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Intervals:

  • View and hear ascending white intervals
  • View a table of intervals and helpful songs to aid in remembering them

Perfect Unison

minor 2nd

minor 3rd

Perfect 4th

Augmented 4th

 

PU

 

 

m2

 

 

M2

 

 

m3

 

 

M3

 

 

P4

 

 

A4

 

d5

 

 

P5

 

 

m6

 

 

M6

 

 

m7

 

 

M7

 

 

P8

Diminished 4th

Perfect 5th

minor 6th

Major 6th

minor 7th

Major 7th

Perfect Octave

Table of Intervals and Corresponding Songs:

Interval White Interval Names Song
minor 2nd E-F, B-C Jaws
Major 2nd C-D, D-E, F-G, G-A, A-B Happy Birthday
minor 3rd D-F, E-G, A-C, B-D So Long, Farewell (Sound of Music)
Major 3rd C-E, F-A, G-B Halls of Montezuma
Perfect 4th C-F, D-G, E-A, G-C, A-D, B-E Here Comes the Bride
Augmented 4th F-B Maria (West Side Story)
Diminished 5th B-F Maria (West Side Story)
Perfect 5th C-G, D-A, E-B, F-C, G-D, A-E Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
minor 6th E-C, A-F, B-G The Entertainer
Major 6th C-A, D-B, F-D, G-E NBC
minor 7th D-C, E-D, G-F, A-G, B-A Somewhere (West Side Story)
Major 7th C-B, F-E Resolve to Octave
Octave   Somewhere Over the Rainbow

 

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