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1
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what album is killer queen from?

A

sheer heart attack

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2
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what is used in the vocals and guitar parts?

A

over-dubbing

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3
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how does the song start?

A

finger clicks, then the vocals and piano starts

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4
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what is special about the piano part?

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it is overdubbed with a jangle piano which alters the timbre (hybrid timbre), and thickens the texture

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5
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what does the piano play at the start?

A

short staccato notes

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6
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what style of vocals is used?

A

syllabic

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7
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what is the time signature?

A

12/8 (compound time signature)

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8
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how long is the chorus?

A

8 bars, divided unevenly into 3, 2, 3

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9
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what technique is used on the words ‘laser beam’?

A

flanger, to give it a sci-fi effect

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10
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what is a flanger?

A

combining a source audio signal with a modulated version, makes a swooshing noise

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11
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what happens to the backing vocals in the chorus?

A

they are panned from left to right

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12
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what key is the song in?

A

a modal version of c minor
C - D - Eb - F - G - Ab - Bb - C

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13
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what does the song modulate to in the chorus?

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Bb major

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14
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what percussion technique introduces the second chorus?

A

a roll on suspended cymbal

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15
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what does the guitar do at bar 30?

A

a pitch bend

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16
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when does the guitar solo/instrumental start?

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bar 44, half way through the chorus

17
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what guitar techniques are used in the guitar solo?

A

slides and vibratos

18
Q

when does the 1st verse start?

A

on the 3rd beat of the second bar

19
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when does the first chorus start?

A

on the 4th beat of the 14th bar

20
Q

when does the short instrumental start?

A

bar 23

21
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when does the second verse start?

A

the 4th beat of bar 26

22
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when does the second chorus start?

A

the 4th beat of bar 38

23
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when does the third chorus start?

A

on the second beat of the 69th bar

24
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when does the outro start?

A

bar 79

25
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how does the song end?

A

overdubbed guitar and a fade

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