Music Analysis MAYA RUSHTON

God Made Girls by RaeLynn 3:36  RaeLynn  Born May 4, In Baytown Texas  Vocals and Guitar  Started in current  Grew up in a family of church goers and learn o sing there.  Brother part of the band Leeland – her inspiration  Was on the Voice in 2012 where she sang “Hell on Heels” by Pistol Annies, Miranda Lamberts Group

Verse 0:00-0:37  Strong Simple Intro  Basic Chordal Progression  Minor key  Vocals off set the notes just enough to add body and character  From the background she knows

Chorus 1 0:37-1:17  Faster tempo  Small variation is chordal progression  Lead guitar in minor and rhythm is in major  Repetitive  Backup singers

Verse 2 1:17-1:45  Returns to the same temp and beat that was in the first verse just different words.

Chorus 2 1:45-2:23  This chorus the tempo goes up ad down to add complexity.  More background singing then previous verse.

Bridge 2:23-2:46  Tires back in the first dverse  Very slow  Each chord is let to ring out and held  A few short licks  The lead guitar plays more in major

Final Chorus 2:46-3:24  Chorus repeated twice  Strong defining outro

Talladega by Eric Church 4:22  Eric Church  Born may in Granite Falls, North Carolina  Singer songwriter  Vocals, guitar, piano, banjo  Started in 2004-current

Verse 1 0:00- 0:38  Simple intro F C Am G with a capo on 1  Basic and easy to remember tempo  Tells a story.  Paints a picture

Chorus 1 0:38-1:09  Faster Beat  Still in minor  Bass is heavier

Verse 2 1:09-1:36  Small guitar licks  Bass drops out some  Notes are held longer  Returns to the same strumming pattern

Chorus 2 1:36-2:15  Same as the first  Same technic  Lets it fade out into the bridge

Bridge 2:15-2:36  Bass drops out  Very simple chords  String plucking  Very strong intro into the next chorus

Chorus 3 2:36-4:22  Same as the first two choruses  Notes held longer and fade out towards the end  Drums are let to ring  Repeats the chorus twice with a strong start and then lets it fade out

Homegrown Honey By Darius Rucker 3:25  Born May – Charleston South Carolina  Singer – Songwriter  Vocals, guitar  Began Current

Verse 1 0:00-0:46  starts out with a very simple guitar riff and from there each instrument comes in one at a time to add demention and to build the song.

Chorus 1 0:46-1:20  beat picks up some and carries  the bass is more prominent  played in major

Verse 2 1:20-1:44  returns to the same tempo as the first verse  a lot shorter  painting picture

Chorus 2 1:44-2:17  same as the first  seems to have more bass  bass plays on the repeated words to add demenstion

Solo 2:17-2:28  very simple blues scale with a few variations

Bridge 1 2:28-2:35  bings back in a few of the same lines from previous verses to give more definition and recognition

Chorus 3 2:35-3:12  same beat and same tempo as previous choruses

Bridge 2 3:12-3:24  repeats the same bridge as before to drive home the point he is trying to make instead of an outro he leaves his listeners with these last words and just drops the music as he finishes.

Little Red Wagon Miranda Lambert 3:24  Born November 10, 1983 in Longview Texas  Singer – Songwriter  Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano  Began Current

Verse 1 0:00-0:37  very strong beat strong bass and guitar  more of a rock song but still country  shows a lot of who she is through the vocals  easy to remember beat, rhythm, and tempo

Chorus 1 0:37-1:07

Solo 1:07-1:22

Verse 2 1:22-1:38

Chorus 2 1:38-2:07

Solo 2 2:07-2:12

Bridge 2:12-2:44

Chorus 3 2:44-3:24