VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/rb.mma

// rb.mma

Begin Doc
	Rythmn and Blues. I did a raunchy version of "My 
	Blue Heaven" using this groove.
End
 
  
Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats

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SeqSize 2

Begin Drum-Kick
	Tone KickDrum1
	Sequence  {D13; D34 Shift .5}
	Volume p
	Accent 1 10 3 10
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Drum-Clap
	Tone HandClap
	Sequence  D24
	Volume mp
	Rskip 10
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Drum-Snare
	Tone SnareDrum2
	Sequence  D24
	Volume p
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Drum-Ride
	Tone RideCymbal1
	Sequence  D1234
	Rskip 10
	Volume p
	Accent 1 10 3 10
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Drum-Tam
	Tone Tambourine
	Sequence  D14
	Rskip 5
	Volume p
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Chord
	Voice Piano2
	Sequence   {C134 Shift .5; C3} {C4 Shift .5}
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Octave 5
	Volume mp
	Voicing  Mode=Optimal	
End

Begin Chord-Organ
	Voice Organ1
	Sequence	{C2; C24 Shift .5}   {C1234; C1 Shift .5}
	DupRoot -2
	Articulate  60
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Octave 5
	Volume pp
End

Begin Bass-Guitar
	Voice CleanGuitar
	Sequence  { B13 * 4 }
	Rtime 10
	RVolume 10
	Rskip 20
	Accent 1 20 3 20
	Volume mf
	Octave 4
End

Begin Bass
	Voice FingeredBass
	Octave 3
	Articulate 80
	Volume mf
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Sequence    {1 4 1 90; 2.5 8 1 90; 3 8 3 90; 4 4 1 90 } z
End

Begin Walk
	Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Articulate 80
	Volume mf
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Sequence    z {2.5 8 90 ; 3 8 90; 3.5 8 90; 4 8 90; 4.5 8 90 }
End

DefGroove R&B    Basic Rythmn and Blues.


/// Sustained, take out rhythmic organ

Begin Chord-Organ
	 Sequence L2
	 Volume p
	 DupRoot 0
	 Articulate 100
	 Unify On
	 Voicing   Mode=Optimal
End

DefGroove R&BSus     Change rhythmic organ to sustained chords.


/// Add some guitar picking

Groove R&B

Bass-Guitar Sequence -

Begin Arpeggio
    Voice CleanGuitar
	Sequence  A8 A4
	Range .8
	SeqRnd On
	Rtime 5
	RVolume 15
	Rskip 25
	Harmony 3Below
	Accent 1 10
	Volume f
	Octave 5
End

DefGroove R&BPlus   Our basic rhythm with some nice picking.

Groove R&BPlus

Chord-Organ Groove R&BSus 

DefGroove R&BSusPlus  Sustained with picking.


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/// Intro

Groove R&B

SeqSize 4   // the main groove is 2 bars

Begin Alltracks
	Rskip 0
	Rtime 0
End

Drum-Kick    Sequence  *   *     *   D1
Drum-Clap    Sequence  *   *     *   D1
Drum-Snare   Sequence  *   *     *   z

Begin Drum-Snare2  
	Tone      $_Drum-Snare_Tone
	Volume    $_Drum-Snare_Volume
	Mallet    Rate=32 Decay=-3
	Rvolume   3
	Sequence  z  z  z {1 1 100}
End	
	
Chord        Sequence  *   *     *   C1
Chord-Organ  Sequence  *   *     *   C1

Bass-Guitar  Sequence  -
Bass         Sequence  *   B13   *   B1
Walk         Sequence  -

DefGroove R&BIntro     A bit laid-back, 4 bar intro.

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/// Ending

Groove R&B

Drum-Kick     Sequence   D13     D13
Drum-Clap     Sequence   D24     D2
Drum-Snare    Sequence   D24     D2
Drum-Ride     Sequence   D1234   D1
Drum-Tam      Sequence   D14     D1

Chord         Sequence   C134    {1 2 90 }
Chord-Organ   Sequence	 C24     C1
Bass-Guitar   Sequence   B1234   B11
Bass          Sequence   B13     B11
Walk          Sequence   -


DefGroove R&BEnd   Ending for R&B.