I have played drums and guitar for 25 years and never “got into” music theory. I know what sounds good and play that but I never learned the names or theory behind it.
Why is a 5th not 5 notes apart? On a keyboard it’s any where from 4 white keysto 8 total keys? Why is there not uniformity or consistency?
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A fifth interval is the interval between the first note of a scale (usually the major scale) and the fifth note of the scale. 1 and 5 are four numbers apart from each other, which fits your observation that they are four white keys apart on a piano. The 1st and 5th notes are four scale intervals apart.
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