VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/boggiewoggie.mma

// boggiewoogie

Begin Doc

	A standard boogie-woogie blues beat. Great if you like this
	style; I find it gets old on my ears fairly fast.
	NOTE: This style uses dominate 7ths in the bass patterns. It'll
	probably not sound good in songs with Major 7th or Diminished chords.
End

Author Bob van der Poel 

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats

//////// Additional patterns

Begin Bass Define
   B4-1   1 4 1  90; 2 4 3 90; 3 4 5 90; 4 4 6 90
   B4-2   1 4 6# 90; 2 4 6 90; 3 4 5 90; 4 4 3 90

   B8s-1  1 81 1 90;  1+81 82 1 90; 2 81 3 90; 2+81 82 3 90; \
          3 81 5  90; 3+81 82 5 90; 4 81 6 90; 4+81 82 6 90
   B8s-2  1 81 6# 90; 1+81 82 6# 90; 2 81 6 90; 2+81 82 6 90; \
          3 81 5  90; 3+81 82 5  90; 4 81 3 90; 4+81 82 3 90

End

Begin Chord Define
	BChord-1  1 81  90;  2+81 82 90
	
	Bchord-2  1+81 82 90; 3 82 90; 3+81 82 90

	Bchord-3  1+81 82 90; C2; C3; C4
	
	Bchord-4  1 81 90; 1+81 82 90; 2 81 90; 2+81 82 90; 3+81 82 90; 3 4 90

End

/////////////

// The standard bass line for a boogie-woogie is
// 1,3,5,6

SeqSize 4

Begin Bass
  Voice Piano2
  Octave 3
  Articulate 70
  Rtime 10
  RVolume 10
  Accent 1 3
  Sequence B4-1 B4-2
End

Begin Chord
  Voice Piano2
  Octave 5
  Articulate 90
  Sequence Bchord-1 Bchord-2 Bchord-1 Bchord-4
End

DefGroove BoggieWoggie  Basic BG with four-to-the-bar bass line.

SeqSize 2
Chord Sequence C13 Bchord-3

DefGroove BoggieWoggie1   Basic BG with stronger chord line.


Groove BoggieWoggie

Begin Bass
  Articulate 94
  Sequence B8s-1 B8s-2
End

DefGroove BoggieWoggie2  BG with 8/16s bass line.

SeqSize 2
Chord Sequence C13 Bchord-3

DefGroove BoggieWoggie3  BG with 8/16s bass line and strong chords.

/////////////////////
// Ending

Groove BoggieWoggie
SeqSize 2

Chord Sequence C13 C123

DefGroove BoggieWoggieEnd Same bass line but bar 1 has chords on 1/3 and \
                          bar 2 has 1/2/3. Use a ``z!'' to turn off the \
                          bass on the last beat(s).