Killer Queen

Question 1

Writer?

Answer 1

Freddie Mercury (member of Queen)

Question 2

Year of release?

Answer 2

1974

Question 3

Type of voice

Answer 3

Tenor

Question 4

Examples of recording techniques

Answer 4

Multitracking
Flanger
Distortion
Reverb
Panning

Question 5

Guitar playing techniques

Answer 5

Slides
Bends
Vibrato
Pull-offs

Question 6

Instruments

Answer 6

Lead and backing vocals
Piano
Jangle piano
4 electric guitars
Drum kit
Bass guitar

Question 7

Melody description

Answer 7

Mostly syllabic
Wide tessitura
Use of vocables (non sense words to embellish melody)

Question 8

What key is killer Queen in?

Answer 8

Eb major

Question 9

What are some modulations in the chorus?

Answer 9

Bb major
C major
D minor

Question 10

Harmony

Answer 10

Inversions
7th chords

Question 11

Harmonic devices

Answer 11

Tonic pedal at the start of the verse
Dominant pedal at the end of the chorus

Question 12

What key does each chorus start in?

Answer 12

C minor

Question 13

How is word painting demonstrated on the word “queen”

Answer 13

Upward glissando to emphasise sarcasm

Question 14

Texture

Answer 14

Homophonic
Gradually increasing density

Question 15

Time signature

Answer 15

12/8 swung

Question 16

Rhythmic features

Answer 16

Frequent syncopation

Question 17

What intervals does the melody use?

Answer 17

Small, gets wider gradually (6th-8th)