Ear Training Bootcamp for Guitar Players

Master major intervals on the guitar, from major second to major seventh using the root and scale notes, including perfect fourth and perfect fifth, with octave context.

Beginner level ear training helps you sing intervals from root to major second, linking the sound you make with the guitar while staying in one key.

Map root notes to major and perfect intervals using familiar songs to train pitch memory, with examples like happy birthday, when the saints go marching in, and Star Wars.

Identify and name major intervals played against the root note to strengthen ear training for guitar players.

Learn the answers to intervals against the root note, including a major seventh example, and develop interval recognition through repeated practice and patient, time-based progress.

Identify random guitar notes and determine if they belong to the major scale, then continue up to the octave, adjusting by one fret when needed.

Learn to hear minor intervals by reducing major intervals by one fret, walk up the major scale, and flatten notes to form minor thirds and minor sevenths.

Learn to hear minor intervals by linking them to familiar songs, such as Jaws, Wade in the Water, Greensleeves, and the Star Trek theme, with references to seventh chords.

Develop ear training by identifying minor intervals against the root, singing the root note with each interval, and using heard intervals to recognize chords and their distinctive traits.

Develop ear training by identifying minor intervals against a root, exploring major and minor qualities from minor six to major seven, and practicing the minor pentatonic approach.

Discover how major intervals sound under distortion, where overtones blur distinction, and compare octave-shifted versions to learn how distortion changes intervals and harmony on guitar.

Identify major intervals such as the perfect fourth, major sixth, major seventh, and octave in distorted guitar tones, exploring how overtones affect perception and using melodic phrases to verify.

Explore how distortion alters minor intervals in a no guitar allowed exercise, compare to major intervals, and learn why extending the distance from the root reduces overtones and interference.

Review the answers for minor intervals with distortion, highlighting the minor sixth, augmented fifth, and flat five, and emphasize the mindset needed to recognize these intervals.

Explore the major and minor pentatonic scales, the minor blues scale, and use song references like my girl and heartbreaker to memorize intervals and riff ideas.

Explore ear training through blues improvisation by singing what you play and linking the minor pentatonic intervals to your fretboard, strengthening phrasing for jams and solo creation.

Develop ear training to recognize thirds, fourths, and fifths by listening to harmonised guitar lines and their use in major scales across songs.

Distinguish major and minor chords by singing two familiar melodies over the chord, the Star-Spangled Banner and Stairway to Heaven, and listen for major third cues.

Learn to bridge ear perception and tangible understanding by assigning adjectives to chords—major, minor, major seven, dominant seven, and nine chords—capturing qualities like happy, melancholy, sunshine, soulful, and bluesy.

Identify how major and minor chords can sound deceptive depending on voicing and context, and learn to double-check mood and fit by listening to how a chord is played.

Identify open chords by ear in a beginner-level exercise, with a guitar allowed, and hear intervals such as a fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh.

Identify open chords and seventh chords on guitar, including G-7, flat seven, minor seven, sus chords, and unresolved tones, using ear training to recognize these patterns.

Identify barre chords through common shapes and progressions. Learn B minor, E9, G major, A minor 7, Ab7, C minor 7, Bb7, F#7, and E7#9 (the Hendrix chord).

Practice identifying chords in progressions by ear, using arpeggiated notes and chord shapes on guitar, and reinforce learning through repetition and checking answers.

practice identifying and playing guitar chord progressions, including minor seventh and jazzy shapes, using intervals and a chord finder app to map fretboard notes.

Explore how chords form from simple building blocks—major and minor triads (1-3-5, root, third, fifth)—and extend with dominant seven, major seven, minor major seven, diminished, and augmented.

Sing intervals from a root in both directions, then blend major and minor intervals as they appear in chords, practicing major thirds, perfect fifths, dominant sevenths, and major sevenths.

Practice the 'sing what you hear' exercise with no guitar, singing each note of the chord and locating it on the fretboard before strumming.

Practice ear training in the ear training bootcamp for guitar players by listening and singing each note you hear, building intervals and note recognition without relying on the guitar.

Follow a step-by-step process to identify chords as major or minor, label their sound with adjectives, and recognize exotic added-note chords by intervals on the guitar.

Explore major, dominant seven, minor, and minor seven chords, plus sus chords and extended shapes like the power chord and seven sharp nine (the Hendrix chord), with practical fingering tips.

Explore morphing guitar chords by identifying the top three strings and understanding how bass or keyboard context can reshape a shape into major, minor, diminished, or major seventh chords.

Apply a seven-column classroom method to find the key by assigning major, minor, and diminished chords to specific columns, following alphabetical order and flats rules.

Develop ear training by mastering transcribing through deep listening, slow-down tools, and pencil notation to capture dynamics, nuance, and phrasing beyond tabs.

Listen for note quality, duration, and expression on acoustic and electric guitars; compare open strings, neck position, and entry, and note tuning like standard or e-flat.

Learn to figure out solos and riffs by ear, drawing from heroes, and map notes to scales or modes using interval knowledge.

Master locating intervals on the fretboard relative to the root, memorize major and minor shapes across strings, and improve melodic accuracy by singing intervals before playing.

Relate a melody to its root note and measure intervals by ear. Memorize fretboard intervals to play riffs and solos, starting with the first 4–6 notes and expressive techniques.

Test your ability to identify pentatonic major, pentatonic minor, or mixtures by listening to a root note and short melodic phrases in this ear training exercise.

Learn how major and minor modes use pentatonic skeletons with two added notes, with major and minor pentatonic notes serving as their common foundations.

Learn to discover a song's mode by ear using voice and bass root, then analyze the melody to identify the major third and open fourth, revealing Lydian.

Explore a practical workaround for the amazing slowdown tool: extend a track with silence in Audacity to access up to three minutes, then slow down for transcription.

Transcribe original songs from scratch, study intervals and their prevalence in certain chords, and actively submit your work for feedback to an expert teacher via email.

Learn an easy acoustic song with a simple structure and few chords at the basic level to train your ear for guitar players, highlighted by a standout trumpet solo.

Engage in ear training to transcribe song 2, a basic level, up-tempo funky tune played on a Strat, with simple chords and a not-too-difficult guitar solo.

Develop guitar ear training by exploring intermediate chord shapes and fingerings, focusing on hearing notes and creating novel voicings, while using a chord-finding app if needed.

Explore the electric track judgmental, a mood shift with layered guitar parts in the chorus. Elevate your listening focus as this intermediate exercise increases complexity for guitar players.

Tackle draggin' around, a riff-based funk rock intermediate piece with a larger solo and fast passages that build your ear chops and the brain connection.