I want to tell you

Question 1

Composed and sung by

Answer 1

George Harrison

Question 2

George Harrison was influenced by…

Answer 2

Eastern culture

Question 3

What is interesting about the tempo marking

Answer 3

It says swung rhythms

Question 4

Swung rhythms are an influence of…

Answer 4

Shuffle music (which was extremely popular during that time)

Question 5

This song is about

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Texture

Answer 6

Melody dominated homophony

Question 7

Structure of the piece

Answer 7

Verse bridge

Intro

Verse 1
Verse 2
Bridge

Verse
Bridge

Verse

Outro (fade out)

Question 8

Key of the piece

Answer 8

A major

Question 9

First chord of the piece

Answer 9

A7

Question 10

What effect is used at the beginning and at the end

Answer 10

Fade in
Fade out

Question 11

In the intro…(harmony)

Answer 11

Tonic pedal on A (guitar)

Question 12

A tonic pedal in the intro is influence of..

Answer 12

Indian music (drone)

Question 13

In the intro the guitar plays…

Answer 13

A riff

Question 14

What are the Beatles a pioneer of

Answer 14

Leslie cabinet

Question 15

What has been used on the guitar riff and why

Answer 15

Leslie cabinet - sounds like stuttering

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Triplets

Question 17

Why are trip,ets used

Answer 17

To represent the thoughts tripping over one another

Question 18

The harmony is…because it is mainly based around…

Answer 18

Simple

Tonic and subdominant (A and D)

Question 19

How long is the verse

Answer 19

11 bars long (odd)

Question 20

The harmonic rhythm is…because…

Answer 20

Unusual
It highlights the unpredictability of thoughts.

Causes distress and urgency

Question 21

The tesitura is…

Answer 21

Small (from e to d)

Question 22

What do rests convey

Answer 22

Him trying to think of words to say

Question 23

Which chord is used in “with things to say”

Answer 23

B7

Question 24

What ornament is used throughout

Answer 24

Acciaccaturas

Question 25

Acciaccaturas are a..influence

Answer 25

Indian or blues

Question 26

There is a lot of…produced by the F and E playing at the same time in bar 10

Answer 26

Dissonance

Question 27

The dissonance in bar 11 is because of the…

Answer 27

Minor 9th interval

Question 28

What does the dissonance in bar 11 convey

Answer 28

The frustration one may have in not being able to express one’s thoughts clearly

Question 29

There are…(rhythm)

Answer 29

Spoken rhythms

Question 30

Spoken rhythms, triplets and swung tempo markings cause

Answer 30

Syncopation

Question 31

The backing vocals are…and inspired by…

Answer 31

Triadic
Beach boys

Question 32

The range in the bridge is of a…

Answer 32

4th (small)

Question 33

In the bridge, the song modulates from A to…which is the…

Answer 33

B minor (super tonic of A)

Question 34

In the line “but if I seem to act unkind / sometimes I wish I knew you well”, what chord is playing

Answer 34

B diminished 7th chord

Question 35

What happens to the harmonic rhythm in the bridge compared to the verses and intro

Answer 35

It becomes more steady and regular

Question 36

Melodic device (rhythm) in bridge

Answer 36

Appoggiatura feel

Question 37

“It’s only me” / “then I could” produces…

Answer 37

Cross rhythms

Question 38

At the end of the bridge section, the rhythmic device used is…which is…(genre and AO4)

Answer 38

Repeated triplets - common in pop music to introduce final point

Question 39

Towards the end of the coda there is…(harmony)

Answer 39

Pedal note on A

Question 40

Describe the melody at the end of the piece

Answer 40

Sounds like a melismatic chant (Indian influence) -almost as if the vocals were a citar

Question 41

In the bridge, the accompaniment is playing…

Answer 41

Pedal notes in octaves