Do you think the intro to this song could be learned by ear? I assume a very skilled B3 player could.
I also think having the sheet music would be a distinct advantage, as it would significantly reduce the time needed to learn it.
It's from a Tab Benoit song called "Nice And Warm." Paul English plays the intro on B3.


Perhaps I should have posed the question in the thread differently.

"What is the least time-consuming and least difficult way to learn to duplicate a piece of music note for note and play that piece of music on a software emulation program of a B3 organ with a MIDI keyboard controller? "

Other issues.
I sometimes look at the sheet music for some guitar parts both in standard notation and TAB. I am not skilled enough to play that part live and up to speed without studying it, nor would I typically want to. Sight reading for guitar or other string instruments is not a simple skill to learn but people do it every day.

I do not think gaining more musical education and skill sets will make one less creative or that there is any real downside. There is some truth to the fact that certain music universities leave an identifiable "stamp" on their students.

Billy

“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”