Can somebody explain a bridge????

Yeah Smoove thats how I work best, discussion then practical just like back in school. Just cant wait to put my new found knowledge in to practice now


Roundy

Rap doesn't use the bridge that much (which usually involves chord changes) but an example of a kind of bridge is Jay-z's Dirt Off Your Shoulder where the bassline comes in every time a couple (4 or 8?) measures before the hook.

Yeah - I like what someone said about using the bridge in another place in the song too... what would be called a middle 8 in old songwriting, although it doesn't have to be 8 bars of course. Today, breakdown is probably a better known term for it.

For classic songwriting, have a luisten to song old Police stuff - they use loads of tricks to get their point across - different chords in each verse, bridges, mid 8s, melodic hooks, rythmical hooks. A whole world of schooling is out there...

Back to the class room...