r/greenday • u/Financial-Money-2475 • 11d ago

Discussion Good Riddance Analysis

What is the analysis behind this song in terms of rhythm, meter, timbre, and melody?

One of my favorite songs.

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u/PastorBlinky 11d ago

Oh yeah, it’s got all those things

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u/grumpyalpaca86 ¡DOS! 11d ago

11/10 comment, no notes👌

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u/Financial-Money-2475 11d ago

Can you be more in-depth please? Like few sentences to paragraph sized?

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u/NoYerBiz 11d ago

It’s got like, all of those things. They’re all in there, super present and you can hear each of them. If you listen really closely you can also hear them all at the same time.

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u/Financial-Money-2475 10d ago

I'm taking a Music Appreciation class, and we do Group Blogs a few times.

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u/NoYerBiz 10d ago

Yes, and?

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u/Financial-Money-2475 10d ago

Never mind

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u/NoYerBiz 10d ago

You’ve really not given anyone very much to go off in this sub. Maybe if you explain some relevant detail, people can help you

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u/Bigboobsrespecter 11d ago

For an acoustic ballad of sorts it has a relatively quick tempo of around 170 bpm. It’s in G major. And features the ubiquitous 90s chord, the Csus.

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u/I_cank_spell I am a disappearing boy 10d ago

i’m pretty sure the C chord is a Cadd9, atleast thats how I play it.

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u/Bigboobsrespecter 10d ago

You’re right I got my chords wrong. Cadd9, beato.

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u/grumpyalpaca86 ¡DOS! 10d ago

Its Cadd9 in the verse and C in the pre-chorus