
// tango

Begin Doc

	This is a stronger, heavy version of Tango. You might also
	want to look at the "LightTango" for an alternative.
 
End

Author Bob van der Poel

SeqClear
Time 4
Timesig 4 4
Include stdpats

/////////////////////////////////////////
//// Additional patterns


Begin Drum Define
	D1234+   D1234 Shift .5
	D12+3+4  D1234; D23 Shift .5
	Roll4  4.5 0 80; 4.625 0 75;  4.75 0 75; 4.875 0 88 
End

Begin Chord Define
	OffBeat1   C12 Shift .5 ; C4
	OffBeat2   C124 Shift .5; C4
End

Begin Bass Define
	V1-1  1.5 4 1 90; 2.5 8 1 90; 3 8 1 90 
	V1-3  1.5 4 3 90; 2.5 8 3 90; 3 8 3 90 
	V1-5  1.5 4 5 90; 2.5 8 5 90; 3 8 5 90 
	V2-1  1 1 1 90 
	V2-3  1 1 3 90 
	V2-5  1 1 5 90 
End

Begin Arpeggio Define
	AR1 2 8 90; 2.5 8 90; 3 8 90; 3.5 4 90 
	AR2 1.5 4 90; 2.5 8 90; 3 8 90; 4 8 90 
	AR3 1 8 90; 1.5 8 90; 2 8 90; 4 8 90 
End

/////////////////////////////////
///////// Tango


SeqSize 8

Begin Drum
	Sequence D1234 
	Tone SnareDrum1
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 1
End

Begin Drum-Rolls
	Sequence Roll4   z z z
	Tone SnareDrum1
	Rvolume 20
	Rtime 1
End

Begin Drum-Kick
	Sequence D1234 / / D1234+
	Tone KickDrum1
	Rskip 40
	Rtime 3
	Rvolume 10
End

Begin Drum-HH
	Sequence D1234
	Tone PedalHiHat
	Rskip 10
	Rtime 4
	Rvolume 20
End

Begin Drum-OHH
	Sequence D4 z D4 z
	Tone OpenHiHat
	Rvolume 10
	Rtime 1
End

Begin Walk
	Sequence W1234
	Rskip 10
	Rtime 5
	Octave 3
	Volume mf
	Articulate 60
	Voice AcousticBass
End

Begin Arpeggio
	Sequence AR1 AR2 AR3 z
	Voice Bandoneon
	Octave 6
	SeqRnd On
	Articulate 70
	Rskip 5
	Rvolume 20
	Volume mf
	Rtime 5
	Direction Down
End

Begin Chord
	Voice Bandoneon
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Sequence C1234  OffBeat1  C134  OffBeat2
	Articulate 40
	Volume mp
	Octave 5
End

// This bass slot is used for the violin counter melody

Begin Bass-Violin	
	Sequence V1-1  V1-3  V1-5  V1-1  V2-1  V2-3  V2-5  V1-1
	Voice Violin
	Articulate 99
	Volume mp
	Octave 5
End

DefGroove Tango     Basic tango.

//////////////////////////////////
// Tango1 -- More March-like version
//           The chords are changed to piano from accordion,
//           minor tweaks to the accordion-aprs and violin counter.

Groove Tango

Begin Chord
	SeqClear
	Sequence  C1234   OffBeat1  C1234   OffBeat2
	Articulate 70
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Voice Piano1
	Octave 5
	Volume mp
End

Begin Arpeggio
	Volume pp
	Articulate 95
End

Begin Bass-Violin
	Volume p
	SeqRnd On
	Octave 5
	Rskip 50
End

DefGroove Tango1     Our basic Tango with a March feel.

///////////////////////////////////////
// A cleaner version. Takes out the arpeggios and
// just has chords playing on the bandoneon

//Drum
//Drum-Rolls
//Drum-Kick
//Drum-HH
//Drum-OHH
//Walk
Arpeggio Sequence -
Begin Chord
	SeqClear
	Sequence   C1234   {1 8 90; OffBeat1}  C1234   OffBeat2
	Articulate   60     50         60       50
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Voice Bandoneon
	Octave 5
	Volume m
End

//	Voice Bandoneon
//	Voicing Mode=Optimal
//	Sequence C1234  OffBeat1  C134  OffBeat2
//	Articulate 40
//	Volume mp
//	Octave 5
//End

Bass-Violin	Sequence -

DefGroove TangoClean A simpler version with just block chords

/// Clean tango with sustained strings

Begin Chord-Sus
	Voice      Strings
	Sequence   {1 1 90 0 90 0 * 4}
	Voicing Mode=Optimal
	Octave     5
	Articulate 100
	Unify On
	Volume     mp   
End

DefGroove TangoCleanSus  Simple tango with sustained strings.

Groove TangoClean
 Begin Bass-Violin  // Simple mod, just bring in the violin in
    Groove Tango    // a higher octave
    Octave +1
 End
DefGroove TangoCleanPlus  Clean version with a violin alternate.

/////////////////////////////////
// TangoIntro
//  Simple 4 bar intro

Groove Tango

// Drum
// Drum-rolls
// Drum-kick
// Drum-HH
Drum-OHH Sequence D4   /// do a OHH on each bar

Walk Sequence {1 4 100; 3 8 90; 3.5 8 90; 4 4 90;}

Arpeggio Sequence -

// Chord

Bass-Violin Sequence -

DefGroove TangoIntro  Simple 4 bar introduction.

//////////////////////////////////
//    TangoEnd
//    2 bar ending 

Groove Tango
SeqSize 2

// Turn off the apreggiating accordion, walking bass and drum rolls

Arpeggio     Sequence   -
Walk         Sequence   -
Drum-Roll    Sequence   -

// Change remaining drums, bass and accordion chords
//  to 1-2-3-4 , 1-3 pattern

Drum         Sequence   D1234  D13
Drum-Kick    Sequence   D1234  D13
Drum-HH      Sequence   D13

Begin Bass
    Sequence   B1234   B13
	Octave 3
	Volume f
	Articulate 60
	Voice AcousticBass
End

Chord        Sequence   C1234   C13

// Funky violin only plays on the 1st bar

Bass-Violin	 Sequence  V2-1  z


DefGroove TangoEnd  A nice ending for our dance.



