Title: The foundations of rock : from "Blue suede shoes" to "Suite : Judy blue eyes" /
Authors: Everett, Walter, 1954-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Rock music Analysis, appreciation
Contents: Drums, other percussion, and a bit about rhythm -- Guitars, the bass, and an introduction to harmony -- Keyboards and a summary of early-rock instrumentation -- Sweetening with band, orchestral, and other instruments -- Vocal color, technique, and arrangement -- Forms : phrases and sections -- Melody : materials and patterns -- Chord construction -- Diatonic harmonic function -- Harmony in minor and other nonmajor modes -- Chromatic harmony -- Musical time : rhythm, meter, and tempo -- Engineering the master -- Creating an interpretation.