A lot of people have questions about scales and key signatures that usually go something like this,
"How do you recognize a particular key? I understand scales and key signatures, but I suppose you have to develop the ear for what you are listening to. If you hear someone playing the same set of chords-like E, A & D-over again, then you would know that the key was A, and I understand that part, but the difficult thing is recognizing what it is you're listening to... can you do that? When you hear a song, do you immediately know which chords are being played? If so, how do you do it?"
The answer to your question about do I automatically know what chords are playing is, NO.
However, a lot of times I do have a clue on some songs without picking up the guitar and on other songs can find them relatively easy. This is because of experience more than anything.
THEN, there are times even if I have the guitar, it is very difficult to figure out what is being played.
Just so you can do it now, for the beginner, it is usually a hunt and peck method. You will just have to pick a note on YOUR guitar and try to determine the chord on THEIR guitar. If the sound of the note on your guitar sounds higher than what is being played on their guitar, then obviously you will have to go to a lower note. You will need to do this until you find the note that sounds the same.
Many guitarists have worn out their record, 8-track, cassette tape, and now CD going back and forth, back and forth, until they finally get the notes.
To make it easier, I usually listen for the Bass notes played by the Bassist and this will give me a clue as the Bass player USUALLY just follows the root note of the guitar chord. If there isn't a Bass player in the song, then I try and find the lowest note of the chord and adjust from there, since the lowest note is usually the root note. This is not always the case though if the chord is inverted (which means the root note is not the lowest note).
Don't worry, with more practice you will develop a better "ear" for the chords and even notes to a solo and this will become easier.
Now, there is equipment out there that slow the music down to make it easier and you can find a TON of sheet music on the Internet, but why use those crutches at this point? What you really want is to develop your ear and one of the BEST ways to do that is to work through finding the chords and/or notes how I just described.
Until then, it's hunt and peck!
Good luck and HAVE FUN!
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Michael Lee
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