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You voted for it, you get it - in addition to this new YouTube video, I'm happy to reveal the brand new intermediate music theory course! This is another 30-day package and I hope you have tons of fun with it :)

Here are all your files (instructional videos, workbooks, play-along exercises, guitar pro files, backing tracks, PDF tabs): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1t80ZN4AnWyRDBak7m9Ou6sQ1nmj46EAN?usp=sharing

And here is the beginner course from a couple of weeks ago, in case some of this is a bit confusing or overwhelming: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1APldqxyGRT9f23OM4ySHa3r8O1uyqzI8?usp=sharing

P.S.: Here's a Dropbox link for the new course in case Google Drive doesn't work for you: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/glqbjjalcjt8gn7/AAC-WT-9GDlmIAvgSTE3q0WPa?dl=0

Hope you all have an amazing day!

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Music Theory for METAL (Beginner's Guide)

Download the brand new Music Theory Course on Patreon ▶ https://www.patreon.com/bernth Additional resources for fretboard mastery: https://youtu.be/x6p_oCbn3dQ (Note Location Exercises) https://youtu.be/kVNIZPXw3Qo (Visualization Methods) Fretboard Mastery Online Course: https://www.patreon.com/posts/169-fretboard-51121969 SUBSCRIBE FOR MASSIVE SHRED GAINS ---------------------------------------------------------------- • Become my guitar student: https://www.patreon.com/bernth • Listen to 'Orbitoclast' on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Ca8QNi2jA2pemnFC6Rydj • Buy my new album ELEVATION: https://bernth.myshopify.com/ • Instagram: https://instagram.com/bernthofficial • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bernthofficial --------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks so much to all my Patrons for making this video possible! #bernth #guitar #guitarlesson Video topics: music theory, metal music theory, beginner music theory, fretboard visualization, note location, intervals, guitar lesson, guitar theory, bernth

Comments

Anonymous

Where do I find the practical example you mention at 5:46?

Anonymous

I been playing guitar on and off for over 20 years. Self taught by ear. I always end up putting it down like you said after playing same songs for years and at a plateau. Could never wrap my head around lead and solos and I want that more than anything. You are a insane guitar player. I watch you on YouTube and just decided to give this a try. I really appreciate the effort you put in this and I look forward to learning my fretboard. Hope this helps

Anonymous

I am 50 my friend and have been playing rythm and bass in the death metal genre since I was 17. I'm here to learn more of theory and leads...you are never too old to learn. Don't be discouraged. There's plenty of people here that can help you on your journey. Good luck!

Anonymous

I just turned 60....been playing for over 50 years. Just learning to read music and theory now....your never too old to learn.

Anonymous

Hey there. This is the first thing I saw when I joined. I’m 56 and still wanting to play 80’s rock and metal. It’s good to know I’m not the only one here.

Anonymous

i'm 36 and want to add more color to my punkmetal riffs and learn how to shredz over chords! I can play fast but want to improve in rhythm and lead! cheers :)

bernth

Welcome to our community Craig and thanks for your comment and kind words! Happy you decided to jump on board, hope you have an awesome week :)

bernth

It's from the intro section of 'Orbitoclast', I transcribed it for the community: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bernth-official-54251683

Anonymous

nope, not the only one!! slowly, very slowly, starting to get better. it's a journey right :)

Anonymous

TNX bernth , It was great, you changed my Point of view to Practice , plz upload the beginner course on Dropbox too , Google Driver Doesnt work.

Anonymous

Du bist der Beste c:

Anonymous

Hi BERNTH,I've been busy lately, and my interest has shifted to the metaverse, so I don't practice guitar for the time being. I'll learn it from you later when I practice guitar.

Anonymous

Howdy from Texas, Bernth! I was wondering if you're planning on doing a "Part 2", so to speak, of this sort of thing? I ask because the Youtube video is titled "Music Theory for METAL (Beginner's Guide)". Do we get an intermediate guide? :D

bernth

Hey Samuel, the intermediate course link is in this post! If the Patreon community votes for it, I'd gladly do a follow-up :)

Anonymous

I am struggling a bit naming the intervals for the dominant seventh chords. To understand the first E7b9b13 chord right, because it is a dominant seventh chord, do I have to count with the E Minor scale notes? - E (1) - D (b7) - Ab (actually it’s A(11) but flattened to a b11) - C (5) - F (actually it’s F#(9) but becoming a b9) Is this correct or am I overcomplicating things? Kind regards Stefan

Anonymous

Or is it counting with E major (because there is no Emin7 notation in there? But this seems to be making even less sense to me because the 7th would be a D#.

Anonymous

I think I understand this miracle now a bit better, taken from wikipedia but still hard to derive an easy “counting intervals rule” “In music theory, a dominant seventh chord, or major minor seventh chord,[a] is a seventh chord, usually built on the fifth degree of the major scale, and composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh. Thus it is a major triad together with a minor seventh, denoted by the letter name of the chord root and a superscript "7"”

Anonymous

Is it then like that? Dominant seventh chord, built up by the intervals 1, 3, 5, b7: - E (1) - G# (3) - B (5) - D (b7) Tensions (counting from E major): - C (b13) - F (b9) I think now I nailed it 😅 Sry 4 spam, hopefully my thoughts are helpful for other music theory beginners, too Rule of thumb: Major 7th chord: 1, 3, 5, 7 Minor 7th chord: 1, b3, 5, b7 Dominant 7th chord: 1, 3, 5, b7 🙈 Thx 4 being my rubber duck 🦆

Anonymous

Question in week 1 where we learn octaves there is only 1 video for note “E” should there be a video for each string? Just joined and started beginner course. Been playing for years but never knew the notes so it’s nice to learn some theory.

Anonymous

You don't need to memorize for each string. Just use the alphabet, each letter gets a sharp except no Bsharp or cflat and no E sharp or F flat. so: A string: A A# B C C# D D# E F F# G G# Sharps can be called flats if named after the letter to the right: A Bb B C Db D Eb F Gb G Ab. This order remains the same for all strings . For the D string, you just start at D