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If you ask SongFriend for any help, anything it hands you will sound like the rest of your song. When you finish, or whenever you want to stop and put chords to what you have, and hear it live--continue down below. Pick a genre below if you want the chords to lean a certain way, or leave it and we'll go by the words.
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Genre (optional) — what should this song sound like?
Just picking a genre is enough. That alone shapes the whole feel. If you also want to pick a specific artist (the next step), the song will lean into their sound. Elvis feels different from Van Halen. Cash feels different from Dolly. Taylor feels different from Billie. And so on, and so on.
RockElvis, Beatles, Eagles, Petty, Van Halen
Classic RockStones, The Band, Skynyrd, AC/DC, Zeppelin
BluesB.B. King, Muddy Waters, Etta James
FolkDylan, Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel
PopTaylor, Bieber, Billie, Olivia
Hip HopTupac, NWA, Kendrick, Drake, Megan
Alt RockRadiohead, Nirvana, The National
SoulAretha, Otis, Marvin, Amy
Soft RockBryan Adams, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel
New CountryLainey Wilson, Luke Bryan, Kane Brown
Classic CountryCash, Dolly, Waylon, Hank Williams
Chord feel — optional starting point for the verses
Octave

You don't have to pick anything here. Leave it and the chords come from what you chose above — the feelings, the genre and era, and the artist if you named one. Pick one and the verses start there instead.

Either way nothing is stuck: once the song is written you can change any chord in it, or type in one of your own.

Upbeat & hopeful
C — G — Am — F
Bright and open. Familiar warmth. Feels like possibility cracking through.
Dark & heavy
Dm — Am — Bb — F↓
Weight without collapse. Sits in the dark comfortably.
Heart and Soul
C — Am — F — G
The progression behind a thousand pop classics. Playful, nostalgic, hard not to hum along.
Rising
C — F↓ — G↓ — Am
Drops under the C, then climbs a step at a time. Easy chords with a lift built in.
Gentle & emotional
C — Em — Am — F
That Em adds a wistful pull. Ballad-pretty and easy to play.
Soft and sweet
C — Dm — F — G
A tender minor step, then home. Warm and forgiving.
Bright & building
C — Em — F — G
Climbs upward the whole way. Open and easy to sing over.
Rock swagger
C — Bb — F — C
A Southern-rock strut. That Bb gives it the swing.
Tense & edgy
Em — D — C — B7
Never fully resolves. Perfect for anger or conflict that has no answer.
Dreamy & floating
Cmaj7 — Am7 — Fmaj7 — G
Soft edges. Like a memory you can't quite hold onto.
Warm & grounded
G — D — Em — C
Steady and honest. Sounds like something real happened here.
Broken/Unbroken
Am — C — F — E
That E major surprise stings right when you don't expect it.
Open road
E — A — D — A
Forward momentum. Windows down, headed somewhere.
Quiet hope
F — C — Dm — Am
Sadness softening into peace. Tender and still.
Big anthem
D — G — A — D
The "made it through" sound. Big and open.
Lonely & folk
Em — Am — D — G
Late-night campfire feeling. Wistful and worn-in.
Tender & intimate
D — A — Bm — G
A love song that means it. Warm without being sweet.
Blues with swagger
A7 — D7 — A7 — E7
Dominant sevenths that swing. Front porch, hard times, and a smile through it all.
Old-soul slow dance
C — Am — Dm — G
Doo-wop and Blue Moon. Classic, romantic, never not in style.
Mysterious & cinematic
Am — F — Em — Dm
A descending walk into something darker. Slow burn, suspense, things not said.
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