[Structure: Focused Performance]
Tight storytelling, medium energy
Inline tags for the Suno v5.5 lyrics field. They are ~10× more powerful than the same instructions in the style field — they control locally, section by section.
How to use: Place a bracketed tag at the start of a line in the lyrics field — Suno applies it to that section/line. Multiple instructions in one tag use pipe |.
Use instead of plain [Verse]/[Chorus] — those are blunt and often force a generic-pop delivery. Behavior tags tell the section what to DO.
[Structure: Focused Performance]
[Structure: Build-up]
[Structure: Anthemic Peak]
[Structure: Minimalist Breakdown]
[Structure: Cinematic Drop]
[Structure: Outro Fade]
[Structure: Spoken Bridge]
[Structure: Call and Response]
Multiple instructions in one tag — pipe |. Most powerful section-control technique.
[Chorus | High Energy | Anthemic | Electric Guitar Solo]
[Verse | Whispered | Close-mic | Sparse Drums]
[Bridge | Half-time | 808 sub bass | Vinyl static]
[Pre-chorus | Build-up | Rolling Toms | Crescendo]
[Drop | Distorted Guitar | Stadium crowd ambience]
Place inline before a line in lyrics field — Suno features that instrument in the section.
[808 sub bass]
[Rhodes]
[Synth Pad]
[Distorted Guitar]
[Slap Bass]
[Banjo]
[Mellotron]
[Taiko Drums]
[Brass Section]
[Strings Section]
[Choir Vocals]
[Breakbeat]
Control vocal delivery on a specific line.
[Whispered]
[Autotuned]
[Powerful]
[Doubled]
[Megaphone]
[Vocal Chops]
[Talkbox]
[Ad-libs]
Ambient sounds and production tricks. Work well at intros or in breakdowns.
[Rain]
[Vinyl static]
[Stadium crowd ambience]
[Tape saturation]
[Lo-fi 4-track]
[Plate reverb]
[Sidechain pump]
[Silence]
[Drum fill transition into chorus]
[Smooth crossfade intro to verse]
[Vocal: female, smooth and soulful, airy on quiet lines, powerful belting on peaks] [Structure: Focused Performance] Street corners whisper secrets under neon rain... [Structure: Build-up | Rolling Toms] Bassline creeps in slow, heart starts to race... [Structure: Anthemic Peak | Stadium crowd ambience | Choir Vocals] Rise up — break free — let the whole block hear you roar... [Structure: Minimalist Breakdown | Rain | Silence] Just breath... and echoes... fading in the rain...