· 8 min

Prompt Engineering: Make AI Understand Your Music

Style formulas, meta tags, and advanced controls — turn random generation into predictable results.

Great prompts are the key to great AI music. This tutorial covers Suno’s style description syntax.

Basic Structure

[genre], [mood], [instruments], [vocal type], [tempo]

Example:

indie pop, melancholic, acoustic guitar, female vocal, slow tempo

Meta Tags (Custom Mode Lyrics)

[Verse]
Lyrics here...

[Chorus]
Chorus here...

Advanced Tips

  • [Instrumental] for backing tracks only
  • [Fade Out] for endings
  • [Male Vocal] / [Female Vocal] for voice type

Practice at Suno AI.