wiseguy212
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What does a bridge consist of? How do you relate it to the song without making it sound totally different?
How is a bridge produced?
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Usually take out the main melody and play a different melody with the same instrument. You could leave the drums in or take out some of the hits for example take out the kicks and leave just the snare. Also play a new instrument over the part, but make sure this instrument fits with the part otherwise the bridge will sound totally different from the rest of the song.
There is no set way of doing a bridge and you can have it as long or as short as you want, the main thing is it has to give the listener a little break from the main beat otherwise the song will tend to become too repititive for the listener.
I hope that helps
There is no set way of doing a bridge and you can have it as long or as short as you want, the main thing is it has to give the listener a little break from the main beat otherwise the song will tend to become too repititive for the listener.
I hope that helps
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Staggerlee
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Contrast is the important thing. Try starting the bridge on a different chord, or bass line, etc. The bridge is usually a variation of the verse or chorus. Try playing variation of the verse and chorus, substituting chords, getting the melody to go into different directions than previously taking, etc.
Also, if lets say your verse is really dense with fast notes, play the bridge with slower notes, and vice versa.
Also, if lets say your verse is really dense with fast notes, play the bridge with slower notes, and vice versa.
solar_plexus
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When I do bridges I like to switch to a key that compliments the original key. So if you rverse is in C you might try putting the bridge in a key that will feel good when you release back to C. So a nice consonant and complimentary key to place the bridge in might be G. (think 12 bar blues) That way it flows back to C real nice. (especially if you flow through the circle of 5ths)
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lol ^^
Yeah that was probably the most unhelpful advice ever ha ha!
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Yeah that was probably the most unhelpful advice ever ha ha!
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rulerzig said:
freakyfreak
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Yes like Solar says, just try to use your key, and look at the steps, for example, if you are in C key, your song could be 1,2,4,5 (chords). But than after the chorus you could jump from 5 to 4 to 3 to 5 and than start all over from the original -> 1. Just be creative.
Sometimes it helps to make your chords in 7th, to give it a more jazzy feeling. It's all about the feeling, and in theory, how crazy this sounds, rulerzig is right, there are no rules. Just give it the same color as the main key, so that the "theme" is still recognisable.
Sometimes it helps to make your chords in 7th, to give it a more jazzy feeling. It's all about the feeling, and in theory, how crazy this sounds, rulerzig is right, there are no rules. Just give it the same color as the main key, so that the "theme" is still recognisable.