If you want to learn a few holiday songs this year, I can help you find them. David’s lesson is like an introduction to fingerstyle playing, and the results sound pretty enough to impress family and friends. It’s a tune that nearly everyone recognizes. It’s a simple arrangement that’s perfect for beginners. If you can do that, you might as well tackle the next most recognizable song in the world: Für Elise.Įvery year around this time I like to dust off David Hodge’s version of Silent Night. Your ear probably knows them well enough to figure some of them out without even having to look at tab. If you can do this with “Jingle Bells,” think of how many other Christmas songs you’ve heard a million times before. From there, if you know the note names you can figure out some chords. Figure out the melody from memory using just a few strings, playing one note at a time. Our familiarity with “Jingle Bells” makes it a great song to try and learn by ear. The next most recognizable song in the world has to be “Jingle Bells.” You’ve probably been making up your own words to it since you were a kid: “Jingle Bells Batman smells….” If you’ve never figured out a song by ear before, the best song to start with is “Happy Birthday.” The melody is so ingrained in our memory even an uncertain ear will know which note is correct. Most popular Christmas songs are great for ear training. One thing I’ve found to be true over the years is that Christmas songs are really good for learning music. Photo by Spencer Imbrock on Unsplash Christmas Music is Great for Your Ears All the evidence suggests people want to end the year on a high note. If a relative’s house has a piano you can bet the keys get dusted before your holiday visit.įorget about people taking guitar seriously as part of a New Years Resolution. Things only get merrier when the guitars and ukuleles come out. There are family gatherings on the horizon where you might want to play with or for someone. It’s colder outside and gets darker earlier for a lot of people. The reasons for renewed interest in practice could be many. I’ve come to believe that people practice guitar more at this time of year. A typical Christmas Day on Guitar Noise has double the number of visitors than an average day in July. Traffic starts building around the start of November and grows steadily until to the big day. I know this because the number of visitors to Guitar Noise soars every year at this time. (We’re on a Wednesday schedule now until after the holidays).Ĭhristmas is an important time of year for aspiring guitarists. Throughout 2021 I’ve been writing about online guitar lessons and delivering them to your inbox every other Friday.
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