Nirvana: Using the ABCABCABC Song Structure

When you write a song, you have one of a few ways to structure it. In a few posts ago, I mentioned a very common song format 'ABAB' which the soul singer Alicia Keys used in her songs 'Fallin'. In that case, 'A' would be the verse and 'B' would be the chorus.

In this example, Nirvana pull out all the stops and use the 'ABCABCABC' song format. This is where 'A' is the verse, 'B' is the pre-chorus (ie. the link to the chorus) and 'C' being the chorus itself.

This gets even more interesting when they add an instrumental after the second chorus.

Of course the thing that strikes me most about this song is what the song is about. To this day, I'm still trying to think of one meaning.

It's a fine example of how powerful melody can be. Check out the song....

Calvin

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Singer/Songwriter Derek Webb To Give Away Mockingbird CD!

Now this is what I call good a good business strategy. While it's certainly not a new one, it's definitely one to score with in the music industry.

Singer songwriter Derek Webb is set to GIVE AWAY his 'brilliantly reviewed and controversial' album, Mockingbird. It will be announced and launched on the website www.freederekwebb.com and anybody will be able to go online and listen & download the album.

And that's not all. We are able to SHARE the album as well. It's a very clever way of dealing out your songs, and I believe will pay off big time for future.

Check out the article here.

Calvin

"Derek has always been an innovator and forward thinker in his life, songwriting and musical endeavors, and this FREE DEREK WEBB campaign is an example of such creativity," commented INO Records' President Jeff Moseley.

"We fully support Derek and this brave idea and are looking forward to watching fans react to his efforts."Mockingbird tackles many sensitive issues including poverty, war, and the basic ethics by which we live and deal with others in a raw way that has made some people uncomfortable. But that's okay with Webb. "I'm not trying to push buttons or make people upset," he......

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