2. Grace 3 AOS3: POPULAR MUSIC IN CONTEXT

3. Learning Objectives  To learn what the terms syllabic and melismatic mean  To understand how the power chords we learnt about last week fit into context  To learn about some of the guitar and music technology effects used in Grace  To analyse the structure of the first 24 bars of Grace

4. Test 1. Write out the chord sequence in the chorus of Grace 2. Which of the following chords are power chords ? 2021222324 Em/F 5 EmEm/E b 5 Em/F 5 EmEm/E b 5 Em

5. What’s the difference? Melismatic Syllabic

6. The Three Special Grace Chords Drone Strings Very dissonant

7. Special Chords  The special chords are a combination of power chords and drone strings  Easy on the guitar; just slide your fingers down a fret  To do these requires drop D tuning E A D G B E D

8. Verse 1 Bar8910111213 ScoreEmF EmEbEb EbEb Em ChordEm Em/F 5 Em Em/E b 5 Em/F 5 Em Em/E b 5 Em

9. Guitar Techniques  Strumming  Picking  Pitch bends / glissando  Vibrato  Palm muting  Hammer ons  Pull offs Effects  Clean sounds  Distortion  Whispers  Reverb  Delay (verse 2)  Flanger

10. Music Technology Effects  EQ (bar 57)  Reverb  Multitracking  Panning

11. “ ” Analysis Time S CORES O UT ! Bars 1-24

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