So my advice would be to practice playing melodies. Start withs simple stuff you know by heart - nursery rhymes, movie themes, christmas carols. Then progress to more complex stuff. Focus on the melody lines.
I got a ton of mileage out of the functional ear trainer, which is a download from miles.be. YMMV but it was huge for me.
Spend 10-15 minutes a day working on this stuff, and I suspect you'll eventually see big results.
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