
// popspiritual

Begin Doc
  
 Not really a true spiritual or gospel style, more in the "sort of" mode.
 Written for the Paul Simon song "Bridge Over Troubled Water".
 Good for slow tempo songs in which the lyrics are more important than
 the melody. Mostly uses piano, bass and some guitar.

End

Author Bob van der Poel


SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats


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/////// Instrument patterns


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// Main pattern

SeqSize 4

Begin Chord
   Voice Piano1
   Octave 5
   Voicing Mode=Optimal
   Articulate 90
   Volume m
   RVolume 5
   RTime 5
   Sequence  {1 4. 90; 2.5 2 90} \
             {1 2. 80} \
             {1 4. 90; 2.5 2 80} \
             {C1234}
End

Begin Plectrum
   Voice JazzGuitar
   Octave 5
   Volume p
   Sequence {1.0   +5      90   88    86   82   80   77; 
             3.0   +5      88   84    80   77   74   72; }
End

Begin Bass
    Voice FingeredBass
    Sequence {1 4. 1 90; 2.5 4 1 80; 3.5 4. 1 85} / / \
             {1 4. 1 90; 2.5 8 1 80; 3 2 1 70}
    Octave 3  
	Volume mf
	RVolume 5
	Articulate 80
End


DefGroove PopSpiritual  Basic pattern.

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/// Sustained ... big organ sound

Groove PopSpiritual

Begin Chord-Sus
    Voice ChurchOrgan
    Volume pp
    Octave 4
    Voicing Mode=Optimal
    Articulate 100
    Unify On
    Rvolume 10
    DupRoot 1 
    Sequence {1 1 90 80 70 0 * 4 }
End

DefGroove PopSpiritualSus  Piano with big sustained organ.

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//// Plus  ... change the guitar strum to arpeggios

Groove PopSpiritual

Plectrum Sequence -

Begin Arpeggio
    Voice $_Plectrum_Voice
    Octave $_Plectrum_Octave
    Articulate 120
    Harmony OpenBelow
    Volume p
    Range 1.5
    Direction Up
    Sequence A8 / / A4
End

DefGroove PopSpiritualPlus   Let the guitar apreggiate.
Begin Chord-Sus
  Groove PopSpiritualSus
  Volume -40%
End

DefGroove PopSpiritualSusPlus  Organ and guitar.


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/// Intro

Groove PopSpiritual

Chord    Sequence   L2   /  /   L1
Plectrum Sequence  {1.0  +1   80   90    90   90   90   80;
                    3.0   -1  80   90    90   90   90   80;} / / \
                    {1.0 +4 80}
Bass     Sequence   B11  /  /  B1

DefGroove PopSpiritualIntro  4 bar introduction

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/// Ending

Groove PopSpiritualSus

Chord     Sequence  L2           L1
Plectrum  Sequence  {1.0 +5 80}  {1.0 +10 60}
Chord-Sus Sequence  {1 1 70 * 2} {1 1 50 * 2}
Bass      Sequence  B1           B1

DefGroove PopSpiritualEnd   Simple ending.