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Killer Queen image Queen (Structure (Verse-Chorus form (Song Structure)…
Killer Queen
Queen
Structure
Verse-Chorus form (Song Structure)
Verse 1 b.2-14
Chorus 1 b.14-22
Instrumental b.23-26
verse 2 b.26-38
Chorus 2 b.38-43
Guitar Solo b.44-61
Verse 3 b.61-69
Chorus 3 b.69-78
Outro b.79-end
Texture and Dynamics
Mainly homophonic
Imitation
Layering
3 part texture (guitar solo)
4 part texture (b.15)
Performing Forces
Lead and backing Vocals
Piano, overdubbed with honky-tonk piano
4 electric guitars
Bass Guitar
Drum kit
Guitars and Vocals all overdubbed
NO SYNTHESISERS
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Melody
Lyrics mainly syllabic
Backing Vocals a mix of words and vocalisation
Some stepwise and small leaps
Some larger leaps
Portamento slide on "Queen"
Harmony and Tonality
Eb Major
Opens with a C minor chord
Many passing modulations
Some dissonance
7th chords (b.4)
Circle of 5ths
Altered and Extended chords
Tempo, Rhythm and Metre
12/8
Feels swung
112 BPM
Occasional bar of 6/8 in order to extend phrase
Every verse and chorus starts with anacrusis
Syncopation
Triplets
