Genre Playbooks
How to Write Pop Songs that Stick Like Glitter
You want a song that clings to a listener the way glitter clings to your shirt after a nightclub confetti war. You want a hook that sne...
How to Write Country (Story Arcs Detail Turns)
Country songs tell stories like your best friend on a porch light confession. They are built from characters, places, small objects tha...
How to Write Reggae (Off Beat Placement Lyric Themes)
You want a song that makes people sway their shoulders and forget the office email thread of doom. You want a groove that sits behind y...
How to Write Blues (12 Bar Feel Turnarounds)
You want something raw and honest that hits the gut first and the head second. You want a groove people nod along to and a turnaround t...
How to Write R&B & Neo Soul (Tone Pocket Ad Libs)
You want ad libs that feel like velvet and land like a punchline. You want little vocal moments that make listeners rewind and text the...
How to Write Hip Hop Rap: Bars, Flows, Rhyme Density Explained
You want bars that land like a mic drop. You want flows that make heads nod on the subway. You want rhyme schemes that sound clever wit...
Genre Songwriting Library: Rules to Break on Purpose
Yes you can break the rules. Do it with intent. This guide hands you a playbook for flipping genre expectations so your songs sound lik...
How to Write Bluegrass (Story Speed Runs Harmony Stacks)
You want a bluegrass song that burns like a campfire story and smells like old cedar and fresh coffee. You want lyrics that race throug...
How to Write Afrobeats and Afrobeat: Groove Call and Response
If you want a track that makes people move, scream the hook, and text their crush at 3 AM, you are in the right place. This guide teach...
How to Write Metal (Breakdowns Scream Phrasing Safely)
You want riffs that punch through a wall of amps. You want breakdowns that make bodies stop moving and start collapsing into orderly ch...