Although I play horns, I need to know the chords of songs for soloing. If it’s a song I’m trying to learn, I like to write it out by ear (called transcribing). If I write anything, I have the ability to recall it, including music. This is not normal, I realize, but there is still great value in transcribing something to really understand it.


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