StartfrombeatModulationStartfromlyricsPoetryinspiration(e.g., iambicpentameter)Use atleast 3internalrhymesSyncopationUse alineclicheTexturevariationfor chorusNochorusallowedUse a non-piano/guitarinstrumentNon 4/4timesignatureStartfrommetaphorUse apre-chorusNewbridgevariationModeborrowingFLIP thelyrics/metaphorStartfromchords8 bar chordprogressionImitatea band'sstyleNewgenreChordyou'venever usedbeforeChangekeysduring thesongUse aminorkeyWritea duetStartfrombeatModulationStartfromlyricsPoetryinspiration(e.g., iambicpentameter)Use atleast 3internalrhymesSyncopationUse alineclicheTexturevariationfor chorusNochorusallowedUse a non-piano/guitarinstrumentNon 4/4timesignatureStartfrommetaphorUse apre-chorusNewbridgevariationModeborrowingFLIP thelyrics/metaphorStartfromchords8 bar chordprogressionImitatea band'sstyleNewgenreChordyou'venever usedbeforeChangekeysduring thesongUse aminorkeyWritea duet

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