Songwriting Infobox

Song Model
Songwriting
Lyrics - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form
Song Form
Title - Chorus - Verse - Prechorus - Bridge
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Perfect Rhyme

Perfect Rhyme has three characteristics:

• The rhyming syllables have the same vowel sounds
• The consonant sounds after the vowel (if any) have the same sounds
• The rhyming syllables begin differently

A good substitute for Perfect Rhyme is Family Rhyme.

Family Rhyme

• The rhyming syllables have the same vowel sounds
• The consonant sounds after the vowel are phonetically related
• The rhyming syllables begin differently

In Family Rhyme, there are three phonetic families:

• Plosives: b, d, g, p, t, k
• Fricatives: v, TH, z, zh, j, f, th, s, sh, ch
• Nasals: m, n, ng

You can substitute members of the same family: cut/luck, rich/wish, fun/sung. Use this chart to help you find family rhymes:

Rhyme Schemes

• x x
• a a

• a a a a
• x a x a
• a b a b
• a a b b
• a a b a
• a b a a

• x x a x x a
• x x a b b a
• x a a x a a
• a b b a b b
• a b c a b c
• a a b c c b

Reading

• Songwriting: Essential Guide to Rhyming: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Rhyming and Lyrics
• The Complete Rhyming Dictionary, Clement Wood

Rhyme Links

• Perfect Rhyme and Family Rhyme
• Rhyme Scheme and Toggle Pattern
• RhymeBrain
• RhymeZone

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