Ear training Spotify playlist - Major Third

Here we are again with our weekly playlist. This week we are looking at the major third interval. We’ve selected ten songs for our playlist.

Author: Lida van der Eijk

Hi everyone,

Here we are again with our weekly playlist. This week we are looking at the major third interval. We’ve selected ten songs for our playlist.

When the Saints Go Marching In

Louis Armstrong

You’ve probably heard of this one. It is a very famous song. In the first two notes, which repeat itself, you can hear the major third interval (D-F#).

The Day After Tomorrow

Saybia
 
This is an older song from the Danish band Saybia. You can hear the major third in the melody, when he’s singing DO-BIRDS (A-C#).

Spring

Vivaldi

The composition starts directly with a major third going from E-G#.

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Cyndi Lauper

The verse starts with a major third interval when Cyndi sings I-come. It repeats itself in the next verse.

Main Title

Forrest Gump

As a young girl, I was in love with this piano piece, the Feather Theme. If you listen carefully you can hear the melody going from D-F#, in the first melody line.

What a Wonderful World

Louis Armstrong

The first two notes of this song make a very low major third, going from C-E.

Imagine

John Lennon

You can hear John singing THERE’S-NO, going from G-B, which makes a major third. This repeats itself many times, for example IF-TRY and HELL-BELOW.

Stay

Rihanna

In the second sentence of the song Rihanna sings A-COLD going from C-E.

Blueberry Hill

Fats Domino

In this famous classic the melody is going from Eb-G in the first two notes.

(They Long To Be) Close To You

The Carpenters

In this very melodic classic there is a major third interval in the melody at Ev’ry-time (Bb-D) in the verse.

Listen to the complete playlist and learn how to recognize the major third. Follow Sonid on Spotify for more content about music theory. Have fun!


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