1. Van Morrison Tupelo Honey By

2. Context Soft rock - Ballad Much of it improvised! 1971 Over 7 minutes long Influenced by R&B, Rock, Soul, Irish folk and Jazz HYPNOTIC!

3. Melody Very similar vocal phrases Nearly all syllabic. One melisma. Diatonic! Regular 2 bar phrasing Vocal melody is based on 5 note pentatonic scale Bb, C, D,F, G

4. Tonality Bb Major! Very repetitive chords Chordal ostinato SLASH CHORDS!

5. Harmony Very repetitive harmony I – IIIC – IV – I Harmonic Rhythm!

6. Texture Mostly melody and accompaniment Flute and both guitars in intro = Dialogue Backing vocals sing almost C all and R esponse Guitar plays ‘fills’ Counterpoints between instruments and voices

7. Resources Male solo vocals Instruments include: Acoustic Guitar Lead Guitar Bass Drum Kit Piano Organ Saxophone (unusual) Flute (unusual) Backing vocals (almost call and response style)

8. Rhythm 4/4 Steady Tempo Rhythmic freedom, influenced from soul music Cross Rhythms Some syncopation

9. Structure Simple strophic verse, chorus form, with additional parts in between Intro Verse 1 Chorus Verse 2 Chorus Instrumental Verse 3 Chorus Middle 8 Verse 4 Chorus Chorus (varied repeat) Coda (repeat to fade)