Sunday, December 30, 2012

Ear Training For Guitarist

Wondering .........
1)chord combination used?
2)how to figure out the key of the song?
3)which notes are used ?
in your favorite song ....

The answer to these questions is easy once you develop the ability to recognize notes by ear.

And this is the first step to being a great musician...you can actually figure out notes by ear... you just have to pick up your guitar and start playing. Just wait and have patience because you want to learn the top secret of being great.You want to tune guitar

So , first step is to tune your guitar..
Buy a good digital tuner like KAPPS it costs around Rs.500 which is worth spending to quickly learn with accuracy.

Being an Indian i would suggest you to download the 12 notes sound in the form of  tanpura sounds mp3 form some websites. Save it and listen to it regularly. You can shuffle each time you listen and recognise the notes. Do it everyday and when you are free. Now listen any of your favorite song and try to recognise the key.This is the first step.

Practice and you will surely see improvement in the ability of sound recognition of your ear.

Now you know the key and the scale that goes with that key note.Here you have your favorite song tabs.Work out song with guitar and practice recognition .



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