Udio Prompt Templates (2026)

Each template below is a Udio Prompt-box skeleton: copy it, then swap every [bracket] for your own choice. Keep each tag short (1-3 words), put genre and mood first since Udio weights the earliest descriptors most, and aim for 4-7 strong descriptors. The numbered Prompt templates (1-16, plus the niche ones) go in the description / Prompt box; the lyrics skeleton (17) goes in the separate Lyrics box. Anything you generate can be repaired later with Inpainting in the Sessions editor. New here? Start with the best Udio prompts or learn the method in how to prompt Udio for songs.

Universal Prompt template

The master fill-in that every other template is built on. Fill the slots in order — genre, mood, vocals, instruments and production, then tempo and (optionally) key — and you have a complete Prompt-box description for any song. Udio outputs 48kHz stereo up to about 8 minutes, so this one description can drive a full track.

1. The master 5-part Prompt skeleton

[genre] + [subgenre], [mood/energy], [gender] [vocal style] vocals, [key instruments], [production quality], [BPM] BPM, [KEY] [MODE]

How to fill it: keep the five slots in that exact order and drop [KEY]/[MODE] if you don't care about it. Example: indie pop, dreamy and nostalgic, female breathy falsetto vocals, jangly guitars and warm synths, polished radio mix, 112 BPM, A major

Pop & vocal

Bright, hook-forward templates for radio pop, ballads and R&B. Pop lives in the 100-130 BPM range; slow the tempo and thin the drums for a ballad, and raise Prompt Strength if Udio drifts off-genre.

2. Radio pop anthem

modern pop, [uplifting/bittersweet] and [energy], [gender] [vocal tone] vocals, bright synths, punchy drums, catchy topline, layered harmonies, polished radio mix, [100-130] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood pair, vocals and BPM — e.g. modern pop, uplifting and euphoric, female bright belted vocals, bright synths, punchy drums, catchy topline, layered harmonies, polished radio mix, 124 BPM

3. Piano ballad

pop ballad, [tender/heartbroken] and intimate, [gender] [vocal tone] vocals with subtle vibrato, grand piano, soft strings, sparse drums entering late, cinematic build, [65-80] BPM, [KEY] minor

How to fill it: set the emotion, vocal tone, BPM and key — e.g. pop ballad, heartbroken and intimate, male warm tender vocals with subtle vibrato, grand piano, soft strings, sparse drums entering late, cinematic build, 72 BPM, F minor

4. Smooth R&B

contemporary R&B, [sultry/mellow] and smooth, [gender] silky [vocal style] vocals, lush electric piano, deep sub-bass, finger-snap percussion, warm reverb, [70-95] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood, vocal style and BPM — e.g. contemporary R&B, sultry and smooth, female silky airy vocals, lush electric piano, deep sub-bass, finger-snap percussion, warm reverb, 84 BPM

Hip-hop & rap

Beat-first templates for trap, boom bap and drill. Lead with the drum and bass character, then the flow — and describe the flow, never a real rapper's name, because Udio blocks artist names.

5. Trap banger

trap, [dark/hype] and [energy], [gender] [flow] flow, deep 808 sub-bass, fast rolling hi-hats, rattling snare, dark synth leads, [130-170] BPM half-time feel

How to fill it: set the mood, flow style and BPM — e.g. trap, dark and menacing, male aggressive rapid-fire flow, deep 808 sub-bass, fast rolling hi-hats, rattling snare, dark synth leads, 146 BPM half-time feel

6. Boom bap

boom bap hip-hop, [laid-back/gritty] and nostalgic, [gender] [flow] flow, sampled jazz loop, punchy dusty drums, vinyl scratch, warm vinyl crackle, [85-100] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood, flow and BPM — e.g. boom bap hip-hop, laid-back and nostalgic, male smooth 90s flow, sampled jazz loop, punchy dusty drums, vinyl scratch, warm vinyl crackle, 92 BPM

7. UK drill

UK drill, dark and [tense/aggressive], [gender] [flow] flow, sliding 808 bass, syncopated snare, dark piano, cold atmosphere, [140-145] BPM

How to fill it: set the second mood word, flow and BPM — e.g. UK drill, dark and tense, male cold monotone flow, sliding 808 bass, syncopated snare, dark piano, cold atmosphere, 142 BPM

Lo-fi & chill

Warm, low-key beds for study, focus and background use. Add instrumental (or flip the Instrumental toggle) and, for loops, seamless loop, no fade in, no fade out. These are ideal Inpainting candidates when one bar sounds off.

8. Lo-fi study beat

lo-fi hip-hop, [mellow/rainy] and relaxing, instrumental, jazzy [Rhodes/piano], warm vinyl crackle, dusty drums, mellow chillhop, seamless loop, [65-80] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood, keyboard and BPM — e.g. lo-fi hip-hop, rainy and relaxing, instrumental, jazzy Rhodes, warm vinyl crackle, dusty drums, mellow chillhop, seamless loop, 72 BPM

9. Ambient focus pad

ambient, [calm/spacious] and weightless, instrumental, evolving warm pads, soft [texture], no drums, deep reverb, seamless loop, no fade in, no fade out, [55-70] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood, texture and BPM — e.g. ambient, spacious and weightless, instrumental, evolving warm pads, soft granular texture, no drums, deep reverb, seamless loop, no fade in, no fade out, 60 BPM

10. Instrumental groove bed

[genre] instrumental, [mood] and [energy], instrumental, [lead instrument], [rhythm section], clean modern mix, seamless loop, [BPM] BPM

How to fill it: set every bracket for your bed — e.g. funk instrumental, upbeat and groovy, instrumental, wah guitar, tight drums and slap bass, clean modern mix, seamless loop, 108 BPM

Electronic & EDM

Four-on-the-floor and club-ready templates. Match the BPM to the subgenre — house sits at 120-128 — and put the energy words up front so Udio commits to the groove.

11. Festival house

house, [driving/euphoric] and high-octane, [gender/no] [vocal style] vocals, four-on-the-floor kick, deep bassline, filtered chords, warm pads, big drop, [120-128] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood, vocals (or none) and BPM — e.g. house, euphoric and high-octane, female airy hook vocals, four-on-the-floor kick, deep bassline, filtered chords, warm pads, big drop, 126 BPM

12. Melodic drum & bass

melodic drum & bass, [uplifting/dark] and adrenaline-fueled, [gender/no] vocals, fast breakbeat, rolling reese bass, lush synth pads, wide reverb, [165-175] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood, vocals and BPM — e.g. melodic drum & bass, uplifting and adrenaline-fueled, instrumental, fast breakbeat, rolling reese bass, lush synth pads, wide reverb, 172 BPM

13. Synthwave

synthwave, [retro/moody] and nocturnal, [gender/no] [vocal style] vocals, gated drums, analog arpeggios, neon synth leads, wide 80s reverb, [90-115] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood, vocals and BPM — e.g. synthwave, moody and nocturnal, instrumental, gated drums, analog arpeggios, neon synth leads, wide 80s reverb, 100 BPM

Cinematic & acoustic

Orchestral scores and intimate singer-songwriter templates. Cinematic wants swelling dynamics; acoustic wants room and closeness. Udio's high fidelity flatters both.

14. Epic cinematic score

cinematic orchestral, [heroic/ominous] and sweeping, instrumental, swelling strings, epic brass, taiko drums, choir swells, wide reverb, dynamic build, [70-110] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood pair and BPM — e.g. cinematic orchestral, heroic and sweeping, instrumental, swelling strings, epic brass, taiko drums, choir swells, wide reverb, dynamic build, 96 BPM

15. Intimate singer-songwriter

acoustic singer-songwriter, [wistful/hopeful] and intimate, [gender] soft [vocal tone] vocals, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, room ambience, light brushed drums, [75-95] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood, vocals and BPM — e.g. acoustic singer-songwriter, wistful and intimate, female soft breathy vocals, fingerpicked acoustic guitar, room ambience, light brushed drums, 84 BPM

16. Folk / country crossover

[folk/country] pop, [warm/rootsy] and heartfelt, [gender] [vocal tone] vocals, strummed acoustic guitar, [banjo/pedal steel], upright bass, foot-stomp percussion, [90-120] BPM

How to fill it: set the genre, mood, vocals, accent instrument and BPM — e.g. country pop, warm and heartfelt, male rich twangy vocals, strummed acoustic guitar, pedal steel, upright bass, foot-stomp percussion, 104 BPM

Full-song lyrics skeleton with section tags

This one goes in the Lyrics box, not the Prompt box. Section tags go on their own line in square brackets; backing-vocal cues go inside a lyric line in parentheses; a leading / marks a guidance tag rather than sung words. Write your own words in place of the bracketed line prompts, or switch the box to Auto to let Udio write them.

17. Verse-chorus lyrics skeleton

[Intro]
/ instrumental, [mood] atmosphere building

[Verse 1]
[set the scene — where you are, line 1]
[the feeling — line 2]
[a small detail — line 3]
[a turn toward the hook — line 4]

[Pre-Chorus]
[raise the tension — line 1]
[lead into the title — line 2]

[Chorus]
[the title / main hook — line 1]
[restate the feeling — line 2]
[the title again — line 3] (backing vocal)
[pay it off — line 4]

[Verse 2]
[what changed since verse 1 — line 1]
[push the story — line 2]
[a small detail — line 3]
[a turn toward the hook — line 4]

[Chorus]
[repeat the hook] (ad-libs)

[Bridge]
/ quieter, half-time
[the twist or confession — line 1]
[build back up — line 2]

[Chorus]
[final hook — line 1] (belted, harmonies)

[Outro]
[fade the title, one last line] (whispered)

How to fill it: replace every bracketed line prompt with your own lyric, keep the [Section] tags, the / guidance lines and the (cues). First-lines example: [Verse 1] / Midnight on the highway, radio low / I've been chasing headlights I don't know

Extend & Persona re-paste template

When you Extend a clip (+30s), re-paste the key tags so the new section matches, and save a strong take's sound as a Persona to lock the voice across a whole project. If a joined section drifts, Inpaint the seam rather than regenerating the lot.

18. Extend / Persona re-paste block

continue in same style: [genre], [mood], [gender] [vocal style] vocals, [2-3 signature instruments], [BPM] BPM
[next section tag, e.g. Chorus or Bridge]
(match previous vocal tone and energy)

How to fill it: paste your original genre, mood, vocal and instrument tags plus the section you're adding — e.g. continue in same style: indie pop, dreamy, female breathy falsetto vocals, jangly guitars, warm synths, 112 BPM / [Bridge] / (match previous vocal tone and energy)

Exclusion & niche templates

A negative line to steer Udio away from what you don't want, plus a family-friendly skeleton. Short songs want fewer, punchier tags.

19. Negative / exclusion line

avoid: [unwanted genre], [unwanted instrument], [unwanted vocal trait], no [distortion/autotune/fade], no key change

How to fill it: append this to the end of any Prompt-box template to fence off common misfires — e.g. avoid: rock, electric guitar, harsh vocals, no autotune, no fade, no key change

20. Kids sing-along

children's song, playful and [mood], [gender/kids-choir] vocals, simple singable melody, [toy instrument], claps, gentle percussion, warm friendly mix, [95-120] BPM

How to fill it: set the mood, vocals, instrument and BPM — e.g. children's song, playful and bouncy, kids-choir vocals, simple singable melody, glockenspiel, claps, gentle percussion, warm friendly mix, 110 BPM

Want finished versions instead of blanks? Grab ready-made picks from the best Udio prompts roundup, or keep the Udio prompt cheat sheet open for the full tag, section-tag and BPM reference while you fill these in.