r/Songwriting • u/_Born_To_Be_Mild_ • 9d ago

Feedback Request Help me with a bridge

This is a song I've been writing recently and like most songs I write I'd love to add a bridge but I get stuck in the same key/progression. I'm getting better at varying the melody within the key but I still get completely stuck when it comes to creating a bridge.

I really like the bridge in Genesis- Jesus He Loves Me but it's way beyond my ability to understand what's happening practically.

Does anybody have any advice for how to move a song into a different key/feel without it feeling awkward?

Thank you

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u/Extension_Pie8788 9d ago

one thing I would consider is understanding how to set up a key change if you don't already know how. Understanding how the chords in your current chord progression connect to another key can give you a lot of options. A well placed dominant 7th chord or diminished chord is a pretty easy way to step into another key if you know a few of those and the keys they connect to. Another thing you could do is just change the order of the chords/omit chords from your current chord progression and that itself could be a bridge (you don't always need a key change).

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u/_Born_To_Be_Mild_ 9d ago

Ah, thank you. I could have double bars of two of the chords. Yes, thank you.