-
I always thought that learning guitar theory would help me improve my picking. It did not help as much as i would have liked as my problems weren’t in that area but in actually playing the guitar.
This TAC course we are all taking daily, has definitely helped me become much more proficient in actual guitar picking and the fact that I am very knowledgeable in guitar music theory has just exploded my learning curve. i bought books and video’s regarding guitar music theory and have been able to lean back on all of that acquired knowledge and actually apply it to my guitar playing.
if you have strong guitar picking fundamentals you do need to learn guitar theory. If your fundamentals are week the theory will not change your ability to play fundamental guitar strumming or picking. Only practice will help you make chord changes and strumming patterns, and finger picking patterns.
So, if you can make all of the cowboy chords and can go from a C chord to and F chord to a Am chord to a G chord either strumming or in my case finger picking you are ready to learn more guitar theory. If you can make simple barre chords in major and minor chords you are ready for guitar theory. If not.
Set a goal to learn some simple chord progression and buy a guitar theory basic book.
Then you will be ready to take the fretboard wizard course or if you feel comfortable with what you have learned in a basic guitar theory book buy a more advanced book.
Lack of practice won’t help you improve your guitar skills to the point that you need to learn more advanced guitar theory.
Just my .02 cents thoughts.