Killer Queen Flashcards
Composed in…
1974 from album “Sheer Heart Attack”
Time signature
12/8
Describe Melody in verses
Ascending Melody
Syncopation
Features some spoken phrases
Mostly Syllabic
Word Painting
What is unusual about the piano in the piece
There is a honky tonk piano and an electric piano playing the same thing at the same time.
What effect is used to create backing vocals using only one singer and multiple guitar parts with one guitarist
Overdubbing
What is unusual about the phase shifting
They are all irregular length
Describe texture and harmony in the verse
Homophonic
Backing vocals add depth to harmony
How does the melodic line move in the chorus
Melodic chords move in parallel
What effect is used on “laser beam”
Flanger
What is the role of the bass guitar throughout the piece
Provide harmonic foundation
What are two extra instruments that can be heard in bars 29 and 68?
Triangle
Chime Tree
What effect can be heard in guitar solo and on “drive you wild” in Chorus 3
Panning
What is used to end the outro of the song
Fade out
What effects are used by the guitar
Panning
Overdubbing
Wah-Wah
