Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad Flashcards

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1
Q

What is the time signature?

A

4/4

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2
Q

What is the tempo?

A

98 bum

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3
Q

What instrument plays semiquavers?

A

Shaker

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4
Q

The harmony is?

A

Diatonic

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5
Q

What 3 chord progressions are used?

A

Am Em G D
C Am C Am
F C F C

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6
Q

The verses are in __________ mode on __

A

Dorian

A

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7
Q

What key are the choruses in?

A

C

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8
Q

How does the texture contrast?

A

Silence
Static chords
Varying instrumentation every 8 bars

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9
Q

Sample 1…

A

Male

Used in verses

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10
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Sample 2

A

Female

Used in chorus

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11
Q

Where are the samples from?

A

1953 gospel choir

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12
Q

Why do the sample sound vintage?

A

They have crackles

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13
Q

How are the samples used?

A

Manipulated word meanings

Looped to create melody

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14
Q

What is the structure?

A

Verse-chorus

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15
Q

After the breakdown what happens to the texture?

A

It gets thinner

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16
Q

Where is the breakdown?

A

After the 2nd verse

17
Q

How does the texture build up?

A
Piano only
Voice
Drums & synth counter melody
Bass &a synth chords
Syncopated piano chords
18
Q

How are the synths used?

A

Produce string, bass and piano sounds

19
Q

How are samples used?

A

Vocal samples

Breakbeat rhythm on drums

20
Q

How is the drum machine used?

A

Create drum track

21
Q

How is a sequencer used?

A

Trigger synth and sampler

22
Q

How is panning used?

A

Place sounds in sterol fields

23
Q

What instrument is panning used on?

A

Piano

24
Q

What are on the male vocal sample when it first comes in?

A

Electronic ghostings

25
Q

What 2 effects are used throughout the song and can be heard in the breakdown?

A

Reverb and delay

26
Q

Echoes are created in the 2nd Verse by…

A

Delay

27
Q

Why do parts sound like a telephone voice?

A

EQ has removed the lower frequencies