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Killer Queen - Coggle Diagram
Killer Queen
Tempo, metre and rythm
Moderato tempo
112bpm
Swung feel
Occasional 6/8- to fit the words to the music.
Anacrusis at the start of every verse and chorus.
Frequent syncopation
Triplets
Structure
Verse chorus structure
Intro
Outro
Guitar solo and instrumental
Chorus repeated 3 times
3 Verses
Harmony
Most chords= root position.
Some dissonance.
Seventh chords.
Altered and extended chords.
Circle of fifths.
Pedal.
Texture
Homophonic
Imitation
Layering
Three-part terxture during guitar solo
Use of panning
Antiphonal- to be peformed by two groups.
Peforming forces and their handling
Vocal part is peformed by Freddie Mercury.
High male voice- tenor
Killer Queen uses: Lead vocals, backing vocals, the piano, an overdubbed honky tonk paino, four electric guitars a bass guitar and a drum kit.
Guitars use slides, bends, pull offs, hammer ons and vibrato.
Recording techniques and effects include: Multitracking, EQ, flanger, distortion, reverb, wah-wah, panning and overdubbing.
Melody
Mainly syllabic
Backing vocals use vocalisation.
Starts mainly conjuct, small leaps of a 3rd or a 4th.
Descending sequence
Verse and chorus combine conjuct and angular leaps.
Tonality
E flat major (3 flats)
Opening in C minor and closing on a E flat chord.
Tonality is ambigous at times.
There are passing modulations through different keys.