I play a lot of bluegrass, and one thing I find helpful is to figure out what the first note of the melody is and let your ear guide you from there, but that assumes you know scales and such.
But basically, learn to play the melody and the chords. If you learn one without the other, you haven't quite gotten there. Next would be to figure out what scale is being used, then learn to play that scale all over the fret board.
I ran into a friend of mine today. SHe was coming out of her lesson as I was heading in to mine. Last week I had told her to try ear training for five minutes at a time. She told me today that it had been a great help. It didn't feel like work, there was no pressure, and she felt she had made a lot of progress.
Good luck
But basically, learn to play the melody and the chords. If you learn one without the other, you haven't quite gotten there. Next would be to figure out what scale is being used, then learn to play that scale all over the fret board.
I ran into a friend of mine today. SHe was coming out of her lesson as I was heading in to mine. Last week I had told her to try ear training for five minutes at a time. She told me today that it had been a great help. It didn't feel like work, there was no pressure, and she felt she had made a lot of progress.
Good luck