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In this video, we're talking about how to write a post chorus in 3 easy steps. Post-Choruses don't need to be as difficult and confusing as they might seem, so we're going to break down a simple 3-step way to write a postchorus for your song.

Transcript:
Post choruses are probably the most modern song section of all because really they've had quite the rise in the last 10 years. And pre choruses are something that were popular even before that. So it's important to know how on earth do we write a post chorus. In this video, we're going to talk about how to write a post chorus in three easy steps. So really quick, before we get into the three steps, we need to establish what a post chorus is and what its purpose is. And at a high level, what it is, is a song section that happens after the chorus and fundamentally belongs to the chorus in the way that a pre chorus is not a post verse. It's called a pre chorus. There's a reason for that, even though very often a pre chorus does happen after the verse. It is a song section that specifically is meant to lead into the chorus. And a post chorus is something that is specifically meant to sort of continue the chorus party a little bit longer. So you can sort of see a post chorus as, "Hey, you liked that chorus, huh? Here's a little more chorus for you." Or a very common analogy is something like an after party, or you can see it as an encore to a concert. You saw the 10 songs that were the main concert, and then there's that little encore performance to sort of keep the party going a little bit longer. A post chorus is basically that for a chorus. You had a 20 second chorus, that's pretty awesome. So you want to get 10 more seconds out of that awesomeness, so you have a post chorus, which keeps that party going just a little bit longer. Alright, so let's talk about how to write one in three really simple steps. One great first step is simply to double down on the chord progression of the chorus. So certainly this is not always the case, but it is very common that a post chorus so much so doubles down on the chorus, that it actually keeps the exact same chord progression. And because it is supposed to be essentially a section that keeps that chorus party going a little bit longer, it makes sense to double down on the chord progression you already have. Now something good to do is to change something up arrangement wise though. So for example, if your bass was just doing whole notes or one note per measure, maybe now doing an eighth note pattern to just give a little bit more of a rhythm to this section, or changing up how you play the piano part, or changing up how you play the guitar chords might go a long way. Just to make it so that yes, the chord progression is the same, but the arrangement of the chord progression changes a little bit to maybe add even a little bit more energy. Or of course, if you are arranging or producing your song, you also can add an instrument or two. Step two is to basically throw out your chorus melody and instead replace it with a hook. Now I somewhat reductionist, but also somewhat accurate view of a post-chorus, is that very often a post-chorus is essentially copying and pasting your chorus, but then you throw out the melody of the chorus and instead put in a more simplistic hook. Or instead to take the main hook line from the chorus melody and just basically use that over and over again for the post-chorus. So let's quickly cover what I mean by a hook versus a melody. I think a good way to break this down is that it's somewhat analogous to something like a theme versus a motif. A theme is something that is a little bit more of a full melody. You would have something like Darth Vader's theme, but a motif is something that just suggests that theme. It very often is just one phrase from the longer theme. So in the same way, a chorus melody is something that might have three different phrases in an A, B, A, C pattern. So it's four total phrases, but the A pattern is repeated and then you have the B and the C pattern. But a hook is very often something that is shorter and simpler and to the point.

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0:00 Introduction
0:21 What is a Post-Chorus + What Is It For?
1:28 Step 1: Double Down on Chorus Chords
2:27 Step 2: Add a Hook
2:52 Hook vs. Melody
4:48 Step 3: Write Lyrics