CREATIVE GUITAR: Music Theory - Naming Intervals

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This video lesson will cover how musicians with little to no experience with music theory can begin study and practice of the first stage of chord construction, "Naming of Intervals," (the distance between two tones).

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[Violentpanda]

I always thought the distance of 6 was a tritone? that's what i was always taught in my interval theory classes.

[creativeguitarstudio]

@Violentpanda... The Tri-Tone is six "half-steps." It is probably most often thought of in classical theory as an augmented 4th. But, in general - to jazz musicians, the diminished 5th (the +4 equivalent) is used in conversation as the interval related to the Tri-Tone step. Hope this helps!

- AW

[thom188]

hi.. I have a question: are a dim7 and maj6 considered the same interval, and also are they considered the same note then?

[creativeguitarstudio]

Reply to: thom188...

The Dim. 7th and Ma 6th are indeed the same note, however we have different names due to the quantity we want to relate in a line or for a chord.

For example; If we look at a, "G Dim.7th," chord. It contains the notes of; "G, Bb, Db, Fb."

Even though an, "Fb," is the same thing as an, "E Natural," in the chords degree layout an "E" is a 6th and does not properly relate to seventh chord construction, (1, 3, 5, 7). The tones we need for the construction are, "G,B,D,F."

[NailedSolo]

God bless this man for posting free theory lesson on youtube

[thofer23]

I agree. I mean how much better can you explain it!!

[MrNightrain22]

You are awsome guitar teacher! We are watching you in Europe,Croatia. I have one question for you. How much of music theory is there to be learnt? I am learning scales,intervals and all this stuff but I get confused when I see something like Hey Joe-Jimi Hendrix where he uses C major,G major, D major, A major,E major progression and starts song with e minor pentanonic. WHAT IS THAT? :)

[machicniii]

LEARN YOUR KEY SIGNATURES :)

[bluejazzcat]

Thanks a million for your free lessons. God bless you and hope Youtube can reward you. Cheers from Brazil.

[Daytona675sedude]

thanks for the leeson

[cabiloso]

i just have seen this man on the videos and he , teach me a good lot this guy is amazing

[KrayzayKilla187]

@Royisinabox yes in the f major scale that would be the case i beleive! root whole whole half will always get you the 4th... and to continue whole whole whole half will end on the octave!

[KrayzayKilla187]

as a side note for rookies.... major scale steps = whole whole half whole whole whole half...minor = whole half whole whole half whole whole.... you can make any triad chord by adding the 1st 3rd and 5th notes u find in each scale respectively to either major or minor! :) hope that helps someone! i think theory is easier learned on piano!

[TheTom5150]

Thats interesting I always simply counted down from say a maj7 to min7 to maj6/13. I always knew the flat 5 with a minor 3rd gave you a diminished triad, but the concept of taking the maj6th and calling it a diminished 7 is new to me. Now when were talkin about takin an Fb and callin it what it is, an E isn't this gettin into enharmonic concepts? I really appreciate the time you put into these lessons THANX!!!! :-)

[TheStianmann]

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