Learning Songs By Ear: Improve Your Guitar Playing Dramatically.

Never underestimate how important learning by ear is for a guitarist.

Learning by ear is simply essential. Once mastered, this skill will help your playing improve in so many ways, you will be suprised just by how good you have become.

You`ll be able to learn any song, quickly, saving you a lot of time to play other stuff, your ear will be fine tuned and focused, enabling you to know when something is on or off especially in a band situation, and perhaps most importantly, you`ll be able to play the ideas in your head with ease.

All these qualities lead to a superb guitarist, the one who has mastered not necessarily the technical side of the instrument, but the creative side. (Although your technique will definitely improve too, as you`ll be playing things outside of your comfort zone).

The sense of achievement you will gain too is great. It will motivate you and keep you going during those tough times.

I always encourage my students to NOT use YouTube videos or tab where they can and I`ve never taught or met a player who frequently works things out by ear, who is nothing short of an excellent guitarist. All the best players do it. Whereas, I`ve met quite a few who frequently use tab and videos, who are nowhere near the standard of the first group. Coincidence? I don't think so.