Regular Folks Playing Guitar: Major Scale Intervals
I think this is maybe the most important concept for guitarists! Our system of 13 half steps divided into 7 segments to make an octave is really the root of western music in my opinion. The video above show the intervals for C in the first position. These are exactly the same notes you would play up the A string from the 3rd fret!
Intervals are the spaces between the notes. For a major scale (do re me fa so la ti do) the intervals are: whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step. This is worth memorizing! 2 whole steps, a half step, three more whole steps and a final half step to the octave. Here’s a PDF that will be helpful C major
“Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife.”
― Kahlil Gibran
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