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All interval shapes within a 4 fret area

These are the basic interval shapes on the bass guitar within a 4 fret area. You can definitely play interval outside of this range, but concentrate on these first. Each interval shape can be played on any combination of strings.

 

 

 

 

minor 2nd
(1 to b2)

minor 2nd interval
minor 2nd interval

major 2nd
(1 to 2)

major 2nd interval


minor 3rd
(1 to b3)

minor 3rd  interval
minor 3rd  interval

 

major 3rd
(1 to 3)

major 3rd interval
major 3rd interval

perfect 4th
(1 to 4)

perfect 4th interval

tritone (augmented 4th or diminished 5th)
(1 to #4 or 1 to b5)

tritone interval
tritone interval

perfect 5th
(1 to 5)

perfect 5th interval

perfect 5th interval

minor 6th
(1 to b6)

minor 6th interval

minor 6th interval

 

 

major 6th
(1 to 6)

major 6th interval

major 6th interval

 

minor 7th
(1 to b7)

minor 7th interval

major 7th
(1 to 7)

major 7th interval

major 7th interval

 

 

perfect 8th (or octave)
(1 to 8)

perfect octave interval

perfect octave interval


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