Suno 4.0 AI Prompting [Meta Tags] Cheat Sheet
Prompts & Styles for Suno AI Music Creator

Songwriting Cheat Sheet
This is a big curated list of known prompts and styles. Original sources included at the bottom of the cheat sheet.
Verse and Chorus
- [Verse]
- [Chorus]
- Add descriptive Style Words to metatags to guide how the lyrics should be sung.
- [Sad Verse]
- [Happy Chorus]
- Use musical terms to influence the genre.
- [Rapped Verse]
- [Powerpop Chorus]
Pre-chorus and Bridge
- [Pre-Chorus]
- [Bridge]
- [Shout]
- [Whimsical]
- [Melancholy]
Song Structure Tags
- [Intro]
- [Short Instrumental Intro]
- [Hook]
- [Break]
- [Percussion Break]
- [Interlude]
- [Melodic Interlude]
Outros & Endings
- [Outro]
- [Refrain]
- [Big Finish]
- [End]
- [Fade Out]
- [Fade to End]
Instrumental Tags
- [Break]
- [Instrumental Interlude]
- [Melodic Bass]
- [Percussion Break]
- [Syncopated Bass]
- [Fingerstyle Guitar Solo]
- [Build]
- [Bass Drop]
Singing Style
- Gregorian Chant
- Melismatic
- Narration
- Spoken Word
- Sprechgesang
- Emotional
- Sultry
- Resonant
- Ethereal
- Lounge Singer
- Vocaloid
Metatags
Style Vocals Metatags
- [Female Narrator]
- [Diva Solo]
- [Gospel Choir]
- [Primal Scream]
- [Rap Verse]
Prompts to Try
All you need to do is input the topic (or custom lyrics) and the style or genre. You aren’t allowed to input the names of artists or bands (such as Elvis or Coldplay), but you can use the list below to find the correlating music style to each artist. (Use Ctrl-F for search)
Examples:
- Drake: HipHop, Trap, Male Vocals
- Bruno Mars: Funk, Dance Pop, Groovy, Male Vocals
- Fleetwood Mac: Classic Rock, Mellifluous
- Ed Sheeran: Folk, Acoustic Guitar, Male Vocals