// charleston

Begin Doc

 The Charleston is a fast (200 to 300 bpm) dance from the 1920s. This version
 uses traditional instrumentation to keep it sounding a bit authentic. 
 Written for the song ``Charleston''.
 
End

Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats


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// Charleston


SeqSize 2
	

Begin Drum-Snare
    Tone Snaredrum1
	Volume p
	Rtime 5
	Rvolume 10
	Sequence {1 0 90; 2 0 90; 2.66 0 90; 3 0 90; 4 0 90; 4.66 0 90}
End

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

Begin Bass
    Voice Tuba
	Volume m
	Articulate 80
	Octave 3
	Sequence { 1 4 1 90; 3 4 5 90}
	Accent 1 10
End

Begin Chord-Guitar
    Voice JazzGuitar
	Octave 5
	Articulate 90
	Volume m
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Sequence  {1 4 90; 2.5 2. 90}
End

DefGroove Charleston   Basic Charleston rhythm.

Groove Charleston

Chord-Guitar Sequence {1 4 90; 2.5 8 90}

DefGroove Charleston1   Basic rhythm with snappier guitar.


Groove Charleston

Begin Chord-Guitar
    Articulate 70
	Accent 1 10 4 10
	Sequence {1 8 90; 1.5 8 90; 2.5 4 90; 3.5 8 90; 4 8 90; 4.5 8 90}
End

DefGroove Charleston2   Basic rhythm with complex guitar.

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//// Walking bass versions of the above.

Groove Charleston
SeqSize 4

Bass Sequence -

Begin Walk
    Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Volume $_Bass_Volume
	Articulate 80
	Direction Down
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Sequence W13   /   /   {1 4 100; 2.5 8 80; 3 8 90; 4 4 100}
End

DefGroove CharlestonWalk   Basic with walking bass.

Groove Charleston1
SeqSize 4

Bass Sequence -

Walk Groove CharlestonWalk

DefGroove Charleston1Walk   Snappy with walking bass.

Groove Charleston2
SeqSize 4

Bass Sequence -

Walk Groove CharlestonWalk

DefGroove Charleston2Walk   Complex with walking bass.


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/// Sustained sax section


Groove Charleston

Begin Chord-sus
	Voice AltoSax
	Sequence { 1 1 80 0 50 0 * 4 } { 1 1 50 0 80 0 * 4 }
	SeqRnd On
	Duproot -1
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Rvolume 10
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
	Volume mp
	Octave 5
End

DefGroove CharlestonSus   Basic with sustained sax section.

Groove Charleston1
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove Charleston1Sus   Snappy guitar with saxes.

Groove Charleston2
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove Charleston2Sus   Complex guitar with saxes.

/// Sustain with walk

Groove CharlestonWalk
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove CharlestonWalkSus    Basic walk with saxes.

Groove Charleston1Walk
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove Charleston1walkSus   Snappy walking with saxes.

Groove Charleston2Walk
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove Charleston2WalkSus   Complex walking with saxes.

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// Plus versions feature arpeggiated piano

Groove Charleston

Begin Arpeggio
   Voice Piano2
   Octave 5
   Volume m
   Articulate 80
   Rskip 10  4
   Range 2
   Harmony OpenBelow
   SeqRnd On
   Sequence {1 4 90; 2 8 90; 2.5 8 90; 3 8 90; 3.5 8 90; 4 4 90} {1 4. 90; 3 4. 90} 
End

DefGroove CharlestonPlus    Basic with piano.

Groove Charleston1
Arpeggio Groove CharlestonPlus
DefGroove Charleston1Plus    Snappy with piano.

Groove Charleston2
Arpeggio Groove CharlestonPlus
DefGroove Charleston2Plus    Complex with piano.


//// Walking Plus

Groove CharlestonWalk
Arpeggio Groove CharlestonPlus
DefGroove CharlestonWalkPlus   Basic walking with piano.

Groove Charleston1Walk
Arpeggio Groove CharlestonPlus
DefGroove Charleston1WalkPlus   Snappy walking with piano.


Groove Charleston2Walk
Arpeggio Groove CharlestonPlus
DefGroove Charleston2WalkPlus   Complex walking with piano.


//// Sustained Plus


Groove CharlestonPlus
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove CharlestonSusPlus   Basic with saxes and piano.

Groove Charleston1Plus
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove Charleston1SusPlus   Snappy with saxes and piano.


Groove Charleston2Plus
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove Charleston2SusPlus   Complex with saxes and piano.

/// Walking Sus Plus


Groove CharlestonWalkPlus
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove CharlestonWalkSusPlus   Basic walking with saxes and piano.

Groove Charleston1WalkPlus
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove Charleston1WalkSusPlus   Snappy walking with saxes and piano.


Groove Charleston2WalkPlus
Chord-sus Groove CharlestonSus
DefGroove Charleston2WalkSusPlus   Complex walking with saxes and piano.


////////////////////////////////////////////
//// Introduction


Groove Charleston
SeqSize 4

Drum-Snare     Sequence  *  *  D8   D1
Drum-Kick      Sequence  *  *  D13  D1

Bass           Sequence  *  *  *   {1 2 1 100}
Chord-Guitar   Sequence  *  *  {1 4 90; 2.5 8 90}  L1

DefGroove CharlestonIntro   Simple 4 bar introduction.

Groove Charleston
SeqSize 8

Drum-Snare     Sequence  *  *  *  *  *   *  D8   D1
Drum-Kick      Sequence  *  *  *  *  *   *  D13  D1

Bass           Sequence  *  *  *  z  *   *  z     z

Begin Walk
  Groove CharlestonWalk
  Sequence  z  z  z  W13  z   z  W13   W1234
End

Chord-Guitar   Sequence  *  *  *  *  *   * {1 4 90; 2.5 8 90}  L1

DefGroove CharlestonIntro8   Simple 8 bar introduction.


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/// Ending

Groove Charleston

Drum-Snare     Sequence  D8   D1
Drum-Kick      Sequence  D1

Bass           Sequence  *   {1 2 1 100}
Chord-Guitar   Sequence  *   L1

DefGroove CharlestonEnd  Simple 2 bar ending.