Find A Songs Key & Guitar Chords – By Ear!

Posted on November 30, 2007 by WaltRibeiro

OK – so here’s how to listen to a song and put chords to songs by ear. Its an important know-how to learn. Why? Because when you begin to hear the music in your head it shows through your playing and your writing. Ever wanted to do a guitar solo over your friends house? Well, when you can ‘hear’ the notes before their played, you can improvise that much better. This example takes Mary had a Little Lamb and puts simple chords over the song for you. Start small – then work up to that crazy solo!

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  • http://spytunes.co.uk the guru

    seriously dude… you are only explaining trial and error!
    And those chords are hilarious!

    You don’t actually know do you!?! ha ha

  • http://www.howtoplayguitarsolos.net Glenn

    I agree with trial and error, there are better ways to do it. However it’s a place to start for beginners and i think that’s who it’s intended for.

  • http://www.howtoplayguitarsolos.net Glenn

    I agree with trial and error, there are better ways to do it. However it’s a place to start for beginners and i think that’s who it’s intended for.

  • http://acousticguitarstrap.org/ Acoustic Guitar Strap

    I think, every guitar player should play more to get experience. And by more experience, find chords by ears is simple. Although, there is simple ways to learn it quiet fast. But at the end, you have to used to it, if you want to be a master or pro.

  • http://acousticguitarstrap.org/ Acoustic Guitar Strap

    I think, every guitar player should play more to get experience. And by more experience, find chords by ears is simple. Although, there is simple ways to learn it quiet fast. But at the end, you have to used to it, if you want to be a master or pro.

  • pale

    Hy. I have problems playing by ear. I don’t figure out the note exactly, i coming close to it usualy by a half step. I was doing exercises on a site http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id92_en.html . I set to the to play melodic and selected only minor major. And i did a score about 50/50. I’m 24 years old and got the midi controller for about 7-8 months.

  • pale

    Hy. I have problems playing by ear. I don’t figure out the note exactly, i coming close to it usualy by a half step. I was doing exercises on a site http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id92_en.html . I set to the to play melodic and selected only minor major. And i did a score about 50/50. I’m 24 years old and got the midi controller for about 7-8 months.

  • pale

    What to do ?

  • pale

    What to do ?

  • http://www.waltribeiro.net Walt

    keep practicing. be patient! you scored a 50/50 – that’s fantastic!

  • http://www.waltribeiro.net Walt

    keep practicing. be patient! you scored a 50/50 – that’s fantastic!

  • pale

    It’s not because if you look there you can play the chord harmonic or melodic many times as you want before pick the answer, so it’s not the first pick that 50/50 …
    Today i did better – 80% – but it took me a lot of time for every chord to figure it out…
    I can’t recognize yet the major minor diminished… What to do ?
    Thanks!

  • pale

    I forgot to ask you if you know some method practice play by ear. I use this http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id92_en.html but i don’t like the sound quality.

    What to do ?

    Thanks!

  • pale

    I forgot to ask you if you know some method practice play by ear. I use this http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id92_en.html but i don’t like the sound quality.

    What to do ?

    Thanks!

  • pale

    I mean that site is too old.

  • pale

    I mean that site is too old.

  • pale

    You don’t know something else ?

  • pale

    You don’t know something else ?

  • pale

    How much time should i practice on a day ? I mean i don’t want to do more that recomended because it’s not helthy that much sedentariness.
    I got my midi controller about a year ago and in the last two weeks i started playing songs by ear, doing interval exercises… I want to go further as fast as possible.
    How much should i practice ?
    Thanks !

  • Jason

    Walt,
    I think you hit the nail on the head. When you’re learning to play by ear, it really comes down to just practicing and getting the feel for it. The more you practice and the more you actively hear music and play it, the better you’re going to get.

    Jason
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    • http://www.fororchestra.com WaltRibeiro

      yea i think people are always looking for a secret sauce. the truth is that the best way to learn to do layups in basketball is to do A LOT of layups. The best way to learn to speak spanish is move to spain, immerse yourself in it, and speak A LOT of Spanish. And the best way to learn guitar is to join a band, a practice A LOT of guitar.

      It’s simple. No short cuts.