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Play Guitar by Ear - The Pros Secret Exposed Intervals - Learning to Hear the Perfect 4th
By Mike P Hayes
Technically speaking intervals are a way of measuring musical 'space' between notes, guitar players are often overwhelmed by the technical names of intervals such as 'major third' or 'minor third' but once the student begins to grasp a few basic concepts about intervals the whole thing starts to make sense and ear training becomes a logic process that's heaps of fun.
Traditionally, intervals are usually presented as two separate notes as they occur in melodies of songs; however an often overlooked musical fact is that intervals can also be played as a mini- chord (two notes); in fact from a guitarist's perspective that's probably a good place to start.
The first thing to understand about ear training is that it's an ongoing study you never finish learning and listening to musical sounds played both individually and as a coagulation of tones.
Previously I have covered the intervals of major third, minor third and perfect fifth today in this ear training session we will focus on the perfect fourth (ascending) interval. There is also an interval named the perfect interval (descending) but that's for another session, only the perfect fourth (ascending) interval will be presented in this article
Since this ear training session is primarily addressed to guitarists I'll begin our discussion with the harmonic fourth sound (mini-chord) which has to be one of the most often played harmonic intervals by guitarists.
Have you ever heard a song called 'Smoke On The Water'?
Unless you have just arrived from the moon you must have heard or played this song before; unfortunately as well as being one of the most played songs it also has the dubious distinction of being one of the most inaccurately played songs of all time.
When 'Smoke On The Water' is played correctly the first chord is a harmonic fourth.
Harmonic fourth (power chord)
To hear a great example of the harmonic fourth listen to the opening chord of 'Smoke On The Water' by Deep Purple.
Harmonic fourth - 'Smoke On The Water'
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This is the correct way to play 'Smoke On The Water', listen carefully to the original recorded version of this song then play the harmonic fourth as shown above and you will notice how it matches exactly with the sound on the recording.
Now that you know what the interval of a perfect fourth sounds like when played as a chord let's work on being able to hear the interval when played as single notes as it would be in a melody of a song.
Begin with a reference pitch of middle 'C'.
Middle 'C' reference pitch (third string; fifth fret)
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Next play the note 'F' on the second string; fret six
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Repeat that process, take plenty of time remember we want to recognize this interval when it turns up in songs and solos therefore the slower you play his exercise the better.
Playing by ear is really learning to play from memory we need to make a conscious effort to listen to each note and how it relates to the previous note. People who can play by ear have developed an accurate 'recall' system by mentally filing sounds in their memory so that they can rapidly identify that sound and it's
location on the guitar fretboard.
Next play the two notes as a chord (harmonic fourth or power chord)
Harmonic fourth
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The harmonic fourth you have just played is in the key of 'C' whereas the harmonic fourth I presented for 'Smoke On The Water' is in the key of 'G' (the original recorded version); they are exactly the same musical sound only presented in different keys and played in a different octave.
Now to round off this introduction to perfect fourth intervals here's a short list of some tunes that begin with the perfect fourth (ascending) interval
1. Here Comes The Bride (Wedding March)
2. Amazing Grace
3. Auld Lang Syne
4. All The Things You Are
5. Love Me Tender (Elvis Presley)
Try some 'on the job training'... next time you play a song ask yourself what interval am I'm hearing; it's fun to play this game and the great news is that it doesn't matter what type of music you play the intervals are still the same so now it's back to playing your guitar.

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Over a thirty five year career as a professional guitarist I have often been in the privileged position to study some of the world's finest musicians up close and personal; I'm talking about being in the same room as these guys often it's the mixing room or at a recording session.
Recently I found myself sitting in between two of the jazz world's musical heavy weighs; Jazz trumpeter and all round multi- instrumentalist, James Morrison and one of the finest jazz guitarists of all time, George Golla and the first thing that comes to mind is these guy's look VERY normal, I mean if you came across them in the street you won't even look twice.
But there is something VERY different about the way they live, the thing that has allowed these guys to reach the top of their craft is their philosophy.
At the age of nineteen I was fortunate enough to be hanging out with another top flight musician flugelhorn player Bob Venier, I'm sure you have heard Bob's playing he's the world's most 'heard' trumpet/flugelhorn player you probably don't know the name but unless you have just arrived on the planet you will have heard his playing e.g., Little River Band's hit "Reminiscing" features an extended Bob Venier flugelhorn solo.
Side note: According to Albert Goldman's biography, John Lennon named "Reminiscing" as one of his favorite songs.
It was Bob who introduced me to a life changing philosophy it's simple but I now know that this exact same philosophy is what makes the difference between the good players and the best players.
Here's Bob's philosophy...
"If the phone rings, I go and play... if it doesn't ring, I practice!"
Thirty four years latter this simple philosophy is one of the most important things I have learned about music, I couldn't grasp the full significance of these words at the time when I first heard this philosophy but I now know all the world's top musicians (not just guitarists) live by this exact same philosophy.
If you are truly serious about being a musician read and take onboard this philosophy; you see it's easy to keep going when things are going well, everything is in flow and life is a breeze you don't really need much of a philosophy to keep motivated but it's when things are going pear shaped that's when you need a solid philosophy to fall back on that's what separates the professionals it's their ability to keep going no matter what.
When I'm listening to the top players these days I can hear in their playing all their life's experiences that's what they bring to the table all the times the phone didn't ring all the gigs they didn't get and how they have never lost their passion for playing music and how much they love playing it!

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What a great guitar learning course! As someone who has been playing guitar for several years without ever taking a lesson, I really learned a lot from your course. I especially enjoyed the Guitar Leads Course. The biggest advantage of this play along course for me is the half speed feature. By being able to slow the pace, you actually decrease the learning time! I am looking forward to Volume 2. Thanks a 1,000,000! You, too, can take this world acclaimed guitar lesson course to learn how to play guitar or to sharpen your skills as an advanced guitar player.

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Saving Money On Guitar Lessons - Learning To Play Without Breaking The Bank
By Jason C Diggs

If you are interested in taking guitar lessons, you may have been reluctant to do so because you thought that that the costs associated with guitar lessons might be too much for you to afford. The fact is that in this day and age you actually can obtain the guitar lessons that you have always wanted without breaking the bank in the process. Through this article you are provided with some thoughts about what you can do to ensure that you do get the best deal when it comes to guitar lessons.
Group Guitar Lessons
One avenue that you can pursue in order to save money on guitar lessons is to take them in a group setting. The reality is that by signing up for group guitar lessons you will actually end up keeping a good amount of money in your wallet that would have been spent if you elected to take one on one lessons.
As an alternative, if you desire to have the benefits of one on one lessons, you may want to consider a combination of group and one on one lessons. In this case you will be able to obtain the best of both worlds, as they say.
Guitar Lessons Provided by a Student
Another course that you can pursue when it comes to guitar lessons is to sign up for instruction with a student. For example, if there is a college in your community, you likely will be able to find a music student who is interested in making some extra money. Such a student likely can turn out to be wonderful at providing guitar lessons.
Moreover, when you do find a student who provides guitar lessons you likely will be able to save a good deal of money on such instruction. Moreover, you likely are also going to find that a student will have a great deal of enthusiasm when it comes to his or her instruction.
Guitar Lessons Through a Community Center
If you live in a city or a town that has a community center you likely will find that the center offers different types of lessons throughout the course of any given year. Oftentimes these lessons include guitar.
You will discover that the guitar lessons offered through a community center setting will be most reasonably priced. Chances are that the lessons that will be offered through a community center will be in a group or class setting. However, particularly if you are a novice at the guitar, you will find these lessons quite suitable.
Guitar Classes
Along these same lines, if you are a student in school - high school or college - you may be able to access guitar lessons through the school itself. Of course, the sad reality is that many high schools have had to cut back drastically on the music lessons and art classes that had been offered in the past. However, this is not universally the case.
With this in mind, you will want to explore what you might be able to access in the way of guitar lessons if you are attending school yourself.
The Internet as a Resource for Saving Money on Guitar Lessons
As with so many things in this day and age, you will want to make certain that you take advantage of the Internet and World Wide Web when it comes to your hunt for reasonable priced guitar lessons. There are websites in operation on the Net that can assist you in finding the most favorable rates on guitar lessons. Indeed, there are websites in operation through which you can actually sign up for guitar lessons.

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What a great guitar learning course! As someone who has been playing guitar for several years without ever taking a lesson, I really learned a lot from your course. I especially enjoyed the Guitar Leads Course. The biggest advantage of this play along course for me is the half speed feature. By being able to slow the pace, you actually decrease the learning time! I am looking forward to Volume 2. Thanks a 1,000,000! You, too, can take this world acclaimed guitar lesson course to learn how to play guitar or to sharpen your skills as an advanced guitar player.

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Free Guitar Lessons For Beginners - How to Find Free and Professional Lessons
By Hansol Lee

Free guitar lessons for beginners are everywhere. But you can only find actual comprehensive and professional lessons for free if you know where to find it. I'll teach you how.
There are thousands of websites which deals exclusively with guitar playing.
I'm sure you are looking for free guitar lessons because you want to learn guitar by yourself. I'm sure you've search around web to find good lessons to get you out of beginner stage.
Most people who learn guitar online eventually give up. Do you know why?
First, free guitar lessons in websites are not systematically structured to teach beginning guitar players. These lessons are all over the place. They are not step by step method to guide you. They are bits and pieces of information that you have to gather and learn. If you don't know much about music and guitar already, you won't be able to gather these scattered information and assemble them to suit your need.
Second, you don't know whether their information is correct. Especially for people who play guitar, there are many guitar players who think they are good without understanding theory behind guitar playing. It's a fact that most guitar players can't even read music. Why? Because when you are playing guitar, you can just learn songs even complex solos just by reading Tab. So, these people who learned guitar without proven and professional knowledge, think themselves to be good and post lessons. In reality, they learned from internet information which can't be fully trusted.

So, how do we find free guitar lessons for beginners? How do we find something professional, structured, and effective that will take you from A to Z for free?
We all know that tutors are expensive and some guitar courses you can find online are same. Free guitar lessons for beginners might sound impossible. I know you feel it that way if you have searched internet.
I know how. I'll tell you how to get free guitar lessons that suits beginner, and how to use that lessons to your fullest advantage.
There are many guitar programs that are professional and proven by thousands of people. you want to find programs that are internet based. You need to find guitar programs which you pay to download instantly or sign up with web seminars.
Some of these programs offer you to get a test of a program for free.
If you go to search engines and type in 'guitar lessons' you will find thousands of guitar programs. Many of them aren't professional enough, only few of them are actually good guitar lessons.
Go out find them or go to my website linked below to simply find professional guitar lessons.
When you've found them go download free and professional guitar lessons for beginners. I'm sure for most of them all you need to put in is e-mail address and your name.
I've found one program that offers 6 days worth of free guitar lessons to get you out of beginner stage. I was surprised that the program simply gave me comprehensive and structured lessons that are enough information to get guitar beginner out of confusion of website lessons.
Free guitar lessons for beginners are very useful and powerful if you can find these professional sources. Stop wondering around websites to scavenge bit of information. That's just waste of time when you can find free and professional lessons taught using videos, printable pages, games, etc.
If you can find these professional lessons, you can learn enough knowledge of guitar to teach yourself how to play guitar. So, go out there and start finding professional guitar programs with free lessons offer.
Good luck and have fun learning guitar! -Hans-

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