Guitar Lab: Ear Training Vol. 2

Quick-Start Method for Ear Training on Guitar

Marty FriedmanTommy EmmanuelSteve VaiEric GalesEric Johnson

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Guitar Lab: Ear Training Vol. 2

About this course

Hi, I'm Brad Carlton and welcome to Guitar Lab: Ear Training Vol. 2.

This course will give you a systematic approach for developing your ear and also for knowing where a pitch is located on the fretboard. You'll be presented with principles including intervals, bass notes, and diatonic triads. Each of these topics will apply to a question and answer format where you'll be presented with a pitch or chord, and will then be asked to find it on the sixth string. I'll then give you the correct answer along with any pertinent information about the process involved in finding that pitch or chord.

In volume 2 we continue with the study of the major and minor diatonic triads. You will be presented with various progressions which are common patterns that occur in all styles of music.

Ready? Grab your guitar and let's get to it!

What you'll learn

  • Master two fundamental chord progressions used across all musical styles
  • Apply common tone theory to chord substitution
  • Understand how the same progression can sound different with chord extensions
  • Understand when to leave musical space
  • Develop restraint in rhythm playing
Release date: 11/02/2019 • 1h 20m runtime
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Sample lessons
Exercise 2a
Exercise 2a
The Diatonic Triads
Exercise 2b
Exercise 2b
Answer
Exercise 7a
Exercise 7a
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Exercise 7b
Exercise 7b
Answer

What's included

51 lessons • 1 charts

Ear Training Vol. 2
Hi, I'm Brad Carlton and welcome to Guitar Lab: Ear Training Vol. 2.

This course continues with the study of the major and minor diatonic triads. You will be presented with various progressions which are common patterns that occur in all styles of music. Ready? Grab your guitar and let's get to it!
Exercise 1a
This lesson demonstrates a bichordal vamp which uses diatonic triads.
Exercise 1b
This answer will reveal the solution to the previous assignment.
Exercise 2a
This lesson will cover the three major and three minor diatonic triads. I will then quiz you on a sonic example.
Exercise 2b
This answer will reveal the solution to the previous assignment.
Exercise 3a
This lesson demonstrates a bichordal vamp which uses diatonic triads.
Exercise 3b
This answer will reveal the solution to the previous assignment.

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Reviews

11 results

eddybee51

Verified buyer

01/27/26

helped me

wallybear70

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01/13/25

Ear train8ng

Easy to follow. Good exercises

Osokin

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09/11/22

Simply Excellent!

Brad Carlton and the team at TrueFire have produced a truly excellent 6 volume ear training course - and if you are interested in rising to the challenge of becoming a better musician and guitar player, it is well worth working through all 6 volumes!

Charlie M.

09/18/21

Floored

I’m like 10 minutes into the thing and I’m so blown away I had to come here and say ‘this is GREAT!’…expecting great things from here - thanks, Brad!

gear1152

08/26/20

Next step after Vol. 1

In this course, Brad Carlton takes the listener through a stepwise method to identify diatonic chords. This is a great course for beginner to intermediate guitarists who have completed the first volume or who have some history of figuring out tunes on their own. As usual, Brad's methods are straight forward if maybe a little dry, but also foolproof and effective. He throws a few basic rhythm quizzes in there to mix it up, too. After completing this course, a student should have the ability to listen to a lot of popular music and learn the chords by ear without much trouble. A good investment in time.

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