Play by ear any song on guitar/piano (or other instrument)

Explore what chords are, from triads to chords with more than three notes, and compare major and minor chords on piano and guitar, noting mood changes.

Form major triads by selecting the first, third, and fifth notes of a major scale, illustrated by C major (C E G) and G major (G B D).

Explore how major triads are notated by the root letter, using examples like C major and F-sharp major, and rely on context above sheet music to distinguish chords from notes.

Learn major triads on guitar using open strings and selective fretting, master bar chords that require firm pressure, and use movable shapes with fretboard diagrams to transpose across fretboard.

Practice major triads on the guitar by smoothly changing between chords using patterns. Use a metronome or counted beats to pace transitions, including barred and open chords for speed.

Learn strumming patterns on guitar that follow the beat using quarter notes, down and up strokes, and metronome guidance, while varying chords across 4/4 and 3/4 time.

Learn to play major triads on piano in root position and inversions, using C major, G major, and others, with octave shifts and optional left-hand doubling.

Learn practical drills to practice major triads on the piano, starting with white-key chords like C, F, G, then progress through root and inverted positions.

Discover how to form a minor triad from major triads by lowering the third, using natural minor scales, with examples like A minor and C minor.

Learn how to notate minor triads by using a capital root letter with a minor indicator (m, min, or minus), illustrated with c minor, a-flat minor, and f-sharp minor.

Learn to transform major guitar chords into minor triads by lowering the major third, practicing e minor, f minor, g minor, and other minor shapes with bar chords.

Practice the minor triads on the guitar by applying the same approach as major chords, trying bar chords and switching between minor and major progressions with varied strumming.

Learn to play minor triads on the piano across root position and all inversions, including doubling the root for fullness, with C minor and other examples from the PDF.

Learn to practice minor triads on the piano using inversions, root positions, and flexible sequences, mixing minor and major chords to build fluency across keys.

Explore augmented and diminished triads built from major and minor thirds, with examples in C major and C minor. Learn how these shapes are played on guitar and piano.

Discover how to notate diminished and augmented triads using letters or symbols, with examples like C diminished, A-flat diminished, and C augmented.

Discover how adding the seventh note to major or minor triads forms dominant seventh and minor seventh chords, the two seventh chords widely used in popular music.

Form a dominant seventh chord by adding a minor seventh to a major triad; examples include c7 (c e g bb) and g7 (g b d f).

Learn how to notate dominant seventh chords, such as C7, G7, F#7, and Ab7, by writing the root letter in capital and appending a seven.

Learn to play dominant seventh chords on the guitar, starting from E major to E7 and A7 using open-string and barre shapes, with related chord options and resources.

Learn how to play dominant seventh chords on the piano in root position and all inversions (first, second, third), with examples in C, G, D, E-flat, and F-sharp.

Form a minor seventh by using a minor third instead of a major third in dominant seventh; examples: C minor seventh, G minor seventh, F-sharp minor seventh, A-flat minor seventh.

Show how to notate minor seventh chords by adding a seven to the minor triad, with examples like C minor seventh and G minor seventh.

learn to play minor seventh chords on the piano, including root position and all inversions, with examples in C minor, G minor, D minor, E-flat minor, and F-sharp minor.

Learn to play by ear by listening to a song and reproducing its melody on your guitar, piano, or any instrument without sheet music.

Identify the tonal center by listening and humming, then confirm the key on your instrument, as shown with Happy Birthday in G major.

Songs in C major mainly use white-key notes, but outside-key notes and chords like D minor, G7, and A7 add color via modulation and transposition back to the original key.

Identify the root movement of a song by listening to the bass, counting measures, and tracing chords in G major using Happy Birthday as the example (G, C, D).

Identify whether each chord is major or minor in the song Happy Birthday, and map a one-four-five progression in G major using G major, C major, and D major triads.

Learn to accompany "Happy birthday" on the guitar using a simple strumming pattern in 3/4 time, with one chord per measure, ideal for beginners and adaptable to other songs.

Learn to play happy birthday on the piano using lead sheets, melody and chords, exploring root positions, inversions, seventh chords, and pedal techniques to create fluent accompaniments.

Learn to use the GNU Solfege program to recognize intervals and chords, enabling ear training for melodies and root movements with ascending, descending, and harmonic intervals.

Practice by ear on a simple song, determine the key, map the root movement, identify major or minor chords, establish the progression, then derive the melody.

Play by ear a d major tune using one, four, and five chords (d, g, a) with a7, using Twinkle Twinkle as the example and note names under the staff.

Explore diatonic chords in a minor key by studying the A natural minor scale. Relate them to C major and see triads align.

Analyze heart of gold chords, including intro, verse and refrain root movements, establish the key as e minor, and identify e minor, d major, c major, and g major chords.

Learn to play Heart of Gold by ear by identifying the melody’s first note, recognizing intervals, and using trial-and-error on your instrument across verses and refrain.

Practice by ear on Love Hurts, identifying chords in G major, E minor, C major, and D major, and accompany verse, refrain, and solo.

Compare your Love Hurts rendition with the provided results by reading the staff and lyrics, noting small melody and rhythm differences and non-diatonic chords in G major.

Analyze Country Roads on your own, identifying chords and melody for verse, refrain, and bridge. Listen to referenced version and compare your results with my results in the next lecture.

Learn to play by ear by analyzing country roads: study diatonic chords in a major, identify the non-diatonic G major, compare melodic and harmonic parts, and practice interval recognition.