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Learning Guitar By Ear
A Premium ear-training course for finding songs, melodies and musical detail without relying only on tabs.
LevelAll levels
Length13 videos · about 4h 35m
FocusEar training
About this course
Train your ear in a practical guitar-first way: single notes, intervals, chords, chord sequences, capo positions and fingerpicking applications. This course stands on its own and also supports the fingerstyle arranging course.
Who it's for
Players who rely on tabs, lessons or aids and want to build a stronger practical ear for songs and arrangements.
What you'll learn
- Recognise and reproduce melodies more confidently by ear.
- Hear simple note groups, chords and chord sequences more clearly.
- Connect ear training to capo positions, fingerpicking and real guitar use.
- Rely less on tabs as the only way into a song.
What you need
- Guitar
- A willingness to pause and test yourself
- Premium access
The lessons
13 lessons
- Part 1 · 7:22Ear Training 1: Course IntroductionAn introduction to the ear-training course and how to use it alongside your guitar practice.
- Part 2 · 16:23Ear Training 2: Course TheoryThe core theory and listening ideas behind the course.
- Part 3 · 16:17Ear Training 3: Single NotesStart training your ear by recognising and finding single notes.
- Part 4 · 13:16Ear Training 4: Two NotesMove from single-note recognition into hearing two-note relationships.
- Part 5 · 20:56Ear Training 5: Three NotesBuild confidence hearing and reproducing three-note patterns.
- Part 6 · 21:31Ear Training 6: Strummed ChordsTrain your ear to recognise and work with strummed chord sounds.
- Part 7 · 23:14Ear Training 7: Chord SequencesPractise hearing movement through chord sequences.
- Part 8 · 28:55Ear Training 8: Capo Positions 1Use your ear to explore capo positions and how they change the guitar part.
- Part 9 · 25:36Ear Training 9: Capo Positions 2Continue the capo-position work with more practical examples.
- Part 10 · 28:33Ear Training 10: Chord VariationsHear and identify chord variations that shape the feel of a guitar part.
- Part 11 · 38:47Ear Training 11: Practical ApplicationApply the ear-training process to more realistic song-learning situations.
- Part 12 · 15:52Ear Training 12: Simple FingerpickingConnect ear training to simple fingerpicking patterns.
- Part 13 · 18:03Ear Training 13: Advanced FingerpickingMove the ear-training work into more advanced fingerpicking applications.