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Using a pre-chorus as a bridge

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Using a pre-chorus as a bridge

- [Instructor] The definition of a bridge of a song has developed over the years, but its purpose has always been the same, to provide contrast to the main section of a song. In traditional verse/chorus song structure, the bridge is a section with its own melody and lyric that adds depth and meaning to the song. You can find great examples of bridges in Otis Redding's, Sitting on the Dock of the Bay, Bryan Adams', Summer of '69, Simon and Garfunkel's, America, and Beyonce's, Single Ladies. To find out more about typical verse/chorus/bridge song structure, head over to the video on verse/chorus bridge forms in my Music Theory for Songwriters, the Fundamentals course. Let me play you our old standby, I'm Crying Because You Made Me, written with a traditional bridge. Notice how the narrative and feel of the song shifts. I'm going to pick it up at the pre-chorus right before the second chorus. ♪ If only you knew how much you mean to me ♪ ♪ Then maybe you would stop bein' mean to me ♪ ♪…

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