Sections of a song
Verses, choruses and how loops become a song.
Lesson 1 of 3
Everything you have made so far was a loop. Songs string loops together into sections, each with its own job. Press Play and follow the highlighted column.
A short song
Each lit cell is a part playing in that section. Click to switch parts on and off.
| Intro | Verse | Chorus | Verse | Chorus | Outro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drums | ||||||
| Bass | ||||||
| Chords | ||||||
| Melody |
The intro sets the mood. The verse tells the story, with the same music and new words each time. The chorus is the big, repeated hook. The outro brings the song to an end. Here the verse and the chorus use different chords and a different melody.
Real sections are usually 4, 8 or 16 bars long; here each one is 2 bars so the whole song fits in a few seconds. The order of sections is called the song’s form.