diff --git a/packages/core/strudel.mjs b/packages/core/strudel.mjs
index 13275389..6ef8ff72 100644
--- a/packages/core/strudel.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/strudel.mjs
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ class Pattern {
   }
 
   _squeezeBind(func) {
-    return this.fmap(func).squeezeBind();
+    return this.fmap(func)._squeezeJoin();
   }
 
   _apply(func) {
@@ -685,6 +685,15 @@ class Pattern {
     return this.fmap((x) => pure(x)._fast(factor))._squeezeJoin();
   }
 
+  _chop(n) {
+    const slices = Array.from({length: n}, (x, i) => i);
+    const slice_objects = slices.map(i => ({begin: i/n, end: (i+1)/n}));
+    const func = function(o) {
+      return(sequence(slice_objects.map(slice_o => Object.assign({}, o, slice_o))))
+    }
+    return(this._squeezeBind(func));
+  }
+
   // cpm = cycles per minute
   _cpm(cpm) {
     return this._fast(cpm / 60);
diff --git a/packages/core/test/pattern.test.mjs b/packages/core/test/pattern.test.mjs
index a42b9a53..f833c4c9 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/pattern.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/test/pattern.test.mjs
@@ -507,4 +507,16 @@ describe('Pattern', function() {
       )
     })
   })
+  describe("chop", () => {
+    it("Can chop(2)", () => {
+      assert.deepStrictEqual(
+        sequence({sound: "a"}, {sound: "b"})._chop(2).firstCycle(),
+        sequence({sound: "a", begin: 0, end: 0.5},
+                 {sound: "a", begin: 0.5, end: 1},
+                 {sound: "b", begin: 0, end: 0.5},
+                 {sound: "b", begin: 0.5, end: 1}
+        ).firstCycle()
+      );
+    });
+  })
 })