u/lmao_exe

i never really sat down to properly learn ear training. mostly just played songs, messed around, and learned bits of theory here and there

but recently i’ve noticed when listening to songs, i sometimes catch when it goes from major to minor, or when something resolves back to the “home” chord

it’s not consistent, and i definitely can’t name everything yet, but it feels like my ears are slowly catching up without me deliberately practicing it

is this how ear training usually develops?

like more of a gradual side effect of playing, rather than something you always need to train directly

when I first started, I thought once I learned the notes, I’d basically be able to play songs

but now I’m realizing getting things to sound clean is a whole different skill

muting strings properly

not accidentally hitting other strings

keeping chords from buzzing

sometimes I can play the right notes and it still sounds messy

kind of surprised how much of guitar is about control rather than just knowing what to play

was this a big hurdle for you guys too?