Lesson Category: Ear Training

15 – By-Copy Play – Em Pent 1-4 [BC]

DOWNLOAD VIDEO EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG DESCRIPTION Here’s a By-Copy Play exercise using the notes from the E minor pentatonic scale on the first four strings. You…

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By Copy In C – Shuffle

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION JAm TRACKS DESCRIPTION A shuffle feel is a fundamental rhythm for guitar players. I use it in a lot of lessons…

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By-Copy Blues

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION Play Along  DESCRIPTION By Copy playing is one of my favorite ways to teach ear training. I normally teach this over…

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By Copy Play – C 5-6 [BC-5]

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION JAm TRACKS DESCRIPTION Being able to recognize notes and patterns is an essential skill in guitar playing. Let’s build that skill…

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By Copy Play – Am 1-3 [BC-7]

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY ALONG DESCRIPTION My favorite thing about By Copy Play is that it’s active and passive learning. You’re actively trying to…

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15- By Copy In C – Shuffle

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . PREPARATION PLAY-ALONG DESCRIPTION A shuffle feel is a fundamental rhythm for guitar players. I use it in a lot of lessons because…

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By-Copy in F Minor

DOWNLOAD TAB DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION We typically do By Copy playing in a Major key. But today I want to do…

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By Copy Play – Am 1-3 [BC-7]

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION By Copy playing is a great way to train your ear to recognize notes and patterns. The point…

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By Copy Play – G 4-6 Shuffle [BC]

DOWNL​​OAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION Rhythms and feels are really important to playing guitar. You might think of rhythms as only for chords….

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By Copy Play – G Arpeggio 1-3

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION We’re going to mix things up in this By Copy lesson. We’re going to play runs, and we’re…

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Chord By Copy Exercise – E, A, B7

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION By Copy playing is a wonderful ear training tool. We normally play melodies and single notes for By…

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By Copy Play – Am Pent 1-5

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION By Copy Play isn’t just a good ear training tool. It actually helps with improvising too. You’re playing…

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By Copy Play – Am Pent 1-3

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION Part of ear training is hearing the feel and syncopation of the part you’re learning. To mix things…

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By Copy Play – Am Pent 3-5

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION In this By Copy Play we’ll stay in the A minor Pentatonic scale. But in one specific section…

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20 – By Copy Play – G 1-6 [BC-12]

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION Part of ear training is hearing and being able to play rhythms. Not just the notes. This can…

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By Copy Play – G 4-6

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION In this By Copy Play we’ll be playing out of the G Major scale. We’ll stick to the…

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By Copy Play – G 1-3

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION We’re back with By Copy Playing! This is a fun way to learn to play guitar by ear….

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By Copy Play – Am 1-3

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION By Copy playing is a great way to train your ear to recognize notes and patterns. The point…

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15 – Finding The Key Of A Song

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . DESCRIPTION You’ll often hear people talking about the “key” of a song. What does that mean and why does it matter? Figuring this…

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By Copy Play – C 4-5

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION If you’ve been a part of this community for a while you know how much I love By…

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By Copy Play – C 3-4

DOWNLOAD VIDEO . EXPLANATION PLAY-ALONG TRACK DESCRIPTION By Copy playing isn’t about getting the notes right the first time, or every time. There’s a lot…

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