Non 4/4timesignatureModulationStartfromchordsNewbridgevariationUse alineclicheNochorusallowed8 bar chordprogressionStartfrommetaphorImitatea band'sstyleChordyou'venever usedbeforeStartfromlyricsChangekeysduring thesongPoetryinspiration(e.g., iambicpentameter)FLIP thelyrics/metaphorUse aminorkeyModeborrowingStartfrombeatWritea duetTexturevariationfor chorusUse a non-piano/guitarinstrumentUse apre-chorusUse atleast 3internalrhymesNewgenreSyncopationNon 4/4timesignatureModulationStartfromchordsNewbridgevariationUse alineclicheNochorusallowed8 bar chordprogressionStartfrommetaphorImitatea band'sstyleChordyou'venever usedbeforeStartfromlyricsChangekeysduring thesongPoetryinspiration(e.g., iambicpentameter)FLIP thelyrics/metaphorUse aminorkeyModeborrowingStartfrombeatWritea duetTexturevariationfor chorusUse a non-piano/guitarinstrumentUse apre-chorusUse atleast 3internalrhymesNewgenreSyncopation

Songwriting Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Non 4/4 time signature
  2. Modulation
  3. Start from chords
  4. New bridge variation
  5. Use a line cliche
  6. No chorus allowed
  7. 8 bar chord progression
  8. Start from metaphor
  9. Imitate a band's style
  10. Chord you've never used before
  11. Start from lyrics
  12. Change keys during the song
  13. Poetry inspiration (e.g., iambic pentameter)
  14. FLIP the lyrics/metaphor
  15. Use a minor key
  16. Mode borrowing
  17. Start from beat
  18. Write a duet
  19. Texture variation for chorus
  20. Use a non-piano/guitar instrument
  21. Use a pre-chorus
  22. Use at least 3 internal rhymes
  23. New genre
  24. Syncopation