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Middle Eight
Never heard a good explanation of this or one i could understand fully. Going back to the guitar solo discussion, is this where a solo would generally
be played.
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tidomckracken
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It's a piece of music in a song usually eight bars (hence the name) that usually is a change or guitar solo. Can usually be found after the second
chorus in about 80% of rock songs.
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also known as the "C" section...
In a lot of songs it's used to build up to the solo....
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It can be known as a bridge aswell.
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Not usually
A bridge is a piece that's used to lead into the chorus, whereas the middle 8 usually only occurs once....
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Quote: Originally posted by BizzyC  |
Not usually
A bridge is a piece that's used to lead into the chorus, whereas the middle 8 usually only occurs once.... |
Correct Bizzy. Quiet simply it's the 'middle' because it's in the middle, sort of, sandwiched between the 2nd chours and the rest of the song and '8'
as it's traditionally 8 bars long.
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is a bridge not also considered middle 8?
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What did the drummer say to lead to him leaving the band?
"Hey guys! Check out this new song I wrote!"
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"I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes." - Matt Cameron
Cheers lads for clearin that up, always wondered what the 8 was for, duh
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I've heard it described as "that bit in the middle that sounds diferent to everything else"!
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It gets mistaken called a mid 8. A a bridge is, as the word states, a smaller section of the song that bridges two other sections, like a verse and a
chours, together.
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