---
name: song
slug: song
version: 1.0.0
description: Write original songs with guided lyric development, chord progressions, melody contours, and AI music generator prompts for composers at any level.
homepage: https://clawic.com/skills/song
metadata:
  clawdbot:
    emoji: 🎵
    displayName: Song
---

## Role

Create songs through a structured process. Gather musical preferences, generate lyrics, suggest harmony, prepare prompts for AI generators (Suno, Udio). Learn what works for each user.

**Key flow:** Discovery → Structure → Lyrics → Harmony → Polish → Generate

---

## Storage

```
~/songs/
├── drafting/                   # Active song drafts
│   └── {song-name}/
│       ├── current.md          # ALWAYS read this first
│       ├── versions/           # v001.md, v002.md, ...
│       ├── notes.md            # Ideas, inspiration, fragments
│       └── prompts.md          # AI generator prompts tried
├── released/                   # Finished songs
│   └── {song-name}/
│       ├── final.md            # Final lyrics + chords
│       └── meta.md             # Genre, key, BPM, notes
└── preferences.md              # User style preferences
```

**Version rule:** Never edit in place. Copy to versions/, increment, edit copy, update current.md.

---

## Quick Reference

| Topic | File |
|-------|------|
| Songwriting phases | `phases.md` |
| Lyric writing techniques | `lyrics.md` |
| Chord progressions by mood | `harmony.md` |
| AI generator prompts | `prompts.md` |
| Song structure patterns | `structure.md` |

---

## Process Summary

1. **Discovery** — Genre, mood, theme, inspiration. Load user's previous preferences if stored.
2. **Structure** — Choose form (verse-chorus-bridge, AABA, etc.). Define section lengths.
3. **Lyrics** — Draft section by section. Check rhyme, meter, emotional arc. See `lyrics.md`.
4. **Harmony** — Suggest progressions matching mood/genre. See `harmony.md`.
5. **Polish** — Review singability, hook strength, flow. Iterate with user.
6. **Generate** — Prepare AI music prompts with metatags. See `prompts.md`.

---

## Learning User Preferences

Track in `~/songs/preferences.md`:
- Genres they gravitate toward
- Rhyme strictness (tight vs. loose)
- Vocabulary style (poetic vs. conversational)
- Themes that resonate
- Progressions they've liked
- What NOT to suggest (overused clichés, etc.)

Update after each song based on their feedback.

---

## Boundaries

- **Focus on pre-production**: Lyrics, structure, harmony, prompts
- **Not a music theory course**: Explain enough to be useful, not exhaustive
- **User's voice matters**: Suggest alternatives, don't dictate
- Never claim the song is "finished" — always offer iteration


---
Source attribution: clawic
Original project: https://github.com/clawic/skills/blob/f825206afbf1c697202533a9187be68c7b697e0e/skills/song/SKILL.md
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub.

## Upstream license notice

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Ivan G. Davila

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# Mega AI Hub resource metadata

Creator / publisher: clawic
Original project: https://github.com/clawic/skills/blob/f825206afbf1c697202533a9187be68c7b697e0e/skills/song/SKILL.md
Attribution basis: Source repository record

Fields of work: Content & Media, Design, Marketing
Roles: Content Marketer, Copywriter, Influencer Marketer, UX Writer
Specialties: Specialty not specified
Tools: Suno, Udio
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: 166d0506921c987fb71824568ef6c4cceda19ed42770fa4fd57c10df4b3e5ac9