Archive for the ‘Miike Snow (2009) – Miike Snow’ Category
- dinky drum machine intro
- major chords only, guess how many? 3!
V / / / I / / / IV / / / / / / /
- big brassy pumping chords
- false ending in the middle, then into refrain
- big harmonies
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- 3 major chords
- false ending in the middle, then into refrain

- relatively complex chord sequence (compared to the earlier 3 chord songs)
Ab Bbm Fm Gm Ab
How long has it been, shall we get into it again?
Excuse, our disgrace we've had no time to paint the place
The dog is always barking at the mailman
Ab Bbm Fm
I won't waste your time with my revelation
Fm C# Cm Fm
Hello my friend, I see you're back again
Fm C# Cm Bbm
Hello mystery, don't bother to explain
Fm C# Cm Fm
How bout maybe, its all been in my head
Fm C# Cm C
Hey world I'm tired of this black & blue, black & blue
- passing changes are on off beats
Ab / / / 1 / 3 Bbm 4 Fm / / / 1 / 3 Gm 4
Fm 2 C# 3 / / / / / Cm 2 Fm 3 / / / / /
- chorus; burbling synth, peaks in between vox lines, call and response
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- timings of chords changes against solid backbeat
- chorus; burbling synth, peaks in between vox lines, call and response
- good lord, it’s more than 3 chords… well sort of
V / / / VIm / / / V / / / VIm / / / V / / / VIm / / / V / / / I / / /
- different chords for the chorus
- distant chords stabs (organ) slapback delayed, up close dinky lead gtr melody line
- radio effect on verse vox, doubled and hard panned bridge vox and chorus
- lead gtr call and response melody with vox lines
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- lead gtr call and response melody with vox lines
- distant chords stabs (organ) slapback delayed, up close dinky lead gtr melody line

- 3 chords only! again!!! and same pattern – 1st chd for 1 measure, 2nd chd for 1 measure, 3rd chd for 2 measures.
F#m / / / A / / / / D / / / / / / /
- vocal sample as lead solo line “tell me … ah ah ah ah”
- sweeping EQ on synths
- crazy panning on distorted synth line, doubled with processed vox ‘tell me ahhh ahhh’
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- vocal sample as lead solo line “tell me … ah ah ah ah”
- EQ sweeps as progression and build, instead of chord changes
- almost the same formula as ‘Animal’; 3 chord progression (Ax4, Bx4, Cx8)
- in fact it’s almost the same chords; E, F#m, D (I / / / IIm / / / VII / / / / / / /)
or is it V / / / VIm / / / IV / / / / / / /
- different vox production for each melody 1. radio 2. reverbed 3. doubled
- tumbling, rolling snare
KEY IDEAS to plunder
- different vox production for each melody 1. radio 2. reverbed 3. doubled
- tumbling, rolling snare
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