Andrew McMahon

Andrew McMahon

Style marker

1̂-5̂-3̂ cadence

Andrew McMahon of Jack's Mannequin and Something Corporate often ends vocal phrases by singing 1̂, rising to 5̂, then dropping to 3̂. He's not the only one -- e.g., Taylor Swift uses this cadence sometimes -- but he does it surprisingly often, throughout his career, and with little regard for the underlying harmony.

Transcript of a line from Something Corporate's 2002 song Walking By.
Transcript of a line from Something Corporate's 2003 song Only Ashes.
Transcript of a line from Something Corporate's 2003 song As You Sleep.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2005 song Dark Blue.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2005 song Bruised.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2005 song Kill the Messenger.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2005 song Rescued.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2005 song Made For Each Other.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2005 song I'm Ready.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2008 song What Gets You Off.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2008 song Suicide Blonde.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2008 song The Resolution.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2008 song Caves.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2011 song Release Me.
Transcript of a line from Jack's Mannequin's 2011 song People, Running.
Transcript of a line from Andrew McMahon's 2014 song Cecilia and the Satellite.
Transcript of a line from Andrew McMahon's 2014 song See Her On The Weekend.
Transcript of a line from Andrew McMahon's 2023 song VHS.

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