Click on the sinusoid to hear. The lyrics in the melody refer to the chords as they are played.
The 'Fourth' and the 'Fifth' refer to chord degrees. There are seven chords in a classic major & minor scale.
"Hallelujah" begins on the C ( I ), then goes to the F ( IV ),
the G ( V ). The A Minor VI, and the F major IV.
The singer of the song attempts to serenade his lover, who doesn't "really care for music", with a description of the chords he's playing. According to Cohen, girls adore the finger-picking, but they like chord degrees even more.
Now let's take a look at "Hallelujah" on the oscilloscope.
1 2 3 4 * 5
Wow, look at that! This little waveform reveals much. You can see five major spikes as marked above. These are volume, or amplitude spikes. The five spikes denote the five verses & choruses of this song. The inbetweens are when Buckley is just playing guitar. Right before the first verse is the quietest moment (*) of the song.
Listen to Jeff Buckley's Hallelujah
Buckley Breath with Guitar Slap
I heard there was a secret chord, that David played, and it pleased the Lord. Hail Jah!
Other Meta-songs
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This song is just six words long by Weird Al
Los Doggies is hard at work on a new album of a meta-songs!
Everything on this site is drag-overable, but sometimes you have to click on a widget to activate it. Enjoy!
2 comments:
I am a big fan of this website. Most of it is over my head since I only have a basic understanding of music theory. Nonetheless, it is all very interesting to me and frequently demonstrates how little theory I know.
Thankya Brian.
The purpose of this website is to speak to all music lovers, regardless of their level of understanding of music theory. With the aid of Notation-Based Sound-Activated Widgets, anyone can visualize music and learn how to read, even if they don't play an instrument!
I hope this website promotes musical literacy, increases our understanding of theory, and the momental awareness of listening.
But you're right Bry Bry. This shit is way too obscure, of the fly-over-yo-head variety. We must go more cosmopolitan here. Cosmic, even.
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