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So now that we've gone through and we've practiced our "G" flat major scale, and we've got it
down pat (playing scale); what we're going to do is number it from one through seven.
So we start right here "G" flat is "one" (counting, progressing scale): one, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, (progressing then descending scale): one, two, three, four, three, two,
one , (descending scale): seven, six, five, four, three, two, one. What's good about this
is it gives you all your intervals - here's "five", right? One to five is a fifth (playing).
Or, your "three" is right here - (counting while playing) one, two, three, so this is
a third. (Playing) There is a triad (counting, then playing): one, three, five. (Playing
triads) So I just took the same triad and moved it up a string. (Playing) Likewise,
here's your seven... (Playing) This is a two, right? (Counting): one, two, three, four,
three, two, one. So by numbering your scale one through seven, you can get all your intervals.
And, it also helps as we learn our other two scales, because we'll start them on different
notes but number them one through seven just the same.