Ear training · Advanced · 6 min
An Eight-Note Phrase by Ear
An original E minor phrase, learned one note at a time from the reference tone.
How to play it
- Hear the first note and find it. Then hear each following note and find it before moving on.
- Once all eight are found, play the phrase from memory at tempo in Play mode.
- Sing it once before each pass. If you can sing it, your hands find it faster.
What the coach checks: Pitch of each note in order.
Tab player
Hear the line
Tap any number to hear it. Four clicks count you in.
Your practice room
Find each note
Single-note pitch feedback. Practice waits for each note; Play checks the sequence at your chosen tempo. This does not assess chord quality or fret buzz.
This checkpoint needs 80 BPM or faster and the required accuracy. Slower Play attempts still produce practice scores.
Exercise map · 8 targets
- 1. E4Bar 1 · beat 1 · string 2 · fret 5
- 2. G4Bar 1 · beat 2 · string 1 · fret 3
- 3. A4Bar 1 · beat 3 · string 1 · fret 5
- 4. B4Bar 1 · beat 4 · string 1 · fret 7
- 5. A4Bar 2 · beat 1 · string 1 · fret 5
- 6. G4Bar 2 · beat 2 · string 1 · fret 3
- 7. E4Bar 2 · beat 3 · string 2 · fret 5
- 8. D4Bar 2 · beat 4 · string 2 · fret 3
Chord names and stroke directions are visual guidance. Rhythm scoring measures attack timing.
Play one note at a time.
Tune first. Audio stays on this device.
Why this drill
Transcribing is the fastest way to build vocabulary. This short original phrase sits in one position, so the only job is hearing the next note.