A Kind Of Magic - Queen - analysis

Post by **olly** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:42 pm

A B7
One dream one soul one prize one goal
Dmaj7 A
One golden glance of what should be

(Its a kind of magic)
A B7
One shaft of light that shows the way
Dmaj7 A
No mortal man can win this day

(Its a kind of magic)
A B7
The bell that rings inside your mind
Dmaj7 A
Is challenging the doors of time

(Its a kind of magic)

F#min7 D
The waiting seems eternity
F#min7 E
The day will dawn of sanity

D A
Is this a kind of magic

(Its a kind of magic)
D A
There can be only one
E G D
This rage that lasts a thousand years
E
Will soon be done

A B7
This flame that burns inside of me
Dmaj7 A
Im here in secret harmonies

(Its a kind of magic)

A B7
The bell that rings inside your mind
Dmaj7 A D
Is challenging the doors of time

D A
Its a kind of magic
D A
Its a kind of magic

A D A

E G D
The rage that lasts a thousand years
E11
Will soon be will soon be
E
Will soon be done

D A
This is a kind of magic
D A
There can be only one
E G D
This rage that lasts a thousand years
E11 E7 D
Will soon be done - done

N.c. A D
Magic - it's a kind of magic
A D
Its a kind of magic
A D
Magic magic magic magic
A D
Ha ha ha it's magic
A D
Its a kind of magic

The song ends on A

Post by **olly** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 4:44 pm

I'm not sure that the chords are completely accurate but they are pretty much there.

So the first chord is A but the next is B7 which is not in the key of A but in the key of E. Dmaj7 fits with it being in the key of A but not in the key of E.

So how to begin analysing this one?

I assume that the B7 is a secondary dominant?

Instructor · Post by **Instructor** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:16 pm

Maybe not... The song may start on A, but is the A an IV in E. If so, that leaves the odd man out as a G. Why?

Where does the song feel resolved, is the first question?

Instructor

Post by **olly** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:27 pm

Instructor wrote:Maybe not... The song may start on A, but is the A an IV in E. If so, that leaves the odd man out as a G. Why?

I had considered it as E but to my ear no, it does not resolve to E. Also, Dmaj7 is not in E though thinking as writing am I right in the fact it could be bVII?

Instructor · Post by **Instructor** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:36 pm

It very well could be. Thats why the first clue is where does the song feel resolved? It clearly is changing keys at some point, but when you have the first one, you can then discover where it is changing and why.

Instructor

Post by **olly** » Mon Dec 27, 2010 7:42 pm

hmmm. I am going to ponder on this more. I think the overall song does resolve to E but certainly not the verse which is stumping me a little!

jamesd74 · Post by **jamesd74** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:27 pm

When I listen to that song it all sounds like bass and drums. Brian only seems to be in at the start and the guitar solo.

Henrymark · Post by **Henrymark** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 10:32 am

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