Breathing Under Water: Easy

What is the texture of the introduction?

Solo Sitar

How could the guitar accompaniment me described as?

Ostinato like

What harmonic technique is used in the piano for 2 bars?

Inverted Tonic Pedal

What is the register of the vocals?

Mid to low tessitura

What is the range of the vocals?

Major tenth

How could the drum patterns be described as?

Pre Programmed

What sections are used in the music?

Intro, Verses, Link, Middle 8, Instrumental

What is interesting about the first 2 verses?

Repeated one after another

What instrument plays the solo?

Sitar

How could the texture be described as

Homophonic

How could the middle 8 be described (between vocals and sitar)

Polyphonic

How could the accompaniment be described as?

Chordal

What changes within the texture as the music progresses?

Texture thickens

What is the Key?

Db mixolydian

What is the mixolydian scale in Indian music?

Raga Khamaj

What does the mode feature?

Flat 7th

What is interesting about the key

It does not change

What in interesting about the harmony

No perfect cadences due to b7

How could the harmony be described as?

Non - Functional

What type of chord is used throughout

Sus chords

What chord acts as a dominant?

bVII

What chord does the music end on?

Dbsus4

How could the vocals be described as?

Relaxed RnB style

What shapes are used in the vocal lines?

Pentatonic

How is the sitar melody changed?

Slight variations

What does the melody do in the middle 8

Descend

What is the tempo

Moderate

What is the time signature

4/4

How could the accompaniment be described as? (Rhythmically)

Syncopated

How could the sitar line be described as?

Flexible

What happens at the very end?

Ritardando