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Killer Queen (Studio Techniques (Guitar techniques (slides, pull-offs,…
Killer Queen
Studio Techniques
Guitar techniques
slides
pull-offs
bends
vibrato
multi-tracking
record separate parts and then play back all together
Flanger
distortion
wah-wah
reverb
panning
overdubbing
using an existing song and adding another part once it has been made
Background
Features on Queen's 3rd studio album
Sheer Heart Attack
Written by Freddie Mercury
Guiatrist = Brian may
Overlaying used on guitar as there was only one guitarist yet sometimes 3 playing at once
Drummer = Roger Taylor
Bassist = John Deacon
Lyrics were written before music- about an upper-class prostitute
harmony
Eb major- opens in C minor and closes on Eb major chord
Tonally ambiguous at times
most chords in root position
Circle of fifths (b.20-21)
use of altered and extended chords
harmonic pace is 1 chord per bar at beginning but increases to 2
Tempo metre and rhythm
Moderato tempo
Swung feel
time sig mainly 12/8 compound quadruple time
every verse and chorus starts with anacrusis
syncopation frequen throughout
unusual phrase length
4 bar then 5 bar then 3 bar...
Instrumentation
starts with 6 finger clicks-unusual
piano enters first
there are 2 pianos, honky tonk and grand
bass guitar- John Deacon
Electric guitar-Brian may
Drum kit- Roger Taylor
sometimes triangle heard
drum roll and crash on 'wild'
Melody
Mercury sings in falsetto (high tenor voice)
mainly syllabic
melody starts mostly conjunct with small leaps of a third or fourth
vocables used
word painting
'Wild'
whole band goes wild
use of Eq on 'laserbeam'
muted guitar slide on 'shes as willing as'
Structure
verse chorus