Through their discography, Oasis have tackled a range of musical genres,

including:
- britpop
- alternative rock
- acoustic rock
- hard rock
- neo-psychodelia (druggy and distorted, mind-bending sonic experiments)
The band’s essential ensemble of instruments includes vocals (both Liam’s and
Noel’s), tambourine, guitar, bass guitar and drums.

Moving on to technicalities.
The Wonderwall is a perfect example of a blues-tinged and rock ballad. The piece
is written in common time (4/4 time signature – four crotchet beats per bar) in a
ternary music form (which is a three-part musical form consisting of an opening
section (A), a following section (B) and then a restatement of the first section (A).
It is usually schematized as A–B–A.)
The dynamic of the song is moderate soft;
The texture – is constituted by one main melody and accompaniment, so this
song is homophonic.
The structure of the song is as follows: Verse 1, Verse 2, Pre-chorus, Chorus, Verse
3, Pre-chorus, Chorus. (if summed, 7 structure parts)
If we close read the text, we will notice a lot of repetitions and sligth alternations
in the repetitive statements (here they are highlighted (these repetitions are sort
of incremental repetitions – after all, it is a ballad, recall your english literature
classes )
The chord progression of the song can be described as having an "otherworldly"
vibe; it is frequently compared with The Beatles and their psychedelic era
(especially Rubber Soul)
Now, after the first hearing, we suggest you to close-listen this piece once
again.
At the beginning of “Wonderwall”, there is only an acoustic guitar playing
followed by Liam’s vocals. The sonority of Liam’s voice is rather raw (inherent grit
in the tonality) his nasal tones often lead to the comparison with John Lennon's
vocal work. As the song progresses, a cello and the drums are introduced at 1:00.
The cello comes in and out of the melody from time to time, the listener might
notice, but actually it is a mellotron that rubs up under the music under the guise
of a mournful cello/ pretending to be a mournful cello. The drums seem to have a
different beat speed throughout the track. There is also electric and bass guitar
playing in between the lines of the third verse. Later, at 1:22 a tambourine is also
added to the song as an accompaniment. Finally, a piano is introduced at 4:00,
which signals the outro of the song.

“It was so obvious it was going to be a monster hit. I saw the

commercial value in that and just knew it was an anthem straight away.
It captures what so many people would want to say to a person they
love.
Noel recorded his acoustic guitar foundation for the song. Alan White,
newly hired as Oasis’ drummer, overdubbed his part, after which Noel
added additional guitar parts (including an electric) and played the bass
himself. To complement the song’s soothing quality, rhythm guitarist
Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs opted for a Mellotron;