diff --git a/app/Main.hs b/app/Main.hs
index 33de990..b095fbb 100755
--- a/app/Main.hs
+++ b/app/Main.hs
@@ -841,46 +841,23 @@ progToPatIO = do
   return ctrlPat
 
 
-retrieveTest :: Bolt.BoltActionT IO [(String, String)]
+retrieveTest :: Bolt.BoltActionT IO [Cadence]
 retrieveTest = do
   records <- Bolt.query $ Text.pack " \
-  \ match (n:Cadence) \
-  \ with apoc.coll.randomItem(COLLECT(n)) AS n_0 \
-  \ call { \
-  \ with n_0 \
-  \ call { \
-  \ with n_0 \
-  \ match (n_0)-[r]->(n_1) \
-  \ return r, n_1 \
-  \   order by (r.confidence*rand()) desc \
-  \   limit 3 \
-  \ union all \
-  \ with n_0 \
-  \ match (n_0)-[r]->(n_1) \
-  \ return r, n_1 \
-  \   order by r.confidence desc \
-  \   limit 1 \
-  \ } \
-  \ return n_1 \
-  \   order by rand() \
-  \   limit 3 \
-  \ } \
-  \ return \
-  \   n_1.movement, n_1.chord; \
+  \ MATCH (n:Cadence{show:'( pedal -> min )'}) \
+  \ WITH n \
+  \ MATCH (n)-[r]->(to) \
+  \ RETURN to.movement, to.chord \
+  \   ORDER BY r.confidence DESC \
+  \   LIMIT 30; \
   \ "
-  m <- forM records $ \record -> Text.unpack <$> (record `Bolt.at` "n_1.chord")
-  c <- forM records $ \record -> Text.unpack <$> (record `Bolt.at` "n_1.movement")
---  let cadences = constructCadence <$> zip m c
-  let cadences = zip m c
+  m <- forM records $ \record -> Text.unpack <$> (record `Bolt.at` "to.movement")
+  c <- forM records $ \record -> Text.unpack <$> (record `Bolt.at` "to.chord")
+  let cadences = constructCadence <$> zip m c
+--  let cadences = zip m c
   return cadences
 
 
---  m1 <- forM records $ \record -> Text.unpack <$> (record `Bolt.at` "n_1.movement")
---  c1 <- forM records $ \record -> Text.unpack <$> (record `Bolt.at` "n_1.chord")
---  let cadence1 = head (constructCadence <$> zip m1 c1) :: Cadence
---  return $ cadence1 : []
-
-
 --progTest :: (Show a, Num a, Integral a) => IO [[a]]
 --progTest = do
 --  pipe <- Bolt.connect $ def { Bolt.version = 3 }
@@ -903,4 +880,32 @@ retrieveTest = do
 progTest = do
   pipe <- Bolt.connect $ def { Bolt.version = 3 }
   r <- Bolt.run pipe retrieveTest
-  return r
\ No newline at end of file
+  return r
+
+
+
+---- |representation of a Cadence as a transition to a stucture by an interval
+--data Cadence = Cadence (Functionality, (Movement, [PitchClass]))
+--  deriving (Eq, Ord)
+--
+---- |customised Show instance for readability
+--instance Show Cadence where
+--  show :: Cadence -> String
+--  show (Cadence (functionality, (dist, ps))) =
+--    "( " ++ show dist ++ " -> " ++ functionality ++ " )"
+
+
+-- |initialise a 'cadence state'
+--initCadenceState
+--initCadenceState approach root quality
+
+
+
+-- |recieve a 'cadence state' and return a new 'cadence state'
+--nextCadence
+--nextCadence entropy state
+
+
+-- |generate a sequence of 'cadence states' from an init state
+--chainCadence :: (Show a, Num a, Integral a) => a -> IO [[a]]
+--chainCadence n init
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/graphdb/dev.cql b/graphdb/dev.cql
index e7d75fe..f23914d 100644
--- a/graphdb/dev.cql
+++ b/graphdb/dev.cql
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ match (n:Cadence{show:"( pedal -> min )"})
 with n
 match (n)-[r]->(to)
 return r, to
-  order by (r.confidence) desc
+  order by r.confidence desc
   limit 10;
 
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ WITH n
 MATCH (n)-[r]->(to)
 RETURN to.chord, to.movement, r.confidence
   ORDER BY r.confidence DESC
-  LIMIT 20;
+  LIMIT 30;
 
 
 match (n:Cadence{show:"( pedal -> min )"})
diff --git a/src/Lib.hs b/src/Lib.hs
index 049731e..ae13f32 100755
--- a/src/Lib.hs
+++ b/src/Lib.hs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Chord (Chord),
 Cadence,
 i,
 pitchClass,
+readNoteName,
 mostConsonant,
 possibleTriads'',
 toTriad,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ sharp,
 showTriad,
 dissonanceLevel,
 toCadence,
+initCadenceState,
 pc,
 pcSet,
 simpleInversions,
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ intervalVector,
 fromCadence,
 fromCadence',
 movementFromCadence,
+toMovement,
 fromMovement',
 movementFromCadence',
 transposeCadence,
diff --git a/src/MusicData.hs b/src/MusicData.hs
index 84883d1..bc0ecd2 100755
--- a/src/MusicData.hs
+++ b/src/MusicData.hs
@@ -591,6 +591,17 @@ instance Show Cadence where
 toCadence :: (Chord, Chord) -> Cadence
 toCadence ((Chord ((_, _), from@(x:_))), (Chord ((_, new), to@(y:_)))) =
   Cadence (new, (toMovement x y, zeroForm to))
+  
+type CadenceState = (Cadence, PitchClass)
+ 
+-- |interaction friendly interface to initialise a CadenceState
+initCadenceState :: (Integral a, Num a) => a -> String -> [a] -> CadenceState
+initCadenceState movement note quality =
+  let approach = toMovement 0 movement
+      from     = toTriad flat [0]
+      to       = toTriad flat $ (+ fromMovement' approach) <$> zeroForm quality
+      root = readNoteName note
+   in (toCadence (from, to), pitchClass $ root)
 
 -- |mapping from possible Cadence and Pitchclass into next Chord with transposition
 fromCadence :: (PitchClass -> NoteName) -> PitchClass -> Cadence -> Chord