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    Author: Lida van der Eijk
    July 23, 2025


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    We've made a new Spotify Playlist for you! This time we take a look at the perfect octave and teach you how to identify it by ear.

    This week we listen to some songs with the perfect octave interval in mind. These are songs with the ascending, melodic perfect octave interval in them. In this article we will briefly explain where you can hear the octave in the songs.

    Turn this into practice — try the perfect octave interval in a quick Sonid exercise.

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    John Mayer

    You can hear John singing a perfect octave in the beginning of the song, when he sings IS-WORKING.

     

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    The first two notes in the verse form a perfect octave, at I’ll-Buy.

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    In this short Beatles song you can hear the perfect octave between the last note of the first sentence and the first one of the next sentence: me-she.

     

    Don't Worry 'Bout Me

    Frank Sinatra

    Frank Sinatra kan niet ontbreken in deze lijst! In deze klassieker hoor je een rein octaaf in de eerste twee noten van de melodie Don't Worry 'Bout Me.

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    Gene Kelly

    This very famous song starts off with a perfect octave in the first two notes of the melody.

     

    If I Should Lose You

    Nina Simone

    This jazz standard, performed by many iconic artists, starts with a perfect octave in the first two notes. Nina Simone sings it very brightly.

     

    Harry's Wondrous World

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    Harry Potter is known for its iconic, beautiful music. In this composition from the first movie, the first two notes of the melody form a perfect octave.

     

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    In the main riff of the guitar you can hear a perfect octave ascending and descending.

     

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    Jason sings a perfect octave at O-cean.

    After listening to the playlist, you can also read about what a perfect octave is or watch our perfect octave explanation video.