kent Keep pushing Brandon. You're a massive inspiration and I've learnt so a lot from watching your vids over the years!

Great vid bro ❤

I’ve only heard of 3 of those last guys

Music theory is so useful and honestly genuinely super fun to explore ya it can be hard and confusing at times but it’s worth it and just because these guys succeeded without having does not mean that it’s a good idea to avoid learning and especially applying it

As a person who is going through 8 year long courses of music theory and recently started learning guitar, ill make it clear that when you play from tabs n stuff like that, its unnecessary but once you start composing you will see how usefull it will be and those who know music theory would definetly agree

THANK YOU for saying this

Preach!!

It’s funny 2/3 of those guys had some kind of mentor or ppl to watch n learn play from. Which is technically learning some form of music theory. I should atleast learn to add more tricks and figure out the best ways to go around it

I’ve been listening to this endless loop for hours

Evan starting to learn theary later in life i found it so helpful and i love the challenge ,although i strugle to understand how it comes so easy to some

There's no way EVH plays those arpeggios without knowing theory

@NostalgiaforInfinity

Жыл бұрын

If you're a prodigy like him, then you don't "need" to learn music theory. You simply end up figuring out what it is instinctively while playing and experimenting. It's like riding a bike. You don't know the actual physics and math behind how and why you're maintaining your balance, but you still know how to.

@mixedmartialnutrition1746

9 ай бұрын

He does know theory by ear but cant name the notes if u say what mode it is so if he hears it he plays it i heard slash was the same

They never learned theory from a book or a teacher, but they absolutely learned it from listening to music and writing their own music

Those musicians definitely have something like perfect pitch. They naturally understand what clashes and what to do and what not to do. Some people are just lucky enough to be born with it but you can learn it and you should

I’ve been playing Tuba for 5 years and I got my first bass last year. I thought that I needed to learn music theory on my bass but I realized I spent years learning it at school, on my tuba. So I was basically all good to go, and i’m still playing bass.👍

I thought I would never learn music theory. But the more I absorb guitar content like this, practice, and visualize the fretboard, I've been picking it up naturally. If you want to improve, theory is inevitable. Even if you don't learn it on paper, you will know it in your heart.

Just remember some of those guitarists that you mentioned learned a different musical theory; Hendrix learned left hand playing and van helen learned to shred after his piano lessons

Go BB it's ya birthday 😂

I hear you man.

I learned music theory without really knowing what I was learning while taking piano lessons and as I’ve switched to guitar it really has helped me understand the fretboard in a more natural than my friend who started playing guitar with me but didn’t know anything about theory

well, I have the most fun without music theory. might learn it in the future, but it completly works for me and im also producing stuff etc. and playing multiple Instruments.

Good point! One is never smarter for not knowing something.

@mixedmartialnutrition1746

9 ай бұрын

Really? I thought not one was never the smartest one for not knowing anything other than nothing because he isn't something for nothing!

@Larrymh07

9 ай бұрын

@@mixedmartialnutrition1746 I know that you believe what you read is what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you read is not what I meant.

"BB King" killed me kkkkkkkkkkk

I want to learn it, and learn to read sheet music, but I’m not sure how I may approach it. I’ve watched dozens of videos on KZread for both, but none of them taught me much

I love the finish on that Tele.

Go BB - its your birthday. We gonna party like its BB's birthday...

Everyone needs to hear this

I laughed so hard at 50 in kings spot 😂😂😂

Music theory spices up your playing. It changed my playing. It's a blessing in disguise

its great to learn it even if you dont use it, its good to always have it in your pocket

Theory was always confusing for me. It seemed endless then I realized that all those different scales and thirds, etc. lend to all the different feels that can be found.

i feel that while the artists mentioned here may not have read music theory in a textbookish sort of way, they most certainly developed their understanding of it through years of practice. They likely had personalised indexes on how things like modes and progressions worked. But as you said, these guys are the exceptions to the rule.

I love theory!❤

Perfectly said

This us seriously well done! How long have you been playing guitar?

BB King definitely knew jazz theory and the notes on the fretboard

i mean, if they knew the names of chords and the difference between major minor dominant etc. then they literally knew music theory, but on a basic level. i studied counterpoint with a private instructor and it was very rewarding. call me a nerd, but it was actually fun!🤓😅 and it helped in my assignments, and in songwriting for my band, and vocal harmonies in church, so while it may be unnecessary, it is definitely worth digging into.

Very strong argument against those people. Altough i dont understand the part about taking up cigarettes?

Straight facts My Man🎉🎉🎉🎉🎸🎸🎸🎸🎯🎯🎸👀🎯🎯🎸🎯

I think that learning music theory can be very time consuming and requires commitment to actually get really good at it. But at the end its worth it and if can learn it, you should.

I’m glad you are better than everyone else because you learned it . When is your top 10 album coming out ? I’m not playing classical or jazz music .

@Lucas-dm7xo

22 күн бұрын

That isn’t the point tho the point is that it’s ok not to learn theory but it’s highly recommended if you want to wright catchy songs. Where as “just trying to feel it” and spend lots of time tryingto figure out what chord should come next. Someone who has learned theory can find a good chord to come next lots quicker

The first list of musicians are superior imo

Zappa was the only one who knows theory that i find bearable lol

Dawg I don't even know where to start💀

We are literally required to learn music theory before we move on to the next grade one of our subject is about music, and we learned how to read and write music sheets, tempo, Rhythms etc. And yes it's just a normal school.

I think that, if you write songs and generally know which notes/chords are supposed to go where, you already know a little bit of music theory. I never formally learned any theory, but I generally, intuitively know what I should play next, and sometimes, not really thinking in terms of traditional theory can lead to more interesting songwriting.

Whilst I don’t think learning everything in theory is necessary, it’s definitely far better to know some than to know nothing, even just a small dose of it helps a lot

I haven’t learned music theory but I’m still new to music stuff

Hey man, something that I really want to know is how far in music theory learning should you go? Do you really have to be an absolute know-it-all of music theory? Can you make it knowing theory but not being an absolute encyclopedia of it?

Literally one theory lesson using the minor pentatonic as an example and my ex wife and my dad (also guitar player) could see a noticeable improvement in my improv. No practice or exercises just someone giving me an explanation of the tools i already had and kicked opened the door for me. Now i keep studying when i have the free time.

I'm just kinda teaching my self and honestly I haven't learned theory, I don't know if that makes me a worse player but I think I'm getting on quite well!

The only reason im not trying to learn music theory while trying to play guitar is that im worried its just gonna end up making me hate playing guitar by making it too technical

Music theory puts u in a box u understand how to play through that lense and not just by hearing it out loud or in ur head and playing what u want it to sound like

Well some people go to school to learn how to dance when some people all they need is music and the floor