{"id":483,"count":71,"description":"You can do ear training <em>for<\/em> the guitar and ear training <em>on<\/em> the guitar. Find out how to train your ear to improvise solos, play chords by ear, and perfect your own guitar sound.<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"clear:both\">Ear Training for Guitar<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"row-fluid et_pb_row\"><div class=\"span3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/four-chords-and-the-truth\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/nl8_Now_Start_a_Band11-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"4 Chords and the Truth\" class=\"aligncenter\" width='150' height='150' style=\"padding-bottom:15px\"><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"span8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3\"><h3 style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/four-chords-and-the-truth\/\"><strong>Play Rock and Pop Songs By Ear<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>There's a simple concept which lets you play thousands of popular songs easily by ear: they all use the same underlying chord progression! Learn all about it and discover how you can play these songs by ear in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/four-chords-and-the-truth\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>\"4 Chords and the Truth\"<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row-fluid et_pb_row\"><div class=\"span3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/learning-to-recognize-intervals-for-guitarists\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/tevd8_ex_11-150x150.png\" alt=\"Interval Recognition for Guitarists\" class=\"aligncenter\" width='150' height='150' style=\"padding-bottom:15px\"><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"span8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3\"><h3 style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/learning-to-recognize-intervals-for-guitarists\/\"><strong>Develop your relative pitch on guitar<\/strong><\/a><\/h3><em>Intervals<\/em> are a great way to develop your sense of relative pitch, which allows you to improvise freely, play songs by ear and write your own music. Guitar players can practice interval recognition in a way that best suits the guitar. Find out more in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/learning-to-recognize-intervals-for-guitarists\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>\"Learning to Recognize Intervals for Guitarists\"<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row-fluid et_pb_row\"><div class=\"span3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/introduction-to-guitar-tone\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/ma5_Electric_Guitars1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Introduction to Guitar Tone\" class=\"aligncenter\" width='150' height='150' style=\"padding-bottom:15px\"><\/a>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"span8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3\"><h3 style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/introduction-to-guitar-tone\/\"><strong>Find Your Perfect Guitar Sound<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>Whatever you play on your guitar, you want to make sure your sound is just right. This comes down to your instrument, your amp, your playing technique, the equipment settings you apply and the audio effects you use. Learn what to listen for in the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/introduction-to-guitar-tone\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>\"Introduction to Guitar Tone\"<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"clear:both;margin-top:2em\">Guitar Ear Training Series<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row-fluid et_pb_row\"><div class=\"span3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/series\/playing-by-ear-with-brad-mavin\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/header_-_playing_by_ear_with_brad_mavin_167.jpg\" alt=\"Playing By Ear with Brad Mavin\" class=\"seriesBanner\" width='167' height='53' style=\"padding-top:30px\"><\/a>\r\n    <h3 style=\"font-size:18px;text-align:center;line-height:1.3em\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/series\/playing-by-ear-with-brad-mavin\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Playing By Ear with Brad Mavin<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"span8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3\"><h3 style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/series\/playing-by-ear-with-brad-mavin\/\"><strong>Video Series on Playing By Ear<\/strong><\/a><\/h3><p class=\"seriesDescription\">If you want to learn to play guitar by ear, just watch this video series by professional guitar instructor Brad Mavin, which begins from the basics and builds up to playing songs by ear: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/series\/playing-by-ear-with-brad-mavin\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>\"Playing By Ear with Brad Mavin\"<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row-fluid et_pb_row\"><div class=\"span3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/series\/hearing-effects\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/header_-_hearing_effects_167.jpg\" alt=\"Hearing Effects series\" class=\"seriesBanner\" width='167' height='53' style=\"padding-top:30px\"><\/a>\r\n    <h3 style=\"font-size:18px;line-height:1.3em\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/series\/hearing-effects\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Hearing Effects<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<div class=\"span8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3\"><h3 style=\"font-size:18px;text-align:center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/series\/hearing-effects\/\"><strong>FX Pedals for Guitarists<\/strong><\/a><\/h3><p class=\"seriesDescription\">It's a rare guitarist these days who doesn't employ some selection of audio effects to hone their sound and adapt it for different songs. Whether you use guitar pedals or effects plugins, you'll need the listening skills to match. The <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/series\/hearing-effects\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>\"Hearing Effects\"<\/strong><\/em> series is for you.<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Guitar Ear Training Guide<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row-fluid et_pb_row\"><div class=\"span3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefretboard.co.uk\/discussion\/55\/getting-into-ear-training\"><img alt=\"guitar forums uk\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/the-fretboard-guitar-forum.jpg\" style=\"margin-top:1em;width:150px;height:auto\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"span8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3\"><h3 style=\"font-size:18px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefretboard.co.uk\/discussion\/55\/getting-into-ear-training\"><strong>Guitar Ear Training Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>Find out the what, why and how of guitar ear training in this simple guide on leading <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefretboard.co.uk\/discussion\/55\/getting-into-ear-training\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UK guitar forum TheFretboard<\/a>.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2>Topics Related to Guitar Ear Training<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row-fluid et_pb_row\"><div class=\"span3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/topic\/how-to\/play-by-ear\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/themes\/Divi-MU\/img\/MU-Topic-play-by-ear.png\" alt=\"playing by ear\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"span8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3\">Playing music by ear is a dream for many guitarists, but it is a learnable skill, developed through ear training. Study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/topic\/how-to\/play-by-ear\/\"><strong>playing by ear<\/strong><\/a> to find out the different skills involved and how you can learn them.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row-fluid et_pb_row\"><div class=\"span3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/topic\/ear-training\/chord-progressions\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/themes\/Divi-MU\/img\/MU-Topic-chord-progressions.png\" alt=\"chord progressions\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"span8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3\">Many guitarists want to play the chords to songs completely by ear, not requiring any sheet music, tab or lead sheet. The key is to practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/topic\/ear-training\/chord-progressions\/\"><strong>chord progressions<\/strong><\/a> ear training and learn the sounds of the most common progressions by ear.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"row-fluid et_pb_row\"><div class=\"span3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/topic\/ear-training\/intervals\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/themes\/Divi-MU\/img\/MU-Topic-intervals.png\" alt=\"relative pitch\" style=\"padding-bottom:10px\"><\/a><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"span8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3\">For improvising solos and playing chords by ear, you will need to develop your sense of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/topic\/ear-training\/\"><strong>relative pitch<\/strong><\/a>, learning to recognise different types of interval, chords, and scales.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"at_musical_u\">Guitar Ear Training at Musical U<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Musical-U-Logo-512-2.png\" alt=\"Musical U\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"width:20%;height:auto\" \/>Inside Musical U you'll find a set of ear training modules for guitar which help with three major areas:\u00a0Playing Chords By Ear, Improvising and Rhythm.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/instruments\/musical-u-for-guitar-players\/\">\u2192 Learn more about how Musical U can help you on guitar<\/a>","link":"https:\/\/www.musical-u.com\/learn\/topic\/instruments\/guitar\/","name":"Guitar","slug":"guitar","taxonomy":"category","parent":60,"meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Guitar Ear Training: play notes and chords by ear, improvise, improve your rhythm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There&#039;s lots of ear training that can help you on guitar. 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