Greg, it has G#2s :P Trust me.. they`re there.
The song has multiple modulations throughout, it starts in Dminor for example, but for the chorus it modulates to Dmajor.
The bridge is in F#major, and the last chorus is in Emajor.
The Chorus chord progression is:
D Ddim Gm/d D Ddim Gm/e
I’m going slightly mad I’m going slightly mad
F Em
It finally happened, happened, It finally happened ooh woh
F G#dim Gm7 Dm
It finally happened, I’m slightly mad, oh dear
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn4k6TE-C4Y
0:57. the word "Going" is on the Ddim which exists out of a D an F and a G#, so the G# fits perfectly onto that chord.
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BradMay is completely right.
Fred's intonation is a little off on the Ab of 'SLIGHTly' in a couple of places, but it's definitely an Ab in the melody there, and he definitely hits it a few times.
Similarly, 'when the outside temperature riSES' is meant to be an A, not a G. Fred seems to overdo it a little bit and end up a little bit flat at somewhere around the Ab. But the melody is definitely meant to go to an A, not a G there.
Fred's intonation is a little off on the Ab of 'SLIGHTly' in a couple of places, but it's definitely an Ab in the melody there, and he definitely hits it a few times.
Similarly, 'when the outside temperature riSES' is meant to be an A, not a G. Fred seems to overdo it a little bit and end up a little bit flat at somewhere around the Ab. But the melody is definitely meant to go to an A, not a G there.
If he would`ve hit the G#2 or the G2s in the verse it would be weird sounding (Because of the Dminor, it would`ve made it a 7th or 6th in the chord, which would probably end up ugly (With the diminished chords and the Gmin/E chord)
On 'rises' the chord is Dm (D-F-A), so a G doesn't make any sense - it'd sound awful!
On 'slightly' the chord is Ddim (D-F-Ab), so the Ab is in fact part of the triad.
On 'slightly' the chord is Ddim (D-F-Ab), so the Ab is in fact part of the triad.
Heh. I need to go back to listen to these notes. My head's not full of drinks!
Hang on, NOW I hear it. I was completely lost (that's why I shouldn't look for notes while having a few margaritas).
I hear A2 on the temperature "rises" line (which drifts into an Ab2), he then hits an Ab2, and mumbles a random G2 just before "and the meaning is oh so clear."
On the chorus I hear A2 on "going" then the Ab2 on "slightly mad."
I don't think I should note-watch stuff while drinking! :D
I hear A2 on the temperature "rises" line (which drifts into an Ab2), he then hits an Ab2, and mumbles a random G2 just before "and the meaning is oh so clear."
On the chorus I hear A2 on "going" then the Ab2 on "slightly mad."
I don't think I should note-watch stuff while drinking! :D
To be fair, even I have trouble singing those notes without wavering :P
I can't even hit those regardless!
Great work! Thank you for your hard work. :)
In terms of octaves, is that 4 octaves or something like that?
In terms of octaves, is that 4 octaves or something like that?
Yep! His sung range (not counting growls, fry, speaking, etc) is four octaves and a major 3rd!
Does that include his whistle notes? How about his total range... 4.5 octaves? Sorry, I know little about the subject but I like what's being discussed. It's just a small part of what made him so great, thank you again for your time and effort.
Bruno P. wrote:
Does that include his whistle notes? How about his total range... 4.5 octaves? Sorry, I know little about the subject but I like what's being discussed. It's just a small part of what made him so great, thank you again for your time and effort.
Yeah, his sung range includes his whistle notes. If every single note was counted (including his speaking, fry notes, etc) he would have a total range of five octaves and a semitone!
Yes, his range was great--but that's just a small part of why Freddie's the man!
Yeah Greg, but that's flogging a dead horse: those who've got half a brain and some sense already know range is just one of the many factors involved in a person's vocal quality (or lack thereof), and those who're stupid enough to think range is all that matters won't change their minds by you informing them otherwise.
Sebastian wrote:
Yeah Greg, but that's flogging a dead horse: those who've got half a brain and some sense already know range is just one of the many factors involved in a person's vocal quality (or lack thereof), and those who're stupid enough to think range is all that matters won't change their minds by you informing them otherwise.
You won't believe some Youtube comments that I've seen concerning Freddie's range! I saw someone write down that Freddie had an 8 octave range (the funniest was 32 octave range) and has the widest range ever!
Hahahahaha! Thank you for that. Thing is - he had the range but knew exactly how and when to use the higher and lower notes more than anybody else. That being said, 5 octave range is really impressive.