A Little Help From My Friends

Question 1

John Lennon

Answer 1

DOB: 4th October 1940
Died: 8th December 1980
Role: played rhythm guitar and sang
Facts: He was the leader

Question 2

Paul McCartney

Answer 2

DOB: 18th June 1945
Role: Main song writer, vocals, bass guitarist and rhythm guitar

Question 3

George Harrison

Answer 3

DOB: 25th February 1943
Died: 29th November 2001
Role: Guitarists, songwriter and singer

Question 4

Ringo Starr

Answer 4

DOB: 7th July 1940
Role: Drummer,singer and songwriter

Question 5

Melody and lyrics in a little help from my friends

Answer 5

• Melody-Based around the hook in the chorus used sequence
• Melody in repetitive moves by steps in the chorus
• Close harmonies to melody in backing vocals
• Lyrics- it was going to be called “bad finger boogie”
• Speculations is also about drugs
• call and response

Question 6

Structure in a little help from my friends

Answer 6

Intro
Verse1
Chorus
Verse 2 
Chorus
Middle 8
Verse3 
Chorus
Verse4
Chorus 
Middle8
Chorus 
Outro

Question 7

Instrumentation in a little help from my friends

Answer 7

Drum kit
Male voice
Guitar
Bass guitar 
electric guitar
Rhythm
Male backing voice

Question 8

Harmony and tonality in a little help from my friends

Answer 8

Verse chords
E , B ,F#m , A , B , Ex2

Chorus chords
D , A , Ex2 , A , E , Bx2

Middle 8 chords
E , C#m , F#m7 , E , D , Ax2

Question 9

Rhythm tempo and metre In a little help from my friends

Answer 9

Receptive
Simple patterns
Allegro
Fast 
4/4

Question 10

With a little help from my friends is the ____ song in the album

Answer 10

2nd song on the album

Question 11

Who the song written by??

Answer 11

Music was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

Question 12

Who was the lead singer??

Answer 12

Ringo Starr was the lead singer

Question 13

The song ask questions about what ??

Answer 13

Asks questions about:
Meaning of friendship
Stress the importance of community

Question 14

Why was the song specifically written for Ringo Starr??

Answer 14

He has a small vocal range

He has a range of only 5 notes

Question 15

What are the 4 instruments heard in verse1?

Answer 15

Piano
Guitar
Bass
&
Drums

Question 16

What is another word for ‘perfect cadence’

Answer 16

Sounds finished

Question 17

What 2 instruments are used to overdub the piece?

Answer 17

Tambourine and cowbell

Question 18

What are harmony’s above Ringo’s voice??

Answer 18

Harmony’s abound his note in either 3rds , 4ths or 7ths

Question 19

What are the main things that happens in the bridge?

Answer 19

Call and response format
The note values are longer
The accompaniment returns to just piano,guitar & drums

Question 20

What happens in verse3

Answer 20

Continues the call and response format with john and Paul asking the questions in harmony and Ringo providing the answer

Question 21

What happens in the second bridge?

Answer 21

The same music and lyrics are used for the second bridge, with the one small change.

Question 22

What happens in the final chorus?

Answer 22

After the 3 usual chorus , the are 6 conclusion tit he song, using repeats of the final melody
The last note is E sung by Ringo
There is a defending melody sung by the remaining members
The final cadence is a type of alternative perfect cadence
The symbol is struck

Question 23

With a little help from my friends

Answer 23

The song is an example of pop rock

Question 24

Question1

What is unusual about the opening of a little help from my friends?

Answer 24

It in G major, while the rest of the song is in E major

Question 25

Question2

How do we know that this song was written specifically for Ringo?

Answer 25

Because Ringo Starr had a limited vocal range and haritone voice

Question 26

What is melisma?

Give and example of a melisma

Answer 26

It’s a singing technique where two or more notes are sung on the same symbol

And example of melisma is in verse2 when it says “lone” and “own”