// A very simple 16 bar bossanova created to demo aria tracks.
// No melody in mind, but it doesn't sound half bad!

Tempo 110
KeySig C     // no effect

SeqSize 4    // important since we're setting up 4 bars for the aria

Begin Aria
 Voice JazzGuitar              // For the melody
 Volume fff f                  // make it loud/not quite so loud
 Articulate 95                 // Nearly full time for each note
 Harmony Open+8Below           // Add harmony notes about and below
 Octave 5              
 Range 1.5                     // Limit melody to one and a half octave
 Direction rrr 1 rr -1 2 4 r   // Set our change pattern. Note related to seqsize!!!
 ScaleType Chord               // change to Chromatic or Scale for other effects
    // This is the sequence. Note that there are sets, one for each 'seqsize'
 Sequence {1 4. 90; 2.5 8 60; 3 2 70} {1 1 90 * 8} {1 2 100;2 2 90; 3 4 88} {1 1 80 * 2}
 SeqRnd  On                    // Select sequence to use randomly
 Rskip  10                     // Skip 10% of all melody notes (including harmony)
 Rvolume 20                    // Make the volume a bit varied
 Rtime 10                      // Don't start notes right on the beat
End


Repeat
Groove BossaNova
Cresc mp m 4

Cm7  /  F7
Cm7  /  F7
Bb6  /  BbM7
Cm7  /  F7

Groove BossaNovaSus
Aria Mallet Rate=8 Decay=-2  // just for fun
Swell m mf 4

Dm7  /  G7
Dm7  /  G7
C6   /  CM7
Dm7  /  G7

Aria Mallet Rate=None       // turn off repeating notes

Groove BossaNova
Aria ScaleType Scale        // use scales for next 2 bars
Decresc mp 4

G
Gm

Aria ScaleType Chord       // back to chords for 1 bar
Groove BossaNova1Sus
Aria Riff 1 1 100 * 6          // change pattern to quarter note triplets
Gdim

Aria ScaleType Chromatic   // now try a chromatic scaletype

F

Aria ScaleType Chord       // and back to chords
Groove BossaNova

G
G7
Cm7  /  F7

Groove BossaNovaFill

Cm7  /  C

RepeatEnd 

Groove BossaNovaEnd
Decresc ppp 2
Tempo *.8 2

Aria Riff 1 1 80 * 6
C   /  F
Aria Riff 1 1 70 * 2
C   /  z!