Abstract: In the long course of historical development，the Bai people have created the art of Daben ballad with distinctive
characteristics. Folk customs in Dali area believe that this song has the functions of educating，exhorting people，and praying for
blessings while ridding disasters. There is a folk proverb that goes，"one song is better than three fastings". Through field
investigation，the paper analyzes and studies the musical form of traditional classical tracks of the Bai Daben ballad，which is
conducive to promoting the creation and singing of Daben ballad in present days，inheriting and protecting Daben ballad and
enhancing various ethnic people's identity of the Chinese culture so as to consolidate the consciousness of Chinese national
community.

Key words: traditional Daben ballad, tracks, music form