Hey guys! Just wanted to get some advice on where to start with music theory, embarrassingly I've been playing guitar for around 8 years now (self taught) and used to do singing lessons, and I've kind of realised I'm totally clueless with music theory. I have never practiced a scale in my life, besides major and minor.
The stuff I write I think sounds interesting and decently complex but I want to be able to understand why it sounds good, and deepen my understanding of the stuff I'm writing, I also want to understand where I can move a piece, how to describe and understand the chords I'm building, how they relate to eachother and ultimately how to bend or break the rules I learn.
I think that's the main thing, I want to learn the "rules" of music, and learn how to kinda subvert them.
Submitted November 29, 2025 at 02:40AM by Realistic-Lawyer-479 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1p9gzmg/good_resources_to_begin_learning_music_theory/?utm_source=ifttt
Javier Rodriguez
Friday, November 28, 2025