G flat, F# - it's the same thing; but everyone I know calls it an F#.
No biggee . . .
Gotta laugh . . . I remember once telling someone that the next chord in a song was an A#.
You should have seen the blank, confused look on her face.
Hehe.
And I guess some people might get lost with an E flat . . .
While talking, as long as we know the basics, and can
communicate with each other - that all that counts, huh?
And - when we play - all that counts is if we can play.
How we learn to play isn't so important.
I play by ear; I think about half musician's do.
Nothing wrong with learning the theory, though, especially if it helps you play better. Right?
I play by ear, but I went on to find the names of the chords I'd been using, so I could communicate better.
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You made a good analogy w/ the LTs and Sarges.
I have met a LOT of LTs in my time, and, yeah, they were able to impress me with their knowlege; they talk really good.
Then I'll play a song and ask them to join in.
Oops.
First, I have to show them chords they've never used . . .
They'll analyze them, and tell me all about these chords they've never used . . . 11ths, sharped 5ths - yeah, yeah - whatever.
Let's just
play, dude!
"Oh - what? You never used this rhythm before? Ok, it's like this . . ."
"No, not that fingering - try this fingering, instead . . ."
"Yeah that's almost it, but don't pause there; you've got to keep the tempo . . . "
Although they understood music, and could play a lot of chords - they couldn't really PLAY. (Remember - I'm only talking about Lieutenants)
. . .
Ah, well. S'ok.
I don't hold it against them; every one of us started somewhere, huh?
I'm mostly just disappointed, that's all.
There's certainly a lot I don't know, yet.
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But - you're right - an LT is no fun to
play with (unless you're a beginner).
On the other hand, not everyone who studies theory will stop at Lieutenant level, eh?
Those who gain experience are fun to play with; no matter how they got it . . .
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I think one of your points was that
after you're done playing, you
also like to read more about it.
Cool.
I sure found a ton of new chords that way.
That's cool w/ me, man; point taken; you'll get the best of both worlds.