MUSIC ANALYSIS Bridget Angus, Musc 1010,

Farrin.
GREEN DAY BIOGRAPHY

1986- Sweet Children Formed

1988-Name Changed to Green Day
1989-First album1000 hours EP released.
1990-Tre Cool replaced John Kinfmeyer
2015-Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of
fame
Green Day is still currently playing and touring.
BILLIE JOEL ARMSTRONG BIOGRAPHY
Born February 17, 1972
Rodeo, California
Parent are Andy and Ollie Armstrong,
MICHAEL PRICHARD BIOGRAPHY
Born May 4, 1972
Oakland, California
AKA Mike Dirt
FRANK WRITE III BIOGRAPHY
Born December 9, 1972
Frankfurt, Germany
AKA Tre Cool
 GREEN DAY ALBUMS RELEASED BIOGRAPHY
o1000 hours 1989 o21st Century Breakdown 5/15/2009
o39/Smooth 4/13/1990 oUno 9/25/2012
oKerplunk 1/16/1992 oDos 11/13/2012
oDookie 2/1/1994 oTre 12/11/2012
oInsomniac 10/9/1995 oRevolution Radio 10/7/2016
oNimrod 10/14/1997
oWarning 10/2/2000
oAmerican Idiot 9/21/2004
2000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY
Section Time
Section 1- Introduction 0:00-0:10
Section 2-Verse 1 0:11-0:20
Section 3- Chorus 1 0:21-0:41
Section 4 0:42-0:49
Section 5- Verse 2 0:50-0:59
Section 6-Chorus 1:00-1:20
Section 7-Bridge 1:21-1:37
Section 8-Verse 1 1:38-1:48
Section 9-Chorus 1:49-2:14
Section 10-Final instrumental 2:15-2:25
 2000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY LISTENING GUIDE

Section 1- Introduction Section 2- Verse 1 Section 3- Chorus

0:00-0:10 0:11-0:20 0:21-0:40

• Electric guitar • Singer Starts with the first Verse • Chorus is sung

• Drummer • Same Melody is played with fast • Same melody is played

repetition
• Bass guitar • Drummer/ Bass/ Guitar
• Drummer/Bass/Guitar keep same
tempo through
2000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY LISTENING GUIDE

Section 4 Section 5- Verse 2 Section 6-Chorus

0:41-0:49 0:50-0:59 1:00-1:20

• Drummer • Singer Starts with the second • Singer sings chorus

Verse
• Guitar • Same Melody is played with
• Same Melody is played with fast repetition
• Bass fast repetition
• Drummer/Bass/Guitar keep
• Drummer/Bass/Guitar keep same tempo through
same tempo through
2000 LIGHT YEARS AWAY LISTENING GUIDE

Section 7-Bridge Section 8-Verse 1 Section 9-Chorus

1:49-2:15
1:21-1:37 1:38-1:48
• Singer sings chorus
• Drummer • Singer repeats the first Verse
• Same Melody is played with fast
• Guitar • Same Melody is played with fast repetition
repetition
• Bass • Drummer/Bass/Guitar keep same tempo
• Drummer/Bass/Guitar keep same tempo through
through

Section 10-Final instrumental

2:16-2:25
GOOD RIDDANCE
Section Time
Section 1- Introduction 0:00-0:15
Section 2-Verse 1 0:16-0:34
Section 3- Chorus 1 0:35-0:44
Section 4 0:45-0:53
Section 5- Verse 2 0:54-1:12
Section 6-Chorus 1:13-1:20
Section 7-Bridge 1:21-1:48
Section 8-Chorus 1:49-1:59
Section 9-Final instrumental 2:00-2:07
Section 10-Chorus 2:08-2:34
 GOOD RIDDANCE LISTENING GUIDE

Section 1- Introduction Section 2- Verse 1 Section 3- Chorus

0:00-0:15 0:16-0:34 0:35-0:44

• Single acoustic guitar • Singer started the first verse • Chorus is sung

• Same Melody is played by Guitar• Same melody is played

as in the beginning
• Guitar
 GOOD RIDDANCE LISTENING GUIDE

Section 4 Section 5- Verse 2 Section 6- Chorus

0:45-0:53 0:54-1:12 1:13-1:20

• Single acoustic guitar • Singer started the second verse • Chorus is sung

• Added string instruments • Same Melody is played by Guitar• Same melody is played
as in the beginning
• Guitar Violin and Cello
• Violin and Cello added
GOOD RIDDANCE LISTENING GUIDE

Section 7-Bridge Section 8-Chorus Section 9-Final instrumental

2:00-2:07
1:21-1:48 1:49-1:59
• Guitar Violin and Cello
• Same melody is played • Singer starts the chorus

• Guitar Violin and Cello • Same Melody is played by

Guitar as in the beginning

• Violin and Cello added Section 10-Chours

2:08-2:35

• Chorus is sung

• Same melody is played

• Guitar Violin and Cello

WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
Section Time
Section 1- Introduction 0:00-0:08
Section 2-Verse 1 0:09-0:44
Section 3- Chorus 0:44-1:20
Section 4 1:21-1:34
Section 5- Verse 2 1:35-2:12
Section 6-Chorus 2:13-2:46
Section 7-Bridge 2:47-3:14
Section 8-Verse 3 3:15-3:59
Section 9-Outro 4:00-4:15
Section 10-Final Instrumental 4:16-4:46
 WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
LISTENING GUIDE

Section 1- Introduction Section 2-Verse 1 Section 3- Chorus

0:00-0:08 0:09-0:44 0:44-1:20

• Single acoustic guitar • Singer started the first verse • Chorus is sung

• Same Melody is played by Guitar• Same melody is played

as in the beginning
• Guitar
• Keyboard and tambourine added
 WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
LISTENING GUIDE

Section 4 Section 5- Verse 2 Section 6-Chorus

1:21-1:34 1:35-2:12 2:13-2:46

• Single acoustic guitar • Singer started the second verse • Chorus is sung

• Drums • Same Melody is played by Guitar as in the • Same melody is played

beginning
• Bass • Guitar, drums and base
• Keyboard and tambourine
 WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS
LISTENING GUIDE

Section 7-Bridge Section 8-Verse 3 Section 9-Outro

2:47-3:24 3:25-3:59 4:00-4:15

• Single acoustic guitar • Singer started the second verse • Only the end of the chorus is sung

• Keyboard and tambourine • Same Melody is played by Guitar as in the beginning • Same melody is played

• Keyboard and tambourine • Guitar, drums, keyboard and bas

• Drums and bass

Section 10-Final Instrumental

4:16-4:46

• Keyboard and tambourine

• Drums, guitar and bass
ORDINARY WORLD
Section Time
Section 1- Introduction 0:00-0:10
Section 2- Chorus 1 0:11-0:33
Section 3- Verse 1 0:34-0:45
Section 4 0:46-0:55
Section 5- Verse 2 0:56-1:18
Section 6-Chorus 2 1:19-1:33
Section 7-Bridge 1:34-1:53
Section 8-Chorus 1 1:54-2:15
Section 9-Chorus 2 2:16-2:29
Section 10-Final instrumental 2:30-3:00
 ORDINARY WORLD LISTENING GUIDE

Section 1- Introduction Section 2- Chorus 1 Section 3- Verse 1

0:00-0:10 0:11-0:33 0:34-0:45

• Single acoustic guitar • Singer Starts with the first chorus • First Verse is sung

• 5 long chords repeated • Same Melody is played with a • Same melody is played with a
single guitar single guitar.
ORDINARY WORLD LISTENING GUIDE

Section 4 Section 5- Verse 2 Section 6-Chorus 2

0:46-0:55 0:56-1:18 1:19-1:33

• Single guitar played • A steal guitar is added in • Singer sings 2nd chorus
background
• Singer hums the melody being • Acoustic and steal guitar play
played
ORDINARY WORLD LISTENING GUIDE

Section 7-Bridge Section 8-Chorus 1 Section 9-Chorus 2

1:34-1:53
• Single guitar played
• Singer hums the melody being played
• New vocals join in melody but not words
2:16-2:29
1:54-2:15
• Singer repeats 2nd chorus
• Singer Repeats 1st chorus
• Acoustic and steal guitar play
• Acoustic and steal guitar play
• Background vocals
• Background Vocals

Section 10-Final instrumental

2:30-3:00
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