Hey everyone,
I have been playing for about 6 months now and started taking lessons a few weeks ago. Had a couple of lessons early on too. My playing is actually coming along pretty well I think, especially recently. So I'm learning theory, which is really fun (gasp!) and interesting (the horror!). More specifically, keys, scales, chord progression theory, etc. I want to be in a band and write my own music, so I do a lot of practicing that, as opposed to practicing songs written by other people. So my problem is, is that using the basic theory I know, and my ear, and the chords I know, the songs or tunes that I'm coming up with sound un-interesting. they sound "good" but un-moving, hokey, too "acoustic-y", etc. Not sure if you all know what I mean. Is this mostly from just beginning to play and not knowing more chords, notes, etc. Do I need more variation in terms of chords in major, minor, flat, sharp, dim, etc. etc.?
Thanks in advance and sorry for such long-windedness.
