The distance between two notes is called an Interval. There are twelve notes in the chromatic scale which creates twelve possible intervals.

Let’s take a look at the most dissonant or harsh sounding intervals. They are the major and minor second; the major and minor seventh; and the tritone.

Each interval is shown as it appears on the piano. Then it is shown on the guitar neck in two ways.

• The first way shows the distance between the notes on one string.
• The second way shows how the interval would appear on separate strings. Try playing both notes at the same time to really get a feel for the sound they create together.

The Second Intervals

The Seventh Intervals

The TriTone