Guitar theory debate

did:plc:wi4uboj7323dfvem4du7v5zg · 2026-03-29T21:33:03.889Z

I'm starting to think some of these music kids aren't too smart.

Posts debate whether music theory is required for guitar playing, repeating "unpopular opinion: you don't need music theory to play guitar well" while stating theory helps explain WHY chord progressions work. Also references an argument with Google Gemini over drop-2 chord voicings and Jazz Guitar theory; includes hashtags #guitar and #musictheory.

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3/30/26, 02:17 AM
why hasn't anyone yet reverse engineered a samsung washer/dryer to change the music
3/30/26, 02:10 AM
i noticed that a cafe had a piano, and once i finally summoned the courage to go over and think about chord voicings in a different way than usual, i discovered that the keys were covered lol no Cmin9b5/F for me
3/30/26, 02:07 AM
i have such a spiritual relationship w music i feel like we become one its just great i can feel it in my organs
3/30/26, 01:38 AM
Someone posted similar a few days ago and their friend convinced them they were autistic because of it. It’s a good thing for all of us that music almost always makes sense. *I said they were human. Then I was added to another block list.
3/30/26, 01:26 AM
Me to me when I'm just enjoying a record.
3/30/26, 12:42 AM
The beauty of music… things that otherwise may seem weird are perfectly normal
3/30/26, 12:38 AM
It’s very hard to concentrate on practicing music when there’s barking and THE BARKING IS LOUDER THAN YOUR METRONOME.
3/30/26, 12:30 AM
recreation? mmm I'd say music making in general
3/30/26, 12:21 AM
Caitriona said her son is really into music. Maybe our boys can start a band 😂 hers on the ukulele and mine lead singer.
3/29/26, 11:52 PM
A 📝🙏complement not to be objectively dismissed by false modesty 😔? If music and art can be a very personal matter or preference, then Fred can be the personification of poetry weaving strings of hidden connectivity from dusk/dawn or season🌱 for no reason other than the passion of his profession
3/29/26, 11:02 PM
unpopular opinion: you don't need music theory to play guitar well. but it helps you understand WHY certain chord progressions sound good, not just THAT they do #guitar #musictheory
3/29/26, 10:47 PM
One of my favourite things about my childhood addicted to watching music videos was that they showed me the context of people enjoying that sound. What a lovely thing in retrospect, learning all sorts of different ways that people let art move them and take up space in their lives
3/29/26, 10:43 PM
The only problem with smart speakers is that they require you to know the exact name of every single piece of music ever made
3/29/26, 10:33 PM
I did get pretty rude to Google Gemini once when it argued with me about what a drop-2 chord voicing is. Kinda odd it got so insistent it was right about Jazz Guitar theory 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’ll admit it did hurt when Gemini told me I was no John McLaughlin and never would be. I probably should’ve been nicer.
3/29/26, 10:13 PM
I can't begin to tell you how validating it feels for a band whose work you love, tell you that they wish "everyone could hear music the way you do" I dunno, I've struggled most of my adult life to find the thing that I'm "good" at, and it feels increasingly like I've found it at last.
3/29/26, 10:10 PM
music production suddenly is screaming at me. I suddenly have a urge to produce music so fucking BAD but I'm busy and so know how
3/29/26, 10:06 PM
🧵 I have a question for all my musician friends: When it comes to general playing, noodling around, or composing, are you more vibes based or more logical based? Vibes = improvs, instinctual, mood driven, why write anything down? Logical = theory driven, may write things down before anything else
3/29/26, 09:58 PM
Sometimes I think I was born to be a music supervisor and yet I have no idea how to break in the business. Oh well!
3/29/26, 09:52 PM
But pointing out that some musicians play indulgent, unnecessarily elaborate, ostentatiously technical doggerel is quite a different thing... 🤘
3/29/26, 09:52 PM
Damn, music having meaning? Who knew
3/29/26, 09:40 PM
unpopular opinion: you don't need music theory to play guitar well. but it helps you understand WHY certain chord progressions sound good, not just THAT they do #guitar #musictheory
3/29/26, 09:33 PM
I'm starting to think some of these music kids aren't too smart.

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