Ready to master relative pitch? Explore our ultimate ear training guide to the perfect fourth interval, featuring expert recognition tips and an essential playlist.
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Are you ready to take your relative pitch and music theory skills to the next level? We’ve put together a brand-new ear training playlist for you guys! This time, our focus is entirely on the perfect fourth interval, and we are going to show you exactly how to recognize it by ear whenever it plays.
In music theory, the perfect fourth (often abbreviated as P4) is a foundational interval spanning five semitons (or half steps). It gets its "perfect" designation because of its highly stable, consonant harmonic nature. It’s the driving force behind iconic melodies, traditional fanfares, and memorable basslines across all genres.
Learning to identify intervals in isolation can be dry. That’s why we believe the best way to develop your ear is through real music. Over the next few days, we’ll be training our relative pitch using a handpicked selection of popular tracks that feature the perfect fourth.
For this specific guide, we are focusing strictly on the ascending, melodic perfect fourth—meaning the notes are played one after the other, moving upward in pitch. This structure makes the interval much easier for beginners to spot. In the breakdown below, we will guide you through each song, explaining exactly where the drops so you can train your brain to catch it instantly.
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You probably know this song as the Themesong for Friends. The first two words form a perfect fourth: So-no.
In the verse you'll hear the perfect fourth in A-Thing.
This classic has to be on the list. When Elvis sings Love-me and You-have you'll hear the perfect fourth.
Every time Freddy sings I-Want, you'll hear a perfect fourth. Please note that afterwards he goes one more note up.
A song about Amsterdam, capital of Sonids homeland, must be included. In the beginning of the verse you'll hear a perfect fourth at And-I and And-If (Bb to Eb).
You've probably seen the movie Harry Potter? John Williams made the beautiful, magical music for this movie. Hedwig's Theme starts with an ascending perfect fourth interval.
The first two notes of this composition form the perfect fourth.
In this song you can hear a perfect fourth in the verses. The first time when 'cause-recently is sang.
We simply can not make a playlist without a song by our favourite band, The Beatles. In the beginning of the song you'll hear the perfect fourth in the first two notes of the melody (I'm-fixing).
This jazz standard starts with a perfect fourth.