How to create sad music
Want to create a sad, melancholic, or melancholic music? This guide will teach you how to use our prompt generator, by selecting the right options, to create a perfect prompt for sad, melancholic, or melancholic music.
Step 1: Set the "Ambience/Emotion" (AMBIENCE/EMOTION)
This is the most important step. In this section, you need to set the mood of your music. We recommend checking the following options:
- Check Sad (Sad) under the Intense/Dark Moods (Intense/Dark Moods) group.
- If you want the music to have a sense of nostalgia, you can also check Nostalgic (Nostalgic) under the Calm Moods (Calm Moods) group.
After checking, your prompt now looks like this: Sad, Nostalgic
Step 2: Slow down the "Rhythm" (RHYTHM/BPM)
Sad music usually has a slow tempo. In the RHYTHM/BPM section, select a slow tempo:
- Check Slow (Slow) or Very Slow (Very Slow).
Your prompt now looks like this: Sad, Nostalgic, Slow
Step 3: Choose the right "Main Instrument" (MAIN INSTRUMENT)
The instrument is the carrier of emotion. To create a sad atmosphere, we recommend using the following instruments:
- Piano: Check Piano under the Keyboard Instruments group. Piano is a classic instrument for expressing melancholy.
- String Instruments: Check Violin (Violin) or Harp (Harp) to greatly enhance the emotional impact of the music.
- Guitars: For folk-style sadness, you can choose Acoustic Guitar (Acoustic Guitar).
If we choose piano and violin, the prompt becomes: Sad, Nostalgic, Slow, Piano, Violin
Step 4: Choose the right "Vocal" (VOCALS) and "Style/Genre" (STYLE/GENRE)
Finally, you can decide the style and vocal type of the music.
- In the KEYWORDS section, you can choose Female Vocal (Female Vocal) or Male Vocal (Male Vocal). Soprano Vocal or Angelic Vocal usually work well.
- In the STYLE/GENRE section, wrap these elements in a specific style. Pop under the Pop group or Cinematic (Cinematic) are good choices.
Final prompt example
After completing the above choices, your prompt generator may display the following content:
Indie Pop, Sad, Nostalgic, Slow, Piano, Violin, Female Vocal
Now, copy this perfect prompt to Suno AI, and start your creative journey! Through trying different instrument and style combinations, you will discover endless possibilities.