So, with that in mind let s take a look at some lyric writing techniques and hopefully gain a basic understanding of the craft. First, let s take a look at basic song structure and how a song is written. This is the easiest and most basic song structure, with both verses played once and the chorus repeated at least three times. Although there are other song structures these two dominate today s popular music. Now that we have an understanding of the most popular song structures let s take a look at the internal structure of the verse, chorus and bridge.
Many songwriters use a guitar or piano and write the lyrics in conjunction with the music.
However, if you are not a musician or you are away from your instrument you can still write rhythmic lyrics. The key is to use the same rhyming and syllable pattern in each verse. The chorus can use a different pattern because it contains the hook. The hook is the part of a song people will remember. Why, because it contains the hook.