"The Midnight Pact"

The Midnight Pact Analysis

The Midnight Pact is a pop punk song. There’s two versions of the song recorded. Mike originally recorded a version with just electric guitar and vocals, but a new version was recorded at Norhteastern that includes two guitars, drums, bass, and backing vocals done by Mike. There’s an abrupt tempo movement after the first eight measures. The guitar strumming changes from the intro of the song at that point as well. The texture would be homophonic chordal.

The song is in the key of C major. Almost every chord is a suspended or add chord on guitar. It gives the song a really nice coloring and rich tonality. The opening progression is a I V ii with some color tones. The progression repeats in the song in the intro and bridge. At many points in the song the coloring keeps the progressions from sounding resolved or stable, adding some tension and uncertainty. The other progression that is repeated several times in the piece and ends the piece is a V ii V I. The progression does not sound as generic because of all the color tones each chord. There is also a I iii V progession and a V I iii ii progression.

Cadd9 G Dadd11
Cadd9 G Dsus4
(x2)

Gsus4 Csus2 Em/A D7sus4
(x4)

Cadd9 Em G
(x4)

Gsus4 Dadd9 Gsus4 Csus2 (x2)

Cadd9 G Dadd11
Cadd9 G Dsus4
(x2)

Gsus4 Csus2 Em/A D7sus4
(x4)

Cadd9 Em G
(x8)

Gsus4 Csus2 Em/A D7sus4
(x4)

Gsus4 Dadd9 Gsus4 Csus2 (x4)