Songs that will help you identify ascending intervals

[@DavidBennettPiano]

If you'd like to improve your perception of intervals then do consider ToneGym. They make it fun and easy to improve your ear tonegym.co?aff=2104 👂🏻🎵 And check out Part 2 to this video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHvRcqGojZeojrM

[@bin8350]

I hope you have a nice week

[@Philrc]

Just a way to get people to pay for something you can do yourself for free. No one should fall for this.

[@a_witcher94]

great video. brilliantly informative.. if I might add some constructive criticism .. the position of the mic is very distracting. maybe put it besides the piano or record with two cameras: one focused on your hands and one on your face .. otherwise .. perfect video

[@Philrc]

@@a_witcher94 "brilliantly informative" 🤣😂 you lot are weird!

[@a_witcher94]

@@Philrc awww thanks

[@Lefty7788tinkatolli]

Fun fact: If you play the lowest and highest notes on a full-size piano, that interval is a Minor 52nd!

[@overtonesnteatime198]

Wow.

[@bluedingo1186]

(Happily throws fact onto the massive pile of fun facts in my brain)

[@chrimbo90]

And this particular interval can be heard in every primary school music lesson 😏

[@vecernicek2]

It's more fun than a fact though

[@FunnyAnimatoFilms]

That is a fun fact. Thank you.

[@necrozma4029]

Imagine taking a music theory exam and hearing someone singing "all around me are familiar faces" very quietly

[@DavidBennettPiano]

😂

[@george474747]

Imagine if they started playing intervals on slap bass or sax instead. (Too much 80s disparagement in this video... I want to see David present the next one on keytar - embrace the cheese!)

[@necrozma4029]

@@george474747 that would be interesting to see

[@keizotim]

@@DavidBennettPiano hello there I love your videos please keep on doing them thanks keizo tim or @keizotim

[@CRUSH40RULES]

Yeah, or any exam would be great.

[@roxonbenoit7951]

1:52 Minor 2nd - Jaws / Fur Elise 2:47 Major 2nd - Halo Theme/ Frere Jacques / Happy Birthday 3:39 Minor 3rd - Pure Imagination/ Mad World (All around me are familiar faces) 4:22 Major 3rd - Subway Surfer / Wipe Wipe Wipe It Down Wipe /(descending) Golden Wind 5:34 Perfect 4th - Amazing Grace 6:03 Tritone - Regular Show / The Simpsons 8:55 Perfect 5th - Star Wars 10:02 Minor 6th - The Entertainer / (descending) Love Story 11:54 Major 6th - Chopin - Nocturne op.9 No.2 12:52 Minor 7th - Can't Stop / Somewhere 14:16 Major 7th - Take On Me 15:35 Octave - Somewhere Over The Rainbow 16:48 Intervals beyond the octave 19:02 Minor 9th - Killing in The Name

[@calebdupree8728]

Thanks

[@roxonbenoit7951]

np

[@BL00DYME55]

Don't know how you could leave out "Can't Stop" by RHCP for Minor 7th example. It's a much more recognisable and iconic song than Somewhere from some movie from the 60s (or was it a play) most people never heard of. The moment I hear E followed by D, i instantly hear Frusciante's intro in my head and just want to resolve it up to the E an octave up. But maybe that's just a guitarist in me talking.

[@roxonbenoit7951]

@@BL00DYME55 Thanks for the suggestion, I was struggling to find one for Minor 7th

[@AliKhan-sy9jy]

Thanks!

[@robertoriggio117]

"Take on Me" is brilliant. I always recognize the major seventh simply by its proximity to the octave, but that's a really great example that I had never thought of.

[@antoineleroux5544]

Alright so... here's what I use: Minor 2nd up & down: Eyes Wide Shut piano thing Major 2nd up: Happy Birthday Major 2nd down: Yesterday (Beatles) Minor 3rd up: Seven Nation Army (White Stripes) Minor 3rd down: Hey Jude (Beatles) Major 3rd up: Oh, When the Saints Major 3rd down: Big Ben chimes or Summertime (Gerschwin) Perfect 4th up: Amazing Grace Perfect 4th down: Under Pressure bassline (Queen) Tritone up: The Simpsons Tritone down: Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath) Perfect fifth up: Star Wars theme Perfect fifth down: Game of Thrones or Zelda themes Minor 6th up: In my life intro(Beatles) Minor 6th down: Love Story theme Major 6th up: Fake Plastic Trees (Radiohead) Major 6th down: Il Était un Petit Navire Minor 7th up: Original Star Trek Theme Minor 7th down: Watermelon Man (Herbie Hancock) Major 7th up & down: Popular guitar intro (Nada Surf) Octave up: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Octave down: Bulls on Parade (RATM) Minor 9th up: Killing in the Name Bass thing (RATM) And that's about it... Good video!

[@TeShiky]

If you really wanna be able to detect major 10ths, a great song for that is VCR by The XX

[@sacriste]

Our hero

[@markmurthen7068]

Don't get him started on Yesterday!!

[@maxschumann2761]

I don't get the min6 reference to in my life. Otherwise, great list.

[@nimnone]

Copy, paste. Thanks!

[@josephgriesemer5343]

Fun fact: A perfect fifth sounds similar to an octave because when played in produces an octave undertone or subharmonic of the fundamental note.

[@JoshuaWillis89]

Science is cool 🤓

[@herowars_MCY]

1-5 => power chord, because science :)

[@318h7]

Finally, a logical explanation! Thanks

[@polyphony250]

@@318h7 It's 2 over 3. If you play the rhythm with your hands, it's obvious - the frequencies "sync up" on every other oscilliation of the lowest. So the "synced" oscilliations are at half the frequency of the lowest note, one octave below. More dissonant intervals will create lower pitch undertones for this reason, i.e. the longer the time between each synced oscilliation, the lower the note produced. Sorry about the non-technical language, these are not concepts I have been taught.

[@user-dj9td1kx5x]

@@polyphony250 that sounds correct, and that's the reason there is a distinct throbbing in a minor 2nd or, stronger still, in a just slightly out-of-tune unison

[@robertmartin32]

I've been playing guitar (badly, but I enjoyed it), for the past thirty years. Watched hundreds if not thousands of of videos. Got a basic understanding of music. Stumbled on your website and in six months I have improved a thousand fold. Thank you,your a true breathe of fresh air. Keep up the good work.

[@minigunner9060]

best thing I can say is learn C maj scale and how to hear these intervals. C Maj forms the foundation for all the other modes and makes it VERY easy to learn them while knowing the intervals by ear will let you more easily ear learn songs or when writing, allow you to know how to get the right feel or emotion for something you want to play

[@theoceanfrog]

Nice simple examples. As a music teacher, I’d love to see your examples for descending intervals, we only ever do ascending choices.

[@bassmaiasa1312]

Yeah, I always watch that, to make sure I don't skimp on the descending. For minor third and major 2nd, I use the line from Somewhere over the Rainbow, 'if happy little bluebirds fly beyond the rainbow' But I also try to hear the inversion inside the interval. So if I hear a minor third, I want to hear the major 6th at the same time.

[@dimebucker2]

Radiohead - The National Anthem has descending maj3 min3 and maj2 all in the same riff!

[@Ioganstone]

fun fact: Gangsta Rap - Nigga Nigga Nigga is a rather astute example of OP's point.

[@mensamoo]

David uses YYZ by Rush as an example of a tritone interval. This is actually a descending interval, although he used it as ascending.

[@RochRich.]

Minor 3rd Me: Ah yes, Crazy Frog David: Mad World Me: That works too

[@Cherri_Stars]

This is so helpful

[@johnhenrymills4517]

Axe f

[@jamlemon]

Definitely, I heard Axel F then he starts playing Mad World!

[@singerofsongs468]

lmao, this is now my reference point

[@IanFarrington1]

When he started, I thought Send in the Clowns lol. Heard that ad nauseam growing up.

[@junglekiity]

The chorus of "Into the Unknown" actually uses an 11th! It's the interval the third time she sings "into the unknown" and is part of what makes the song feel so epic and dangerous.

[@es175yes]

I love 7th's,9th's and 11ths

[@MenacingBanjo]

Whoa, you're right. I thought that was a tenth, but she goes all the way up to the upper 4th. Neato.

[@johnallegood4469]

So THAT'S why I love singing it so much

[@brickabang]

As a subnautica fan I was so confused what you were on about. Then I realised you’re speaking about a song from Frozen

[@jaredd9166]

In the BTS, the song authors specifically cite the unusual size of the interval as what gives the melody its emotional sense of breaking free from what's traditional or comfortable.

[@jacobw4612]

Some songs that I use: m3 - Seven Nation Army, Greensleeves M3 - Oh When the Saints P4 - Bridal Chorus ("Here comes the bride") Tritone - Maria (West Side Story) P5: Twinkle Twinkle M6: Jingle Bells ("Dashing through the snow"), My Bonnie

[@near5148]

Greemsleeves

[@Inkwellvintage]

THIS IS SO HELPFUL

[@andylovesbats4566]

I live in central Europe, in the Czech Republic and because of that, the major 6 interval actually to me sounds perfectly stable and consonant. It is often used in our folk songs, when there's more then one voice. The voices often go in major (or minor) thirds and major sixths, and often without "resolving" to e.g. a P.5. at the end of a song, and it's been like that for centuries. It's quite interesting to note, because compared to this, christian chant music (gregorian chants, etc.) in history uses almost exlusively the "cleanest", most stable intervals - the octave the P5 and the P4 (with occasionally using thirds).

[@nakejtypek1829]

Kterou písničku máš na mysli, co se týče tý sexty? :D

[@andylovesbats4566]

@@nakejtypek1829 Hej, prakticky každá druhá lidovka, či její sborová úprava (od dětství zpívám ve sboru, takže toho mám naposlouchaného hodně). Tzv. lidový dvojhlas je, když se k původnímu hlasu souběžně zpívají tercie nebo sexty, čili to má dokonce i název. Jako příklad uvedu např. Nepi Jano, nebo Chodila Maryška.

[@FuerstMykisch]

Interesting. Ca you name some exemplary songs that I can listen to on KZbin?

[@laknathchamikaraweerasingh6067]

thanks

[@beenaplumber8379]

That's so cool to know. I compose for community theater, and sometimes I'm asked to come up with music that evokes a place and time, and I like to study traditional music from the region and pick up things that give them their unique flavor. I'll file this in my Czechia box! (My sister-in-law is Czech, and therefore so are my nephews, usually spending at least part of their summers in Prague. Funny we've never talked about Czech music.)

[@jaredd9166]

"Into the Unknown" from Frozen features intervals of an octave, 9th, 10th, and even an 11th in its masterful chorus. In the BTS, the song authors specifically cite the unusual size of the interval as what gives the melody its emotional sense of breaking free from what's traditional or comfortable.

[@cynzix]

The wider interval is right at the end, sung by Aurora

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

I was wondering why I loved that track so much! It's beautiful, even though I don't remember much else about the movie.

[@thesoubretteoftheopera7313]

You don't listen to opera much do you?

[@gamechimp869]

@@thesoubretteoftheopera7313 you can be less pretentious. Weirdo

[@thesoubretteoftheopera7313]

@@gamechimp869 Weird and pretentious for the basic knowledge that people can sing more than a fifth? Also big talk coming from an industry that considers Lloyd Webber "beneath them".

[@jacefairis1289]

fun fact: you can use Somewhere Over The Rainbow to identify the octave (some-where), the major sixth (way-up), *and* the minor sixth (there's-a).

[@EmpiricalPragmatist]

Nice! You can also use various Star Wars tunes to identify most of these intervals. The Force theme for a perfect 4th, Han and Leia's theme for a major 6th, The Emperor's theme for a minor 3rd, and the Love theme from AOTC for a minor 6th. :)

[@MajesticDemonLord]

And minor 7th - 'over'

[@eel9096]

@@EmpiricalPragmatist I always use these too! I just didn't know what the actual themes were called lol

[@eel9096]

@@EmpiricalPragmatist also, the cantina band is really useful for perfect 4ths

[@atanvardecunambiel8917]

Minor Third: “Someday I’ll wish upon a star”

[@snicky58]

I use "Here Comes the Bride" to identify a perfect fourth. I think of the first two notes of "Maria" (from "West Side Story") to identify a tritone. I am only at the beginning of this video but I'm already finding it helpful and kinda fun. Thanks!

[@Thetimrobertson]

I always use Mozart's Eine kleine Nachtmusik. I simply cannot NOT hear it.

[@IlaughedIcried]

Yes! I've always, always used "Maria" as the example of a tritone -- the West Side Story score is actually spilling over with tritones, all over the place -- and I was shocked it wasn't mentioned. :)

[@namibia584]

I use the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

[@snicky58]

@@namibia584 Good one! Several perfect fourths in a row!

[@namibia584]

@@snicky58 There's also "Take off Ya Hoser."

[@IcepickL]

With the string sound you had on the minor 7th, I was sure you were about to break into "The Chain" by Fleetwood Mac. I don't know if it's technically an interval, but those are the notes they hit most hard in the intro so it functions as an interval.

[@yamankurul9497]

same here

[@gville001]

I hear Josie!

[@lukeyboi0899]

I heard The Chain too!

[@christiandady2581]

Same!

[@lorrainedonahue9507]

It was so obviously The Chain. Even the sound he had on the synthesizer sounded just like it. Lol

[@mdtexeira]

Was mentally preparing to hear you talking about the tritone being the Devil's chord, and then you mentioned Neely, and I was unreasonably happy about that.

[@timdelaney366]

@@JimmyTulip1 it's not well known?

[@VanessaHolguin]

6:31 *BULLSHITE~* @@JimmyTulip1 It's a not a myth... Adam Neely is a woke lefty that lies about shit in his vids (see: White Supremacy vid).

[@informant09]

@@VanessaHolguin It is a myth. You are right about Adam being a woke lefty but that doesnt make everything he says false.

[@VanessaHolguin]

@@informant09 It *was* banned. Just because a #4th existed in pieces from that period doesn't mean it wasn't still thought of as the devil's interval and banned by the church. THAT is the lie. Sure it existed. Yes it was used. To pretend the church didn't ban it in many places in Europe is an outright denial of reality (but that's what woke leftist's do... try to change word meaning, history [Virginia statues say hello], and of course... minimize anything church related).

[@CD_Character]

An example using both the octave and the tritone is Black Sabbath's "Black Sabbath". E - E - A# So maybe this is the Devil's work after all ! (jk)

[@acapellascience]

i was SURE you were gonna do Dr Who for the minor 9th

[@gingerfreak01]

Same here.

[@DaringNote62]

Same

[@sambaxter8236]

'Need to' by Korn

[@HotSauceBear]

1:13 I thought he was going into Shine On You Crazy Diamond

[@louisaruth]

rage all the way

[@Btw_visit_____todacarne-com]

I am just starting with ear training. I was already getting frustrated with telling if it is a 2m or a 2M interval. The easiest case in my training software. I watched only 3:34 min of the video and I decided to try out those two songs. I worked like a charm. I can now tell the difference between a 2m and a 2M intervals in my training software. Thanks !

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Great!!

[@seanoreilly602]

I was genuinely taken back when the Minor 3rd wasn't Axel F. It seems so perfect to me, since it plays the A, the C, and then the A twice more. Really vivid sound. And my go-to for the perfect fifth is Something In The Way by Nirvana. The opening is just Kurt Cobain playing the very stripped back A5 and F5

[@GoatCat_]

I thought it would be Clair de Lune

[@elegantwaffle257]

@@GoatCat_ but...

[@GoatCat_]

@@elegantwaffle257 I see what you mean. It’s more of a chord than an interval

[@pcache]

minor 3rd is the first 2 notes of the blues scale, so there's sooooo many examples in blues inspired genres like rock'n'roll, later rock, and rock-inspired music in general. smoke on the water, whole lotta love, are you gonna be my girl, you spin me round (chorus), muse - psycho, even flippin wannabe by spice girls. too many to name

[@i.liberato4241]

David's Examples: Minor 2nd: Jaws Theme - John Williams Major 2nd: Frère Jacques - traditional Minor 3rd: Mad World - Tears for Fears (But it Really should have been Axel F by Harold Faltermeyer) Major 3rd: Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder / Let's Dance - David Bowie Perfect 4th: Summer Nights - from Grease Tritone: YYZ - Rush / The Simpsons Theme - Danny Elfman Perfect 5th: Star Wars Title Crawl Theme - John Williams / ET Theme - John Williams Minor 6th: Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty / The Entertainer - Scott Joplin Major 6th: The Holly and the Ivy (Christmas song) - traditional Minor 7th: Somewhere - Leonard Bernstein, from West Side Story / Bass from Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers Major 7th: Take on Me - A-ha Octave: Somewhere Over the Rainbow - from The Wizard of Oz Minor 9th: Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine

[@TheCinnaCat]

Yeah, I really thought he was going to go with Axel F based on the notes he played for the minor 3rd.

[@woutere]

Major 6th: the first verse of Jingle Bells at the word "dashing".

[@Gay4Garak]

@@woutere Good one. “O’er the” (fields we go).

[@finctank]

The Shins’ James Mercer sings some very wide intervals, like in the song Phantom Limb

[@seanfitz81]

I was thinking Axel F too

[@kittycatcrunchie]

Ad: "Regardless of what you might think, interval exercises are ineffective. It's not just my opinio-*skipped*" David: "This video is sponsored by ToneGym. Being able to identify an interval by ear..." *Laughed so hard*

[@makaiev]

Same xD

[@error50012]

Lol what's there reasoning even why they are inefective?

[@PedroMachadoPT]

Actually the ad made me think and I listened to it to its end. But it didn’t explain why it’s ineffective. Maybe learning to recognize which note in the scale we’re listening to is more effective than learning intervals. I don’t know.

[@entropybentwhistle]

@@PedroMachadoPT Don’t do anything, ever, because it’s hard for someone.

[@theworkoutsounds7391]

@@error50012 Go watch the video “why you don’t want perfect pitch” by adam neely, it’s quite interesting. Basically, interval training is not ineffective, but there are other skills that you should be training as well.

[@itsah-lee-uh7185]

For a minor 6th, I use "Across the Stars" by John Williams. It's Padme and Anakins love theme from the Star Wars Prequels and it's one of my favorites from that trilogy.

[@sarailyn2436]

I sat through all of this and was able to pay attention the whole time which is rare so thank you for making this!

[@WorldNews92]

Now I know about the tritone, I appreciate the irony of The Simpsons welcoming us with a heavenly choir and background using such a devillish sounding musical arrangement.

[@jeremyowens3319]

I find a lot of comedic / wacky music will lean on those tense moments to resolve.

[@Teelirious]

The Simpson's and "Maria" from WestvSide Story are strange identical twins.

[@chameleonicblu22]

David, can you do a video analyzing this theme song? Please!!?! I tried to analyze it once as a youth and I gave up. All I remember is that it's in Lydian.

[@MikeS29]

***Reverend Lovejoy has left the chat***

[@aidendiamond5793]

Danny Elfman knew what he was doing

[@ash1rose]

Such a great reference tool. I remember learning similar techniques in choir. We never learned the minor intervals just the major, though I can always recognize minor thirds. We were taught the “doorbell” for major thirds and the song “Taps” for major fourths. John Williams REALLY likes his major fifths. The Superman Theme also uses that.

[@firstnamelastname3182]

I came here to see if anyone else uses doorbell and Superman! How about Come As You Are by Nirvana for a Perfect 4th?

[@DawnDavidson]

In choir I learned the rising major sixth is My Bo(nnie Lies Over the Ocean.) And “Do, a deer, a female deer” gives both rising and falling major thirds. Both ones I’ve never forgotten. I like most of his examples, though a few were too recent for me.

[@Katerine459]

I was wondering if anybody else would bring up Superman too. :) Though I usually use it to remember how the major 7th goes.

[@rizahawkeyepierce1380]

Ha, we used "Here Comes the Bride" for perfect fourths. And then my music professor in college said to be cautious using that one, since it's Sol->Do, not Do->Fa. Still works, but it's a different vibe.

[@freya-the-wolf]

For our 4ths in choir our teacher uses "here come the bride", specifically the "here comes" part! Neat to see other choirs do this too. Also when we were doing a chromatic scale in one of our songs she used the Jaws theme.

[@buddybluehat2358]

Tenths are great. I love them and I use them. A guitar teacher of mine, Serge Lazarevitch, taught us that tenths somehow almost sound like a chord, rather than just an interval. I can hear what he meant when I use them. Bach wrote fantastic things in tenths, as did so many other classical composers, but those amazing structures can also be found in Paul McCartney's Beatles classic, Blackbird. I also love hearing it in the Foo Fighters' Walking After You. It's a bit of a magical chord-like interval, waiting to be needed as the right addition to the song, or be the basis for a song. Rocking regards to all, BBH

[@Narwhal-gn1xj]

It’s really cool to see how many chords are shared by very different songs! Here’s my personal list: Min. 2nd - Jaws Maj. 2nd - Happy Birthday Min. 3rd - Oh Canada/Greensleeves Maj. 3rd - Oh When the Saints Per. 4th - Amazing Grace Per. 5th - Star Wars Min. 6th - The Entertainer Maj. 6th - My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean Min. 7th - The Winner Takes It All Maj. 7th - Take On Me Per. Octave - Somewhere Over the Rainbow Thanks for the vid!

[@jsabados]

Just for fun - what would your Augmented 4th be?

[@Narwhal-gn1xj]

@@jsabados Never had one before this video; doing piano exams and Tritone hasn’t been required yet

[@saulaac2971]

@@jsabados Recently I am listening a lot to Donald Byrd - Onward 'Til Morning, which I believe is in the key of C# minor. The bass and main vibe regularly jumps up to G natural, then progresses back down to C#. Augmented 4th!

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Also, Maj 6th: My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean ( first two notes ).

[@andrefortes1342]

Black Orpheus by Bonfá

[@adamwojtasiak6204]

YES THIS IS WHAT I DO TOO

[@teresacronin5801]

I learned it with My Bonnie.... 53 years ago. I still remember that lesson. A light went on

[@urwholefamilydied]

Thank you... I don't know "Holly and the Ivy". I'm american, maybe it isn't as big here for xmas stuff?

[@unvergebeneid]

The downside of this: you then have My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean stuck in your head for the next five fucking hours ;)

[@piratefrawgee]

Not sure if any other commenters mentioned this, but the YYZ “vamp” you brought up for the Tritone is actually the letters YYZ in Morse code. The dots are the tonic and the dashes are the tritone. As always, great video and thanks for being an awesome music theory resource!!

[@DavidBennettPiano]

I love Morse code in music! Another example is the Mission Impossible riff which is based on the Morse for "M.I."

[@MikeWallaceDev]

Rats! I was coming here to say that. I snoozed, I loozed. :-D

[@piratefrawgee]

@@DavidBennettPiano ooh nice! Future video topic maybe??

[@user-fg9xe5kq4q]

But Jeff, what about the airport?

[@kwarsha]

@@DavidBennettPiano The best example I know is "Waves" by the french singer Camille. The background vocals literally sing "dot" and "dash" spelling out "show me the waves". kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWGzfo2dbdGNY68

[@michaelkonomos]

Thanks so much for this. I was doing an interval training app and felt really stuck just trying to listen to the tones without mental associations. Now I hear Jaws and Let’s Dance and I immediately started improving. I am doing to to try and get better at music in order to express myself, so you really helped me with that. thank you.

[@orlanino]

One of the more important lessons for any musician. Good work!

[@diegolucano3354]

I wish people also showed songs where the interval descends rather than ascends

[@chrisschack9716]

That song from Love Story is perfect for a minor 6th down, for instance.

[@deyama2012]

I thought the same. Off the top of my head, there is Fur Elise and Yesterday for descending minor and major seconds respectively.

[@JiveDadson]

@@deyama2012 _Yesterday_ begins with three notes on the same pitch. Listen to the Beatles original.

[@secularZoo]

@@JiveDadson yes but I think he does it in the 2nd verse. Good observation though

[@bennetteberle4476]

Flintstones, meet the Flintstones. Perfect fifth down.

[@DoctorAzmain]

This might be one of the MOST USEFUL music-related KZbin videos I have ever come across. It is pitch perfect (if you'll excuse the pun!) Also fantastic thumbnail! Will be coming back to this again and again when composing, transcribing, recording... and will probably share this with my friends for all eternity hahhaha. P.S. Radiohead's new song If You Say The Word starts with a major third!! (Eb to G, in the key of C minor)

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!!!

[@miller13ico]

Totally agree!

[@Philrc]

This is a common well known technique for ear training. There's a list online by Earmaster on ascending and descending intervals with you tube URLs.

[@miller13ico]

@@Philrc you know what's also common, tools like you..

[@Philrc]

@@miller13ico *yawn* sure kiddy. Some people can't accept information. Like you. They prefer to remain stupid

[@iamamish]

this is what we did in HS music theory and I still remember those lessons. Learning intervals like this is amazing ear training.

[@KasumiRINA]

Black Sabbath, the song, is G. Octave G and then mashing the tritone. The main riff is just TWO notes. Entirety of Metal is built on this interval but it's also called a "blue" note because the diminished fifth is the one note Blues scale adds to the Pentatonic. So if it sounds like blBlues or Metal, it's the tritone.

[@thegreatgambeeno]

As you were talking about Mad World, you said, "it's going.." and my daughter just blurts out "going nowhere!" and I didn't even know that she knew that song. It was an awesome moment. Thank you for that.

[@fraser4899]

I really appreciate that you went to the effort of naming the intervals in the font and style of the movie poster. That visual cue really helps with my memory

[@Daft-Funk]

I've decided to just write down my interval references (ascending and descending) in case anyone who would like extra references :) *Minor 2nd* Ascending : Jaws Theme | Descending : Major scale or Jurassic Park *Major 2nd* Ascending : Major scale or Happy Birthday | Descending : Toccata and Fugue in D minor *Minor 3rd* Ascending : Mad World ("All around me") | Descending : Can You Feel The Love Tonight *Perfect 4th* Ascending : Smells like Teen Spirit | Descending : Hallelujah (Handel) *Tritone* Ascending : Simpsons theme | Descending : Blue Seven *Perfect 5th* Ascending : Star Wars theme | Descending : Game of Thrones theme *Minor 6th* Ascending : The Entertainer | Descending : Call Me Maybe *Major 6th* Ascending : My Way | Descending : The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera) *Minor 7th* Ascending : The Winner Takes It All | Descending : The Shadow of Your Smile *Major 7th* Ascending : Take On Me | Descending : I Love You (Cole Porter) *Octave* Ascending : Let It Snow ("Oh the weather") | Descending : Willow Weep for Me

[@marianoturienzo6974]

Dude you’re a World Heritage for humanity in music 🎼! Thank you so much !

[@ClikcerProductions]

The way I remember a perfect 5th is "someBODY", thats all I need

[@tombworld9012]

Thanks, you have now ruined Star Wars for me forever.

[@minapolina6661]

Oh yeah? WHEN I WAS is a Perfect 4th. Fuck any of your other songs you claim on that interval, homie.

[@Jewpacca]

Comment of the year here, folks

[@rubixtheslime]

This is also my go to example for a pickup beat

[@Falk0209]

fuck you I love it xD

[@jaroslaval9159]

Ah! How times have changed! When I was in music school this is how we learned them: m2- train sound, M2- beginning of M scale, m3- Brahms Lullaby, M3 From the Halls of Montezuma, P4- Here Comes the Bride, Aug4- Maria(West Side Story) P5-Twinkle Twinkle, m6 Where Do I Begin? (Love Story) M6 My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean or the NBC logo, m7 - There's a Place for Us (West Side Story) M7- Bali Hai (South Pacific). However, for teaching purposes now, new examples would be needed for those who did not grow up with those musicals. Thank you!

[@JonesNate]

Interesting; I also thought of the NBC jingle, though I'm only 33.

[@tammyrobinson6409]

LOL these are the songs I use to this day… M7 Bali Hai is not familiar to me but Take on Me is😊 this is a good video

[@jaroslaval9159]

@@tammyrobinson6409 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmKxg4KjisdqpZI the Bali Hai interval is at 42 seconds.

[@tammyrobinson6409]

@@jaroslaval9159 thank you… I can hear the M7 interval perfectly

[@jaroslaval9159]

@@tammyrobinson6409 Great!

[@jerryharris876]

16:21. Definitely "Somewhere Over The Rainbow". That is so iconic. I would also do the bass line for the "Duck Tales" Theme Song.

[@TEScharf]

I believe the reason for a minor 2nd sounding worse to the ear than a minor 9th has to do with the heterodyne effect. When 2 frequencies are combined in a non-linear device (hearing is logarithmic, not linear) the result is 4 frequencies: the 2 originals and both the sum and the difference frequency between the two. The notes of a minor 2nd are close together which means that both the sum and the difference are closer to the fundamentals, resulting in a strong dissonance. With the minor 9th, those tones are much further away in both directions, resulting in a more harmonious sound. A great example of the heterodyne effect is heard when tuning a guitar to itself, e.g. 6th string fretted at the 5th fret and the 5th string open. What we hear as a wavering tone when the notes are slightly out of tune, is actually the difference frequency.

[@PaulEppleston]

I'm on (the older) team Axel F for a Minor 3rd. Coming up in the 80's it was unavoidable!

[@benjaminshepard]

That one has a bunch of nice clean intervals both up and down, which was a definite help while learning theory 35+ years ago.

[@growingsage]

As soon as I heard it I started singing it and got distracted

[@lev7509]

-"Smoke on the Water" for m3-

[@jaerivus]

Ditto! I also immediately thought of Top Gun for the perfect 5th, and given how the other two examples were movies from 1977 & 1982, I thought for sure he'd incorporate it. Oh well, he's a young one. ;)

[@genesis209_gd]

No joke, that's what first came to mind for me.

[@francesprendergast1721]

I think I found my perfect teacher! Honestly, you make learning what can be a pretty dry subject such fun. There's something about the way you teach and make your videos that really clicks for me. Thank you!

[@christ9359]

John Williams is a master of triumphant music. I guess he has the perfect fifth to thank for that!

[@SanjayMerchant]

I'd love to see a companion video where you show some examples of descending intervals. (Since audiating backwards is hard.)

[@Shazar789]

Good idea. Has one up now

[@silvestarmravlincic8996]

minor 6th, "Love Story" theme, first two notes

[@tiyenin]

18:54 Widest vocal interval I've found: P11 up (G3 to C5), Sleeping with Sirens - If You Can't Hang pre-chorus: "There's **the door / Aah**"

[@tiyenin]

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[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Min 7th is also Star Trek, the tv show theme ( 1st two notes ).

[@jeremyowens3319]

That's the one I hear. When he added the second example and said he grew up with it, I thought for sure Star Trek was coming out. heh

[@S0loChr1st0]

@@jeremyowens3319 That's funny, when I heard the sound he chose I immediately thought of The Chain

[@quietone610]

especially since that sounds almost EXACTLY like Lindsey's(sp?) guitar.

[@Nico_higu]

@@S0loChr1st0 interesting

[@jongorman751]

Nah. With that tone he had its immediately Josie by Steely Dan

[@PulseTrick]

You are a most intelligent young sage. I am very well entertained by your delivery. Kudos fellow musician/musicologist. I have been teaching for decades and you have got the gift! The theory mystery continues...

[@buzz2735]

I grew up being able to do this and I thought it was just something everyone could do. Wow I never knew that it was valued in any way

[@fshepinc]

Great video! I'd love to see a sequel where intervals are compared in ascending and descending forms. Even good musicians are sometimes thrown when they hear an interval moving in the opposite direction to the example they've memorized.

[@disgustof-riley8338]

^ This! Invaluable sequel

[@hman2912]

Indeed

[@timclute9507]

Back in the 60's my Mom - a music teacher - taught me intervals with songs - I learned the major 6'th as the first two notes of My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean. We mostly had to use different songs back then - lol

[@malindadenlinger882]

Can you tell me the si gs she used? I don’t know many of the the songs he’s using

[@karricompton]

Same. Also the Wedding March for perfect 4th.

[@ElleCee62978]

This is how I learned in the 1980s. The major 7th was “Somewhere” from West Side Story.

[@rodrigomachado5291]

I hear many melodies in my head but don’t know how to translate them. This type of video is essential for someone like me. Thank you, infinitely.

[@DeadeyeDaily]

6:35 I love you so much for being on the debunking team :D

[@nat91307]

wait i actually really needed this im taking a music theory exam in december and recognizing intervals is part of it so thank you so much ❤️❤️

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Great!!

[@Bongz.14]

All the best 🙌🏽❤️

[@Philrc]

I'm really surprised your teachers haven't suggested this technique

[@nat91307]

@@Philrc she has i'd just rather learn about it in video form

[@Philrc]

@@nat91307 that's silly you don't do ear training in "video form" . This just wants you to pay for something you can do for free. The only way to practice recognising intervals is to do it, not listen to videos

[@gamer966]

Damn you played the minor third and I completed it in my mind with Cruel Angels Thesis Great video!

[@laremare]

As a guitarist, the minor 3rd is easy to identify. A common and pretty intuitive blues/rock technique is to bend a whole step to certain note on the 2nd or 3rd highest string, then while it's ringing, using your pinky to play the same fret or (or one fret higher) on the next string, which is then the minor 3rd in relation to the note you just bent to. The start of November Rain's solo is a good example of that.

[@LianDyogi]

I have exams coming up and this is super helpful-thanks so much David!

[@Martinarmonica]

I don't wanna sound weird, but I really appreciate the para-social relationship I've created with you since I found your channel. I've said this before in your videos, and I'll say it again: as a harmonica teacher I usually struggle making music theory easy for my students, but your content really helps me getting the right definitions for every concept. So, once again, thank you very much for your beautiful work. Cheers from Temuco, Chile!

[@georgesracingcar7701]

Just don’t let it go to your head! XD

[@rfresa]

It's interesting to me that minor thirds sound more tense going up (Mad World, Greensleeves), and more resolved coming down (Hey Jude, the Star Spangled Banner), while major thirds sound more consonant going up (When the Saints come Marching in, Kumbaya) and more dissonant coming down (Beethoven's 5th, Imperial March).

[@FlorisV82]

This has everything to do with the function of the interval within the chord. (Hey Jude is the distance beteeen 5 and 3 of the major chord). This immediately showcases the risk of this method. Be aware of the context.

[@hfghguuh]

Also Brahms lullaby is a minor third (I think). Kinda funny

[@jcovent]

Very wise response. Thank you, Bekahoot. I agree.

[@karlmahlmann]

My chorus teacher taught us those tricks back in Jr. High and they've been invaluable over the years. I remember the 4th as the first 2 notes in Here Comes the Bride.

[@thirzapeevey2395]

I believe "A Time for Us" also fits your minor third. That was the earworm that started rattling around in my head as soon as you started hitting those notes.

[@liquidsolids9415]

As soon as you played the minor seventh, I thought “Josie” by Steely Dan. Thanks again!

[@andrewcarter1089]

So did I.

[@wgandy9541]

Me too!!! That also kind of shows my age!!!

[@thebreakfastmenu]

Oh good it wasn't just me.

[@ynotw57]

Ditto! love that song

[@ajhieb]

I couldn't think of the name, but as soon as I heard it I was like "That's a Steely Dan song"

[@skrijgsman]

I was so convinced you'd go for 'The Chain' by Fleetwood Mac for the minor 7th. The sound matches so well, and it's in the same key too.

[@codediporpal]

From the instrument selection i though that was he he was going too.

[@Nerdifull]

Yeah same tbh

[@Backburner846]

i literally just commented the same thing lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHWqY6BrnbNkrNE

[@jonahansen]

The minor 9th is common in classical harmony added to the dominant 7th to increase the dissonant tension in preparation for resolution to the tonic. Check it out in Bach's "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor", and Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

[@loveyourself4503]

Im so happy i have found this. Ive been in music scho for 8 years and i never knew how to get rhese right but now i do. I am preparing for audicions for music conservatory and i really needed this. Thank you very much!

[@rharding13]

Very well known example of a tenth interval in popular music: the iconic bass line of Lou Reed's 'Walk on the Wild Side', recorded by Herbie Flowers. It's actually two separate bass parts, one on upright bass, and one on electric. It's a beautiful interval on bass. I think Indiscipline by King Crimson uses it too (among others), but spread among different instruments.

[@mrshankly213]

Fully agree, love the tenth on bass! Especially on fretless with some reverb, so mellow.

[@richardpike8748]

18:52 I believe "Defying Gravity" from the movie "Wicked" has a major 11th in it, between the words "the rules" near the start, in "I'm tired of playing by *the rules* of someone else's game".

[@youregonnaletityeetyouaway2882]

defying gravity also has a massive leap at the end on the word "down", i dont remember what the interval is exactly but it was drilled into me at gcse haha

[@illuminotme4261]

I grew up loving Movie Soundtracks and often piddle with them for fun. I was leaving intervals just as you show and it has helped me significantly. Thanks

[@vivmoriarty3717]

Thank you so much. I have learned so much from you. Kodaly method did not work for me, but your approach resonates with me. Helped me with my choir singing.

[@GigsVT]

"Stupid slap bass"... oh no, you've awoken Davie

[@applehack97]

to be fair, that keyboard did have a terrible slap bass sound

[@ISuperI]

NOT EPIC

[@paulsto6516]

@@ISuperI I'm calling the Police.

[@radonato]

SLAP!

[@Stalinshounds]

Keyboard vs bass battle!

[@sophovot5079]

West Side Story is truly a treasure trove of weird intervals, I also use Maria for the tritone

[@melanieprice]

same "Maria"..."The Simpsons" :D

[@es175yes]

Maria is perfect for Tritown star… If you’re familiar with the song of course!… The other great one from Westside story is the first two notes of there’s a place for us which I think is called somewhere… That’s great for a minor seventh… There’s a place for us

[@robertgoodberry]

I think VCR by The xx uses a major 10th interval. It immediately came to mind when you played it. Which was super cool because I've never recognized that sort of thing before now! Thanks for the video.

[@comicjohnladams]

This lesson made me smile the whole way through in how crystalized intervals in my mind.

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

Another fifth is the first notes from the very old TV-series Ivanhoe. First notes of Two of Us by The Beatles are also iconic. Funny how we 'know' intervals in ascending order. I suddenly wondered about the famous first notes of Beethovens Fifth Symphony (of which I once read it was 'Fate knocking on the door'). Very inspiring video. (Edited the order of the sentences).

[@Philrc]

Two of Us by The Beatles doesn't start with a perfect 5th it's a major 6th. and Beethoven's Fifth is a major third

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

@@Philrc ' Another' in my comment refers to the one mentioned in the video. I was very much aware the other two examples in my comment weren't fifths. An F for me for clarity, an A for trust in the reader.

[@Philrc]

@@fritsvanzanten3573ok. it wasn't clear. Looked like you were saying they were all 5ths

[@fritsvanzanten3573]

@@Philrc Yes, my fault ;-)

[@allenapplewhite]

You mention Beethovens fifth symphony during a discussion of intervals and then say "another 5th" after that. Beethovens 5th symphony starts with a descending major 3rd. Not sure if you meant to word it the way you did or were confused about the interval or not...just wanted to clarify for everyone else.

[@danuttall]

The octave jump that I remember from my childhood was the beginning of "Hi, Ho" from Diney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. That opening 2 Hi - Ho were the octave jumps.

[@jinxwren4628]

As a 20+ year musician with perfect relative pitch, I can say this has helped me (primarily as a guitarist) *surprise* with identifying some of these concepts and recognizing them. I kept getting unusual ideas watching this, and it makes me want to go apply it and expand on it- maybe with other instruments…probably not didgeridoo😂

[@turbosoggy5412]

Good thing I got this recommended after my rcm exam :)

[@aarong5716]

Here are some of the ones I use (where different from David's): Minor 3rd 1st 2 notes of Led Zeppelin's "Heartbreaker" riff Major 3rd Opening theme of Beethoven's "Eroica" symphony (1st 2 notes) Perfect 4th drums in 2nd movement of Beethoven's 4th, opening flourishes of Mozart's "Jupiter" symphony Perfect 5th 1st 2 notes of Metallica's "One" guitar intro Minor 6th 1st 2 notes of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" (the famous Tristan chord) Major 6th "In My Life" by the Beatles (the words "some remain") Minor 7th 1st 2 notes sung in "Star Trek" theme

[@stevesherman1743]

Live long and prosper, Aaron G ! 🖖

[@charycourt]

perfect 5th example and probably the easiest to remember in my opinion is the last post. the opening is Bb. it also has the octave as the 3rd note and d as the 10th interval. a pretty good example

[@a.katherinesuetterlin3028]

**Warning: possible intense, fan-level bias shown in this comment. You have been warned.** 😂 For the perfect 5th example, and staying with the Williams discography, is the Superman theme. Someone mentioned paying just as much attention to descending intervals, and the beginning of "Superman" has both descending and ascending perfect 5ths as well as a descending octave. In fact, if you listen to most of the soundtrack, Williams has those obvious, notable intervals strung throughout, including the love theme. Even in his theme for Lex Luthor, there are catchy intervals that highlight the smarminess of that character. Like I said in the "warning", I have a bit of a fan-level "bias". I have listened to that particular soundtrack since I was around 5 or 6. 😅 I could even tell the difference between the themes for "Superman" and "Star Wars," and I knew most kids my age wouldn't be able to do that.

[@martinstebbings2262]

I’ve seen a few of your videos …. I’m quickly becoming a fan and enjoying the idea that there’s lots more to see and learn.

[@TheSaigonSaint]

Twin peaks soundtrack definitely contained tritone and it gives me goosebumps till this day.

[@XLRider2]

This video has made me realize that the song "Supporting Me" from the SA2 soundtrack has a giant tritone in vocal line. Definitely enhances the spooky atmosphere of the track in addition to sounding really, really cool.

[@GrayStudios]

For a major 2nd I would have picked “So This is Love” from Cinderella, it even rocks helpfully back and forth between the 1 and 2.

[@davespin9034]

You teach intervals like I was taught in music theory in the early 80s. Association is the best. The Tri-Tone also sounds like scenes in Apocalypse Now. Even your keyboard sounded exactly like that. Nice job!

[@CRUSH40RULES]

The Tritone is also used in Maria from Westside Story.

[@scottbrower9052]

I'm a beginner (guitar) & I'm trying to absorb all the many aspects of music. This is bloody genius. Cheers ✌

[@riyuilee295]

I’m not even a musician , but I got this video in my recommended , and it’s really interesting and calming .

[@SubParMechanic]

this was actually super helpful and I've been playing instruments for 8 years, genuinely didn't understand how people knew this but wow its super simple

[@loudvisions9156]

So glad this video is my 3000th like on yt. Mind has been thoroughly fed!

[@moscowguitarman]

Those first two notes of Somewhere, with that sound, are SO much like the start of Josie by Steely Dan.

[@MrLucasRigby]

Yes i noticed that straight away

[@JustPlayItLoud]

Josie immediately came to mind for me for the minor seventh and octave!

[@PianoDentist]

That was my go to as well.

[@jaschul]

So good.

[@nurpeachmusic]

I'm a huge advocate for learning theory in context- in a more musical way, that's both more enjoyable and makes more sense. I think this approach is invaluable and brilliant. Another one that I thought of is the Universal theme for the perfect fifth.

[@EazyCheeze]

GREAT video! Based on this new knowledge, I can deduce that the Castle theme from Super Mario World starts off with a Tritone. Sets the tone nicely for the danger within. :) And I THINK that The Pink Panther theme uses a Minor 2nd. Still need to watch more, but this is musically fascinating! :) Take care and keep up the wonderful work!

[@wigwagstudios2474]

Somehow my choir teacher taught us almost all these examples and the ones other people are talking about. However, as a siren geek, I like to connect intervals to the amount of ports and the tone they produce.

[@carinasanper]

I wonder how many people have you helped so far to create music or study, but the answer I think is A LOT of people, I just needed to find a major third interval, and couldn't find something that will stay in my head as it happens to me with other intervals, so thank you so much. I send you a big hug from Mexico City. 🤍

[@DavidBennettPiano]

Thank you!

[@aDifferentJT]

I learned the major third as ‘While Shepherds Watched’

[@carinasanper]

@@aDifferentJT Thank you so much for the extra recommendation. ⭐

[@Philrc]

2nd and 3rd note of the American national anthem is a major third. Both directions!

[@rominac1389]

Algunos himnos latinoamericanos comienzan con un intervalo de tercera mayor, y el de México no es excepción. Por lo que veo en la partitura, la primera palabra "Me-xi-ca-nos" es la tríada Do-Mi-Sol, por ende un intervalo de 3ra mayor y 5ta justa ;)

[@davidarsallo]

The moment David played the major 10th I instantly heard Romy singing in my head : "You, you used to have all the answers / And you, you still have them too". Major 10th: The XX's VCR... ♥️

[@briansullivan3424]

The two that always helped me were "Here Comes the Bride" for Perfect 4th and the original Star Trek intro song for a Minor 7th. You offered some great examples here though!

[@nicky2coats]

Nice

[@KyleMart]

I use these too. Although for the perfect 4th I sometimes think of a song from Indiana Jones The Last Crusade.

[@jaycordova]

Oh gosh, the minor sixth I kept wanting to hear the "NBC" resolve to the fourth. How can you leave that out (I'm too old)? And "Maria" for the semitone - just wanted to hear it come! The fourth - all Mike Post theme songs!! The second (my fave) - Elton John and Bread all over the place. You got me on Baker Street THANKS; that's perfect. Somewhere Over the Rainbow - just the definitive octave and loved hearing it. I'll remember all of these songs and what I've learned from you here. Just Excellent.

[@MKPiatkowski]

I have been trying to get my head around the sound of intervals forever. This is the first time I had something to hook on. Thank you!