Thursday, March 19, 2026
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Music Theory For Bass Guitar – Intervals Part 2


This is the 2nd lesson covering the most basic building blocks of music and music theory: Intervals. This part covers the other intervals: minor, augmented and diminished. It also covers the concept of enharmonic equivalency . . . .”The What?!” . . . Yup, that’s right…. Enharmonic equivalency. Bet you can’t wait.

The PDF of lesson material is available from the website at : http://www.talkingbass.net/music-theory-for-bass-guitar-intervals-part-2/

The following lessons in the music theory series can be found below:
Intervals Part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=–aVuWXcdTs
Intervals Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vMROo3Ihks
Scale Degrees : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbEeCcHml1s
Key Signatures & the Cycle of Fifths: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v234Bm_3zYc
Minor Scales & Keys : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhfXbXUq4wo
Chord Construction – Triads : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9ADNGM2LJ0
Chord Construction – Seventh Chords: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26_p2fsgjA
Chord Construction – Extensions : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RGx5qaYrC0

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30 thoughts on “Music Theory For Bass Guitar – Intervals Part 2

  • why is the minor interval go C to Db and not C to C#? Sorry, Im new to theory and just trying to understand better. I was under the impression that going up is sharp and going down is flat

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  • Hey Hi .
    I have used and benefited from many of your tutorials , thank you.

    PLEASE ADVISE , I play the bass guitar but have moved onto the Double Bass and have become lost in the world of Arco ( sounds like I am strangling a cow.)
    I have a music theory question that I just cant seem to work out , cant tell you how many hours I've spent trying to crack this code.
    There are NO double bass teachers in my town or even in a town nearby so I have no one I can bug my side of the map.
    If you don't mind I have a question I'd like to ask you regarding music theory but only if that's OK with you.
    Cheers.
    Gavin Alexander

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  • Mark, the way you teach just resonates well with me, I always walk away w/somethinguseful & permanent – SBL doesn't, so I'm making the switch!

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  • Hey man I really like your videos but this one was missing a staff with some notes showing the intervals on the screen. It seems that you were going on and on about the material but not really showing anything to visualize it.
    I think it would be extremely helpful to add that to these videos

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  • mark do you have a patreon or anyway i could donate? i've been watching your channel for about half an year and i think i should pay you back for all the knowledge you've given me. you're an excellent teacher and i've learnt a lot with your videos, thank you.

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  • Hi Mark, thank you for these lessons, I really appreciate them. Question: at 4:24 you say that augmented fourth and diminished fourth are the same interval… correct me if I am wrong, shouldn't it be diminished fifth?

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  • Sir i have problem with 2nd intervals
    The c major are-C D E F G A B
    The c minor are-C D D# F G G# A#
    U said that we have to drop all major intervals to get minor that is 2,3,6,7
    If we drop down 2nd then the notes of c minor
    I hope u are getting my point nd plzzz reply asap

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  • Hi Sir!

    I was looking for a long long time for somebody to explain me how all the theory works.

    Thank you very much for putting that much effort to train strangers 🙂

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  • I like all the videos, your lessons are whery good for understanding how to produce bass quitar in a band. 

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