INTERVAL CHART

I have found it helpful to memorize a song title that begins with a certain interval. For instance, the interval of a perfect 4th is the first two notes of
Here Comes The Bride. By singing the first two notes of Here Comes The Bride and realizing it outlines a perfect 4th interval you can begin to center in
on perfect 4th's whenever they are sounded. Or, it may help you to actually sing, or play on your instrument, in tune, the interval of a perfect 4th.

Each of these songs begins with the
interval listed TO THE LEFT.
ASCENDING INTERVALS
• NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT
–2 • SAN FRANCISCO (LEFT MY HEART)
• I REMEMBER YOU
• I'M GETTING SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU
I like to use the following table as a guide to identify
correctly whatever interval is being played:
DESCENDING INTERVALS
• BYE BYE BLACKBIRD • MAJOR SCALE (DESCENDING) • STELLA BY STARLIGHT
• O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM • THE LADY IS A TRAMP
• WHAT'S NEW
• JAWS • JOY TO THE WORLD • SOLAR (M. DAVIS)
• THE THEME (M. DAVIS)
• SOPHISTICATED LADY

• MAJOR SCALE (ASCENDING) • TENNESSEE WALTZ • MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB • M.A.S.H.
• HAPPY BIRTHDAY • MY FUNNY VALENTINE • DECK THE HALLS • BLUE MOON
M2 • RUDOLF, RED NOSE ...
• SILENT NIGHT
• BODY AND SOUL • AWAY IN A MANGER
• YESTERDAY (THE BEATLES)
• SATIN DOLL
• TUNE UP
• THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER YOU • ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET • MY GIRL
• FREDDIE FREELOADER • THE FIRST NOEL

• WORK SONG • GEORGIA ON MY MIND • FROSTY THE SNOWMAN • HEY JUDE

• MINOR CHORD • MOONTRANE • WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE • PETER GUNN
–3 • CONFIRMATION • THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM • 500 MILES HIGH (C. COREA) • MISTY
• A FOGGY DAY • SOMEWHERE MY LOVE • THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER • SESAME STREET

• MAJOR TRIAD • SUMMERTIME • BESSIE'S BLUES

M3 • OH WHEN THE SAINTS
• I CAN'T GET STARTED
• COME RAIN OR COME SHINE
• SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT
• GIANT STEPS

• HERE COMES THE BRIDE • SONG FOR MY FATHER • OH COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
• HARK THE HERALD ANGELS • LOVE ME TENDER • VALSE HOT (NOT INTRO!)
• OH CHRISTMAS TREE • AULD LANG SYNE
P4 •'ROUND MIDNIGHT • DOXY
• YARDBIRD SUITE
• SOFTLY, AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE
• MAIDEN VOYAGE • ALL THE THINGS • I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS
• WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS
• ORNITHOLOGY

#4 or • MARIA (WEST SIDE STORY) • BLUE SEVEN (SONNY ROLLINS)

b5
• TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR • BAGS GROOVE • FEELINGS • THE FLINTSTONES
P5 • THEME FROM 2001 • 7 STEPS TO HEAVEN (M.DAVIS)
• WHISPER NOT (BENNY GOLSON) • HAVE YOU MET MISS JONES?

#5 or • MORNING OF THE CARNIVAL • 1ST TO 3RD TONE OF MISTY

• YOU'RE EVERYTHING (C. COREA)
• LOVE STORY
b6 • PLEASE DON'T TALK ABOUT ME WHEN I'M GONE

• IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR • NBC • YOU'RE A WEAVER OF DREAMS

M6 • DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES • INCH WORM • NOBODY KNOWS THE TROUBLE I'VE SEEN
• TAKE THE "A" TRAIN • SPEAK LOW

• SOMEWHERE (WEST SIDE STORY) • WATERMELON MAN (H. HANCOCK)

b7 • THEME from STAR TREK • LITTLE RED'S FANTASY (WOODY SHAW)
• I'LL CLOSE MY EYES • 1ST TO 3RD TONE OF HONEYSUCKLE ROSE

• CAST YOUR FATE TO THE WIND • CEORA • I LOVE YOU

M7 • THEME FROM FANTASY ISLAND

• A CHRISTMAS SONG (CHESTNUTS ... ) • LET IT SNOW • I LOVE YOU (THE OTHER ONE!)
8va • SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW • DEL SASSER (THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT SONGS TITLED “I LOVE YOU”)
(octave) • McDONALD'S COMMERCIAL • BLUE BOSSA • WILLOW WEEP FOR ME

I am listing intervals that correspond with standards or kiddie tunes of the past 70 years. If you are not familiar with these songs, they probably
won't help you in identifying intervals. In that case, I suggest you write down song titles that you are familiar with, such as current commercials on
TV or radio, pop songs, religious songs, or anything that begins with an interval you need to work on. It is usually harder to find songs that begin with
descending intervals.

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