Intervals: guitar's secret decoder ring

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► *NEW:* The complete _*Fret Science: Improv 101*_ course is here! It's a step-by-step improvisation course for guitarists of _all ability levels_ (there are _no prerequisites_ other than being able to physically play single-note lines on your guitar). It's available as a standalone purchase or by subscription. Learn more at 🎸🧪🤘 ► *Video description:* Intervals are the building blocks of music, and the guitar fretboard makes them easier to identify and visualize than any other instrument. Learn a simple counting trick that will enable you to identify any interval on the fretboard and then use it to demystify any chord voicing. ► *Fret Science* is a new and robust method for understanding the fretboard (learning all of your scales, arpeggios, and chords) with _dramatically_ less memorization. And then using that knowledge to improvise and play freely in _any_ style of music. The core method for learning scales and chords is available _for free_ here on YouTube. If you're new to the channel, I invite you to check out the "Big Picture" video and recommended video viewing order here: ► *Learn more:* If you want to go deeper or interact with me directly, come join me on Patreon where I'm sharing exclusive new lessons, breaking down classic solos, and sharing new improvisation methods that help guitarists of _all ability levels_ learn to improvise confidently over chord changes in any style. You can learn more, sign up for my email newsletter, or contact me at ► Keywords: guitar lesson, music theory, intervals, major scale, interval complements ► For downloadable/printable "cheat sheets" for this video and others, visit: ► Gear I use and recommend (affiliate links): TC Electronic Infinite Sustainer Pedal - TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Mini Tuner - TC Electronic Ditto Looper - Digitech Trio+ Pedal - Boss RC-500 Loop Station - D'Addario NYXL strings - MXR Six Band EQ Pedal - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface : PRS Guitars - Bose S1 Pro PA - Pedaltrain pedal boards - Voodoo Lab Pedal Power X8 - Electro-Harmonix Freeze Pedal - TC Electronic Plethora X5 - MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive pedal - Wampler Tumnus Overdrive - World's Best Cables 10' (Mogami/Neutrik) - World's Best Cables 15' (Mogami/Neutrik) - ► Recommended video viewing order: Full playlist: Individual videos: 1. Use "the warp" to reduce memorization: 2. Master the pentatonic scale with the rectangle and stack: 3. Learn the notes!: 4. Intervals: Guitar's secret decoder ring: 5. Understand the modes: 6. The best way to learn/play the modes: 7. Another easy way to play the modes: 8. The CAGED system and triads: 9. The 3nps system: 10. Instant harmony: ► Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction and interval basics 04:55 - The chromatic circle and interval complements 06:42 - Calculating intervals 08:08 - Identifying intervals the easy way 09:55 - Dealing with “the warp” in standard tuning 10:57 - Decoding and modifying chord voicings 13:15 - Visualizing nearby intervals ► Thank you to Dave DiCenso (drums), Jeff Gilman (bass), and Jake Shapiro (guitar, cello) for providing the theme music "Sea Horses".