Learning Songs, What methods do you use?
AK Rich
Dec 10 2011, 10:11 PM
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Hey everyone,

Here I go again picking at your brain smile.gif Was just wondering how you guys go about learning songs, Do you simply try to learn by ear, Use Tablature or musical notation, Use media players or software to slow the song down, or all of the above? Any other methods?

Basically what I do is learn as much as I can by ear, Including using Windows media player to slow it down for fast passages or just to get the phraseing right,and then Tabs if there is something I just cant figure out.Or even listen to see how other players cover the song,

The biggest problem for me really is that some songs are hard to make out the notes at very slow playback speeds if there is alot of mud or effects on the song, or the sound of other instruments making it hard to hear the notes being played.

Regarding media players and such ,Do you guys know of any media players or software that can somehow isolate the guitar parts to be heard more clearly or even just a player that doesnt sound as muddy at slow playback speeds.

Also, when you are learning cover tunes, are you a stickler for trying to play the song as it is written or do you like to come up with your own arrangement or solos? Does it depend on what song it is?

Looking forward to your responses guys and thanks alot! smile.gif

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- AK Rich   Learning Songs   Dec 10 2011, 10:11 PM
- - Nihilist1   QUOTE (AK Rich @ Dec 10 2011, 09:11 PM) H...   Dec 10 2011, 10:19 PM
- - Tangomouse   Tab or watch a video tutorial, thats how i do it, ...   Dec 10 2011, 10:40 PM
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- - llibach   I've got a Tascam mp3 guitar trainer. great pi...   Dec 10 2011, 11:17 PM
- - Gabriel Leopardi   I like learning songs by ear and when I have any d...   Dec 10 2011, 11:19 PM
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- - Daniel Realpe   I've always learnd stuff by ear. But when ther...   Dec 11 2011, 07:31 PM
- - dark dude   If I'm learning by ear, I'll use the Amazi...   Dec 11 2011, 07:39 PM
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- - dark dude   QUOTE (Gabriel Leopardi @ Dec 11 2011, 07...   Dec 11 2011, 10:10 PM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Well, here's how I do it usually: 1. Listen t...   Dec 11 2011, 10:28 PM
|- - JaxN4   QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Dec 11 2011, 09...   Dec 12 2011, 04:23 AM
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- - Sinisa Cekic   Regarding media players and such ,Do you guys know...   Dec 11 2011, 10:48 PM
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- - maharzan   I usually get the tabs if I can access one. Then i...   Dec 12 2011, 04:13 AM
- - Marcus Desaiha   QUOTE (AK Rich @ Dec 10 2011, 10:11 PM) H...   Dec 12 2011, 09:36 AM
- - AK Rich   Wow this extremely cool man! Thanks so much t...   Dec 15 2011, 03:59 AM
- - Alex Feather   I never use tabs anymore. I try to pick it out by ...   Dec 15 2011, 04:39 AM
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