Need help with Basic Music Theory before learning Guitar

[glb_lub]

Hello ,
I have recently joined a guitar class. And I am facing a problem with the terminology. I have to confess that terms such as notes, chords , scales, pitch seem Greek to me. I have had no experience with music before.

I am on the lookout for a book/website which teaches this stuff. It would be great if they have provided music samples for the same. So that I can experience what a C-Major chord sounds like. They would of course teach this stuff as the class progresses but still I wanted to get to the basics.

I searched for some websites on Google , but thought about asking the same over here so that I get to know if there are any standard websites which teach this stuff.

Thanks.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Hello ,
I have recently joined a guitar class. And I am facing a problem with the terminology. I have to confess that terms such as notes, chords , scales, pitch seem Greek to me. I have had no experience with music before.

I am on the lookout for a book/website which teaches this stuff. It would be great if they have provided music samples for the same. So that I can experience what a C-Major chord sounds like. They would of course teach this stuff as the class progresses but still I wanted to get to the basics.

I searched for some websites on Google , but thought about asking the same over here so that I get to know if there are any standard websites which teach this stuff.

Thanks.

I found this youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKk_EISeFVY&feature=related

This is on piano, but he actually demonstrates a few major chords. If you know nothing at all this should help.

 

[glb_lub]

Ya. Nice Video. Plus the guy has got other videos in his playlist too. I'll have to hear it more than once.

Anyways how is this website :-
http://www.musictheory.net/