Song Map Instructions:

This simple tool allows you to build a map of a form by dragging the sections you hear into the song map. It can also be used to build song forms for songwriting.

Click on sections in the map to delete them.

Print to PDF to remember it

Intro: section at the beginning of a song meant to hook the listener and introduce the song.

Verse: section where harmony stays the same but the lyrics change each time. Might tell a story or explain/add detail to the theme of the song. 

Refrain: repeated line/ or lines at the end of a verse that contains the main idea or theme of the song. Used often in songs that do not have a chorus. Common in folk/songwriter forms.

Chorus: section that returns over and over in a song with little or no variation in the lyrics. Carries the big idea of the song, usually lots of repetition in the lyrics. Strongest melody. Part people remember

Bridge: contrasting section that usually happens once in a song.

Solo: section that highlights one instrument

Other: This is not an exhaustive list. If you hear something different or are unsure toss this into the map and figure it out later!