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Jeff Buckley - Grace
- Context
- Buckley's music often
described as eclectic,
covering a wide range of
styles. Grace = rock ballad.
- Recording of the
album was a lengthy
process - 19 takes
to get track down.
- Album released in 1994.
- Buckley's music often
described as eclectic,
covering a wide range of
styles. Grace = rock ballad.
- Texture
- Texture builds up through
song as more
instruments/parts join in.
- Middle 8 features
vocal harmonies in
counterpoint with
each others
(polyphony)
- Song ends with short
unaccompanied
phrase
- Texture builds up through
song as more
instruments/parts join in.
- Tonality
- Key unclear
at start -
series of
chords
- Moves into E
minor, but tonally
ambiguous in
places - making
it modal.
- Key unclear
at start -
series of
chords
- Harmony
- Chromaticism used
(bass guitar moves in
semitones in verse 1)
- Dissonances
- Uses dotted rhythms in vocal
melody
- Chromaticism used
(bass guitar moves in
semitones in verse 1)
- Melody
- Wide vocal range
overall, sometime
large leaps.
- Vocal improvisations -
middle 8, wordless
melodies. Outro - very high
range.
- Uses dotted
rhythms in vocal
melody.
- Wide vocal range
overall, sometime
large leaps.
- Instruments
- Band line up: drums,
bass, guitar and
Buckley performs
vocals & guitar.
- Synthesised effects, pizzicato string sounds.
- Backing vocals - multitracked
- Band line up: drums,
bass, guitar and
Buckley performs
vocals & guitar.
- Word-setting
- Melismatic phrases
used - 'love' - pre
chorus, 'fire'-chorus.
- Melismatic phrases
used - 'love' - pre
chorus, 'fire'-chorus.
- Tempo
- 64 dotted
crotchet
bpm.
Remains
the same
throughout.
- 64 dotted
crotchet
bpm.
Remains
the same
throughout.
- Rhythm and metre
- In 12/8 time
- Syncopated rhythms used
for expressive effect by
Buckley in verse one.
Dotted rhythms.
- Semi quaver flowing
arpeggio style
patterns on guitar at
beginning.
- In 12/8 time
- Structure
- Overall seems complex - but when
broken down into separate parts is
easier to understand
- Section 1 - Intro - Verse 1 - Pre-chorus - Chorus
- Section 2 - Link - Verse 2 - Pre-chorus - Chorus
- Section 3 - Middle 8
- Section 4 - Link - Verse 3 - Outro
- Overall seems complex - but when
broken down into separate parts is
easier to understand
- Guitar techniques
- Drop D tuning, Flanger, delay, slide,
guitar 'whispers', vibrato, clean and
distorted sounds, scoops on tremolo
arm, power chords.
- Drop D tuning, Flanger, delay, slide,
guitar 'whispers', vibrato, clean and
distorted sounds, scoops on tremolo
arm, power chords.
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