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Indie Rock

Seven Nation Army

The White Stripes

The American alternative rock band The White Stripes (1997-2011) consisted of only two performers: Jack
White (vocals, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards) and Meg White (drums). Coming to prominence in 2002,
the White Stripes produced six studio albums, the last three of
which won Best Alternative Music Album Grammy Awards. Their
music was basic in composition, arrangement and performance 0:00 Intro/riff 2:02 Interlude 2
and showed influences of punk rock and blues. 0:16 Verse 1 2:38 Riff
0:52 Interlude 1 2:52 Verse 3
‘Seven Nation Army’, from the album Elephant (2003), won Best
Rock Song at the 2004 Grammy Awards and has been hailed by 1:12 Riff 3:29 Outro
the music magazine Rolling Stone as one of the greatest songs of 1:26 Verse 2
the first decade of the twenty-first century. The song is famous
for its two-bar riff which is heard almost throughout the song. (Though sounding like a bass riff, it is
actually performed on a semi-acoustic guitar with pitch shifting effects).
The song also features:

 The use of multi-tracking to enable a single guitarist to perform multiple guitar parts simultaneously
 A variety of guitar timbres created with distortion and modulation effects
 A harsh vocal style
 Recording effects on the vocals, including reverb and EQ filters

Listen to ‘Seven Nation Army’ following the listening guide below and answer the questions:
1. Which of the following applies to the riff in the intro?
A. It is played by two guitars in unison
B. It is doubled an octave lower by softer, distorted guitar
C. It is doubled an octave higher by softer, distorted guitar
D. It is played by solo guitar.
2. What is unusual about the accompaniment in verse 1? _______________________________________
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3. On which words do you hear the rhythm guitar enter for the first time? ______________________
4. What is heard in interlude 1? _______________________________________________________________
5. How does interlude 2 differ from interlude 1? _______________________________________________
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6. How is the riff at 2:38 different from the other solo riff sections? ____________________________
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7. How is the outro different from the interludes? _____________________________________________
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8. What indie-rock characteristics are evident in this song? _____________________________________
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