Interval song for a Perfect 4th where the note ascended to is not the tonic?
I've been trying to develop my relative pitch, and I've seen the suggestion of using "interval songs". This makes sense to me, but I've noticed something about every song I've seen suggested for the interval of a Perfect 4th: it's always the dominant to the tonic. This makes the tool more difficult to use in my head.
Can anyone recommend any pieces (the more well-known the better) that begin with the tonic to the subdominant?
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The opening riff to "Blister in the Sun" outlines a fourth between tonic and the fourth. (It's not just 1-4, it's more like 1-3-1-4-3; but it might be useful since it's just such a simple earworm....)
I'd point you to the following site...
www.earmaster.com/products/free-tools/interval-song-chart-generator.html
Ear master Pro is good s/w for ear training.
I few that I remember learning in music theory class are...
The Wedding March
Amazing Grace
Love Me Tender
There is a large list. These start with a 4th but I did not check that it was tonic to sub-dom for all.
The guitar riff of "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood uses a perfect fourth from the root up (and so do many other blues riffs).
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