The key to learning music well is to use your ears. Don't forget that music is about sound and listening so this part of your guitar study will help you a lot more than you will realise initially.

REMEMBER to stop the vid right after the chord you are trying to identify because...

The Last Thing You Hear, Stays In Your Ear!

Take it slow and don't expect results too quickly, it will take some time develop your listening skills.

Chord Quality Recognition (CQR)

Now we continue on from the last stage, just working on the same three qualities, Take it slow, really be focused on the quality of the chord - not how well I play it silly, the type of chord it is ;)

Sound Palette: Major or Minor or 7 (but now the root will change)

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Single Sound Recognition (SSR)

The chord palette is growing now, so there are many choices! Take your time, pause the track and write down what chords I play! Remember to listen to it before you just guess, listen to the quality of the chord and maybe try and hear how many thick strings are playing because that can give you a hint too - and you should be looking for all the clues that you can find!

I play the chords a little faster now so you have to work on your pause technique! it also means that you will hear the chord for a slightly shorter time now too, makes you work a little harder!

Chord Palette: E, A, D, Em, Am, Dm, G, C, G7, C7, B7, D7, E7, A7, Fmaj7

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

 

Chord Progression Recognition (CPR)

Staying similar to the last stage I will be playing the chords for either two or four strums. Try and hear when a sequence goes back to chord that has been before, that can speed things up quite a lot when you get that skill down.

Remember that there are 4 strums per bar, so writing down how many times a chord is strummed in each bar is a good idea.

1. |__________|__________|__________|__________|
2. |__________|__________|__________|__________|
3. |__________|__________|__________|__________|

 

 

 

Only look at the answers if you really have to! Find them here.

 

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