Intervals

[wild_axeman]

An interval is the distance between two notes measured from the root.
There are 12 notes and any note can act as a root note and then all of the
other notes distances can each be measured from it.The notes (intervals) will
be anywhere from one fret away to 12 frets away from a root note on a
single string.But the guitar has 6 strings and is set up so that the same
notes can be played in more than one location.

I will use an A root note as an example.
(remember this fact when you get to the bottom)

Root - symbol = 1

E:----------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------
E:-5--------------------------------------


Unison (two identical notes)

E:----------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------
A:--0-------------------------------------
E:--5-------------------------------------



Minor Second - symbol = b2
{other names include minor ninth (b9)}

a couple ways to play a minor second:

E:-------|-------|-------|
B:-------|-------|-------|
G:-------|-------|-------|
D:-------|-------|-------|
A:----1--|-------|-------|
E:--5----|--5-6--|-------|



Major Second - symbol = 2
{other names include Major Ninth (9)}

a couple ways to play a major second:

E:-------|-------|-------|
B:-------|-------|-------|
G:-------|-------|-------|
D:-------|-------|-------|
A:-----2-|-------|-------|
E:--5----|--5-7--|-------|



Minor Third - symbol = b3
{other names include aug 2nd (#2) or aug 9th (#9)}

a couple ways to play a minor third:

E:--------|--------|-------|
B:--------|--------|-------|
G:--------|--------|-------|
D:--------|--------|-------|
A:-----3--|--------|-------|
E:--5-----|--5--8--|-------|



Major Third - symbol = 3

a couple ways to play a major third:

E:--------|---------|-------|
B:--------|---------|-------|
G:--------|---------|-------|
D:--------|---------|-------|
A:----4---|---------|-------|
E:--5-----|--5---9--|-------|



Perfect Fourth - symbol = 4
{other names include Perfect Eleventh (11)}

a couple ways to play a perfect fourth:

E:-------|----------|--------|
B:-------|----------|--------|
G:-------|----------|--------|
D:-------|----------|--------|
A:----5--|----------|--------|
E:--5----|-5---10---|--------|



Augmented Fourth/Diminished Fifth - symbols = #4,b5
{other names include "aug.11th" (#11),"tritone",or "the blue note"}

E:----------------------------------------
B:----------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------
A:-----6----------------------------------
E:--5-------------------------------------



Perfect Fifth - symbol = 5

a couple ways to play a perfect fifth:

E:--------|---------|--------|
B:--------|---------|--------|
G:--------|---------|--------|
D:--------|-----2---|--------|
A:-----7--|---------|--------|
E:--5-----|--5------|--------|



Minor Sixth - symbol = b6
{other names include "aug.5th" (#5)}

a couple ways to play a minor sixth:

E:-------|---------|--------|
B:-------|---------|--------|
G:-------|---------|--------|
D:-------|-----3---|--------|
A:----8--|---------|--------|
E:--5----|--5------|--------|



Major Sixth - symbol = 6
{other names include "major 13th"(13) and "dim 7th" (bb7)}

a couple ways to play a major sixth:

E:-------|---------|--------|
B:-------|---------|--------|
G:-------|---------|--------|
D:-------|------4--|--------|
A:----9--|---------|--------|
E:-5-----|--5------|--------|



Minor Seventh - symbol = b7

E:----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|
D:-----5----------------------|
A:----------------------------|
E:--5-------------------------|



Major Seventh - symbol = 7

E:-----------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|
G:-----------------------------|
D:-----6-----------------------|
A:-----------------------------|
E:--5--------------------------|



Octave

a couple ways to play an octave:

E:----------|-----------|
B:----------|-----------|
G:----------|------2----|
D:------7---|-----------|
A:----------|-----------|
E:--5-------|--5--------|





|--5--|-b6--|--6--|-b7--|--7--|--1--|-b2--|--2--|-b3--|--3--|--4--|
|--2--|-b3--|--3--|--4--|-b5--|--5--|--b6-|--6--|-b7--|--7--|--1--|
|-b7--|--7--|--1--|-b2--|--2--|-b3--|--3--|--4--|-b5--|--5--|-b6--|
|--4--|-b5--|--5--|-b6--|--6--|-b7--|--7--|--1--|-b2--|--2--|-b3--|
|--1--|-b2--|--2--|-b3--|--3--|--4--|-b5--|--5--|-b6--|--6--|-b7--|
|--5--|-b6--|--6--|-b7--|--7--|--1--|-b2--|--2--|-b3--|--3--|--4--|