VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/folkballad.mma

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// folkballad
Begin Doc
A very simple folk variation for slow songs. I wrote
this for a slow version of the Burns poem "A Red, Red Rose".
Uses only a nylon guitar, much like a self-accompanied singer.
The harmonica can add some variety with a simple sustain.
End
Author Bob van der Poel
SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats
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SeqSize 4
Begin Bass // all the bass is done on a nylon guitar like a single player
Voice NylonGuitar
Octave 4
Volume m
Articulate 100 90 110 80
Rtime 5
Rvolume 5
Sequence B11 {B11; 4.5 8 5 80} {B13; B13 Shift 1.5} B13
End
Begin Arpeggio
Voice NylonGuitar
Octave 5
Volume m
Harmony Open
Articulate 100
Sequence {1 4 90; 2 4 90; 3 8 70; 3.5 8 80; 4 4 90} / / A8
Direction Both
Strum 3,5
Rtime 4
Rvolume 5
Range 1.5
End
DefGroove FolkBallad A soothing guitar
// Alt chord/arp
Groove FolkBallad
Arpeggio Sequence * z * z
Begin Chord
Voice $_Arpeggio_Voice
Octave $_Arpeggio_Octave
Volume m
Articulate 110
Sequence z {C1;C2 Shift .5; C34} z {L2; C2 Shift .5}
Strum 10 / / 8
Direction Both / / Down
Rtime 5
Rvolume 5
End
DefGroove FolkBallad1 Alternating chord and arpeggio work.
// Add sustained voice
Groove FolkBallad
Begin Chord-Sus
Voice Harmonica
Octave 6
Volume pp
Articulate 110
DupRoot -1
Rvolume 10
Sequence {1 1 70 0 60 * 2} / / {1 1 70 0 * 4}
End
DefGroove FolkBalladSus Arpeggios with harmonica
Groove FolkBallad1
Chord-Sus Groove FolkBalladSus
DefGroove FolkBallad1Sus Chord and apreggios with harmonica
// Introduction
Groove FolkBallad
Arpeggio Sequence * * {A4; A2 Shift 1.5} A1
Bass Sequence * * * B1
DefGroove FolkBalladIntro Simple introduction.
// Ending
Groove FolkBallad1
Seqsize 2
Arpeggio Sequence -
Chord Sequence {C134; C2 Shift .5} L1
DefGroove FolkBalladEnd Simple ending.