In what order is a song made?

A typical song structure includes a verse, chorus, and bridge in the following arrangement: intro, verse — chorus — verse — chorus —bridge — chorus — outro. This is known as an ABABCB structure, where A is the verse, B is the chorus and C is the bridge.

Do songs ever start with the chorus?

Sometimes it’s an instrumental introduction, sometimes it’s a sound such as bells, sometimes it’s a verse and sometimes it’s the chorus itself! As long as it makes sense to the songwriter/s, of course a song can successfully start with the chorus.

Should you write the verse or chorus first?

It’s common to come up with a chorus before you come up with a verse. That’s because the chorus is the section with the hook, the catchy bit that you hope brings your audience back time and time again. They’re repetitive and of relatively simple construction, so they’re often easier than other sections to write.

What is the pre-chorus of a song?

The pre-chorus is arguably the most overlooked and underrated section of popular song structures. A pre-chorus is dominantly used to separate verse and a chorus and is usually comprised of either a different chord progression and/or a unique melody to the verse and chorus.

Which instruments should be recorded first when making a song?

Since most songs use a combination of instruments to form the melody… It makes sense that whichever ones are most dominant ( usually lead vocals/lead guitar) be the ones you record first. Then afterwards, you can fill in the gaps with all the supporting melodies.

Do you write the words or the music first?

It all depends…sometimes the words come first and then I add the music and sometimes I’ll just be playing guitar and pick up a melody and add words. Most of the time I write the words for the first verse, add music and then write the rest of the lyrics to fit the music.

What is the first songwriting approach?

In most cases, the lyrics first songwriting approach gives you a few things. It gives you a song that has clear direction lyrically, with a concrete theme or idea. It also leaves you with melodies that move around a lot and can vary from line to line.

What is a chord progression strategy in music?

This strategy is a compromise between lyrics and music, where each inspires the other, and each takes shape a little at a time. One very common form of this strategy is to strum a chord progression (or a riff) while composing the vocal melody and the lyric at the same time, so that melody and lyric are born together.