Hi Everyone,Ear Training & Song Analysis is an ongoing series where I listen to a song I've never heard before and try to figure out the key, chord progression, melody, and relevant riffs, bass line, etc. I do these lessons mainly to demonstrate the relationship between music theory and ear training, but also to show you that the process is sometimes messy and takes time. A lot of
In this ETSA lesson, I'm listening to the song Outside Tokyo by The Stranglers for the first time and trying to figure out the key, the basic chord progression, the bass lines, and whatever else I can find. This one was tough and I didn't actually get as much done as I would have liked, but I still think it's valuable to show the process. I got a few things right as I went along and a few things wrong as well! This stuff takes practice and I want to demonstrate how tricky it can be even if you've been doing it for a long time.
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