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• rapid strings intro
• fast drums, bass and soaring elc gtr enter
• vox, female with male harmony
• reminiscent of bowie’s ‘heroes’
• pulsing monotone stays consistent throughout all chord changes
• most of song fades out while organ/strings remain, merges into next track

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. play riff/beat as fast as possible
2. pulsing monotone stays consistent throughout all chord changes

• ‘musical’ word with syllables extended/repeated
• swirling strings, acoustic gtr, legato synth bass, vox
• legato synth bass and ac gtr provide the main thrust
• strings in between vox lines
• bvs harmonising in ‘rococo’ then wordless verbed out
• kik or tom subtly enters during 2nd verse
• drums enter after 2nd chorus
• feedback gtr enters in 3rd verse
• and turns into elc gtr riff
• strings and bvs harmonise/double in end section
• ends with harpsichord and feedback gtr

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. ‘musical’ word with syllables extended/repeated
2. marry a synthetic inst with a natural acoustic inst. eg. legato synth bass and ac gtr

• odd beat, extra beat every second bar (9/4?)
• rich ornamentation over simple riff
  string stabs, verbed elc gtr stabs,
• lyric:’makes me feel like’ doubled
• chorus: vox melody doubles with lead gtr, then deviates

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. add a beat to a 4/4 riff
2. chorus: vox melody doubles with lead gtr, then deviates

• merges with previous track … high strings continue
• snr and tense gtr riff enter
• single note riff, adds second semitone to create tension
• then bass, full drums, and sfx enter
• vox enter and riff drops out leaving bass, drums and elc gtr
• lyric: ‘If I was scared, I would And if I was bored, you know I would And if I was yours, but I’m not’
• after last line drums turn to toms, building to next section (verse or repeat chorus)
• final section intro: rapid fire bass line (synth?), drums reduced to kik

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. single note riff, adds second semitone to create tension
2. after last line drums turn to toms, building to next section (verse or repeat chorus)
3. final section intro: rapid fire bass line (synth?), drums reduced to kik

• rollicking rhythm 6/8? 12/8?
• piano, ac gtr, drums, bass, vox
• after first chorus verbed elc gtr/strings come in
• 2nd verse; strings/synth/bv  get added
• 3rd verse gets stripped back
• merges with next track … high strings continue as rest of inst fade out

KEY IDEAS to plunder

1. rollicking rhythm 6/8? 12/8?
2. add ornamentation in 2nd verse, strip back in 3rd verse