I want to tell you Flashcards

Beatles

1
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Composed and sung by

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George Harrison

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2
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George Harrison was influenced by…

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Eastern culture

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3
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What is interesting about the tempo marking

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It says swung rhythms

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4
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Swung rhythms are an influence of…

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Shuffle music (which was extremely popular during that time)

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5
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This song is about

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The difficulty of explaining - problems of having an avalanche of thoughts

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6
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Texture

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Melody dominated homophony

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7
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Structure of the piece

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Verse bridge

Intro

Verse 1
Verse 2
Bridge

Verse
Bridge

Verse

Outro (fade out)

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8
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Key of the piece

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A major

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9
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First chord of the piece

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A7

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10
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What effect is used at the beginning and at the end

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Fade in
Fade out

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11
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In the intro…(harmony)

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Tonic pedal on A (guitar)

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12
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A tonic pedal in the intro is influence of..

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Indian music (drone)

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13
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In the intro the guitar plays…

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A riff

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14
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What are the Beatles a pioneer of

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Leslie cabinet

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15
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What has been used on the guitar riff and why

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Leslie cabinet - sounds like stuttering

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16
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At the end of the intro, the guitar plays what rhythm

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Triplets

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17
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Why are trip,ets used

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To represent the thoughts tripping over one another

18
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The harmony is…because it is mainly based around…

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Simple

Tonic and subdominant (A and D)

19
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How long is the verse

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11 bars long (odd)

20
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The harmonic rhythm is…because…

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Unusual
It highlights the unpredictability of thoughts.

Causes distress and urgency

21
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The tesitura is…

A

Small (from e to d)

22
Q

What do rests convey

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Him trying to think of words to say

23
Q

Which chord is used in “with things to say”

24
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What ornament is used throughout

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Acciaccaturas

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Acciaccaturas are a..influence
Indian or blues
26
There is a lot of…produced by the F and E playing at the same time in bar 10
Dissonance
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The dissonance in bar 11 is because of the…
Minor 9th interval
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What does the dissonance in bar 11 convey
The frustration one may have in not being able to express one’s thoughts clearly
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There are…(rhythm)
Spoken rhythms
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Spoken rhythms, triplets and swung tempo markings cause
Syncopation
31
The backing vocals are…and inspired by…
Triadic Beach boys
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The range in the bridge is of a…
4th (small)
33
In the bridge, the song modulates from A to…which is the…
B minor (super tonic of A)
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In the line “but if I seem to act unkind / sometimes I wish I knew you well”, what chord is playing
B diminished 7th chord
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What happens to the harmonic rhythm in the bridge compared to the verses and intro
It becomes more steady and regular
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Melodic device (rhythm) in bridge
Appoggiatura feel
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“It’s only me” / “then I could” produces…
Cross rhythms
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At the end of the bridge section, the rhythmic device used is…which is…(genre and AO4)
Repeated triplets - common in pop music to introduce final point
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Towards the end of the coda there is…(harmony)
Pedal note on A
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Describe the melody at the end of the piece
Sounds like a melismatic chant (Indian influence) -almost as if the vocals were a citar
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In the bridge, the accompaniment is playing…
Pedal notes in octaves