Since You've Been Gone Flashcards
What is the structure of since you’ve been gone
– Intro – first one – pre-chorus – chorus – verse two –pre-chorus – chorus – bridge – chorus
What is the tonality of since you’ve been gone
– G major
– final course is in a major
What is the tempo of since you’ve been gone
– Moderate rock beat
Describe the melody of since you’ve been gone
Mainly syllabic, small range, lots of repeated notes
Describe the time signature of since you’ve been gone
4/4- Simple quadruple
Describe the dynamics of since you’ve been gone
– Not in score
– Rock is generally loud
– chorus is a bit louder, Bridge is a bit quieter
Describe the texture of since you’ve been gone and what counts
– Melody and accompaniment
– melody is lead vocalist and lead guitar
What is the instrumentation of since you’ve been gone
– Male lead vocals – backing vocals – lead guitar – rhythm guitar – bass guitar – keyboard – drum kit
Who was since you’ve been gone performed by
Rainbow
When was since you’ve been gone released
1979
Who was since you’ve been gone written by
Russ Ballard
What are the chords in the intro and chorus of since you’ve been gone
G – D – Em – C
What are the chords for the verse of since you’ve been gone
G – G/F#–Em–D–C–G/B–A–D
What are the codes for the bridge of since you’ve been gone
G – Am7 – G/B – C – G/D – B – Em– G7 – C
Describe when melisma is used in since you’ve been gone
On the words woah and oh
Describe the baseline in the verse of since you’ve been gone
Bass guitar moves down by step – descending baseline
When our inverted chords used in since you’ve been gone
Verse and bridge
What is a type of chord used only in the intro, And describe it
Power cord – D5 – chords which only uses first and fifth
Describe the rhythm of since you’ve been gone
Syncopated – offbeat – powerchords in intro, most of lyrics
What is the effect used which makes the guitar sound over loud
Distortion
Describe the keyboard part in the bridge
Please fast arpeggios
When does modulation occur in since you’ve been gone
There is a key change from G major to a major in the last chorus
Describe the cadences in since you’ve been gone
– In perfect – I – V chord sequence – end of second line in the verse
– perfect – V-I end of the song
What’s the technique to the guitar players use in the intro and chorus
– Palm muting – stopping the guitar chords from ringing
What technique is used just before the course
Glissando
What is the rhythmic device only heard in the bridge
Triplets
What technique is used in the guitar solo and what is this
Clean guitar – no effect added to the guitar sounds
When is the melody disjunct
In the bridge – if you will come back
When is a riff heard in since you’ve been gone
Intro and chorus
Name a melodic device heard in the bridge of since you’ve been gone
Rising sequence
Name when a seventh chord is heard in since you’ve been gone, and what the added note is
Bridge, F
