Explore 12 genre templates, copy a prompt, and make it your own. Start with a complete song description, then use the guide below to refine the sound.
Where do I paste a prompt?Browse and copy for free. Creating a song in ToSong uses credits.
Choose a genre, then adapt the story, vocals or instruments. Each Suno prompt is a complete description you can bring straight into the creator.
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Write a melodic metalcore song about finding resolve after a difficult year. Use down-tuned chugging guitars, driving double-kick drums, tense screamed verses and a wide clean-sung chorus. Add a brief half-time breakdown before the final chorus, with a tight, forceful modern mix.
Screamed verses, a clean chorus and a half-time breakdown define the metalcore direction. Use gritty singing for a gentler version.
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Create a bright indie pop song about taking the long way home with someone you love. Use jangly electric guitar, a rounded bass line, lively acoustic drums and a clear female lead vocal. Start with a small guitar motif and build toward a warm, memorable chorus.
The guitar motif gives the track its identity. Replace full drums with light percussion for greater intimacy.
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Create an instrumental synthwave track for a late-night drive through a quiet city. Use warm analog synth chords, a steady drum-machine groove, a pulsing bass line and a clear lead melody. Build slowly into a wider chorus-like section, then finish with a relaxed fade.
The lead melody carries this instrumental. Darken the chord texture for more tension while keeping the pulse.
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Make an instrumental lo-fi hip-hop track for reading on a rainy afternoon. Use soft electric piano chords, brushed drum textures, a gentle swung beat and a mellow bass line. Keep the melody understated, with subtle tape warmth and small variations instead of a dramatic drop.
This favors background listening. If it feels busy, remove an instrument or request more space.
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Write an intimate acoustic folk song about meeting an old friend after years apart. Use fingerpicked guitar, warm upright bass and light brushed percussion beneath a close, natural male vocal. Keep the verses conversational and let the chorus open gently, without a large orchestral build.
Change the reunion story to your memories. Use custom lyrics for particular words you want sung.
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Compose an instrumental cinematic piece that moves from uncertainty to quiet triumph. Begin with a repeating solo piano motif, introduce low strings, and gradually add warm brass and measured orchestral percussion. Let the final section feel expansive but restrained, then return to the opening piano idea.
The returning piano idea creates an arc. Retain piano and strings and remove brass for a smaller sound.
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Write a tender piano pop ballad about saying goodbye without resentment. Use a soft female lead vocal, spacious piano chords, understated bass and a small string arrangement. Keep the first verse sparse, lift the chorus with vocal harmonies, and close with a quiet piano-led ending.
The chorus lifts without changing genre. Remove strings for simplicity and keep the gentle harmonies.
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Create an alternative rock song about breaking a routine and starting over. Use crunchy rhythm guitars, a melodic electric bass line, punchy live drums and a raspy male lead vocal. Contrast compact, rhythmic verses with an open, anthemic chorus and a short guitar-led bridge.
Rhythmic verses contrast with an open chorus. Lighter guitar gain can soften the sound.
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Compose an instrumental melodic house track with a steady four-on-the-floor beat, warm deep bass, soft piano chords and an airy repeating synth melody. Build energy through percussion and layered textures, then open into a clean, spacious drop. Keep the mood hopeful and the groove unhurried.
The repeating melody anchors the track. Reduce drop layers for a calmer version.
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Create an instrumental jazzhop track with mellow Rhodes chords, a relaxed swung drum loop, upright bass and occasional muted-trumpet phrases. Aim for a cozy afternoon atmosphere with room between the instruments. Keep the groove consistent and let small melodic exchanges provide variation.
Muted trumpet distinguishes this from piano-only lo-fi. Request fewer phrases for quieter background music.
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Write a country song about leaving a small town while carrying its memories with you. Use acoustic strumming, pedal steel accents, a steady bass line and relaxed live drums beneath a warm storytelling vocal. Give the chorus a simple singalong hook and keep the production grounded and uncluttered.
Replace the town and memories with your own subject while keeping instruments focused.
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Compose an instrumental ambient piano piece for a quiet evening. Use a sparse repeating piano figure, slow-moving soft synth pads and gentle room ambience. Leave pauses between phrases, avoid a strong drum groove, and let the harmony evolve gradually without a large climax.
Pauses define the atmosphere. If drums appear, simplify the texture or try custom-mode Exclude.
Templates are starting points, not exact scores. Results vary between generations; a BPM, vocal instruction or arrangement cue may be interpreted loosely.
Start with the sound you want, then choose the input mode that fits your material. A song idea and a finished set of lyrics need different fields.
Choose a Suno prompt with the right genre and vocals. Change one detail: the story, a lead instrument or the energy. Keep the remaining choices consistent so the next result is easier to compare.
In Suno Simple mode, paste the complete description into the song prompt. In ToSong, Use this prompt opens description mode and sets Instrumental for you. Review the text before pressing Create.
Listen for the largest mismatch. If the chorus feels restrained, strengthen its vocal or arrangement cue instead of adding unrelated genres. Save each revision so you can tell which change helped.
Use description mode when you want lyrics written for you, or custom mode when the words are yours. Suno’s official Custom Mode guide separates lyrics, styles and advanced options.
Use the complete Suno prompts above to have lyrics written for you. Include the sound and subject: an intimate acoustic song about reconnecting with a friend, for example. For an instrumental, keep the musical direction and enable Instrumental. Put the complete brief in ToSong’s description field.
Explore the templatesPut musical direction in Style and your words in Lyrics, with short section labels for the intended layout. A vocal song needs lyrics in ToSong’s custom mode; Style alone is incomplete. For a custom instrumental, enable Instrumental and describe the sound in Style.
Genre + mood + lead instruments + vocal direction + arrangement. Treat your Suno prompt as a short creative brief. Put the defining sound first, then add the details that distinguish it from a generic example.
A focused subgenre gives the description context. Melodic metalcore suggests different guitars and vocals from acoustic folk. Combine styles when you can explain their relationship, such as a folk melody over an electronic rhythm.
Name a fingerpicked guitar, dry snare or breathy lead vocal rather than asking for something amazing. Mood and production words should support those choices. Tempo and arrangement requests are directions, not guaranteed controls.
A quiet verse opening into a wider chorus gives a Suno prompt a clear direction. In custom lyrics, [Verse] and [Chorus] show intended order. Start simply before requesting several style changes.
Change the instruction related to the problem, then listen again. Rewriting everything at once makes it harder to learn what the model is responding to.
Replace a broad label with defining instruments and rhythm. For metalcore, describe chugging guitars, double-kick drums, screamed verses and a clean chorus. Keep one foundation instead of adding every neighboring genre.
Put vocal direction earlier and describe delivery: breathy, forceful or spoken. Check the creator’s vocal setting. For no singer, enable Instrumental instead of relying only on the words no vocals.
Describe contrasts: sparse verse, fuller chorus, stripped-back bridge. In custom mode, place section labels beside the lyrics they belong to. The model may still interpret this guidance differently.
Remove conflicting instructions first. In custom mode, put unwanted instruments or vocal styles in Exclude. Suno documents this under Advanced Options; ToSong has an exclude-styles field in custom mode.
Use a template as a first draft, then bring your own subject, lyrics and musical choices. Explore the creator or read more about the models and song types available in ToSong.