INTERVALS for Guitar –crystal clear and ultimate guide

In this guitar lesson you’ll learn all about intervals and why they are so important. Intervals are the building blocks of melodic and harmonic music. We look at all the intervals of the 12 tone equal temperament system that leads to the diatonic system. Get familiar with second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and the octave and all the interesting variation of these intervals and extended intervals like the 9th, 11th and 13th.
By knowing your intervals you can make better melody lines and create beautiful riffs. Break free from a lifetime pattern playing and learn how to benefit from the knowledge of intervals.

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E-BOOK "Interval Practice Routines":
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0:00 Introduction
1:06 About intervals
2:42 Intervals of the diatonic system
4:20 Major, minor, augmented and diminished intervals
7:46 Interval shapes on the neck
10:53 Interval inversions
14:57 Parallel intervals
16:23 Extended intervals
17:56 Benefits of learning intervals
21:48 Conclusion

Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:
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E-BOOK - Easy arpeggios for sophisticated results
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E-BOOK - Improvising over dominant 7 chords (using scales)
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E-BOOK - Modes of the major scale crystal clear
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E-BOOK - Exotic Pentatonic scale for Guitar
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E-BOOK - Modes of the harmonic minor scale
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E-BOOK - Secrets of outside playing
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E-BOOK - Superimpose Pentatonic scales
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E-BOOK - Traids and inversions for Guitar
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Artwork: (c) 2021) Rob van Hal

Used:
Castilla Classical Guitars

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Subjects in this video:
Music theory, Intervals, Intervals for guitar, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, octave, ninth, eleventh, thirteenth, intervals music, what are intervals, parallel intervals, writing music with intervals, guitar lesson, guitar tutorial, QJamTracks.

[MiddleAgedClub]

This video augmented my interval knowledge. It's not yet perfect but no longer is it diminished.
Hartelijk bedankt

[kimfreeborn]

One of the most complete examinations of intervals on the internet.

[karagivnish]

Wow. So much information! I need to watch this 28 more times

[scopasbrune]

you explained melodic vs. harmonic on the guitar better than anyone ever has - in about a couple of seconds no less

[chuckwagon]

The MOST mind-blowingly BRILLIANT explanation I've ever seen ANYWHERE!!! Sir, you're a true blessing for every guitar player out there! THANK YOU!

[kaiserg]

Thank you so much. This is tremendously beneficial. I've been dipping my toes in music theory but always with trepidation and an unfounded fear that it would interfere with my natural playing but in truth that was based on the fear of not understanding. Your explanation is fantastic and makes perfect sense. At the very least now I'm understanding why somethings sound great and works beautifully and why somethings sound crap.

[SethPerler]

as an advanced player, this is THE best explanation i've seen on intervals, thank you

[Pedro_MVS_Lima]

Learning the shapes of intervals on the neck is one of the most useful and rewarding things for a guitarist to know, and this video makes it exceptionally clear. Thank you, Rob!

I'll just add for convenience that for inverting an interval inside the octave, instead of memorizing all combinations (some people might actually prefer it though), you only need to subtract its type from 9. For instance, a sixth would invert to a third because 9-6=3. Or a fourth would invert to a fifth because 9-4=5. That solves the problem of type, and as for quality, major inverts to minor and vice-versa, augmented inverts to diminished and vice-versa and perfect just stays perfect.

⚠A word of caution⚠: The following several lines may be tiresome, but they also might be important for people with a frame of mind that likes to understand the consistency of these designations. Some might call this pedantic, but you've been warned. Proceed at your own risk, no refunds for lost time!

Notice that Inverting an interval is simply moving the upper voice to the lower voice (or vice-versa, of course). In particular, the lower note changes. For example, a C-G interval inverts to G-C, so a "C fifth" inverts to a "G fourth", not a "C fourth". Bear this in mind in the next descriptions, as the intervals in the example are all being transposed to a C fundamental.

Ok, so contrarily to the diagram shown later in the video, an augmented fourth inverts to a diminished fifth, not an augmented fourth. Both intervals do sound the same, i.e., they're enharmonic, as you can see in the table at 7:39, but technically a b5 (Gb in the example) would be the correct inversion of a #4 (F#).

That might then beg the question of what's the inversion of the augmented fifth also depicted at the table, and that would be a diminished fourth, b4 (Fb), enharmonic with a major third (E).

Also not mentioned in this table is the interval of first, or unison, which is the interval a note forms with itself, i.e. 0 semitones. A first does not however invert to an octave, the subtraction from 9 rule only applies to intervals "inside" the octave, i.e. from the second to the seventh.

The other interval not mentioned that will actually appear in common chord formation is the diminished seventh (bb7, or Bbb in the example), which is a semitone shorter than the minor seventh. And yes, it would invert to an augmented second #2 (in a C context, that would be D#), enharmonic to the b3 (Eb), although a #2 is very uncommon, unlike its extended version, the augmented (or sharp) ninth #9.

Formally, extended intervals are also as their "inside" octave counterparts. However, it is true that colloquially one might call them flat/natural/sharp in respect to their perfect or major versions. For instance, one may hear "flat five" referring to b5 (dim 5th), or "sharp ninth" for #9 (aug 9th).

[Bredaxe]

Best lesson I've seen. Clear, concise, and to the point. Bravo.

[daggercatz]

This has to be the best music theory video.. maybe even the best educational video I've ever seen in my entire life. I understand so much that before I kinda felt in the dark with even after looking at them! Thank you!

[itmightgetdark]

WOW!!!! this made all these scattered pieces of knowledge in my head finally click... thank you!

[terrybanks]

so concise! this is seriously one of your best lessons yet, thankyou!

[neaituppi]

I have watched a lot of good theory videos, but this one is even better.

[felikssutskever]

One of the best lessons, may be even the best on YouTube i ever seen. Thanks a lot

[markallanwolfe]

very good video very easy to understand thank you

[stuartclark]

Thank you. Loved the notion of inverting the interval to swap between a major and minor tonality. Fabulous!

[wagonet]

Great exllanation. Great visuals. Amazing lesson

[lawrencetaylor]

Wow, the first video I've seen from you but it won't be the last. I'm learning the piano, and my daughter loaned me her ukulele. Now I have a baritone uke an just received a 3/4 bass. Trying to learn the circle of fifths on the different fretboards, and to try to "see" the piano on the fretboards. Your discussion was the most intelligent explanation of guitar I've seen.
Merci.

[meistervoss]

Finally found the first useful tutorial on this topic! Thank you so much for sharing :)

[killeak]

People can't be allergic to music theory when listening you, it's so clear that i can feel being bless xD. That was a masterclass... like always!