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Killer queen - Coggle Diagram
Killer queen
Tempo,Metre and Rhythm
moderato tempo
112 bpm
swung feel
occasional 6/8 bar
anacrusis at the start of every verse and chorus.
frequent syncopation
triplets
Harmony
most chords are root chords.
some dissonance
seventh chords
altered and extended chords
circle of fifths
pedal
Melody
mainly syllabic
backing vocals use vocalisation
starts mainly conjunct, small leaps of a 3rd or a 4th
descending sequence
Verse and chorus combine conjunct and angular leaps
Texture
Homophonic
imitation
layering
Three-part texture during guitar solo
use of panning antiphonal
Performing forces
the guitars use 4 techniques: slides,bends,pull offs or hammer ons and vibrato
killer queen uses: Lead vocals, Backing vocals, Piano, overdubbed honky tonk piano, four electric guitars,bass guitar and a drum kit.
Freddie mercury is the lead singer who is a tenor
Killer queen also uses a lot of recording techniques. such as:Multi tracking,EQ,Flanger, distortion,reverb,Wah-Wah,panning and overdubbing.
tonality
Eb major 3 flats
opening in C minor and closing on Eb major chord
Tonality is ambiguous at times
there are passing modulations through different keys
structure
verse1,chorus 1,instrumental,verse 2, chorus 2, guitar solo,
verse 3, chorus 3, outro