VocalEasel/mma/lib/stdlib/zydeco.mma

// zydeco

Begin Doc

	After listening to way too much Buckwheat I came up with this. I
	use it for "Jambalaya".

End

Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats



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/// Basic

Seqsize 4

Begin Drum-snare
	Tone SnareDrum1
	Volume mp
	Rvolume 20
	Rtime 10
	Sequence { D1234; D2 Shift .5 }
End


Begin Drum-Kick
	Tone KickDrum1
	Volume f
	Rvolume 10
	Sequence D1
End


Begin Chord
	Voice JazzGuitar
	Volume mf
	Octave 5
	Articulate 90
	Strum 5
	Direction Both
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Rskip 20
	Sequence C1234 /  / C13
End


Begin Bass
	Voice FretlessBass
	Volume f
	Octave 3
	Articulate 120
	Sequence  B11  /  /  B13
End


DefGroove Zydeco     Our basic cajan beat.


Begin Chord-Acc
	Voice Accordion
	Sequence  {C1234; C2 Shift .5} / /  {1 2 90; 3 2 90}
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Volume p
	Octave 6
	Rskip 10
	Articulate 70  
End


DefGroove ZydecoPlus    Adds a rhythmic accordion 


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/// Sustained versions

Groove Zydeco

Begin Chord-Sus
	Voice Strings
	Sequence  { 1 1 90 0 80 0 * 2}  // Root and fifth notes only.
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Volume mp
	Octave 5
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
End

DefGroove ZydecoSus    The orchestra in New Orleans?

Chord-Acc Groove ZydecoPlus
DefGroove ZydecoSusPlus   String and accordion? Too cool!


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/// Intro

Groove Zydeco

Drum-snare	Sequence { D1234; D2 Shift .5 } / / D13
Chord Sequence -
Bass Sequence  B11  /  /  B1
Chord-Acc Groove ZydecoPlus

DefGroove ZydecoIntro     A simple, 4 bar, introduction with accordion.


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/// Ending

Groove Zydeco

Seqsize 2

Drum-snare 	Sequence D1234  D1
Chord       Sequence C1234  L1
Bass        Sequence  B11   B1

DefGroove ZydecoEnd      2 bar ending with guitar.


Begin Chord-Acc
	Groove ZydecoPlus
	Sequence  {C1234; C2 Shift .5} L1
End

DefGroove ZydecoPlusEnd   2 bar ending with accordion.