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.
John Mayer - Gravity
You can hear John singing a perfect octave in the beginning of the song, when he sings **is working**.
The Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love
The first two notes in the verse form a perfect octave, at **I’ll Buy**.
No Doubt - Don’t Speak
Gwen Stefani sings a perfect octave at **I Really** and **I Can’t**.
Frank Sinatra - Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me
In this classic song you can hear the perfect octave in the first two notes of the melody **Don’t Worry ‘Bout Me**.
Nina Simone - If I should Lose You
This jazz standard, performed by many iconic artists, starts with a perfect octave in the first two notes. Nina Simone sings it very brightly.
John Williams - Harry’s Wondrous World
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.
The Knack - My Sharona
In the main riff of the guitar you can hear a perfect octave ascending and descending.
The Beatles - Norwegian Wood
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**.
Gene Kelly - Singin’ in the Rain
This very famous song starts off with a perfect octave in the first two notes of the melody.
Jason Mraz ft. Colbie Collait - Lucky
Jason sings a perfect octave at **O-cean**.
After listening to the playlist, you can also read about [what a perfect octave is](https://sonid.app/musictheory/interval/perfect-octave) or watch our [perfect octave explanation video](https://sonid.app/post/learn-music-theory-with-sonid-part-14-perfect-octave).