versicle

Definition of Verse A verse is a series of lyrics that tell the main story of the song and keep the action or thoughts moving forward. Verses are an important part of a song. A song may have one verse or many. Whatever the number, they take the main idea and explore it in different ways.

Verse is writing arranged in lines that have rhythm and that often rhyme at the end. I have been moved to write a few lines of verse. Synonyms: poetry, poems, lyrics, rhyme More Synonyms of verse. 2. countable noun.

Verses change throughout the song, while choruses remain the same. Often, repeating verses share the same music but usually have different lyrics for each section. The role of a verse is to either demonstrate change happening within the song or to expand the main idea detailed in the chorus.

For example, in the song “Everybody” by the Backstreet Boys, the first verse starts as “Oh my God we're back again/brother, sister's everybody sing.” The second verse starts as, “Now throw your hands up in the air/And wave 'em around like you just don't care.” Both verses have the same melody but different lyrics.

In the song structure, a verse usually takes place between the song's choruses and contains more variation in its lyrics than the chorus. This is why the verse is an important part in the way a song tells a story through its lyrics.

Many people can sing the chorus to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," but few realize there are also verses, including one that starts, "Katie Casey was baseball mad." Verse comes from the Latin word versus, which means a line of writing and is based on the Proto-Indo-European root wer, meaning to turn or bend.

- The simple verse form uses the same chord changes throughout the song, while the melody and lyrics may differ from section to section. We see the simple verse form utilized in blues and early rock and roll, even rap and modern pop music.

Examples include:

• "That'll Be the Day" by Buddy Holly (1957)
• "Be My Baby" by The Ronettes (1963)
• "California Girls" by The Beach Boys (1965)
• "Penny Lane" and "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles (1967)
• "Foxy Lady" by Jimi Hendrix (1967)
• "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple (1973)
• "Can't Get Enough" by Bad Company (1974)

The chorus is the part of a song that is usually repeated at least twice during the song's runtime. In the song's structure, the chorus most often takes place between verses and can be preceded by a shorter section known as a pre-chorus.

How To Write A Verse

1. Figure Out Your Song's Story.
2. Determine Your Starting Point.
3. Write, Don't Edit!
4. Incorporate Rhyme.
5. Think About the Chorus.
6. Test Your Verse To Music.
7. Edit As Needed.
8. Put the Full Song Together.

Verses are usually the first thing a listener will hear when listening to a song. The first verse in a song can be prefaced by an intro. In a song's structure, the verse will often be called the A section. One of the most common musical forms that starts with a verse is: VCVC or, verse, chorus, verse, chorus.

In many songs, each verse brings the story forward, and the chorus is often the same words repeated. Verses are typically 8 or 16 bars long (although not a rule). A relatively common practice is to have the first two verses longer than the last one. For example 16 bars for verse 1 and 2 and 8 bars for verse 3.