Intervals: First Step to Ear Training

[Kingpin0072001uk]

5:33 its also known as the tritone.

good work

[skillguitar]

You sound like Rollo from the Cleveland show :D

Haha, but anyway, great lesson man!

[insanedrummer89]

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[ixzxe]

ok

[hecbiz75]

Around the 3:45 mark, where you do the minor 2nd, it sounds right. But, the next few intervals you play, the second note sounds like it's LOWER than the first. But the movement of your hands clearly reflect an ascending interval - from the low note up to the high note. WEIRD! I've been playing bass since 1992, so this is not me being a total n00b, you know? Do you hear it that way? I can't believe what I'm hearing, when I look at what I'm seeing!

[Torch7]

@hecbiz75 That video camera, doesn't have the best onboard mic. The Bb which I am using for the root, sounds horrible in my opinion. However, I don't hear a descending note. We are working on getting a better setup for future videos, I hope this will help with the sounds.

[rsalmon63]

Man O Man I had no idea thats what I was doing. It happened when I was playing the major scale years ago and I heard it in my brain the rhythm to row your boat, A major 2nd gets the melody going. Then Hear comes the bride, a perfect forth gets the melody going. I didn't know what was happening but It's the only way I can play. I F'n hate tab. I'm not against combing learning to read and interval training at the same time that would be dope an I think I'm gonna work on that. Hope U read this.

[rsalmon63]

Man O Man I had no idea thats what I was doing. It happened when I was playing the major scale years ago and I heard it in my brain the rhythm to row your boat. Then Hear comes the bride, a perfect forth gets the melody going. I didn't know what was happening but It's the only way I can play. I F'n hate tab. I'm not against combing learning to read and interval training at the same time that would be dope an I think I'm gonna work on that. Hope U read this.

[MikroBadass]

this video totally applied to me, thanks for this awesome bass intervals lessons

[bruceleeC64]

Hey that's some good mofo'n shit right there bro'

[oluoyesanmi]

Thanks a lot. Please keep it up cos' I have continued to find all your lessons very very helpful and simple to follow.

[LionCereal]

Pitty nobody commented on this :) Really helpful for me, even if its just the names, lil pain in case of bass sound thou

[jh549]

this is what I need to work on. It will help me play instrumental versions of songs by picking out the vocal melodies. BTW, change the batteries in your smoke detectors!

[bassnpiano]

does this apply to all types of music? also, are these intervals the same as scales?

very helpful lesson. thanks.

[Torch7]

Yes, this applies to all styles of music.

Intervals are the main components to scales. The First Note in a Major Scale to the Second Note is a interval called the "Major Second"

Likewise if you move from the First Note to the 4th Note in a Major Scale its an interval called the "Perfect 4th"

Hope that helps.

[M2SWEDEN]

Yo man nice video, mad props to you. But I have a question. If you practice this will you be able to pick out fast as shit guitar solos by ear. Or anything that's fast for that matter. Fast notes one after another.

[joepic85]

First one on the blacked out screen was 1-4-5 ?

[WuschelofDespair]

this is a tutorial video, right? why dont u choose c major as your key, because it's the most easy key, with which the ppl r most familiar with. ANd what I found difficult is that u grab right on the fret, it's sometiems hard to see which fret you r picking now. But hwat u say is very importan, I have to work on my ear playing skills a lot. What is also important is to learn the chords, to hear if it is major, minor, and so on

[Torch7]

C is easy for instruments such as the Piano, but the bass is perfectly tuned, so no need to worry about pesky black keys or white keys, the fret intervals all transpose, as long as you have enough space to play them.

Playing directly behind the fret cuts down on fret buzz considerably, this is the optimal place for me to both play and teach.

:)

[WuschelofDespair]

yeah I knwo about the black key thing, i play piano and guitar. But it's not what I meant, the black keys, with "easier" I dont mean easier to play. But I think the ppl r more familiar to notes like c d e, instead fo notes like g sharp, b flat and stuff..

And of course I didnt mean to say anything against your technique to pla, everybody got his damn (I've seen a hell lot of ways to grab power chords on the guitar). I thik found it difficult to see for myself :)

[grunge93]

im so thankful we had a people like you..it realy helps me a lot more lessons pls..

[Torch7]

You are welcome...

[bamboojoint]

Hi, where are you located? Becasue if you're near me I'd certainly take lessons with you - providing I could afford you of course.

[killerecho]

Diminished fifth sounds EVIL!

[joeyguitarlo]

In the early days, hundreds of years back I believe this was called the devils interval. Classical musicians avoided this interval. ahh, but it is a tri-tone, the most valuable interval in Jazz.....IT's the only interval that can serve two masters and still produce the same chord, virtually.

[WuschelofDespair]

someone told me that this was called the "devil interval" in medieval times, and you were not allowed to play it. It's also claled a tritonus (dunno if it is also the correct english term)

[tomfrankly]

i learned (and continue to learn) bass from youtube, so i appreciate people taking the time to make these kinds of videos.

[scottycanes]

I'm not a bassist, but I've found this lesson very helpful to my music theory. I didn't know the names of the minors or the augmenteds, but now that I have a name for them and I can memorize them that much easier! Thank you!

[Torch7]

Cool, I am glad the video helps out.

[Jakewalker1]

thanks this is great! I play my bass in my church worship band too but as I'm only given chord sheets I have to make up the bass line and find it hard to work it out by ear. great lesson helped me a lot

[Torch7]

Glad it helps... :)

[johnnybroughanjnr]

yeah great, ive a test in a few days, ill be swotting up on this before hand!

[nirvana324]

this was very helpful as far as learning my intervals....thanks for putting this up, mate :)

[garifunascorpion]

you really just helped me out alot man,thanks for having these videos up man,blessing man

[Torch7]

Cool! I am glad the videos are useful to you.

[stoob1969]

This is a really helpful lesson, I would say an essential lesson! Thanks Torch, great stuff.

[Saelkar]

thanks alot! im in the middle of writing a pm to you, speak to you in a sec i hope.

[Saelkar]

great lessons more please i have probalems learning intervals from book this is really helping out, im just wondering if its called a minorsecond because it follows a minor note? or if you started on A and went up 1 half-step would it be minor second again or not its a tad confusing for me

[Torch7]

A minor second is synonymous with "1/2 step" or semitone. Don't get intervals confused with scale degrees. I did that when I first started. Technically there is no such thing as a minor note. You have minor scales & minor chords which are built with multiple notes.  When dealing with intervals, its all based on the distance between two notes. In this case a minor 2nd(c-c#)is moving up 1 fret. If you skip a "whole step" you get a major 2nd. (c-d) You move two frets. Hope this is not confusing.

[Saelkar]

just a bit confusing ! what do you mean by not getting mixed up with intervals and scale degrees. i know minor second is same as semitone or -halfstep- above the root. im trying to learn the intervals now its hard but ill get there im grateful for your help!

[Torch7]

Not sure where your confused... let me try and explained what I meant. In thinking in terms of a minor second, its simply based upon it being a semitone. Not necessarily based upon any particular scale. I was assuming that was what you meant when you said, based on a minor note. As you know intervals are used to create scales & modes. I trying to state that intervals are not based upon any particular scale... but I think you already got that much.

[SupraDRFT]

Very helpful and informative.

[mightyajit]

thnx a ton ... v helpful. so nice of u tat u shared it with us... thanks a lot again !!

[Greylocks7]

These lessons are very helpful. God bless you & yours for your kindness.

[Torch7]

Thanks greylocks7

[qwerly45]

thank you for showing me the first steps to developing my ear, such an important skill for what ever style of music you play

[Torch7]

No problem, glad it helps.

[zarolhovski]

thanks

[Torch7]

You're Welcome.

[musico28]

this video frees every 2 seconds

[toad2039]

seriusly thank cuse i cant pay for no lessons tahnks agina

[Torch7]

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[tennisdrummerboy]

thanks for the lesson, it helped a lot

[tennisdrummerboy]

God rocks! Great lesson, it helped a lot.

[Torch7]

You're Welcome

[bandjunkie92]

I had to learn bass intervals for School Of Rock.

This helped a lot!

thank you

[labgnat]

Thx for the lesson, my ear is lacking big time.

this will help.

[Torch7]

No problem, glad it helps.

[magnumopusoverture]

Thank you man this was helpful

[Torch7]

You're welcome

[Cparada1]

great lesson, god bless!!

[jazwelter]

Essentialy all music should be learned by ear.Great lesson !

[MusicDream16]

I watched this on my way out to take my ear training midterm. haha. Thanks!

[Guitwidit2]

you are really good at teaching. i appreciate this lesson on ear training.

[obvious3975]

thanks my friend, we were just talking about this and you post the video. PERFECT!!!!!!!!!

I get a better understanding when I can see.

Now we just have to work on the problem I am having now what we discussed. lololo

[Torch7]

Thanks... Glad it helps.

[deaconcw]

Hi.can you give me a gospel bass line to play . Thank You deacon williams.

[marshallrj1]

GREAT LESSON