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Jorge–

This is a great post you have put here. I think many of us have the same issue from time to time- (maybe a little scattered as far as practice-specifics goes). The “what chord I should be playing next” line really caught my eye.

This is a skill I want to improve on for sure; but I’m confused about how to actually get there; I’m thinking it has to go all the way “back” to chord matrixes (cies?), chord “families”, maybe Circle of Fifths, etc, to get a handle on “what goes with what…. next”.

My mom used to be able to just listen to the start of a song, and be able to play-along on their old piano– perfectly— before the song was even over. And with zero “music-training” outside of maybe high-school band- (back in the early 50’s). Looking back on it now (and learning how to play guitar), it was really kind-of amazing. She could just instinctively/intuitively…… hear it– grasp it– and play it.

Now and then, I’ll see a solo-guitarist perform their set and then take a few requests for songs. It’s cool to see the expressions on their face as they take a few seconds just “to remember the lyrics….. and then talk/think to themselves as they figure-out the key/ chords/ chord progressions/ etc”, and then start tinkering until they get it right…….. and then just play-away!

This is a skill I would LOVE to have.

I know this isn’t a specific suggestion of how to better organize/specific ways to practice. But I hope you get LOTS of responses! (I’ll be following-along).

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