Paul Simon - You can call me Al Flashcards
Intro - 8 bars
Synthesised brass and guitars play punchy homophonic riff starting on beat 2
Chords 1, 4 and 5
Drums and bass enter on bar 3 with new riff, drums play bass on 1,2 and 3. snare plays on beat 4 and hi-hat plays continuous semiquavers
Drum fill in final bar
Verse 1 - 16 bars
2x8 bar sections
High paced and conversational vocals, free rhythmically
Syllabic and syncopated
Small melodic movement - conjunct with small interval range of 5th
Second part backing vocals “mmm” sliding up to note, 3 part harmony. Fretless guitar joins to create a fuller texture
Synthesised brass stop
Bass guitar plays same groove
Drums change to bass on all 4 beats without snare
Drums play tom fill in final bar leading to chorus
Chorus 1 - 8 bars
2x4 bar phrases
Vocals doubles but octave lower
Synthesised brass and guitar return with punchy homophonic riff with backing vocals
Chords 1, 4 and 5 return
Drum fill to take into verse 2
Verse 2 - 16 bars
2x8 bar phrases
Variations in melody and therefore rhythm due to different lyrics
Chorus 2 - 8 bars
Repeat but with higher ending
Instrumental - 16 bars
2x8 bar phrases
Penny whistle starts on 2nd quaver on of the bar on top C
Repeated and developed 4 times
Second melody developed starting on A
Folk based melody based on fast rhythms: semiquavers, sextuplets and grace notes
Folk influenced
Middle 8 - 8 bars
Like intro, 2 bar punchy homophonic riff
Verse 3 - 16 bars
2x8 bar phrases
Repeat of verse 1 but different lyrics and rhythms
Chorus 3 - 8 bars
Repeat of chorus 2
Verse 4 - 16 bars
2x8 bar phrases
First half sung to “ta na na”, second half without vocals
Instrumental break (bass solo) - 2 bars
Monophonic fretless bass solo, fast paced semiquavers
Palindromic - first bar repeated backwards
2 bars
Outro - 8 bar intro, chorus, then fade out
Repeat of earlier lyrics
Falsetto “oohs” to fade out
