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Summary: Perfect 4th intervals can be played in both directions on a guitar fretboard by traveling five half steps either up or down the neck. Shape and play any perfect 4th guitar interval with tips from an experienced musician/guitarist in this free video on music theory.
Thomas Marchevsky is a professional guitarist/composer and college professor. He has an M.M. in guitar from the New England Conservatory in Boston. He teaches private lessons at his...read more
"Now remember that when you making an interval you can do so by going above a given note as well as below a given note. In this case, starting on C, let's make a perfect fourth below C by descending five half steps. Starting at C we have one half step is B, two half steps is B flat, three is A, four is A flat, five is G. So, perfect fourth below C is G. C - G. C, F is a perfectly valid perfect fourths just going in the ascending direction or going in the descending direction. So, just remember that in any situation you have the option to go in either direction and you can construct two of these intervals from the starting note, not just one."
eHow Article: How to Play Perfect 4th Guitar Intervals