How to Use These Prompts (Fast + Clean)

• Pick 1 anchor style (e.g., “Afrobeat”). Start narrow.
• Add 1–2 mood words max (e.g., “upbeat, danceable”). Too many moods can blur results.
• Add 3–6 instrumentation nouns (e.g., “horns, percussion, funk guitar”). Keep them concrete.
• Set a BPM (e.g., “105 BPM”). Use the number + BPM.
• Generate 2–3 versions, then iterate from the best one using small changes.
• A/B test one change at a time (only BPM OR only one instrument) so you learn what’s driving the output.

What this page gives you: Copy/paste-ready prompts that help you get “in the pocket” faster.
What this page does not fully reveal: the deeper tag-stacking + control system used to lock structure, intensity, and vocal delivery for consistent releases (that’s gated on purpose).

Skip straight to the A–C examples →

Prompt Builder Template (Copy + Fill)

Use this when you want to build your own prompt without overloading the model.

Before you generate: read the 60-second mistakes list →

A–C Genre Prompt Examples

• Ambient
  Beginner Safe: Ambient, ethereal, 50 BPM, synth pads, chimes, wide reverb
  Intermediate Better: Ambient, ethereal, sparse, 50 BPM, synth pads, chimes, reversed guitar textures, slow build, spacious reverb
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• Acid Jazz
  Beginner Safe: Acid jazz, stylish, 110 BPM, Rhodes keys, sax, funk bass, live drums
  Intermediate Better: Acid jazz, stylish, urban, 110 BPM, Rhodes, sax riffs, slap bass, tight live drums, punchy groove
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• Afrobeat
  Beginner Safe: Afrobeat, upbeat, 105 BPM, djembe, horns, funk guitar, percussion
  Intermediate Better: Afrobeat, upbeat, danceable, 105 BPM, syncopated percussion, djembe, live horns, palm-muted funk guitar, groove-first bassline, catchy hook
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• Americana
  Beginner Safe: Americana, warm, 95 BPM, acoustic guitar, harmonica, brushed drums
  Intermediate Better: Americana, warm, storytelling, 95 BPM, acoustic guitar, harmonica, brushed drums, intimate vocal, natural room tone
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• Alternative Rock
  Beginner Safe: Alternative rock, energetic, 120 BPM, distorted guitars, loud drums, thick bass
  Intermediate Better: Alternative rock, gritty, energetic, 120 BPM, distorted guitars, punchy drums, thick bass, hooky chorus, tight arrangement
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• Ballad (Pop Ballad)
  Beginner Safe: Pop ballad, emotional, 70 BPM, piano, strings, soft drums
  Intermediate Better: Pop ballad, emotional, intimate, 70 BPM, piano + strings, slow drums, soaring chorus vocal, gentle build
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• Blues
  Beginner Safe: Blues, soulful, 90 BPM, electric guitar, harmonica, shuffle groove
  Intermediate Better: Blues, soulful, raw, 90 BPM, electric guitar bends, harmonica, shuffle groove, warm low end
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• Bluegrass
  Beginner Safe: Bluegrass, upbeat, 140 BPM, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, upright bass
  Intermediate Better: Bluegrass, bright, fast, 140 BPM, banjo rolls, fiddle lead, mandolin chop, upright bass, tight ensemble, clear transients
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• Boom Bap (Hip-Hop)
  Beginner Safe: Boom bap hip-hop, nostalgic, 95 BPM, dusty samples, hard snare, vinyl crackle
  Intermediate Better: Boom bap hip-hop, nostalgic, 95 BPM, dusty jazz samples, vinyl crackle, hard snare, tight kick, DJ scratches, head-nod groove
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• Bossa Nova
  Beginner Safe: Bossa nova, romantic, 100 BPM, nylon guitar, soft percussion, warm bass
  Intermediate Better: Bossa nova, romantic, smooth, 100 BPM, nylon guitar, soft jazz piano, gentle percussion, warm bass, airy vocal, relaxed swing
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• Celtic Folk
  Beginner Safe: Celtic folk, mystical, 100 BPM, tin whistle, harp, fiddle, bodhrán
  Intermediate Better: Celtic folk, mystical, 100 BPM, tin whistle, harp, fiddle, bodhrán, rolling melody, natural ambience, lively folk pulse
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• Chamber Pop
  Beginner Safe: Chamber pop, elegant, 85 BPM, string quartet, piano, soft drums
  Intermediate Better: Chamber pop, elegant, cinematic, 85 BPM, string quartet, grand piano, soft drums, lush harmonies, gentle dynamics
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• Chiptune
  Beginner Safe: Chiptune, retro, 140 BPM, 8-bit lead, pulse wave bass, simple drums
  Intermediate Better: Chiptune, retro arcade, 140 BPM, 8-bit lead, pulse wave bass, crisp drum machine, catchy melody loop
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• Classic Rock
  Beginner Safe: Classic rock, anthemic, 125 BPM, electric guitar riffs, live drums, bass
  Intermediate Better: Classic rock, anthemic, 125 BPM, electric guitar riffs, Hammond organ, live drums, stadium chorus, big hook
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• Country
  Beginner Safe: Country, heartfelt, 95 BPM, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, tight snare
  Intermediate Better: Country, heartfelt, 95 BPM, acoustic guitar, pedal steel, tight snare, warm storytelling vocal, simple hook, clean arrangement
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Next: the mistakes that cause “generic” outputs →

Common Mistakes That Kill Results

• Over-stacking descriptors: 10+ mood words often produces bland, averaged results.
• Mixing too many styles: “Afrobeat + trap + rock + EDM” usually collapses into generic pop.
• Over-instrumenting: Listing 12 instruments can blur the arrangement. Keep 3–6 first.
• Forcing everything at once: If you want vocals + complex structure + heavy FX, build in steps.
• Not iterating: Generate 2–3, pick the best, then refine with small changes.

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Unlock Advanced Control (What’s Intentionally Gated)

This page is designed to be usable for everyone — but some of the highest-leverage control methods are kept inside paid resources on purpose. That’s where the “repeatable system” lives.

• Structure control: how to reliably lock intros, hooks, bridges, and builds without prompt collapse.
• Intensity mapping: how to plan energy ramps so your track evolves instead of looping.
• Vocal delivery control: how to steer cadence, articulation, and performance without “over-directing.”
• Consistency workflows: how to keep a series sounding like a series across multiple generations.
• Tag-stack rules: what overrides what, and what combinations quietly break results.

If you just want to explore, this page is enough to get real progress. If you want repeatability and control, that’s where the system becomes the difference.

Continue through the series →

More Guides in the Series

• D–F Prompt Guide
• G–I Prompt Guide
• J–M Prompt Guide
• N–O Prompt Guide
• P–S Prompt Guide
• T–Z Prompt Guide
• Master Tempo in Music
• Build Intensity Prompt Guide
• Metatags Guide
• Advanced Prompt Techniques

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