Killer Queen 0.0 / 5 ? Musicvocal musicGCSEEdexcel Created by: EmmaParrottCreated on: 31-05-19 11:21 Harmony & Tonality Eb major opens with Cm chord many passing modulations most chords in root position some chords in 1st or 2nd inversion dissonance bar 30 7th chords bar 4 circle of 5ths bar 20-21 altered and extended chords (F11) bar 47 pedal point bar 27-30 outro in Bb major but ends with Eb major chord 1 of 7 Performance Forces written by Freddie Mercury for Queen's 3rd album 'Sheer Heart Attack' about an upper-class prostitute reached number 2 in UK won an Ivor Novella award 2 of 7 Texture mainly homophonic use of immitation in guitar bar 48 layering 3-part texture in guitar solo bar 50 4-part texture bar 15 panning in backing vocals bar 42-43 antiphonal (call and response) bar 67-68 3 of 7 Structure verse-chorus form verse 1 bar 2-14 chorus 1 bar 14-22 intrumental bar 23-26 verse 2 bar 26-38 chorus 2 bar 38-43 guitar solo bar 44-61 verse 3 bar 61-69 chorus 3 bar 69-78 outro bar 79-end 4 of 7 Instrumentation lead and backing vocals piano overdubbed with a honky tonk piano 4 electric guitars bass guitar drum kit guitars and vocals overdubbed guitar techniques string bends hammer ons pull offs vibrato slides distortion flanger 5 of 7 Tempo, Metre and Rhythm moderato (111 bpm) 12/8 (compound quadruple) swung occasional 6/8 bar to extend phrase length every verse and chorus starts with an anacrusis frequent syncopation (eg. bar 44-46) triplets bar 18 6 of 7 Melody mainly syllabic backing vocals mix words and voacalisation mix of conjunct and disjuct (3rds and 4ths) major 6th leap bar 6-7 octave leap bar 62 altered descending sequence bar 7-8 portamento slide on 'Queen' bar 15 flanger on 'Laser beam' bar 17 7 of 7
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