How to Play Any Melody by Ear - Step by Step Guide
How to transcribe any melody by ear without mistakes. This is how profressional musicians are able to understand what they hear and translate it to their instrument. With practice, this process becomes very fast and very accurate, eliminating the need for guesswork and effort. Ear training is at the core of musical fluency!
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✨FOLLOW-UP SONG:
At the end of the video, I mentioned I would provide another song for you to try and transcribe by ear using this method. The song is "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley, which is very different from "Zelda's Lullaby" used in this video, but is a good next step.
Check out the main melody found here at 0:18:
• Can't Help Falling In Love (with The Royal...
You can find the correct melodic contour here:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/jqmi46...
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