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Guitar Arpeggios
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*Example script* (scamp): `examples/Time & clocks/Forking & simultaneity/guitar_arpeggios.py <https://github.com/MarcTheSpark/scamp/blob/main/examples/Time & clocks/Forking & simultaneity/guitar_arpeggios.py>`__

*Download:* :download:`guitar_arpeggios.py <downloads/time_clocks_forking_simultaneity_guitar_arpeggios/guitar_arpeggios.py>`

Fingerpicking-style guitar arpeggios built from overlapping held notes.

*Topics:* :doc:`Time & clocks › Forking & simultaneity <time_clocks>`

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   <div style="margin:0.6em 0"><audio controls preload="none" src="../_static/media/Time%20%26%20clocks/Forking%20%26%20simultaneity/guitar_arpeggios.mp3" style="width:100%;max-width:520px"></audio></div>

.. code-block:: python

   from scamp import *

   s = Session()

   guitar = s.new_part("guitar")


   def play_held_arpeggio(inst, pitches, volumes, note_length, total_length):
       t = 0
       for p, v in zip(pitches, volumes):
           inst.play_note(p, v, total_length - t, blocking=False)
           wait(note_length)
           t += note_length
       wait(total_length - t)
       

   while True:
       play_held_arpeggio(guitar, [45, 52, 59, 57, 60], [0.9, 0.6, 0.8, 0.5, 0.8], 0.25, 3.0)
       play_held_arpeggio(guitar, [43, 52, 59], [0.9, 0.6, 0.8], 0.25, 2.0)
       play_held_arpeggio(guitar, [41, 50, 59, 57, 60], [0.9, 0.6, 0.8, 0.5, 0.8], 0.25, 3.0)
       play_held_arpeggio(guitar, [40, 47, 56, 62], [0.9, 0.6, 0.6, 0.8], 1/3, 2.0)