JEFF BUCKLEY - Grace
- Created by: amieparlour
- Created on: 16-04-14 20:14
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- JEFF BUCKLEY - Grace
- Dynamics
- whisper effect on electric guitar
- f chord intro
- starts p
- Tempo
- 64bpm dotted minim
- Tonality
- key is not clear at the beginning
- arrives in D major
- verse and pre-chorus have modal tonality with tonic E
- Time Signature
- 12/8
- Texture
- contrast
- thick polyphonic
- verse - riff out
- backing vocals and strings enter (pizzicato)
- harmonies in counterpoint
- Rhythm
- acoustic guitar
- hi-hat
- emphasis on Toms
- drum roll leads middle 8
- solid rock beat rhythm
- Harmony
- bass guitar - pedal note on D (intro)
- complex harmonies in middle 8
- hummed vocals and long sustained notes
- pre-chorus uses complex chords
- harmonies are modal - E tonic note
- verse - electric guitar power chords
- Form and Structure
- intro, verse 1, pre-chorus 1, chorus, link, verse 2, pre-chorus 2, middle 8, link, verse 3, outro
- Instrumentation
- main instruments
- drum kit, bass guitar, 3 electric guitars, acoustic guitar, lead vocal
- added instruments
- backing vocals, strings - used for effects or to raise tension by addition to texture
- main instruments
- Pitch and Melody
- vocal melody has limited pitch range
- telephone EQ effect added to vocals in middle 8
- verse 3 - pitch of melody is higher and high improvisations in outro using melisma and falsetto
- Dynamics
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