> And you won't be able to create new music until you've learnt the fundamentals, scales and chords etc and yes that takes time, effort, patience and practice.

> And you won't be able to create new music until you've learnt the fundamentals, scales and chords etc and yes that takes time, effort, patience and practice. There's no shortcuts. If one has passed high school mathematics, the amount of music theory sufficient to compose typical pop tunes can be covered in about one day. Diatonic scales, blues scale, intervals, 3-chords, some 4-chords, a hint of higher n-chords. Chord roles and examples of typical chord progressions. Something about bass lines and drum patterns. It will probably not make you able to compose hit tunes, but you will learn enough terminology to understand what is going on.