Describe the musical structure of "Ramblin' Man" by the Allman Brothers Band.
What will be an ideal response?
Tempo: 176 beats per minute, 4 beats per bar; Form: 16-bar choruses made up of two 8-bar periods each, The first chorus serves as a refrain because of their later repetitions, Instrumental sections are 16 bars each; Features: Solo lead guitar beginning, honky-tonk-style piano, then trademark two lead guitar sound (two guitars playing lead in octaves); Two drummers maintain evenly subdivided beat and strong backbeat, Tambourine keeps a steady half-beat rhythm; Country style known as "western swing" influence in fullness of sound; Guitar solos often lapse into uneven beat subdivisions, creating a swing style; Lyrics: The singer music be free and avoid being "tied down" to one woman; Charts: Pop, #2.
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