TABLE 2.
The 12 common melodies selected for the test and their frequency ranges
| Melody | Range | Largest intervala |
Interval extantb |
Longest repeated notec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frère Jacques | 262–392 (C4–G4) | 3rd | 7 | 4 |
| Happy Birthday | 262–533 (C4–C5) | Octave | 12 | 4 |
| Here Comes the Bride | 262–587 (C4–D5) | 5th | 7 | 6 |
| Jingle Bells | 262–392 (C4–G4) | 5th | 7 | 9 |
| London Bridge | 294–440 (D4–A4) | 4th | 7 | 3 |
| Mary Little Lamb | 262–392 (C4–G4) | M3rd | 7 | 4 |
| Old MacDonald | 294–494 (D4–B4) | 6th | 9 | 3 |
| Rock-a-Bye Baby | 247–494 (B3–B4) | 6th | 12 | 6 |
| Row Row Row | 262–523 (C4–C5) | 5th | 12 | 5 |
| Silent Night | 294–523 (D4–C5) | D7th | 10 | 6 |
| Three Blind Mice | 262–392 (C4–G4) | 5th | 7 | 4 |
| Twinkle Twinkle | 262–440 (C4–A4) | 5th | 9 | 2 |
a
Largest interval in the melody (m, minor; d, diminished).
b
Interval extant (range [in semitones] between the highest and the lowest notes in the melody).
c
Longest string of the same note.