Good Charlotte

Modes, scales, arpeggios, triads—they can be a lot to take in. But stick it out and you’ll find music theory will make learning the guitar far easier.

This interview was first published in 2010. Good Charlotte came together in 1996, when five high school friends from Maryland picked up instruments for the first time and joined forces to form a band, while still learning how to play. Led by twin brothers Joel and Benji Madden serving as vocalist and guitarist, bassist Paul Thomas, original drummer Aaron, and...