Coda is a symbol in music that means to go back to a certain part in a song, usually this is indicated by the word coda/ 2nd time to coda next to the part that needs to be re-sung or re-played. It's Italian and usually is made to conclude or make a big exit out of one part of a piece to another- like a transition phrase or melody that ends the beginning of a song and starts the end (air-go the grand middle (usually)).
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A more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
A "Coda" is an extra section at the end of the piece. It is skipped to at some point during the piece, usually on the repeat.
A music notation roughly meaning "go back to the beginning, playing everything again up to the coda.
Coda
This term is usually preceded by "Dal Segno" or "Da Capo", which means "from the sign", or "from the beginning", respectively. When used with these terms, it means: "Start from the beginning/sign and play until the coda symbol, then play the coda part".
DS al Coda
D.S. al Coda = Dal Segno al Coda It means from the sign to the coda.