This is a very helpful video but Sorry, just a little confused. Why was c# not the root of the 1st bar if it "sounded fine" at 1:51 "but may not be the root"?
It’s actually a lot easier if you just play the melody and then play the root notes at 1, 3, or 5 note intervals BELOW each melodic note played on the main downbeats (or immediately after the downbeat if the melodic note on the downbeat is a passing note). Using this method, I was able to play piano songs by ear very suddenly, and also play a song in any key!
I can definitely understand that that works well too! It can come in handy though to combine it with the first two steps to understand in which key you are (to make an educated guess and therefor be very quick to find the root note and chords).
@@SanneVerbogt Hello again. :-) A month ago, I came up with an even easier and more direct way to explain (in just 13 words) how to find the root note (or its corresponding basic chord) to go with the song melody: “play the melodic note as note 1, 3, or 5 of the chord”. It’s the same idea as finding the chord that carries the melodic note and find the chord that’s in the song melody’s key, just simply reframed and centered around the melody instead of the chords! 👍
@@SanneVerbogt Maybe half the time, the melodic notes on the strong beats are notes 1, 3, or 5 of the chord. And yes, many times, its the melodic note immediately following a passing note in the melody. But its a good rule of thumb that can give immediate success for beginners. For me, this rule of thumb suddenly enabled me to play songs by ear on piano and in any key after relying solely on sheet music and rote memory for 40+ years. It was quite amazing! :-) Thank you Sanne for sharing your thoughts!
So we figured out the root notes of the chords but how do we figure out the key the song is in? In other words how do we hear which chord is the first, fifth, fourth (etc...) degree of the scale ?
you can use the circle of fifths or any other way of knowing what a key is based on the amount of sharps or flats. so for example if you hear that in all the notes that fit the key there are none that are sharps or flats, you can know that that is in either c major if it sounds major or a minor if it sounds minor. from there you can see which of the root notes is the I, ii, iii, etc
I hear much better than I read and enjoy hearing my teachers speak.Much easier and quicker for me to learn that way.I do appreciate your effort though.Thank you.
Honestly some of the best tutorials on bass ever on this app and ive hunted for them
It's ridiculous how underrated this channel is.
Structured and understandable approach, thanks!
wow, just wow. I struggled with finding root by ear for so long. This really helped me. thank you
Agree with Dennis, I did learn more in 6'47" than in the last 6 months
This is a very helpful video but Sorry, just a little confused. Why was c# not the root of the 1st bar if it "sounded fine" at 1:51 "but may not be the root"?
most helpful/useful video I've come across in music.
It’s actually a lot easier if you just play the melody and then play the root notes at 1, 3, or 5 note intervals BELOW each melodic note played on the main downbeats (or immediately after the downbeat if the melodic note on the downbeat is a passing note). Using this method, I was able to play piano songs by ear very suddenly, and also play a song in any key!
I can definitely understand that that works well too!
It can come in handy though to combine it with the first two steps to understand in which key you are (to make an educated guess and therefor be very quick to find the root note and chords).
@@SanneVerbogt Hello again. :-) A month ago, I came up with an even easier and more direct way to explain (in just 13 words) how to find the root note (or its corresponding basic chord) to go with the song melody: “play the melodic note as note 1, 3, or 5 of the chord”.
It’s the same idea as finding the chord that carries the melodic note and find the chord that’s in the song melody’s key, just simply reframed and centered around the melody instead of the chords! 👍
@@allanjeong That's certainly a way to work from, but only keep in mind that the melody isn't always the 1, 3 or 5.
@@SanneVerbogt Maybe half the time, the melodic notes on the strong beats are notes 1, 3, or 5 of the chord. And yes, many times, its the melodic note immediately following a passing note in the melody. But its a good rule of thumb that can give immediate success for beginners. For me, this rule of thumb suddenly enabled me to play songs by ear on piano and in any key after relying solely on sheet music and rote memory for 40+ years. It was quite amazing! :-)
Thank you Sanne for sharing your thoughts!
on my way to a jam session, thanks!
Wonderful! Thank you.
Great lesson!!!! :)
it is my favorite channel
You are great
Thank you so much for that
Very welcome!
So we figured out the root notes of the chords but how do we figure out the key the song is in? In other words how do we hear which chord is the first, fifth, fourth (etc...) degree of the scale ?
you can use the circle of fifths or any other way of knowing what a key is based on the amount of sharps or flats. so for example if you hear that in all the notes that fit the key there are none that are sharps or flats, you can know that that is in either c major if it sounds major or a minor if it sounds minor. from there you can see which of the root notes is the I, ii, iii, etc
@@nicothefae Thank you
Actual genius
Brilliant thanks
Too fast . Not basic at all. Hard to understand
Can't hear it.Turn up the volume.
It's subtitled as well.
I hear much better than I read and enjoy hearing my teachers speak.Much easier and quicker for me to learn that way.I do appreciate your effort though.Thank you.
Unfortunately I can't change the volume of this video, but will keep it in mind in the future!