Queen: Killer Queen

Question 1

What is the main key of the piece?

Answer 1

E flat major

Question 2

What key does the piece start in?

Answer 2

C minor

Question 3

What are the parts and the order of the song?

Answer 3

Verse 1, chorus 1, instrumental, verse 2, chorus 2, guitar solo, verse 3, chorus 3, outro

Question 4

How does the song start?

Answer 4

Finger clicks

Question 5

Describe the melody

Answer 5

Syncopated, descending sequence, use of falsetto, sung, anacrusis to start, guitar solo, ghost notes, mostly stepwise

Question 6

Describe the harmony

Answer 6

Honky tonk piano, electric guitars, drum kit, circle of fifths, descending chromaticism bar 7, triangle and bell sounds

Question 7

What is the metre?

Answer 7

12/8 compound time, unusual for a pop song

Question 8

What is the tempo?

Answer 8

Dotted crotchet = 112

Question 9

Describe the rhythm

Answer 9

Often syncopated

Question 10

What is the texture?

Answer 10

Homophonic

Question 11

What electronic effects are used?

Answer 11

Overdubbing, flanger, equalizer (eg. laser beams), wah wah

Question 12

When was it released?

Answer 12

1974

Question 13

Which album is it from?

Answer 13

sheer heart attack