Ray Davies - Waterloo Sunset

Question 0

What is the form?

Answer 0

Intro 1-8
Verse 1 AABA 9-24
Middle 8 25-32
Turnaround 33-34
Verse 3 AABA 35-50 
Outro 51-60

Question 1

What is the instrumentation?

Answer 1

Lead Vocal, Backing Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Drums

Question 2

Who accompanies the lead vocal?

Answer 2

Everyone

Question 3

What does the lead guitar sometimes play?

Answer 3

Short licks (counter melodies) in dialogue with the lead vocalist

Question 4

Where is there a heterophonic effect and what is it between

Answer 4

Bars 25-27 between bass and melody

Question 5

What is the tonality?

Answer 5

E major throughout

Question 6

What progression does the A section of the verse use?

Answer 6

E, B7, A, A

Question 7

What progression does the B section of the verse use

Answer 7

F#min, C#, F#min, B7

Question 8

What other chord is used and what is it just before?

Answer 8

G#minor just before the middle 8 as part of a progression of parallel chords

Question 9

What phrase is the melody based on?

Answer 9

5 note hook from beginning, ‘Dirty Old River’

Question 10

What is the hook?

Answer 10

Pentatonic

Question 11

How long are the phrases and what helps disguise this?

Answer 11

4 bars and the anacrusis help

Question 12

Syncopation between..

Answer 12

Voice and lead guitar parts contrasts with straight quavers in acoustic guitar

Question 13

What is the metre?

Answer 13

4/4