Typical structure of which genre of music?
Pop music
Structure
Intro Verse 1 Pre-chorus Chorus Intro Verse 2 Pre-chorus Chorus Bridge Intro Verse 3 Coda/outro
Intro
Synth (3 bars) Guitar rhythms (4 bars) Sequence introduced Only slightly changes throughout
Verse 1
(12 bars) Voice introduced Recitative Conjunct Melodic Power chords [Verse 2 is similar, Verse 3 is 7 bars]
Pre-chorus
Bass guitar syncopated with voice
Voice more lyrical
Chorus
(5 bars)
Motivic
Bridge
(11 bars - traditionally 8)
Very dissonant
Chords don’t go with vocals
‘Telephone’ EQ
Coda/outro
(12 bars)
Improvised
Climatic