Thanks! BTW, the changes on the 2nd piece you posted are similar to two of my favorites of all time:
* "Song For My Father"...Horace Silver. One of my top 10 all-time favorites.
* "Happy Together"...the Turtles. A happy, having fun song from an extremely popular 70's group...fun to play and sing.
A good, solid structure to use to write good material.
Be well,
Russ