A bridge typically happens right after the second chorus. Here’s a couple of typical ways it might happen: [Intro] – Verse 1 – Chorus – Verse 2 – Chorus – Bridge – Final Chorus Repeats or [Intro] – Verse 1 – Chorus – Verse 2 – Chorus – Bridge – Verse 3 – Final Chorus […]
If, after listening to your song, a listener can’t really recall much about it, they’re far less likely to seek your song out to listen to it again. What makes music memorable can be a bit complex, but there are certainly things you could be doing as you write your next song to make it […]
In the world of pop music, targeting your audience has always meant identifying who was likely to enjoy your songs, and then make it easy for those potential fans to familiarize themselves with your music, and then hopefully buy the record. If you like starting songs by working with a chord progression, you need to […]
I’ve been reading a book I received as a Christmas gift: “Let’s Do It – The Birth of Pop”, written by Bob Stanley, a writer, musician, DJ and film producer, and I’m really enjoying it. In the book’s introduction, Stanley reminds us that what we call ‘pop music’ has more to do with sales than […]
Most songs will end in the same key that they start in. If there is a key change, probably the most common one would be presenting the verse in a minor key, and then switching to the relative major key for the chorus. For example, you might start your song in A minor, and then […]
It would be a no-brainer to say that I think Paul McCartney discovered things about songwriting that many other writers just don’t ever get to know. But one aspect of his writing that I think has contributed to his success is his very loose concept of what song form is. Most of the time when […]
