i saw on musicians friend they have software that teaches you to play by ear. anyone know if it really works? i always tought playing by ear was kind of a gift your born with...

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Paddle faster! I hear banjo music!

You can learn to tell the distinction between intervals..that's probably all it does.

You might as well just sit down at the piano/guitar and play them and learn what they sound like..

then practice practice practice!

if you're playing by ear... why would you need a computer to tell you how to do it? listen to the song with your guitar in your hand, figure out the root note (or "tonic"), play a major or minor chord and listen for whichever one fits, and away you go.

over-simplistic, i know, but it's a start. save your money. learn the staff and basic music theory and do it the right way.

just my opinion, for what it's worth.

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Playing by ear, is the abilty to hear the notes before you play them and that comes from having knowledge of your fretboard, essential in improvisation.

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