Form
Introduction
Introduction 2
Introduction 3 Continues melody from Introduction 2 with additional slow, overlaying guitar solo.
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Melody
Undefined (Sounds of war)
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Harmony
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Multiple varying sounds. One sound.
Three sounds
Monophonic
Heretophonic.
Texture Polyphonic Instrumentation
Various warrelated
Dynamic Contrast
Other Notes
Second guitar added. Drums enter toward the
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Unique in a Metallica song, this type of thing isn't found in any other songs of theirs.
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melody from Throughout this, the melody from Two new Introduction 2 is playing. There is a melodies played on 2 with brief interlude with drums as the slow, overlaying by two different melody unique to Introduction 3 ends, o. guitars and a new melody begins. This thenoverlapping slightly speeds up. each other, Three sounds (note that the harmony increased in complexity with each different
Three sounds
Verse Similar to Introduction 2, except a short, low note is added after every other note. Later in the verse, it is the same as Introduction 2,
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Instrumental harmony decreases, but vocals are added.
Heterophoic with slight alteration in melody. Heterophonoic.
Polyphonic
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Chorus (Heavy Part)
Verse
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Fades out, Follo wed by a melod y not too
Same as Previous verse
Transition Melody from Introduction 2 with another guitar playing a different melody at the same time.
ental harmony Instrumental harmony decreases further, but vocal harmony es, but vocals matches instrumentals better. d.
Instrumental harmony becomes more complex, we lose the layer of harmony from the vocals.
Same as other verse.
hoic with slight n in melody. Monophonic then polyphonic.
Heterophonic.
Same as verse, but when it fades out it loses the vocals.
Same as previous verse. Guitars, drums.
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Homorythmic.
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Chorus Extended (Heavy Part)
rom Introduction 2 with Same another as aying a different melody previous at the me. Chorus, but twice.
Transition Interlude Two guitars playing the same melody differently. 2
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From here to the end, the harmony has slight variatons, but overall remains the same. All instrumental with the exception of the verses.
Monophonic.
Monophonic
Guitars, drums, vocals.
Guitars, drums (this instrumentation continues until the end of the song)
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Death Theme - Solo 3
Death Theme - Verse B Part One Death Theme - Brief Interlude With an Continues the same overlaying guitar Melody as Solo 3. It is playing. very distinguishable from the other verses.
Two guitars playing the same melody differently. 2
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Same melody as Solo 3. However, another guitar is playing the same solo more stressed.
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Monophonic.
Monophonic
Homophonic.
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Death Theme - Verse B Part Two
lody as Solo 3. another playing the o more
Continues the same Melody as Solo 3. Fades out and the melody plays faster, also adding an extra note.
Solo 4 Short interlude with a few low notes, then uses the same Melody as Solo 3. Happens twice.
Solo 5 Melody from Solo 3 with a second guitar playing an insane solo.
Solo 6 Same as Solo 3 with a different insane solo.
Solo 7 Same as Solo 3 with a different insane solo.
Homophonic with different melodies from this point on. Monophonic.
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Interlude Same as Solo 3 with a different insane solo.
Same as Solo 3 with the following :
Death Theme - Solo 8 The same melody as Solo 3, distorts into Solo
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Solo 9 Again, that same, dominant Solo 3 melody, this time played over by two guitars playing the
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hat same, t Solo 3 this time ver by two playing the
Coda Solo 3 melody with a few extra notes stuck on the end. The entire thing is concluded by the following:
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