Silenced Fred Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 at writing bridges. I have this one song I'm working on, almost spaghetti western ish, sounds pretty cool, but I can't do anything with the bridge. I hate them Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 So don't write a bridge dude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilpanda Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 "All you gotta do is change the vibe and you've got a bridge on your hands" - Nice Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 yes, like he said, not all songs have bridges. perhaps, if you are having trouble finding a bridge, it is because it does not need a bridge. good songs don't need to be complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 So don't write a bridge dude... It just feels... lacking. I'll make a short demo and put it up on soundcloud for you Shred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Like others said, don't do a bridge. Try a 1/2 verse or a verse with different dynamics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Haha at least you don't just suck at guitar in general like I do. I'm good at writing that cheesey bridge that you expect to hear but I suck at that sweet bridge that you love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShredAstaire Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Songs ain't gotta have rules. Just make parts that flow well into one another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Haha at least you don't just suck at guitar in general like I do. I'm good at writing that cheesey bridge that you expect to hear but I suck at that sweet bridge that you love. I never said I don't suck at guitar in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Hey Fred; That happens man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aowSGxim_O8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Where's that confounded bridge? No easily solved my man. Just use some arpeggios. Pick three chords that will work and arpeggiate them. Up one way and down the other so to speak. You'll get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaxson50 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 How about a pontoon? What I mean is....combine two songs and make a bridge out of the transition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Cross that BRIDGE when you get to it............If you write it, they will come.....:unsure: ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschory Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Bridge tricks I've used recently: in a 4/4, hard rock borderline metal song: change the bridge to 6/4, change it up slightly but with the same overall chord structure in a 4/4 pop song: 1/2 of the verse with guitar solo in a 4/4 hard rock song: half time break down with guitar solo, punctuated with a couple measures of driving rhythms here every 4 measures or so in a blues rock song: modulate up a step and change the chord progression slightly Just a little change or little addition to what you've already got can go a long way. Mess around a bit, and you'll feel it when it comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Where's that confounded bridge? My first thought exactly!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Slow it down to 1/2 tempo for the bridge. I've heard something like that from Ennio Morricone in his spaghetti scores. Strum the chords slowly, or play the progression as slow arpeggios and wait 'til you hear a different melody than the verses or chorus come into your head. There's your bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Write a lullaby instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidl Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 My first thought exactly!!! "Where's that confounded bridge?" A number of Zep fans here I see. If I can't find a bridge I look for a ferry. The intricasies of song writing and the terminology that goes with it are beyond my grasp. But enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Bridges are super important if you write a lot of pop songs* like I do. Without them your songs can sound repetitive or melodically mushy and reckless use of tricks like half time, double time, and modulation can sound cheesy or cliched so proceed with caution. Bridges are also very hard to write and can be the log jam on the river from OK song to killer tune. To me they are the mark of mature songwriting. Good luck writing those bridges. *Not pop songs as in Britney Spears or Michael Jackson. Pop songs as in early Beatles, T-Rex, & REM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share Posted March 2, 2011 Bridges are super important if you write a lot of pop songs* like I do. Without them your songs can sound repetitive or melodically mushy and reckless use of tricks like half time, double time, and modulation can sound cheesy or cliched so proceed with caution. Bridges are also very hard to write and can be the log jam on the river from OK song to killer tune. To me they are the mark of mature songwriting. Good luck writing those bridges. *Not pop songs as in Britney Spears or Michael Jackson. Pop songs as in early Beatles, T-Rex, & REM. That's what I'm trying to avoid, them being all cheesy. The song needs something to tie it all together, and it just needs some sort of bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The RandyMan Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Lotta jokes, lotta crap. Just do whatever feels natural. Let the song go where it wants to. Don't ever, ever, ever feel like you have to fit a formula! If you can't come up with a bridge, don't use one. Or maybe use some kind of break that doesn't necessarily fit the "bridge" formula. Or at the very least, put it away and come back to it later when a natural bridge will make itself apparent. JMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 What the Randyman says..........all the way.................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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