Songwriting & AI Music Generation

Kheish Compatibility

This skill is repo-local and stays inactive until explicitly activated.

When the original instructions refer to legacy tool names, use these Kheish mappings:

• terminal => bash
• web_extract => web_fetch, plus web_search when discovery is needed
• search_files => grep_search and glob_search
• browser_* tools require a browser-capable surfaced tool or MCP; if none is available, use the closest available surface and say so explicitly

When the instructions mention local helper files, resolve them from ${KHEISH_SKILL_DIR}.

Songwriting & AI Music Generation

Everything here is a GUIDELINE, not a rule. Art breaks rules on purpose. Use what serves the song. Ignore what doesn't.

1. Song Structure (Pick One or Invent Your Own)

Common skeletons — mix, modify, or throw out as needed:

ABABCB  Verse/Chorus/Verse/Chorus/Bridge/Chorus    (most pop/rock)
AABA    Verse/Verse/Bridge/Verse (refrain-based)    (jazz standards, ballads)
ABAB    Verse/Chorus alternating                    (simple, direct)
AAA     Verse/Verse/Verse (strophic, no chorus)     (folk, storytelling)

The six building blocks:

• Intro — set the mood, pull the listener in
• Verse — the story, the details, the world-building
• Pre-Chorus — optional tension ramp before the payoff
• Chorus — the emotional core, the part people remember
• Bridge — a detour, a shift in perspective or key
• Outro — the farewell, can echo or subvert the rest

You don't need all of these. Some great songs are just one section