Musical analysis - Africa toto part 2

Instrumental bars 66-69

• Descending melody using a B major pentatonic scale

• Notes falling into groups of 3

• Ends with a triplet

Instrumental bars 70-74

• Ascending and descending melody

• More rhythmic variety than previous 4 bars

Instrumental bars 75-77

• Ascending melody

• B major pentatonic scale with notes in groups of 3

• Use of grace notes and syncopation at the end

Chorus 3

• Bars 40-92

• 22 bars

• A major

• Repeats the music stated during chorus 1 with 3 changes: new electric guitar riff, ‘I bless the rains down in Africa’ heard 5 times, solo vocal improvisations

Outro

• Bars 93-96

• 4 bars

• B major

• Repeats the music stated during the intro

• Texture is reduced each time until only the rhythm track is heard