Melodic Intervals - Free Printable

You're working on a melodic intervals worksheet — this means you need to identify the distance (in scale steps) between two consecutive notes in each pair, counting from the first note up to the second.

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🎼 How to Count Melodic Intervals:

An interval is the distance between two pitches. In music theory, we count intervals by naming the number of letter names (scale degrees) from the lower note to the higher note — including both notes.

Examples:
- C to D = 2nd (C–D)
- C to E = 3rd (C–D–E)
- C to F = 4th (C–D–E–F)
- C to G = 5th (C–D–E–F–G)
- C to A = 6th
- C to B = 7th
- C to C (next octave) = 8th (octave)

> ⚠️ Important: We always count the starting note as “1”, and go up to the ending note. Even if the second note is *lower* than the first, we still count the number of letter names — but since this worksheet only has ascending or same-note pairs (no descending), we’ll just count upward.

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## ✔ Let’s solve each line one by one:

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Line 1:

A – F → A B C D E F → 6th
E – A → E F G A → 4th
C – E → C D E → 3rd
G – D → G A B C D → 5th
B – D → B C D → 3rd
B – F → B C D E F → 5th

✔ Line 1: 6, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5

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Line 2:

F – A → F G A → 3rd
C – E → C D E → 3rd
F – B → F G A B → 4th
B – E → B C D E → 4th
D – B → D E F G A B → 6th
A – C → A B C → 3rd

✔ Line 2: 3, 3, 4, 4, 6, 3

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Line 3:

D – C → D E F G A B C → 7th *(Note: even though C is lower than D, we count the letter names upward from D to C — that’s 7 steps)*
G – D → G A B C D → 5th
E – G → E F G → 3rd
D – E → D E → 2nd
A – C → A B C → 3rd
A – F → A B C D E F → 6th

✔ Line 3: 7, 5, 3, 2, 3, 6

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Line 4:

G – G → same note → 1st (unison)
E – C → E F G A B C → 6th
G – B → G A B → 3rd
G – C → G A B C → 4th
E – B → E F G A B → 5th
F – E → F G A B C D E → 7th

✔ Line 4: 1, 6, 3, 4, 5, 7

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Line 5:

E – E → unison → 1st
A – E → A B C D E → 5th
B – F → B C D E F → 5th
G – E → G A B C D E → 6th
B – E → B C D E → 4th
F – C → F G A B C → 5th

✔ Line 5: 1, 5, 5, 6, 4, 5

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Line 6:

G – C → G A B C → 4th
E – G → E F G → 3rd
E – D → E F G A B C D → 7th
B – E → B C D E → 4th
F – D → F G A B C D → 6th
B – D → B C D → 3rd

✔ Line 6: 4, 3, 7, 4, 6, 3

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Line 7:

C – E → C D E → 3rd
G – D → G A B C D → 5th
B – F → B C D E F → 5th
B – E → B C D E → 4th
A – F → A B C D E F → 6th
E – G → E F G → 3rd

✔ Line 7: 3, 5, 5, 4, 6, 3

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Line 8:

G – E → G A B C D E → 6th
D – C → D E F G A B C → 7th
G – D → G A B C D → 5th
B – G → B C D E F G → 6th
E – C → E F G A B C → 6th
D – E → D E → 2nd

✔ Line 8: 6, 7, 5, 6, 6, 2

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Line 9:

F – G → F G → 2nd
E – C → E F G A B C → 6th
C – G → C D E F G → 5th
E – C → E F G A B C → 6th
G – F → G A B C D E F → 7th
E – F → E F → 2nd

✔ Line 9: 2, 6, 5, 6, 7, 2

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## 📝 Final Answer (All Lines):

```
Line 1: 6, 4, 3, 5, 3, 5
Line 2: 3, 3, 4, 4, 6, 3
Line 3: 7, 5, 3, 2, 3, 6
Line 4: 1, 6, 3, 4, 5, 7
Line 5: 1, 5, 5, 6, 4, 5
Line 6: 4, 3, 7, 4, 6, 3
Line 7: 3, 5, 5, 4, 6, 3
Line 8: 6, 7, 5, 6, 6, 2
Line 9: 2, 6, 5, 6, 7, 2
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## 💡 Pro Tip:

To double-check your answers, try singing or playing the intervals — or use a piano/keyboard to count the white keys (if no sharps/flats are involved). All these notes are natural notes (no accidentals), so you can rely on the alphabet sequence!

Let me know if you’d like to learn how to name intervals with quality (major/minor/perfect) next! 🎶