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Verse-chorus FormVerse-chorus form is a musical form common in popular music and predominate in rock since the 1960s. In contrast to AABA form, which is focused on the verse (contrasted and prepared by the bridge), in verse-chorus form the chorus is highlighted (prepared and constrasted with the verse). (Covach 2005, p.71) The chorus often sharply constrasts the verse melodically, rhythmically, and harmonically, and assumes a higher level of dynamics and activity, often with added instrumentation. See: arrangement. Songs which use different music for the verse and chorus are in contrasting verse-chorus form. Examples include: Songs that use the same music for the verse and chorus, such as the twelve bar blues, though the lyrics feature different verses and a repeated chorus, are in simple verse-chorus form. Examples include: Songs which feature only a repeated verse are in simple verse form (verse-chorus form without the chorus). Examples include: and with a contrasting bridge: - The Byrds' "Eight Miles High" (1966)
- The Beatles' "Tomorrow Never Knows" (1966)
- Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" (1967). (ibid, p.71-72)
Both simple verse-chorus form and simple verse form are strophic forms. Source - Covach, John. "Form in Rock Music: A Primer", in Stein, Deborah (2005). Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195170105.
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