Back to work.

 

I play this instrument at work.

That's why I'm up early.

Since everyone around here is writing parables, I thought I'd write one too.

This is a little known parable that the powers that be are thinking of adding to The Bible.

Brent's decision.

Brent had been teaching himself guitar. He'd read several times, on Facebook, that music theory was a waste of time and stood in the way of being a successful player. He eventually subscribed to one of these sites. He was shown a pattern, by a guy named Archibald, and told that this would make the need to learn any music theory obsolete. Archibald didn't seem to know that this pattern was actually the three possible fingerings for a major scale, in one position, on the guitar. A three octave major scale.

Anyone who had studied a bit of theory would have known that you could pull seven modes (like scales) out of these fingerings. If you understood the modes, you would know which chords to play them over. Brent did cheat a little and learned to play four chords - E, Em, A & Am. A friend also showed him how, by turning these chord shapes into barre chords, you could play in any key. 

Brent soon started to see Archibald like a Christian sees Jesus. He learnt to waffle around Archibald's notes and was happy with the sounds he made. Brent felt liberated and praised Archibald to everyone he knew who was interested in music. Brent knew that it would only be a matter of time before he would become a famous guitarist.

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I hope you liked that parable. These sites that run down music theory in regard to playing the guitar pop up quite often on Facebook and the authors give just enough information for me to see what they are talking about. The next step is that you have to give them personal details and sign up. Then you are a member of the flock.