Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, The
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Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, The

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eBook - ePub

Songwriting Secrets of the Beatles, The

About this book

From humble beginnings in murky, Liverpool clubs in the early sixties, four songwriters emerged who would change the course of popular music forever: The Beatles. Within only a decade they created an arsenal of songs which set the template for all popular music that followed, and, over half a century later, their music still beats with the same vitality, pangs with the same melancholy and grips with the same fervour. How is this possible? What mystical components were fused to create these extraordinary emotions? Why are they still so influential today? The Songwriting Secrets of The Beatles sets out to answer these questions. Chord sequences, melodies, harmonies, rhythms and structures are all examined in a clear and readable style, unlocking the musical secrets within - not just for advanced musicians, but anyone who has ever felt the power of these songs for themselves. Printed music and lyrics feature within the text allowing rhythms and melodies to be analysed in detail within each chapter. The Songwriting Secrets of The Beatles is essential for any musician who has marvelled at The Beatles creative intelligence; a new and perceptive analysis of both the most enduring and captivating songs of our age.

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Information

Publisher
Omnibus Press
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9780857123466
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Music

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Chapter One: Tension, Resolution and the Power of V
  6. Chapter Two: The Three-Chord Trick and the Blues
  7. Chapter Three: The Minor Pop Chords
  8. Chapter Four: ‘Supercharging’ a Song with Secondary Dominants
  9. Chapter Five: ‘Exotic birds’ … and the Great Aeolian Cadence Mystery
  10. Chapter Six: Relative and Parallel Minor Switches
  11. Chapter Seven: ‘Borrowing’ … and the Rise of Rock
  12. Chapter Eight: The Modal Connection
  13. Chapter Nine: Descending Bass, Inversions and ‘Aug’ Chords
  14. Chapter Ten: Middle Eights and Mega Modulations
  15. Chapter Eleven: Diminished: Songwriting Sleight-of-Hand
  16. Chapter Twelve: Tritone Substitution and Other Mystery Chords
  17. Chapter Thirteen: The ‘A Hard Day’s Night’ Chord – Rock’s Holy Grail
  18. Chapter Fourteen: Melody – Intervals, Motifs and Phrasing
  19. Chapter Fifteen: Harmonisation in Focus
  20. Chapter Sixteen: ‘I nicked it!’ – Derivation, ‘Plagiarism’ and Pop
  21. Chapter Seventeen: And in the End … Lyrical and Tonal Movement
  22. Coda: ‘She Loves You’ – Anatomy of a Perfect Pop Song
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  24. Appendix 1: A Beginner’s Guide to Music Theory
  25. Appendix 2: Beatles Chords in Practice
  26. Appendix 3: An Introduction to Harmonisation
  27. Appendix 4: An Introduction to Beatles' Song Form
  28. Appendix 5: Science, Surprise and the ‘Tingle’ Factor
  29. Appendix 6: A Summary of Early Beatles' Influences
  30. Appendix 7: Song Index
  31. Further Reading
  32. About the Author
  33. Acknowledgements
  34. Copyright