Sunday, October 14, 2018

"Lovely to See You"

I just figured out the chords and at least part of the main guitar phrase in "Lovely to See You" and noticed a couple things.

The song is in E major (the verses just alternate between E major and A major), but the bridge is comprised almost entirely of chords with accidentals.  It's |: F major | G major :| F major | E minor | A major.  Musically, these foreign tonalities help to portray the "far away" nature of the "forgotten lands."  Additionally, "far" is sung with a melisma (E F), musically giving a sense of distance.