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How do I make a custom anniversary song with AI?

Published 26 October 2026

Short answer

Yes. Write a few lines about how you met and what the years have been like, include both names, paste them into Autunes as custom lyrics and pick a style such as “soft acoustic love song, fingerpicked guitar, warm male vocal”. The finished, sung song is ready in about two to three minutes.

What to put in the song

The songs that make people cry are the specific ones. Before you write, jot down: where you met, the first thing you noticed, a hard year you got through together, a small daily habit (who makes the coffee), and the number of years.

  • Verse 1: how it started (place, season, first impression).
  • Verse 2: what the years have held (the move, the kids, the dog, the tough patch).
  • Chorus: both names and the promise, short enough to sing along to.
  • Bridge (optional): one line only the two of you understand.

A simple template

[Verse] We met in a crowded train in May, / you laughed at my terrible joke anyway… [Chorus] Ten years of you, Maya and Sam, / still the best plan we ever had… Change every detail to your own; the structure is what helps the melody.

Paste the lyrics into Create with “Custom lyrics” selected. On the free plan, songs with your own lyrics are made on Zori5.5 XL, the higher-fidelity model.

Styles that suit an anniversary

  • Soft acoustic love song, fingerpicked guitar, warm vocal, 80 bpm.
  • Piano ballad, strings in the chorus, female vocal.
  • Upbeat country, the two of you as the story.
  • Retro soul, horns, a duet between a male and a female singer.
  • Your own language: Spanish bolero, Portuguese bossa nova, Arabic romantic ballad, Hindi Bollywood duet.

Keeping the song

To download a song made on the free plan, buy that song once (US$0.99, €0.99, £0.89, A$1.49); it is then yours, including the right to post it anywhere. A paid pass downloads every song you make. If you want the song in your own voice, the “Sing it in my voice” feature (Creator plan) re-sings an Autunes song in your voice from a 20-second recording.

Try it yourself

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Frequently asked questions

Can I choose a duet with a male and a female voice?

Yes. Ask for a duet in the style box (for example “male and female duet”) and mark who sings which part in the lyrics.

What if I can’t write lyrics?

Describe your story in a sentence or two instead (“anniversary song for Priya and Tom, met in Lisbon, married 5 years, a dog called Biscuit”) and Autunes writes the lyrics for you.

Will anyone else hear our song?

On the free plan, new songs are public by default; switch the song to private in your library if it’s just for the two of you. On Pro and Creator, songs are private unless you publish them.

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