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Hi @the-old-coach , I have 1 tidbit to add, and it’s something that’s covered well in FW1, but not so much in FW2 (at least to my best recollection). This goes along with figuring out the key to a song by ear. Yes, you already know to use the loE string to find the lowest “note” that fits best with the song, but individual notes are neither major or minor, so how can you tell if the song is in a major or minor key? The answer to that was taught in FW1 (at least I remember it best from there) was to use a moveable major and minor scale pattern and play them (once you’ve decided on a key) while listening to the song. For example, let’s say we’ve decided a song is in the key of A (loE string 5th fret), but we’re not sure if it’s A major or A minor. In FW1, you were instructed to play the A major scale while listening to the song to see if the scale notes fit with the tune. If that didn’t quite sound right then you would play the A minor scale to see how those notes fit into the song – anyways, the moveable major and minor scale patterns are the tools used to determine by ear, if a key is major or minor.