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Intervals



All interval shapes within a 4 fret area

These are the basic interval shapes on the guitar within a 4 fret area. You can definitely play interval outside of this range, but concentrate on these first. Listed below each is all of the string combinations that use this shape. They are read the same way as chord charts.

 

 

 

minor 2nd
(1 to b2)


all strings

6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1

3-2

major 2nd
(1 to 2)


all strings

6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1

3-2

minor 3rd
(1 to b3)


all strings

6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1


3-2

major 3rd
(1 to 3)


all strings

6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1

3-2

perfect 4th
(1 to 4)


6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1

3-2

tritone (augmented 4th or diminished 5th)
(1 to #4 or 1 to b5)


6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1

6-4
5-3


4-2
3-1


3-2

perfect 5th
(1 to 5)


6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1


6-4
5-3

4-2
3-1

3-2

minor 6th
(1 to b6)


6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1


6-4
5-3


4-2
3-1


3-2

major 6th
(1 to 6)


6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1


6-4
5-3


4-2
3-1

minor 7th
(1 to b7)


6-4
5-3


4-2
3-1


4-1

major 7th
(1 to 7)


6-5
5-4
4-3
2-1


6-3


4-2
3-1


4-1

perfect 8th (or octave)
(1 to 8)


6-4
5-3


6-3


5-2
4-1


4-2
3-1

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