MOTHER LOVE

Although this one's credited to Freddie and Brian, there's always been speculation about who-did-what. There are several nods to both of them in structure and harmony. The key choice is much more Mercury-esque (Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon, It's a Hard Life, Death on Two Legs...) but there are some few cases by Brian also (Procession, the beginning of Prophet's Song canon).

General Information:

Music & Lyrics by: Freddie Mercury & Brian May
Arranged by: Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor & John Deacon
Written: 1991
Length: 4:46
Released on: November 6th 1995

Produced by: Queen, David Richards, Justin Shirley-Smith and Joshua J. Macrae
Mixed by: David Richards
Engineered by: David Richards, Justin Shirley-Smith and Joshua J. Macrae

Recorded: 1991 - 1995
 Recorded at: Mountain (Montreux), Cossford Mill and Allerton Hill

Keys: Gm, Cm
Meter: 4/4
Form: One-Bridge

Acoustic Drums: Roger Taylor
Electric Bass: John Deacon
Electric Guitars: Brian May
Digital Synthesizers: Freddie Mercury and/or Brian May
Programming: Brian May (educated guess)

Lead Vocals: Freddie Mercury & Brian May

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Form:

Verse
Lift
Verse
Lift
Bridge
Break
Verse x 5/4
Lift'
Verse x 5/4
Lift"
Verse/2
Lift

Although it's got few sections, the way clever variants are thrown in is rather interesting.

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Harmony:

Verse Phrase (done twice)
Gm
F/G
F/G
Eb/G
Gm
F/G
F/G
Eb/G
i
VII
VII
VI
i
VII
VII
VI
Lift
Eb
Eb
Cm7
Cm7
VI
VI
iv
iv
Gm
Gm
Gm
Gm
i
i
i
i
Bridge
Eb
Cm7
Cm7/Bb
F
F/A
Bb
VI
iv
VII
III
Dm
Gm
Cm
D7
v
i
iv
V
Break
Eb
Eb
Ebm
Ebm
VI
VI
vi
vi
Gm/D
Gm/D
Gbdim7
i
i
bidim