Interval music chart

1. How do you identify intervals in music?
2. What songs have intervals?
3. What are intervals in music theory?

How do you identify intervals in music?

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 intervals?

And for a closer exploration of intervals, and many more examples, check out our online course, Unlocking the Emotional Power of Chords.

• Minor Second — “Jaws”
• Major Second — “Happy Birthday”
• Minor Third — “Greensleeves”
• Major Third — “When the Saints Go Marching In”
• Perfect Fourth — “Here Comes the Bride”

What are intervals in music theory?

Interval, in music, the inclusive distance between one tone and another, whether sounded successively (melodic interval) or simultaneously (harmonic interval). ... When the lower pitch of a simple interval is moved up an octave to become the higher pitch, the interval is said to be inverted and takes on a different name.