Interval songs

Interval songs are used for learning intervals recognition in ear training. Each interval is associated with a song whose beginning (or other significant part) contains this interval. Choose songs that you are most familiar with.

Interval Ascending Descending
Minor second

White Christmas - Irving Berlin
in "I'm - dreaming"

The Pink Panther - Movie Theme
first interval

A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
in "It's - been"

Für Elise - Ludwig van Beethoven
first interval

Stella by Starlight - Victor Young
in "The - song"
Major second

Silent Night - Franz Xaver Gruber
first syllable

Happy Birthday - Patty and Mildred Hill
in "Happy - birtday"

Yesterday - The Beatles
in "Yes-terday"

Eight Days a Week - The Beatles
in "Ooh - I need"

Satin Doll - Duke Ellington
first interval
Minor third

Greensleeves - Folk song
in "A-las"

Georgia On My Mind - Hoagy Carmichael
in "Geor-gia"

Light my Fire - The Doors
in "You-know"

Hey Jude - The Beatles
in "Hey - Jude"

Misty - Erroll Garner
in "Look - at"

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - spiritual
in "Swing - low"
Major third

When the Saints - gospel hymn
first interval

The Four Seasons - Spring - Antonio Vivaldi
first interval

Kumbaya my Lord - spiritual
first interval

Summertime - George Gershwin
in "Summ-er"

Symphony No. 5 - Fate - Ludwig van Beethoven
first downwards interval

Goodnight, Ladies - folk song
in "Good - night"
Fourth

Amazing Grace - Christian hymn
in "A-ma"

Here Comes the Bride - Richard Wagner
first upwards interval

Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
first interval of highest voice
Tritone

The Simpsons - Movie Theme

Blue 7 - Sonny Rollins
first interval of solo
Fifth

Scarborough Fair - traditional ballad
in "Are you - going"

Twinkle twinkle little star - popular lullaby
in "Twinkle - twinkle"

It Don't Mean a Thing - Duke Ellington
in "It-don't"
Minor sixth

The Entertainer - Scott Joplin
first interval of fifth bar

Conquest of Paradise - Vangelis

Love Story - Chick Corea
in words "In-my"
Major sixth

My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean - folk song
in "My-Bonnie"

Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen - spiritual song
in "No-body"
Minor seventh

Somewhere - Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story)
in "There's-a"

Watermelon Man - Herbie Hancock
first interval in sax solo
Major seventh

Take On Me - A-ha
in "Take-on"

I Love You - Cole Porter
In "I love-you"
Octave

Somewhere over the rainbow - Harold Arlen
In "I Some-where"

Willow Weep For Me - Ann Ronell
In "I Will-ow"

Interval songs in MyEarTraining

You can see ear training interval songs list in MyEarTraining apps (both on Android and iOS) by tapping on the top right icon while you are practicing any exercise. You can customise the built-in list even by adding your own custom songs.

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