Musically retarted Please help

[Salvatore]

Hey guys
There seem to be quite a few musically educated guitar players here.
Can any direct me to a good source for info on general music theory related to guitar. I have played bass for many years and have receintly switched to guitar. I could bullshit my way enough with bass and just play what sounds right but not really knowing what Im doing , but on guitar its another story. I get completely lost with anything above the 12th fret (seems so tiny) So if anyone can send me in the right direction for a source to learn general guitar music theory it is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

[PoisonSeed]

If theory is your main concern then I'd suggest "Harmony & Theory" by Keith Wyatt and Carl Schroeder.

As for the technical aspect (I guess it's electric guitar) there are tons of books out there you could look for. :Spin:

 

[Horus]

What I'm doing to learn Guitar Theory is that I'm taking Piano/ Classical Guitar lessons. (It's really supposed to just be Piano, but another teacher always walks in and starts playing some crazy Classical Guitar stuff.) So far, it's been working wonders.

 

[Eternal Dragon]

this site is ok........ http://www.zentao.com/guitar/theory/ and this one is good for some stuff as well........ http://www.all-guitar-chords.com/ but the main thing you need is motivation cos stuff like learning the fretboard is dead boring (which is why i havent bothered, haha).

 

[Salvatore]

Thanks Eternal dragon that zentao site is usefull. And you are quite right, learning this stuff is boring, but eventually I will grasp the concept. The funny thing is, my step mother is a high school music teacher, and so is my aunt. But the both live a few hundred miles away.

 

[Kenneth R.]

no need to learn the fretboard if you can memorize a few frets and learn octave intervals.

 

[ElPredicador]

No need to learn anyhting... although it really really helps. For example, if you know your freatboard well, learning the chords will be much easier: you can easily calculate them on the run (eg, if someone says a CM7, you know a CM7 is a C, an E, a D and a B. If you know where are those four notes, you can play any inversion right away).

 

[Yngvai X]

no need to learn the fretboard if you can memorize a few frets and learn octave intervals.

this is how I always wind up teaching my students how to memorize the fretboard