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// slowblues


Begin Doc

	A variation of "blues.mma" for slower tempos.

End

Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats

////////////////////////////
/// Pattern definitions

Begin Walk Define
	W1+34   1 4 80; 2.5 8 70; 3 4 80; 4 4 80 
End


/// SlowBlues

SeqSize 4

Begin Chord
	Sequence	  C1234  {C124; 3.5 8 70 }  C1234  {C13 ; 3.5 8 70; 4 4 80}
	Voice JazzGuitar
	Voicing    Mode=Optimal
	RVolume 10
	Volume mp 
	Octave 5
	Strum          5           0                5        0
	Articulate    80
	Accent 1 20 3 10
End

Begin Bass
	Sequence     B13  B11  B13  z
	Octave 3
	Volume mp
	Articulate 70
	Voice AcousticBass
End

Begin Walk
	Sequence     z  z  z  W1+34
	Volume mp
	Octave 3
	Articulate 70
	Voice AcousticBass
End

Begin Drum-OHH
	Sequence     D8
	Rvolume 5
	RSKip  30
	Tone ClosedHiHat
	Volume pp
End

Begin Drum-Side
	Tone SideKick
	Sequence     D1
	Volume pp
	Rtime 5
	Rvolume 10
End

Begin Drum-PHH
	Sequence     D24
	Tone PedalHiHat
	Volume mp
End

DefGroove SlowBlues    Simple guitar chords.

Begin Bass-Sus
	Sequence    Sus1  Sus3  Sus5   z
	SeqRnd
	Volume pp
	Octave 5
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
	Voice ChoirAahs
End

DefGroove SlowBluesSus  Our simple blues with the choir added.


////  4 to the bar walking bassline

Groove SlowBlues

Bass Sequence -

Begin Walk
	Sequence  W1234  / / W1+34 
	Articulate 65
End

DefGroove SlowBluesWalk4	Same as SlowBlues but with \
                            a strong quarter note walking bass.
                            
Bass-Sus Groove SlowBluesSus

DefGroove SlowBluesWalk4Sus  Choir added to Walk4.

///////  8 to bar walk

Groove SlowBlues

Begin Chord
	Articulate 80
	Volume p
End

Begin Walk
  Sequence  W8 / / W1234
  Articulate 60
  Volume mp
End

DefGroove SlowBluesWalk8	Same as SlowBlues but with a strong eight \
                            note walking bass. This works nicely with \
                            SlowBluesWalk4 in an A-A-B-A selection with \
                            the B section using this groove and the A \
                            using SlowBLuesWalk4.

Bass-Sus Groove SlowBLuesWalk4Sus

DefGroove SlowBluesWalk8Sus  Choir added to Walk8.

/// SlowBluesEnd

Groove SlowBlues

Begin Drum-OHH
   Sequence  D16  D8 D1234 D13
   RSkip 0
End
Drum-PHH  Sequence  D13
Chord     Sequence  C1234 / C13 /
Bass-Sus  Sequence  Sus1    /  z  /
Bass      Sequence  B11
Walk      Sequence  -

DefGroove SlowBluesEnd  Quite a dull  ending. The High Hats play 16 \
                        notes on the first bar, 8 on the second, \
                        4 on the third and 2 on the fourth. Set the \
                        SEQ point appropiately for your ending.