Play around w/ step 2, add a hook and call it #3 :)

chainsong-step-three.rb

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+# download the track here https://soundcloud.com/maedelswithamicrophone/sounds-a-sudden-berlin-hail
+# change file path to correspond with where you save it on your computer
+
+# first, play the track - leave to play throughout whole piece.
+relative_path = case ENV['USER']
+                when 'tam'
+                  then 'tam/code/euruband'
+                when 'robin'
+                  then 'robin/private_projects/sonic-pi-examples'
+                when 'annika'
+                  then 'hey/annika/place/your/path/here'
+                end
+
+sample "/Users/#{relative_path}/external_tracks/hail.wav"
+
+# add the piano after a few seconds
+live_loop :piano do
+  #sample :ambi_piano, rate: [0.5, 0.7, 0.9].choose
+  sleep 2
+end
+
+#play ^for two chords, then add beat1 (a.k.a. remove the '#')
+
+live_loop :beat1 do
+  #sample :bd_haus, rate: 0.9, cutoff: rrand(40, 90), amp: 0.7
+  sleep 0.5
+end
+
+#play for a bit, then add beat2
+
+live_loop :beat2 do
+  #sample [:bd_ada, :bd_tek].choose, amp: 0.5
+  sleep [0.75, 1].choose
+end
+
+#add choir - play 2 or 3 times
+
+live_loop :choir do
+  #sample :ambi_choir, rate: [-1,0.4,-0.5].choose, cutoff: 70, amp: 0.4
+  sleep 3
+end
+
+#remove choir, & add guitar. After a few beats, remove piano
+
+live_loop :guitar do
+  with_fx :compressor, amp: 0.4 do
+    with_fx :echo, delay: 0.25 do
+      (1..3).each do |attack|
+        #sample :guit_e_slide, attack: attack
+      end
+      sleep rrand(2, 4, 6, 8)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+live_loop :chords_managed do
+  sync :piano
+
+  #chords
+  #running_chords
+  #whipping_chords
+end
+
+define :chords do
+  play chord(:E3, :m7), release: 4
+  sleep 4
+  play chord(:E3, :minor), release: 4
+  sleep 4
+end
+
+define :running_chords do
+  [6, 8, 10, 12, 14].each do |amp|
+    with_fx :compressor, amp: amp.to_f / 10.0 do
+      with_synth :fm do
+        4.times do
+          play chord(:E2, "5"), release: 0.3
+          sleep 0.25
+        end
+        2.times do
+          play chord(:C2, "5"), release: 0.3
+          sleep 0.25
+        end
+        2.times do
+          play chord(:D2, "5"), release: 0.3
+          sleep 0.25
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+define :whipping_chords do
+  with_synth :sine do
+    with_fx :compressor, amp: 0.85 do
+      play chord(:E3, :m), release: 0.25
+      sleep 0.25
+      play chord(:E3, :minor), release: 0.25
+      sleep 0.5
+
+      play chord(:C4, :m7), release: 0.25
+      sleep 0.25
+      play chord(:C3, :m7), release: 0.25
+      sleep 0.5
+
+      play chord(:F4, :m), release: 0.25
+      sleep 0.25
+      play chord(:F3, :minor), release: 0.25
+      sleep 0.5
+
+      sleep 0.25
+      sleep 0.5
+      sleep 1
+    end
+  end
+end