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27 takes to get something aproaching acceptable. 27 takes! And I wrote this myself, it's not difficult and I have been playing it for weeks and weeks.
One difference is that I had to nail down the form into a consistent pattern. No more adding a measure here, dropping a beat there or changing the chord progression on a whim. It seemed to me that I should make the form easy to follow since I'm asking others to play along. Whenever I play it solo for a live audience (or just messing around) I can improvise all I want. But to do it the way it is written Without any alteration took me 27 takes.

I have gained more respect for all you professional recording artists out there.