Tomorrow never knows Flashcards

Beatles

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1
Q

Key

A

C mixolydian but in the intro it is based around G major

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2
Q

This is the last…

A

Song in their album

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2
Q

Basses play…

A

Riffs in octaves throughout

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3
Q

The piece begins…
(Texture)

A

Monophonic (2 bars), then polyphonic

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3
Q

The piece is about…

A

The idea of the afterlife

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3
Q

There is …. In the bass parts to drive the music forward

(B. 3)

A

Syncopation / push rhythms

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4
Q

At the beginning, in terms of harmony, you can hear….

A

A drone on C

Which is an Indian influence

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5
Q

Structure

A

Strophic form : idea of meditative continuation

i.e. verse, verse, verse….

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6
Q

Singer enters with…

A

An anacrusis

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7
Q

Melody

A

Triadic
Double tracked vocals

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8
Q

“It is not” causes…

A

Cross rhythms

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8
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Studio techniques used

A

Verispeed

And in the instrumental solo : back masking (meaning it’s played backwards)

Fade out

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9
Q

The …. is used on the vocals

A

Leslie cabinet

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10
Q

What is caused by back masking

A

Lombardi rhythms

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11
Q

They wanted to…

A

Create a sound mash

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12
Q

In the guitar solo (section B)

A

He plays a blues pentatonic scale

13
Q

The track piano which is heard at the end of the piece, sounds like… and plays….

A

A honky tonk, (out of tune piano) - produces a jangley sound

Syncopation

14
Q

The outro sounds…

A

Improvised

15
Q

Loop 1

A

Seagull sounds (Paul McCartney laughing)

16
Q

Loop 2

A

Mellotron with flute setting

17
Q

Loop 3

A

Mellotron with string setting

18
Q

Loop 4

A

Rising sitar phrase

19
Q

Loop 5

A

Sustained orchestral chord

20
Q

Which loop comes in “that love is all and love is everyone”

A

Loop 4

21
Q

Which loop comes in “that ignorance and hate may mourn the dead”

A

Loop 3