AoS 4: Popular Music - Set Work

KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Since You Been Gone Performed by Rainbow Released in 1979 Written by Russ Ballard

INSTRUMENTATION
STRUCTURE

Intro
Verse 1
Pre-Chorus Male lead Backing Lead Rhythm Bass
Keyboard Drum kit
vocals vocals guitar guitar guitar
Chorus
Verse 2 DYNAMICS TEXTURE TIME
Pre-Chorus SIGNATURE
None in score,
Melody and Accompaniment

Chorus
Rock is generally loud!

Bridge Chorus - bit louder

Melody - lead vocalist and lead
Bridge - bit quieter guitar
Chorus Simple quadruple

TONALITY TEMPO MELODY HARMONY

Intro and Chorus - G D Em C
G major
Mainly syllabic, small
Final chorus Verse - G D/F# Em D C G/B A D
Moderate range, lots of repeated
- A major notes
rock beat Bridge - G Am7 G/B C G/D B Em G7 C

Identifying Features and Devices

Syllabic Melisma Descending Bassline Inverted chord
One word/syllable per Lots of syllables per Bass guitar moves down G/B - chord is played
note
note
by step
with a B in the bass

Most of the song Heard -“Woah” and “Oh" Verse Verse and Bridge

Power chord Syncopation Verse/chorus Distortion

D5 - Chord which uses Off beat rhythm
Repeated pattern of Guitar effect that makes
1st and 5th only
Power chords in intro verses and choruses
it sound ‘over’ loud

Intro Most of the lyrics Overall structure

Arpeggio Modulation Imperfect cadence Palm muting

Playing notes of the Key change - from G I-V chord sequence, like Stopping the guitar
chord one after another
major to A major
a musical comma
chords from ringing

Keyboard in bridge Last chorus End of 2nd line of verse Intro and Chorus

Glissando
Perfect cadence Triplets Clean guitar
Slide over a series of I-V chord sequence, like Three notes in the space No effect added to the
notes
a musical full stop
of two
guitar sound

Just before chorus End of the song Bridge Guitar solo

Disjunct Riff Rising sequence Seventh Chord

Melody moving by leaps

Repeated pattern
Same pattern repeated Seventh note above the
Bridge “If you will come at a higher pitch
root added: G7 - GBDF

back” Intro and Chorus Bridge Bridge

 AoS 4: Popular Music - Set Work
KNOWLEDGE ORGANISER
Since You Been Gone Performed by Rainbow Released in 1979 Written by Russ Ballard

INSTRUMENTATION
STRUCTURE

DYNAMICS TEXTURE TIME

SIGNATURE

TONALITY TEMPO MELODY HARMONY

Identifying Features and Devices

Syllabic Melisma Descending Bassline Inverted chord

Power chord Syncopation Verse/chorus Distortion

Arpeggio Modulation Imperfect cadence Palm muting

Glissando
Perfect cadence Triplets Clean guitar

Disjunct Riff Rising sequence Seventh Chord