Even the instrumental sections at 0:41 and 1:21 have the same underlying pattern, just a different melody in the form of a guitar solo. Listening a bit more closely, we can hear a similar, but abbreviated, version of the same patterns at the opening of the song. Though the instrumentation and the lyrics change, the section beginning at 0:19 contains the same – or, at least, very similar – melody, harmony, and phrase structure as the sections that begin at 0:58, 1:37, and 1:54. This song contains multiple sections, all of which have the same basic underlying music. Strophic form is more common in early rock-and-roll (1950s–1960s) than in the 1970s and beyond.įor an example of a strophic song, consider “Blue Suede Shoes” by Carl Perkins.

Songs that repeat the same basic multi-phrase unit throughout are in strophic form (sometimes abbreviated AAA, because the same basic material, A, is repeated), and the basic unit that is repeated is called a strophe. AABA and strophic form both have strophe sections as the main section, which features the primary lyrical and musical content of the song.AABA and strophic form were common especially in older pop music (1960s and earlier).AABA form, also known as 32-bar song form, consists of a twice-repeated strophe (AA), followed by a contrasting bridge (B), followed by another repetition of the initial strophe (A).Strophic form consists only of repeated strophes.

Les types de strophes