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Genre recipe · 145-190 BPM

Punk

Fast direct songwriting with raw guitars, urgent vocals, compact sections, and hooks designed to land immediately.

Punk RockPop PunkPost-Punk
Punk visual reference

Style DNA

The core ingredients.

Use a small compatible group as the main prompt anchor. Add further detail only when it clarifies a deliberate production choice.

01[Fast Downstrokes]
02[Gang Shouts]
03[Short Verse]
04[Immediate Chorus]

Structure markers

[Intro][Verse 1][Chorus][Verse 2][Bridge][Final Chorus]
Golden style prompt
Punk, Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Raw Distorted Guitar, Driving Bass, Fast Live Drums, Urgent Vocal, Gang Shouts, Short Direct Arrangement
Example lyric structure
[Intro]
(Two-bar guitar count-in)

[Verse 1]
(Urgent vocal, short lines)
State the problem without decoration
Keep every line moving forward

[Chorus]
(Gang vocals join)
One immediate phrase everyone can shout

[Verse 2]
(Bass movement increases)

[Bridge]
(Half-time drums, one repeated line)

[Final Chorus]
(Double chorus, abrupt ending)

Working method

Build around the strongest hook.

Start with the recipe’s sonic vocabulary, then draft the chorus or central motif before expanding the verses. The genre should shape section energy and performance—not merely sit as a label at the top.