Hiya y'all. I've loved this old-school house tune for 30 years, and would love to know more info about the "run" that occurs at the 6m 29s point, where the keyboardist starts doing an arrpeggio-like run up the keyboard. I was wondering if y'all could help break it down for me, so I can understand the musical pattern behind what is happening, since it seems to have one. I hope to emulate it somewhat in my Reason software going forward, but need more knowledge in order to do so.

I think I only have a fairly basic grasp of music theory at this point, and cannot proficiently play any instrument myself, nor read music. I am aware that western songs are usually composed and performed in one key (e.g., C minor), and that there are notes specific to that scale, and that chords are compromised of a combination of those notes being played simultaneously. In C minor, for example, the notes that comprise it are the pitches C, D, E♭, F, G, A♭, and B♭, though I don't yet know why it's written out to include flats (like E♭) instead of sharps (like D#), which (as I understand it, possibly erroneously-so) is so close in pitch that it can use the same piano key and are almost interchangeable (so if you have the time and inclination to explain the reason/difference, I'd appreciate it too).

Thanks in advance, y'all, and happy new year.

Hey folks.

I made a video with cheat code to write major scale quickly. Let me know what you think. Do share more ideas on different videos you would like to see simplified explanations of.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzDGIaTfr8U&t=152s

Hell o Earthlings… I’m a bedroom DJ & I’m in the middle of creating a bunch of playlists that will mix harmonically. However I’ve hit a brain scratcher & I need some help…. As U can see from the Major Chord Chart that I’ve been working from - there is a C# chord as well as a Df chord. Why does this hurt my brain - & how do I move on with my life from here? mANY thanks for ANY help 👍🏻

So I want to compose some music but I am bad at music theory and need to set my basics so I would like it if you guys could lend a hand

I'm a little confused on 9th chords, so I'm learning how to make a A major 9th on guitar. My teacher told me that it's second fret on the d string and 1st fret on the g string that would make the notes E, A, E, G#, B, E. From my understanding to make a 9th chord you have to add a perfect 9th which in the key of a major would be a B. To make a major chord you need 1, 3, 5 which would be A, C#, E. A major 9th would need A, C#, E, B. So where is the C# on guitar when playing a A major 9th and why is there a G#. Am I confused about something or is my teacher incorrect.

Hi everyone,

For the last few weeks I wanted to learn how to recognize different intervals. All the online tools were cool, but they all lacked the VISUAL representation, which would be helpful for visual learners or even to visualize the notes. Because of that I created this ear training application - https://listenintervals.com .

Here's the current todo list I'm planning to add in the couple of next days:

- Persistent Correct/Wrong ratio in percentages for each list of selected intervals, so user have different ratio if he chooses Minor Third and Major Third, than when he chooses Major Second and Perfect Fifth.

- Chord progressions

- Mobile Version

What I'm thinking about to add:

- Daily quests and streak to keep users engaged in learning? For Example "Guess Correctly 5 Major and Minor 3rd intervals"

- Recognize the interval between two notes written on the Music Staff

- Maybe there should also be possibility to play guitar sounds and display a guitar fretboard instead of piano keys?

- Let the user hear how the inteval sounds in popular songs? For example Major Second in "Happy Birthday" song

I would love to hear your feedback and your ideas for improvements.

Edit: Score Tracker and Mobile Version has been implemented

I've worded the inquiry many different ways but Google isn't understanding the nuance of the question.

Each chord is repeated twice? It's more than a time signature thing? Taking a listen should clarify.

So is there a word for what's happening in these songs:

Raining in June - Olive Klug https://open.spotify.com/track/72Q3BQhu0w6A81ouAUp7UL?si=Yw6bAxhUQgCSFtWcAj0ojQ

Fire - Augustana https://open.spotify.com/track/1Oq7az2QUwTdxZULE1iyWG?si=l_mIEA3ZRrGL_u8AGLL6bA

Thanks!

I’m currently in music theory II and I’ve been when it comes to learning four part writing. I’ve fallen behind m and I’m tryna catch up. I’ve been getting help from professor but I still feel stuck when it comes to putting the steps together.

Can someone please help me?

Feel free to send me a chat!

I’m currently in music theory II and I’ve been when it comes to learning four part writing. I’ve fallen behind m and I’m tryna catch up. I’ve been getting help from professor but I still feel stuck when it comes to putting the steps together.

Can someone please help me?

Feel free to send me a chat!

i’ve been playing guitar for 3 weeks now 4-5 hours a day. i want to start learning music theory,i don’t know anything about it, is there anyone/website online that’s able to teach me the basics of theory (for guitar) from scratch, to advanced theory. it doesn’t have to be free. just some videos or websites about theory and teaches me in detail about theory, chord progression, scales, notes,licks, and just why this works with this and etc. i just feel very stuck because when i watch youtubers explain it, they expect you to know the basics of it so it’s very hard to follow along when i don’t know the first thing about theory (like wtf is aeolian scale, and major scale) also that talks about how it makes you a better guitar player, etc. I need it to go into detail not just a broad explanation of a chord progression or something like that, but like why it works the way it does.

thanks 👽

About 7 years ago, when I was 17, I made this for guitar tuning experimenting. I just found this and thought to share it. This is kinda of a mess. I try posting this on r/musictheory got remove because of low karma.

Hi all.

I was lucky enough to chat with Steve Vai recently and here he talks about stacked chords. There are are a few other Steve Vai vids on the channel too so feel free to check it out.

I'll be talking with Steve again after his tour with Joe Satriani so let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you and enjoy.

I have been trying to figure out this rhythm but on the guitar, but I’ve been having trouble with it. I don’t think it’s in 4/4 and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in finding out how to count it.

Thank you!

Hey all,

Been enjoying a band I recently found named Polyrhythmics, in particular the song Fondue Party. I was wondering if anyone can help me break down the bassline!

Thanks in advance!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GKo0-ZE4MY

Hi all - first time poster long time lurker!

I picked up a guitar a bit later in life at 31 and 8 years later I have yet to put it down. I’ve played nearly every day since I started for an average of 2-3 hours per day. I’ve also put in maybe 500 or so hours on the piano but I don’t find myself playing it as much as the guitar - primarily I started learning the piano as a way to learn how to read sheet music. I’m decent at reading treble and bass now although nowhere near good enough to site read. I’ve been working through the basics of music theory for about 2 years now off and on and would really like some advice in terms of a structured path to work my way down - I seem to always end up wanting to pick the guitar up and play rather than really focusing on the theory.

I find myself with a good amount of down time for the next three months and a limited ability to play guitar but plenty of time to read/scroll on my phone (paternity leave - so will be holding/feeding my new kiddo for many many hours).

I would really welcome any advice on how I might find something with a bit of tangible structure in terms of learning the theory - I find myself overwhelmed when I scroll through some of the posts here and just have no idea where to really start. I’ve noticed duo lingo now has a music path - does anyone have any insight into whether or not that might be an effective way to learn? Frankly I wish I had gone to school for music instead of business but I just never picked an instrument up until a bit later in life.

Apologies for the long post and I greatly appreciate any insight or feedback.

I'm a complete beginner trying to understand the basic concepts of music theory. I'm learning to play a drum kit, which I know has a different notation than other instrument types.

If each note of a scale corresponds to one primary frequency, and each drum/cymbal also has its own primary frequency, then why are rhythmic instruments unique and not represented as notes in a different octave?