Jeff Buckley- Grace

Question 1

Buckley:

What are the 4 main riffs?

Answer 1

💥1) Semiquavers in intro and link.

💥2) Elec. guitar plays rhythmic chords in verse.

💥3) Acoustic guitar plays rhythmic, percussive riff in verses and choruses.

💥4) Both guitars plays 4^th riff in final section.

Question 2

Buckley:

Rhythm, Tempo and Metre (9 points)

Answer 2

💥12/8 time sig (compound).

💥64bpm.

💥Feels faster at beginning as guitar plays semiquaver patterns.

💥M8 has longer notes from the strings.

💥Drum kit is main rhythmic force.

💥Bass drum on beats 1 and 3.

💥Snare drum accents the backbeats (2 and 4).

💥Frequent syncopation in vocal melody and bass line.

💥Cross rhythms and complex fills in drums.

Question 3

Buckley:

Melody (6 points)

Answer 3

💥Mostly syllabic word setting.

💥Melisma uses to emphasise words e.g: love, fire.

💥Word painting e.g: cries= falling 5^th.

💥Melody is diatonic with chromatic notes added.

💥2 and 4 bar phrases.

💥4 mains riffs.

Question 4

Buckley:

Tonality (6 points)

Answer 4

💥In E minor, but tonality is ambiguous.

💥Intro part A= unclear.

💥Intro part B= D major.

💥Verse 1= E modal.

💥Pre-chorus= E minor.

💥Chorus= E modal.

Question 5

Buckley:

Harmony (9 points)

Answer 5

💥Harmony unusual for rock song.

💥Standard chord progressions are avoided, therefore there is a non functional harmony.

💥Chords are chromatic and move in a parallel motion by semitone steps in chorus.

💥Chorus: Em/F⁵➡️Em➡️Em/E^b5.

💥More complex chords in pre-chorus e.g: F^#dim.

💥Power chords.

💥Broken chords.

💥Strumming.

💥Bass guitar provides pedal ‘D’.

Question 6

Buckley:

Structure (7 points)

Answer 6

💥1) Intro➡️Verse1➡️Pre chorus➡️Chorus.

💥2) Link➡️Verse2➡️Pre chorus➡️Chorus.

💥3) Bridge.

💥4) Link➡️Verse3➡️Outro.

💥Outro uses same chords as chorus.

💥Link is the same as the intro.

💥Intro has two distinct parts (A and B) which are separated by a sus. chord of E minor.

Question 7

Buckley:

Instrumentation (6 points)

Answer 7

💥Electric and Acoustic Guitars with ‘Drop D’ tuning.

💥Bass guitar.

💥Strings (play pizzicato in 2^nd pre-chorus).

💥Synthesiser.

💥Drum kit.

💥Vocal and Backing Vocals.

Question 8

Buckley:

Texture (4 points)

Answer 8

💥Drums and guitars accompany in most of the song.

💥Synth and strings drop in and out of song to vary texture.

💥Texture thickens in the coda.

💥Mainly homophonic.