Style marker

Flat 2̂Björk

Army Of Me (1995)

Björk

4

3

2

1

7

sta

1

nd

7

up

b2

you've

b2

go

b2

ot

3

to

b2

ma

b2

an

1

age

1

Hidden Place (2001)

Björk

6

5

4

3

2

1

we

1

go

3

to

3

that

1

hid

5

den

4

pla

4

a

1

a

b2

ce

1

Bachelorette (1997)

Björk

3

2

1

7

6

5

4

i

bII

to

7

night

1

Where Is The Line (2004)

Björk

4

3

2

1

where

1

is

3

the

b2

li

b2

ine

1

with

1

you

1

where

1

is

3

the

b2

line

b2

with

1

you

1

Notget (2015)

Björk

2

1

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

ou

7

u

1

ur

7

love

5

kept

4

me

3

safe

4

from

3

de

b2

eath

1

In several cases the tonal center is ambiguous (a style marker in itself), but Bjork has an unusually high proportion of songs where at least one note could plausibly be interpreted as a flatted 2nd. The same dark, sinister sound can be found in a lot of metal and contemporary hip hop.

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