April Ear Power - Week 1

Artist: Train

Song: "Hey, Soul Sister"

What we've learned so far:

- The song is in the key of E Major

- The song only has 3 sections: Introduction, Verse, and Chorus. There is no Bridge section in this song.

- The chord progression in the introduction is almost exactly identical to the chord progression of the verse. 

(The verse differs slightly in that every 8th measure features the chords | A  B | rather than playing an A chord for a full measure, as in the introduction).

- The starting vocal melody notes in the introduction -- the first "Hey" -- are G# F#.

- The song only features 4 chords:  E  B  C#m  A  

( | I  | V | vi | IV | in the key of E)

- The starting vocal melody notes in the verse are B G# 

(B is the lower note, ascending to G#)

I hope all my students learning this song are having a blast. This week we'll try to tackle the chorus.