5 levels to play what you hear (How to play by ear)

[@missioncreekfarm7715]

You said it all when you said "music is the art of listening". Far too many players play by 'sight' (some shape or box etc) and not by what they hear. When a musician can connect what they see (the notes place) with what they hear, well, then we are really getting somewhere. Great lesson!

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jaka398]

Could you do more of ear training videos, maybe how you approach transcribing phrases etc. Great lesson btw 🙂

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Sure thing!

[@ДмитрийФроленко-в8п]

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[@davidbenoun1239]

your mystical + intellectual perspective of music is really relatable. Thank you for this

[@insightout4516]

Hello Rotem! Regarding your question: Fender Stratocasters come closer to the tone I want to hear than Gibsons (Les Pauls) do. I mean most of the time. Not all the time for sure. Variety is very much part of the pleasure. But it is the clarity and kind of bell sound i like as well as the attack with Fender. The distortioned sound wins from these qualities too. Thank you for your lessons! I really appreciate how serious and passionate you are teaching the details and foundation of music. Greetings from Berlin, Robert

[@thealmighty9655]

awesome this lesson. I like to see the music from all the angles so to speak in order to learn more and more and this is brilliant

[@jakubpodesva9802]

Rotem, that is great! I have this problem - I can whistle over backing track and be very creative and build a pleasant solo. But when I take my guitar I am stuck in some learned pentatonic scales and mostly playing same stuff over and over without being able to get that tones out of my head. So I think, this is phenomenal exercise, thank you! And your videos looks and sound crisp now, you are making great progress :)

[@cwkkcwc]

As much as I try other to internal other tones, my soul craves a telecaster jazz tone. Can’t deny it.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

🤟

[@SamOjalvo]

Fender is versatile and exciting while Gibson is elegant and sophisticated. Both are amazing brands, each their own purpose for sure. Love your videos Rotem! Gotta go practice now, PEACE!!

[@ДмитрийФроленко-в8п]

Thank you for this lesson. Somehow i woke up today and started singing lines and play them back for some reason. Then found this lesson. This is phenomenal, i see good tips with this framework thing, and and what to do around singing playing. I feel like playing by ear is great fun

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

great!! happy to help

[@santiagobulacio2178]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity_(book) Get this Book

[@ДмитрийФроленко-в8п]

@@santiagobulacio2178 im already syncronicited. Btw really need to check it someday, thx for reminder

[@charlottemarceau8062]

Always preferred fender guitars, with simple unbound maple necks, satin finish (so not a really fancy old jaguar with binding and lacquered neck!) And I like that with a string through body, I feel like the whole thing vibrates nicely with those feature. I have one of those player series mustangs with the p90's atm which I like. I use your technique of using a looper to listen to scale degrees now, it's great, great lessons xX

[@brookgannon]

Awesome lesson :-) I really like adding one more step to to your idea... Its the audiation step. Meaning I will sing, play, and accurately audiate (hear in my mind) all the phrases and melodies I'm working on in a practice session. So fun!

[@don911donny9]

I love Fenders, I have two strats and a tele. I really like to modify my guitars so being able to remove the necks on my Fenders is a big plus. Fenders just feel nicely balanced in my hands and I much prefer their looks over Gibsons.

[@hankjohnson3902]

Fender. I like the way they sound, I like the way they feel in my hands. I like that they are easy to set up, maintain and fix. I like that the head stock doesn't snap off. I like the fact that they are not so expensive. I like the fact that they were the original solid body and that they have not essentially changed since 1950.

[@ruicruz8641]

They are both pretty good, even though I gravitate more towards Fender. They do feel more organic somehow. Crazy, how these first versions of electric guitar were so on the money..

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Yea, I'm starting to see why people dig fender these days..

[@strat1227]

I've been watching your videos for a little while, and I assumed the whole time you were some huge KZbinr, because your lessons are so polished and high quality! I only just now subscribed to you! Thanks for all the inspiration!

[@costelloandsilke7321]

Connecting to the truthfulness of music is the journey - perfectly put, Rotem. That's what makes expression advance beyond reproduction. Anyway, on the Gibson/Fender issue, the answer is both - plus Gretsch :))

[@inesnaranjo89]

wow thank you! ❤amazing lesson

[@QobelD]

Rotem, I have watched many of your lessons. I find this one to be among the best. Love you, thank you

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

❤️❤️❤️

[@r.stettbacher5470]

I use a Fender Jazzmaster and for my this is my hole world, because with a Jazzy you can make so much noises and it‘s wonderful to play

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Feel ya

[@zachariea]

Best of both worlds between fender strat tones and fat gibson crunch: the SG haha! Honestly was always more of a fan of Fender strats due to their versatility and sound but always wanted to have a more vintage/full sound (ie less single coil -y) which is why I tried out the ‘61 std. SG. Immediately fell in love. Playing at the lower volumes with med-hi tone allows me to reach strat like sounds as well. It’s honestly great. However I’ll still say that I’m going to get a strat someday for sure haha! Love your vids, from France

[@1964vintage]

Over 50 years of playing and owning many guitars I realize I only really needed 2 electric guitars. So around 25 years ago I decided to scale down my guitars to one with single coils and one with humbuckers. For me personally as I don’t play anything heavy than blues rock I decided on getting Custom Shop guitars from each respective manufacturer. A Fender Stratocaster (62 sunburst) Gibson ES355 (60 with Bigsby) each with original spec build components etc. and low to mid output pickups. Both guitars I dreamed of owning when I was a young player as my heroes of those times played them. It was hard to sell guitars I had for many years but I needed to raise the funds to get these two. Yes to many original vintage guitars may be an option if you have the funds and should be respected if one chooses this path. I have owned vintage guitars and amps some good, some not so. For me it was to have a new guitar for a gone era that I could play and know each the history of each little scratch, dent and wear mark. It was a dream and an investment I will never regret. I am old now, play a lot slower, but each day I play and admire these guitars as if I were 18 years old again. I can only suggest to anyone, go with what you really want and dream for, work hard, enjoy life and get your dream guitar before you can no longer dream at all.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Oh wow. Wild. 🙏

[@schnirzelzwirn]

Thank you for this valuable lesson. Singing and interacting with the guitar really enhanced my progress. E.g. playing decending cords C-, B-, Bb- ... and singing ascending notes, C, C#, Db and listen to the relation of the sung note to the cord vice versa. P.S.: Only guys watching your channel?

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Lol. I think so. It's very interesting but it seems YT is a male dominated platform as well for some reason...

[@omarbouchabaka2952]

You are truly amazing, i always feel piece out of your videos man!

[@rafaelgeli]

I really enjoy your videos, thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge with us.... I just love to play with my Fender Duo Sonic🎸🎸🎸

[@tonyperiphoto]

Hey Rotem, your Barney Kessel beard is nearly there. Just 2 strokes of the razor and you're done!!! 😜😎😎. Cool subject, your guitar always sounds good. Thank you.

[@dieterbierman9803]

I think the pattern on your sweater matches very nicely with that tremolo sound you're using..! I got a PRS: nice affordable and versatile multitool for somebody of my level. Fender-ish feel and split-able humbuckers. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@moirot]

Fender vs gibson is mostly a matter of scale and pickups. Fender: 25.5" and single coils and Gibson 24.75" and humbuckers. I like both, but my fav would be a long scale with humbuckers. I still play an old Yamaha Pacifica Mike Stern model (a tele with humbuckers) that does exactly this.

[@ДмитрийФроленко-в8п]

This fender looks and feeels like more organic in your hands. While gibson is mysterious "what is this? i like it want to know more" thing

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

i get it..

[@Johnhasa1]

That effect😍

[@risottodirk]

Like the sound the your red Gibson a lot. I play a Strandberg and I love it because of ergonomics and sound

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Those are super cool I hear

[@agentstank2578]

Wonderful lesson! Thank you!!!

[@steevkelly]

i love how you're using your capo. 😄

[@otbfinesse]

Your channel is sooo underrated!🔥🔥🔥

[@liamvictor]

I like Fender. I used to play a hand made Mason guitar. Neck straight through the body. Wonderful. One day I broke it. 😢 My teacher, Iain Scott, advised to go out and play every Strat until I found one I liked because then, no matter where I was in the world, in an emergency I could get another Strat for a gig or session.

[@blackrainbowfiresword177]

Love the lessons,mate

[@danielebraccio2474]

I love this guitar especially for the looks, use it more in videos! :)

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

lol! :)

[@Theylieohio]

PRS = quality control!

[@ml-3838]

It has been a love hate relationship with Fender Stratocaster for me. Each types of guitar can be a beast of their own. However, after modifying my middle of the road guitar over the years (Filtertron bridge + blender pod being the recent change) and the years of playing the same instrument, it became a beast I’m the most comfortable with. Now theres 99% love..and the 1% is when I see others with much prettier looking guitars that I cannot afford

[@franciscofuchs490]

Nice. Thanks!

[@davidp7973]

I like the simplicity of Fenders in the way they function eg 1 master volume. I prefer the 6 in line tuners. I like that I can put a Tele or Strat into a soft case and not worry about the headstock snapping off. I’ve never liked the Gibson dual volume wiring. By the way…Great video!

[@jmormino5465]

Thank you

[@dduaneb]

Thank you for that great advice! I have a GIbson, but I see the value and difference of a Fender. They really are equal and compliment each other. I think a Fender is a little more versatile in that it can handle more styles and sounds, but Gibson has more character and punch - especially good for blues.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Yea, I do like that punch! But truth...

[@dduaneb]

@@RotemSivanGuitar I think if you like playing clean, Fender is better - also might be better for traditional jazz.

[@ofeksegal8915]

Great and very practical lesson!

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

❤️🙏

[@VitalBigras]

Thank you so much, this is a wonderful practice idea 💡

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

❤️❤️❤️

[@sandro-nelemichetti-vanbra9190]

Always been a Fender-guy, mainly for the amps. And the best combination with a Fender amp is a Fender guitar ;-)

[@steveyastrowandcompany]

I don’t own an actual Gibson, but I LOVE my Heritage 575, which was essentially Gibson craftsman making a Gibson 175 after Gibson left town. Also love my Guild Starfite, which more Gibson-ish than Fender. תודה רבה.

[@vinceconlan8328]

Fantastic!

[@brookgannon]

Question: When you have changes going by lets just say a simple progression that is i-7 to IV7 do you hear the IV7 chord as fa, la, do, me? or do you change your solfege / key to have the root of the IV7 chord to be do?

[@brookgannon]

I think I answered my own question... I just watched your video on 2 5 1's and when you where singing your ideas over a D-7 G7 C and you were singing the scale degrees of the 2 chord as re fa la do. As long as your moving do around....

[@ethanolsampsonite7407]

Changes can get weird. You an capture its essence playing on just chord tones, passing notes in the key. But musical phrases on their own can be sustained, even if it doesn't exactly match the changes. And really since anything that's sounds good is what works out, you can find phrases to are unique and interesting developments for a song beyond theory.

[@OGokanian999]

Thank you! You are a great teacher.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Thanks Dario!

[@outaspaceman3641]

Thanks for the wonderful advice. I love the Gibson L5, even though it is well outside of my price range (or what I am willing to pay for a guitar at my level of playing). But that is a totally different animal than the other guitars I own atm. I love my Japanese Fender Strat Aerodyne, which is exceptionally good quality and I picked it up for a steal which always makes me happy. More recently I bought a Fender Player Duo Sonic HS, a phenomenal guitar at a great price, but it was appropriated by my 15 y.o. son, who also seems to love it very much (and plays it much better than I can, lol). So I had to buy a Player Mustang P90 instead. Very versatile, beautiful sound, lovely light weight but amazing sustain. So I guess Fender. On the other hand, I have owned Ibanez AS153 and my son plays a very affordable Silvertone reissue 1449 with lipsticks, which in his hands, sounds amazing. Ultimately it is down to what you love and how you play. A great player can sound good on a mediocre instrument.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Oh super cool. L5 is a beast

[@donnyrox1045]

Very good points of view on ear training but what I want to know is...what kind of Fender is that? Kinda Fender Mustangy ...love the color...ohh first guitar Fender was a 66 Mustang that I still have so Fender is my work horse ... thanks 😊

[@EyalNimrodi]

I like your content and music (and commenting here regardless of Gibsons and Fenders)

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Thanks man!

[@kukumuniu5658]

Hi again :) 1 - What is the best exercises you know which allow to use fingers on both hands independent of each other not symmetrically ,for example left hand fingers are going 1,2,3,4 but left hand figners strokes 4,3,2,1, (if You know what I mean saying "not symmetrically" english is not my native language,I use google translator haha) Generally, it's about the exercises developing the technique of the right hand like Rasgueado in flamenco etc etc 2 - How to deal with this picking problem: We have two strings for example E and B and now we want play E string down /\ and B string up \/ or E string up \/ and B string down /\ Alternate picking right? How to get maximum speed with tremolo in this patern: one note per string? What we should avoid, what will stop our progress? How to achieve the level of Shawn Lane ? ;D Fingerpicking is ideal for it,but plectrum picking is a challenge. 3 - Hybrid picking development :) Best exercise/licks which You know,to achieve mastery in this technique :) Could You share with us?

[@brendanmcgonigleband]

Old Fender 'bronco'....... why ?......... simple and sweet !!! Oh, and Dano's have mad tones for cheap as chips bits of cardboard.......you should try one out , merry Christmas dude !

[@josefojma1580]

I prefer Fender guitars! I used to play Gibson, but since I played a Telecaster I really liked the sound and the fact that is a very light and confortable instrument compared to Les Paul's and other models. From my point of view the Gibson SG, it's a great instrument with a very good sound and it's very similar to my Tele talking about weight and feel.

[@demezzerate6769]

i’m definitely more of a fender fanboy myself. i work in a guitar shop & i’ve picked up a lot of fenders & gibsons, and when speaking specifically about overall quality, (even though they’ve been dropping the ball lately) fender usually pumps out a lot more quality guitars. i like the size & feel of fender necks; i feel like there’s more room for my hand while playing, whereas i always feel like the neck is in the way or too thick with a gibson. i might be biased cause ive only owned two epiphone/gibson guitars, while i currently own like, four strats lol.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Lol. It's cool, I'm really curious how people are feeling w that

[@BarneysBullit]

same feeling, here. own a joe pass and fender player tele... love them both!!! just bought a new comins gcs 16-1... it's my new favorite.

[@gelulain]

My problem with ear training and transcribing is that I'm always unsure if it's right, if I'm even singing the correct note, pitch I'm playing or if the transcription is correct and no way to verify for sure other than feel. Sometimes I get to a point where 90% of the transcription feels right but two or three notes just feel off and I can't figure those out. It sure can get frustrating, sorry for the rant.

[@artofchrist1233]

I always like ur intros...cool vibe today

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

thanks Tony! means a lot

[@guythetechguy]

This is just what I need... My first electric was a PRS SE 245. I played it and a few Les Pauls and I just liked it better. Nowadays I mostly grab my Strat; either the Fender or the one I built which is a semi-hollow hard-tail. I love the that last one because it's so light, it sings, and I built it... Anyhow, something about the necks and the contours on the Strat plus the variety of tones you can get out of them, my Fender is an HSS and the one I built is an SSS... What you're playing looks and sounds very cool, are those active pickups? I've never played any active pickup guitar.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

They are not active..

[@fennarios]

You look like a James Bond villain that saved his soul trough music, and also make amazing lessons!

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Lol!

[@lestervasilda2081]

Hey Rotem, I have a question... I know you use fixed do for solfège. Is this superior to moveable do? I feel like moveable do gives me more perspective to the intervals and it comes more natural to me to think in moveable do. Do you advise to learn fixed or should I keep working to master moveable and then start with fixed later on?

[@山姆sting]

真棒，讲的很有方法。

[@ijahtom]

! Thank you. So inspiring again. Bro, play the Guit that inspires you at each moment. I prefare my Strat strictly but thats me at the moment. Well wishings and all the best o

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

❤️

[@khebabmcnuggets6720]

Thank you so much for your videos! You are the best discovery of the year for me. btw where can i buy guitar like that? I just love the exact coloring and i didn't see such colors at fender website

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

I got it in a random spot after tour

[@jeanclaudebornetto9440]

Hi ! Puisque vous parlez français ( ou êtes ..) dites leur que tout commence vraiment par là « un musicien qui fait bouger ses mains sur un morceau de bois » ( texte d’une chanson de Cabrel ). Tout le reste n’est plus qu’une affaire arithmétique d’harmonie. Vous êtes toujours aussi bon. C’est bien. Cheers !

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Merci! ma grandmere est française donc je parle en peu

[@garryhicks3158]

Yo! Love the videos man. Personally I am in love with the Charvel Dk24. It’s perfect for me. I have a Fender Strat. I had a Tele and a LP. But the Charvel is by far my favorite yet.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Nicceee!

[@4lifesponge]

hey great lesson as always! is that a duo sonic?

[@tim1338]

What piece of gear do you use to drone your guitar?

[@Prabath1974]

Any how what your doing its great sir appreciate 👌👨‍❤‍👨

[@SirJenkz]

Great video as usual! What strap are you using? I love how high it is

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Franklin!

[@jezjante]

Rotem, do you think in movable do (root notes & scale degrees) when you improvise? or do you think of all the actual note names (fixed do) during improvisation?

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Actual notes

[@rudrakshagarwal3357]

We can also play every phrase we sing all over the neck in all possible combinations

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Lol. That too

[@Cuardaitheoirfirinne]

I've always had a Fender Stratocaster (once I had a Jazzmaster) because everyone that inspired me played one. Gibson has always been too expensive to acquire but sounds great too; I mean how amazing would it be to have a Firebird or 335?

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

I feel you man

[@barker_]

What pedal are you using go create the drone Rotem? Every looper I've tried creates a short gap before repeating the chord. Thanks very much for helping if you have time 👍

[@brookgannon]

I don't know what Rotem uses but there is a pedal called the freeze that does this. There is another that looks like a piano sustain pedal that does this called the game changer.

[@Martinroque77]

I definitely prefer Fender over Gibson because that's the sound of my favorite guitarists and it kind of feels like home.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Yea, its really interesting. I'm trying to figure what makes it feel that way

[@Martinroque77]

@@RotemSivanGuitar and I know you will :)

[@simonduncan3738]

Nice.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

🙏🙏❤️

[@ulfsvensson9710]

Time. The goal is to play better than last month! Last year, and so on.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

yes sir

[@manuellarisgoitia4445]

could you tell me what mics do you have in that Fender?

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

It's the duo sonic guitar

[@lukasgermerott]

What guitar strap do you use? :)

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Franklin!

[@captain4420]

I like fender more than Gibson… but it’s more like I like strats more than gibsons. Strats are just lighter and more comfortable and kind of sound how I want my guitar to sound like a lot. BUT I don’t care for telecasters and all cause they are less comfortable. Gibsons I find quite heavy and if we are talking les Paul they have no double cut. Also most gibsons are himbuckers. And I like humbuckers but that’s when I want to play more aggressive. I guess this is we’re i say I like PRS lol. And now whoever is reading this comment won’t take me seriously🤣

[@jxcxg]

Can anyone tell me the name of the pedal he uses to loop the chords in this video?

[@dukefl]

I stay away rom fender and gibson....Jackson(although fender bought the brand) and PRS are my choice.

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

👌

[@flapamziz6867]

gibson i prefer a flatter fingerboard i dont like the radius of fenders i also have an early 70's howard roberts custom too :)

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

oh nice! yea - i'm very used to this guitar by now

[@LeoVDove]

Ibanez

[@Andy_thoma]

What is this drone going on?

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Freeze pedal

[@Andy_thoma]

@@RotemSivanGuitar so awesome ty!

[@overtonesnteatime198]

doesn't get more music than this

[@pabloneymar9928]

here is a push..

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

In a good way?

[@pabloneymar9928]

@@RotemSivanGuitar I meant algo wise

[@mooseymoose]

Fender more so than Gibby, but I really think there is a whole world of guitars to explore. My favorite guitars are Eastman and EBMM these days. I am quite tired of the traditionalist mentality among musicians of many stripes. Why do so many jazz people need an arch top running into an amp that sounds like it has a blanket over it? Afraid of treble? Ted Greene had a great sound, and played a Tele! Classical guitar MUST be played exactly as written on nylon/gut or you won’t get a molecule of respect from that crowd. How about PLAYING music, operative word being”play”. It’s no wonder genres die, they start fresh and wind up with millions of clones doing exactly the same thing. Look at jazz, blues and rock. All on life support at best. I mean if someone likes being a carbon copy of famous person x, then great I suppose, but don’t expect to add to the art form. /RANT

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

I feel jazz rock & blues are alive! I feel there's a lot of great things happening w all those styles tbh!

[@mooseymoose]

@@RotemSivanGuitar I’m really talking market share. When I was a teen, everyone was either rock and roll or country music, my boss at the music store was a big band jazz clarinetist in his day, nothing like those scenes exists now anywhere but giant cities. I used to be able to get a gig anywhere at any time. This just isn’t the case anymore.

[@mooseymoose]

@@RotemSivanGuitar I mean, your perspective is obviously different from mine, being a pro in a big city, and me who just likes to jam with other folks in a smallish city.

[@HpPmL]

I don't think "knowing in a biblical way" means what you think it means LOL

[@RotemSivanGuitar]

Lolz