{"id":148027,"date":"2025-06-07T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=148027"},"modified":"2025-06-03T21:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T04:35:40","slug":"ear-training-chords-from-a-melody-with-isa-burke-acoustic-guitar-teaching-artists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/ear-training-chords-from-a-melody-with-isa-burke-acoustic-guitar-teaching-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Ear Training: Chords from a Melody with Isa Burke | Acoustic Guitar Teaching Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Isa Burke Guitar Lesson Acoustic Guitar Magazine Teaching Artists Folk Old Time Ear Training New Fiv\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ThMZLtwGXMc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What if you could figure out the chords to a song just by listening to the melody? Isa walks you through how to do exactly that, using the old tune \u201cNew Five Cents\u201d as an example. She begins by playing the melody, then explains how to pick up on the clues that lead you to the right chords. Understanding not only how each chord sounds but how it functions in context is key. Though this lesson focuses on traditional fiddle tunes, the approach applies to learning any song by ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This lesson is brought to you by the Acoustic Guitar Teaching Artists! Join&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/acousticguitarplus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our Patreon community at the Supporters tier<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(or higher) to access a new TA video lesson every week.&nbsp;Plus workshops, virtual roundtables, and songs to play!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/1397424?view=expanded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AGTA_Homepage_TOP.jpg?resize=1024%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Acoustic Guitar Teaching Artists\" class=\"wp-image-147899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AGTA_Homepage_TOP-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C281&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AGTA_Homepage_TOP-scaled.jpg?resize=500%2C137&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AGTA_Homepage_TOP-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C211&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AGTA_Homepage_TOP-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C82&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AGTA_Homepage_TOP-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C422&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/AGTA_Homepage_TOP-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/collection\/1397424?view=expanded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agta-recents.jpg?resize=900%2C492&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-148028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agta-recents.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agta-recents.jpg?resize=500%2C273&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agta-recents.jpg?resize=768%2C420&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/acousticguitar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/agta-recents.jpg?resize=300%2C164&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if you could figure out the chords to a song just by listening to the melody? 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