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Intervals on the fretboard

Intervals on the guitar fretboard.

As a guitarist, it is important to quickly find different intervals on the fretboard.

Since scales and chords are made up of intervals, it’s important to be able to identify these intervals along the whole guitar fretboard.

Begin to learn how to find the following intervals along the entire fretboard:

  • One and the same note
  • Major third (3)
  • Major fifth (5)
  • Minor third (b3)
  • Minor seventh (b7)

And so on…

The tables below represent the guitar fretboard. S1 = string 1 (thin E-string).

Major third

Fretboard interval key diagram – major third.

   *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *   
S113
S231
S313
S413
S5131
S613

Major fifth

Fretboard interval key diagram – major fifth.

   *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *   
S1515
S251
S315
S451
S5151
S6515

Minor third

Fretboard interval key diagram – minor third.

   *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *   
S11b3
S2b31
S31b3
S41b3
S51b31
S61b3

Minor seventh

Fretboard interval key diagram – minor seventh.

   *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *   
S1b71
S2b71
S3b71b7
S4b71
S51b71
S6b71

Interval key diagram

Interval key diagram for all intevals on the guitar fretboard.

   *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *      *   
S15b66b771b22b334b55
S22b334b55b66b771b22
S3b771b22b334b55b66b7
S46b65b66b771b22b334
S51b22b334b55b66b771
S65b66b771b22b334b55