Tricks for Singing Major Intervals 

Tricks for Finding Minor Intervals  

Tricks for Singing Major Chords 

Tricks for Singing Minor Chords

Tricks for Singing 7^th Chords

Tricks for Singing Major Intervals

Major is designated with Maj or simply a capital M

Perfect is designated with  capital P

M 2^nd up – Happy Birth of Happy Birthday

M 2^nd down – Birthday of Happy Birthday

M 3^rd up – Michael of Michael Row the Boat Ashore

M 3^rd down – the first notes of Three Blind Mice or Hot Cross Buns

P 4^th up – Here Comes of Here Comes the Bride

P 4^th down – Sing down 4, 3, 2, 1, or sing the melody given on the CD

P 5^th up – Twinkle, Twinkle of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

P 5^th down – Oh EE Oh of Wizard of Oz – can be used for P 5^th up or down

M 6^th up – My Bon of My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean or sing Twinkle Twinkle little and little is a M 6^th   from the first Twinkle

M 6^th down – sing backwards from My Bon/Bon My

M 7^th up – Sing octave of Somewhere of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and go down ½ step from where

M 7^th down – Sing backward to Some from the M 7^th found from going ½ step down from the octave of Somewhere

Octave up – Somewhere of Somewhere  Over the Rainbow

Octave down – Sing backward from Somewhere/Where some

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Tricks for Finding Minor Intervals

Minor is designated with Min or simple a small m

Augmented is designated with Aug

m 2^nd up or down – find Maj 2^nd with Happy Birth of Happy Birthday and go down ½ step

m 3^rd down – Kids teasing song Na Na

m 3^rd up – I am a of I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger, between am & a

Aug 4^th (Tritone) – Ma-ri of Maria from West Side Story, or sing Twinkle Twinkle and go down ½ step

m 6^th down – Where do of Where do I begin from Theme from Love Story

m 6^th up –  do I Begin of Where do I begin from Theme from Love Story

m 7^th up – Find a 5^th by singing Twinkle Twinkle, and then sing I am a of I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger up from the 5^th and you’ll have a m 7^th from where you started the first Twinkle of Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle

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Tricks for Singing Major Chords

Major Chord (triad) up = Maj 3^rd plus min 3^rd

Maj chord up – Use the tricks for finding M 3rd and m 3^rd or sing Michael Row of Michael Row Your Boat Ashore and Michael Row is a major triad; then sing 1 3 5 3 1 and you’ll have the Maj chord up and down

Maj chord down – Oh Oh Say of the Star Spangled Banner

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Tricks for Singing Minor Chords

Minor Chord (triad) up = min 3^rd + maj 3^rd

Min chord up and down – Use the tricks for finding m 3^rd and M 3^rd or sing I am a poor of I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger and I am a poor is a minor triad; then sing 1 3 5 3 1 and you’ll have the min chord up and down

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Tricks for Singing 7^th Chords

Maj 7^th Chord (M7) = M 3^rd + m 3^rd + M 3^rd

M7 Chord - Sing Michael Row and from Row, sing Michael and chael will be the M7th; then sing 1 3 5 7 5 3 1

7^th Chord = M 3^rd + m 3^rd + m 3^rd

7^th Chord – Sing Michael Row and from Row, sing I am a from I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger and “a” will be the 7^th (minor 7^th); then sing 1 3 5 7 5 3 1

Min 7^th Chord (m7) = m 3^rd + M 3^rd + m 3^rd

m7 Chord – Sing I am a poor of I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger and from poor sing I am a again and “a” will be the 7^th; then sing 1 3 5 7 5 3 1

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