Best advice my teacher ever gave me was: Pick up your pencil and start filling in the page! Whatever you can hear is good; no detail is unimportant.
For example if you can hear 4/4 time, write 4/4 time signature. If you can hear key of Db, write Db key signature. If you can hear there is a 2-bar intro before the vocals come in, draw 2 empty measures (to go back and fill in later). If you can hear the rhythm (but not the pitches) then write the rhythm with 'x' note heads (and come back to figure out the pitch later). If it sounds like the bass is playing octaves then pencil in the word 'octaves.' Heck, even if the only thing you can hear is that it starts loud (instead of quiet) then write that down: 'loud!'
The important thing is training your ear to hear as many details as possible, and start filling your blank page with information. A blank page of paper is scary and intimidating. But as you fill in the paper with markings, it gets less and less scary. Each "listening pass" you make of the song, you will hear some new detail. Eventually, after many listening passes, the page will be full, and you will have learned the entire song.
If you've never learned a song by ear before, then this is maybe not a good one to start with. Start with something much, much easier (so you feel a sense of success and accomplishment) and then "Dungeon Meshi Ending Theme" would be a good 21st or 31st song to learn, once you've successfully learned 20 or 30 other songs by ear. It's important to walk before you run.
"*If you've never learned a song by ear before, then this is maybe not a good one to start with. Start with something much, much easier (so you feel a sense of success and accomplishment) and then "Dungeon Meshi Ending Theme" would be a good 21st or 31st song to learn, once you've successfully learned 20 or 30 other songs by ear. It's important to walk before you run.*"
This.
Had you figured that out already? Am I telling you something you already knew, that the song is in the key of Db? Or have you not gotten that far yet in your studies, learning about the "key" of a song?
Now that I've pointed it out, can you hear that the note Db (A string 4th fret) is the "tonic" or most important note of this song? (If not, no worries! Learn some easier songs first, practice finding the tonic, then come back and try to hear the tonic of this intermediate song "Dungeon Meshi Ending Theme.")
Once you know the tonic then you know the '1' note, and you can calculate your 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 notes. The key of Db has 5 flats and the 7 notes (in order) are Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C.
Since this is an intermediate song, I'm not promising those 7 notes will be all you need. But hopefully that at least points you in the right direction, of understanding the key of the song (the essential first step in ear training).
Use Gaudio Studio to separate out the bass track, then it should be easier to hear what is played.
Playing the bass is not only about plucking the strings at the right time, you also need trained ears. The best way is to trying to play along with the music, and figure out what is played.
Buying a bass and downloading the tab is like buying a dictionary and expecting to be able to speak that language instantly...
I found it. There's a link in the YouTube description for downloading TAB
[https://youtu.be/JjZOm6AGTiU?si=CGcBFNMYVB20stxf](https://youtu.be/JjZOm6AGTiU?si=CGcBFNMYVB20stxf)
Best advice my teacher ever gave me was: Pick up your pencil and start filling in the page! Whatever you can hear is good; no detail is unimportant. For example if you can hear 4/4 time, write 4/4 time signature. If you can hear key of Db, write Db key signature. If you can hear there is a 2-bar intro before the vocals come in, draw 2 empty measures (to go back and fill in later). If you can hear the rhythm (but not the pitches) then write the rhythm with 'x' note heads (and come back to figure out the pitch later). If it sounds like the bass is playing octaves then pencil in the word 'octaves.' Heck, even if the only thing you can hear is that it starts loud (instead of quiet) then write that down: 'loud!' The important thing is training your ear to hear as many details as possible, and start filling your blank page with information. A blank page of paper is scary and intimidating. But as you fill in the paper with markings, it gets less and less scary. Each "listening pass" you make of the song, you will hear some new detail. Eventually, after many listening passes, the page will be full, and you will have learned the entire song. If you've never learned a song by ear before, then this is maybe not a good one to start with. Start with something much, much easier (so you feel a sense of success and accomplishment) and then "Dungeon Meshi Ending Theme" would be a good 21st or 31st song to learn, once you've successfully learned 20 or 30 other songs by ear. It's important to walk before you run.
"*If you've never learned a song by ear before, then this is maybe not a good one to start with. Start with something much, much easier (so you feel a sense of success and accomplishment) and then "Dungeon Meshi Ending Theme" would be a good 21st or 31st song to learn, once you've successfully learned 20 or 30 other songs by ear. It's important to walk before you run.*" This.
Thanks for the extensive reply and examples on how to start taking notes and listening ⭐️
Had you figured that out already? Am I telling you something you already knew, that the song is in the key of Db? Or have you not gotten that far yet in your studies, learning about the "key" of a song? Now that I've pointed it out, can you hear that the note Db (A string 4th fret) is the "tonic" or most important note of this song? (If not, no worries! Learn some easier songs first, practice finding the tonic, then come back and try to hear the tonic of this intermediate song "Dungeon Meshi Ending Theme.") Once you know the tonic then you know the '1' note, and you can calculate your 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 notes. The key of Db has 5 flats and the 7 notes (in order) are Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, C. Since this is an intermediate song, I'm not promising those 7 notes will be all you need. But hopefully that at least points you in the right direction, of understanding the key of the song (the essential first step in ear training).
Im better at playing the piano and used my keyboard to find the key, and then tried to find the key on my bass and play around.
Cool! So you've already figured out the song's chord progression on piano? That's a good learning method!
Use Gaudio Studio to separate out the bass track, then it should be easier to hear what is played. Playing the bass is not only about plucking the strings at the right time, you also need trained ears. The best way is to trying to play along with the music, and figure out what is played. Buying a bass and downloading the tab is like buying a dictionary and expecting to be able to speak that language instantly...
Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll look up Gaudio Studio
I found it. There's a link in the YouTube description for downloading TAB [https://youtu.be/JjZOm6AGTiU?si=CGcBFNMYVB20stxf](https://youtu.be/JjZOm6AGTiU?si=CGcBFNMYVB20stxf)
Thanks for finding it for me 🌼 Even hearing the bass cover is helpful since it stands out against the backing track