I was talking the other day to a guitarist I had just met and was asking him for advice in which he wanted to hear me play to get an idea of what level I was at. I did a little random shred thing over a mode (cant remember which right at the moment) and he was impressed. But then he asked me about what chords I knew and gave me a test. I failed miserably. I knew all my scales and how to make them sound intresting when i shred over them and add somethings to change the feel of it but i can't seem to make a decent ryhtm to things because of my lack of knowlage in chords. My frst question is was it a bad thing to learn how to shred well first instead of learning chords first. I know my triads (most all of them) and i just learned my 7ths (almost all) but I dont know more beyond that ( o yeah and also dominet chords as well i have been learning). The 2nd question is what do i need to learn chord wise to help start making good rythms as to solo or shred over. I know how to apply things that is never realy too much of a problem because i have been around playing instruments sense my elementry days and have a good ear for things like that (and the little theory i know helps me apply alot as well). But what else do I need to learn to start making these rythms a little more able to shred over like a backing track. Mine right know are kinda montonous and limited to triads and power chords because, like i said, i just started learning my 7ths and domonets (wow im a bad speller lol). Any help or answer to either question would be apreciated.
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. I think you missed what i was saying- i said Funk, not punk. As well as this, I dont listen to much Ska either but its about different ideas. Ska has an interesting interest in the offbeat which can add a whole new dimension do your rhythm
but I apprecate the names already i was having a hard time finding the names to the jazz guitarist I liked so thanks.
