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What is an 8 bar composition?
In a short, 8-bar tune, the end of the first phrase sounds best if it ends on an imperfect cadence. This means that the end of the phrase would sound good if it was played with chord V. The chord which comes before V is up to you, but common imperfect cadences are I-V, II-V, IV-V and VI-V.
What is an 8 bar phrase?
Conventionally, a phrase contains 8 bars of music. So, every 8 bars of music, a new phrase begins (this would mean the phrase begins on the 9th bar). As a DJ, this amount of knowledge can get you quite far. However, as always, there is a little more to it.
What is an eight bar rhythm?
In music, an eight-bar blues is a common blues chord progression. Music writers have described it as "the second most common blues form" being "common to folk, rock, and jazz forms of the blues". It is often notated in 4. 4 or 12. 8.
