Using the major & minor 3rd interval patterns to gain fretboard freedom is a crucial and quick step to build arpeggios, double stops & develop your improvising anywhere on the fretboard. By using the interval patterns and your knowledge of the notes on the fretboard (see Fretboard Freedom 101: The Musical Alphabet) it becomes quite simple to unlock any chord, arpeggio, double stop, etc. from any position.

The first video lesson is available free below.

The full lesson is available to members, which:

• Includes 2 video lessons covering the intervals & how to build arpeggios by stacking the intervals;
• Includes the PDF worksheet with intervals and how to stack the intervals to build the major, minor & dominant 7th arpeggios.

The PDF worksheet with the intervals & how to stack them to build arpeggios is available to purchase separately below:

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1. Major & Minor 3rd’s: What Are They?

Major & minor 3rd’s are intervals we use to create harmony. They are found inside the major & minor scales, but for this lesson, we will look at them independently. They can be used on their own, for example, in double stops, or used together in patterns to create arpeggios and build chords.

Major 3rd’s = 2 Tones (four frets)

Minor 3rd’s = 1 1/2 Tones (3 frets)

For example:

• The G Major 3rd: G – B;
• The G minor 3rd: G – Bb.

Check out the video lesson below to learn the ways we can play these intervals:

2. Using The Interval Patterns To Build Arpeggios

In the next lesson we’ll look at how to stack the intervals to build major, minor & dominant 7th chords/arpeggios. Really interesting and super useful!

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