Syntax

In terms of larger structure, "She Has No Time" consists of an Intro, an A section (verses), a B section (choruses), a C section (the bridge), and a Coda. It is arranged in the following order: Intro, A, A, B, A, B', A', C, B', Coda, clearly visible in the structure of the sheet music, which makes good use of repeats and a D.S. al Coda. There is no key change throughout the piece, so it is technically in the same key throughout the entire piece, but the different sections focus on different tonal areas. The focus for the intro and for the verses is likely Dm, although with a look at a chord reduction, one can see that it is by no means a typical chord progression. Normal cadences are almost entirely avoided. Thus, the only way to really get a sense of the tonal center (a few different ones could apply) is by feel. The A section, though abnormal, keeps returning to Dm, implying it as the tonic. However, when it moves to the chorus, the center definitely changes. The G major chord at the end of the A section as shown goes directly into a C major chord in root position. This, the G is a pivot chord, becoming the V of C major. Yet even still, the chorus shows an odd chord progression. The repeats of the A section have the same chord progression, and the B' sections simply repeat the first four bars of the last example. The bridge, however, is different. It is the only one with a chord progression that makes any sense tonally. It firmly establishes C as the tonal center, and since it comes to the same cadence at the end going into the repeat of the B section, C can be confirmed as the tonic for the chorus.After the last repeat of the chorus, the Coda sits on the Fmaj7 chord, which, though not tonicized, feels relatively stable.