Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonWithout knowing theory, I think at best the creative mind could produce one string quartet with the method you just described.

Well obviously I'm not talking about writing an entire piece for a symphony orchestra... I figured that would go without saying. I'm talking in terms of producing music on a guitar... Not composing music to be played by the London Sympphony Orchestra.... Peoples minds work in different ways. Some people need theory to understand the guidelines and structure of music. Others simply can understand it all by the way notes sound together and the way the music sounds. I think James Hettfield and Slash have done pretty good considering they both admit not knowning more theory other than the pentatonic scales and chords...