Opeth – Hours of Wealth

Section Analysis

Section

Time

Instrument

Function

Rpt

Text Hint

1

00:00

Guitar

Solo

2x


2

00:32

Guitar/Keys


4x


3a

01:02

Guitar/Keys




4a

01:33

Guitar/Keys


4x


3b

01:47

Guitar/Keys

Keyboard Variation



4b

02:09

Guitar/Keys

Keyboard Variation

4x


5a

02:22

Voice


3x

“Found a way”

5b

03:46

Guitar

Solo

3x


END

05:20





Statistics


Number

Repetitions

Average Length

Sections

5

0

1:04

Subsections

8

0

0:40

Observations

This song starts and ends with a solo.

Section 5 is structured into Vocals-Solo. Other songs contain sections that are structured into Riff-Vocals-Solo. But since there is no riff in this song, section 5 can be viewed as a variant of this substructure.

Simplified Overview

1-2-(3-4-3-4)-5

Opinion

What can I say? Another great tune here. A last resting point before the satanic conclusion of “The Grand Conjuration”. I like the soft tension in this song. Especially the vocals and solo in section 5a and 5b are sooo delicate. The most bluesy song in the whole Opeth catalog in my opinion.