🎸 Daily Ear Training + Guitar Routine (12 mins)

Step 2 – Interval Training (3 mins)

Use apps like Functional Ear Trainer (mobile) or Teoria.com (free).

• Focus on one key at a time (C major → G major → etc.).

• Drill: hear the note in context (Do → interval note), then identify it by ear.

• Pro hack: sing the interval aloud before naming it.

Step 1 – Sing & Match (3 mins)

Hum or sing a random pitch → then find it on your guitar.

If you struggle, use a tuner app like TonalEnergy or GuitarTuna to confirm.

Goal: shrink the gap between “what I hear in my head” and “where it is on the fretboard.”

Step 3 – Call & Response (3 mins)

Play a 2–4 note lick or riff.

• First sing it.

• Then play it on your guitar.

👉 Start with simple major scale notes, then move to blues scale or random riffs.
Gradually increase complexity:

• 1-bar ideas → 2-bar melodic ideas.

Step 4 – Transcription Drill (3 mins)

Pick 10–20 seconds of a song you like (start with easy pop/rock).

1. Sing the melody line.

2. Find it on guitar without tabs.

3. Write it down (note names, solfege, or tab in Guitar Pro if you’re comfortable).

🎯 Weekly Challenge (10–15 mins extra, once a week)

• Chord Detective → Strum a progression (I–V–vi–IV, 12-bar blues, ii–V–I, etc.). Try to identify chords by ear and play along.

• 1-String Melody → Force yourself to play a riff on only one string. No chord shapes, just pure interval hearing.

🚀 Advanced Layer (after ~2 months)

• Solfege solos → Sing solos with “Do, Re, Mi” while playing.

• Harmonic dictation → Hear the bass line and guess the chord quality.

• TV Ad Jam → Play along instantly with TV jingles and ads by ear (fun & brutal).

🧘 Stick With It

If you stick to this like a monk:

• In 6–12 months, you’ll pick out most melodies by ear and jam along with songs.

• In a year, you’ll be transcribing solos and chord progressions without fear.