How do you find the interval of a song?
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How do you find the interval of a song?
A common way to recognize intervals is to associate them with reference songs that you know well. For example, the song Amazing Grace begins with a perfect fourth. So when you hear an interval that sounds like the beginning of Amazing Grace, you can quickly conclude that it’s a perfect fourth.
What songs have a major 6th interval?
Reference songs
| interval | descending |
|---|---|
| major sixth | No Surprises A Weaver of Dreams Take the A-Train Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen The Music of the Night Over There Man in the Mirror (chorus) Crazy (popularized by Patsy Cline) |
| minor seventh | Watermelon Man An American in Paris Lady Jane(refrain) |
What song starts with a minor 7th interval?
Watermelon Man
Descending Intervals
| Name | Short | Song Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Minor 7th | b7 | Watermelon Man (Jazz Standard) Take The A-Train (melody jump in Bar 3) |
| Major 7th | 7 | I Love You (Cole Porter / Jazz Standard) Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin) Vocal riff goes root, 8ve and then down to the Major 7th. |
| Octave | 8ve | Willow Weep For Me (Jazz Standard) |
What songs have a major 7th interval?
Ascending Intervals
| Name | Short | Song Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Major 7th | 7 | Take On Me (A-Ha) Somewhere Over The Rainbow (first and 3rd melody notes) Don’t Know Why (Nora Jones) |
| Octave | 8ve | Some-where Over The Rainbow Blue Bossa (Jazz Standard) Singing In The Rain (Musical) My Sharona (The Knack) The main riff! |
What song starts with a 6th interval?
Another popular tune containing a major sixth is the traditional Scottish song, “My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean.” Like many of our other examples, the interval is reflected in the first two notes of the melody. A descending major sixth can be found in the spiritual “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen .”
What song starts with a 7th interval?
What interval is somewhere over the rainbow?
If you want to get from one note to another , you can go up or down or stay where you are. For example, in Somewhere Over the Rainbow, there is an interval of eight notes ( an octave) between ‘Some’ and ‘Where’, and because you go up in pitch, it’s an ascending interval.
What song has a minor 7th interval?
