Easy Guitar Lesson: Notes by the Number

Did you notice my Big Mistake? (Hint: How many black keys are there in an octave?) Five black keys, of course: Minor 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th and Tri-tone. Tri-tone comes between the perfect 4th and 5th and does NOT have a number name. This video explains the numbers that musicians use when talking about individual notes in major scales, chromatic scales, and within chords. To access all the related videos select the playlist titled "Music Explorations." Another way is to click on the channel title "CA Media and Learning" to get to the channel homepage, then click the "video" tab at the top of the page. That should take you to a list of all the related videos.