ET-002 • Song References For Interval Training

[inthewind]

I think I found a song for the Major 7th.  It's Diary by Bread.  I'm quite sure the first two notes of the song are G - F#.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24IfD-0VUu4

OK, the jokes for knowing this song may begin ......

[Bootstrap]

I don't hear that on the lyric - I hear prime, prime, descending major 3rd on the words "I found your".

I didn't get my guitar out to try it, but the intro that plays base note/chord could well be G to Gmaj7 (which would contain an F#) - anyone?

In any event - I find the major 7th interval so distinctive (both ascending & descending) that it is one of the easiest intervals to identify, so I've given up looking for a song to match.

[TB-AV]

e----2------------2-----
B----3------------3-----
G O-----O--O-----------
D-----------------
A--------------
E---------------

Not really an interval but yes G and F# are there.

[inthewind]

This is def the intro ...

I guess I hear G F# in my head when I hum the intro.

e----2------------2-----
B----3------------3-----
G O-----O--O-----------
D-----------------
A--------------
E---------------

Not really an interval but yes G and F# are there.

[JonnyKaine]

how about the chorus of "take on me" by A-ha for the major 7th: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914#t=53s

[steveo2]

how about the chorus of "take on me" by A-ha for the major 7th: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914#t=53s

Think I will stick with superman.
If I were a teenage girl then yeah the chorus of Aha works.
Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful when combined with the minor blues scale.
If you add the major 6th is it a bird or a plane .
No it the super duper how do you love voodoo blues.

Playing this may give you super power to do many cool lick, not sure about what licks you can get from A-ha.
None that will rock for sure

[Lunchbox]

Sounds corny (unless you're a drama geek like me), but my wife is a vocal music major, and for learning the major 7th, she suggested the song Maria from West Side Story.  Not the opening, but when he actually sings her name "Mareeee-uh".

[Lunchbox]

Sorry, I messed that up, not Maria, Somewhere from West Side Story.  The chorus.

[joshs]

Do you mean the first notes: "There's a" (place for us) as a minor 7th? Maybe there's a major 7th in there somewhere, too? Of course, as I've mentioned before in another thread, I think it's a really bad idea to use these mnemonics anyway. I've found it endlessly frustrating unlearning them.

[henize]

For minor 3rd interval, does anyone think that the "so long, farewell" song in the sound of music can be used as song reference as well?

[arunsaha]

In the example of desc. min. 7th.  I DID NOT see any minor 7th jump in the 3rd bar of Take the A train. In my opinion this song's example should be removed from the chart. This chart has helped me a lot in other examples so I have a great expectations from it... this incorrect example should not confuse future learners and waste any more time of others! thanks 

[Meridirh]

HEy everyone,

I am currently working on Justin's ear training and was wondering, whether or not the list might need some further songs of reference. Especially for those film-maniacs I would recommend some additions to it
Justin mentioned there are not many songs for a 6th major. One very famous song is "Leia's Theme" from Star Wars (adding another Star Wars song might be a great addition for those who stdy them anyway).

Cheers,

Lukas

[nnoone]

For the octave and the minor7th major 7th you have the first notes of elegy by the Jesus Lizard.

[roulbac]

Hey,
I’ve been having trouble recognizig descending intervals because i couldn’t find song references until today i realized that a descending fourth sounds like an ascending fifth with the second note at a lower pitch and vice versa.
How do you remember descending intervals?