Grace by Jeff Buckley

The piece is modal (has no definite sense of key)

BUT

It changes to D major and E minor

The harmony is chromatic.

Buckley uses many different chords:

• Power chords
• Augmented 6th chords
• Diminished chords
• Sustained chords

He also uses a pedal note at the start.

The texture is mainly homophonic. (melody with chords played underneath)

There is some polyphonic texture (2 or more main tunes) in the middle 8 (bridge)

The instruments used are:

• Acoustic guitar

• Electric guitar - which uses the flanger effect (special guitar pedal)

• Drum kit

• Strings - are pizzicato (plucked)

• Male vocal - uses vibrato, falsetto (outside normal range)

Time signature is 12/8

Dotted crotchet = 64 bpm

The piece gradually builds from piano (soft) to forte (loud)

The dynamics also depend on the amount of instruments

i.e. when more instruments are playing the song grows louder

Intro, Verse 1, Pre-chorus, Chorus

Link, Verse 2, Pre-chorus, Chorus

Middle 8

Link, Verse 3, Outro

It is based around 4 main guitar riffs

Buckley uses:

• Delay

• Reverb

• Equilisation