Song form
The overall structural form of the song - how sections are arranged and repeated.
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All Values(99)
| # | Value | Songs | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verse-chorus The most common pop/rock form. Alternating verses (with changing lyrics) and a recurring chorus (with fixed lyrics and melody). | 170 | 30.5% |
| 2 | AABA form The 32-bar AABA song form: two matching A sections, a contrasting B (bridge), then a final A. | 64 | 11.5% |
| 3 | No verse-chorus The song avoids the conventional verse-chorus organization entirely | 50 | 9.0% |
| 4 | 12-bar blues The foundational blues structure: 12 bars following a I-I-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-V pattern. Basis for rock'n'roll. | 32 | 5.7% |
| 5 | AABABA | 26 | 4.7% |
| 6 | ABABAB | 16 | 2.9% |
| 7 | Strophic Same music repeated with different lyrics each time. No chorus - just verses. Common in folk songs and ballads. | 16 | 2.9% |
| 8 | AABAABA | 12 | 2.2% |
| 9 | Medley Part of a continuous medley in which several short songs run together without breaks. | 11 | 2.0% |
| 10 | AABAB | 10 | 1.8% |
| 11 | Through-composed No section repeats - each part has different music. Every section is new material. The opposite of strophic form. | 8 | 1.4% |
| 12 | AA | 7 | 1.3% |
| 13 | AABAA | 6 | 1.1% |
| 14 | Rondo A recurring main section alternating with contrasting episodes (ABACA). The main theme keeps returning between new material. | 5 | 0.9% |
| 15 | BABABAB | 5 | 0.9% |
| 16 | ABABCABCAB | 5 | 0.9% |
| 17 | ABABA | 5 | 0.9% |
| 18 | ABABCAB | 5 | 0.9% |
| 19 | ABABABAB | 4 | 0.7% |
| 20 | AAA | 4 | 0.7% |
| 21 | AABBA | 4 | 0.7% |
| 22 | ABABBAB | 2 | 0.4% |
| 23 | ABABCBAB | 2 | 0.4% |
| 24 | ABABB | 2 | 0.4% |
| 25 | ABABCABC | 2 | 0.4% |
| 26 | BABAB | 2 | 0.4% |
| 27 | BABABCB | 2 | 0.4% |
| 28 | AABAABAB | 2 | 0.4% |
| 29 | AAAAA | 2 | 0.4% |
| 30 | ABAABA | 2 | 0.4% |
| 31 | AABACBA | 2 | 0.4% |
| 32 | ABABABB | 2 | 0.4% |
| 33 | AABAAB | 2 | 0.4% |
| 34 | AABABCAB | 2 | 0.4% |
| 35 | ABABABA | 2 | 0.4% |
| 36 | A | 2 | 0.4% |
| 37 | AAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 38 | AAAA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 39 | BAABABA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 40 | ABABABABAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 41 | ABABABABABAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 42 | ABABABCABAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 43 | ABAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 44 | BABABCCBCAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 45 | ABCA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 46 | ABABC | 1 | 0.2% |
| 47 | BABABCABCAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 48 | AABABBAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 49 | BAABCABC | 1 | 0.2% |
| 50 | ABABCABCABA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 51 | BABABCABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 52 | AABAABABA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 53 | BAAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 54 | ABABCBABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 55 | BABABAC | 1 | 0.2% |
| 56 | AABAABAAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 57 | ABABCABAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 58 | AABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 59 | ABA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 60 | ABAABBCAABBCCAABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 61 | BAABA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 62 | BABABABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 63 | AABABAA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 64 | ACACBACB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 65 | ABABABCAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 66 | AABABAABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 67 | AAAAAAA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 68 | ABABCABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 69 | AABAABCBAAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 70 | AABCBAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 71 | ABACABCAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 72 | AABABABA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 73 | ABBA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 74 | ABACAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 75 | AABABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 76 | AAAAABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 77 | AAABAAAA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 78 | BCBCB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 79 | AABAAABA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 80 | AABCA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 81 | ABABBBABBB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 82 | ABBABB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 83 | ABAAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 84 | AB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 85 | BCCB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 86 | AABABC | 1 | 0.2% |
| 87 | AABAAA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 88 | ABABABC | 1 | 0.2% |
| 89 | AAABCAA | 1 | 0.2% |
| 90 | AACBABCB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 91 | BABCABCAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 92 | BABCBAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 93 | AABACAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 94 | AABBAAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 95 | ABCABC | 1 | 0.2% |
| 96 | AABABAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 97 | BABABCAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 98 | BABABABAB | 1 | 0.2% |
| 99 | BABACBBCBAB | 1 | 0.2% |