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The tabular analysis is more just a visual aid to the overall structure of the piece.

Instruments are stereotypical ‘rock’


band, builds up to opera, opera is super confusing (vid enhances this)
Ballad

Jumps to relative
minor like intro Suggests a modulation to
and falls by fifths Eb but jumps to Bb and
Gm-Cm-F7-Bb repeats
Stops at ‘if I’m not back’
Goes to repeat the where it has modulated
same but finishes
on Eb (IV)
Begins on
Bb this time

Repeats falling
fifths idea
C-F-Bb7-Eb

Opera 2

Begins with
repeated A

Falls a fifth
Moves up a
to A
minor 3rd to
Cm7

Adim7/D#dim7
Chromatic

-Reflects lyrics
-Expect it to go to D
but falls a semitone
-Goes to dominant
and then moves up
in thirds (Ab-C-E)
Opera 2

Chromatic chord Returns to


changes as seen chromatic chord
in intro changes

Seems like it’s in


Bb - perfect
Chromatic chord cadence (Eb-F-Bb)
changes as seen just
before but on Ab (dim
5th below)

Opera 3

Down a fourth,
closely related note
(Gb-B/A-D/Db-Gb)
Seems to be in Eb
because of the tonic- Falling fifths
dominant thing V-I in Eb
between Eb and Bb

Bb is chord V –
Suddenly moves next section is
a minor sixth in Eb
from Bb to Gb7
Outro:

Gives you a Properly modulating


sense of where and finishes in F
it’s modulating to (dominant to Bb so
there is a little
Falling fifths
relation)
again bringing
everything
round in a circle
Mistake

Falling third
reinforces the
sadness in lyrics
Descending
chord Reinforces
progression original key
(Eb-Bb7/D-Cm

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