Intro

• Name 3 African instruments used in Graceland’s intro


  Shaker, Claves, African Pedal Steel guitar
• What does the fretless bass guitar open with?

  Slide onto the tonic pedal note
• What is the time sig of the song?

  4-4
• What is the texture of the song?

  Melody + accompaniment
• What is the chorus mainly?

  Syllabic
• What is the phrase structure of the chorus?

  ABCB (four 4 bar vocal phrases)
• What does the electric guitar and bass play?

  Rising syncopated arpeggio fill in octaves
• What cadence does the intro end on?

  Perfect
• Name the melodic device used by the bass guitar

  Ostinato on the root of each chord leaping up and down the octave
• Name one harmonic feature used

  Simple diatonic harmony using primary chords
• Name three other perc instruments used

  tambourine, woodblock, sampled hand claps