sdbrit68
Student Of The Blues
So, on another forum I belong too. Someone brought up this statement (OP doe snot agree or disagree on importance....lol)
"I am amazed when I meet players who have been playing 5, 10, 15 years or more, and have no clue what a I-IV-V is"
Now, naturally it brought up some comments of, yeah, my friend could do all the Eddie Van Halen stuff, but that was it, couldnt do chord progressions
And the pro theory people " I cant believe it when that happens, its such a basic thing"
And the anti ' I have been playing since Jesus was a child and dirt wasnt invented yet, and I still dont know what that is and I am a damn good player that can run circles around most people"
My personal thought, for me, once I looked at a chart and understood where the major chords and minor chords came in, it was a light bulb, wheter a I-IV-V or a I-VII-V or whatever, just being able to try and learn songs by ear became so much easier
Plus, it was quicker understanding what chords would generally "work" with other chords. To my thinking, it is a must learn, but thats my journey and perception
Now, granted my perception is based on I count down the days until the next jam and I get to get up on stage. I have no pride, I dont care how silly I look or how I compare to others, I just love to play with the group and being able to jump in on songs I dont know
What do you think.....................is it just another PITA theory thing players really dont need
is it a basic right of passage like eventually learning the F barre chord
or is it a basic thing all players should know, similar to learning chords or even box 1 penatonic ?
"I am amazed when I meet players who have been playing 5, 10, 15 years or more, and have no clue what a I-IV-V is"
Now, naturally it brought up some comments of, yeah, my friend could do all the Eddie Van Halen stuff, but that was it, couldnt do chord progressions
And the pro theory people " I cant believe it when that happens, its such a basic thing"
And the anti ' I have been playing since Jesus was a child and dirt wasnt invented yet, and I still dont know what that is and I am a damn good player that can run circles around most people"
My personal thought, for me, once I looked at a chart and understood where the major chords and minor chords came in, it was a light bulb, wheter a I-IV-V or a I-VII-V or whatever, just being able to try and learn songs by ear became so much easier
Plus, it was quicker understanding what chords would generally "work" with other chords. To my thinking, it is a must learn, but thats my journey and perception
Now, granted my perception is based on I count down the days until the next jam and I get to get up on stage. I have no pride, I dont care how silly I look or how I compare to others, I just love to play with the group and being able to jump in on songs I dont know
What do you think.....................is it just another PITA theory thing players really dont need
is it a basic right of passage like eventually learning the F barre chord
or is it a basic thing all players should know, similar to learning chords or even box 1 penatonic ?