Buckley

Question 1

Name melodic devices used.

Answer 1

Falsetto, vibrato, portamento, screaming at points, Wide vocal range.

Question 2

Describe the guitar parts in the piece.

Answer 2

Pizzicato, broken chords picked, Drop D tuning, strumming chords, sliding, pick scrapes, palm muting, distortion.

Question 3

Describe the Harmony and Tonality in the piece.

Answer 3

Minor or modal, non-functional harmony, most sections have tonal center of E minor - however Buckley uses a wide range of chords which don’t belong to one key, broken chords played at points, guitar uses Drop D tuning.