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Initially, The Beatles worked heavily with cover songs from influential artists like Little Richard and Chuck Berry, which were primarily based on the 12-bar blues structure. This type of format typically doesn't include transitional sections, resulting in repetitive lyrical patterns. As music evolved, so did the forms used by artists, evolving from the simplicity of early rock to more complex structures like the 32-bar form found in songs such as “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”