Editing Song structure (section)

===Introduction===
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[[File:Jingle Bells intro Ab.png|300px|thumb|"[[Jingle Bells]]{{" '}}s introduction {{audio|Jingle Bells intro Ab.mid|Play intro}} or {{audio|Jingle Bells full Ab.mid|full song}} Structure: Intro, Verse I, Chorus, Verse II, Chorus, Verse III, Chorus, Verse IV, Chorus, Outro.]]
{{Main article|Introduction (music)}}
The introduction is a unique section that comes at the beginning of the piece. Generally speaking, an introduction contains just music and no words. It usually builds up suspense for the listener so when the [[Beat (music)#Downbeat and upbeat|downbeat]] drops in, it creates a pleasing sense of release. The intro also creates the atmosphere of the song. As such, the [[rhythm section]] typically plays in the "feel" of the song that follows. For example, for a blues shuffle, a band starts playing a shuffle rhythm. In some songs, the intro is one or more bars of the [[Tonic (music)|tonic]] [[Chord (music)|chord]] (the "home" key of the song). With songs, another role of the intro is to give the singer the key of the song. For this reason, even if an intro includes chords other than the tonic, it generally ends with a [[cadence (music)|cadence]], either on the tonic or dominant chord.

The introduction may also be based around the chords used in the verse, chorus, or bridge, or a stock "[[Turnaround (music)|turnaround]]" progression may be played, such as the I–vi–ii–V progression (particularly in jazz influenced pop songs). More rarely, the introduction may begin by suggesting or implying another key. For example, a song in C Major might begin with an introduction in G Major, which makes the listener think that the song will eventually be in G Major. A cliche used to indicate to the listener that this G Major section is in fact the [[dominant chord]] of another key area is to add the [[dominant seventh]], which in this case would shift the harmony to a G<sup>7</sup> chord. In some cases, an introduction contains only drums or percussion parts that set the [[rhythm]] and [[Groove (music)|"groove"]] for the song. Alternately the introduction may consist of a solo section sung by the lead singer (or a group of backup singers), or a [[riff (music)|riff]] played by an instrumentalist.

The most straightforward, and least risky way to write an introduction is to use a section from the song. This contains melodic themes from the song, chords from one of the song's sections, and the beat and style of the song. However, not all songs have an intro of this type. Some songs have an intro that does not use any of the material from the song that is to follow. With this type of intro, the goal is to create interest in the listener and make them unsure of what will happen. This type of intro could consist of a series of loud, accented chords, punctuated by cymbal, with a bassline beginning near the end, to act as a pitch reference point for the singer.