JUSTIN Method Training Exercises 4 (Guitar Lesson IM-148) How to play IF Stage 4

Justin's Completely Free, Intermediate Guitar Course Lesson IM-148.
Stage 4, Lesson 8.

This lesson we look at more ear training exercises but remember the real lesson is on the web site - not here!! you gotta listen to learn this shizzle, not watch!

Find the related course notes on the following link:
http://justinguitar.com/en/IM-148-JUSTIN-Foundation4.php

This is part of Justin's Intermediate Guitar Method, Foundation. A series of lessons available free online!

http://justinguitar.com/en/IM-000-IntermediateMethod.php

Taught by Justin Sandercoe.

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Hi, how are you doing ?
Justin here!

Welcome to IM-148, where we're now doing
the "Just use sound to improve now!" - lesson.

In exercise '4A',
which is our "Chord progression transcriptions",

we've now got eight chords

so we're looking at the E-shape
and the A-shape bar chords,

for both major, minor, minor-7
and dominant-7th chords,

so you really gotta get
your ears nice and big now!

Remember, first of all,
you're listening for the root note.

Then try to figure out if it's gonna be
a 6th string root or a 5th string root

and then try to listen out,
whether it's a major chord,

minor chord, a minor-7 chord
or a dominant 7th chord.

A lot of people have trouble
hearing the difference

between a minor and a minor-7,
including me, I might add.

The thing with minor 7th chords -
they've got a little bit more of an open sound.

That is something that you really wanna practise
listening for yourself.

So, I'm gonna pick a C minor here now,
just randomly.

So, a C minor

Then, lift of little finger
and listen to a C minor-7

Listen the difference?

For me, it opens more.

C minor-7 has a slightly wider kind of sound,
I don't know why.

Yeah, that's the only way
I can think to describe it,

it's just more open.

So, play those things,
listen to them yourself,

you know, the best way to do this
is to play the chord

. . .

play another chord

. . .

Try to find the flavour of the chord,

really listen to
how does the chord affect you.

What exactly is going on there
with that chord

as far as your ear goes.
That's the trick!

Now, also in for all this time,

we've got chord changes happening
halfway through a bar.

So I'm not necessarily gonna be
playing one chord for a whole four beats;

there might be two beats on one chord
and two beats on another chord

Not every time, but you need to
keep an ear out for that as well.

Make sure that you fill the chords
in the worksheet in the appropriate place!

For '4B' now we're going to be doing a transcription
using the G major-scale.

We've done a little bit of that before,
this one's just a little bit more complicated;

a few more notes,
a little bit more syncopation

and if you can - please try to write down
the rhythm of the solo as well as the notes.

We've done quite a bit of rhythmic dictation now,
so that's really what you're aiming for

whenever you do a transcription
is writing down the TAB of the notes

and then being able to add
the rhythm above it if you can!

In '4C', which is our rhythm dictation,
we also introduced now a 16th note

which is four notes for one metronome-click.

So, make sure you listen out for that!

It's gonna be the same 8th note stuff
that we've done before,

but now, sometimes,
within that one beat,

you'll hear four notes within the beat.

They should kinda stand out for you,

because they're faster than the other notes
by quite a lot.

Well exactly twice as fast as 8th notes
as it happens.

So they shouldn't be too difficult
for you to figure out.

If you're unsure of writing,
there's a link on the lesson page

that'll take you to the rhythm writing
and rhythm reading page,

so you might wanna go
and check that out!

As I've mentioned now quite a few times,
the most important thing is that you use your ears,

so go and download those mp3's,
get them into your transcribe-player,

download the worksheet, print it out
and start filling it in.

Make your ears do all of the learning now!

So, hope you have fun with that,
see you for another lesson real soon.

Bye-bye!