Music is kind of great like that. Much of music theory is over my head but I have spent time to understand a good bit too and I’ve gained a lot of respect for it. Everything you’re doing as a blues guitarist can be explained well by a music theorist who really know their stuff.

I read an interesting article by a music theorist breaking down the song “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and remarking on the genius and uniqueness of the chord progression and how it violates a lot of what theory says would “sound good” and hence why it’s genius. It can be presumed Kurt Cobain was not too interested in music theory and if he would have been he may have never even considered the progression and other interesting aspects of that song.