Music audiobooks

Mission Impossible

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Now you can feel the coolness of playing this awesome song! In this lesson you will learn both the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this hit TV theme without reading music or tab. A full demonstration of the song is given at the beginning followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson taught in two to four measure sections. At the end of the lesson three... Read more

Andante—Sor

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

In this Guitar by Ear lesson you will learn “Andante” by Fernando Sor completely “by ear.” This level one lesson includes a full demonstration of the classical guitar piece followed by a detailed lesson teaching every phrase, with correct fingering, for the entire song. Learn a great classical piece without music, tab, or video! Also, check out... Read more

Aerith's Theme

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In this “by ear” lesson you will learn a late beginner arrangement of this famous video game theme song. This lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed “by ear” lesson demonstrating and explaining every phrase and note of the song. This song is also available in an intermediate level arrangement. Learning “by... Read more

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

In this all-audio lesson, you will learn an early intermediate-level arrangement of the hymn in three different styles. This allows you to not only learn the hymn for performance but also learn different ways of arranging the accompaniment for use in other songs. This lesson is suitable for most adult students who have been practicing regularly... Read more

My Jesus, I Love Thee

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

This arrangement is in the keys of D and E and presents three different left hand accompaniment patterns that the student can use for not only this song but other songs as well. The song is fully demonstrated and then taught completely “by ear” without music, print, or video. This lesson is suitable for most adult students who have been... Read more

Hallelujah – Fingerstyle Solo

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn a fingerstyle solo of this Leonard Cohen hit without using music or tab. Lesson includes a full demonstration and a detailed “by ear” lesson teaching every phrase slowly and without music, tab, or video. This lesson is rated at a level two difficulty. Read more

Leaning on the Everlasting Arms

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

In this all-audio lesson you will learn an early-intermediate arrangement of the hymn using three different accompaniment patterns in the left hand. This allows you to not only learn the hymn for performance but to also learn different ways of arranging the accompaniment for use in other songs. This lesson is suitable for most adult students who... Read more

Safe and Sound

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

This dark lullaby from The Hunger Games is easy to learn when you learn it “by ear.” The lesson begins with a full demonstration of the guitar part with vocal cues and then teaches you every phrase using no print, tab, or video. When you learn “by ear” you learn the song quickly and memorize it as you go. Level one difficulty. Read more

Swing Low Sweet Chariot

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

In this Piano by Ear lesson you will learn a beginner level piano solo of this classic hymn. The song is fully demonstrated and then taught in two- to four-measure sections, completely by ear, describing every note and finger used to play the song. Listen to the lesson sample above to see just how easy it is to learn to play this great hymn... Read more

10,000 Reasons (Fingerstyle Solo)

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

This Matt Redman worship song makes a wonderful fingerstyle guitar solo! This arrangement starts off simply with plenty of add-2 chords to give it an open feeling. Then verse two brings in the complexity and movement of arpeggios with a syncopated melody to really take this song up a notch. Bill Brown plays through the entire arrangement for you... Read more

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 22 minutes

Abridged: No

A longing sense of expectation has been captured in this song from over a thousand years ago, and it still moves hearts today. In this lesson you will learn this song of old completely “by ear,” using no print, music, or video. The song is demonstrated in its entirety and then taught note-by-note, describing every finger and its key played to... Read more

Baby Please Don't Go

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lesson you will learn the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this driving blues/boogie hit by Webb Wilder. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by the powerful “by ear” lesson breaking the entire song down into small phrases using no tab, music, print, or video. At the end of the lesson there are backing tracks... Read more

Have You Ever Seen the Rain

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

While this is one of the easiest CCR songs out there it is still one of the most moving. This level one lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song and has backing tracks to play along with once you have learned the guitar part. The entire song is taught “by ear” without music, tab, or video. Read more

Music Is History

By: Ben Greenman & Questlove

Narrated by: Questlove

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestseller, Music Is History combines multi–Grammy Award winner Questlove’s deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years.Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapestry, whether investigating how the blaxploitation... Read more

Solamente Una Vez – classical solo

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

This beautiful love song from Mexico makes a wonderful neo-classical guitar solo and you can learn it totally “by ear!” This lesson begins with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed lesson teaching each phrase “by ear.” You learn the song quickly and memorize it as you go. This lesson is rated at a level 2.5 difficulty. Read more

Time Between

By: Chris Hillman

Narrated by: Chris Hillman & Dwight Yoakam

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

As a co-founder of The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, Chris Hillman is arguably the primary architect of what’s come to be known as country rock. He went on to record and perform in various configurations, including as a member of Stephen Stills’s Manassas and as a co-founder of The Souther-Hillman-Furay Band. In the 1980s he formed The... Read more

Michelle

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Join us in learning this beautiful love song without using music, tab, or video. “Michelle,” by The Beatles, is one of their most popular songs and it is not that hard to learn when you learn it “by ear.” The lesson starts with a complete demonstration with backing tracks followed by a detailed lesson using no print, tab, or video. At the end of... Read more

Minuet in Dm

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

This minuet focuses on phrasing, legato technique, and the balancing of the tone between the two hands. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the minuet followed by a detailed lesson teaching the song in two to four measure sections completely “by ear.” This minuet is rated at an early intermediate level. Read more

Waltz - Aguado

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

In this Guitar by Ear lesson you will learn “Waltz” completely “by ear.” The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by a detailed lesson teaching every phrase, with correct fingering, for the entire song. Learning this way is fast and fun and you memorize the piece as you go. Be sure to check out the other level one... Read more

Gavotte in GM

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This Gavotte is a simple but interesting piece to play since it brings in counterpoint and legato phrases against staccato accents in separate hands. When the student finishes working on this piece they will have better control of basic technique and simple trills that are essential for more advanced playing. The lesson starts with a full... Read more

Lady Madonna

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

In this special Guitar by Ear lesson you will learn the rhythm and lead guitar parts to this Beatles standard without using music, tab, or video. The lesson starts with a full demonstration of the song followed by the amazing “by ear” lesson breaking the entire song down into small phrases completely “by ear.” A special rhythm guitar part and... Read more

The First 21

By: Nikki Sixx

Narrated by: Nikki Sixx

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Rock-and-roll icon and three-time bestselling author Nikki Sixx tells his origin story: how Frank Feranna became Nikki Sixx, chronicling his fascinating journey from irrepressible Idaho farmboy to the man who formed the revolutionary rock group Mötley Crüe.

Nikki Sixx is one of the most respected, recognizable, and entrepreneurial icons in the... Read more

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Charles Wesley, the other half of the famous Wesley Brothers, wrote this hymn in the mid 1700s and it is unarguably his most famous song. In this Piano by Ear lesson you will learn a late beginner level piano solo of this classic without using music, print, or video. The song is fully demonstrated and then taught in two- to four-measure... Read more

Norwegian Wood

By: Bill Brown

Narrated by: Bill Brown

Length: 31 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lesson you will learn not only the guitar part to this famous Beatles hit but the sitar part as well! Plus, you will learn all of this completely “by ear,” using no tab, music, or video! The lesson starts with a complete demonstration with backing tracks followed by a detailed lesson teaching the song in small, easy to memorize phrases.... Read more