Use apre-chorusStartfrombeatStartfromlyrics8 bar chordprogressionFLIP thelyrics/metaphorWritea duetUse aminorkeyNewgenreNewbridgevariationImitatea band'sstylePoetryinspiration(e.g., iambicpentameter)Non 4/4timesignatureModulationUse alineclicheUse a non-piano/guitarinstrumentUse atleast 3internalrhymesSyncopationChordyou'venever usedbeforeTexturevariationfor chorusModeborrowingNochorusallowedStartfromchordsChangekeysduring thesongStartfrommetaphorUse apre-chorusStartfrombeatStartfromlyrics8 bar chordprogressionFLIP thelyrics/metaphorWritea duetUse aminorkeyNewgenreNewbridgevariationImitatea band'sstylePoetryinspiration(e.g., iambicpentameter)Non 4/4timesignatureModulationUse alineclicheUse a non-piano/guitarinstrumentUse atleast 3internalrhymesSyncopationChordyou'venever usedbeforeTexturevariationfor chorusModeborrowingNochorusallowedStartfromchordsChangekeysduring thesongStartfrommetaphor

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