Instantly Memorize Any Interval in Music

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[@owenrsmithmusic2029]

Perfect 4th - Smells Like Teen Spirit verse riff, over and over and over!

[@mrWorldwideJuan]

And love me tender. On the "love-me"

[@midasmazairac3226]

My interval memorizations: minor 2nd: jaws major 2nd: do re mi song minor 3rd: seven nation army major 3rd: harry potter theme perfect 4th: bride coming in triton: the Simpsons theme perfect 5th: power chord/all of me (John Legend) intro minor 6th: We are young (Fun.) major 6th: blues lick minor 7th: the winner takes it all major 7th: take on me might be handy to use those too.

[@christian5142]

YYZ by Rush is a good tritone to remember too at the beginning

[@martin9707]

I use Harry Potter theme for perfect 4th

[@strato5135]

I'v struggled with intervals for a while, this is ground breaking. I feel confident now

[@tylergrey7744]

I still don’t get it

[@KymaeraTech]

@@tylergrey7744 what do you not get? What an interval is or how to hear them

[@Jimmysage3273]

The more I dive into theory the more I realize I have no idea what I’m playing

[@tylergrey7744]

Same man how are new u are I been playing for 6 months nw

[@Hedonkeviik]

@@tylergrey7744 6 months in too, go do a city college class on fundementals. changes everything for the better

[@tylergrey7744]

@@Hedonkeviik I really don’t want to lmao 🙄 teach me some stuff I got questions bout things

[@notoriusdrifter40]

If it sounds good, it doesnt matter,for example, no good song stays in key 100% of the time.

[@chrismakey866]

Bruh! You find out about that circle of fifths yet? Did you know thats a thing!? That shit blew my mmind . I still suck though. Lol

[@amador84]

For minor sixth, there is an old song called Love Story writen by Francis Lai, this is from the film called also Love Story starred by Ryan O´Neal and Ali MacGrow, this is from the 70´s And for major sixth, Two of Us from The Beatles.

[@amador84]

I remember another one for sixth minor interval, it's the intro of the song True Colors singed by Cindy Lauper.

[@lexfarmington8193]

John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

[@GuitSiva]

Yes, this is a good example for a minor 6th note starting the melody and drops down in Love Story..👍🎶🎸

[@erikbarrett85]

Is this the song immortal technique used for that one song?

[@tanguydelooz2881]

Vangelis 1492 theme :)

[@jiimmyyy]

Minor 6 - ‘The Entertainer’. Everyone knows that track and it’s really memorable. Edit - it’s played in the main melody multiple times, and every time it is done so three times in a row. It really is the perfect example of the minor 6 interval.

[@WillStufflebeam]

I know it's been a minute, but thanks for this, James! This is perfect!

[@LP5657]

What did you pick first, the shirt or the guitar? Either way good choice

[@MusicisWin]

The shirt, but picking up the guitar actually happened on accident-thanks for noticing the aesthetic win

[@TheRealPepsiMan.]

What about PRS signed guitar giveaway?

[@nickpol1899]

PEPSI MAN its done dude. It was given away

[@TheRealPepsiMan.]

Nick Pol But didn't announced anything. I was even checking website everyday.

[@we_are_nevertheless7305]

PEPSI MAN I know he announced it on instagram idk

[@Impzhahaha]

9:52 this man thinks people that don’t know intervals play in lydian on the regular

[@EmareeVA]

I just remember the tritone as the Simpson's theme haha.

[@tylergrey7744]

Wtf is that

[@BCSoHappy]

Also, for us who are very old, the first two notes of "Maria" from West Side Story.

[@Gameboy-2007-yt]

0:00 Unison (0) 1:40 Octave (12) 2:04 Minor 3rd (3) 3:42 Major 3rd (4) 4:16 Perfect 4th (5) 5:27 Perfect 5th (7) 6:18 Major 6th (9) 8:17 Minor 2nd (1) 9:17 Flat 5th or Sharp 4th (6) 12:04 Minor 7th (10) 13:04 Major 7th (11) Inverse of Major 3rd - Minor 6th (8)

[@rickyracer-aidanhenson1216]

I hate it when people dislike videos like this, keep it up bro, you’re a huge inspiration to me👍🏻

[@mamokosazamtro4418]

For major 6 Chopin Eb Nocturne works well

[@TheZipper2013]

I see that this lesson is more useful and interesting than my math's right now

[@TheZipper2013]

got caught, anyways sacrifice worth it

[@TheZipper2013]

It surely is thanks

[@we_are_nevertheless7305]

Coffee is a drug like marijuana actually it’s probably the least practical

[@AndyvanderRaadt1]

Music is maths.

[@an_38kitkashyap]

@@we_are_nevertheless7305 it's your problem if you don't like maths. But I enjoy it allot.

[@MarsLos10]

Minor 6th was one of the easiest intervals for me to memorise. Just get familiar with the classic piano tune "the entertainer", and there you have it, minor 6th!

[@ColonelPatchy1]

MarsLos10 Ah yes. Between the E and C.

[@StaticBlaster]

Lady gagas song bad romance uses this in the ra ra part

[@smorrow]

That's an inverted major third though.

[@mickeyrube6623]

@@smorrow yeah and here comes the bride is the 5-1, not a 1-4, but no one listens to guys like us

[@mickeyrube6623]

@@smorrow also the "nya-nya" song is just an excerpt of "ring around the rosies" and the interval is 5-3, not b3-1.

[@fokeyjo]

6maj - Since I've been loving you (Zep), 6min & 5 - Iron man (Sabbath), 4 - Outta get me (GnR), 7min - every Quo song! Also No quarter (Zep), 7maj - Under the bridge (Peppers). The 6min tends to be part of playing a 5th, then dropping the root note down one, plenty of examples of that! Zep and Rush were particularly brilliant with their sprinkling of intervals in songs.

[@aliquidcow]

Minor 6th is very heavily used in a lot of goth, doom, and other dark music, it's really great for getting quite a gloomy, miserable sound, so there are tons of examples in that field. One particular example - and I know it's not a famous song by any stretch - is Kneel Til Doomsday by My Dying Bride, which starts off with that interval. I also find that minor 6ths often sound like they *really* want to resolve to the fifth - in the same way that 7ths want to resolve to the root - so if you're feeling a pull like the higher notes wants to come down, that's often a sign that it's a minor 6th. The other thing is that the inverse of a minor 6th is a major 3rd, and vice verse. So E up to C is a minor 6th, but C up to E is a major 3rd. So if you're not sure what it is, you could sing the first note an octave higher and try the doorbell sound over the top, and if that works then it's likely it's a minor 6th. Similarly if you try the 'ner-ner-you-can't-catch-me' thing over it and it fits, then it's probably a major 6th.

[@DaveRucci]

My favorite interval is between Ab and G#. Primo! 👌🏻

[@TheMclesc]

Dave Rucci diminished 2nds are awesome

[@DaveRucci]

The Mclesc they are to die for. 😵

[@noneedforaname4209]

Lol

[@AMB666]

Dave Rucci some random guy would comment and say it us the same as blablabla then you don't know theory😂😂 I hate those people.

[@bestboy897]

Lol

[@BekkersBelly]

minor 6th: first part of Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis, major 6th, second part of Conquest of Paradise by Vangelis

[@emochinchilla]

Minor 6th. " When the light go down in the city." Journey. Nice tutorial. Thank you.

[@TorTheWeirdo]

In the middle of watching a video about intervals an ad comes in to tell me not to practice interval exercises 😬

[@jinwoo4167]

Yeah me too like wtf

[@jdavies1296]

Minor sixth is interval between first and last note of first inversion major triad. This is used at start of melody of old war time tune - "There'll be blue birds over the White Cliffs of Dover". Obscure, particularly for Americans, but it works for me.

[@ooDriveoo]

hey i tried to work out musical intervals by relating to famous movie soundtracks *thank you john williams*, here you go, both ascending and descending versions m2 jaws jurassic park Fur elise M2 HBD Duel of the fates m3 Brahms lullaby So long Star Sprangled Banner M3 violent femmes Bethoven’s 5 Imperial march P4 here comes the bride Amazing grace The force theme i ‘ve been working on the road A4,D5 The Simpsons M5 Star Wars Theme, 2001 Space odyssey Super man theme m6 star wars padme theme M6 Leia theme (solo carb) Phantom of the opera (music of the night) m7 Somewhere west side story M7 Aha - take on me Octave somewhere over the rainbow Beethoven 9

[@smkh2890]

It really helps to navigate the KB if we know first of all that strings EADG are separated by fourths, [E abc D] , but also D's relation to the string underneath is a fifth [ D efga B ]

[@paint3d]

The minor sixth is also the augmented fifth. That is the sound of the British siren. I also refer to it as "The Grackle's Flourish." If you don't know what a grackle is, Wikipedia has a good article about them. Songs that showcase that interval include Hendrix' "Purple Haze," Buckethead's "Bloody Head Stump," and The Velvet Underground's "Black Angel's Death Song."

[@peters6589]

Another great video Tyler. You break things down and explain them in terms that make sense. Great examples to remember the intervals. By the way, small error at 9:40...the #4 note on the Black Sabbath riff was shown as the 2nd note (octave) instead of the third note. That song is still my favorite Sabbath song of all time. That song gave birth to heavy metal IMO.

[@phantomlord8870]

The Black Sabbath clip was wrong, it shows the #4 when Iommi is playing the octave.

[@legendofthestrings1]

Yeah that's a #4 flat 5 in the sabbath riff. They are also tuned down a couple semitones. The tune is R, Octave, #4.

[@MaggaraMarine]

Minor 6th: the two first notes from "Stream of Consciousness" by Dream Theater Also, "Yeah" by Usher. The first interval is a perfect fifth but the second interval is a minor 6th. My friend remembers the minor 6th from the generic Iron Maiden progression that goes like Em-C-D-Em, and the Em-C root movement is a minor 6th (well, it could also be seen as a descending major third, but if you think in scale degrees and E is the tonic, then C is the minor 6th scale degree).

[@againthewiz]

the Usher's one does the trick perfectly for me. Thanks!

[@wretch1]

I was waiting for the interval but you didn't take a single break throughout the whole video!

[@xosemusic]

Seriously the best video on intervals, learning by ear has been the bean of my existence, love the descriptiveness of the intervals and video references, impossible to forget....please more videos like this to learn songs by ear....

[@vadimuha]

Man, I can't thank you enough. Right after this video I could recreate my first riff (Pendulum - Witchcraft) Thanks

[@Speekies]

For minor 6th, I usually use The Entertainer, or Fun - We Are Young (When he sings: Fire)

[@vadimuha]

Also a perfect 4th you hear after the end of a main riff in Nirvana - smells like teen spirit

[@AgentAE25]

This video was extremely helpful. I've long struggled with ear training but I actually recognized the major 3rd between the B and G strings.

[@nelsonvontitfuk1471]

I always think of tritones (Aug 4th,dim 5th) as rush yyz. I honestly think the tritone is the easiest to remember because nothing sounds anything like it. It's a very distinct dissonant tone, very easy to remember.

[@MrGhardisty]

Andrew Gallagher my sentiments exactly. YYZ

[@atanasstoianov9270]

Purple haze intro is also mega iconic as I believe jimi is playing E and bass is playing Bb thus making it a tritone

[@Transdimentional]

Minor 6th - John Mayer’s slow dancing in a burning room on continuum album.

[@Adam-fy8bp]

For m6, like someone said earlier, slow dancing in a burning room, the first 2 notes. Or “yeah” by usher the synth line is R-5 R-m6. And harmonically I think lose yourself by Eminem, the second chord the guitar plays. This was always the hardest interval for me to hear

[@v.w.m459]

for me its : min 2 : für elise maj 2 : all along the watchtower min 3 : layla acoustic version / clapton maj 3 : // Tritone : Simsons intro perfect 4 : King of thule pefect 5 : got intro / star wars music min 6 : manha de carneval maj 6 : chopin nocturne nr 2 min 7 : sleepin on the blacktop intro / colter wall maj 7 : sounds like a tritone but more distance to the root maybe that helps somebody cheers :)

[@rileydermanuelian7307]

min 3, Fuel - Metallica; tritone, Black Sabbath and My Name is Mud - Primus; 5th, Epic - Faith No More and 2nd note of Crazy Train; min 6, 3rd note of Crazy Train.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

This was so helpful! Minor 6th - Journey's "Lights" right at the beginning. If anyone mentioned this previously, sorry.

[@zerraticz]

This video might be the most helpful/useful music theory video I've ever seen. Brilliant way to teach this, thank you!

[@CliffordWoodage]

Love this style of mnemonics, once you grasp this it will stay with you forever... thanks for an awesome lesson

[@jcalla28]

To memorise Minor 6th, associate the second one with the note that comes two frets below it, the same way you associated the one where you went up to the octave from the E-D to E on the D string.

[@jrs2080]

First 3 notes of the main melody of Henry Mancini's love story starts with the minor 6th, descending then ascends back to the minor 6th

[@metalaroxe]

I recognise the minor 6th as The Rains of Castamere. Something for the GoT fans :)

[@patrickburrows9775]

Yes!! I sing that melody almost everyday. Good ear!

[@serenitymercer]

THANK YOU

[@eliseturner4815]

Love this down-to-earth approach to intervals. Ur seriously a genius!

[@MarkWitucke]

Minor 6th. Opening two notes of Billy Strayhorn’s Lush Life. The Hartman Coltrane rendition really beautiful

[@hairutheninja]

This is a great way to understand these things wish i found this a month or two ago when i first read about how intervals work would have really helped me get it faster

[@BillLarkinmusic]

Very Interesting. I learned these thru time and with experience.And you did a great job explaining a few ways i learned! I thumbs up this one!!

[@TheJutincase]

Minor 6th is used in the 1st two words of the lannister theme in GOT :- " AND WHO are you the proud lord said...."

[@krukdallan1587]

Tyler, GRAZIE!! I was struggling to figure out a method that could help me studying intervals, and suddenly your video appeared, and boy oh boy it's PERFECT :D Thank you very very much Tyler! Greetings from Italy

[@Nioco2]

For minor 6th intervals, I like to think of the Entertainer by Scott Joplin.

[@Albani11100]

For ascending minor sixth see Sunny Descending see Love Story

[@Benny94ful]

minor 6th...what about ....slow dancing in a burning room? :D

[@michalgor1993]

Benny94ful exactly what I thought!

[@victorc.g.950]

also the rains of castamere from GoT!

[@andrewbrand1100]

Michał Górecki me too

[@xosemusic]

John mayer's song?...it goes from m3 to M3

[@zaca911]

little wing

[@Tom-dg1ex]

For the 5th i thought you were going to play The Top gun anthem....✈️🎸

[@matousfiala5925]

I think it's really easy to memorise the Maj7 interval in the song 'Goodbye blue sky' by Pink Floyd: (1) Di-di-di-did you see the frightened (Maj7) ones Or when you're tuning the guitar to itself on the 5th fret and forget about the B string being lower. Also, I find that the 'The saints' is good for the Maj3: (1) Oh (Maj3) When (4) The (5) Saints

[@sacredgeometry]

Just an important mention. intervals aren't symmetric ... i.e a perfect fifth ascending lands on a different note descending i.e. A -> E -> B not A -> E -> A

[@chrisjarkovsky1655]

I am currently a senior in high school taking a music theory course and I remember my teacher going over intervals and the example for perfect fourth Was Here Comes the Bride and the example for a perfect fifth was Star Wars.

[@micahwatz1148]

Thank you for existing

[@estellegilbert]

For the perfect 4th you can use "I want to break free" by Queen I want (to break free)

[@jonrivera]

I familiarize minor 6th by imagining the first inversion of a major triad. Like the low E to high C as demonstrated towards the end. I mess with it all the time when I do rhythm for a song in vi-IV-I-V, e.g. E-C, F-C, G-C, G-D.

[@ayczbx4652]

You're totally right this is the best way to learn riffs by ear, when you were playing that minor 2nd I immediately realised that was the interval used in the super dissonant solo/interlude bit from stinkfist and i was able to just figure out by ear from that point. Maybe that assocition will help someone else memorize that, really useful for me

[@TheDuerden]

Can't believe that the doorbell thing worked, once in my head, I instantly recognised the interval between G and B...top tip!

[@baldbearded9601]

It's cool to have something "tangible" to compare sounds to! This will definitely help my ear training. Thx

[@BL4CK5M1TH0]

I Forgot all about this lesson. It was refreshing retaining the information but I cannot help but laugh. I appreciate your energy throughout your channel. I’m happy to have access to this much information especially being a student in the Udemy lectures. I have full access to a archive basically. Keep shredding man ✊🏾

[@Effer91]

I remember minor 6th ascending by the first two sax notes in Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty. Descending minor 6th is the D to F# in the Crazy Train guitar riff.

[@ljx3838555]

Minor 6 You are beautiful - James Blunt

[@wafaken]

Wow. Different approach. I like it. Thanks!

[@EmareeVA]

Minor 6th - Last Midnight from Into the Woods. It's the first two notes *It's the...*(last midnight)

[@Lennard222]

Minor six is the beautiful beginning of slow dancing in a burning room

[@swapneshpatra8925]

Love this video! Have seen others like this but this one will stick with me for sure

[@heyitsvonage2768]

I like to think of the minor 6th as "two random notes."

[@extracrispi1]

Minor 6: theme from Black Orpheus. That's in a minor chord (5 up to min3), but it also exists in a major chord (3 up to root).

[@Ted_James]

RE: 10:00 Alex Lifeson of Rush used that change in "Xanadu," and Jim Thomas of The Mermen used that change in a few songs. I've always loved the sound of ringing open strings.

[@Milbrandt]

My go to example of the tritone is the main riff of: Buckethead - Jowls

[@diontarrant5805]

an easy way to to hear them all in a row is let the e ring then play the notes on the a, or any other two strings. root, minor 2, major 2, minor 3, major 3, perfect 4, augmented 4 up or diminished 5 down, perfect 5, minor 6, major 6, minor 7, major 7, octave. and burn that into your brain lol. i find learning scales/intervals in a line on one string makes it easy to visualize scales in all keys anywhere on the neck

[@btatarov]

minor sixth is the "lose yourself" chord ;D also major/minor second chords are widely used in modern metal/djent music :)

[@loicpernot8779]

My trick for the minor sixth is either the Lannister song from GoT (The first two notes "And who"), or to think of the chord progression from Too Close by Alex Clare or Neon by John Mayer. They both contain a minor sixth on the last measure. And for the b7, I go with Can't Stop by RHCP, but any song with a bassline that contains a hammer-on from b7 to 8ave works fine too.

[@re_bacelar]

4 years later to say thank you for reminding me of the GoT theme, it was so remarkable for me that I'll easily remember.

[@Svartingr]

The minor 6th is in the famous ragtime song "The Entertainer", too.

[@TheBroShowAus]

For the minor 6, I always use the start of The Rains of Castamere! The first two notes of the main melody :)

[@nukekw]

I dont have music class i only watch your videos thanks!

[@cactusjackhausen8508]

I come for the jargon free guitar lessons, I stay for the deadpan humorous delivery. Top marks

[@jamescoyle007]

Minor 6 - Beatles - In My Life (intro guitar part) - also "The Entertainer" piano piece.

[@rejy92]

For Minor 6 : Stereo Love - Edward Maya. The first 2 notes of the melody

[@immortaliseca]

For the minor sixth, a good method : If you don't recognize the note directly by a melody --> It's a minor sixth ;)

[@jonsguitarlessons2500]

Thanks a lot tyler this lesson has opened my eyes a little more. I really appreciate the time and effort put in and look forward to learning more thru your Guitar super system shortly. Thank you!

[@michaelmagee6428]

Sharp 4th, or Tritone: from West Side Story: first two notes of the song "Maria".

[@jamilal-aseeri3791]

The strong accents of the Batman theme was my way of memorizing the minor 6th several years ago. I still use it.

[@patfix]

Great examples. Fun and educative at the same time, sounds like the perfect lesson to me...

[@chucreateyourrealityarlene7022]

For minor 6 I know it's not a guitar song but the Entertainer great piano piece up and down

[@windack768]

I love the shimmer on the Reverb.

[@Stratomacaster]

Minor 6th - John Mayer - Slow Dancing In a Burning Room.

[@milagroscapomasi8525]

In which part?

[@illuminotme4261]

You brought up Star Wars for the 4th so for the major 6th just remember Han Solo and Leia's theme from Empire..it also has a flat 5 in it probably the 2 most defining notes of that melody.

[@stevelundgren2938]

Wow. What a great way to teach intervals. Thanks.

[@rudrud534]

Minor sixth : -Tristan and Yseult, at the very begining. -Black orpheus, -Rachmaninov's prelude in C# minor (granted there's a fifth in between but still)

[@mockingbird3099]

Descending minor 6th: Love Story; ascending, as also noted below, Joplin's Entertainer.

[@RogerRafael]

john mayer uses a lot of major and minor 6ths. Check out his song "Belief" for exemple, that song helps me to iddentify the 6ths

[@gabrielsuarez8858]

minor 6 interval is the first 2 notes of SNCF jingle cover by david guilmour lately

[@laraghoreilly8631]

Damn another great video

[@MusicisWin]

Thanks!

[@michael350p6]

Your welcome!

[@goldsmithstrings6842]

yep

[@GooberChickenSniffer]

For minor 6ths I used Belief by John Mayer

[@f7viivvgiv]

Thanks Tyler for this amazing helpful lesson.

[@Zorax2144]

If you're a tool fan, the second half of the main verse lick in vicarious when he says "she used a poison in his tea" can help you identify the minor 6th.. That slide is a root and your minor 6th down to the root and the 5th. That riff alone cemented the minor 6th interval's sound into my head. e b g d a 13\12 12v d 0 x 0