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18 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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What is the genre of the song?
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Rock song
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What year was it released?
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1994
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Instrumentation
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4 piece band
Vocals, 2 guitars, bass and drum kit Additional parts added (overdubbed) in studio including synthesizer and strings. |
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What is the tempo of the song?
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64 beats per minute
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Rhythm
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12/8 time signature
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Tonality
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E minor
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Texture
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Melody is in lead vocal while the instruments accompany.
Often very thick with many layers Main instruments (bass, electric & acoustic guitar and drum kit) are used most of the way through but additional layers such as strings are added or taken away to vary the texture. |
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Melody
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Wide range of pitch on vocal including falsetto.
Mostly syllabic setting of lyrics with occasional melisma such as on "love" in Verse 1. |
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Structure
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Typical verse-chorus structure
The intro is repeated as a link after the choruses. |
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Harmony
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Power chords (containing only the root and fifth) played on the guitar. parallel chords created by sliding power chord shape from one fret to the next.
Plays broken chords (picking) in the first part of the introduction. |
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Use of technology
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Delay creates an echo effect.
EQ on vocal line in middle 8, telephone-like sound Flanger added to the electric guitar in the outro - creates a swirly sound. Distortion on one guitar in verse 3. Overdubs layer voices over each other to make it sounds fuller, like a choir. |
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Use of guitar
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Drop D tuning, tuning lower E string to D to give a darker feel.
Power chords |
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Vocal techniques
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Falsetto-singing above normal top register
Vibrate used extensively Portamento used in verses such as on words such as "die" Vocalisation used in middle 8-sounds with no words |
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When did Jeff Buckley die?
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1997
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What album is this song from?
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Grace
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2 other songs in the album
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Hallelujah, dream brother
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Name each member of the band and their instrument?
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Jeff Buckley- Guitar and vocals
Gary Lucas - Guitar Mick Grondahl - Bass Matt Johnson - Drums |
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Who did he co-write the song with?
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Gary Lucas
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