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Old 01-10-2008, 10:38 AM
 
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Help Playing by ear . . . suggestions?
Greetings all,

I recently realized that despite being an amateur guitarist for most of my life, I still have not spent any serious amount of time just training my ear. I would love to be able to start with ear training, so that I may be able to start transcribing from recordings (I can usually tell the color or many chords, but I am not great at finding the specific chord or series of notes in a melody).

I am wondering, however, where to start. Does anyone have a suggestion for a book/cd or software study course? My professional schedule prevents me from formal studies with a teacher at this time. Ideally, I would like something that I could work through in my free time (even with my IPod during my commute for some of the time).

Your suggestions are greatly appreciated.
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Old 01-10-2008, 05:11 PM
 
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You may wanna try Ear Master Pro... It is an ear training software, which I find amazing...
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Old 01-10-2008, 05:54 PM
 
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Sweet Thanks for the tip.
Thanks! I'll check the software out when I get home from work. I see that there is a shareware version with a 21 day trial.

BTW - Ornithologist, is your screen name from being a fan of Charlie Parker, or - when you are away from your guitar - are you a scientist specializing in birds?

Does anyone have any other suggestions, or something to use as a supplement? Thanks again!
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Old 01-10-2008, 10:17 PM
 
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Okay, I have been tooling around with Ear Master Pro for the past hour . . . wow. This thing rocks! I am really geeking out on this!
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Old 01-11-2008, 03:01 PM
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Your suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Well, like Wes Montgomery, I'd rather play octaves with a thumb. Playing them by ear sounds too dull, like latter day Pat Metheny tone.
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Old 01-11-2008, 04:58 PM
 
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Thanks! I'll check the software out when I get home from
BTW - Ornithologist, is your screen name from being a fan of Charlie Parker, or - when you are away from your guitar - are you a scientist specializing in birds?
I just love Charlie Parker and this particular tune.
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Old 01-11-2008, 05:27 PM
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I just love Charlie Parker and this particular tune.

As in "Boid"? Like the movie of the same name?
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Boid???
No, as in "ornithology"... You know, the tune with the changes of How High The Moon.
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Old 01-14-2008, 04:46 PM
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Boid???
No, as in "ornithology"... You know, the tune with the changes of How High The Moon.
Yeah, that's a smoker. I tried to play it out of the real book before I ever heard it. I didn't do it justice!
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