Here are some intervals used in familiar tunes.
Unison
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Beethoven: Ode to Joy |
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Minor 2 Ascending
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Beethoven: Ode to Joy |
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Minor 2 Descending
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Beethoven: Fur Elise |
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Major 2 Ascending
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Frere Jacques |
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Major 2 Descending
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Merrily We Roll Along (Loony Tunes) |
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Minor 3 Ascending |
Greensleeves |
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Major 3 Descending
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Star Spangled Banner |
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Major 3 Ascending
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When the Saints Go Marching In |
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Major 3 Descending
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 |
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Perfect 4 Ascending
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Hark the Herald Angels Sing |
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Perfect 4 Descending
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Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits |
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Tritone Ascending
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West Side Story - "Maria" |
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Perfect 5 Ascending
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Twinkle Twinkle Little Star |
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Perfect 5 Descending |
Bach: Minuet in G |
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Minor 6 Ascending
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West Side Story - "Tonight" |
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Major 6 Ascending
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NBC theme |
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Major 6 Descending
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Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen |
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Minor 7 Ascending
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TV Commercial "Have you driven a Ford lately?" |
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Octave Ascending
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Take Me Out to the Ball Game |
Revised by John Ellinger, Spring 2012.