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Killer Queen from 'Sheer Heart Attack' - Queen (Rhythm/Tempo/Metre…
Killer Queen from 'Sheer Heart Attack' - Queen
Melody
Mainly syllabic
Vocables used (e.g
bars 8-9)
Mostly conjunct
Some leaps of a 6th (
bars 6-7)
or 8ve (
bar 62)
Descending sequence (e.g
bars 8-9)
Rhythm/Tempo/Metre
Moderato
112 bpm
12/8 (compound quadruple)
Swung feel
Every verse and chorus starts with an anacrusis
Occasional 6/8 bar to extend the phrase length
Frequent syncopation
Triplets in
bar 18
Irregular phrase lengths
Instruments/Techniques
Studio techniques
EQ
Overdubbing
Multi-tracking
Panning
Flanger
Reverb
Guitar techniques
Harmonics
Slides
Bends
Vibrato
Guitar effects : Wah wah & pedal
Piano, Jangle piano, 4 electric guitars, bass guitar and drum kit used
Word painting
'Wild' - the band go wild
'Laserbeam' - distortion
Falsetto & portamento used in vocals
All backing vocals sung by Freddie Mercury
Guitars and vocals are overdubbed to give a richer sound
Structure
Verse 1 :
Bars 2-14
Chorus 1 :
Bars 14-22
Verse 2 :
Bars 26-38
Chorus 2 :
Bars 38-43
Guitar solo :
Bars 44-61
Instrumental :
Bars 23-26
Verse 3 :
Bars 61-69
Chorus 3 :
Bars 69-78
Outro :
Bars 79-end
Harmony/Tonality
In Eb major
Tonally ambiguous
Many passing modulations strengthened by a prefect cadence then followed by parallel shifts, moving to a new key
Most chords in root position but some are in 1st or 2nd inversion
Dissonance (e.g
bar 30
)
7th chords (e.g
bar 4)
Cycle of fifths (e.g
bars 20-21)
Altered and extended chords (e.g F11 in
bar 47
)
Pedal (e.g
bars 27-30
)
Texture
Mainly homophonic
Imitation
Layering
Three part texture during guitar solo
Panning (e.g backing vocals at
bars 42-43
)
Antiphonal (e.g
bars 67-68)
4 part backing vocals