Composer Toydora analyzes L'Arc~en~Ciel's "HONEY". Comments welcome! If you have any questions, please register as a member or give us a tip. 1:42 Analysis begins ☆ Sheet music video → • [Ear copy sheet music] L'Arc~en~Ciel "HONEY" [What is a "tonical melody"? → • [Music theory] Don't use anything other than "Do, Mi, So" for the melody! V7 is also unnecessary. ~ Practical... ] <L'Arc~en~Ciel> A Japanese rock band formed around leader and bassist tetsuya. All four members compose their music together and play pop music with various directions. After several hiatuses, the band celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021. <Overall Review> [Music Format] ・1st verse <A melody → chorus> → 2nd verse <A melody → chorus> → Interlude → 3rd verse <A melody' → Last chorus x 2> →The A melody and chorus are short, and there is no intro or outro, so the development is fast. →The A melody' of the 3rd verse also has the atmosphere of the C melody. →The short bridge section after the chorus is cool and impressive. [Rhythm] ・The melody has an extremely large number of eighth note syncopations. →The drum rhythm is normal, so when combined, it creates an exquisite sense of progression. ・The drum pattern is typical rock. [Melody and Harmony] ・It is quite sensory, and there are many clashes in the details. →The avoid, where the ♯VII and ♮VII notes of V sound at the same time, is particularly frequent. →It seems to be unison, but the melody is slightly out of sync. →It is not intentional, as it is not avoided even in places where it can be avoided. ・The chord progression is very simple. →No 7th chords are used, only triads. Very rock. →The simple chord progression, like a nursery rhyme, creates a timeless catchiness. -The chords are simple, so the melody has a high sense. →The melody has an exquisite balance of non-harmonic sounds. It's cool how the melody often strays from the chords and builds up tension. →The melody has a lot of fourth/fifth jumps. →The chords are simple, so the melody is catchy. -The bass is extremely violent and wild, which is abnormal. →It flies into the high range whenever it gets the chance, and plays a smooth melody with persistent embroidered sounds. →The slide technique creates a diverse and growling bass line. →It's now a counter melody. -The melody that accompanies the guitar is quite mysterious. →The 13th is involved a lot. It reminds you of the sound of the major 6th, and gives you a sense of nostalgia and warmth. [Expression] -It's all about the senses. →Each part moves as they please without paying attention to each other. Because of this, the sounds often clash, creating a unique sense of balance.・The bass is raging in the high range, creating a completely unique sound. →Even though it's rock, the center of gravity is not in the low range, and it's very light. →A mix with a very dry texture that barely feels reverb. It matches the lyrics of the chorus (cut wind). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Composer Toydora → https://tomita-haruki.studio.site/ #L'Arc〜en〜Ciel #L'Arc-en-Ciel #L'Arc-en-Ciel #L'Arc-en-Ciel #HONEY #MusicTheory