Play Guitar by Ear
Play Guitar by Ear
Why play by ear when there’s free tab for just about any tune you want? Because even though playing tunes by tab feels good, playing a tune you learn by ear feels a hundred times better. Enjoy these articles on playing by ear.
– Play by Ear, Episode 1 — Why to do it, and what to do it with.
– Play by Ear, Episode 2 — – almost rules – listen – sing – learn a major scale pattern – Piano: no pattern needed
– Play by Ear, Episode 3 — – from Piano to Guitar – ideas for practice – finding C major melodies – a guitar scale – sliding up to E
– Play by Ear, Episode 4 — – ideas for practicing playing by ear – a melody to learn by ear – intervals: the fundamental skill
– Play by Ear, Episode 5 — – identifying and singing intervals
– Play by Ear, Episode 6 — – feel the rhythm
– Play by Ear, Episode 7 — – identifying harmonies
– Play by Ear, Episode 8 — – more on identifying harmonies
– Play by Ear, Episode 9 — – Chords for a Christmas melody
– Play by Ear, Episode 10 — – the end of the beginning
“I love these lessons. It’s the first time I’ve been able to play a tune by ear and I’ve been playing for about 7 years.”
– Amos Nance
More Articles for Playing Guitar by Ear
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Resources for Playing by Ear
CopyCat: fun online game
Intro to Solfege. These are the do-re-mi syllables used in sight-singing. When you learn how to sight sing, playing any instrument by ear becomes a walk in the park. Whoa — watch out for that dog stuff.
PET. No, not a cat or dog, but a Personal Ear Trainer: a set of highly effective tools for building your ear. Test yourself on and improve your skill in identifying chords, intervals and scales by ear.
Guitar Chords (GC) builds your chops and helps you identify harmonies by ear. GC teaches you chord substitution; Jazz, Rock and Blues progressions; transposing songs; harmonizing melodies; fingerpicking, alternating bass, arpeggios, and much more.
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