VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/countrywaltz.mma

// countrywaltz

Begin Doc

  These waltzes are good for "old-time" things like 
  "Que Sera Sera" and "Tammy".
  
End

Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 3
Timesig 3 4
Include stdpats34


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// Country/Old-time 


Seqsize 4

Begin Bass
	Sequence  {1 4. 1 90} {1 4. 5 90}
	Voice AcousticBass
	Octave 3
	Articulate 90
	Volume mf
End
	
Begin Chord
	Sequence C23 
	Voice NylonGuitar
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Octave 4
	Strum 10
	Volume p
	Articulate 100
End

// Same voice as the strumming guitar we play a decending 5/3/1 line
// on the 1st, 5th, etc. bar, and the same accending on 3, 7, etc.

Begin Bass-Chord
	Sequence   {1 4 5 90; 2 4 3 90; 3 4 1 90}  z  B123  z
	Voice NylonGuitar
	Octave 4
	Volume mp
	Articulate 99
End


Begin Drum
	Sequence D23
	Tone ClosedHiHat
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Rskip 10
	Volume mp
End

Begin Drum-Kick
	Sequence D1
	Tone KickDrum1
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Volume pp
End
	
DefGroove CountryWaltz  Doris Day would like this! A string \
                        bass on beat 1 with a strummed guitar on 2 \
                        and 3, and a light-feeling drum. 
		
/// Add a sustained string to our CountryWaltz

Begin Chord-Sus
	Voice TremoloStrings
	Sequence  { 1 1 90 0 80 0 * 3}  // Root and fifth notes only.
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Volume pp
	Octave 5
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
End


DefGroove   CountryWaltzSus  The CountryWaltz with a sustained string.

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/// CountryWaltz with a decending flute line

Groove CountryWaltz

Begin Arpeggio
	Sequence   A6   A3 
	Octave 5
	Invert 0 1 2 1
	Voice Flute
	Direction Down
	Rskip 30
	SeqRnd On
	Rvolume 30
	Volume ppp
	Articulate 90
End

DefGroove CountryWaltz1   Same old waltz with an arpeggiating flute. Nice.
Chord-Sus  Groove CountryWaltzsus
DefGroove CountryWaltz1Sus  Arpeggiating flute and sustained strings.

Groove CountryWaltz

Begin Arpeggio
	Voice NylonGuitar
	Sequence   A3 / / A6
	Octave 4
	Range 2
	Direction Up / / Down
	Rvolume 10
	Accent 1 10
	Volume mp
	Articulate 99
End

DefGroove CountryWaltz2    Guitar arpeggios.

Chord-Sus  Groove CountryWaltzsus

DefGroove CountryWaltz2Sus  Guitar arpeggios and sustained strings.


//// Walking bass versions

Groove CountryWaltz

Bass Sequence -

Begin Walk
	Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Sequence W123 
	Articulate 75
	Volume mf
End

DefGroove CountryWaltzWalk  Countrywaltz with walking bass.

Groove CountryWaltzSus
Bass Sequence -
Walk Groove CountryWaltzWalk
DefGroove CountryWaltzWalkSus  CountryWaltz with sustained string and \
                               walking bass.
                               
Groove CountryWaltz1
Bass Sequence -
Walk Groove CountryWaltzWalk
DefGroove CountryWaltz1Walk   Walking bass and arpeggiating flute. 

Groove CountryWaltz2
Bass Sequence -
Walk Groove CountryWaltzWalk
DefGroove Countrywaltz2Walk   Walking bass and apreggiating guitar.

Groove CountryWaltz1Sus
Bass Sequence -
Walk Groove CountryWaltzWalk
DefGroove CountryWaltz1SusWalk Arpeggiating flute, sustained string \
                               and walking bass

Groove CountryWaltz2Sus
Bass Sequence -
Walk Groove CountryWaltzWalk
DefGroove  CountryWaltz2SusWalk Apregginating guitar, sustained string \
                                and walking bass.







//// Ending

Groove CountryWaltz

Begin Chord
	Sequence C23  /  L2 L1
	Articulate 100
	Volume pp
End

Begin Bass
	Sequence B123  B1/5  B123  B1
	Volume mp
End

Begin Drum
	Sequence   D12   /  /  D1
	Volume    ppp   pp  p  mf
End

Begin Drum-Kick
	Sequence D1
	Volume p
End
	
DefGroove CountryWaltzEnd 	A good ending with a cymbal roll. The \
                            4th bar just hits on the first beat.