How To Find The Key Of A Song On Guitar By Ear - Guitar Lesson

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Hey guys, it was pointed out to me that in the original upload there was a small mistake in the scale diagram. I've fixed it, and this is the reupload. Thanks again for pointing it out! Let me know if you have any questions :)

[@jeffreygallahar4650]

Finally found someone who explains things in a way that I can understand. You're a good teacher! Thank you from an old guy that's been playing for years. Learned from tabs mostly back in the 80"s but never tried to educate myself. Thx again!

[@Miransh_25]

im 9034 year old living on pluto, have picked up my 690th guitar from mars and this video really inspired me to play for 4076th time again. god bless🙏

[@bimdinaudakara717]

You're probably the most practical teacher ever. it's really helpful what u're doing man.🎸

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I appreciate that! Cheers :)

[@sundownsigns]

I have played this scale for sixty one years. First taught to me by my old German accordion/guitar teacher. I have made use of the scale, but never for the purpose of finding the key of a song. Thanks.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad I could share something helpful 😊

[@TheRealxVincent]

Idk how I haven't seen your channel before, but this is super helpful as someone who is completely self taught. I've always thought of the majors and minors as 2 completely different things, but yeah, they use the same shapes. And now I know how they relate. Thanks for the video!

[@kees2616]

Thank you! God Bless from a 63 old from the Netherlands🎸🎵

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you! Cheers :)

[@hanwu7269]

what a great teacher! other people that are teaching on youtuber are either too advanced and technical or with way less illustration! You are teaching in a way that even me being a total beginner can understand and follow thru the help of these diagrams. Thanks a lot Andrew!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That is so great to hear. Thank you for watching! ☺

[@robertmalone4826]

I have got to say Andrew have just literally watched 4 videos on this subject and your video made the most sense and was explained in a simple articulate manner. Thank you 🙏 ❤️🎶🎅🎄🎸

[@glenmyrold5509]

I'm just starting to learn theory (after way too many years wasted with tabs only 🙄), and this is a great way to get my ear training going. Thank you!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

It took me over a decade of playing before I started learning theory. You got this! 😀

[@Ben-Ken]

Great lesson. I have been doing this for some time. As a beginner, it may seem tedious. Eventually, you will be able to play just the first two notes along the G string (sometimes just one note) until you get to the right scale. Edit: He mentions this later in the video.

[@officialWWM]

12:14 that tone is beautiful :)

[@victormatheus2998]

Great lesson! Straight to the point and very informative, thank you so much.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you liked it! Cheers!

[@idlestrawr]

honestly this is really helpful, Andrew! wish more people could discover your channel because honestly you deserve more subscribers. thank you for this btw, couldn't have explained it better!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I appreciate that! I’m happy you found the video helpful 😁

[@addisonhamlet8514]

So informative and easy to digest! I find it hard to play without knowing exactly what i’m doing and why and this helped break it down so much. I just found your channel and you have my follow! Thank you, Andrew!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you found it helpful! And thanks for following!

[@HonestlyHolistic]

I have a question: when I look at the fretboard with the shape at 1:52 in the E Major scale (E-F#-A-A#-C-C#-D#-E)

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

The shape at 1:52 is a C major scale. If you shifted that up so it started on the 9th fret, you'd have an E major scale. Those notes would be E - F# - G# - A - B - C# - D#. If you want to learn to improvise in a particular key, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/npLJoHabjbyrd6c

[@IC_Hot1781]

Amazing video, this video taught me so much 😁

[@RoadToFame05]

For any of you wondering 2nd song used in this video is called Trophy Wife.

[@Hectorfully300]

For the folks that want to find the relative key without having the music theory knowledge: From your starting note on the E/e string -> slide three frets upwards for the relative major, three frets downwards for the relative minor :)

[@walterkemp6558]

Another great lesson. Very interesting and informative. 👍

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks so much for watching! :)

[@justjames1111]

Excellent tutorial. Thanks Andrew.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

My pleasure!

[@1998NissanMurano]

great teacher

[@ChrisBjorsart]

I do this while listening to music all the time now.

[@ElAngell08]

Thank you Great Lesson

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@davidbennettarts2205]

This is a brilliant video! You've demystified something that I always thought was witchcraft, I can't wait to get this technique down. I must admit i was very close with the first example just by listening, I thought it was in the key of D, and i could really tell that the second example was not major, so I'm pretty happy with that much so far!! Each time you nailed down the key it was like magic 🤯

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you liked it! It honestly DOES feel like magic, hey? I'm sure you'll get it down in no time! :)

[@KiraHawleyRichardson]

Thank you so much for the lessons!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You're welcome!

[@scarv7544]

This was super helpful, thanks :)

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@patrickganess8557]

Thank you very much appreciated need more demo like this

[@Mr_Malto]

as always, a short, immediate, and instructive video. Thank you for these contents, they are excellent nuggets of theory and practice. p.s: can you write the titles of the songs used for the examples?

[@HonestlyHolistic]

This is so impressive to me that I can't wait to practice it even more

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Glad you found the video useful!

[@HonestlyHolistic]

@@andrewclarkeguitar I was trying to find the key of bring me the horizon songs and after almost an hour I finally got one right 😭

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@@HonestlyHolistic It can take a while to get the hang of it. But the more you train your ear the easier and faster it gets!

[@HonestlyHolistic]

@@andrewclarkeguitar I will keep learning thanks to you :)

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

@@HonestlyHolistic Awesome! Glad I can help!

[@IvesMarcelin]

Good morning from la France in the south ,// she got a nice sound

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you for watching!!

[@dankintx]

Awesome as always! Subbed!

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you so much!

[@pawandhanushka2805]

your videos are best

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

I'm glad you like them!

[@clenosebastian]

Hey Andrew, thanks for the method. This is really working for most of the songs when played along. What if we're in a group and someone suddenly sings, and how to identify the scale then? Also how to choose chords for male and female singers? (Low pitch and high pitch)

[@tagelorder]

Hi, Andrew will this work if song was played using capo... And what is the name of that first song? ...

[@bala990]

Nice work. Simply done. Diggin' that song at the end. Can you share what it is?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Thank you! Yeah, I really like it as well. The track is called "Boundless Repetition" by Victor Lundberg.

[@aslwithglitz]

How would this work with a capo?

[@kinsartanimation6618]

How do you evenchange the shape for a minor

[@shylaharlalka]

Is this the pattern to play the major scale on any fret or is it different?

[@officialWWM]

Yes, you can play it everywhere.

[@Name-cb4cg]

can u make video about how to know strumming pattern by ear?

[@Name-cb4cg]

and what technique are there for strumming

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Great idea! I'll get to work on something.

[@simasstasytis3706]

Hey, very useful lesson, i think I'm gonna watch all your lessons :D PS: can you please share with me the song name which was in C# minor key at the end?

[@darrellhendren5783]

I’m certain it’s different for each person, but how long does it take for someone to learn this method? When I say beginner, I mean beginner at learning by ear.

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

It varies wildly from person to person as you mentioned. But for most people they can do this almost immediately if they put their mind to it. The thing that takes time is being able to do it quickly like I did at the end of the video.

[@EvanEml]

the part that is most difficult for me is just knowing what the chords shapes are

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

That's a good point. I'd suggest learning some bar chords since they can really be useful for playing in different keys without changing shapes. Here's a lesson that might be helpful: kzbin.info/www/bejne/morWkGOIrZh2iqs

[@AndyFelbab]

Any musician can do this. Just keep practicing guys and gals

[@johnd9357]

But…what do you do with it once you find the scale?

[@KidAstronaut]

He says it at 12:30

[@officialWWM]

Solo your little heart out!😂

[@margita951]

Please teach us all the scales to do this😊

[@sundownsigns]

Move the scale form up and down the neck and you have "all the scales".

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

This is really the only one you need for the purposes of this lesson 😊 as someone else mentioned, you move it up or down the neck and you have “all the scales”.

[@jojid.econar280]

what's the title of the first song?

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

Boundless Repetition by Victor Lundberg

[@SeaBass-_-]

I think I'm first🎉

[@andrewclarkeguitar]

You sure are!!

[@Lukein]

una poronga tu video maestro