How to Learn Any Song By Ear
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People find it so daunting to learn something by ear because there's this misconception that you're meant to just listen to the song, start it and just play it through. A lot of learning pieces by ear involves trial and error and cutting the piece up into manageable pieces. It's okay to land on notes that are entirely wrong. And this lesson showed it all. Hopefully a lot of guitar players will use this to turn a somewhat daunting task into something incredibly fun and rewarding to do
Christopher Rourke right? My teacher just showed me that and I learned all of suck my kiss by RHCP except that weird solo I hate trying to figure out stuff with too many effects
I think this video is great for anyone that plays any instrument, I really helps get rid of those crazy expectations you have at first.
I'm really wanting to get into learning by ear. Ive only learned one riff by tom petty by ear and thats it. but as soon as I heard it in the song I knew exactly how to play it. mainly cause it was just power chords for the most part. but still it is very satisfying to learn by ear.
The only fucking problem is that I can't fucking do that either
Very well said! I needed that encouragement since I’m trying to improve my guitar skills in all areas at the moment. This really helps
Best tip for learning something by ear is to be able to sing what you want to learn. If you can sing it, that means you know the notes and its easier to put it on your instrument.
Unless you can't sing for shit and cannot control pitch of your voice :/
you can whistle it too
You go "tututut tititti dumdumdum" and you can play Vai in 5 minutes flat.
Yes, but what aboiut chords? you can´t sing chords. I can´t get basic chord progessions easily but when it´s some harder chord it´s harder, sometimes I just can´t figure it out.
JICM25 become more familiar with more chords. Or try to figure out the root not and add on from there. Or both.
My teacher use to tell me "if you can sing it you can play it" was really helpfull to me.
I've been playing for 7 years and i only recently started learning by ear and its super beneficial 👌👌👌👍🏻👍🏻
When I was a kid learning guitar, we had tapes. It was a play, stop-superfast, rewind a short bit...rinse, repeat. Note for note, for hours. I ruined hundreds of tapes, but it was all we had. CDs were actually harder learn this way.
Now thank god for youtube!
Much respect for pulling back the curtain and having the courage to show trial-and-error. I wish I had seen this video decades ago, when I was young. Younger viewers: you don't know how lucky you are to have content like this (free and accessible).
Another great way to make sure you're playing it correctly, is to watch a few live videos of the original artist performing them. Just to fine tune your fingering and what not...
VHDT10 It's not always the case. Trying to learn the song by watching youtube live videos of the artist can SOMETIMES lead you to error. That is because artists when playing live tend to SOMETIMES imrovise or play diferenly the song.
Dorin Busu of course, I'm talking more about fine tuning a part that was challenging for you to figure out perfectly. A lot of times, figuring things out, solely by ear, you may come up with your own fingerings, that weren't meant for the correct feel of the song. I'm talking nit picking
"Yousician is the best way to learn, practice, and master the guitar!"
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Loool unless you want to be good
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@@MsDavo123 i don't know if your being sarcastic right now
Instructions unclear, cut off my strings.
This guy ain't trying to teach shit he's nothing more than another spoiled rich kid showing off years of grooming at an early age and thousands of dollars in guitar lessons
@@vicksmith3122 wow that isnt an arrogant or ignorant assumption. At all.
Woah why is everyone so toxic it's no big deal
I think it would help you guys if you start thinking about song in chunks of notes like three notes play that so on so forth
Thanks for this, it's nice to see someone actually going through the process instead of simply saying how it's done. Now I feel like I could learn anything if I just put the time in like I used to.
Here's some free advice for newer players. When you get older, don't ever let your skills stagnate, it takes way too much work and time to get them back after not pushing. Also, always challenge yourself.
I've seen so many of your videos in which you talk to us saying something truly inspirational and motivational. However, I have to tell you, seeing you learn a song is the only one that made me pick my guitar immediatly to learn a song by ear.
Obviously you have a lot of knowledge, but seeing someone as skilled as you make it in a way I could make it too (just a lot slower haha) says a lot...
Thank you for that video!
Definitely helps to know the song well. I have often learned songs just by hearing them in my head, and many times, I’m pleasantly surprised how close I get it.
Great video man. Same way I work. So useful for one who’s learning to each this.
I use Transcribe! to learn songs by ear by slowing song speed down. Great way to learn solos from songs. Playing with the song slowly and then rising speed.
Not good for distorted solo😊
If you're using youtube as a way to play your song, you can slow the passage down 75%, and 50% by clicking the gear in the lower R hand corner of the youtube image (it's the second of four, and might have HD pasted over it. The key stays the same (unlike listening to LP records, where bringing the speed down from 33 1/3 to 16 rpm would lower the key 1/2 step).
Learning by ear is the the way I learned to play . no tabs , no sheet music , no traditional training . Having a great ear helps ,all this and having nerve damage in my fret hand to over come also . Joe Satriani plays some hard to play stuff . Great stuff though . Great video.
Dave Kehrer I think, every knowledge is GOOD. Traditonal and NEW - both are important. Dont you think?
Absolutely .
It's the best way , I wonder how if these who rely on tab can't work something out by ear, how do they know if what they are playing sounds right. Because as we know half the tab out there is wrong.
mick m My teacher told me, that tabs is not contemporary invention. But scales is good for knowledge.
Dave Kehrer that's why you're a casual. For people who want to make it a hobby they can enjoy for a lifetime without getting bored, it takes a little more cognitive effort.......
I couldn’t agree with you more, i mostly called to play in our church and we do have new songs in our list every Sunday and I do the same way you did in this video. Great video as always Tyler 😊😊😊
I fell you, dude, I play in church too.
Same right here...i actually have to learn the songs during the service because i play in 2 churches so i dont have time to learn a new song
I play in church too. I learn about 6 songs a week at the moment. Other peoples and originals the church puts out as well. I alternate bass and guitar, but this was helpful. Thanks Tyler!
dude I do the same!
James Reyes maybe you should stop being gay and just get some written music
Really like this video mate, found this seriously helpful - especially how to break a riff down to chunks.
It's weirdly reassuring to watch somebody else learn a song as well!
Damn i love that floyd rose PRS
This is so much more fun than learning theory
Well you actually need to know theory to be able to do this
Ok to your first point..... When you actually KNOW a song SO WELL that you just KNOW IT even songs you been listening to ALL YOUR LIFE.... when you LEARN THEM... you realize you've never really even knew the song.
For instance I been listening to the song "Just what I needed" by the cars for my entire life. And only recently did I realize that the vocals drop down to a bass note when he says "That" in the phrase "It's not the perfume that your wear".That fuckin blew my mind! BLEW IT!
Cool I can now learn cliffs of Dover !!!!
Same thought XD
i learned it by ear on my winter holiday that lasted 2weeks and i can say it was totally worth it to play atleast 4 hours a day.
respect
Good luck
"It's more of a guitar solo I'm learning rather than a riff" That's the power of Joe Satriani.
I learned all of Sucking My Love by Diamond Head by ear. The solos and everything. Took quite a while to do.
Favorite part so far...”that’s pretty sweet. Why couldn’t I write this?” Been there done that. :-)
Great job, I learn the same way. For years all my friends have been like, "Hey dude, can you figure this song, or this lick out for me?" or they ask me if I can simply tune their guitars lmao. I guess I have a good musical ear or something.
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worked before why not
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I used to break the cassette player buttons when going back so many times trying to figure out a song just like you do. This is in my opinion the best musical exercise, to catch the tune in your head and then into your fingers.
This is exactly what a lot of the guitarists we look up to used to do since they grew up without the internet... Then they had to rewind A TAPE
Ingenuity is born out of necessity.
Back in the late 80s and 90s I was the guy who learned cover songs for the rest of the band members. Admittedly tabs made me lazy. I use pro pro tabs sometimes, but for the most part I forced myself to go back to my old ways. This video was fun to watch!
Can you please make a series of this, I love seeing your process
I totally looked at my phone when you got the text. And yes, the SNOWWWWWW. Haven't had to do college work all week because of the days off.
Would be rly nice if you made a cover of the song after you learned it.
I saw Joe live on Jan 16th 2018, along with John petrucci and Phil Collen at G3
As someone who is been learning all the songs for my covers by ear, I break them down, try to use a voice removal plugin, some media players have it built in which helps you listen to the guitar more clearly, slowing down the tempo of the song also helps.
His Ear training lessons are always awesome!
Damn fine video! I liked the way you did this with minimal editing, and just showed us your learning-by-ear technique. I really liked the fact that even though you have reason to be cocky, you were a down to earth kinda guy for this video. Great job!
This is really good.! I watched a UA-cam video of Joe giving a guy a private lesson. He stated that the key to this particular song is to really swing it. Of course, I believe once you have all of the picking and fretting down, that will come. I've never tried to learn this song but seeing you do it, inspires me. I also want to learn David Lee Roth's Showtime and A LIttle Ain't Enough! Great show songs!
I will have to do the high harmonic stuff Joe does by bending the strings from above the nut because I play a Les Paul! Great work!
Tabs?
sheets?
Settings-Playback speed-.25
Your guitar is still in tune... hacks. 🤔🤔😥
brad walker he has a floyd rose bridge, Thats probably why
Hub_ The_Guitarist That makes it even worse.
How do you usually go about learning a super shreddy section by ear when the sequence is too fast to be able to hear the individual notes? Never been able to figure it out.
If you find a live video of the performance, that’d be the best way. See what position they’re in and where their hand goes... try it out you know. Other than that, worst comes to worse, improvise and/or make up your own thing man. Rock on🤘🏻
Jhanzen If possible slow it down with a program. I use a tascam cd-1 guitar trainer, let's me cut the vocals and slow/speed up the tempo.
Jhanzen if you know what key it is in, that way It’ll be easier to find the notes in the whole song. I hoped it helped!
Ya know, UA-cam has that video speed option (you probably know that).
Slow it down and listen.
@@freedm3619 how do you figure out the key
thanks for doing this. i know this song in my head but not on guitar. so watching u figure it out was even more awesome. your knowledge and vocabulary are great. good work!
Dude, Tyler you did the right choice to try to learn satch boogie by ear, it’s f***ing amazing
So cool you've done this! Thank you tayler!
I think a good first song to learn by Satriani is cherry blossoms
Wow I have been looking for a video like this forever. Thanks Tyler
You need to do more of these videos. its nice to know that you have just as much. trouble with some songs although your outcome is better the some.
This was very informative and you picked it up very quickly
I focus on learning patterns as most metal rock songs reuse the same power chord sequence and similar low E or low A palm muted string sequence. For solos, there is also a common theme as well. Fortunately it makes learning a lot of metal rock songs way easier and less time consuming!
I think it’s really helpful to watch live concert videos too!
I always dissect each note for what Key that specific note is, and play it slow to put it all together. Like I can tell what key songs are for the general part, but each note takes time to fully understand and integrate together..
and, if all else fails, I look and use a tab instead huehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehuehue
This is great! I really love how you teach! Thank you for posting!
Man I remember two years ago when I first started playing guitar, I would use tabs but my ear was so unskilled that I wouldn't notice if I were a half-step off. Now, I know two Buckethead albums (pikes) that I've learned by ear (cause I had to, there aren't many tabs for his pikes) Best thing I ever did. Now, for any tune it only takes me a few seconds to work it out on guitar.
It's also extremely useful when you have a tune in your head and you'd like to hear it on guitar.. Or when playing along with other musicians.
Arrow keys and spacebar. > and < if you ant to change the speed. No mouse needed.
One thing left out here ......
*** Anytime you start transcribing, first find the tuning...... find the tuning is it standard, 1/2 step down, drop D, Open G etc...... 440, 442, 444, 430 etc .....
Listen for open sounding strings etc...
Find sustained non-vibrato notes to fine tune your pitch to its Cents 440, 444, etc.... :0)
These can help your transcription or even learning a song to a recording with sheet music immensely..... ;0)
I am soooo jealous of your studio! You should really consider putting some units in your rack mounts on your desk.
Very nice man!
It's nice to see the whole process instead of someone just telling how he theoretically does it.
I’m more excited to watch this video than i was when friends got added to the UK Netflix
Great guitar tone on this!
I genuinely think if Tyler makes tutorial videos for songs, people who have been playing for 1 minute could learn literally any song.
Can you make a video about how to come up with curriculum for guitar lessons, and what should be taught first, etc.
I do this too, but when at home I generally use guitar pro... relative pitch helps for sure, do not believe all the tab you get from GP, but know that it points you in a good direction.
Get that pinky down Tyler!!!! Great job man as always
Nice video...and very good ear too!!! I cannot do this. I will try harder to learn by ear as you did in this video! Thank you for the tips!
Yesterday I learned Gilmour's Time solo by ear. The first one ever, yay! I hope to say goodbye to tabs one day.
Hey wow i always wondered where you lived! I just moved to Waxhaw about a week ago from CT, id love to meet you sometime!!
Reminds me the early 90s wen we had no UA-cam and u had to learn by ear which is a lotta fun if u have a ear for it but everyone should learn this way sometimes
I use to live near your town I lived in Hendersonville and in Fletcher
Loved this video I’ve been trying to learn this for a while
I'm seeing some Henning Pauly influence in that video...
Great work Tyler!!
Try Learning Fury of the storm by ear
Steve Rai how about a really hard song like b.r.o. by Paul Gilbert? Dragonforce isn't really precise just put on loads of gain (like they do) and it's k
Yeah. More like Malmsteen songs
Steve Rai malmsteen songs are a lot easier then Gilbert songs. Yngwie uses simple patterns without variation that are fairly linear. Paul also uses a lot of patterns but only a few are linear.
If something is too fast then just slow it down on a software like audacity or transcribe
Stefan Ilic what about Steve Vai?
So, Be Relaxed and Ready to Play.....Develop Relative Pitch.... Know your Scales/Modes.... and Know the song in & out by heart..... Oh, and I guess it wouldn't hurt to have a 4-year degree in Guitar Performance from Berkely School of Music!! That last one is not a big deal, probably not even helpful.
Lol...jk....Sorry, bud. You do a lot to teach people and I respect that...couldn't help myself. I don't think the Novices will pick it up so adeptly and be nearly as non-chalant about it as you.....In fact, they will likely be very Very Chalant
Why are people's behaviors often described as "non-chalant," yet I have NEVER heard of anyone being referred to as "Chalant?"
Ive been learning songs this way since I was 13. You dont need anything but I good ear and patience. Slow way to learn
@@AustinTexas6thStreet I am whelmed by your comments. Not overwhelmed or underwhelmed, just perfectly whelmed. Thank you.
@@AustinTexas6thStreet I could start a channel just talking about how we bastardize language and use words to confuse and muddle as often as we use them to clarify. We are a culture of ambiguity hiding behind a veil of forthrightness.
Love your homestudio Tyler you lucky bugger!! lol! (...all the from Europe!)
Guess I’m going to have to do guitar super system
Hey Tyler if you do something abput how to nail whammy screams that would be legen... wait for it...
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I just recently learned "The pot" - Tool by ear, it was easy enough but this video was good timing for me 😂 thanks!
This was a good vid made you seem human like us. And a good strategy for learning by ear.
when I am learning a song, usually I import it into Logic, it is easier to use cycle and the keyboard to go back...etc
Killer vid Tyler! Wow.
Cool video, thanks!!!
Wow that was exceptional!
I love Asheville!
North Carolina? Isn't that where my Zion guitar is from? It's bloody brilliant btw :-)
Very cool man. Watch and learn kids! This is how you do it.
Wow I just learnt Foxy Lady all by ear! First thing I do after learning it is open up my phone and I see this! Couldn't you have told me?
"Tongue twister for your fingers"
Imma start using that phrase a lot 😂
Thank you.
Learning by ear is for the birds. Learning by tongue is what’s hip
Fantastic video! It was great to see your process :-)
Thank you...
How come you’ve never played satch boogie before?
He probably has
Greetings from a fellow North Carolinian
Jakob Keene yeah i was like hey we have snow.. Asheville NC oh makes sense now
When one keyboard is bigger than the other keyboard
Thank you
Ight
(Edit:loved this video, love you \M/ I learned this with you Tyler thank you.)
A video not posted at 8 am.
i'm here for the neck movements
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As a kid I used to learn songs by ear, from cassette tapes. I learned one thing - make a copy of the original tape and learn from the copy, because the tape will get thinner and effed up :)
*Question for millenials* !!!
- Your guitar needs to be tuned, but you have no smartphone, computer, any other instrument in tunem etc. Only the basic stuff you would have in the 80s. How do you tune your guitar (or any other instrument)?
Staminist dial tone on the telephone. But I'm 37 years old
I try To learn In my ear but i have no idea what chord might be correct