How Important is Music Theory?

Susan Wagner · 2020-06-03T22:56:23Z

This morning when I was studying my Music Theory for Guitars I got bored with it and my attention started to wander (I have a bit of an ADD problem). I started to wonder how important it is to know this stuff. I get it on some levels, but is it really necessary to know theory in order to play guitar? My question to you all is: Do you know and use music theory in your everyday playing? I could see if maybe you were song writing that this info would be good to know, but if you're playing for your own enjoyment, strumming, chords, etc. does it help to know the relative minor to a scale or how to build a chord? Looking forward to your answers! 😀