The melodic elements of these songs are what you should use to learn the intervals. Some are a bit obscure - sorry but I have tried to pick the most well know tracks I could find but some are pretty rare and don't have many songs with those intervals. The first song listed is the one that I use, but feel free to make up your own - you don't have to use these songs, but they make a good starting point if you can't think of a tune yourself.

 

Ascending Intervals

Name Short Song Reference
Unison U

It's the same note!
One Note Samba (Jazz standard)
Minor 2nd b2

Jaws Theme (dah -dum)
Isn't She Lovely (Stevie Wonder)
Pink Panther Theme Tune

Major 2nd 2

Happy Birthday
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Silent Night

Minor 3rd b3

Greensleaves
Axel F (The annoying frog thing)
First two notes of Smoke On The Water riff
Major 3rd 3

Oh When The Saints Go Marching In
Blue Danube
Kumbaya
Perfect 4th 4

Here Comes The Bride (Wedding March)
Auld Lang Syne
Amazing Grace

Diminished 5th
Tritone
Augmented 4th

 b5

The Simpson's Theme Tune ("the simp-sons")
Maria (from the musical)
Perfect 5th 5

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Star Wars Theme Song
One (Metallica) intro riff
Minor 6th b6

Black Orpheus (Jazz Standard)
The Entertainer (3rd and 4th notes)
Without Me (Eminem) - chorus riff
Major 6th 6

My Way - And now... the end is near
Hush Little Baby (nursery rhyme, first two notes)
Angels (Robbie Williams) I sit and wait

Minor 7th b7

Star Trek Theme Tune
Somewhere (from West Side Story)
Major 7th 7

Take On Me (A-Ha)
Immigrant Song (Led Zeppelin) Vocal riff goes root, octave and then down to the Major 7th.
Some-where Over The Rainbow (first and 3rd melody notes)
Octave 8ve

Some-where Over The Rainbow
     

 

Descending Intervals

Name Short Song Reference
Unison U It's the same note!
One Note Samba (Jazz standard)
Minor 2nd b2 Beethoven's 'Fur Elise'
Major 2nd 2 Yesterday
My Sharona (main hook)
Minor 3rd b3 Hey Jude
Misty (Jazz Standard)
Major 3rd 3 Summertime (Jazz Standard)
Perfect 4th 4 Oh Come All Ye Faithful
Diminished 5th
Tritone
Augmented 4th

 b5 First two notes from the Primus song "John The Fisherman"
YYZ - Rush (the intro riff)
Perfect 5th 5 Perfect Cadence (final classical ending)
Flintstone's Theme Song
Superman Theme

Minor 6th b6 Hey Joe - bass riff at the end
Major 6th 6 Hey-Girl Don't Bother Me
Body and Soul (Jazz Standard)
Crazy (Country Standard)
Minor 7th b7 Watermelon Man (Jazz Standard)
Take The A-Train (melody jump in Bar 3)
Major 7th 7 ???
Octave 8ve Willow Weep For Me (Jazz Standard)
     

 

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