Music Theory and Junk
Scales
Ra Me Se Le Te
Do → → Re → → Mi → Fa → → So → → La → → Ti → Do
Di Ri Fi Si Li
Intervals
Melodic Intervals
Interval | Song for Ascending | Song for Descending |
Unison | N/A | N/A |
minor 2nd | Jaws Theme | Fly Me to the Moon |
Major 2nd | Frère Jacques | Yesterday |
minor 3rd | Fecit Potentiam | Hey Jude |
Major 3rd | Sir Duke (Intro) | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot |
Perfect 4th | Alma Mater | Silhouette from Naruto |
Tritone | The Simpsons Theme | Even Flow |
Perfect 5th | Twinkle Twinkle Little Star | It Don’t Mean a Thing |
minor 6th | Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer | Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone |
Major 6th | NBC Theme | No Surprises |
minor 7th | Somewhere from West Side Story | Watermelon Man |
Major 7th | Take on Me | I Love You |
Octave | Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Willow Weep for Me |
2 + 7
3 + 6
4 + 5
5 + 4
6 + 3
7 + 2
Harmonic Intervals
Interval | Descriptors |
Unison | Uniquely Consonant |
minor 2nd | Small - Dissonant - Negative |
Major 2nd | Small - Dissonant - Positive |
minor 3rd | Small - Consonant - Sad |
Major 3rd | Small - Consonant - Happy |
Perfect 4th | Medium - Consonant - |
Tritone | Medium - Dissonant - |
Perfect 5th | Medium - Perfect Consonant - |
minor 6th | Big - Open Consonant - Negative |
Major 6th | Big - Open Consonant - Positive |
minor 7th | Big - Dissonant - Negative |
Major 7th | Big - Dissonant - Positive |
Octave | Uniquely Consonant |