Creating a bridge..

[yanigurl95]

I wrote a song, and it is almost completely done. I just don't know how to make the bridge. My song is in the key of F, sequence is F-C-G-D. I want the bridge to be 2 measures (4/4) but I can't seem to find a progression that sounds right to me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Much thanks in advance.

Blessed Be )0(
~~Yanii H.

[Ant]

  you need to post a riff of your song so we can see what you are trying to do!

[Crystal]

When I write a bridge I like to take one of the notes in the progression...like for example...my favorite progression to use is Am Em G D or a variation of that in another key, and for a bridge I might do a three chord progression like, Am G D or keep the four chord progression and just switch around the chords, Em Am D G Or Em G C D Or Em C G D...the possibilities are endless...or you can start on the end chord and create another progression out of it...D Am G F...the sky is the limit and whatever sounds good to you, will most likely sound good to everyone else. If you're still not sure, send me an email with a link to your song and I can evaluate it for you if you like?

My email is toobad4mj2005@yahoo.com...my username on Jamstudio is toobad4mj2005. Most of my songs are usually up at the top, if I have them posted up on the public board. I love helping people out, so don't be afraid to email me. I promise I don't bite.

[brianeno]

Here's my thought on the bridge, for what it's worth.  You have to think of it as a component in the song that ties the beginning and the body of the song to the end of the song, hence "bridge." In the dictionary some of the meanings of bridge are connection, link, passage, join, to me that means a transition from the body of the song to the end. That being said, I don't think there is a right or a wrong way to create a bridge, at least no formula for creating it. When I think of some of the bridges that jump out at me, some utilize familiar chords that have been used throughout the song, some take off in an entirely different direction. It is often those in particular that leave the biggest impressions. It need not remain status quo with the rest of your song, it can be a different tempo or a different time signature, it can be dramatic and build to a crescendo, it can be delicate and fragile, it can be whatever you need it to be, to effectively tie the song together for an effective ending. Okay, so there are my thoughts on bridges. I'm not an engineer, but it has worked for many song writers before us, so let your creativity choose the path for your bridge, open up your mind to it, it will come. Late eno

[bnegenman]

F C G D is in the key of G isnt it? or C if its a d minor, when i make bridges i like to change the key completely like go from a d to an F sharp minor to an A  E  kind of thing.