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Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Adam.M on September 09, 2007, 10:24:18 PM

Topic pretty much sums it up, i need to work on my ear training, but everything i want to learn is far far to complex for my first go!

So if you guys have anything thats decent and simple to suggest, i'd love to hear 'em, all kinda styles, and learn 'em, i really need to start learning by ear, sadly my eyes have gone a bit weird and looking at tab just makes me feel sea sick... weird!

Cheers in advance guy.

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Afghan Dave on September 09, 2007, 10:39:37 PM

Play along to the EastEnders tune - sad but true :?

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Adam.M on September 09, 2007, 10:54:57 PM

Quote from: Afghan Dave

Play along to the EastEnders tune - sad but true :?

The what?

We don't have a TV ;)

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Tarzan on September 10, 2007, 04:36:08 PM

Nice post, i've been having the same problems with finding things to learn by ear, and i hadn't actually thought of asking on here.

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: _tom_ on September 10, 2007, 04:38:55 PM

Quote from: Afghan Dave

Play along to the EastEnders tune - sad but true :?

 :lol: A while ago I was playing along to the "This Morning" tune on ITV :P I also figured out the Hollyoaks theme  :lol:  :oops:

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Afghan Dave on September 10, 2007, 05:04:50 PM

Quote from: _tom_

I also figured out the Hollyoaks theme  :lol:  :oops:

When I sit down to watch Hollyoaks I generally only have one hand free....  :oops:  :D

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: JDC on September 10, 2007, 05:06:31 PM

I figured out a bit of mario and tetris, I need to do it more often!!!

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Ratrod on September 10, 2007, 05:52:12 PM

Learning by ear was the only way to go before tabs on the interweb.

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Johnny Mac on September 10, 2007, 05:57:14 PM

Quote from: Afghan Dave

Quote from: _tom_

I also figured out the Hollyoaks theme  :lol:  :oops:

When I sit down to watch Hollyoaks I generally only have one hand free....  :oops:  :D

 :lol:

Eastenders! You do this too? I like to play it Les Dawson Style, with lots of deliberate bum notes but try and keep it in contex, hey it's jazz!

Seriously, for anything by ear, have a go at whole lotta love by Zepp or Paranoid by Sabbath, Highway To Hell AC/DC they're easy to work out by ear.

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: MDV on September 10, 2007, 06:02:02 PM

Good man for not having a TV, adam!

I went without one, and didnt miss it for a second, for about 3 years. But the monitor I used to use was a TV too, and when I upgraded I was given an ariel. Just a little one, I havent bothered with the external ariel. Reception is nothing to me. I watch it maybe 1hour a week.

Simple song by ear....Debased Humanity, by Origin.

What?

I've been working on it. Slowly  :lol:

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Davey on September 10, 2007, 06:13:45 PM

there I was completely wasting, out of work and down
all inside it's so frustrating as I drift from town to town

breakin the law, breakin the law!!



BREAKIN THE LAW, BBREEEAKIN THE LAW!

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Crazy_Joe on September 10, 2007, 10:02:45 PM

LOL at afghan dave!!

Hollyoaks is such a good show though :lol:

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: indysmith on September 10, 2007, 10:15:04 PM

What i did once is make guitar up for a remix of this electro song, by taking parts from the original, that weren't in the remix, zazzing em up a bit, and playing them over the remix.
It's fun to play stuff on guitar that isn't on guitar in the original song. synth lines and stuff are usually very clearly audible, and simplistic enough to trnascribe, also giving you the opportunity to 'pimp the tune' a bit if your heart desires...
Don't know if any of that makes any sense..?

Title: Simple songs to learn by ear.
Post by: Transcend on September 10, 2007, 10:42:21 PM

i also have no tv sucks cos i have to go into my housemates room to play ffXII

best things that are easy to learn are metallica stuff from kill em all

really easy to learn by ear

same with some stuff off load and reload

i found the memory remains really easy