VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/jazzguitar.mma

// jazzguitar

Begin Doc
 For jazz ballads. This has ONLY a guitar (well, expect for the sustained
 versions). Mostly chords, but some
 bass and arpeggio is included. The song "Django" is a bit of a demo.
End

Author Bob van der Poel

NewSet SustainVoice TremoloStrings

Begin DocVar
	  SustainVoice  Voice for the sustained versions (default=TremoloStrings).
End

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats

////////// Additional defines


////////////////////////
// Basic


SeqSize 4

Begin Chord
	Voice JazzGuitar
	Articulate 95
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Volume m
	Octave 5
	Sequence C1234
End

Begin Bass
	Voice $_Chord_Voice
	Articulate 105
	Octave 3
	Volume mf
	Sequence B13 / / {1 2 1 90; 2 8 3 80; 3 2 5 90}
End


DefGroove JazzGuitar     A very basic 4 to the bar accompaniment.

////////// Same, but with walking bass

Groove JazzGuitar

Bass Sequence -

Begin Walk
	Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Articulate $_Bass_Articulate
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Volume $_Bass_Volume
	Sequence W1234  /   /   W13
	Direction Down
End

DefGroove JazzGuitarWalk     Changes the bass pattern to walking.

/// Add in arpeggios every 4th bar

Groove JazzGuitar

Chord Volume +0 / / -30   /// cut volume for chord on 4th bar

Begin Arpeggio
	Voice $_Chord_Voice
	Articulate 140
	Rskip 10
	Octave 5
	Volume mf
	Direction Down
	Range .9
	Sequence z / / A8
End

DefGroove JazzGuitar1       Our basic pattern with arpeggios every 4th bar.

Groove JazzGuitarWalk
	Chord    Groove  JazzGuitar1
	Arpeggio Groove  JazzGuitar1
DefGroove JazzGuitar1Walk   Walking bass with arpeggios every 4th bar.

/// A bit of syncopation in the chords

Groove JazzGuitar

Begin Chord
	Sequence  {C1234; C24 Shift .66}
	Strum 5
	Articulate 80
	Direction Both
End

DefGroove JazzGuitar2   Basic pattern with more strum and syncopation.

Groove JazzGuitar2
	Bass Sequence -
	Walk Groove JazzGuitarWalk
DefGroove JazzGuitar2Walk  The strum pattern with walking bass

/////////

Groove JazzGuitar2

Chord Volume +0 / / -30
Begin Arpeggio
	Groove JazzGuitar1
	Octave 5
	Sequence z / / {A4; A2 Shift 1.66}
End

DefGroove JazzGuitar3     Add arpeggios every 4 bars to the syncopated strumming.

Groove JazzGuitar3
	Bass Sequence -
	Walk Groove JazzGuitarWalk
DefGroove JazzGuitar3Walk  Aprpeggios and walking bass.

////////////////////////////
//// Sustained versions

Groove JazzGuitar
Begin Chord-Sus
	Voice      $SustainVoice
	Sequence   {1 1 96 0 90 0 * 4}
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Octave     5
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
	Volume     p   
End

DefGroove JazzGuitarSus    Sustained strings added to basic pattern.

Groove JazzGuitar1
Chord-Sus Groove JazzGuitarSus
DefGroove JazzGuitar1Sus       Sustained strings added to JazzGuitar1.

Groove JazzGuitar2
Chord-Sus Groove  JazzGuitarSus
DefGroove JazzGuitar2Sus      Sustained strings added to JazzGuitar2.

Groove JazzGuitar3
Chord-Sus Groove  JazzGuitarSus
DefGroove JazzGuitar3Sus      Sustained strings added to JazzGuitar3

Groove JazzGuitarWalk
Chord-Sus Groove  JazzGuitarSus
DefGroove JazzGuitarWalkSus   Sustained strings added to JazzGuitarWalk.

Groove JazzGuitar1Walk
Chord-Sus Groove  JazzGuitarSus
DefGroove JazzGuitar1WalkSus   Sustained strings added to JazzGuitarWalk1.

Groove JazzGuitar2Walk
Chord-Sus Groove  JazzGuitarSus
DefGroove JazzGuitar2WalkSus    Sustained strings added to JazzGuitarWalk2.

Groove JazzGuitar3Walk
Chord-Sus Groove  JazzGuitarSus
DefGroove JazzGuitar3WalkSus    Sustained strings added to JazzGuitarWalk3.

//////////////////////////////
//////  Intro

Groove JazzGuitar

Begin Chord
	Sequence z z z L1
	Strum 15
	Volume mp
	Octave 6
	Articulate 150
End

Begin Arpeggio
	Voice $_Chord_Voice
	Volume m
	Octave 5
	Direction Up
	Range 1.9
	Articulate 120
	Harmony Open
	Sequence A8 / / z
End

Bass Sequence B13 / / {1 1 1 90}

DefGroove JazzGuitarIntro  A 4 bar, arpeggiating introduction.

/// a 2nd intro. We use the basic pattern, but add a little bass run
/// in the 4th bar.

Groove JazzGuitar

Chord  Sequence * * * C12
Bass   Sequence * * * {1 4 1+ 90;2 8 5 90; 2.5 4. 3 90; 3 4 1 90; 4 4 1 90  }


DefGroove JazzGuitar1Intro   A 4 bar intro with a bass run on bar 4.

	  
///////////////
//// Endings

Groove JazzGuitar
SeqSize 2

Begin Chord
	Sequence {1 8 90; 1.5 8 80; 2 8 90; 2.5 8 80; 3 4 80; 4 4 70} \
	         {1 1 80 70 60 50; 3 1 70 60 50 40}
	Direction Up
	Strum    0    30
End

Begin Bass
	Sequence B13 B1
End

DefGroove JazzGuitarEnd  Soft, 2 bar ending.


Groove JazzGuitar
SeqSize 1

Begin Chord
	Sequence {1 8 90; 1.5 8 84; 2 8 80; 2.5 8 70; 3 2 66}
End

Begin Bass
	Sequence {1 2. 1 90}
End

DefGroove JazzGuitarEnd1  Soft, 1 bar ending.