Learning a song by ear can be a daunting task at first, but it is a skill that every musician can master with the right approach. One of the most significant benefits of learning by ear is how much faster you’ll memorize music by internalizing the phrases directly, you move beyond seeing symbols on a page and start thinking in music.

In this lesson, we are diving into the A section of Fats Waller’s legendary jazz standard, "Honeysuckle Rose" This tune is a fantastic entry point for ear training because it is a riff-based song built on just two primary phrases. Once you master these, you’ll have the foundation of the entire song under your fingers.

Join the Magic Ukulele Club for a six lesson series on honeysuckle Rose this month including

-Basic Chords

-Django's Chords

-Fats Waller's 1935 Melody and Harmony

-Soloing by Developing the Melody

-2 Chord Melody versions

-Bass tabs

-and More