Queen- Killer Queen

• The song 'Killer Queen' is performed by the band 'Queen' and was written by Freddie Mercury, the lead singer.
• The song 'Killer Queen' is from their 3rd album 'Sheer Heart Attack' and was released in 1974.
• Reverb, an echo-like effect, is created when a sound is reverberating off the walls of a large hall or church.
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• The song 'Killer Queen' is an example of 'Glam Rock' music.
• The vocal melody of 'Killer Queen' is mainly syllabic, meaning one note per syllable.
• Backing vocals in 'Killer Queen' use a mixture of words and vocalisation, for example 'ooh' and 'ba' sounds.
• The melody of 'Killer Queen' is a mixture of conjunct and disjunct.
• Portamento (slides) are used in the melody of 'Killer Queen', for example 'queen'.
• There is some word painting on 'laser beam' in 'Killer Queen', a flanger effect is used.
• Most chords in 'Killer Queen' are in root position (normal), some chords are in 1st or 2nd inversion.
• Some 7th chords and other extended chords, such as B b11, are used in 'Killer Queen'.
• Some slash chords are used in 'Killer Queen'.
• A pedal note (long sustained note) is used at the start of verse 2 in 'Killer Queen'.
• The tonal key of 'Killer Queen' is E b major, but it begins in C minor, so there is tonal ambiguity at times (the tonality is sometimes unclear).
• The structure of 'Killer Queen' follows a verse - chorus form, with sections including introduction (6 finger clicks), verse 1, chorus 1, instrumental, verse 2, chorus 2, guitar solo, verse 3, chorus 3, outro (fade).
• The sonority of 'Killer Queen' is defined by Freddie Mercury's tenor voice (high male voice).
• Guitar techniques used by Sometimes include vibrato, pitch bend, slide and palm mute.
• Guitar effects used by Sometimes include distortion, wah-wah and tremolo.
• Sometimes employs a variety of recording techniques and effects such as multi-tracking, overdubbing, EQ, flanger, reverb and panning.
• Instruments used by Sometimes include Lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, overdubbed honky-tonk piano, 4 electric guitars, bass guitar and drum kit.
• Sometimes uses falsetto, which is very high and out of his normal range.
• The metre in Sometimes's music is 12/8, with occasional bars of 6/8.
• Music Technology used by Sometimes includes Multi-tracking, which is the ability to record/process tracks separately, Overdubbing, which is the same musician recording extra tracks to add to existing vocal or guitar tracks, for example, EQ, which is short for equalization, changing the frequency levels across all tracks, Panning, which is different levels coming through the left and right speakers, and Flanger, a studio effect that sounds as if the sound is being squeezed or compressed.
• The dynamics in Sometimes's music vary, with the intro and verses being quieter, and the choruses being louder, and the music fading out at the end.
• The main texture in Sometimes's music is homophonic, with the use of imitation (copying) in a 3-part texture during the guitar solo.
• The tempo in Sometimes's music is Moderato, which is Moderate, with a tempo of 112 BPM.
• Rhythm in Sometimes's music is characterized by syncopation, which is common throughout, and the use of triplets and an "as-swung" feel.