MUSC 1B – Adduci

Tunes that emphasize the various intervals within the octave:

minor second (m2)

• Jaws

• Dies Irae (descending m2; also

descending m3)

Major second (M2)

• Happy Birthday

minor third (m3)

• Brahms’ Lullaby

• Axel F

• Greensleeves

• Batman Begins

Major third (M3)

• The Sound of Music (“Do, a deer…”)

• Rock Around the Clock

Perfect fourth (P4)

• Here Comes the Bride

• Mexican Hat Dance

• Amazing Grace

• Harry Potter (Hedwig’s Theme)

• “Shave and a Haircut“ (descending P4)

• Pachelbel’s Canon (a series of

descending P4)

Tritone (A4/d5)

• “Maria” from West Side Story,

• The Simpsons Theme (and The Jetsons)

Perfect fifth (P5)

• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

• Star Wars

• Superman Theme (beginning;

descending P5)

minor sixth (m6)

• The Entertainer

• Not NBC (see M6, below)

• Love Story

• “Across the Stars” (love theme from

“new” Star Wars)

Major sixth (M6)

• NBC Theme

• My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean

• “Bali Ha’i” from South Pacific (phrase

2 – M6 falling to m6)

• Descending: Nobody Knows the

Trouble I’ve Seen

• Descending: The Music of the Night

• Descending: “Nationwide is on your

side”

minor seventh (m7)

• “Somewhere” from West Side Story

Major seventh (M7)

• Superman Theme (chorus, phrase 2)

Perfect octave (P8)

• “Over the Rainbow” from The Wizard

of Oz (P8 falling to M7)

• “Bali Ha’i”, phrase 1 (P8 falling to M7)

Adapted from “The Tradition of Western Music Theory,” 2007. David Weirich. Chapter 5.