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    The document provides guidelines for choosing chorus forms based on the tempo of the backing track. For faster tempos with active backings, simpler repetitive forms like AAA and AAB are most suitable. For slower tempos with sparser backings, more complex active forms like A B/A C are better to provide balance and interest. The key is choosing a chorus form that balances the level of activity in the backing.

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    The document provides guidelines for choosing chorus forms based on the tempo of the backing track. For faster tempos with active backings, simpler repetitive forms like AAA and AAB are most suitable. For slower tempos with sparser backings, more complex active forms like A B/A C are better to provide balance and interest. The key is choosing a chorus form that balances the level of activity in the backing.

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    The document provides guidelines for choosing chorus forms based on the tempo of the backing track. For faster tempos with active backings, simpler repetitive forms like AAA and AAB are most suitable. For slower tempos with sparser backings, more complex active forms like A B/A C are better to provide balance and interest. The key is choosing a chorus form that balances the level of activity in the backing.

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    The faster the tempo of the backing (swing for example), the more repetitive
    Chorus Forms you'll use, AAA and AAB for example (listen to William
    Clarke's "Blowin' the Family Jewels," it's all AAA and AAB).
    The slower the backing, the more active Chorus Forms you'll use (listen to
    Little Walter's "Blue Midnight," the A B/A C Chorus Form is king in slow
    blues).
    So, the general guideline you can give yourself is that if the backing is active,
    you don't need to be. If the backing is slow and sparse, up your activity. As you
    can infer, it's about balance.

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