There are two songs I’m going to be analysing from a Textural stand point, these songs are “Open your Eyes” by Snow Patrol and  “Colour to Life” by Temples.

Open your Eyes

The song starts with the primary guitar strumming “The mindless chord”  G in crotchets and it just rides on that ad infinitum. The bass is the main melody keeper in the beginning as it is playing G C Em and back to C in crotchets. The vocals then come in loosely following the bass melody, and a few bars later, the bass drum appears playing quavers along to the melody. Synth and another kind of legato guitar melody is played underneath the main instruments, along with the drummer now playing the tom, this really helps build the song up to where it’s going later on. Later on in the song is when it really reaches the apex of it’s density. There are loud, stabbing guitar chords as well as tremolo picking

 

Colour to Life

Song starts with the primary texture, the guitar, playing 4 bars of the main melody.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Song 1: “Alright” – Supergrass

Key D Major – D, em, f#m, G, A, bm, C#o

Intro: D / / / |D / / / |D / / / |D / / / |

Verse Chords

D / / / |D / / / |D / / / |D / / / |

em7 / / / I em7 / / / ID / / / ID / / / I x2

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Bridge/Chorus

F#/ / / IF# / / / I F / / / IF / / / I

em7 / / / I em7 / / / IA / / / IA / / / I

Intro: 1///|1///|1///|1///|

Verse Chords: 

1///|1///|1///|1///|

2(7)///|2(7)///|1///|1///|

bridge/Chorus

3(Minor)///|3(Minor)///|3(b)///|3(b)///|

2(7)///|2(7)///|5///|5///|

In the song “Alright”, there is a semitone of a change in the bridge/chorus from F(sharp major) to F, I feel this adds tension to an otherwise happy up beat song. The way the song rides the root on the keys in the beginning whilst the other instruments have other rhythms really is a unique for back then.

 

Song 2: “Old Man” Neil Young

Key D Major – D, em, f#m, G, A, bm, C#o

Intro

D / / / IF / / / IC / / /I / / G /I

D / / /IF / / /I C / / /IF / / /I

Verse 1

D / / / IF / / / IC / / /I G / / /I

D / / /IF / / /I C / / /IF / / /I

D / / / IF / / / IC / / /I G / / /I

D / / /IC / / /IF / / /IG / / /I

link to chorus: D / / /ID / / /IAm7 / / /IEm7 / / /I

Chorus

D / / /ID / / /IAm7 / / /IEm7 / / /I x3

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Intro

1 / / / Ib3 / / / Ib7 / / /I / / 4 /I

1 / / /Ib3 / / /I b7 / / /Ib3 / / /I

Verse 1

1 / / / Ib3 / / / Ib7 / / /I 4 / / /I

1 / / /Ib3 / / /I b7 / / /Ib3 / / /I

1 / / / Ib3 / / / Ib7 / / /I 4 / / /I

1 / / /Ib7 / / /Ib3 / / /I4 / / /I

link to chorus: 1 / / /I1 / / /I5m7 / / /I2(7) / / /I

Chorus

1 / / /I1 / / /I5m7 / / /I2(7) / / /I x3

The chord changes are really nice and easy flowing. The atmosphere matches the lyrics in that way too I suppose, because they’re talking about an old man and how Neil is a lot like him.

 

Song 3 – ‘Just’ Radiohead

Introduction:

C / Eb / I D / F / I x3

Then we get the verse:

Am / / / I Ab / / / I Eb / F / I

Am / / / I Ab / / / I Eb / Bb / I

Am / / / I Ab / / / I G / Gb / I

F / / / I

Chorus

C / Gb / I F / / / I C / Gb / I F / / / I

C / Eb / I D / F / I C / Eb / I D / F / I

Key C Major – C, dm, em, F, G , Am, Bo

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Introduction:

1 / b3 / I b2 / 4 / I x3

Then we get the verse:

6 / / / I b6 / / / I 3(Major) / 4 / I

6 / / / I b6 / / / I 3(Major) / b7 / I

6 / / / I b6 / / / I 5 / b5 / I

4 / / / I

Chorus

1 / b6 / I 4 / / / I 1 / b6 / I 4 / / / I

1 / 3(Major) / I b2 / 4 / I 1 / 3(Major) / I b2 / 4 / I

The song is based around a bunch of semi tone changes, like the Am going into an Ab; it really gives the song an un easy feeling. The lyrical content gets behind all this as well as it seems to be about a relationship ending, really bad stuff!

 

Summary up until today.

I was absent for the first 2 weeks of practice, but my band mates all went ahead and learned all the parts. The first song learned was “Beggin'” by Frankie Valli. I then returned and quickly learned “Beggin'” and another song we were assigned, “I’m a Man” by Spencer Davies; As we kept on practicing as a band together, our culture grew stronger because of our appreciation for each other. When we started growing more comfortable in each others presence, we were learning the songs really quickly and started moving on to other songs: We chose “Scream (Funk my Life up)” by Paolo Nutini and “Sweet Home Alabama” Lynard Skynard. Paul was so happy with our speed and accuracy that he then assigned us another song of our choosing, so we decided on “Baggy Trousers” by Madness. Our setlist is up to scratch apart from Baggy Trousers.

2nd – 18th

We have had two Show and Tell performances and we were pretty stellar during both; there are just a few issues that need sorting out timing wise. When it got time to choosing a 5th song, we decided not to do Baggy Trousers and had a group vote that landed on “Hard to Handle” by Otis Redding because it is a nice and funky mover and groover, practice on it will begin on the 20th.

MARK KIRBY

• marrk_kirby@hotmail.co.uk

Summary

I am a diligent painter with knowledge about a wide variety of paints, coating types and methods for residential
projects. I am a focused and hardworking professional. I am also a motivated Painter and am highly effective at
patching and repairing drywall and stucco surfaces, as well as matching textures on walls, ceilings and other

surfaces. I can repair damage to walls with a range of methods depending on the problem and I achieve the best
results for my clients!

Skills

 

Team player                                                                      Choose best paints for the job

Scheduling                                                                          Can fix dampness or mold

Hard Worker

Wall Construction

Precise painter

Work History

House Painter, 09/2015 to 10/2015
Mandy Ferguson – Millom, Cumbria
Mandy needed her house painting in Millom, so she called me and asked for the full outside with two coats of a
Tinted Shellac primer to try and cover some damage on the walls (Dampness) and then adding two coats of Dark
Angel paint on the outer walls. This took about 2 weeks from September into October and I did not stop until it was
perfect.

 

 

Room Painter, 10/2015 to 10/2015
Amber Griffiths – Barrow-In-Furness

My friend Amber wanted my services and I gladly obliged. We bought the paint together and got to work. She
wanted two walls painted Magnolia and the other two painted Vermillion Red. Together we stripped all of the wall
paper and filled in any holes in the wall with “Poly Filla”. It then so happened that part of her wall was falling apart

because of a hole. We took all of the broken wall away and had to buy some plaster board to replace it. We measured,

cut and nailed to pieces of plaster board in place of the broken wall, then filled in all the gaps with more “Poly Filla”.
With that finished, we started puing masking tape along the top of all the skirting boards and the ceiling and
started adding the base coat of Magnolia to all of the walls, we also needed to add a coat of ‘Damp’ paint to one of

the walls due to mold and dampness showing on the wall. When all of that dried, we added another coat of
Magnolia to the wall to strengthen the colour. Waited again and then started adding the Vermillion to the other two
walls; we used two coats. We finished with adding a last coat of Magnolia to the other two walls and it was
finished.

Education

GCSE: Current
Kendal College: Kendal

Covering Letter

42 Parry Street

Barrow-In-Furness                                                                                                                                                                            Cumbria

LA14 5TF

Dear Sir/Madame,

I am writing to let you know I would like to apply for the position of Painter as I am qualified in this field of work. I found out about this opportunity via your website http://www.hodgson-ltd.co.uk/ as I frequently visit it often in search for jobs doing with my house. If you would be so kind as to take me on, I can start straight away or whenever you want to interview me.

I am interested in this position because, as I previously stated, I am experienced in this field of work and would like to expand on my passion for painting. Your company attracted me with it’s professional outlook on Painting and decorating and it also has a very nice looking website that has a smart layout and is very easy to navigate; I feel like I could be a great part of the team.

My strengths on this subject Include:

• Fast worker
• Team player
• Can paint a house (Outside) in 2 weeks by myself
• Punctual
• I am very reliable

These strengths, I think, would contribute greatly to your company and I would be a very diligent worker always ready to start new jobs as quickly as I finish previous ones. I can paint anything rather quickly as I don’t waste any time as there is always something could be doing whilst the paint dries! If put in a team, I am a very nice person to get along with and I can help people out whenever they need it. Lastly I am very reliable and I get results out of my finished jobs.

I am available for an interview any time for the next 3 weeks if you are interested in me. Thank you, and I look forward to hearing back from you!

Yours faithfully, Mark Kirby.