Kaiser, UlrichUlrichKaiser2022-06-022014-09-0520141612-8001http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hebis:26-opus-110757https://jlupub.ub.uni-giessen.de/handle/jlupub/978http://dx.doi.org/10.22029/jlupub-847The following research starts with the observation that in some hard rock songs a close relationship can be established between the initially exposed material of the vocals and the harmonies within the whole song. The disclosure of the epistemo-logical position is followed by references to recent essays regarding harmony in rock music by Walter Everett, Nicole Biamonte and David Temperley. Analyses of "Back in Black" by AC/DC, "Highway Star" by Deep Purple and "The Future Never Dies" by Scorpions form the essay´s main part.deIn Copyrightddc:780