What does it mean to ‘play by ear’? Basically the phrase “playing by ear” refers to the phenomenon that a person can play music without needing to rely on musical sheets and notes – and it can be learned*, so here’s 4 ideas to help you learn to play guitar by ear.
1. Listen to chords for the tone and pitch
2. Strum a chord and then hum it
3. Compare chords
4. Learn chord progressions
Play on…
Marlene
*To learn about how to develop your playing by ear skills listen to my newest podcast episode by clicking here!