Your Very FIRST Music Theory Lesson on Guitar

[@zprince4120]

I'm sure a lot of people who watch this are going to realize they already know quite a bit that they didn't know was theory. It's like that moment when algebra finally makes sense and you realize you've been using it your whole life.

[@curiousguitarist]

Thanks for having me on the channel again Marty!

[@JamesWilson-qn5ok]

Great teacher

[@markcafebrown2883]

Dude awesomeness

[@curiousguitarist]

@@markcafebrown2883 So glad you enjoyed this one!

[@kylewalker6282]

Thanks for a great starting point. looking forward to exploring your channel

[@BrockOfBodom]

Marty taught me my first guitar riffs about 3 years ago, and now I’m playing far more than I ever thought I would. And to think he’s teaching me my first lessons in theory is exactly why Marty is one of the best. An incredibly approachable and knowledgeable guitar player to learn from. Cheers to you Marty!

[@AccountantByDay553]

this guy is casually the best theory teacher in the world, and here he is, available for free. PS: Day like 7 of asking for Kerry's song from Cyberpunk 2077

[@skpv1526]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3fOf2eIatqcqKM I learnt the song from this guy and he is pretty good too

[@curiousguitarist]

Thanks Ravel!

[@davidmadison5582]

Yes. I appreciate you. Not everyone is a great teacher and "reassuring" I suppose is the word

[@bankruptcoffee650]

Don't know, shred is pretty good.

[@loganlandstreet7723]

love kerry’s song stopped playing cp to play guitar and found this

[@bryvale]

Hands down, Chris is one of the best guitar teachers, on and off youtube.

[@curiousguitarist]

Thanks bryvale! I appreciate the plug!

[@mickey2036]

This is so much better than so much of what’s out there. That you can take some basic premises and then extrapolate forward to unlock the fretboard is really cool.

[@burrrrrrrrrrrrrrp]

Marty has definitely cemented his place as one of KZbin’s all time legends at this stage… right?? Gotta love this guy!

[@trontosaurusrex9532]

I appreciate the theory lesson. Chris presented it in a great introductory manner that taught me some things,and fed my curiosity for more.

[@MartyMusic]

Excellent!

[@curiousguitarist]

Curiosity is actually the primary element you need to get this stuff. A little info, a lot of curiosity and some dedicated time set aside to really see it under your fingers.

[@brianpartlow5530]

I started guitar a year ago. All I do is find Marty teaching a song I like. I'll do my best to copy what he's doing. Sure I can play a song that I have practiced. I can find easy chords, I have fun but I still don't really know what I'm doing. I don't read sheet music, tabs confuse me. This year I'm gonna read books and listen to guys like Marty's mentor here. I'll never audition for Motley Crue, I'm not in it to be a rock star. I just like music and I'm fascinated by the guitar. I never knew heavy metal guitarists are basically modern blues guitarists.

[@cheyn7213]

I needed this lets go

[@KingUnity22]

The pack of cards analogy was really brilliant. Thinking about it objectively there's no way you could recall every card in a 52 card deck if it were random, but because you know the patterns you can name every single card in the deck 100% of the time. Same thing with music theory.

[@inferiorpatty]

I dont get it…so because you already know the cards you can name all the cards?

[@KingUnity22]

@@inferiorpatty You know that in a deck of cards there are 4 suits, In each of those suits is 13 cards, just knowing that pattern, you could name all 52 cards in a deck individually without memorizing them.

[@inferiorpatty]

@@KingUnity22 that makes more sense thanks

[@rocknvidz1402]

Dude, I’ve learned so much from you man. I took a lesson recently for music theory and this guy just overloaded me with information and left me hardly anything to work on. He might say it’s my fault but I just wasted 60 bucks and an hour of my life for hardly anything. Your lessons rocks tho. Thanks. Ps I already can jam pretty good and just wanted to learn more. 😢

[@standbyme6395]

Stop by my channel...everyone over complicates it...

[@UCanDoIt2Mike]

Unbelievable how easy, fun, and well thought out Chris' message is. Absolutely Brilliant!

[@jmorales09]

I don't understand any of this i feel stupid

[@Dyl-XL]

😂

[@LeeHill66]

I'm with you. We need a true beginners lesson

[@rancor4513]

Learn scale paterns for notes. He's basicly explaining qhat makes a chord, which is a minimum of 3 notes (the root, which is whatever the name of the chord is, then the 3rd and 5th note in the scale)

[@JohnBoyJoy]

You're not alone

[@jasonramirez7395]

You’re not wrong bro 🤙🏽

[@smoothpicker]

I've been following chris for a few months now and I find i learn something from each lesson. He is so well suited to be a teacher( and a phenomenal player) due to how he explains each and every step. Things I didnt know I even knew come to life. I cant recommend his channel enough for any level of guitar player. He taught Marty and Marty is a fantastic player!!

[@ekw555]

finally, some music theory simplified to the point where I think "hey, maybe I *CAN* get this". thank you, Chris. and thank you, Marty for the intro to your mentor. good of you to share.

[@curiousguitarist]

You're welcome!

[@tylermitchell1990]

Digging the color on that SG. Keep it real Marty!

[@sonnysachdeva3286]

Where do I find more from Chris? It was really cool to hear someone explain the basics without showing off and overly complicating things.

[@MartyMusic]

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[@kevinoviatt3958]

Good info with the prerequisite of knowing your key signatures.

[@timbcf]

That was freaking awesome, I'm inspired to keep at it.

[@C0CO0C]

So glad this man has stuck around over the years, I remember using his tutorials in middle school and he just never stops giving. Much love Marty (and Chris)!

[@oscarleperelepere7282]

THIS is the first time I see a "class" on music theory that is "easy" and with a so kind and understanding teacher I will no longer see music theory as a bucket of hard things

[@wundabreadd]

The man taught that lesson so well, had me legitimately engaged and laughing when he pointed out stuff I already knew but didn’t have names for. 10/10 teacher

[@praveenn8488]

When MY guitar mentor refers to HIS guitar mentor for music theory, I am gonna sub him for sure. And btw, Marty, your mentor is cool and amazing just like YOU (Marty you are the greatest guitar mentor one can ask for, I wish I could have got lessons from you IRL !!!). 😁

[@myleshood]

Glad to see you’re still at it, Marty! I remember watching my first guitar tutorial of yours about 13 years ago! And now I’m just ready to learn about music theory 😂 Thank you for inspiring many across the globe!

[@dolnick7]

I never knew Walter White knew so much about music theory. Really appreciate you posting this. For many of us this totally accessible approach to music theory is incredibly helpful.

[@bigdaddy7048]

that is such a stretch haha

[@nj830]

this looks nothing like walter white 😂

[@KevlarCurt]

​@@nj830the hat and that's it 😂

[@YoursUntruly]

You stretched those stripes right to the tigers taint.

[@groovymoon]

MAN that riff at 3:00 is freaking awesome. Lesson that alone I will be glued.

[@pierrejoly1999]

This was awesome. It helps to tear into notes and chords to understand them better. Best way to understand it is to get inside it. Thank again Marty Music and Chris.

[@andypeters6336]

Haha, I started playing Guitar, (badly) at 12 years old, I'm now 71 and never really understood any theory until I listed and watched this Video as I cant take in the written word, but understood this strait away. Thanks for such a clear and concise explanation. I will now enjoy my playing so much more. 👍 THANKS also To Marty for getting you involved.

[@nickgames7120]

Marty I have a cool guitar recommendation for you! It’s called the Epiphone ES 333. My personal favorite is the Tom Delonge model. It looks and sounds great! I think you’d love that model.

[@nickgames7120]

Oh yeah and there’s also a Gibson model it’s just hard to find

[@jackcarver3819]

Only practiced a few scales as far as music theory goes so this was my first video and this dude is all over the place. Could keep up until about half-way through and then he's jumping all over the fretboard, throwing all kinds of information out. Wayyyy too much info too quick. I had this experience with another guy that has been playing for ten years when I was practicing for 3 weeks: he was acting like all these things he was doing was so simple..."just do it like this flying from C to G". Point is...what may seem pretty basic from a pro's perception is like throwing hundreds of jigsaw puzzle pieces at someone and expecting them to see the picture right away. I probably missed a few steps before getting here anyway, like memorizing the fretboard first. That would help a lot before watching this video.

[@hcildwold1751]

I think this serves more as a love letter to music theory. I got motivated to learn more from this!

[@daviddiehl8523]

I've found that the stickers you can put on your fretboard are great for memorizing too. I bought some off Amazon and put one set on 1 acoustic and 1 on an electric. It's helped..

[@darethomhenstb5714]

Hi Cary ,I like this gospel lesson. Please do more of these if you can. I usually play in church and I am trying to learn some more gospel techniques . thank you please continue these great lessons.

[@oldrrocr]

thanks guys! wish I had this kind of instruction 60 years ago. Golden!

[@Lordhumongus]

I've been playing off and on for about 29 years of my life. Never took lessons learned to read tabs in the 90s off the very first of internet sites like Harmony Central and Ultimate Guitar Tabz that came out later. Much if them totally wrong. Lots that were totally right. Learned by playing notes that I could recognize from songs and patterns. I can pick up a guitar and play lots of songs and can tear ass on some solos. I'm 40 amd semi retired and I'm dedicating a lot of time to learn all the things I skipped. I worked a lot. Had probably 50 guitars or more over the years went through drugs and hard times and periods of not playing. I've spent the last 3 months getting my speed and abilities up to where I think they should be and tonight I begin music theory... wish me luck. My goal is to be on a stage no matter the size playing all the great songs that motivated me to begin with.

[@ciw28]

knew there was a another reason i learn from Martys lessons. Chris has outlined a different way, one i have adopted. Did the theory grade route through piano and brass. Wanted a new way learning the guitar This is it, for me, wish Chris had posted this a year ago when i picked up an acoustic and now moved on to a fender strat. Fantastic post. Brilliant.

[@curiousguitarist]

Thanks Chris, I appreciate that and glad you enjoyed this one!

[@timothysmith9597]

“This thing was designed to speak the language of music” that hit right down to my soul

[@timmytwowheels1]

He knows all the pentatonic runs🔥🔥

[@musicislife2333]

heres some more theory, all major chords consist of 3 notes P.S. music theory is what builds songs, solos, duets, etc. music theory isn't evil, it's actually what builds music. in fact a lot of improvised solos these days are based off of scales.

[@curiousguitarist]

Truth

[@tmprillwitz]

That just helped me tremendously by giving me a very easy explanation of chords. Thank you for your great explanation of something that other teachers make unbearably difficult. I now know where to go to get more info on theory….thanks Marty for letting us experience this great teacher.

[@Dean.Jubb.Guitar]

Love the way Chris gives you the start to the information and then You go find the rest yourself Gold dust Chris Thank you Marty for introducing me to your guitar teacher I love both your channel's

[@MartyMusic]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@curiousguitarist]

Hey Dean! Thanks for the plug here, and all your support.

[@Dean.Jubb.Guitar]

@@curiousguitarist no problem like I said your channel's like gold dust 😉

[@Matt-B11374]

I look like Chris. In a Pep Guardiola kind of way. I can't, however, play like him.

[@alexisamaya8410]

I've been self teaching myself music theory. I saw alot of similarities with this lesson and how i practice. It feels like I'm on the right path.

[@stevenhickcox7288]

Thanks, Marty and Chris for this lesson! Credit to you Marty for being here over the past year as I began my journey playing the guitar. I'm a patron and have purchased several of your online courses. As someone who has a background in art (BFA) and has worked professionally as an artist, I understand the importance of theory, but in all honesty, I just don't feel it's absolutely necessary to being an artist. Maybe Hendrix and other self-taught guitarist had some grasp of theory, but it didn't seem like it was something they sought after. I think in the end, all art is an emotional experience, and an experience that transcends thought or intellect. I'll keep trying to expose myself to more theory and I've subscribed to Chris's channel. Who knows? Maybe I'll have a different perspective farther down on my journey of playing the guitar. In any case, I'm enjoying the experience. 😊 Thank you for everything!

[@scottjones6624]

What a lovely and skillful presentation. Great quality. I know what you presented and STILL loved this video.

[@ScottMcdonaldMusic]

I’ve learned so much from Chris, his KZbin is a wealth of knowledge.

[@curiousguitarist]

Thanks, Scott!

[@gregorygetable]

Really good for dispelling music phobia. Makes it easy to understand how it all connects. Thanks

[@denisc.5602]

MORE, PLEASE!

[@theroguepog7473]

Brief, to the point, and easy to understand. Thanks to both of you.

[@TheNamesFarquaad]

OH MY GOSH! THIS WAS SO HELPFUL PLEASE MAKE MORE OF THESE VIDEOS IM TRYING TO LEARN MUSIC THEORY! THANK YOUU MARTYYY!!!!

[@markallemand8566]

thank you marty, your lessons are spot on when you slow it down and show the strings i need to be playing,,,,,,,

[@owenkennedy7854]

this is the most helpful guitar video I have watched. Ive really been stuck in the powerchord/minor pentatonic rut and I think this info is gonna help me out tremendously.

[@vancesnyder2426]

That was an awesome lesson. I have not heard music theory explained that way. Also, that guitar and tone were sweet. Beautiful guitar. Thanks.

[@joycegrove5602]

Thanks Marty for introducing me to Chris' channel last year, seriously, he's an outstanding guitar teacher & has taught me so much! I encourage everyone who wants to learn more not to be afraid of the theory aspect, it will come to you and make sense in time. Give it a try! :)

[@jamesspears5589]

Bought my guitar 🎸 6 months ago from a buddy. Truly inspiring knowing you're teaching so many of us all around the world! 🌍 🎵🎶 Thanks Marty! I like the way you did cigarette daydreams, learned it the 1st time And my wife loves it. (panty dropper)

[@dennisaustin1079]

This lesson helped so much and explained things simply and understandably! thank you! more of this please.

[@klapps-hillduo1780]

Wow, Thanks Marty!! Your "Theory Guru" is finally helping me further unlock music theory.... I can see why you learned from him.

[@maxnibert559]

chris is the man! this cleared up so many longstanding confusing things for me. thank you both!

[@curiousguitarist]

You bet Max!

[@technonarg5978]

That was great. It reminded me of some of the revelation moments that have come to me while playing about with chords.

[@graczyk_yt5757]

“I’m so stoned” 😂 this guy makes his lessons fun and easy to comprehend, thank you so much!

[@tonycastaneda3051]

What a awesome teacher! Chris explains it so simple. I seem to understand it lot easier then others. I started to following he's channel. Thanks Marty!

[@swamphunt]

Great touch on this topic man. I loved the deck of cards analogy never heard that yet I am for sure gonna use it. What a great way to talk someone off the "theory ledge" and realize a little dab will do ya form time to time.

[@mmccartney6579]

My music theory knowledge has come to me glacially...very slooooow, but...man, has it helped my playing over the years!! Great video, guys!! Cheers!! :)

[@MartyMusic]

Rock on!

[@mmccartney6579]

@@MartyMusic Back atcha, mate!! Cheers!! :)

[@truckercowboyed2638]

Cant say i perfectly know theory but somehow ive been using alot of these techniques in my regular playing without thinking about it...kinda neat....i can say I've learned to connect my solos and make it sound musical instead of just random scales...

[@tim_the_traveler]

I do like the box of cards analogy. Thou something looks like there is a lot in it, once you open it up and learn from it, you realize, it's not so bad.

[@stickysyrupfingers7676]

My brain just turns to mush when I work on theory, but on that same note I tend to bounce around a bit too much instead of sticking with one course or resource.

[@thedoctordisco4110]

Thank you so much for introducing me to Chris Marty, you have no idea how much I needed this lately.

[@duttdits]

You have no idea how much sudden confidence I've gotten after that deck of cards example and how much belief I have in my ability to learn the fretboard if I just find the pattern for my brain that sticks in my head. I know the suits and names of the 52 cards in the deck because i know the pattern to write them all and not miss one. This is essentially the same skill where you also only need to know physical locations of the pattern on the fretboard.

[@nicholas4383]

Marty thanks so much, been watching you on KZbin for a while and your videos have defiantly helped out!

[@TheAlcpwn]

I watched it again. Sill completely lost, feels bad.

[@ChiqueChiing]

You're like the Reading Rainbow of guitar, thank you so much!

[@jimmyjimmy951]

I just worked out that the problem is not music theory or any tutor, it’s my inability to focus and absorb anything I find hard. I need to find a way to get over this massive hurdle..

[@pebble3951]

finally had that light bulb moment 3 years in to me starting guitar! thank you so much chris and marty!!

[@doobyricks]

Preciate you much Marty one hell of a teacher ! Keep blessing the world with the vibes man

[@chrisburgess9919]

Thankyou for this video, I'm a new guitar player and this has just made some sense out of something I was struggling big time with!

[@dnoH]

Thanks Marty. I subscribed to him within the first 39 seconds of his shpeel. He has an amazing way of breaking down the barriers to this topic. Thank you so much!

[@curiousguitarist]

Thanks for the sub Dean!

[@tedwestall8120]

Great lesson my friend

[@chriskovalchuk8503]

Learned so much from Marty over the last 10 years. Best guitar teacher on the planet, probably the universe. Makes things so understandable and gives an example of exactly what he’s doing. I might have to rewind the videos 500 times to get it down just right but I’m just a slow learner 🤷‍♂️. Learning from watching somebody actually do the thing is so helpful though. And this Chris guy was just the best. So relatable because I always sucked very hard at algebra and theory was always super intimidating. I always thought it was one of those things where you just either got it or you didn’t. But if you want to be a better musician you can’t escape it because numbers don’t lie.

[@jcman-lp6lg]

i am so blessed to have been in a highschool that was the only school that had guitar as an elective in my state when I was in highschool

[@Sinfullybliss97]

Iv been playing since I was 15 and I'm 25 now and tbh I was stubborn to take theory and tried being self taught and iv gotten to a point where im just stuck. Better now then ever

[@jeremiahmadach9580]

Welp I guess I can cancel my upcoming ayuhuasca retreat, because this video just reset my brain, opened up my mind to the infinite possibilities of the fret board, and simultaneously unlocked a lot of childhood trauma. Thanks again Marty Schwartz!

[@derthlaf5816]

Thanks for this lesson

[@freddycracium8548]

Great,excellent, teacher. Also awesome lesson. Thanks bunches from Denver!👍👀

[@chriscreed6410]

This dude is a fantastic theory teacher!! Somehow literally everyone else teaches this like stereo instructions and puts me to sleep faster than a fist full of ambien. I want to binge watch this guys whole catalog now. He Def just earned a Sub From Me. Thanks Marty.

[@curiousguitarist]

Wow, thanks Chris, I appreciate that and thanks for the sub!

[@thebatman7730]

His voice is badass

[@chloetandart1169]

You’re my favorite music teacher🤘🏼❤️

[@Fatherjohn76]

Actually laughed out loud when he said “there’s THREE E’s in here?!” Been playing at high beginner/ low intermediate since my teens and never stopped to think how many E’s are in E major!

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

The scales are like the "wax on/wax off and paint the fence" of music.

[@jonshaw9472]

One of the few theory videos I've watched all the way through and not fallen asleep.

[@TheMadra12000]

Absolutely inspiring thank you so much

[@wadeadams2775]

Marty..love you being simple and fun. Your guest teacher? Wonderful and very well inline with your simple and fun motif. You made me drag out the emperor

[@che_zzy]

I don’t know if I should just give up on learning guitar. I’ve spent hours trying to understand music theory. No one explains it in a way that makes sense to me. Nothing at all makes sense

[@MartyMusic]

just learn the open easy chords and play a few dozen easy songs like "knocking on heaven's door" etc don't worry about theory until you can play a bit.

[@BreadandFaxes]

Dude, the description he gave of why he didn't want to learn theory just hit so deep lol. Everything he said applies direct to me

[@Ondho_biraal]

Please make a series out of it.🙏🙏

[@thatonedudebro3813]

bro why doesn’t chris have more followers. he even thanks marty most videos he is on but never gets a reply from marty. what a gentleman

[@gingerninjertx]

Man that SG sounds amazzing!

[@KamikaziHobbit]

after 3 years of youtube learning only, this is the first time ive actually been inspired to look furthur into it. i love almost being in the matrix lol. what a time to be alive

[@zachbishop3795]

That actually was the simplest description of music theory. I now have a grasp on what theory is.

[@elmarto1832]

I love that Chris plays lots of ZZ... loves me the ZZ..

[@ryanharris738]

I'm a super new guitarist, just bought my first guitar. I had music experience with a capella choir throughout school and I think music theory is necessary. You might not understand it at first, but eventually it will just seem like a no brainer. It's helped me a lot when I'm trying to figure out how chords are shaped and it helps to follow notes

[@kenoakee]

Chris has a great way of leading you down the trail of theory

[@danielallman6616]

Wow i found myself asking myself the same questions what makes this chord work and just learning the notes kinda the same way has helped me alot. I have alot of learning to do but this video made it seem like i was talking to myself. And helped alot thanks.

[@MickTattersall]

That was FANTASTIC. Thank you both so much ❤️