Handy Tunes for Learning to Sing Intervals
minor 2nds:
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Fur Elise (Beethoven)
We Will Rock You (Queen)—the main
theme, 'We will...'
Pink Panther (movie theme)
Jaws (movie theme)
Major 2nds:
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Happy Birthday—2nd to 3rd notes
Three Blind Mice
minor 3rds:
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Smoke on the Water (Deep Purple)
Canada
Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Brahms Lullaby
To Dream the Impossible Dream (show tune
from Man of La Mancha)
This Old Man
Major 3rds:
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Swing Low Sweet Chariot
When the Saints go Marching In
Summertime (Gershwin)
Perfect 5ths:
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minor 6ths:
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Harry Potter theme
Home on the Range—after the repeated
note
Here Comes the Bride
Amazing Grace
I've Been Working on the Railroad
Jeopardy (TV theme)
Taps
Augmented 4ths:
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Maria (West Side Story)—beginning of the
main theme, after the introduction
The Simpsons (TV theme)—at the
beginning, 'The Simp...'
Love Story (movie theme)
The Entertainer (Joplin)—3rd to 4th notes of
main theme
Major 6ths:
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My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Surfer Girl (Beach Boys)—beginning of the
main melody
NBC (TV network theme)
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
minor 7ths:
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Perfect 4ths:
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
ET (movie theme)
"Oh-ee-oh" march/chant sung by the minions
of the Wicked Witch of the West (Wizard of
Oz)
Superman Movie Theme—after the initial
repeated note
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Somewhere (West Side Story)—beginning of
the main melody
Have You Driven a Ford Lately? (vintage
commercial tune)—first interval after the
repeated notes, on 'a Ford'.
Star Trek (original TV theme)—beginning of
the main theme, after the introduction
Major 7ths:
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Pure Imagination (Willy Wonka and the
Chocolate Factory)—8th to 9th notes, 'a
world'
Perfect Octaves:
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Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (The Wizard
of Oz)