is learning theory a wast of time, i talked to a few guitarest i know, and they said i dont need to learn theory. they said just learn my scales, and know them. that i dont need to get that far into it. both of the guys i talked to are prety good and are both lead players in a band.

i was wondering if anyone else out there feels the same way or not.
please let me know what your opinions are..

thanks guys

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To me, it depends on how far you want to go with the guitar. I never learned theory and I do just fine. If you eventually want to attend college for the guitar, then yeah, you'll have to learn theory.

In the whole scope of things, theory is not essential in my opinion.

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I think learning some theory can definitely improve your composing abilities. You don't need theory if all you want to do is play good but if you really want to take your compositions to the next level, learning an adequate amount of theory will help you immensely.

yeah, its certainly not essential, but it does help if you're going to make some highly technical piece of music or whatnot.

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well, i have been playing for 3 years, and have done just fine with out theory, but i came to this site and seen all the talk about it, and figured i had to learn it. i do want to learn some of it, but i guess its not ALL essencial. I just want to know the scales, and when and were to play them.

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it really depends on how far you want to take your playing abilities. if you want to be able to just play a little bit better, then you should learn the scales and modes. if you want to learn scales then you're learning theory already. but you can go more in depth like into arpeggios and other things but i dont know if you want to go so far. me myself i play guitar for fun. im not planning on doing it as a professional but i have already learned a year of theory. it makes playing easier for me.

awsome, thanks for the reply

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