Perfect 4ths – Playing by Name Guitar
In the next few lessons, you will play Perfect 4ths by name.
A Perfect 4th is equal to moving 4 steps in the current scale.
On the guitar it looks like this:
A Perfect 4th is equal to moving 4 steps in the current scale.
On the guitar it looks like this:
If it crosses over the break we add one fret and it looks like this:
Perfect 4ths Reading Music Guitar
In this lesson we will learn about Perfect 4ths.
A Perfect 4th is the distance between the 1st and 4th notes of the Major Scale.
A Perfect 4th is the distance between the 1st and 4th notes of the Major Scale.
Perfect intervals are called "Perfect" because of their pure sound.
A Perfect 4th is equal to 5 Half Steps.
A Perfect 4th is equal to 5 Half Steps.
Major 3rds – Playing by Name Guitar
Now we will learn to play Major 3rds by name.
A Major 3rd looks like this:
Notice the two notes are four frets away from each other.
A Major 3rd looks like this:
Notice the two notes are four frets away from each other.
If it wraps around to the next string it looks like this:
Major 3rds – Reading Music Guitar
In the next few lessons, you will learn about Major 3rds.
A Major 3rd is the distance between the first and third notes of the Major Scale.
A Major 3rd is the distance between the first and third notes of the Major Scale.
It is equal to 2 Whole Steps, or 4 Half Steps.
Minor 3rds – Guitar Playing by Name
In the next few lessons, you will play Minor 3rds by name.
A Minor 3rd is equal to a Whole Step + a Half Step, or 3 Half Steps.
On the guitar it looks like this:
A Minor 3rd is equal to a Whole Step + a Half Step, or 3 Half Steps.
On the guitar it looks like this:
If it wraps around to the next string it looks like this:
Guitar Minor 3rds
The next interval we will learn about is called a Minor 3rd.
As we learned in previous lessons, an interval is called "Minor" if it is one half step smaller than a Major interval.
Major 2nds – Guitar
The next interval we will learn is called a Major 2nd.
A Major 2nd is equal to two half steps, or moving two frets on the guitar.
A Major 2nd is equal to two half steps, or moving two frets on the guitar.
When it wraps around to the next string, it looks like this:
Minor 2nds – Playing by Name on Guitar Down
In this lesson, we will play Minor 2nds on the guitar going down.
The one special case is similar to what we learned before.
If the interval crosses over the B and G string going down we do the opposite and subtract one fret.
The one special case is similar to what we learned before.
If the interval crosses over the B and G string going down we do the opposite and subtract one fret.
Please press the Exercise button below.
Minor 2nds – Playing by Name on Guitar
We learned already that If the next fret goes outside the current position, the note will wrap around to the next string.
There is one other important exception we need to know about on the guitar.