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24 changes: 22 additions & 2 deletions blues_solo.py
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Expand Up @@ -30,7 +30,27 @@ def add_note(out, instr, key_num, duration, bpm, volume):
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues_scale """
blues_scale = [25, 28, 30, 31, 32, 35, 37, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47, 49, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 61]
beats_per_minute = 45 # Let's make a slow blues solo
times = [0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1] # random to create swing
volumes = [0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5] # random volumes for dynamics

add_note(solo, bass, blues_scale[0], 1.0, beats_per_minute, 1.0)
curr_note = 6
add_note(solo, bass, blues_scale[curr_note], 1.0, beats_per_minute, 1.0)

licks = [ [ [1,choice(times)], [1,choice(times)], [1,choice(times)], [1,choice(times)] ],
[ [-1,choice(times)], [-1,choice(times)], [-1,choice(times)], [-1,choice(times)] ],
[ [2,choice(times)], [3,choice(times)], [-3,choice(times)], [-2,choice(times)] ],
[ [2,choice(times)], [2,choice(times)], [2,choice(times)], [2,choice(times)] ] ]

for i in range(8):
lick = choice(licks)
for note in lick:
curr_note += note[0]

# Stopes note from being out of range
if curr_note < 0 or curr_note > len(blues_scale)-1:
curr_note = 1

add_note(solo, bass, blues_scale[curr_note], note[1], beats_per_minute, choice(volumes))

solo >> "blues_solo.wav"

solo >> "blues_solo.wav"