Lyric Notation

[aaroncomp]

I typically write my lyrics straight-forward to paper. I was curious if there is a standard set of notation used when writing lyrics to illustrate tempo change, emphasis, etc.? I've not found what I'm looking for after some quick searching, but have a feeling this exists. Excuse my ignorance if notation is a common thing. I'm not necessarily looking for software (but that's fine also), but just the abbreviations used. Thanks.

 

[Hugo H]

There's really no standards. I've used various means myself at different times. Generally all I've ended up using for posting online is a simple layout:

[verse1]
blah blah blah

[chorus]
la la la

I might throw in [prechorus], [bridge] or [intro]/[outro] but that's it for online.

For working purposes I indicate a good deal more if my advice is sought by my musical collaborator. How that's indicated only has to be clear rather than in a formal pattern. That means you probably won't need to use words like "legato". Good old regular remarks are generally all one sees.