Melodic Intervals For Guitar: The Blind Spot Test That Instantly Improves Your Solos

Melodic Intervals For Guitar: The Blind Spot Test That Instantly Improves Your Solos

If you’ve ever thought, “I know the scale… so why do my solos still sound random?” this video is for you.

In this episode, we’re using a quick “blind spot test” that instantly reveals something most players miss:
Most guitarists only think about intervals globally (the key center)…
…but the players who sound intentional also think about intervals locally (the chord of the moment).

That one shift is the difference between:
• mixing notes until something works ✅ and
• making melodies that sound like you meant every note ✅✅

What you’ll learn in this video
• The simple 2–5–root interval test (and what your first question reveals about your playing)
• The two interval perspectives that pros switch between:
• Global / tonal thinking (key center)
• Local / vertical thinking (chord changes + harmonic context)
• Why repeating the same melody note can sound boring… until the harmony moves
• How great writers use function change to make repetition feel powerful instead of stale
• Song examples that prove this works across styles:
• Oliver Nelson – “Stolen Moments”
• Coldplay – “Amsterdam”
• Stevie Wonder – “My Cherie Amour”

The real reason this matters: If you’ve got “a bunch of pieces” — scales, licks, shapes, chords — but it still won’t connect when you play with a band or over a progression… it’s usually not a talent problem.

It’s an awareness problem.

And the fix isn’t learning 10 more scale patterns. It’s learning how your melody notes behave against real harmony — so your lines stop sounding like exercises and start sounding like music.