Band Practice - Set List & Form Ideas

.... using this post to outline the form of the original recordings we're referencing.... and keep track of repertoire we explore.

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Born On The Bayou

Born On The Bayou

Intro (8) (2+6)
Verse (22) (12+10?)
Chorus (8)
Interlude (?)
​Re-Intro (4)

​Give Me One Reason

Give Me One Reason

3-click (+4+)
Intro Guitar (12)
Verse Guitar & Vocals (12)
Verse (12)
Verse (12)
Verse (12)
Guitar (12)
(break on beat 4 of measure 12
(resume on beat 4 of measure 1)
Verse (12)
Verse (12)
Verse (12)
(break on beat 1 of measure 10)
End/w 2+3+4+1(m.11 into12)

Born To Be Wild

Born To Be Wild

3 click
Intro (8)
Verse (16) (8+8)
Verse (16) (8+8)
Pre-Chorus (8)
Chorus (8) (4+4)
Bridge (22) (8+8+4+2)
Verse (16) (8+8)
Pre-Chorus (8)
Chorus (8) (4+4)
Outro (22) (8+8+4+2) 

​Midnight Special

Midnight Special

Intro - IV-I-V-I (2x)
Chorus (16) (8G+8D)
Verse (16)
Chorus (16)
Verse (16)
Chorus (16)
Chorus (14) (8G + 6D)
(Break on beat 1 of measure 15)
End ​

​Down On The Corner

Down On The Corner

4-click (Hi-Hats)
​Intro (8) (4+4)
Verse (8)
Chorus (4)
Verse (8)
Chorus (4)
Long Guitar Riff (8)
Chorus (4)
Short Guitar Riff (4)
Verse (8)
Chorus ?x... fade

​Proud Mary

Proud Mary

4-click
Intro - "Turnaround" (6)
Verse (8)
Pre-Chorus (4)
Chorus (4)
Verse (8)
​Pre-Chorus (4)
Chorus (4)
Turnaround (6)
Guitar Solo (12) (8+4)
Chorus (4)
Turnaround (6)
Verse (8)
Pre-Chorus (4)
Chorus ?x... Fade

​Bad To The Bone

Bad To The Bone

Intro (7) (3+4) 
Verse (8)
Chorus (6) 
Verse (8)
Chorus (5) 
Guitar Vamp (13) 
Break + Verse (8)
Chorus (4) 
Sax Solo (12)
Guitar Vamp (19)
Verse (8)
Chorus (5)
Guitar Vamp (8)
Ending (4)
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Good Lovin'

Good Lovin'

3-click
​Intro (6) 
Guitar Interlude (4)
Verse (16) 
Pre-chorus1 (8) (4+4) 
Chorus (6)
Guitar Interlude (4)
Verse (16)
Pre-chorus (8) (4+4)
Chorus (6)
Guitar Interlude (4)
Solo (19)
Chorus (16)
Guitar Interlude (6)
​End on beat 1 (m.7)

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All Along The Watch Tower

AllAlongTheWatchTower

Intro - +4+ - (8) (4+4)
Verse (16)
Guitar (8)
Verse (16)
Guitar (8)
Bridge (8)
Guitar (16) (8+8)
Verse (16)
​Guitar (16) - Fade

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Suzi Q

Suzi Q

Intro

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Have You Ever Seen The Rain

HaveYouEverSeenTheRain

4-click
​Intro (6)
Verse (16) 
Chorus (12)
Verse (16)
Chorus (12)
Chorus (12)
​(End on beat 1 of measure 13)

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Longview

Longview

Pre-Intro (5) (F concert pitch)
Intro (8) (Eb concert pitch)
Verse (16) (15+1) (1=Db)
Chorus (8) (Bb-AbEb)
​Re- intro (4) (Eb)
Verse (16) (15+1)
Chorus (8)
​Bridge (16)(8+8)(1st8=Eb-Db)
Re-Intro (4)
Verse (17) (15+2)
Chorus (16) (8+8)
Outro (16) (4+12)  

​Godzilla

Godzilla

Intro (8) (4+4)
Verse (12)
Chorus (8)
Guitar (8)
Chorus (8)
Bridge (13?) 
Chorus (8)
Re-Intro (4)
Verse (16?)
​(End on beat 2 of measure 15)

​Lodi

Lodi

4-click
​Intro (4)
Verse (12)
Chorus (4)
Verse (12)
Chorus (4)
Guitar (Re-Intro) (8)
Verse 12
Chorus (4)
Break (5) (3+2)
Verse (12)
Chorus (4)
Chorus (4)
Guitar (Re-Intro) (8?) 
Fade

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Bad Moon Rising

Bad Moon Rising

4-click
​Intro (4)
Verse (16)
Chorus (8)
Verse (16)
Chorus (8)
Guitar (16)
Verse (16)
Chorus (8)
Chorus (8)
​(End on beat 1 of Measure 8)

​Red House

Red House

Intro (4)
Guitar (8)
Verse (12)
Verse (12)
Guitar (12)
Verse (12)
​(Break on beat 1 of measure 10)
End (4+a 1 2 3 4 1+a 2  a)

​Tush

Tush

Intro (6) (2+4)
Verse/Chorus (12)
Verse/Chorus (12)
Guitar (24) (12+12)
Verse/Chorus (12)
Guitar (12)
(Break on beat 1 of measure 11)
​End (1 2+ of measure 12)

​American Band

American Band

Intro: Drums (4) (2+2)
Chorus - No Vocal (8)
Verse - No Vocal (4)
Verse (8)
Pre-Chorus (8)
Chorus (8)
Verse - No Vocal (4)
Verse (8)
Pre-Chorus - (8)
Chorus (8)
Chorus (8)
Bridge (8)
Chorus (8)
Chorus (8)
Ending (8) (6+2)
​(begin quarter-note triplets
on beat 3 of m.7 -- fermata 
​on beat 1 of m.9)

​Sunshine Of Your Love

Sunshine Of Your Love

Intro (8) (4+4)
Verse (16)
Chorus (8)
Re-Intro (2)
Verse (16)
Chorus (8)
Bridge (24) (16+8)
Re-Intro (4)
Verse (16)
Chorus (12) (6+6) 
End (4+)

Call Me The Breeze

Call Me The Breeze

2/2 (cut-time)
​(Outlined in 4/2)
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Intro (8) (4+4)
Verse (12)
Verse (12)
Guitar (24) (12+12)
Verse (12)
Piano (12)
Add Horns (12)
Verse (12)
​Verse (12)
​Break m.12 beat 1
End 
 

​Memory Pain

Memory Pain

24 Measure Blues:
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I (2) - IV (2)
I (4)
IV (4)
I (4)
V (2) - IV (2)
​I (2) - V (2)

Count In 1+  +  +  +
Intro - I Chord (4)

Verse (24)
Verse (24)
Guitar (24)
Verse (24)
Guitar (24)
Verse (22)
(m.22 - beat 3+
End - Beat 1 m.23) ​

​Mississippi Queen

Missisippi Queen

Intro (3)
V Chord (1) - IV Chord (1)
Verse (12)
Verse (12)
Solo (12) (8+4)
End (2)

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​Can't You See

Can't You See

Intro (4)
Flute (8) (4+4)
Guitar (8) (4+4)
Verse (8)
Chorus (8) (4+4)
Verse (8)
Chorus (8) (4+4)
Guitar (8)
Verse (8)
Chorus (8) (4+4)
Guitar (8)
Break on Chorus (8) (4+4)
Chorus (16) (4+4+4+4) 
Guitar (8)
Break (rit. - Flute... (3)
End

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​Takin' Care Of Business

Takin' Care Of Business

Intro (8) (4+4)
Guitar Riff (8) (4+4)
Verse (16)
Chorus (8) (4+4)
Guitar Riff & Solo (8) (4+4)
Verse (16)
Chorus (8) (4+4)
Guitar (8)
Break - Drums only (4)
Broken Riff (8)(2+2+2+2)
Guitar (8)
Verse (16)
Chorus (8) (4+4)
Break - Drums only (4)
Anthem (8) (2+2+2+2)
Chorus w/Broken Riff (8) (4+4)
Chorus (8) (4+4)
​End 1 2 3+4+ (m.8)
 

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Jumpin' Jack Flash

Jumpin' Jack Flash 

Intro (9) (4+2+3)
Riff (4) (2+2)
Verse (8)
Chorus (10) (8+2)
Riff (4) (2+2)
Verse (8)
Chorus (10) (8+2)
Bridge (11) (8+3)
Riff (4)
Verse (16) (8+8)
Chorus (10) (8+2)
​Outro (24+) (12+12+...)

​Come Together

Come Together

Intro ((4)
Verse (8) (4+2+2) 
Re-Intro (4)
Verse (8) (4+2+2)
Chorus (2) 
Re- Intro (4)
Verse (8) (4+2+2)
Chorus (2) 
Re-Intro (2)
Bridge (10) (4+4+2)
Verse (8) (4+2+2) 
Chorus (2)
Re-Intro (4)
​Outro (16?)
​End on 2-measure phrase:
[D  C] [G D] (8)  

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​Love Me Two Times

​​Love Me Two Times

Intro (8) (4+4)
Verse (8) (4+4) 
Pre-Chorus (4) (3+1*)
Chorus (3)
Re-Intro (4)
Verse (8) (4+4) 
Pre-Chorus (4) (3+1*)
Chorus (8) (2+2*) (2+2)
Bridge (15) (4+4)(2+2*+3)
Re-Intro (4)
Verse (8) (4+4)
Pre-Chorus (4) (3+1*)
Chorus (4)
​Verse (8) (4+4)
Pre-Chorus (4) (3+1*)
Chorus/Outro (4) (2+2*)
Chorus/Outro (4) (2+2*)
Chorus/Outro (3) (2+1*)
​End on beat 1 (next measure)

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Behind Blue Eyes

​Behind Blue Eyes

Intro (4)
VerseA (16)
​Chorus (18)
VerseA (16)
Chorus (18)

Riff (4)
VerseB (8)
Riff (2)
VerseB (8)
Riff (4)
Bridge (8) (2+2+2+2)

Re-VerseA (8)
End m.7 beat 1...rit. 2+... fermata)   

​Midnight Rider

Midnight Rider

Intro

​Roadhouse Blues

​Truckin'

Roadhouse Blues

Intro

Truckin'

Intro (6) (1+1+4)
Chorus (12)(8+4)
Verse (8)
Chorus (12) (8+4)
Verse (8)
Chorus (12) (8+4)

Bridge (measures of 6+4+4, 3x) Then, (6) (2+4)
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Verse (8)
Chorus (12) (8+4)
Verse (8)
Chorus (12) (8+4)
Verse (8*)

Bridge (measures of 6+4+4, 3x) Then, (6) (2+4)
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Chorus (12) (8+4)
End (8) (fade after 6)

​Wild Night

Wild Night

Intro (8) (4+4)
Verse (16) (12+3+1)
Pre-Chorus (8)
Chorus (16) (8+7+1)
Verse (16) (12+3+1)
Pre-Chorus (8)
Chorus (16) (8+7+1)
Bridge (16) (8+7*[ride]+1)
Solo (8) (7+1)
Bridge (15) (8+7*[ride])
End on beat 1 m.8

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​Behind The Wall Of Sleep (Smithereens)

BehindTheWallOfSleep (Smithereens)

+4+
Intro (4) 
​1234 ​123[+4+] 1234 ​1,2[3,4] 

Verse (16) (8+8)
[+4+ m.6 - 3,4 m.8]

Chorus (8) [m.8 3,4]
(m.8 = 3,4 into all verses)

Verse (16) (8+8)
Chorus (8)
Solo (16)
Chorus (8) [m.8 3,4]
Verse (16) (8+8)
Chorus (8) (7[+4+] +1)
End (10)(4+6)
​123[+4+] 1234 ​123[+4+] 
​123[+4+]
​1234 123[+4+] 1234 123[+4+]
​1234 1,2[3,4] 1
 

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Awake

Awake

Chorus (8)
Rhythmic Interlude1 (4)
inst. Chorus (8)
Verse (8)
Chorus (8)
Rhythmic Interlude1 (4)
inst. Chorus (8) [m.8... +4]
Verse (8)
Chorus (16)[14-br. 2]
R.I. 2 [dr. enter on 2nd m.]

Bridge (inst.) (8) [7+1]
Brg.w/vox(16) [8+2+2+2+2]
R.I. 2 (4) [no dr.]
Gtr. Solo (16) [8+2+2+2+2]
Chorus (16)
Ending (bridge) (4)[3+1]    

  

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​Faires Wear Boots

Faires Wear Boots

Intro 4
gtr. half-time theme 8
br. 4
​gtr. solo1 4
​br. 4 (w/extra beat)
Verse inst. 8
​Verse 16
Verse inst. 8 
Verse 16
​Verse gtr. theme 8
gtr. solo 12
​Verse gtr. theme 8
interlude 4
gtr. half-time theme 8
br.4 (w/extra beat)
​Verse inst. 8
Verse 16
Verse inst. 4
Verse 16
Verse gtr. theme 8
​End theme 8 (2+2+2+2)

​Paranoid

​Man In The Box

​Paranoid

Intro 8 (4+4)
Verse 8 (4+4)
pre-chorus 8 (4+4)
Verse 8 (4+4)
Chorus 8
re-intro 8 (4+4)
Verse 8 (4+4)
grr. solo 16
re-intro 8 (4+4)
Verse 8 (4+4)
pre-chorus 8 (4+4)
Verse 8 (4+4)
re-intro 8 (end on 3 m.8)

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Man In The Box

+4
​Intro 16 (8+8)
Verse 8
pre-chorus 8 (4+4)
Chorus 16 (4+4+4+4)
re-intro 8 (4+4)
Verse 8
​pre-chorus 8 (4+4)
Chorus 16 (4+4+4+4)
gtr. solo 16 (8+8)
Chorus 16 (4+4+4+4)
​re-intro 8 (end on +4 m.8) 

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Can't Get Enough

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Can't Get Enough

+4
​Intro 8
Verse 8
pre-chorus 4
Chorus 8
re-intro 4
Verse 8
pre-chorus 4
Chorus 8
​gtr. solo 20
​Chorus 48 (8+8+8+8+8+8)
​re-intro 8

​Lights Out

Lights Out

Intro 8 (4+4)
​Verse 12 (8+4)
Verse 12 (8+4)
Chorus 16 (8+8)
re-intro 4
Verse 12 (8+4)
​Chorus 16 (8+8)
Gtr. Solo1 24 (16+8)
Chorus 16 (8+8)
re-intro 4
Verse 12 (8+4)
Chorus 16 (8+8)
​Gtr.Solo2-40   (4+8+12+12+4) 
End of m.40 (3+4+)

Brain Stew

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Brain Stew

Intro 4
Verse 8
Drums 4
Verse 8
Chorus 4
Verse 8
Chorus 4 
Verse 8
Jam 12
End on 1+ (m.13)

Ain't Talking About Love

Ain'tTalkingAboutLove

Intro 16 (8+8)
Verse 8
Chorus 8
Verse 8
Chorus 8
​gtr. 8
Chorus 8
interlude 16 (8+8)
Chorus 16 (8+8)
gtr. 8
Jam 16
​Ending 8 (7+1)