VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/swing.mma

// swing

Begin Doc

	Some pretty good swing stuff. Works well for standards like 
	"C'est Si Bon". The "Triple" and "Plus" versions are built 
	on their basics, so it it sounds fine to toggle between, for
	example, Swing, SwingPlus and  SwingTriple.
         
End

Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats

/////////////////////////////////////////////////
////// Additional pattern defs


Begin Chord Define
	LongSS1    1 4 90 ; 1+81 82 80 ; 2 8 85 
	LongSS2    1 4 90 ; 2 4 80 ; 3+81 82 85 ; 4 8 80 
End

Begin Bass Define
	Sync1   1 4  1 90; 2+81 16 1 80; 3 4 1 90; 4+81 16 1 80 
	Sync2   1 4  1 90; 2+81 16 1 80; 3 4 5 90; 4 4 1 80 
End

Begin Walk Define
	Sync1   1 4  90 ; 2+81 82 80; 3 4 90 ; 4+81 82 80 
	Sync2   1 4  90 ; 2+81 82 80; 3 4 90 ; 4 4 80 
End

	
////////////////////////////
// Basic Swing Patterns
////////////////////////////

/////////////////////
////// Swing

SeqClear
Seqsize 4    // Make all the patterns 4 bars long

// The hats use a swing pattern. 

Begin Drum-PHH
	Sequence	Swing8
	Tone PedalHiHat
	Rskip 30
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 1
	Volume p
End

Begin Drum-OHH
	Sequence	Swing8
	Tone OpenHiHat
	Rskip 30
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 1
	Volume p
End

// Kicks are one 1,2,3 and 4
	
Begin Drum-Kick
	Sequence	D1234
	Tone KickDrum2
	Rskip 40
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 3
	Volume mp
End

Begin Drum-Side
	Sequence	D1234
	Tone SideKick
	Rskip 40
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 3
	Volume mp
End

// Low-Congas on 1 and 3; hi on 2,4

Begin Drum-LowConga
	Sequence	D13
	Tone LowConga
	Rskip 10
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 5
	Volume f
End

Begin Drum-HiConga
	Sequence	D24
	Tone OpenHighConga
	Rskip 10
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 5
	Volume f
End
	

Begin Chord	
	Voice Organ3
	Sequence	{1 2 90 ; 3+81 4. 85 }  C1
	Octave 6
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Volume mp
	Articulate  80
	Rvolume 3
End

Begin Chord-Guitar
	Voice JazzGuitar
	Sequence  C13   C1234
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Articulate 90
	Strum 5
	Octave 5
	SeqRnd On
	Volume mp
	Rvolume 5
End

Begin Bass
	Voice  AcousticBass
	Sequence   	Sync1 Sync2
	Articulate 80
	Octave 3
	Volume mf
	Rvolume 10
End

DefGroove Swing   Basic swing beat.

/// Change bass to walking.

Groove Swing

Bass Sequence -

Begin Walk
	Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Sequence   	Sync1 Sync2
	Articulate 76
	Volume mf
	Rvolume 10
End

DefGroove SwingWalk       Change the 1/3 syncapated bass to the same \
                          pattern, but with a walking style.
                          
 
////// Single bar triple swing

Groove Swing
SeqSize 1

Drum-PHH      Sequence  Triple6
Bass          Sequence  B13
Chord         Sequence	C13

Begin Chord-Guitar
	Sequence Triple6
	Articulate 85
	Accent  1 30 3 30
End

DefGroove SwingTriple  Modified Swing with quarter note triplets. Good \
                       for occasional fill bars.


////// Arpeggiating clarinet

Groove Swing

Begin Arpeggio
	Sequence    Swing8  /     /      z
	Invert      0       1     2      0
	Voice Clarinet
	SeqRnd On
	Volume p
	Articulate 70       
	Rskip       10      50    40     0
	Rvolume 10
	Octave      6   
End

DefGroove SwingPlus     Adds clarinet arpeggios to Swing.

Groove SwingWalk
Arpeggio Groove SwingPlus
DefGroove SwingWalkPlus  Swing with walking bass and arpeggios.

/// Sustained strings over the swing pattern.

Groove Swing

Begin Chord-sus
	Voice TremoloStrings
	Sequence	{ 1 1 90 0 50 0 * 4 } { 1 1 50 0 90 0 * 4 }
	SeqRnd On
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Rvolume 10
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
	Volume p
	Octave 5
End


DefGroove SwingSus         Add sustained strings to Swing.


Groove SwingPlus
Chord-Sus Groove SwingSus
DefGroove SwingPlusSus     Add sustained strings to SwingPlus. This is\
                           getting a bit thick sounding.

                         
Groove SwingWalk
Chord-Sus Groove SwingSus
DefGroove SwingWalkSus     Swing with walking bass and sustained strings.

Arpeggio Groove SwingPlus
DefGroove SwingWalkPlusSus    Swing with walking bass, arpeggio \
                              and sustained Strings.


/////////////////////
/// Variation 1

Groove Swing	// Use basic swing voicing

// Leave the drums mostly the same, but cancel the pedal hihats
// and grab a RideCymbal


Drum-PHH   Sequence -
Begin Drum-RideC
	Copy Drum-PHH
	Sequence	Swing8
	Tone RideCymbal1
End

// Change the organ to a piano, same rhythm

Begin Chord 
	Voice Piano2
	Octave 5
	Articulate 80
End

// Replace syncopated bass with straight 1/3

Begin Bass
	Voice SlapBass1
	Octave 3
	Articulate 90
 	Sequence   B13 
End 

DefGroove Swing1       A more syncopated version of Swing. This sounds \
                       a bit "twangy" with the piano voice selected.


// Same swing with walking bass

Bass Sequence -

Begin Walk
	Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Sequence W1234
	Accent 1 10 3 10
	Articulate 70
	Volume mf
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 5
End

DefGroove Swing1Walk  Walking bass version of Swing1.

//// Triplet version

Groove Swing1
SeqSize 1

Bass            Sequence  B11
Chord           Sequence  C13

Begin Chord-Guitar
	Sequence  Triple6
	Articulate 99
	Accent  1 30 3 30
End

Drum-HiConga    Sequence  -
Drum-Kick       Sequence  D1
Drum-LowConga   Sequence  D13
Drum-OHH        Sequence  Triple6
Drum-RideC      Sequence  Triple6
Drum-Side       Sequence  D1

DefGroove Swing1Triple    Modified Swing1 with quarter note triplets.


///// Sustained versions

Groove Swing1
Chord-Sus Groove SwingSus
DefGroove Swing1Sus        Swing1 with sustained strings.

Groove Swing1Walk
Chord-Sus Groove SwingSus
DefGroove Swing1WalkSus    Swing1Walk with sustained strings.

//// Clarinet versions

Groove Swing1
Arpeggio Groove SwingPlus
DefGroove Swing1Plus        Swing1 with arpeggiating clarinets.

Chord-Sus Groove SwingSus
DefGroove Swing1PlusSus     Swing1 with clarinet and sustained strings.
Groove Swing1Walk
Arpeggio Groove SwingPlus
DefGroove Swing1WalkPlus    Swing1Walk with the clarinet.

Chord-Sus Groove SwingSus
DefGroove Swing1WalkPlusSus Swing1Walk with clarinet and sustained strings.


/////////////////////
////// Variation 2

Groove Swing	


// Change the organ chording and voice

Begin Chord
	Sequence   LongSS1  /        /        /
	Voice 	   Organ3
	Voicing Mode=None
	Invert     0        2        1        0
	Articulate 90
	SeqRnd On
	Volume p
	Octave	5
End

// Change guitar as well

Chord-Guitar  Sequence -

Begin Chord-Sax
	Sequence   LongSS2  C13   C1234   LongSS2
	Voicing  Mode=Optimal
	Volume ppp
	SeqRnd On
	Articulate 80       50    50      80
	Octave 5
	Voice  AltoSax
	Limit 3			// Just play the 1st 3 chord notes;
	                // the sustained chords take care of 7ths, etc.
End

// The bass line consists of 3 bars of walking bass 
// followed by a fourth bar of a root/root bass.


Begin Walk
	Sequence   W1234   /         /        z
	Articulate 60
	Accent 1 10 3 10
	Octave 3
	Volume mf
	Voice SlapBass1
	RVolume 10
End

Begin Bass
	Voice $_Walk_Voice
	Octave $_Walk_Octave
	Sequence   z        z        z        B11
	Articulate 60
	Volume mf
	RVolume 10
End

DefGroove Swing2    This version is much better with slower tempos \
                    (no walking bass versions since it's already marching).

//////// Triplet

Groove Swing2
SeqSize 1

Bass            Sequence  B13
Walk            Sequence  -
Begin Chord
                Sequence  Triple6
       Volume mf
       Octave 6
End
Chord-Sax       Sequence  C13
Drum-HiConga    Sequence  -
Drum-Kick       Sequence  Triple6
Drum-OHH        Sequence  Triple6
Drum-PHH        Sequence  D1
Drum-Side       Sequence  Triple6

DefGroove Swing2Triple   Modified Swing2 with quarter note triplets.


/// Clarinets

Groove Swing2
Arpeggio Groove SwingPlus
DefGroove Swing2Plus        Swing2 with clarinet

///// Sustained version

Groove Swing2
Chord-Sus Groove SwingSus
DefGroove Swing2Sus         Swing2 with sustained strings.

//// Combo

Groove Swing2Sus
Arpeggio Groove SwingPlus
DefGroove Swing2PlusSus        Swing2 with clarinet.


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


Groove Swing

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Drum-PHH       Sequence Swing8  /      /     D12
Drum-OHH       Sequence	Swing8  /      /     D12
Drum-Kick      Sequence	D1234   /      /     D12
Drum-Side      Sequence	D1234   /      /     D12
Drum-LowConga  Sequence	D13     /      /     D1
Drum-HiConga   Sequence	D24     /      /     D2
Chord	       Sequence	{1 2 90 ; 3+81 4. 85 }  C1 C13 {1 2 90}
Chord-Guitar   Sequence C13    C1234   C13   L1
Bass           Sequence Sync1  Sync2   Sync1 B1


DefGroove SwingIntro    Simple, 4 bar introduction.

Groove Swing2

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Drum-PHH       Sequence Swing8  /      /     D12
Drum-OHH       Sequence	Swing8  /      /     D12
Drum-Kick      Sequence	D1234   /      /     D12
Drum-Side      Sequence	D1234   /      /     D12
Drum-LowConga  Sequence	D13     /      /     D1
Drum-HiConga   Sequence	D24     /      /     D2
Chord	       Sequence	{1 2 90 ; 3+81 4. 85 }  C13 C13 {1 2 90}
Chord-Sax      Sequence {C1; 3 8 100}  /  /  {1 2 100}
Walk           Sequence -
Bass           Sequence Sync1  Sync2   Sync1 B1


DefGroove SwingIntro2   Same intro, but Swing2 voices.


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


Groove Swing	// Use basic swing voicing
SeqSize 2
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Chord         Sequence   C13
Chord-Guitar  Sequence   C1234   C13
Bass          Sequence	 B1234   B13 

Begin Drum-Snare
	Sequence   D8   D13
	Tone SnareDrum1
End

Drum-Kick  Sequence  D13
Drum-PHH   Sequence  -
Drum-OHH   Sequence  -
Drum-Side  Sequence  -
Drum-HiConga Sequence  D24  D13

DefGroove SwingEnd   Basic ending based on Swing. 4 beats on first bar; \
                     beats on 1 and 3 on the second.



Groove Swing1
SeqSize 2

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Chord           Sequence	C1234  C13 
Chord-Guitar    Sequence 	C1234  C13
Bass            Sequence    B11
Walk            Sequence	-
Drum-Kick       Sequence    D13
Drum-RideC      Sequence    D8     D13
Drum-OHH        Sequence    D1234  D1
Drum-Side       Sequence    D13    -
Drum-LowConga   Sequence    D24    D13
Drum-HiConga    Sequence    D24    D13


DefGroove Swing1End    Ending for Swing1.



Groove Swing2	

// We use the same inst for the Chords, but change the pattern
// We continue with the Sax Chord for 2 bars, then kill it 
// We make the alto play the impossible scale for the 3rd bar,
// and a hold note for the last.

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Chord      Sequence	LongSS2 LongSS2 LongSS2 C12
Chord-Sax  Sequence	C1234	z	z       z

Begin Scale 
	SeqCLear
	Sequence      z  Scale16 Scale8 Scale2
	Direction Up
	Articulate 99
	Range 3
	octave 5
	Volume mp
	ScaleType Chromatic
	Voice  AltoSax
End

// Change the bass to be more repetitive

Bass	Sequence    z       z    B11    B11
Walk	Sequence    W1234   /     /      z

// And some finality to the the drums

Drum-HiConga    Sequence   D24    /      D1      /
Drum-Kick       Sequence   D1234  /      D13    D1
Drum-LowConga   Sequence   D13    /       /     D13
Drum-OHH        Sequence   Droll  /      D1234  D1
Drum-PHH        Sequence   DRoll  D1234  D13    D1
Drum-Side       Sequence   D1234  /       /     D1
                  
DefGroove Swing2End     Swing2 ending with  alto sax run. Use ``seq'' so \
                        that you end on bar 4. The sax plays 1 bar of chords,\
                        then 16th, 8th, half note runs on bar 2, 3 and 4. If \
                        don't like the sax run, use ''Scale Off'' to disable.