Twist+and+Shout+Analysis+-+Alex

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Twist and Shout - Lyrics Song Analysis Graph Intro, Verse 1, Verse 2, Verse 3, Verse 4, Solo, Bridge, Verse 5, Verse 6, Verse 7, Outro (in that order).
 * Structure of the song:**

Lead vocals, Backing vocals, Lead guitar, Rhythm guitar, Bass guitar, Drums.
 * Instruments:**

The guitar is the only instrument that plays during the intro. The drums come in after the intro and play all the way through the song except for the bridge as the ride symbol is hit continuously.
 * Do all the instruments play all the time?**

The tempo of the song is not really fast or slow. It is at a medium pace. The tempo is consistent throughout the song and doesn't change.
 * Tempo:**

The song is not to loud but not to soft. When the bridge is sung the loudness gradually increases then back to the song which is sung in a normal pitched voice.
 * Dynamics:**

John Lennon, who is the lead vocals for this song, had a very distinctive husky tone to his voice as he had a sore throat from the other songs that he was recording on the day. When the bridge was song it was especially noticeable as they were yelling.
 * Does the singer have a distinctive sound voice?**

There are backup vocals. The backup vocals are sung by the other members of the band. When John Lennon sings the lead vocals the other members echo back.
 * Are there backup vocals?**

There is an instrumental solo it is played from 1:22 - 1:37 (15 seconds). The instruments used to play the solo is the guitar and drums. The chords used for the solo are A and A7.
 * Instrumental solo:**

There is 4 beats per bar meaning the time signature is 4/4.
 * Beats per bar:**

The song is played in major as the song is happy sounding and also the chords are majors.
 * Major or Minor:**

The texture throughout the song is the same except for the instrumental solo where there are no vocals.
 * Texture:**

There are several repeated patterns in the song. Verses 1, 3, 5 are the same (except for verse 3 as the first 4 words aren't present but the rest of the verse is the same). Verses 4, 6 are the same and are repeated patterns. Verse 2 has different lyrics to all the other verses but it has the same rhythm and beat. The final 3 lines (before the Ahh ahh ahh ahh) are the same and is another repeated pattern during the song. During all the verses the members echo John Lennon after he sings each line this is repeated all through the song.
 * Repeated patterns:**

The chords for song are D, G, A. For the solo the chords D, G A are repeated 4 times. During the bridge the chords are A and A7.
 * Chords:**

The chord pattern is the same for the whole song as there is no chorus and only verses which is D, G, A. The bridge has a different chord pattern A, A7 and is repeated 4 times also the line at the end (Ahh ahh ahh ahh) has the same chord pattern as the bridge A, A7.
 * Chord pattern:**

The high point of the song is the end of the bridge (1:34). This is the high point as the members are saying ahh ahh ahh ahh at the top of their lungs. The instrumental solo is just before this section and is a lead up or crescendo to the high point. Straight after the high point it goes back into the next verse.
 * High point:**