What are the 8 intervals in music?
Main intervals
Number of semitones | Minor, major, or perfect intervals | Augmented or diminished intervals |
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7 | Perfect fifth | Diminished sixth |
8 | Minor sixth | Augmented fifth |
9 | Major sixth | Diminished seventh |
10 | Minor seventh | Augmented sixth |
What songs have intervals?
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- 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 song starts with a 7th interval?
Ascending Intervals
Name | Short | Song Reference |
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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! |