Jeff Buckley- Grace Flashcards
Texture (1 cos I can’t read ms seals writing)
The overdubbed guitar thickens the sound and the texture
Structure: the link is the same as the….
Intro and is in 2 sections separated by and E minor chord
The tonality is ….. as…
Ambiguous at the beginning as it is just a series of minor chords
Tonality and harmony: half way through the 1st verse it settles to…
E minor
Harmony: the intro begins on the unrelated chord of…
F minor
Structure (5)
Verse and chorus form divided into 4 sections
Section 1: intro, verse, pre chorus, chorus
Section 2: link, verse 2, pre chorus, chorus
Section 3: middle 8
Section 4: link, verse, Outro
The link is the same as the intro and is in 2 sections, separated by an E Minor chord
Date and genre
1994
Rock
Harmony: how are power chords created?
By tuning the low E string down to a D
Harmony: Buckley uses clashes such as…
And F above a E minor chord at the start if the bridge
Name all the instruments
2 guitars, vocals, bass, drums, synthesizer
On words like ‘pain’ and ‘leave’ he…
Songs falsetto
Melody: the last verse is…
An octave higher
Define melisma
Singing a one syllable word but moving between a several different notes
Melody: he uses melisma on word like…
‘Fire’ and ‘pain’
Technology: the rhythm guitar had been…
Dubbed to thicken the sound
The metre is..
12/8
Technology: the vocals use…
Delay and EQ
Rhythm: the drums emphasise beats…
1 and 3
Harmony and Tonality (5)
At the beginning the tonality is ambiguous as it is just a series of minor chords
However half way through the first verse it settles as E minor
The intro begins on the unrelated chord of F minor
The low E seeking is tuned down to a D to enable power chords
Most chords are in root position and the are some chromatic notes added
There are clashes such as an F above a E minor chord at the start of the bridge
Instrumentation (8)
2 guitars, vocals, bass, drums, synthesiser
E string lowered to a D to create power chords
Arpeggio in the intro from the lead guitar
Busy strumming patterns in the acoustic and electric
Electric guitar in high register
Atmospheric fills on the drum kit
Cymbal spashes
Flanged guitar sounds at the end
Melody (vocals) (6)
Sings falsettos on words like ‘pain’ and ‘leave’
Last last verse is sung an octave higher
Vocal sliding (glissandos)
Ends with soaring nonsense syllables
Use of melisma on word like ‘love’ and ‘fire’
Very wide range if notes exceeding 2 octaves rescuing a top B
Most phrases tend to fall giving a sad feeling
Technology (4)
Use of synthesisers
Rhythm guitar has been dubbed to thicken the sound
Distortion and flanging effects on the guitar
The vocals uses delay and EQ
Rhythm (6)
12/8
The drums emphasise Beats 1 and 3
The snares beats bars 2 and 4
Guitar semiquavers create and urgent mood from the beginning
Vocal part is free with grace notes, triplets and much syncopation
Bass is syncopated and pairs of dotted quavers create cross rhythms
