Suno AI tips and prompt cheat sheet

A verse section. Numbered verses like [Verse 1] and [Verse 2] can get different melodies.

Example: [Verse 1] then 4 to 8 lines

The hook, the highest-energy part. Keep it short.

Example: [Chorus] 2 to 4 lines

A build-up right before the chorus.

Example: [Pre-Chorus] (building intensity)

A contrasting, one-time section, often a new melody or key.

Example: [Bridge]

The opening; can be instrumental and sparse.

Example: [Intro]

A wind-down ending, often a fade.

Example: [Outro]

A section with no vocals (also written [Break]).

Example: [Instrumental] guitar break

A short repeated phrase, common in hip-hop and pop.

Example: [Hook]

Soft, whispered delivery for a line.

Example: (whispered) before the line

A full-power vocal, good for a chorus.

Example: (belted)

Spoken or rapped delivery.

Example: (spoken word)

High register, common in R&B and pop.

Example: (falsetto)

Tells the arrangement to build.

Example: use it in a [Pre-Chorus]

Genre, then mood, then vocal (character and delivery), then 2 to 4 named instruments, then production and BPM.

Example: see the tips below

Anchors the tempo. Always put a BPM in the style field.

Example: lo-fi 72, R&B 78, pop 118, trap 140

Makes an instrumental track.

Example: put it in the style field

Negative styles on paid plans, to remove elements.

Example: exclude: male vocals

Continue a song from a timestamp. Test a hook first, then extend only the winners.

Example: extend a good 30 second clip

Reuse a vocal and style essence across songs (paid).

Example: save a Persona from a track

Keep the melody, change the style (paid).

Example: cover a song in a new genre

Use a 6 to 60 second clip as a seed, then extend it.

Example: hum a melody, then extend

Split a track into vocal and instrument stems for a DAW (paid).

Example: remix the vocal separately