Bruno Mars – “Grenade” is a duple meter. The rhythm throughout the song is played with a piano, drum and bass. The song is played in a moderate tempo known as andante. The tempo of the song speeds up during the chorus. (0:45)
The timbre of the song is calm and gives a welcoming feeling in the beginning and starts to get stronger while reaching toward to the climax of the song then becomes a soft and calm again.
The vocal melody of the song is different from the verse and chorus. The verses are sung in a low pitch and the chorus is sung in a higher pitch. The song is mostly played in a D minor.
The instruments used in the chorus are in harmony with the singer’s voice.
The song begins with the piano playing the main melody and then accompanied by a drum at 0:21 after the sound of the picture frame breaking and later on accompanied by the bass. During the chorus, the melody of the piano changes as you can listen to at 0:45 and its accompanied by the drum and bass. You can clearly hear the bass starting at 2:23 during the climax of the song.
The texture of the song is homophonic since the main melody has several accompaniments.
This song is great. I believe the song is played in minor key. The song maintains a very suspenseful feeling throughout.
The drums in this song kept the tone really dark and dim throughout the song, it really did gave a mysterious feeling throughout the song. Beautiful song.
This is definitely one of my favorites songs. I especially like the 3 note piano rhythm playing in the background as an accompaniment throughout the song.