THE BUILDING BLOCKS AND SRUCTURES OF A SONGWRITING


Some background information the structures and building blocks of songs - useful for studying lyrics or writing them.

Only a northern song
Only a northern song
While there many ways to structure a song, there are certain building blocks common formats that writers use, knowlingly or intuitively. of couse it's still possible to break the so called rules and come up with something that works, but wa working knowledge can help give direction, trouble shoot, provide starting points etc. Terminology is not always consistent for example there is a technical difference between a Refrain and achorus but the terms are often used interchangably and American writers may term things differently to English writers. Here's some guidlines.
How to Structure a Song

ONLY A NORTHERN SONG - THE BEATLES
Harrison)

If you're listening to this song

You may think the chords are going wrong
Yellow submarine
Yellow submarine


But they're not

He just wrote it like that



When you're listening late at night

You may think the band are not quite right

But they are

They just play it like that



It doesn't really matter what chords I play

What words I say or time of day it is

As it's only a Northern song



It doesn't really matter what clothes I wear

Or how I fare or if my hair is brown

When it's only a Northern song



If you think the harmony

Is a little dark and out of key

You're correct

There's nobody there



And I told you there's no one there


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