8,720
edits
Changes
m
<div class="item-wrap"> <div class="trail {{crumbs|red"> |8 <span class="text">[[|Guitar Parts and Functions|Parts]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Holding the Guitar and Pick|Playing]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Basic Technique|Technique]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Tuning and Harmonics|Tuning]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Music Theory Basics|Theory]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Position|Position]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st String|1st String]]</span> <span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text">[[|2nd and 3rd Strings|2nd/3rd Strings]]</span> <span class="text">[[|4th, 5th, and 6th Strings|Other Strings]]</span> <span class="text">[[|C Major in Open Position and Alternate Picking|Alt. Picking]]</span> <span class="text">[[|C Major Chord|C Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|G Major Chord|G Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|F Major Chord|F Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|E Minor, D Minor, and A Minor Chords|Minor Chords]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Music Theory - Diatonic Chord Progressions|Progressions]]</span> </div> </div>}}
<div class="item-wrap"><div class="trail {{crumbs|blue"> |1<span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#C Major Scale on the 2nd String|C Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Hot Cross Buns, Championship Editition|2nd Song]]</span> </div> }}</div>
<div class="item-wrap"><div class="trail {{crumbs|blue"> |1<span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#C Major Scale on the 2nd String|C Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Hot Cross Buns, Championship Editition|2nd Song]]</span> }}</div> </div>{{crumbs|green|1<div class="item|1st and 2nd Strings -wrap"><div class="trail green"> <span class="text current">[[Intervals#All Intervals|All]]</span><span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Diatonic Intervals|Diatonic]]</span><span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 4ths and 5ths|4ths and 5ths]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 3rds|3rds]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals Above vs. Intervals Below and Inversions|Inversions]]</span> </div> }}</div>
<div class="going-{{top">[[#top|Top]] <i class="fa fa-level-up fa-fw"></i></div>}}
<div class="item-wrap"><div class="trail {{crumbs|blue"> |1<span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#C Major Scale on the 2nd String|C Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Hot Cross Buns, Championship Editition|2nd Song]]</span> }}</div> </div>{{crumbs|green|2<div class="item|1st and 2nd Strings -wrap"><div class="trail green"> <span class="text">[[Intervals#All Intervals|All]]</span><span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Diatonic Intervals|Diatonic]]</span><span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 4ths and 5ths|4ths and 5ths]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 3rds|3rds]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals Above vs. Intervals Below and Inversions|Inversions]]</span> </div> }}</div>
<div class="going-{{top">[[#top|Top]] <i class="fa fa-level-up fa-fw"></i></div>}}
<div class="item-wrap"><div class="trail {{crumbs|blue"> |1<span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#C Major Scale on the 2nd String|C Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Hot Cross Buns, Championship Editition|2nd Song]]</span> }}</div> </div>{{crumbs|green|3<div class="item|1st and 2nd Strings -wrap"><div class="trail green"> <span class="text">[[Intervals#All Intervals|All]]</span><span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Diatonic Intervals|Diatonic]]</span><span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 4ths and 5ths|4ths and 5ths]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 3rds|3rds]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals Above vs. Intervals Below and Inversions|Inversions]]</span> </div> }}</div>
<div class="going-{{top">[[#top|Top]] <i class="fa fa-level-up fa-fw"></i></div>}}
<div class="item-wrap"><div class="trail {{crumbs|blue"> |1<span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#C Major Scale on the 2nd String|C Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Hot Cross Buns, Championship Editition|2nd Song]]</span> }}</div> </div>{{crumbs|green|4<div class="item|1st and 2nd Strings -wrap"><div class="trail green"> <span class="text">[[Intervals#All Intervals|All]]</span><span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Diatonic Intervals|Diatonic]]</span><span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 4ths and 5ths|4ths and 5ths]]</span> <span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 3rds|3rds]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals Above vs. Intervals Below and Inversions|Inversions]]</span> </div> }}</div>
<div class="going-{{top">[[#top|Top]] <i class="fa fa-level-up fa-fw"></i></div>}}
<div class="item-wrap"><div class="trail {{crumbs|blue"> |1<span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#C Major Scale on the 2nd String|C Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Hot Cross Buns, Championship Editition|2nd Song]]</span> }}</div> </div>{{crumbs|green|5<div class="item|1st and 2nd Strings -wrap"><div class="trail green"> <span class="text">[[Intervals#All Intervals|All]]</span><span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Diatonic Intervals|Diatonic]]</span><span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 4ths and 5ths|4ths and 5ths]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Harmony in 3rds|3rds]]</span> <span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals Above vs. Intervals Below and Inversions|Inversions]]</span> </div> }}</div>
<div class="going-{{top">[[#top|Top]] <i class="fa fa-level-up fa-fw"></i></div>}}
<div class="item-wrap"><div class="trail {{crumbs|blue"> |2<span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#C Major Scale on the 2nd String|C Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Hot Cross Buns, Championship Editition|2nd Song]]</span> </div> </div>}}
<div class="going-{{top">[[#top|Top]] <i class="fa fa-level-up fa-fw"></i></div>}}
<div class="item-wrap"><div class="trail {{crumbs|blue"> |3<span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#C Major Scale on the 2nd String|C Major]]</span> <span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals#Hot Cross Buns, Championship Editition|2nd Song]]</span> </div> </div>}}
<div class="going-{{top">[[#top|Top]] <i class="fa fa-level-up fa-fw"></i></div>}}
<div class="item-wrap"> <div class="trail {{crumbs|red"> |8 <span class="text">[[|Guitar Parts and Functions|Parts]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Holding the Guitar and Pick|Playing]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Basic Technique|Technique]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Tuning and Harmonics|Tuning]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Music Theory Basics|Theory]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Position|Position]]</span> <span class="text">[[|1st String|1st String]]</span> <span class="text current">[[|1st and 2nd Strings - Intervals|Intervals]]</span> <span class="text">[[|2nd and 3rd Strings|2nd/3rd Strings]]</span> <span class="text">[[|4th, 5th, and 6th Strings|Other Strings]]</span> <span class="text">[[|C Major in Open Position and Alternate Picking|Alt. Picking]]</span> <span class="text">[[|C Major Chord|C Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|G Major Chord|G Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|F Major Chord|F Major]]</span> <span class="text">[[|E Minor, D Minor, and A Minor Chords|Minor Chords]]</span> <span class="text">[[|Music Theory - Diatonic Chord Progressions|Progressions]]</span> </div> </div>}}
<div class="going-{{top">[[#top|Top]] <i class="fa fa-level-up fa-fw"></i></div>}}
no edit summary
Playing on a single string is a complete pain. You are constantly changing positions, restricted to simple melodies, and cannot create any harmony. Let's add another string: the 2nd string or B string.
== Intervals ==
Two notes form an ''interval''. The distance between them determines what they are called and what they sound like when played together or in sequence. '''Understanding intervals ''IS'' understanding harmony.''' Let's look at all the possible intervals.
=== All Intervals ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
The line below the tab indicates the interval. Notice how nasty the m2 and T intervals are. the M7 can also be a bit nasty, but because there's more space between the notes, it sounds less harsh.
=== Diatonic Intervals ===
Also, we may occasionally omit the major/minor descriptor. For instance, we may say that C - E is a 3rd without qualifying whether it is a major 3rd or minor 3rd. Or we may say we're going to play a harmony line a 3rd above any given melody, which will more than likely include both major and minor 3rds, as seen below.
Notice the difference in the 3rds, 6ths, and 7ths.
=== Harmony in 4ths and 5ths ===
Time for an exercise. Let's play the C major scale with a constant interval above it. First we'll use 4ths. Chord charts for how to finger the 4th intervals in open and other positions are provided below.
{|
Those Perfect 5ths are also called ''power chords'', which are a staple of rock and roll music. They might sound a little weird on the 1st and 2nd strings, but try playing around with that shape on the 5th and 6th strings!
=== Harmony in 3rds ===
Playing the 4th or 5th intervals on a melody line isn't very interesting - you almost always have a perfect 4th or 5th. Let's try 3rds:
{|
In some cases, we're using major 3rds, and in some cases minor 3rds. Now that is a little more interesting! Again, shift positions for each interval, leaving the index finger on the fretboard but shift between using the middle and ring fingers to make the major and minor shapes.
=== Intervals Above vs. Intervals Below and Inversions ===
One last thing about intervals - the name used is determined whether you are calculating the distance above or below a given pitch. For example, G is 7 semitones above C, making it a Perfect 5th ''above'' C. However, it is only 5 semitones below C, making it a perfect 4th ''below'' C. Similarly, a G is a perfect 5th above C, but a C is only a perfect 4th above G. Typically, we refer to the interval above the root note and use the lowest of the 2 pitches (bass note) in question as the root. For example, if we are playing a C on the 2nd string in open position with the E on the 1st string above it, we would call that a Major 3rd, not a Minor 6th - C is the root note and E is 4 half steps above C.
This demonstrates an E-B P5 interval and its inversion, a B-E P4 interval, then an E-C m6 interval and its inversion, a C-E M3 interval. Inverting the perfect intervals only create a slight difference in perception, while inverting 3rds or 6ths has a larger impact. The composer cannot simply swap them willy-nilly - they clearly have different qualities in terms of overall harmony although they do sound related.
== C Major Scale on the 2nd String ==
B---0--1--3--5--6--8--10-12-13-
Armed with this knowledge, let's play a song...
== Hot Cross Buns, Championship Editition ==
1 2 3 4 |1 2 3 4 |1 n 2 n 3 n 4 n|1 2 3 4 |
Ok, that's weird, right? Sounds almost like a different song. But again the melody is exactly the same.
== Homework ==
* [[Beginner Songs]]
[[Category:Guitar]]
[[Category:Theory]]