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Song Structure Maps
4.8 · 9 reviews
Twelve song shapes drawn in bars, with the same A, B, C marks as the notebook. Pick one before you write, or map a song you love to see how it moves.
pFirst songmfSome songsfMany songs
All three formats included
- Print PDFA4, US Letter and an A5 booklet
- Tablet PDFGoodNotes, Notability · tabs for every section
- Google DocsOpens a copy in your own Drive
Price: $6
one-time · instant downloadAlso in the Songwriting Starter Kit: 5 tools for $29.See kit
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What’s inside
Twelve shapes, from the plain verse–chorus to the long story, and four blank maps.
Side A
- A1Verse–chorus shapes4 maps
- A2With a bridge4 maps
Side B
- B1Story shapes4 maps
- B2Blank maps4 pages
Total12 maps
Three ways to write
Print
A4 · US Letter · A5 booklet
Print a few lyric pages, keep them by the guitar. Fold the A5 into a pocket book.
Tablet
GoodNotes · Notability
Tabs for every section. Write with a pen, copy the page for the next song.
Google Docs
Make a copy · any device
Type on the bus, on your phone. The columns stay in place.
For every dynamic
pFirst song
Use verse–chorus. Two verses, three choruses. Nothing else yet.
mfSome songs
Try a bridge. A new view before the last chorus makes it land.
fMany songs
Map a song you love on a blank map. Steal the shape, never the words.
From the writers
4.89 reviews
“I map the song before I write a word. Verse two stopped being a mystery.”
“Useful. I wish the tablet tabs were a bit bigger.”
“Clear, calm and useful.”
Questions
Ask us anything. A musician answers within a day.
No. They show sections and bars, so they work for any chords and any style.
Yes. The A, B, C marks are the same, so the plan and the page agree.
Songwriting Starter Kit
This notebook + structure maps, idea log, rhyme guide and 30 days of exercises.
Price: $29instead of $39 apart
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