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Playing Guitar By Ear - Listening to the Root note and Perfect 4th
In this exercise, we listen to a root note, and then the perfect 4th of that root note.
A perfect 4th is 5 half-steps, or 5 frets.
The perfect 4th is an interesting concept, because “4th” means like (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th),
Literally the 4th note in a scale...
And also 4th is like 1/4th like (1/2, 1/3, 1/4)
If the length of an open string is a root note, then a perfect 4th is 1/4 of the length of the root / string.
However, must consider the functional part of the string. If we fret the string at the 5th fret, we have divided the string into two parts.
The un-used, non-vibrating part behind your finger is 1/4 string length, and the used, vibrating part in front of your finger is 3/4 string length.
So our “perfect 1/4” may actually be 3/4 X root / functional length of string...
Also, the perfect 4th is the fundamental tonal offset between most adjacent strings on a standard tuned guitar or bass guitar.
E-A
A-D
D-G
NOT G-B
B-e
So where-ever you are fretting on the thick E string, you know that the same fret on the A string will be a perfect 4th higher in pitch.
This is helpful because the perfect 4 is a very common interval,
and its also a good anchor point, as you use it as a tonal and physical reference point to know where other notes should be in relation to it.
The perfect 4th is the IV part of the I-IV-V also known as 1-4-5
Also known as 3 chord song, or 3 chord trick
The I is the root note, 1
So all you have left to do now is learn about V, the perfect 5th (7 half steps)
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