Intervals
Minor 2nd
Asc Examples
- Jaws
- White Christmas
- A Hard Day's Night
Desc examples
- Für Elise
- Jurassic Park (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8zlUUrFK-M#t=86s)
Major 2nd
Example
- Frere Jacques
Minor 3rd
Asc Examples
- Mad World
- O Canada
Desc Examples
- Hey Jude
- Frosty the snowman
Major 3rd
Examples
- Let's Dance (David Bowie)
- Chimera (at "you never know")
Perfect Fourth
Asc examples
- All you need is love brass intro
- this is not exactly true. you have to imagine that the first 2 notes are unison, rather than ascending
- Amazing Grace
Desc examples
- How Far I'll Go (Moana)
Tritone
Examples
- Simpsons choral intro + bass line ("THE SIMP-sons)
- YYZ
Perfect 5th
Examples
- Star Wars
- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Minor 6th
The minor 6th is the 5th of the tonic's tritone, making it a dissonant interval
Examples
- Baker street saxophone
- In My Life (intro piano)
The James bond theme (chordal intro, not the riff) is good for recognizing both the minor sixth and major sixth intervals. It starts at a fifth, then ascends to minor 6th then major, then back down.
Major 6th
Examples:
- Two of us (guitar intro) - Beatles
- Goron Lullaby (1st and 3rd note; skip out the intervening note)
- Goron Lullaby is 1-5-6
- Star Wars Leia's Theme
- For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
Descending:
- Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
- "I'm starting with the man in the mirror"
Minor 7th
Can't stop - Red hot chilli peppers
- Josie - Steely Dan (first line "WE'RE gonna BREAK...")
Major 7th
Examples
- Take on me (during the part where he sings "take on me")
Octave
Examples
- Starman (David Bowie; Chorus)
Connections between intervals
- The 7 of the
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