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[Hook], which Genius has retired

Warning section.deprecated-hook Previewed fix

The current Genius section guide replaces [Hook] with [Chorus] or [Refrain]. These replacements use the canonical names from the selected English language pack; choose the term that matches the song structure.

Convention: Check whether your language kept Hook.

Example

Flagged by this rule
[Hook]
Sing it

In the workbench this reads: The [Hook] section name is deprecated.

Accepted by this rule
[Chorus]
Sing it

The fix

In the workbench this finding carries one control, labelled Replace with Chorus. The change is contextual, so it is previewed as a diff in your document first and applies only when you confirm it.

The convention and its limits

This check detects the pattern shown above. An accepted example passes this check; it is not a review of the whole transcription.

Sources

The sources cited by this check:

Song Sections & Headers Guide (opens in a new tab) verified Replace the deprecated Hook header with Chorus or Refrain
Song Headers in Different Languages (opens in a new tab) verified Reviewed English section-header vocabulary
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