Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Harmonic Analysis of I believe I can fly

Section

Bar numbers

Tonality

Harmonic Function(s)

Verse 1/2

1-83

C Major

Tonic expansion ( I - Common ToneØ4/2 )

Bridge

84-10

Pre-dominant (V/vi –vi – iiØ4/3)

11-122

Dominant expansion

Chorus 1

123-13

Tonic

14-15

Pre-dominant (vi Ø7 – ii Ø7)

16-17

Dominant (with tonicization to vi)

17-18

Pre-dominant (iiØ4/- iv6)

19

Dominant (Cadential 6/4)

20-21

Pre-dominant (iiØ4/3 –vi) [1st time]

(ii06 – vi) -2nd time]

22

Dominant [1st time]

Pre-dominant (iiØ7) [2nd time]

23

Tonic

24

Dominant with modulation using Neapolitan 6th chord to Db Major

Bridge

243-282

Db Major

Pre-dominant (vi - iiØ4/3)

Dominant (Cadential 6/4)

Chorus 2

283-35

Similar to chorus 1

36

Pre-dominant (iiØ4/3)

37

Dominant (Cadential 6/4) – unresolved

Coda

38

Dominant substitute (viiØ4/2)

39-40

Tonic

1 comment:

  1. Can you figure out the harmonic rationale across the final bars involving your 'unresolved' 6/4' and your 'viiØ4/2'?

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