Ear Training 101: How To Identify Chords By Ear (Part 1)

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

What’s your biggest struggle with ear training? Let me know in a comment!

[@No-ny8so]

Hi nathan! I need help here. What if the person is singing? how do I do that,. Do I just sing what they are saying to me?

[@jennetyazmyradova4234]

I don’t have a perfect pitch. Can I develop my ear with no perfect pitch?

[@blissfu_lee8522]

@@jennetyazmyradova4234 People who don't have the luxury of Perfect Pitch have the alternative for Relative Pitch, which in my opinion is just as great.

[@cr3atur321]

Learning to play by ear is so rewarding and satisfying! Sure I can look up the tabs and just play, but that's boring to me.. One day I was just listening to a song with a clear melody and just grabbed my guitar and started playing random notes. Aand pretty soon those notes coming from my guitar matched with the melody of the song. It got me super excited and I've practiced like this for 3 months(2 years in total though) and I've learned way more than just by playing along the tutorials. If you took the time to read this, thank you : )

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Playing by ear is definitely really valuable. Keep it up!

[@KrustyPatty]

I’m on my way there too man I’m tired of just looking up someone else’s stuff

[@luisb3426]

Jesus died for sinners

[@jayzcoverz1809]

@Leo same lol

[@AaronWillmon]

You made this really simple for anyone to get started. I think the paralysis by analysis applies to all areas of life. We make things more complicated than it needs to be, especially when we are just starting out. I find these videos helpful, even though I have been doing this a while.

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Very true. Thanks, Aaron!

[@GuitarSVD]

Great job showing the foundations! Can never have enough instructions from you! Looking forward to the next one!

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Thanks Cecil!

[@thedoo2794]

This channel is underrated i have been trying to find vidoes like this forever

[@sethkins123]

Great video! Fretboard freedom and ear training were huge for me when I started making my own arrangements.

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Thanks, Seth! Really glad to hear Fretboard Freedom helped you

[@cba99775533]

Hi Nathan. One of the most valuable things in this video for me was the suggestion (and provision) of a suitable piece on which to apply the techniques taught. Thanks.

[@tedklampett1737]

Thank you so much for creating this. I've watched a ton of youtube videos, so far only one or two videos including yours have been really helpful to me ! :) - muchos gracias ! :)

[@Ak-zw1mq]

Very well explained. This channel is underrated

[@lukro.]

found a really nice instrumental math rock song that has no tabs, so now i've started ear training after learning the first half of the song by ear

[@tropicanaman4666]

the second chord i actaully got correct on my first try because of ur technique

[@g4guitarschoolsoxnardventu805]

I’m so glad you do these videos!

[@davimolinari345]

I believe you´re one of the greatest teachers on KZbin

[@kevinyue600]

This is great for learning piano! Let's those who cant read sheet music well play as well!

[@varsha3592]

You are awesome sir You inspired me a lot I am very glad that you are my teacher And hope that I'll also become as perfect as you

[@nightspicer]

Nice video. Really looking forward to the rest of the series :D

[@yarxam]

Thanks for this lesson!👏👏👏

[@10bmichaelbudiman29]

I don’t regret joining Fretboard Freedom. Thank you :)

[@alexanderhojer4038]

Hi Nathan. Thanks for a very good and useful video :) Wich software did you use when you demonstrated the sound of major and minor chords in this video?

[@thhomasmarks]

thanks Nathan, very intriguing

[@prathamgandhi2308]

You earned yourself a subscriber

[@lwandontikinca4070]

Hey Lwando from South Africa I'll try to these skills into practice thank you

[@prasadpramoda835]

Hii I'm from sri lanka.i can't English well.but i try to understand my best your lesson because i want to play guitar 👍👍

[@prodbyaye8751]

I like the line “ hi friends Nathan here “

[@ArifRahman-qj4ny]

never clicked so fast ! lol xD

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Haha thanks!

[@claramercier7924]

Thank you, that's really nice of you

[@mk1570]

Thanks man, loving these videos

[@guitarkid505]

Thanks for uploading 😁

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

You're very welcome

[@nikolavukovic4746]

Thank you soo much, you earned the new subscriber

[@Muhammad13389]

Can you please make a video on how to figure out intervals of notes?

[@Aalii6]

great topic, thank you

[@noeliasantaren8211]

Thanks Nathan it helps me a lot!😀

[@giovanymartinez3359]

Will this method work for piano too?

[@leonardosales526]

great tutorial!

[@brianodonnell1384]

Love your video clip, but must ask: Do you most often use the notes along the 6th string as you target range for finding the correct sound? Brian.

[@IanBartleson]

You deserve more subscribers

[@marcocinalli755]

Great lesson! Thank you!

[@sirilay]

As a consideration, please look for other background music that doesn't involve snapping or sharp sounds (even though the volume was low). It was quite distracting, thinking that my speakers were going or it was a weird mouth moisture noise (for those of us with misophonia).

[@lash3lash3]

Thank you!

[@bits-of-bass]

Great video... but the background synth sound is quite distracting, esp. when you're trying to listen yourself.

[@nv0us]

Found this Very useful. Am considering getting your paid lessons. What's included in your paid training that is NOT on your free KZbin videos?

[@gedinchristian603]

The bass note is not necessary the root: ex :G/B the root is G and the bass B. Is it right?

[@eddiemattison7792]

Hi, I'm trying to get the notes and chords(one chord) for a tune (in my alarm clock - wake up to music), called Day by Day. I have the tune but I need to see it played on the guitar (fretboard). Trying to learn the individual notes and chords. Is there a more efficient way for a beginner than just trying to piece it together on the fretboard? Thanks :-)

[@rohitumbrani662]

I don't know how, but I was able to get the first and second bass notes within seconds of hearing them. This is coming from a person who's been playing the guitar for only three years with absolutely no ear training whasoever. I don't know how I did it.

[@sruli522]

pure gold!!!

[@boloychaki6689]

You're the best teacher in the internet! Keep it up. By the way, I signed for the Fretboard Freedom and it's been almost 7 days. Still didn't recieve it and I am desperate. I will be waiting. Well another question: Do I need to practise tabs to be able to make my own arrangements? Because I can't find tabs which match my difficulty.

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

email me at [e-mail] with the email address you used to sign up and I'll get you the training. It definitely should've already sent automatically, sorry about that. Thanks for the kind words. What do you mean by practice tabs?

[@boloychaki6689]

Actually, I meant other people's arrangements.

[@elli3139]

I really need that

[@jenniferstinkbomb]

Can you help me with this song “time will spend by Tom Felton” please I don’t know it

[@FreiwilligerNutzer]

You're great 🤗

[@abhijeetdutta6156]

Beautiful n nice

[@valentinbonnarde9345]

But I don't really hear the bass note easily. The note I hear most is pretty much always the highest note. I can figure out the bass note, but it feels more like an instinctual thing, trying to think of the lowest note in the chord I hear. I don't "hear" it per se from my ears, I'm not able to isolate it's sound easily or quickly, but my brain figures it out from the chord if that makes sense, and then I'm able to hear it with my ears.

[@toybonniesfm]

Melodies is easy by ear for me but chords always stump me at least I hope until now.

[@jannatinkarlen8702]

why do i have difficulty hearing low notes, I can hear high note easily but not the low one

[@GuitarFable]

Great video my biggest struggle is my exam tomorrow lol and i can’t use my guitar to hear the progression lol 🙈

[@ivsonpereiradasilva4157]

Por favor coloca legenda em português 🇧🇷

[@mrinalsubash8358]

Duuuudeee the first note was a open string G .Second one is a B. But otherwise, great job on the video!

[@DrSMILE-xc1dp]

You look like Jeremy from A DAY TO REMEMBER

[@Miracle7Seven]

Is it actually free? Can anyone testify this?

[@jameswoodard6235]

I Struggled with the simple identification between minor and major chords, until I learned a simple trick.The problem with defaulting to playing different options on your instrument to determine whether a chord is major or minor is that you aren’t really training your mind or your ear to identify the different sound and emotion, immediately by listening. It may be useful to work out the proper harmony of the chord by playing both versions and deciding which sounds the best, but that isn’t going to help you improvise on the fly, nor are you really learning the audible difference between the two harmonies. It is much more useful and fundamental to simply listen to the chord and ask yourself, it is happy or sad? If it is happy it is major. If it is sad, then it is minor.

[@huynh75]

this is you hearing the chords, but what if we hearing the melody, I think we should build up from the melody not the chords

[@firecustom3979]

You actually say 'guru' in hindi 6:48

[@thhomasmarks]

biggest struggle? Getting the wife to allow me to play music with my friends

[@jijumjak436]

how to hear it from someone singing

[@modmartinez]

I really want to understand what you’re saying but this fluttery music underneath your video is very distracting and annoying 😓🥺🥴

[@sethferguson7365]

Question: If I want to play classical guitar do I need to grow my fingernails out?

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Certainly not a requirement, but it definitely helps

[@andystrauss4612]

What do you usually do if the bass note in the chord you are listening to is lower than the low E?

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Match the note an octave higher

[@gedinchristian603]

Sorry I did'nt ear all the course before comment.

[@antoinebguitar2869]

I can learn a melody in about 5min, but chords aside from knowing major and minor, I cant hear the fckin bass note

[@Sazzu]

I LOVE YOU (NO HOMO)

[@BeyondTheGuitarAcademy]

Haha hope you enjoy the video!

[@Ana_crusis]

Again I'm sorry to mention this but you use it so often.. things are not built OFF notes. We build on things. the thing you build on is a foundation that's why we use the preposition ON. A chord is built on a note just like your house is built ON foundations or the statue outside in your garden stands ON a plinth. They are not built off and *_specially_* they are not built off of.

[@ejiebucag2994]

But first, make sure your guitar is in tune.

[@taurielnightblade7200]

hey dude you are awesome playing but you are speaking soooo much, we need to follow practicing more not speaking, for example from the start follow playing for all the video you make.

[@ejiebucag2994]

But first, make sure your guitar is in tune.