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Gracelands - Coggle Diagram
Gracelands
Sonority
paul simon - lead vocalist and acoustic guitar
Ray Phiri - guitar
Demola Adepoju - pedal steel guitar
Bakithi Kumalo - fretless bass
Vusi Khumalo - drums
Makhaya Mahlangu - percussion
Everly Brothers - backing vocals (harmonies)
combination of african and western instruments
guitar riff is legato at 00:26
Melody
repetitive
phrases have a descending pattern
"graceland" is the hook
motif "graceland"
range is limited --> one octave from E to E
graceland is "syllabic"
melisma on "loosing love"
conjunct and disjunct
scalic
Harmony
Key signature of four sharps
F#
C#
G#
D#
scale of E major
tonic of E
primary chords
E
A
B
chord progression from B-A (dominant to subdominant)
harmony is generally consonant
harmonic rhythm is generally slow and steady
Tempo , metre and rythmn
graceland is marked moderato (moderate speed)
mimicking the feeling of wheels on a journey
graceland is in 4/4
118 BPM
anacusis
Texture
melody and accompaniment
guitar is accompanied by band in the intro
in the solo vocal line the band accompanies the vocal line
solo vocal line accompanied by backing vocals e.g "loosing love"
call and response
typical african style of music
Tonality
Form and Structure
