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Writing The Bridge - 3 Chord Strategies | How to Write Songs
🌶 Hot New Course! "The 5 MOST POWERFUL SONGWRITING EXERCISES... REVEALED" - 3 hours of perfectly sequenced learning, with demonstrations, examples, and 18 downloadable resources - https://howtowritesongs.org/the-5-most-powerful-songwriting-exercises-revealed/ 🔶 Join our international Songwriters Community - get access to free workshops, live feedback sessions with Keppie and Benny, and more: https://howtowritesongs.org/community/ #songwriting #howtowriteasong #taylorswift #harrystyles Three chord strategies for creating satisfying contrast and variation in the bridge section of your songs. We first start by defining what a bridge is - then look at 3 chord-based (or harmonic) approaches, in increasing levels of harmonic complexity, for creating a sense of contrast, variation, and movement in the bridge section of your songs. We look at songs by The Beatles and Bruno Major that put the concepts into context. Join the waitlist for upcoming online courses: https://mailchi.mp/howtowritesongs/ty18s00x9z Once-a-month tips, tools and tidbits on songwriting from me: https://howtowritesongs.org/subscribe-to-the-newsletter/ Want a musical sketchpad with built-in music theory that helps you create beats, songs, and musical snippets? Check out HOOKTHEORY: https://hooktheory.com/affiliate/261.html We can be buddies on socials here: https://www.instagram.com/howtowrite.songs/ https://www.facebook.com/keppiecoutts Keppie's music is here: https://www.keppiecouttsmusic.com/music #songwriting #howtowritesongs #songs #bridge #brunomajor #thebeatles #yesterday #nothing #chords #musictheory #harmony Image credits: Bruno Major - by Max Knight Lauv - Instagram The Beatles - Wiki Commons
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