SONG QUICK ANALYSIS WORKSHEET

Song Title _________________________________________ Artist: ____________________________________

Songwriter(s) _____________________________________________________ Genre: ___________________

#1 Date: _____/_______/________ or Highest Spot On Chart: __________ Weeks On Chart: __________

STRUCTURE:
V | V | PRE | CH | V | V | PRE | CH | BR | V | INST | CH | OUTRO

BPM / TEMPO: ___________ BPM  Ballad  Mid-Tempo  Mid- Tempo (Up)  Uptempo  Mega
(Ballad 45-76) (Mid-Tempo 77- 169) (Mid-Temp Up 170-194) (Uptempo 195-313) (Mega Up 314+)

SPEAKER: 1st Person ( I ) 2nd Person (you) 3rd Person / Omniscient (he / she )

THEME:  Love/Romance  Party  Get Even  Empowerment  Life Lesson  Heartbreak  Death/Loss

EVENT PERSPECTIVE:  Internal/Thinking To Self  External/Talking To Others

DATA METRIC LYRIC METRIC

Time To Title Verse 1 Measures

Intro Length (sec/msrs) Chorus Measures

Song Length Bridge Measures

Out Length (sec/msrs) Verse Rhyme Scheme

Total Word Count Chorus Rhyme Scheme

Syllables In Title Bridge Rhyme Scheme

# Of 2 Syllable Words Bridge Melody/Chords Change? Y/N

# Of 3 Syllable Words Details? Y/N

Title How Many Times Anything Unique/Clever?

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