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Analysis Of The Song 'Without'
The title of this composition is ‘Without’. This song is written in the style of modern county-rock. It uses a more twangy-like electric guitar, clean tone settings rather than distortion or gain. This song includes a fast up-beat sequence bass line that is used throughout the verse but simplifies to three or so notes in the chorus. The drums are played at a fast tempo to give the song more groove and a walk-the-the-line country rock feel. The melody is quite simple as most rock songs are, using the popular one note melody formula. This is an effective way to write melodies as it makes the song more memorable especially on the first listen. However, in the chorus it is slightly more complicated with a bit more variety in the range of notes.
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