Shankar, Breathing Under Water, Easy Flashcards
Who is the vocalist?
Nora Jones
What is the style?
Relaxed R & B
Describe the structure
Most conventional of the 3
Intro
2 verses
Link section
Instrumental (sitar solo)
Middle 8
Verse 3
Coda
What are the melodies based on?
Transposed mixolydian mode on C#
When is there some vocal melisma?
bar 13, 2nd time only
‘real’
How is the texture conventionally pop?
Focused on vocal line
Sitar sits back
What rhythm is used throughout?
Guitar accompaniment ostinato rhythm
What is added to build texture?
Chords & synth bass lines
Describe the texture
How does this change in the middle 8?
Homophonic
Some polyphony
What is the Indian equivalent of the tone/melody (transposed mixolydian mode on C#)
Raj khanaj
What is a harmonic scale influence?
What key changes are there?
Consistent flattened 7ths
None
Describe the tessitura
Mid - low
Not very virtuosic
what is the chord sequence?
Cflat sus2 - Dflat sus4
/ means over
What does the use of inversion on the chord sequence create?
Bass line: Bflat - Cflat - Dflat
When are the chords reordered?
In the middle 8
