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The Wonderfully Confusing World of


Interval Naming


Here is a chart to help you visualize the different categories of intervals. The names can be confusing at first but in
time, they will help you understand how chords are players understand. They know about “major 3rds”, formed. Referring to intervals correctly is a skil“perfect octaves”, “minor sevenths”, and “diminishel that serious guitar d 5ths”.


PERFECT
Intervals
4th, 5th, Octave

INTERVALS
The distance between any two notes.

Diatonic Intervals
Intervals found within a major scale.^

Harmonic Intervals
half step from theirIntervals that have been raised or lowered one natural major scale position.

MAJOR
Intervals
2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th

PERFECT
Intervals
4th, 5th, Octave

MAJOR
Intervals
2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th

Minor
Intervals
Major Intervals that have been
lowered one half step.
For example...^
b3rd, b6th, b7th

Augmented
Intervals
Major Intervals that have been
raised one half step.
For example...^
#2nd, #6th

Diminished
Intervals
Perfect Intervals that have been
lowered one half step.
For example...^
b5th

Augmented
Intervals
Perfect Intervals that have been
raised one half step.
For example...^
#4th, #5th
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