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Death Sting Me Blues

Blues, Blues, Blues why did you bring trouble to me?
Blues, Blues, Blues why did you bring trouble to me?
Oh death please sting me, and take me out of my misery
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Here, the initial statement is declared in the first 4 bars; repeated in bars 5 - 8; and a
complete contrast in bars 9 -10.
Bars 1 - 4 statement of initial theme
Bars 5 - 8 repetition
Bars 9 -12 contrast

32 Bar Song Forms

-A-A1-B-A2A section
A1 section
B section
A2 section

two 4 bars phrases with last two setting up a return to

bar 1 [1st ending].
two 4 bar phrases with last two setting up the transition
to the Bridge or B section
two 4 bar phrases introducing new material with the last
two bars setting up a return to the A section material.
Restatement of the original material with last two bars
setting the final cadence.

This is the typical song form and clearly demonstrates the Repetition & Contrast concept as the
organizing principle.
It can be charted as:
Part
A
A1
B
A2

Phrase length
4 measure phrase
4 measure phrase
4 measure phrase
4 measure phrase
4 measure phrase
4 measure phrase
4 measure phrase
4 measure phrase

Section Length
8 measure
8 measure
8 measure
8 measure