I have to agree with TaupeRanger here. This certainly has (almost) nothing to do with playing an instrument. It has little to do with music theory in the tradit

I have to agree with TaupeRanger here. This certainly has (almost) nothing to do with playing an instrument. It has little to do with music theory in the traditional sense. This is for the programmer/mathematician side of your brain, primarily. For the musician side, get a little electronic keyboard, poke around at it, and buy an introductory music theory book.