I saw this guy on Reddit who learned how to play by ear in one month and it really ruined my day, he was playing a cover of a punk band I think. And he said it took him 10 minutes to learn it and he's been playing for two months. Meanwhile I've been playing for 3 years and have been trying to play by ear for two months and can barely figure out a single song, it's depressing. I wonder if what I'm doing is wrong though. I can pick out simple folk and pop melodies, but I can't play the chords at all that are in the recording. My instrument is piano btw.
Submitted April 24, 2023 at 02:58AM by music_newbie https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/12x57wb/is_it_normal_to_suck_for_awhile_at_playing_by_ear/?utm_source=ifttt