So what's the difference between the two? And how are they used in a blues progression? Perhaps a video example would help! Any takers?
eight? I don't understand the question. Clarify please.
I think I found the answer
In music theory, "middle eight" (a common type of bridge) refers to the section of a songwhich has a significantly different melody and lyrics, which helps the song develop itself in a natural way by creating a contrast to the previously played, usually placed after the second chorus in a song.
Having said that could you please do a lesson on bridging? 😆
You'd got your question - I learned something more, had never heard of a middle-eigth before. And it seems you found a term which is not really distinct...?
A guy called Matthew Horton tried to explain on nme.com and gave me an idea what it's all about. Withour researching my music library I know what he talks about in "verse-chorus-verse-chorus-middle-eight-chorus structure".
Quote: Before the hordes of musicologists descend (and they do hunt in packs), let’s try and establish a few ground rules. The middle eight is the eight-bar B section of a song in thirty-two-bar form, where the verse is the A section. All clear? In pop, it’s generally regarded as the bit after the second chorus in a verse-chorus-verse-chorus-middle-eight-chorus structure, although it’s sometimes referred to as the “bridge” which then confuses it with the bridging section often found between verse and chorus. There. Clear as mud
Read more at http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/8-magnificent-middle-eights-761940#dh1XvLPMdSWfb3ma.99
Does this make things clearer?
Best Regards
Gottfried
Ok I understand now. I didn’t know that term but that explanation makes sense. I’ve always just called it bridge.