Lucy In The Sky Of Diamonds

Question 1

What Instruments did John play

Answer 1

John played acoustic guitar and sang most of the lyrics- some of the these were double tracked

Question 2

What instruments did Paul McCartney play

Answer 2

He sang parts of the song added harmonies played bass &; a lowery organ set on a Celeste or Bell like sound

Question 3

What instrument did Ringo play

Answer 3

He played the drums

Question 4

what instrument did the producer play??

Answer 4

George Martin the producer played the piano

Question 5

What instruments did George Harrison play??

Answer 5

He played lead guitar through a Leslie speaker, maracas &a drone in the tambura

Question 6

What effect was added during the recording??

Answer 6

An echo was added to make it sound spacey

Question 7

Intro point 1

Answer 7

• 4 bars long played in 3/4
• played in A maj
• played in ‘mezzo piano’
• the lawyer organ plays bell like echoed sounds
• the 4 bars are played through out the verse creating an ostinoto

Question 8

Intro point 2

Answer 8

• the Astinato is in a high register &the large jumps between notes are called disjunct

Question 9

What are the 4 point used:

Answer 9

A5 
A7
F# min7
Dm
A augumented

Question 10

Verse 1 points

Answer 10

• the same chord that are used in the into are used in the verse, in the same order
• made up of 2 almost identical melodies
• on the word ‘skies’ the music changes slightly
• the organ melody changes
• the chords change from Fmaj instead of Dmin
• the Hi hat & kick drum are heard
• the bass has a short fill
• the tambura in for the first time

Question 11

Verse 1 continued

point 1

Answer 11

• the melody is very limited in 8 bars the notes C# is sung 10 tines &range of the melodies very small
• the notes C# -B on the ‘river’ are quavers but in the 3rd line on the word ‘slowly’ they are crotchets
• this is an example of word painting

Question 12

Verse 1 continued point 2

Answer 12

•For the second half of the verse, the accompaniment goes back to the organ ostinato, but at the end you can hear the bass drum & cymbal &the bass guitar starts to pick up the pack

Question 13

Verse 1 continued point 3

Answer 13

• in the recording the last line of the verse, doubles tracked giving the effective of another vice coming in &it helps build momentum in the song leading up to the pre- chorus

Question 14

Pre chorus

P1

Answer 14

• the first things we notice is the key changes from A major to Bmajor
• this is moving by a semitones which has the effect of the music rising to a new height
• the range of the pre-chorus is even more limit with most of it sung on
• only one note

Question 15

Pre-chorus

P2

Answer 15

• one the tonic subdominant &dominant chords are used
• notice the guitar part indicated to play bend, this adds to the spacey &strange effect
• the key changes of Gmaj the time signature goes to 4/4 &the dynamics change to forte
• a pitch bend is a guitar technique of pushing &pulling the sting to one side while it’s pressed down

Question 16

Chorus1) point 1

Answer 16

• the energy level rises dramatically as the 4/4 time signature move the music forward
• the melody moves away from dreamy to catchy &memorable
• the key changes to Gmaj

Question 17

Chorus1)point 2

Answer 17

• the lyrics simply comprise of the title of the song
• John joins Paul in the line line of the song, where they sing in thirds
• the chords more frequently as there is only one chords per bar, this is called the harmony rhythm
• there is a counter melody in the electrical guitar played thorough a Leslie speaker
• this is heard 3 they new &; is made up of an ascending scale passage followed by repeated Ds.

Question 18

What is harmonic rhythm?

Answer 18

The speed at which the chords change occurs

Question 19

What is countermelody??

Answer 19

A melody heard alongside the main melody.

As well as provide my the harmonies a countermelodies has to its own character

Question 20

Verse2

Answer 20

• followed the same format with 4 small modifications
• john’s singing is double tracked in the verse
• the organ plays chords on the 3rd beat of each bar
• the melody played previously on the organ is now played on electric guitar
• the tambura drone is heard throughout the verse

Question 21

Pre-chorus2)

Answer 21

• exactly the same format except the change being in the lyrics

Question 22

Chorus 2)

Answer 22

• same as before except Paul sings in harmonies in 3rd from the first line instead of the third

Question 23

Verse 3

Answer 23

• the 3rd verse follows the style & format of the first 2 verse
• the organ plays the same ostinato & the phrase ‘ kauri doscope eye’ is used again
• after this verse there is no pre chorus & the music transforms abruptly from the end of the verse into the final chorus
• this time the key changes from A major straight to G major

Question 24

Chorus 3)

Answer 24

• the final chorus has the usual 3 lines &; the ‘ah’
• the first line is sung as a solo &the second &third has the harmony in 3rds
• the lead guitar plays the same countermelody as before

Question 25

Outro chorus

Answer 25

• the music of the chorus is used as an outro in this song, serving to the end it with familiar material
• during the 3rd line’ it starts to fade
• the song ends on a D major chord which is the dominant chord of G major, creating an unfinished feel’ together with the fade out
• the lead guitar improves in the bar towards the end