Intervals: First Step to Ear Training

Learning the Intervals and the sounds that they make will greatly assist you in training your ear.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Ear
• training
• Bass
• Intervals
• Gospel

[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.

[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.

[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.

:)

[Greylocks7]

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

[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

[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]

cool stuff man.

check out my drum vids!

[ixzxe]

ok

[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'