Melody
Describe the melodic writing at the beginning of verse 2.
Conjunct and descending
What is the key of the piece?
B minor
What is the time signature of the piece?
4/4
What is the section from bars 4-22?
verse 1
Which instruments are used in the piece?
voice, acoustic guitar and bass guitar
What is significant about bars 4-11 and 12-18?
Varied repeat
Does the piece modulate to other keys? If yes, which?
No, but there are chromatic notes
How would you describe the introduction?
Free time
Which instrument takes the solo in bars 55-87?
acoustic guitar
What is the guitar player doing in bars 55-87?
What happens in bar 34-38?
descending sequence
What is a seventh (7th) chord?
A root chord with the seventh note of the scale added on top
What is syncopation and where would you find it in the piece?
when the offbeat is accented, for example in bar 9
What is the structure of verse 1?
varied repeat (b4-11 and 12-18)
What happens in bar 113?
acoustic guitar flourish
What happens in the bass line in verse 3?
augmented version of melody from verse 1
If a chord had the following symbol, which notes would you play? Gb5
G, B, Db - you would flatten the 5th note of the scale
Describe the rhythm of the vocal part in verse 2.
longer note values and syncopated
Which bar does the intro to the bossa nova section begin?
bar 19
Who plays both the vocal and bass line?
Esperanza Spalding
What happens with the melody in the coda?
What is a diminished 7th chord and where can you find it in the piece?
A chord made up of only minor thirds (bars 35-36)
Describe the vocal part of verse 1 (3 points to make).
short note values, lots of rests and syncopated
What is a repeated chord sequence in jazz called?
the changes
Describe the bass guitar line in the introduction.
Broken chords and scale-like figures