Play Songs By Ear On The Piano (No Score, No Chord Charts)

How can you play by ear if you don't have perfect pitch, you don't have sheet music, you don't even have a chord chart?! Read below:

It IS possible! Developing your ear is a skill that takes time to learn, but because it's a skill that means you CAN learn it.

I have been working on it for pretty much my whole life, and in that time I've picked up a few tips that can make the process faster and easier.

We're going to use the song "Photograph" by Ed Sheeran as our example song today. I don't have the music, I don't have a chord chart. I just have my ear.

So let's go!

Here are all the tips with the relevant timecodes:

Tip #1 - Figure out what key the song is in - 0:21

Tip #2 - Figure out the chord progression - 2:01

Tip #3 - Be patient - 3:30

Tip #4 - If you won't want to sing - 4:08

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Lisa Witt has been teaching piano for +20 years and in that time has helped hundreds of thousands of students learn to play the songs they love. Lisa received classical piano training through the Royal Conservatory of Music, but she has since embraced popular music and playing by ear in order to accompany herself and others. She is a songwriter and recording artist. Lisa’s contagious enthusiasm will have you excited to practice and return to the keys for your next lesson. Her teaching style focuses on you, making lessons encouraging and fun.