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Re: Do You Have a "Template" For Song Structure?

Another thing you might want to check out is this DVD from Donald Fagen:

Amazon.com: Donald Fagen - Concepts for Jazz/Rock Piano DVD: Donald Fagen, Happy Traum: Movies & TV Amazon.com: Donald Fagen - Concepts for Jazz/Rock Piano DVD: Donald Fagen, Happy Traum: Movies & TV

He talks about how Chain Lightning started as a traditional 12 bar and how they deviated from that with the tune. Tune is here:

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