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'''The important thing to realize about the 2nd and 3rd strings is that they are tuned to a major 3rd, not a perfect 4th ''' (G - B is a major third). This means the interval shapes we learned in the last lesson will be a little different. Also, it can feel a little confusing when traversing a scale.
Basically, all you have to remember is that a major third is one semi-tone lower than a perfect fourth. Which means we need to move upwards one fret on the 2nd string to get the same intervals on the 2nd and 3rd strings. Let's do a quick example:
Both examples play the exact same notes, except Figure 8 shifts from open to first position between the 3rd and 2nd strings. Notice how when performing the shift, we get 3 notes per string. This is a concept we will revisit later, but many speed players prefer this because it creates more balance when moving up or down the scale through the 2nd and 3rd strings. It is also easier to derive scales this way - each string will be either a middle, ring, or stretch pattern of 3 notes. Without the shift, we get 2 notes on either the 2nd or 3rd string, and 3 notes on the other. This disrupts the order of the patterns across strings. In the above examples, figure 8 has ring, ring, stretch, stretch, stretch patterns. In Figure 7 we have ring, ring, ?, middle, middle patterns, then a final stretch to the high A. And again, we may have 2 notes on the G string in this case, but in other cases it would have 3 notes and the B string has 2.
''Note: the figures above play an A minor scale. Notice that it's the same notes as C Major. We'll look more into this later on.'' == C Major notes on 3rd String == g-0--2--4--5--7--9--10-12- G A B C D E F G Here are the C Major notes on the G string. Play each group of 3 notes as we did in [[1st String|previous exercises]] up and down the string.
==Homework==
Try to play some intervals on the 1st and 2nd string, then try to play those same intervals on the 2nd and 3rd strings. Practice Figure 1. Once you are comfortable with the fingering, play in time with a metronome and try to increase your speed.
Play groups of 3 notes from the C Major scale up and down the 3rd string, in time with a metronome. Try to learn all the note names.
==Q/A==
* [[1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals|Prev: 1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals]]
* [[4th, 5th, and 6th Strings|Next: 4th, 5th, and 6th Strings]]
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