Tricks for Hearing Intervals
Unison
Happy Birthday to You
minor second
Ascending:
Theme from Jaws
Descending:
O Danny Boy,Joy to the World,Für Elise
Major second
Ascending:
Frère Jacques, Silent Night, Do-Re-Mi
Descending:
Mary Had a Little Lamb, The First Noel, Three Blind Mice, One Love, Teen Spirit
minor third
Ascending:
Greensleeves, Jingle Bells, Hallelujah (Shrek),O Canada, The Impossible Dream (Man Of La Mancha), So Long, Farewell (The Sound of Music), Iron Man (Black Sabbath), Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes), Brahms’ Lullaby
Descending:
Hey Jude, The Star-Spangled Banner, Frosty the Snowman, This Old Man, Ring Around the Rosy
Major third
Ascending:
When the Saints Go Marching In, Kumbaya, Hava Nagilah, Do-Re-Mi (first and third notes), It’s A Small World
Descending:
Summertime, Swing Low Sweet Chariot, Hot n Cold (verse) (Katy Perry)
Perfect fourth
Ascending:
Amazing Grace, Jeopardy theme, Auld Lang Syne, O Tannenbaum, Here Comes the Bride, Tonight (West Side Story), Bismilah from Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen),
Descending:
Old McDonald Had A Farm, I've Been Working on the Railroad, Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Roxanne, All of Me, Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Mozart)
tritone
Ascending:
Maria (West Side Story), The Simpsons theme, Cool (West Side Story)
Descending:
YYZ
Perfect fifth
Ascending:
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Star Wars theme, My Favorite Things (“The Sound of Music”), Also Sprach Zarathustra (“2001: A Space Odyssey”)
Descending:
Flintstones Theme, The Wizard of Oz (the Witch's Guards march), My Girl (bass part at intro)
minor sixth
Ascending:
Across the Stars (From Star Wars), Someday My Prince Will Come (Cinderella), saxophone hook from Baker Street, The Entertainer (notes 3 and 4), Black Orpheus
Descending:
Roxanne, third and fourth notes of Usher's Yeah (the first interval is a perfect 5th)
Major sixth
Ascending:
My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean, Melody from NBC, Buddy Holly (oohh-whee-oohh). It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, Because, Take the A-Train
Descending:
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen, Sweet Caroline, Oops IDid It Again, The Music of the Night (“Phantom Of The Opera”), Love Story theme
minor seventh
Ascending:
Theme from Star Trek, Somewhere (West Side Story), I've Had the Time of My Life (though I've never) (“Dirty Dancing”)
Descending:
Watermelon Man
Major seventh
Ascending:
Take on Me, Over the Rainbow (first and third notes), Immigrant Song (First and third notes of opening 'wail')
Octave
Ascending:
Over the Rainbow, Let It Snow, Titanic theme (wher-ever), Play that Funky Music (bass line)
Descending:
Willow Weep for Me, Beethoven's 9th Symphony:Scherzo
Chords:
Major Chord (root position)
Ascending:
Descending:
Major Chord (first position)
Ascending:
Descending: Clocks intro (Coldplay), Your Song intro (Elton John),
Major Chord second position)
Ascending:
Descending:
minor Chord (root position)
Ascending:
Descending:
minor Chord (first position)
Ascending:
Descending:
minor Chord second position)
Ascending:
Descending: 2nd measure of Clocks intro (Coldplay)