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5.91First complete arrangement

Intro

4-bar turnaround:

C7 A7 | Dm7 G7 | C7 A7 | Dm7 G7

Chorus 1

basic blues, sparse.

Chorus 2

quick-change + stronger fills.

Chorus 3

jazz-blues changes.

Solo

2–3 choruses building intensity.

Final chorus

return to recognizable blues riff.

Tag

three repetitions.

Ending

Dm7 → D♭7 → C6/9.

This is a complete performance structure.