Three distances: unison, fifth, octave
First compare two notes on one string. Then name them in Ear: intervals. A percentage is not an ear diagnosis.
Adrian3 minupdated
Take one string. Play it open, then open again. That is a unison: the second note stays in place. Play the open string and the seventh fret. That is a fifth: a wide jump, a different note. Play the open string and the twelfth fret. That is an octave: the same note, higher.
What you compare
| name | on one string | what you listen for |
|---|---|---|
| unison | 0 frets | the second note in the same place |
| fifth | 7 frets | a wide jump, a different note |
| octave | 12 frets | the same note, higher |
On a guitar, a fret is a semitone. The ear does not count frets during playback. The number is for checking after the attempt.
Then a name in the tool
Open Ear: intervals, level 1. The pool is only these three distances, always upwards. Ten questions, no clock. After the first note, try humming the second. Then hear the pair and choose the name. The singing does not have to be pretty. It shows whether the distance was heard.
After a miss, hear the pair again. The button Compare with the answer you picked plays the distance you chose, so you can set it against the question. Do not repeat the name by itself. When a fifth is mixed with an octave, the question is: a new note, or the same note higher?
The number of correct answers says what came out in this series today. It does not say whether you have an ear. Level 2 adds thirds and a fourth only later.
Compare, then name
First the open string twice, then open and the seventh fret, open and the twelfth. Only then Ear: intervals, level 1.
Measure: after a miss, Compare with the answer you picked sets the chosen distance against the pair from the question. The score from ten questions is not an ear diagnosis.
A melody later, not as a quiz
In Happy birthday the jumps grow. Do not name a fourth here: level 1 asks only about unison, fifth and octave. Then go back to pairs without a melody.