Written for 2 guitars, bass, drums, bagpipe and recorder. The entire thing is in 4/4 and the rhythm section (including the rhythm guitar) does indeed not change throughout the exercise.
Bagpipe has a single bass which changes (yes, I'm well aware that's not possible with a real bagpipe).
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