// rb-ballad.mma

Begin Doc
	Rythmn and Blues ballad. Based on the R&B style, just made
    softer and prettier. Done for "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy".
End
 
  
Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats

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SeqSize 4

Begin Drum-Kick
	Tone KickDrum1
	Sequence  {D13; D34 Shift .5}
	Volume p
	Accent 1 10 3 10
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Drum-Clap
	Tone HandClap
	Sequence  D4
	Volume mp
	Rskip 10
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Drum-Snare
	Tone SnareDrum2
	Sequence  D13
	Volume p
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Drum-Ride
	Tone RideCymbal1
	Sequence  D1234
	Rskip 10
	Volume p
	Accent 1 10 3 10
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Drum-Tam
	Tone Tambourine
	Sequence  D14
	Rskip 5
	Volume p
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Chord
	Voice Piano2
	Sequence   {C134 Shift .5; C3} {C4 Shift .5}  C134   C13
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Octave 5
	Volume mp
	Voicing  Mode=Optimal	
End

Begin Chord-Organ
	Voice Organ1
	Sequence	{C2; C24 Shift .5}   C13   C24    C134
	DupRoot -2
	Articulate  60
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Octave 4
	Volume pp  ppp
End


Begin Bass
	Voice AcousticBass
	Octave 3
	Articulate 70
	Volume mf
	Rtime 10
	Rvolume 10
	Sequence    {1 4 1 90; 2.5 8 1 90; 3 8 3 90; 4 4 1 90 } z   B13   z
End

Begin Walk
	Voice $_Bass_Voice
	Octave $_Bass_Octave
	Articulate $_Bass_Articulate
	Volume $_Bass_Volume
	Rtime $_Bass_Rtime
	Rvolume $_Bass_RVolume
	Sequence    z {1 4 90; 2.5 8 90 ; 3 8 90;  4 8 90; 4.5 8 90 }  z  {1 2 90; 3 2 90}
End

DefGroove R&B-Ballad    Basic R&B Ballad.


/// Sustained, take out rhythmic organ

Begin Chord-Organ
	 Sequence L2
	 Volume pp
	 DupRoot 0
	 Articulate 100
	 Unify On
	 Voicing   Mode=Optimal
End

DefGroove R&B-BalladSus     Change rhythmic organ to sustained chords.


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

Groove R&B-Ballad

Begin Alltracks
	Rskip 0
	Rtime 0
End

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

	
Chord        Sequence  *   *     *   C1
Chord-Organ  Sequence  *   *     *   C1

Bass         Sequence  *   B13   *   B1
Walk         Sequence  -

DefGroove R&B-BalladIntro     A bit laid-back, 4 bar intro.


/////////////////////////////////////////////
/// Ending

Groove R&B-Ballad

SeqSize 2

Drum-Kick     Sequence   D13     D13
Drum-Clap     Sequence   D24     D2
Drum-Snare    Sequence   D24     D2
Drum-Ride     Sequence   D1234   D1
Drum-Tam      Sequence   D14     D1

Chord         Sequence   C134    {1 2 90 }
Chord-Organ   Sequence	 C24     C1
Bass          Sequence   B13     B11
Walk          Sequence   -


DefGroove R&B-BalladEnd   Two bar ending.