Examples of different forms:

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Simple Verse Form: Folsom Prison Blues

Simple Verse Chorus Form: Before You Accuse Me

Contrasting Verse Chorus Form (with additional sections): Smells Like Teen Spirit

Thirty-two Bar Form: Over the Rainbow

A Regular Pop Song: Young Americans

Practice

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