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Intervals Found in Popular Melodies (continued)
Interval Song-Specific Phrase
Major third “Have Yourself a Merry HAVE YOUR-self a merry little
Little Christmas” Christmas ...
“Oh When the Saints OH WHEN the saints ...
Come Marching In”
Perfect fourth “Here Comes the Bride”HERE COMES the bride ...
“Amazing Grace” A-MAZ-ing grace ...
“We Wish You a WE WISH you a merry Christmas ...
Merry Christmas”
Tritone “Maria” (from MA-RI-a ...
West Side Story)
Perfect fifth Theme from Goldfinger GOLD-FIN-ger ...
“My Favorite Things” RAIN-DROPSon roses ...
(from The Sound of Music)
“Twinkle Twinkle TWINKLE TWINKLE little star ...
Little Star”
Chant of the Wicked YO-EE-oh ...
Witch’s guardsmen in
The Wizard of Oz
Minor sixth “Sunrise, Sunset” (from IS THIS the little girl ...
Fiddler on the Roof)
Major sixth “NBC” chime N-B-C (first two notes)
“Jingle Bells” DASH-INGthrough the snow ...
“It Came Upon the IT CAMEupon the midnight clear ...
Midnight Clear”
Minor seventh “There’s a Place for Us”THERE’S A place for us ...
(from West Side Story)
Theme from Star Trek Doo-doooo... (first two notes)
Major seventh “Cast Your Fate to (first two notes of the melody)
the Wind”
“Somewhere Over SOME-where O-ver the rainbow ...
the Rainbow”
Octave “Somewhere Over SOME-WHEREover the rainbow ...
the Rainbow”
“A Christmas Song” CHEST-NUTS roasting on an open
fire ...DESCENDINGMinor second “Joy to the World” JOY TO the world, the Lord is
(Christmas carol) come ...
“Spinning Wheel” RIDE A painted pony ...
(Blood, Sweat and Tears)