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Where the names have ()'s around a word in the description, that word is optional, and often omitted. Major 2nd, perfect 4th, and perfect 5th are all implied by 2nd, 4th, and 5th.
Sometimes you may see interval names not listed above, like A6 (augmented 6th) or d7 (diminished 7th). Augmented simply means raised a half-step above a major or perfect interval and diminished means lowered a half-stepbelow a minor or perfect interval. So an A6 is really the same interval as a m7, and a d7 is the same as a M6. The reason the alternate names are occasionally used is due to that the interval names sometimes imply harmonic function - the alternate names suggest a different harmonic function than usualfrom how such intervals usually act.
Let's hear some play all of the different intervals:
E-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--
u m2 M2 m3 M3 P4 tt P5 m6 M6 m7 M7 o
We start on E on both the 1st and 2nd strings. The 2nd string moves up one fret each time: F, F{{sharps}}, G, G{{sharps}}, A, etc. This allows us to hear all the intervals named in the tables above; however, we are hearing them all against the common note of E, not C. That we are using E instead of C is immaterial. ''Remember: Intervals have their own unique sound, and a major 3rd between E and G{{s}} will sound the same compared to a major 3rd between C and E. Only the pitches are different; the relative distance and harmonic interaction between each pair of notes is the same.''
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.