Originally Posted by: pizzicatopickerWell, it's great you know how essential it is. I usually wouldnt recomend theory to ametuers, becuase I've seen a lot of people get confused and fed up with theory, making them stop playing altogether. If your dedicated, then you should get into it RIGHT NOW! The world of theory is vast, and almost endless. Theory will help you in many ways, including your confidence as a musician.

Thanks for the advice! You're right, I tried delving into things when I first started, and it did frustrate the crap out of me, but I am dedicated, and I did take a step back (i.e. focusing on learning all the notes on the fret board, and intervals). Even as soon as a couple of days since I started doing that, I wrote a metal song, still very simple, but I based it on a key of C# and focused mostly on minor thirds, and for once what I wrote actually sounds half way decent! This music theory stuff is awesome!