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What songs / artists have you studied / learned in the past that have elevated your playing significantly with your ear training, theory, harmony, fretboard knowledge , and anything in realm of playing non diatonically?

23 upvotes • grandstankorgan

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There is this notation I found that is new to me, what do these differently styled notes mean exactly?

23 upvotes • Corridorr

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How to learn theory for those who taught themselves by ear.

22 upvotes • MonkOfMadness

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Is There A Rule For Which Side 2nds Should Be On In 7th Chord Inversions?

21 upvotes • Flammalyzer

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Why do soundtracks from Japanese animated films sound Like That?

18 upvotes • Professional_Sky8384

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I can't determine the function of a particular I chord in "Starman" by David Bowie.

17 upvotes • Mr-BananaHead

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Why add "b" before Major chords in Minor scale?

15 upvotes • SineVFX

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What mode is the X files theme in?

14 upvotes • kimchitacoman

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Your brain on music: A question about rhythmic patterns and the brain's expectations/predictive coding

14 upvotes • hearmymotoredheart

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What pairs well with a dulcimer.

14 upvotes • No-Thing7717

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What songs / artists have you studied / learned in the past that have elevated your playing significantly with your ear training, theory, harmony, fretboard knowledge , and anything in realm of playing non diatonically?	23	grandstankorgan
There is this notation I found that is new to me, what do these differently styled notes mean exactly?	23	Corridorr
How to learn theory for those who taught themselves by ear.	22	MonkOfMadness
Is There A Rule For Which Side 2nds Should Be On In 7th Chord Inversions?	21	Flammalyzer
Why do soundtracks from Japanese animated films sound Like That?	18	Professional_Sky8384
I can't determine the function of a particular I chord in "Starman" by David Bowie.	17	Mr-BananaHead
Why add "b" before Major chords in Minor scale?	15	SineVFX
What mode is the X files theme in?	14	kimchitacoman
Your brain on music: A question about rhythmic patterns and the brain's expectations/predictive coding	14	hearmymotoredheart
What pairs well with a dulcimer.	14	No-Thing7717