The Ever So Elusive "Bridge"

62strat

so i dont know about you guys. but writing bridges to songs, or another part, whateve ryou want to call them...sucks. can ruin a song, can ruin the creativity of the song, can be no fun. is it needed? not always. does it need to be standard structured song? no. but for those cases that may need, should have one, feel one...it sucks and my band struggles with it more than anything. we always tend to fall into the same thing. or the bridge really isnt needed and doesnt add anything to the song...

what about you songwriters out there.

Pacomc79

I like them simple.

Breath......best bridge of all time. bad ass chord change....back to A rhythm.

62strat

2nd best bridge ever...

spacehog- in the meantime

SpliffTastic

I'll have to try and play that Spacehog bridge.

Nullifidian

You don't always have to put a bridge into a song. But if its the right 'feel' for the song it can really add something incredible into the whole thing!

I'd say one of the masters of bridges (If not an obvious one) would be R.E.M. some of those can make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up!

But otherwise, you could just add in random sounds, like kicking a metal bin or something. Just call it artistic and you'll be fine!!

mccreadyisgod

Adding a bridge is a great way to rejuvinate a song whose hook gets stale after two verse-chorus cycles... Just when people might turn back to their beer or their girlfriend, it makes them take notice again.