Editing Song structure (section)

{{Short description|Arrangement of a song, part of the songwriting process}}
'''Song structure''' is the arrangement of a song,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190115182419/https://books.google.com.au/books?id=gMJ2DwAAQBAJ&pg=PP12&dq=song+structure&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihvrzqzu_fAhUITrwKHf4DDMUQ6AEISDAG#v=onepage&q=song%20structure&f=false 5 Quick Steps to Becoming a Music Producer: A music producer's voyage] </ref> and is a part of the [[songwriting]] process. It is typically [[section (music)|section]]al, which uses repeating forms in songs. Common piece-level [[musical form]]s for vocal music include [[bar form]], [[thirty-two-bar form|32-bar form]], [[verse–chorus form]], [[ternary form]], [[strophic form]], and the [[twelve-bar blues|12-bar blues]]. Popular music songs traditionally use the same music for each [[Verse (poetry)|verse]] or [[stanza]] of lyrics (as opposed to songs that are "[[through-composed]]"—an approach used in [[classical music]] [[art song]]s). Pop and traditional forms can be used even with songs that have structural differences in melodies.{{Clarify|date=May 2016}} The most common format in modern popular music is introduction (intro), verse, pre-chorus, chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, [[Bridge (music)|bridge]], and chorus, with an optional outro. In rock music styles, notably [[heavy metal music]], there is usually one or more [[guitar solo]]s in the song, often found after the middle chorus part. In pop music, there may be a guitar solo, or a solo performed with another instrument such as a [[synthesizer]] or a [[saxophone]].

The foundation of popular music is the "verse" and "[[chorus (song)|chorus]]" structure. Some writers use a simple "verse, [[Hook (music)|hook]], verse, hook, bridge, hook" method. Pop and rock songs nearly always have both a verse and a chorus. The primary difference between the two is that when the music of the verse returns, it is almost always given a new set of lyrics, whereas the chorus usually retains the same set of lyrics every time its music appears."<ref>[[Walter Everett (musicologist)|Everett, Walter]] (2008). ''The Foundations of Rock : From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes": From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes"'', p.145. {{ISBN|9780199718702}}.</ref> Both are essential elements, with the verse usually played first (exceptions include "[[She Loves You]]" by [[The Beatles]], an early example in the [[rock music]] genre). Each verse usually employs the same melody (possibly with some slight modifications), while the lyrics usually change for each verse. The chorus (or "refrain") usually consists of a melodic and lyrical [[phrase (music)|phrase]] that repeats. Pop songs may have an [[Introduction (music)|introduction]] and [[coda (music)|coda]] ("tag"), but these elements are not essential to the identity of most songs. Pop songs often connect the verse and chorus via a pre-chorus, with a bridge section usually appearing after the second chorus.

The verse, chorus and pre-chorus are usually repeated throughout a song, while the intro, bridge, and [[Coda (music)|coda]] (also called an "outro") are usually only used once. Sometimes a post-chorus will be present on a song. Some pop songs may have a solo section, particularly in rock or blues-influenced pop. During the solo section, one or more instruments play a melodic line which may be the melody used by the singer, or, in blues or jazz improvised.