# Section tags

> Section tags are markers like [Verse], [Chorus] and [Bridge] written on their own lines in song lyrics, telling an AI music generator where each part of the song begins. They shape the arrangement: a chorus that returns, a bridge that changes the mood, an outro that lands the ending.

A song engine sings everything in the lyrics, so the tags are the one piece of structure it reads rather than sings. Without them the words run as one long verse; with them the melody, the energy and the instrumentation change from part to part.

The common set is [Intro], [Verse], [Pre-Chorus], [Chorus], [Bridge] and [Outro]. A chorus repeated twice or more is what makes a song memorable, and roughly one sung line every four or five seconds keeps the words inside the song's length.

## On eroq

In the music studio's Custom mode the lyrics take section tags on their own lines (the Syntax menu inserts them, and Simple mode writes them for you), and POST /v1/music/generations accepts the same lyrics. The sound (language, vocals, genre, tempo, instruments) goes in Style, never in the lyrics.

## FAQ

### Which section tags work?

[Intro], [Verse], [Pre-Chorus], [Chorus], [Bridge] and [Outro], each on its own line above the words of that part.

### Can I put instructions in the lyrics?

No: everything in the lyrics gets sung, including notes and stage directions. Put the sound in Style, and keep the lyrics to the words and the tags.

### Do I have to write the tags myself?

No. In Simple mode, or with Surprise me on empty lyrics in Custom mode, the songwriter writes the lyrics with their tags for you.

## Related

- https://eroq.ai/tools/ai-music-generator — AI music generator
- https://eroq.ai/help/voice/make-a-song — Make a song
- https://eroq.ai/docs/music — Music API
- https://eroq.ai/blog/how-to-write-lyrics-for-ai-songs — Writing lyrics for AI songs

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