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24 lut 2024 · A famous example of AABA form is “Somewhere Over the Rainbow”. It has three 8-bar sections, all starting with the words “Somewhere over the Rainbow…”, that have the same melody, and one 8-bar section with “someday I’ll wish upon a star…” that has a totally unique melody:
27 sie 2024 · The most common structure in Songbook standards is the AABA form, also known as the 32-bar song form because it’s (you guessed it) 32 bars long. To understand how the AABA form works, let’s listen to an example, “These Foolish Things” by Eric Maschwitz and Jack Strachey, sung here by Billie Holiday.
AABA form, also known as 32-bar song form, consists of a twice-repeated strophe (AA), followed by a contrasting bridge (B), followed by another repetition of the initial strophe (A). AABA and strophic form were especially common in older pop music (1960s and earlier).
The AABA form is associated with the hits from Broadway musicals in the 1930s and remained one of the most popular forms of popular music until the 1950s, when Rock ‘n’ Roll became popular. Each section (A or B) is typically 8 measures long.
AABA Song Form Example: "Great Balls Of Fire" by Jerry Lee Lewis. Although the vast majority of AABA songs are ballads here is a (short!) uptempo Rock and Roll classic from Jerry Lee Lewis that follows the AABA form before featuring the common arranging device of a solo followed by a repeat of the B section of the song
This article will explain fundamentals of AABA Song Form, also called American Popular Song Form and Ballad Form, and provides examples of it being used in popular songs. For simplicity AABA Song Form will be used throughout the rest of this article.
AABA form, also known as 32-bar song form, consists of a twice-repeated strophe (AA), followed by a contrasting bridge (B), followed by another repetition of the initial strophe (A). AABA and strophic form were especially common in older pop music (1960s and earlier).
