Pop - Beatles - I Want to Tell You - TEMPO/METRE/RHYTHM Flashcards by victoria earthey | Brainscape

Q

What is the tempo and metre of I Want to Tell You?

A

124 crotchets/minute

brisk quadruple time

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What rhythmic features/devices are used in I Want to Tell you?

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jazz quavers in guitar riff (replacement of straight quavers with uneven quavers, triplet feel or swung feel)
triplet quavers in closing bar of bridge - propels music on to next verse
verses typified by insistent crotchet accompaniment against heavily syncopated vocal

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