Use aminorkeyModeborrowingUse apre-chorusChangekeysduring thesongStartfromlyricsStartfrommetaphorNewbridgevariationStartfrombeatNewgenreNon 4/4timesignatureWritea duetPoetryinspiration(e.g., iambicpentameter)Chordyou'venever usedbeforeSyncopationUse alinecliche8 bar chordprogressionFLIP thelyrics/metaphorTexturevariationfor chorusImitatea band'sstyleStartfromchordsModulationUse atleast 3internalrhymesUse a non-piano/guitarinstrumentNochorusallowedUse aminorkeyModeborrowingUse apre-chorusChangekeysduring thesongStartfromlyricsStartfrommetaphorNewbridgevariationStartfrombeatNewgenreNon 4/4timesignatureWritea duetPoetryinspiration(e.g., iambicpentameter)Chordyou'venever usedbeforeSyncopationUse alinecliche8 bar chordprogressionFLIP thelyrics/metaphorTexturevariationfor chorusImitatea band'sstyleStartfromchordsModulationUse atleast 3internalrhymesUse a non-piano/guitarinstrumentNochorusallowed

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