Now, we are going to talk about intervals. The distance between any two notes is an interval. The name of the interval is based on the amount of scale steps they contain. Here is what I mean. If we take a G major scale and I play from the first note to the second note, that interval is known as a second.
So from G to A is a second. If I play from the first note to the third note, in this case, it would be G to B that is known as a third. And we can continue up the major scale in a similar fashion. The first note to the fourth note is known as a four that was G to C. The first note to the fifth note is a fifth. This is a G and D. First note to the sixth note is known is a six. That is G to E. And the first note the seventh note, G to F sharp is known as a seven.
So, if someone plays a note G, and say, βCan you play a third above that,β you would play the note B. Now, if we play one note after another, those are called melodic intervals. If I play two notes simultaneously, those are known as harmonic intervals. So, right now, I am going to show you an exercise using diatonic thirds in the key of G major. I am going to play thirds in three octaves in of G majors. So, check out the exercise then I will come back and teach it to you, here it is.
So, these are harmonic intervals because I am playing two notes simultaneously. The first note is G. I am using only notes from the G major scale. The third scale step above G is B. So, I played G and B together. Now, I continue up the scale in a similar fashion. The second note of this scale is A. I am going to play a third above A within the G major scale, one, two, three. Like this with the note C, so I play A and C together. Following this, I am going to play B and D, C and E. Now, I am going to shift to the next two strings, I am going to play D and F sharp, E and G, F sharp and A, G and B. So, now I am one octave above where I begun.
So let us continue. I am going to shift now to the next two strings for the D and the G string. I am going to play A and C together, B and D, C and E, D and F sharp. Now, I shift to the G and the B strings. I am going to play E and G together, F sharp and A, G and B. Now, I am going to continue onwards, A and C together, shift positions on the top two strings. I am going play B and D followed by C and E, D and F sharp, E and G. So, this is the G major scale harmonized in diatonic thirds.
And of course, it is also a good idea to work your way back down. So, those are harmonic intervals. We are playing two notes simultaneously. Melodic intervals are when we play one note after another note. So, we can take the same concept and play this with melodic intervals. So here is G major in diatonic thirds but I am going to play one note following another note. It sounds like this.
So, I started from the first note G and I jump to the third note B. Then I went to the second note of the scale which is A and jump to the third above A within the scale which is C. B to D, C to E, D to F sharp, E to G, F sharp to A and then I just landed on the root note G. So, there is one octave of a G major scale in diatonic thirds. That is a very common and useful sequence.
So now, I am going to demonstrate how we can play some melodic as well as harmonic intervals together in a short solo in the key of G major. So, check out the solo and then we will come back and break it down.
Okay, so this is in the key of G major. I am starting off with fourth intervals. I am playing D and G together. So, D is found on the seventh fret of the G. G is found on the eight fret of the B string. I am going to strike that three times and then I am going to play thirds on the seventh fret of the same two strings. I will strike those two strings together twice. So, here is what we have done so far.
Back to the fourth interval which is D and G, strike that three times. Now, I am going to move down to the fifth fret, play some thirds here, fifth fret on the G string, fifth fret of the B string. So, this is a C and an E together. So far, we have done this.
Now, I am going to go back to the first interv
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