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1
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When was grace released?

A

1994

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What’s is the album that grace comes from?

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Grace

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3
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What type of song is grace?

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A rock ballad

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Which instruments are in the accompaniment?

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Guitars, bass guitars, synthesiser, strings and drum kit

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5
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How is the guitar part printed in the score?

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In tab

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What tuning do the guitars use?

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Drop D tuning

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What are the synthesiser and strings used for?

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To add effects or vary the texture

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What happens to the texture towards the end of the song?

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It thickens

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9
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What effect is used on the synthesiser at the start of the song?

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Modulation

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10
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What effects are used on the guitars to help intensify the sound in the coda?

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Distortion and flanging

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11
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What effect is used in the guitar parts to create a thicker sound?

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Overdubbing

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12
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What is used in the final verse to remove the lower frequencies of buckleys voice?

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EQ

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13
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What is the structure like?

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It’s in verse-chorus form

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14
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What key is the piece in?

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E minor although the key is often ambiguous

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15
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Why is the harmony unusual for a rock song?

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Some chords are chromatic and move in parallel motion

Some of he harmonies are very dissonant

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16
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What is unique about the range of notes used?

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It’s very wide - over two octaves wide

17
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How is the melancholy mood reflected in the song?

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Most of the vocal phrases are falling

18
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What is e word used to describe sliding between notes?

A

Glissandos

19
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What is the word setting like?

A

Syllabic although the are some long melismas to emphasise certain words such as love and fire

20
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What type of singing is used in the bridge?

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Wordless singing - vocalisation

21
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What does Buckley use when vocalising?

A

Falsetto

22
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What is the metre?

A

12/8

23
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When does the bass drum play?

A

On beats 1 and 3

24
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When does the snare drum play?

A

On beats 2 and 4 (the backbeats)

25
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What rhyming device is used in the vocal melody and in the bass line?

A

Syncopation

26
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What are created through the use of two-against-three rhythm?

A

Cross Rhythms

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