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Rule #16: Three commercial song structures

Rule #16: Three commercial song structures

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Rule #16: Three commercial song structures

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- For rule number 16, I'm going to cover three commonly used commercial song structures. The first one is "verse, chorus, "verse, chorus, bridge, chorus." And the song example is "Long, Long Time," which you can find in your course materials, along with a lyrics sheet. And, opening up the lyric sheet can sometimes help you see the structure, as you're listening to the song. For this structure, the GRAMMY award winning song example, that you can find on the Spotify playlist, is "Daughters" by John Mayer. The second structure is "verse, pre-chorus, "chorus, verse, pre-chorus, chorus," and then another "chorus," so a repeat chorus at the end of the song. The song example in your course materials is "No Turning Back Now," and, again, take a look at the lyric sheet, and you'll see what I mean. The GRAMMY award winning song example for this second song structure is "I Need You Now" by Lady Antebellum. And, finally, the third commercial song structure is a "verse/refrain, "verse/refrain, B…

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