---
last-updated: 2026-04-10
genre: Electronic
aliases: [EDM, House, Deep House, Tech House, Techno, Trance, Future Bass, Synthwave]
bpm-range: 120-150 BPM (varies by subgenre)
---

# Electronic - Song Structure Template

## Standard Structure

**Build-Drop** -- Intro / Build / Drop / Breakdown / Build / Drop / Outro

This is NOT a verse-chorus structure. Electronic music uses energy arcs, not narrative arcs.

## Section Flow

### 1. [Intro]
- **Suno metatag:** `[Intro]`
- **Content:** Atmospheric, rhythmic foundation. Often drums-only or pads.
- **Lines:** 0 (instrumental) or 1-2 vocal lines
- **Delivery:** `[Soft]`, `[Breathy]`
- **Notes:** Sets BPM and energy floor. Can use `[Instrumental]`.

### 2. [Verse 1]
- **Suno metatag:** `[Verse 1]`
- **Role:** Vocal layer over the groove, if vocals present
- **Lines:** 2-4 (sparse -- electronic vocals are minimal)
- **Delivery:** `[Soft]`, `[Breathy]`, or `[Filtered Vocals]`
- **Notes:** Many EDM tracks have no traditional verses. Skip if purely instrumental.

### 3. [Build]
- **Suno metatag:** `[Build]` or `[Build-Up]`
- **Role:** Rising intensity leading to drop. Tension-building.
- **Lines:** 0-2 (often a repeated phrase or vocal chop)
- **Notes:** This is the "pre-chorus equivalent" in EDM. Energy rises steadily.

### 4. [Drop]
- **Suno metatag:** `[Drop]`
- **Role:** Peak energy release. The climax.
- **Lines:** 0-2 (hook phrase, or `[Instrumental]`)
- **Delivery:** `[Powerful]`, `[Intense]`
- **Notes:** The defining moment. Bass-heavy, rhythmically intense.

### 5. [Breakdown]
- **Suno metatag:** `[Breakdown]` or `[Break]`
- **Role:** Energy drop. Stripped arrangement, atmospheric.
- **Lines:** 0-2
- **Delivery:** `[Soft]`, `[Whispered]`
- **Notes:** Contrast with the drop. Often pads-only or minimal percussion.

### 6. [Build]
- **Suno metatag:** `[Build]`
- **Lines:** 0-2
- **Notes:** Second build, leading to the second drop. Can incorporate vocal elements.

### 7. [Drop]
- **Suno metatag:** `[Drop]`
- **Lines:** 0-2
- **Notes:** Second drop. Often more intense than the first -- added layers or variation.

### 8. [Outro]
- **Suno metatag:** `[Outro]`
- **Content:** Energy wind-down. Return to intro elements.
- **Lines:** 0-1
- **Notes:** `[Fade Out]` or gradual element removal. Can use `[no vocals]`.

## Variations

| Variation | Structure | When to Use |
|-----------|-----------|-------------|
| Vocal EDM | Intro / Verse / Build / Drop / Verse / Build / Drop / Outro | Tracks with strong vocal presence (vocal trance, future bass) |
| Extended breakdown | Intro / Build / Drop / Long Breakdown with Verse / Build / Drop / Outro | Deep house, progressive house -- atmospheric middle section |
| Triple drop | Intro / Build / Drop / Breakdown / Build / Drop / Breakdown / Build / Drop / Outro | Festival-style EDM, longer tracks |

## Densite Syllabique Cible

Plafonds par ligne pour la musique electronique (varie largement selon sous-genre). Voir `reference/linguistic/{french,english}/flow.md`.

| Sous-genre | BPM | Verse rec/max | Drop / Chorus rec/max |
|------------|-----|----------------|------------------------|
| House / Deep house | 120-130 | 8 / 10 | 6 / 8 |
| Techno | 125-145 | 7 / 9 | 5 / 7 (souvent instrumental) |
| Drum & bass | 165-180 | 6 / 8 | 5 / 7 |
| Synthwave / Vaporwave | 80-110 | 9 / 12 | 7 / 9 |
| Future bass | 130-150 | 7 / 10 | 5 / 7 |
| Trance | 130-145 | 6 / 8 | 4 / 6 |

**Note electronic :** la voix est souvent **texture / ornement**. Beaucoup de drops sont totalement instrumentaux. Densite zero = OK.

## Patterns de Flow Caracteristiques

3 patterns rythmiques typiques de l'electronique :

1. **Vocal chops / sample-based** : phrase courte (2-4 mots) coupee, pitch-shiftee, repetee comme rythmique. La voix devient instrument. Exemple : Disclosure, Flume.

2. **Build-tension-release** : verse minimal -> build avec syllabes serrees ascendantes -> drop instrumental. Le release est par la production, pas la voix.

3. **Hook minimaliste repete** : 1-2 phrases entieres rejouees a chaque drop (ex : "Get Lucky" Daft Punk). L'auditeur retient la phrase parce qu'elle est repete sans variation.

## References Auditives Canoniques

5 artistes / tracks de reference pour l'electronique :

- **Daft Punk — "Get Lucky"** (french touch, hook ultra-catchy repete, vocal humain warm)
- **Disclosure — "Latch"** (UK house, vocal chops + voix complete, hook signature)
- **Skrillex — "Bangarang"** (dubstep, drop instrumental, vocal samples chops)
- **Jamie xx — "Gosh"** (deep / minimal techno, atmosphere, build patient)
- **Aphex Twin — "Windowlicker"** (experimental IDM, deconstruction, voix traitee comme texture)

**Note synthwave / FR :** ajouter Kavinsky ("Nightcall") pour synthwave classique, M83 ("Midnight City") pour electronic anthem, Justice ("D.A.N.C.E.") pour electronic-pop francais.

## Hook

Voir `reference/linguistic/hooks-punchlines.md` pour la procedure complete.

**Specifique electronic :**
- **Le drop EST le hook :** dans la plupart des sous-genres EDM, c'est la production qui porte le hook, pas la voix. La voix est ornement / texture.
- **Hook minimaliste :** 1-2 mots ou une phrase courte (4-6 syllabes max). Le mot/phrase est repete plus que developpé.
- **Vocal chops :** le hook peut etre une syllabe / un mot pitch-shifte et chope. Pas besoin de phrase complete.
- **Le hook doit pouvoir se decliner en drop instrumental :** si on retire la voix, le hook doit etre porte par la production.

**Anti-patterns electronic :**
- Hook trop verbal ou narratif (la dance/EDM accepte des hooks tres minimalistes)
- Hook melodique complexe qui ne se decline pas en drop (incompatible avec la production-driven nature du genre)
- Vocal sur tout le track sans `[no vocals]` sur les drops = production etouffee

## Notes

- Electronic tracks benefit from Suno's `[no vocals]` metatag for instrumental sections
- Use `[Instrumental]` liberally -- EDM breathes through instrumental space
- Subgenre BPM ranges: House 120-130, Techno 125-150, Trance 130-145, DnB 160-180
- The drop is the chorus equivalent -- it should be the most memorable sonic moment
- Suno handles `[Build]` and `[Drop]` well in V5.5
- Keep lyrics minimal (500-1500 chars) -- electronic tracks are production-driven, not lyric-driven
