{"id":10228,"date":"2013-11-13T18:01:57","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T23:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethanhein.com\/wp\/?p=10228"},"modified":"2023-05-06T17:25:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T21:25:37","slug":"analyzing-the-musical-structure-of-sledgehammer-by-peter-gabriel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethanhein.com\/wp\/2013\/analyzing-the-musical-structure-of-sledgehammer-by-peter-gabriel\/","title":{"rendered":"Analyzing the musical structure of “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re asking participants in Play With Your Music<\/a> to create musical structure graphs of their favorite songs. These are diagrams showing the different sections of the song and where its component sounds enter and exit. In order to create these graphs, you have to listen to the song deeply and analytically, probably many times. It’s excellent ear training for the aspiring producer or songwriter. This post will talk you through a structure graph of “Sledgehammer<\/a>” by Peter Gabriel<\/a>, co-produced by Peter and Daniel Lanois<\/a>.<\/p>\n