Moby: Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad

Question 1

Melody: 2 vocal samples taken from…

Answer 1

A 1953 gospel choir

Question 2

The melody in the verse is…

Answer 2

Male

Question 3

The melody in the chorus is…

Answer 3

Female

Question 4

The harmony is…

Answer 4

Diatonic

Question 5

Harmony: at the start of the piece …. are used

Answer 5

Broken chords

Question 6

Harmony: the song is based in…

Answer 6

2 simple chord patterns

Question 7

Harmony: the chords in the verse are…

Answer 7

Am Em G D

Question 8

Harmony: the chords in the chorus are…

Answer 8

C Am C Am and F C F C

Question 9

The harmony is topical of dance music as it is…

Answer 9

Simple and repetitive

Question 10

Date and genre

Answer 10

1999

Dance

Question 11

Technology (lots)

Answer 11

Use of loops
EQ
Delay/echo starting in the verse
Drum machine
Sequencer
Sampler
Synths
Vocal samples taken from a 1953 gospel choir

Question 12

Structure (2)

Answer 12

I got, verse, chorus, verse, break, chorus, Outro

Begins with an introduction

Question 13

Melody (4)

Answer 13

Uses samples from a 1953 gospel choir
The melody in the verse is male
The melody in the chorus is female
The samples have not been ‘cleaned up’

Question 14

Harmony

Answer 14

Diatonic
Based on two simple chord patterns and only 6 chords are used
Verse is Am En G D
Chorus is C Am C Am and F C F C
The simple repetitive harmony is typical of dance music