Intervals listed from the chromatic scale:
First/Root/Tonic/Unison Note
Minor 2 nd
/ b2 – Tense feeling - “JAWS” theme song
Major 2 nd – No special relation – “EastEnders” theme song
Minor 3 rd / b3 – Rock interval - “Smoke On The Water” - Deep Purple
Major 3 rd
– Best Friends interval - “When The Saints” - Luther G. Presley & Virgil Stamps
Perfect 4 th
– Sustain Relation – “Bridal Song”
Minor 5 th
/ b5 – Very Tense Relation - “Maria” - West Side Story (0:40 – 0:42)
Perfect 5 th – Best Friends Forever Relation – “Star Wars” Theme song – John Williams
Minor 6 th
/ b6 – “In My Life” - The Beatles
Major 6 th
– “My Bonnie” - The Beatles
Minor 7 th
/ b7 – Funky Relation - “Somewhere” - West Side Story
Major 7 th – Fabulous Relation - “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” - The Wizard of Oz (0:03 – 0:05)
Perfect Over / Octave – Somewhere Over The Rainbow – The Wizard of Oz (0:00 – 0:03)
Major 6 th Minor 7 th Major 7 th Perfect Over
Major 3rd Perfect 4 th Minor 5 th Perfect 5 th Minor 6 th
ROOT Minor 2 nd Major 2 nd Minor 3 rd

Minor 2 nd ; Jaws Theme song, John Williams, American Thriller Film Score, (Intro: 0:00 – 0:12)
“It's Been a Hard Day's Night”, The Beatles, English Rock
Major 2 nd ; EastEnders Theme song, Simon May & Leslie Osborne, British Television Soap Opera
“Silent Night”, Franz Xaver Gruber, & Joseph Mohr, Christmas Carol
Minor 3 rd ;
“Smoke On The Water”, Deep Purple, British Rock, (0:02 – 0:06)
“Star Spangled Banner”, John Stafford Smith, American National Anthem
Major 3 rd ;
“When The Saints Go Marching In”, Luther G. Presley, American Gospel Hymn
“Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”, The Fisk Jubilee Singers, American Negro Spiritual Song
Perfect 4 th ; “The Bridal Chorus”, Lonhengrin, Bridal March
“Auld Lang Syne”, Robert Burns, Traditional Folk Song b5th; “ Maria”, West Side Story, Theatrical Musical
The Simpsons Theme song, Danny Elfman, American Animated Sitcom
Perfect 5 th ; Superman Theme song, John Williams Superhero Film Score (0:44 – 0:45)
“Have You Met Miss Jones”, Richard Roberts & Lorenz Hartz, Musical Comedy
Minor 6 th ;
“In My Life”, The Beatles, Baroque Pop
“The Entertainer”, Joplin, Orchestral Piece
Major 6 th ;
“My Bonnie”, The Beatles, British Rock and Roll
“Jingle Bells” (Dashing through the snow), Christmas Carol, (0:35 – 0:37)
Minor 7 th ;
“Somehwere”, West Side Story, Musical Theatre (Intro)
“Little Red's Fantasy”, Woody Shaw, Jazz
Major 7 th ;
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow”, The Wizard Of Oz, Musical Theatre and Film Score
(0:03 – 0:05)
“I Love You”, Cole Porter, Stage Musical
Perfect Over;
“Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, The Wizard of Oz, Musical Theatre and Film
Score (0:00 – 0:03)
“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting)”, Nat King Cole, Christmas Carol, (Intro, first lyric)

Intervals required for a Major Chord:
Root, Major 3 rd , Perfect 5 th
Intervals required for a Minor Chord:
Root, Minor 3 rd , Perfect 5 th
Intervals required for a Diminished Chord:
Root, Minor 3 rd , Perfect 5 th
Intervals required for a Major 7 th
Chord:
Root, Major 3 rd , Perfect 5 th , Major 7 th
Intervals required for a Minor 7 th
Chord:
Root, Minor 3 rd , Perfect 5 th , Minor 7 th
Intervals required for a Dominant 7 th
Chord:
Root, Major 3 rd , Perfect 5 th , Minor 7 th
Intervals required for a Half-Diminished Chord:
Root, Minor 3 rd , b5th, Minor 7 th
1, 4: I Fought The Law, The Clash, Punk
Enter Sandman, Metallica, Heavy Metal
Cecelia, Simon & Garfunkel, Folk Rock
1, 5: Summer Of 69', Bryan Adams, Hard Rock
How To Save A Life, The Fray, Piano Rock / Alternative Rock
Satisfaction, The Rolling Stones, Rock
1, 4, 5: Twist and Shout, The Beatles, Rock and Roll
Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen/Jeff Buckley, Ballad (Claims to be Folk Rock)
Blitzkrieg Bop, Ramones, Punk

1, 5, 4: Knockin' On Heavens Door, Gun's N' Roses, Hard Rock/Blues Rock
Do-Ya, ELO, Rock
Never Let You Go, 3 rd Eye Blind, Alternative Rock
1, 5, 6, 4: 21 Guns, Green Day, Alternative Rock
Hide and Seek, Imogen Heap, Folktronica/Pop
Paradise, Coldplay, Electronic Rock
1, 6, 4, 5: No Surprises, Radiohead, Alternative Rock
Purple Rain, Prince, Pop/Rock
Every Breath You Take, The Police, New Wave
3 types of Simple time signatures:
4/4, 2/4, 3/4
(4/4) - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, Aerosmith, Symphonic Rock
(2/4) – Beer Barrell Polka, The Andrews Sisters, Polka
(¾) – Kiss From A Rose, Seal, Ballad
3 types of Compound time signatures:
6/8, 9/8, 12/8
(6/8) - Memory, Cats, Musical
(9/8) – Hung My Head, Sting, Jazz/Pop
(12/8) – This is a Man's World, James Brown, Soul
3 types of Irregular time signatures:
5/4, 7/8, 5/8
(5/4) – 15 Step, Radiohead, Radiohead
(7/8) – Unsquare Dance, Dave Brubeck, Jazz
(5/8) – Mars the bringer of war, Gustav Holst, Classical

Atonal: This is the usage of no keys throughout the song
The Joker theme song
Tonal: This is the usage of 1 key in a song with no variation.
Most common day music
Bitonal: This is when 2 keys are used at the same time, this shows two sides of the story.
John Williams – The Reunion, War of the Worlds
Polytonal: When 3 or more keys are used, this is a very unpopular standard.
Mozart – A Musical Joke
Diatonic Harmony: Uses notes or chords that belong to the same key.
“Rugrats” theme song (3 rd harmonies)
Chromatic Harmony: This uses notes and chords outside of the key whilst staying inside the original key.
“Yellow”- Coldplay
Modulation: Jumping from one key to another.
“Livin’ On A Prayer”- Bon Jovi
Perfect Cadence: When a piece of music goes from the 5 th
chord back to the 1 st
(or Root)
“Proud Mary”- Tina Turner
Plagal Cadence: When a piece of music goes from the 4 th chord back to the 1 st (or Root) to end the piece.
Hymns
Resolution: (Type of chord in itself) A chord that isn’t in the key followed by a chord that is in the key. (G diminished to C Major)
“9 in the Afternoon”- Pan!c at the Disco