I don't have perfect pitch and don't really have the need for it in my personal every day life as a musician, but relative pitch is a must and I use it every day.
Relative pitch has to do with intervals and recognizing them right away.
I decided to start a thread to discuss interval recognition. Basically the idea is to list all the basic intervals here and underneath each one of them write some well known songs that start with that interval. For example, Happy Birthday starts with a Major 2nd. If you can sing that tune in pitch, then that means that you can sing a Major 2nd from any given note. Just sing the first two notes of that song and there is your Major 2nd.
That's where you guys come into, just copy and paste the following post in your answer to this thread and complete it with any songs that start with that interval. Each interval can have more that one song associated with it.
So here is the chart with a few suggestions. Let's all collaborate on this!
2nd
minor
Jaws theme, Fur Elise, Green Hornet, Flight of Bumblebee, Ode to Joy
Major
Ascending
Happy Birthday, You really got me riff, London bridge is falling down
Descending
I shoot the Sheriff, Sunshine of your love
3rd
minor
Day is done Lullaby, Smoke on the water, Greensleeves
Major
When the saints go marching in
4th
perfect
Godfather theme, Here comes the bride
augmented
One day I'll fly away, the Simpsons theme
5th
perfect
Starwars Lead, 2001:Space Odysee, Moon river
6th
minor
Ascending
Fortunate Son by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Descending
Love story theme
Major
Traviata, Soul Man
7th
minor
She's leaving home: (Wednesday morning), at -five (o' clock), Star Trek theme
Major
second part of the Superman theme