I studied in a college where every musician plays by ear. The bass player, keyboard player, etc. has a good grasp of which chord comes next. I also go to a church where every musician plays by ear. The bass player, keyboard player, and the guitar player knows which chord to play next when the vocalist is singing. Now I am in University, the professors and the student have a good grasp of which chord comes next.
When I was done in the college, I didn’t learn to recognize chord progressions. I use software programs to help me with chord progressions, but it’s far from real music because the sound is artificial in a software program.
My pastor in the church who is a guitar and keyboard player advised me to repeatedly play chord progressions of popular songs and Christian songs on my instrument, but I don’t think this is helping. I go to church barely recognizing the chord progressions.
The bass guitar player in our church told me to rely on the feeling of the music. Which note/chord sounds right in a song and it will fit.
My experience practicing chord progressions is that I don’t know the sound of a chord (for example a subdominant chord) very well.
I like the advise of the bass guitar player, but if there’s some advice on Easy Ear Training that will be great.
I need advice on how to practice chord progressions. I believe this skill is attainable. I just need to start somewhere.
Thanks for the help.