Repeat and fade
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Repeat and fade is a musical direction used in sheet music as a notational shortcut to more formal notations such as Dal Segno.[1] The direction is to be taken literally: while repeating the chord progression and/or leit motif indicated prior to the section annotated "repeat and fade", the player(s) should continue to play/repeat, and the mixer or player(s) should fade the volume while the player(s) repeat the appropriate musical segments, until the song has been faded out (usually by faders on the mixing board) .
[edit] Examples
Repeat and fade endings are rarely found in live performances, but are often used in pop recordings.[1] Examples include:
- America as recorded by Simon and Garfunkel[2]
- Fool on the Hill as recorded by The Beatles
- Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding as recorded by Elton John
- Karma Police as recorded by Radiohead
- King of the Road as recorded by Roger Miller
- Time and a Word as recorded by Yes[3]
[edit] References and footnotes
- ^ a b Perricone, Jack (2000). Melody in Songwriting: Tools and Techniques for Writing Hit Songs. Berklee Press, p. 6. ISBN 0-634-00638-X.
- ^ (Contrast to Yes' cover of the same song.)
- ^ Anderson, Jon; Foster, David (1975). Yes Yesterdays (Music score), Paperback, Warner Music, p. 22. ASIN: B000CS2YT0.
