Get BPM: http://www.all8.com/tools/bpm.htm
Lyric Analysis Key: http://bit.ly/Lyric_Analysis_Key
BHFH : http://bit.ly/BackHeavy-FrontHeavy
Syllale End: http://bit.ly/4-4Time-Sig-Beats
Stresses: http://bit.ly/Line-Length
Rhyme Type and Rhyme Scheme: http://bit.ly/Rhyme-Scheme-Rhyme-Types
4 quarter (a.k.a. ‘crotchet’) beats per bar 79 beats per minute Start Elapsed time when first syllable of the section is sung. INT Intro V1, V2, V3... Verse 1, 2, 3 CH... Chorus PC... Pre Chorus BR... Bridge TAG... Repeated lines/’drop’, etc. OUT... Outro FORM Order of song sections #LINES Number of lines measured by singer pausing between lyrical phrases Even (stable) Odd (unstable) END Where does the final syllable of the lyrical phrase land in the bar (counting melismas). #STR Number of ‘stresses’ or ‘accents’/’emphases’ when lyrical phrase is SPO ken (1) (Note: For the purpose of analysis, unnaturally stressed syllables are disregarded) Preceding line length relationship: Matched lengths = stable (expectation satisfied) Longer > Shorter = moves forward (expectation not satisfied) Shorter > Longer = momentum holds up and highlights (expectation over satisfied) RHY Rhyme scheme, assessed by vowel of final stressed syllable of each line. E.g. Mary had a little lamb, A It’s fleece was white as snow, B Everywhere that Mary went, C The lamb would surely go. B (Note: X = non rhyme) TYPE Rhyme types (in order of decreasing stability): Technically not a rhyme type, but an exact repeat of word. Same vowel sound, same end consonants. Same vowel sound, end consonants in same family. Same vowel sound, & something added (e.g. an ‘s’). Same vowel sound, & something taken away Same vowel sound, end consonants in different families Different vowel sounds, same end consonants Plosive family: p, b, t, d, k, g Fricative family: v, f, TH, th, z, s, zh, sh, j, ch Nasal family: m, n, ng