WORK OUT YOUR EARS

Identify intervals by ear to become a better improviser and songwriter

The ears are one of a guitarist’s biggest assets. They allow you to easily identify exactly what’s going on in your favourite tracks, the ideas in your head, and what your bandmates are playing when they improvise and write songs. Identifying music’s raw materials of intervals (the distance between two notes) and chords in isolation is a good place to start.

As you become more familiar with each interval and chord’s distinctive sound you’ll start notice them every time you hear music.