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Nov 3, 2014 · The suggested chords for the first part of the bridge focus in on A minor. The typical way to use this chart is to play an Am chord, then jump upward into the list, to any chord you like. You can then move sideways if you wish, but the general direction should be downward through the list.
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May 7, 2022 · Look On Down From The Bridge Chords. by Mazzy Star. 166,128 views, added to favorites 6,838 times. Author CJWilky [a] 2,794. 3 contributors total, last edit on May 07, 2022. View official...
Look On Down From The Bridge Guitar chords and tabs by Mazzy Star. Learn to play Guitar by chords / tabs using chord diagrams, watch video lessons and more.
- Move from The I
- Reach Outside The Key
- Change Key
- Shift Register
- Vary The Phrasing
- Switch Up The Groove
- Shift The Lyrical Perspective
- To Bridge Or Not to Bridge
- A Note on Aaba Form
In most songs, the verses and chorus center on and resolve to the I chord—the tonic. A simple way to structure a bridge is to switch to another diatonic chord (a chord that occurs naturally in the song’s key) and hold off fully resolving to the I until you return to the verse or chorus. A common choice in a major key is to go to the IV or V chord i...
For a more attention-getting contrast in a bridge, grab a non-diatonic chord—that is, a chord outside the key. That’s what James Taylor does in the bridge in “Country Road” (“I guess my feet know…”). The song is in D major, but as shown in bar 2 of Example 3, he opens the bridge with a Dm7—a quick change in harmony that makes a big impact. Another ...
A bolder way to set the bridge apart is by modulating to another key—when you do this, the whole section feels like it has a different home chord. Here are a few possibilities, with examples from the Beatles songbook. One easy modulation is from a major key to its relative minor (vi), or from a minor key to its relative major (bIII). “We Can Work I...
On the melodic side, one way to create contrast in the bridge is by changing register—that is, the range of notes you’re using. In one of my all-time favorite bridges, from Paul Simon’s “Still Crazy After All These Years,” the bridge melody (starting with “Four in the morning”) soars noticeably higher than in the verse. This change, too, is coupled...
To differentiate the bridge melody, you also might work with its phrasing. Try starting or ending the main phrases on a different beat than in the rest of the song. In “America,” for example, each phrase through the verse starts on beat 1, while in the bridge the first line (“Laughing on the bus…”) starts halfway through the measure—that space help...
Another way to set the bridge apart is by changing its whole rhythmic feel. Think of the bridge in Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine,” in which the drums get funkier and the other instruments drop out—while Withers chants “I know” (26 times!). Then, after a quick break, the verse groove returns. In the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice,” the drums dr...
Along with all the musical changes, a bridge should offer some kind of contrasting point of view to the song. Don’t write words that simply continue the narrative in the verse or that recap the idea in the chorus. Try to look at the events or emotions in the song from another angle. In the Grateful Dead’s “Truckin’,” for instance, the crowd-pleasin...
Of course not all songs need bridges—they may be better served with a simpler structure, and today’s pop charts are full of bridge-less songs. But when you’re working on a song and the cycle of verses and choruses starts to sound too predictable, a bridge may be just what the song doctor ordered. Make it different from the rest of the song, but sti...
To get a handle on the function of the bridge, it’s helpful to note that the term had a somewhat different meaning in the Tin Pan Alley era, when popular songs typically followed the 32-bar AABA form—the A sections are verses and B is the bridge. This form has no repeating chorus—the song’s hook and title are found in the verses. “Something” is act...
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Feb 7, 2018 · For songs where the chorus is in a major key, start the bridge on either the vi-chord or the ii-chord. If your song is in C major, that means starting your bridge on either Am or Dm. Allow the first half of your bridge to stay in this new key, or even move into other key areas.
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[In Key C, capo 0fret] Look On Down From The Bridge Chords by Mazzy Star: F, C, G, Am, Em. Jam with bass, uke, guitar, keyboard, mandolin & banjo with 41+ tunings.
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