The Love on a Real Train sequence

The technique

Sixteen sixteenths a bar, all struck. Every second one is the key’s fifth and never moves; the notes between are the line.

Change exactly one note per bar and leave the other fifteen alone. A sequence that runs unchanged becomes the floor, and then one moved step is something the listener hears.

Four changes go in, one a bar: the ninth sixteenth up from the root to the fourth, the fifth up from the third to the sixth, the thirteenth up from the seventh to the ninth, then the downbeat down from the root to the sixth below it.

Bar five is the furthest point. With the low sixth on the downbeat, the pedal fifth sits a major seventh above the bass, and the same pattern sounds like a different chord.

Then undo them in the order they went in, not in reverse, so the way back is a line you have not heard. The downbeat goes home last, on the first note of the next cycle.

Keep the strikes even and the pedal a little under the line. The pattern is the pulse, and the change is only audible if nothing else moves.

The line spans from the sixth below the root up to the third an octave above it, and the pedal sits in the middle of that span the whole time.

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The chords

1 chord over 8 bars, in G# minor.

Degree	Chord	Notes	Bars	Under the figure
i	G#m	G# · B · D#	1–8	●

The figure is played over these chords; supply them separately if your rig allows.

The notes

8 bars in G# minor. Each note is in force across the steps shown.

step 1·over i G#m·G#3·degree 1·MIDI 56
step 2·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 3·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 4·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 5·over i G#m·B3·degree 3·MIDI 59
step 6·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 7·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 8·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 9·over i G#m·G#3·degree 1·MIDI 56
step 10·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 11·over i G#m·B4·degree 3·MIDI 71
step 12·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 13·over i G#m·F#4·degree 7·MIDI 66
step 14·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 15·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 16·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 17·over i G#m·G#3·degree 1·MIDI 56
step 18·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 19·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 20·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 21·over i G#m·B3·degree 3·MIDI 59
step 22·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 23·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 24·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 25·over i G#m·C#4·degree 4·MIDI 61
step 26·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 27·over i G#m·B4·degree 3·MIDI 71
step 28·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 29·over i G#m·F#4·degree 7·MIDI 66
step 30·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 31·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 32·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 33·over i G#m·G#3·degree 1·MIDI 56
step 34·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 35·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 36·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 37·over i G#m·E4·degree 6·MIDI 64
step 38·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 39·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 40·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 41·over i G#m·C#4·degree 4·MIDI 61
step 42·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 43·over i G#m·B4·degree 3·MIDI 71
step 44·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 45·over i G#m·F#4·degree 7·MIDI 66
step 46·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 47·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 48·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 49·over i G#m·G#3·degree 1·MIDI 56
step 50·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 51·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 52·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 53·over i G#m·E4·degree 6·MIDI 64
step 54·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 55·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 56·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 57·over i G#m·C#4·degree 4·MIDI 61
step 58·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 59·over i G#m·B4·degree 3·MIDI 71
step 60·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 61·over i G#m·A#4·degree 2·MIDI 70
step 62·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 63·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 64·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 65·over i G#m·E3·degree 6·MIDI 52
step 66·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 67·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 68·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 69·over i G#m·E4·degree 6·MIDI 64
step 70·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 71·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 72·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 73·over i G#m·C#4·degree 4·MIDI 61
step 74·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 75·over i G#m·B4·degree 3·MIDI 71
step 76·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 77·over i G#m·A#4·degree 2·MIDI 70
step 78·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 79·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 80·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 81·over i G#m·E3·degree 6·MIDI 52
step 82·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 83·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 84·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 85·over i G#m·E4·degree 6·MIDI 64
step 86·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 87·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 88·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 89·over i G#m·G#3·degree 1·MIDI 56
step 90·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 91·over i G#m·B4·degree 3·MIDI 71
step 92·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 93·over i G#m·A#4·degree 2·MIDI 70
step 94·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 95·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 96·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 97·over i G#m·E3·degree 6·MIDI 52
step 98·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 99·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 100·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 101·over i G#m·B3·degree 3·MIDI 59
step 102·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 103·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 104·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 105·over i G#m·G#3·degree 1·MIDI 56
step 106·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 107·over i G#m·B4·degree 3·MIDI 71
step 108·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 109·over i G#m·A#4·degree 2·MIDI 70
step 110·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 111·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 112·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 113·over i G#m·E3·degree 6·MIDI 52
step 114·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 115·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 116·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 117·over i G#m·B3·degree 3·MIDI 59
step 118·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 119·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 120·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 121·over i G#m·G#3·degree 1·MIDI 56
step 122·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 123·over i G#m·B4·degree 3·MIDI 71
step 124·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 125·over i G#m·F#4·degree 7·MIDI 66
step 126·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63
step 127·over i G#m·G#4·degree 1·MIDI 68
step 128·over i G#m·D#4·degree 5·MIDI 63

The grid

Every step below strikes the note in force at that point. The grid is where the figure is played.

The grid is 1 bar and the figure is 8: play it round 8 times.

1 xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx

—1 (vel 112), 17 (vel 112), 33 (vel 112), 49 (vel 112), 65 (vel 112), 81 (vel 112), 97 (vel 112), 113 (vel 112)
—2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126, 128 (all vel 88)
—3, 7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 59, 63, 67, 71, 75, 79, 83, 87, 91, 95, 99, 103, 107, 111, 115, 119, 123, 127
—5, 9, 13, 21, 25, 29, 37, 41, 45, 53, 57, 61, 69, 73, 77, 85, 89, 93, 101, 105, 109, 117, 121, 125

The Love on a Real Train sequence

The technique

The chords

The notes

The grid

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Where it plays