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Stevie Wonder - You are the sunshine of my life - Coggle Diagram
Stevie Wonder - You are the sunshine of my life
Harmony and Tonality
Whole tone scale used by piano intro.
I - V - iii - vii - ii - V - I (2-5-1 jazzy, perfect cadence)
B Major. Outro modulated to C Major
Bass cantered around root notes
Melody and Texture
Gradual build up in texture. Last chorus extra percussive elements, busier horn melody, polyphony in the vocals.
Mostly scalic movement. conjunct.
Use of repetition in melodic phrases
Sequence in verse melody
Hook- "you are the sunshine of my life"
Melismas "around" V, 2nd syllable of "rescue" in C2
Homophonic texture
Rhythm and Metre
4/4 throughout
Regular use of syncopation in accompaniment
Repeating dotted rhythm in bass guitar
Timbre/ Dynamics/ Articulation
Lead vocal, fender rhodes keyboard, bass guitar, bass guitar, drum kit, backing vocals, congas
Bass guitar plays root notes
Extra percussion
Horns added on single version
Recorded laughter during verse 2
Backing vocals all thoughout
--- Gospel-like feel, seems slightly out of place. Shows W's influences
Structure
Intro, Chorus, Verse, Chorus, Verse, Chorus (modulation), Chorus