Play Songs By Ear on Guitar (JamPlay)

Feel the Music, Free the Melodies: Play Songs by Ear on Your Acoustic Guitar!

Marty FriedmanTommy EmmanuelSteve VaiEric GalesEric Johnson

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Play Songs By Ear on Guitar (JamPlay)

About this course

Unleash your musical instincts with TrueFire's breakthrough online course, "Play Songs by Ear," meticulously crafted in partnership with JamPlay. Designed for acoustic guitarists of all levels, this course equips you with the aural skills to perceive, understand, and reproduce your favorite songs without any written music.

Under the guidance of our expert instructor, you'll navigate the nuances of identifying chords, melodies, and rhythms by ear. With high-definition video lessons, lucid explanations, and pro-level tips, you'll develop the ability to bring any song to life on your acoustic guitar.

The "Play Songs by Ear" course features:
  • Detailed video tutorials focused on effective ear training techniques.
  • Lessons on understanding and identifying musical intervals, chord types, and song structures.
  • Interactive, multi-angle views emphasizing both left-hand fretting and right-hand strumming techniques.
  • Engaging exercises to practice your newfound skills in a practical context.
Whether you're an advanced guitarist seeking to fine-tune your listening skills or a novice eager to play your favorite songs without a songbook, TrueFire's "Play Songs by Ear" acoustic guitar course is your musical compass. Grab your guitar, trust your ears, and embark on an enlightening journey of intuitive music making!

What you'll learn

  • Play the G major scale in two octaves using open strings
  • Identify major vs minor chords by ear in isolation
  • Hear when non-diatonic chords are introduced
  • Recognize diatonic chord progressions in major keys
  • Learn the G major scale and its notes (G, A, B, C, D, E, F#)
Release date: 11/04/2016 • 3h 14m runtime
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Sample lessons
The 4th & 5th Intervals
The 4th & 5th Intervals
The 4th and 5th Intervals
Memorizing Intervals
Memorizing Intervals
Memorizing Intervals
The Major I, IV and V Chords
The Major I, IV and V Chords
The I, IV, and V Chords
Overview: The Chords of C Major
Overview: The Chords of C Major
All the Chords of C Major

What's included

30 lessons • 12 charts

Series Introduction
Don gives an overview of what to expect from this series.
The Sound of the Major Scale
Utilizing the visual element of a piano keyboard, and your ears (of course), Don walks through the intervals of the Major Scale.
Semitones and Whole Tones
As we begin to look at intervals, we start with the smallest classified interval, as semitone, and will look at 2nd and 3rd intervals as well.
Semitones and Whole Tones
As we begin to look at intervals, we start with the smallest classified interval, as semitone, and will look at 2nd and 3rd intervals as well.
The 4th & 5th Intervals
Don continues to explore the concept of intervals, now looking at the 4th and 5th scale degrees.
The 4th & 5th Intervals
Don continues to explore the concept of intervals, now looking at the 4th and 5th scale degrees.
The 4th & 5th Intervals
Don continues to explore the concept of intervals, now looking at the 4th and 5th scale degrees.

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Reviews

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Stephen B.

09/26/23

NIce gentle introduction to basic music theory from an auditory perspective

If you know your basic music theory, much of this is probably 'old news', but the presentation of that information in the context of ear training is likely valuable even to many who know a lot of theory but are weaker on spotting how it's being applied in the music they are listening to. The lengthy section on hearing and identifying chord progressions is particularly good - a follow up course on that skill alone, expanded to cover more chord types, inversions, and more complex progressions would be great, but if you are still among those who cannot yet identify a chord progression by listening to a (non-complex) piece of music, then what is presented here is enough to get you up and running with that very useful skill.

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