diff --git a/dirty-journal/2022-09-21-trying-new-arpeggios.lisp b/dirty-journal/2022-09-21-trying-new-arpeggios.lisp
index cf7d038..b65a051 100644
--- a/dirty-journal/2022-09-21-trying-new-arpeggios.lisp
+++ b/dirty-journal/2022-09-21-trying-new-arpeggios.lisp
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@
   :pattern (list 0 1 2 0 3)
   :note (pnary (lambda (a) (nth a (chord-notes :major-7th))) (pseq (pk :pattern))))
 (next-upto-n (pdef :initial-patterned) 20)
-(play :initial-patterned)
-(stop :initial-patterned)
+;; (play :initial-patterned)
+;; (stop :initial-patterned)
 
 ;; and now i want what? i want to do pnary? pfunc
 
@@ -104,9 +104,68 @@
   :legato 0.5
   :octave 2
   :embed :with-patterned-changing-chords)
-(play :instrumented-play)
-(end :instrumented-play)
+;; (play :instrumented-play)
+;; (end :instrumented-play)
 
 ;; i guess next is making this pattern a function that takes patterns to provice chords, roots and pattrn
 ;; then could use embed and set attributes in place
 ;; this is actually fun
+
+(defun patterned-arpeggio (chords roots patterns &optional (chord-duration 8) (events-in-chord 32))
+  (parp
+   ;;; first part of parp is "base values" for each event whole second pattern will be played
+   ;;; so this pattern produces "settings for each phrase"
+   (pbind :arpeggio-chord chords
+          :chord-root roots
+          :pattern patterns)
+   ;;; this patten would play our fully with settings values
+   (pbind
+    :note (pnary (lambda (chord-step chord chord-root)
+                   (+ chord-root (nth chord-step (chord-notes chord))))
+                 (pseq (pk :pattern))
+                 (pk :arpeggio-chord)
+                 (pk :chord-root))
+    :dur (pdurstutter (pseq (list chord-duration) 1) events-in-chord))))
+
+(pb :first-try-of-function
+  :instrument :fmbass
+  :legato 0.5
+  :octave 2
+  :embed (patterned-arpeggio
+          (pseq (list :minor-6th :minor :minor-7th :minor))
+          (pseq (list 0 3 2 6) 1)
+          (list 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 0)))
+;; (play :first-try-of-function)
+;; (end :first-try-of-function)
+
+;; taking progressions from
+;; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_chord_progressions
+
+(pb :second-try-of-function
+  :instrument :fmbass
+  :legato 0.5
+  :octave 2
+  :embed (patterned-arpeggio
+          (pseq (list :major :minor :major :major))
+          (pseq (list 0 5 3 4) 1)
+          (list 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 0)
+          2 8))
+;; (play :second-try-of-function)
+;; (end :second-try-of-function)
+
+;; andalusian cadence iv-III-II-I
+(pb :third-try-of-function
+  ;; :instrument :fmbass
+  ;; :instrument :strings
+  :instrument :prophet5pwmstrings
+  :legato 1
+  :octave 5
+  :embed (patterned-arpeggio
+          (pseq (list :minor :major :major :major))
+          (pseq (list 3 2 1 0) 1)
+          (list 0 1 2 1 2 1 2 0)
+          ;; 2 16
+          8 16
+          ))
+;; (play :third-try-of-function)
+;; (stop :third-try-of-function)