Ask a Teacher: Thirds
Mike: I just found your site "Watch & Learn" and I like it very much. I was going over the section on Country 3rd's. My question is, why are they called 3rd's?
Peter: The reference to 3rds has to do with the type of interval they are. Intervals means the distance between two notes. For example 1 fret is also called a half step and two frets is called a whole step. 3 frets is called a minor 3rd and 4 frets is called a major third. This way people can communicate with different instruments and know what is being talked about regardless of whether they have frets on their instrument or not. This falls under the category of music theory. You may want to try The Guitarist's Music Theory Book. (on our site) It starts from the beginning and all the intervals and their relevance is covered in the first chapter. Thanks for the question and I hope this helps.
Watch Peter's video explanation of Major and Minor Thirds.
Peter: The reference to 3rds has to do with the type of interval they are. Intervals means the distance between two notes. For example 1 fret is also called a half step and two frets is called a whole step. 3 frets is called a minor 3rd and 4 frets is called a major third. This way people can communicate with different instruments and know what is being talked about regardless of whether they have frets on their instrument or not. This falls under the category of music theory. You may want to try The Guitarist's Music Theory Book. (on our site) It starts from the beginning and all the intervals and their relevance is covered in the first chapter. Thanks for the question and I hope this helps.
Watch Peter's video explanation of Major and Minor Thirds.
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