Song form

Best song form books and tools

Resources for Song form under Form & analysis. Pair these picks with articles on themusictheoryprofessor.com.

• Writing Music for Hit Songs (Jai Josefs) — Pop song form and hook writing.
• The Craft of Lyric Writing (Sheila Davis) — Lyric structure paired with song form.
• Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming (Pat Pattison) — Berklee rhyme schemes and form.
• Tunesmith (Jimmy Webb) — Classic songwriter on form and arrangement.