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On some pressings of Ummagumma this was broken down into four sections, which helps make sense of the song. These sections are called: a. "Something Else" - 00:00 (ominous opening noises) b. "Syncopated Pandemonium" - 03:57 (with the drum tape-loop and such) c. "Storm Signal" - 07:16 (organ-based section) d. "Celestial Voices" - 10:14 (closing spacey part with the voices)

Roger Waters described this as being about war or a battle. The sections "Something Else" and "Syncopated Pandemonium" are the actual battle, "Storm Signals" the aftermath, and "Celestial Voices" the mourning of the dead.

Dave Gilmour told Guitar World February 1993: "'A Saucerful of Secrets' was a very important track; it gave us our direction forward. If you take 'A Saucerful of Secrets,' 'Atom Heart Mother' and 'Echoes' - all lead logically to Dark Side of the Moon. 'A Saucerful' was inspired when Roger and Nick [Mason, Pink Floyd's drummer] began drawing weird shapes on a piece of paper. We then composed music based on the structure of the drawing."

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Song Analysis

Key, BPM (tempo) and time signature of A Saucerful of Secrets.
BKey
MajorMode
4/4Time Signature
118BPM

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Pink Floyd Records
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