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AO2: Rock Music - Coggle Diagram
AO2: Rock Music
features of rock music
- Guitar dominated
- 4/4 time signature
- steady drum beat
- use of back beat (beats 2 and 4)
- verse chorus structure
- mainly use primary cords I, IV and V of the key.
- Use of power chords, mentioned later.
Instrumentation
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More instruments can be added for different effects, e.g., string section for sustained sounds.
Technological effects on guitars, e.g., distortion, reverb, flanger.
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power chords
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Misses out the third, so unclear if the chord is major or minor.
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Stock progressions
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The first stock progression most commonly heard is I V vi IV. This is used in many pop and rock songs. It is more commonly known as a four chord song.
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Drum Techniques
Different techniques were also developed for rock music to stray from the typical 4/4 beat. Some of these were as follows.
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