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1988 · Stay on These Roads

The Living Daylights

a-ha

KeyF majorTempo121 bpm
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// The Living Daylights — a-ha
// 121 bpm, 4/4, key F major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: ch 4 "Orchestra" named as a string part, played on string ensemble 1 (its brass section patch is not one); ch 6 "Orchestra" named as a string part, played on string ensemble 1 (its brass section patch is not one)
// note: Full arrangement: all 130 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): Guitar 2.
setcpm(121/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · "a, b" plays two voices at once · [...]/2 spreads a riff over 2 bars.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order: edit a riff to change every repeat.

// other · baritone sax · "Morten"
const baritone_sax = note("<~@92 A@2 ~@2 B C@2 ~@31>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~ f4@2 f4@2 f4@2 f4@8 ~]/2", B: "~ f4@2 f4@2 f4@2 f4, ~@6 e4 ~@3 e4 ~@3 e4 ~",
  C: "[f4@5 eb4@2 ~, ~@20 e4 ~@11]/2",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.57)

// bass · synth bass 2 · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  A B A B ~@3 C D C E F G H I H J C D K L M@2 N O P Q K L R S T L U V W V X Y W V X Z@2 C D C E F G H I H J C D K L M@2
  N O P Q K L R S T L U V W V X Y W V X Y W AA@2 AB ~@2 AC AD AE AD AE K L M@2 AF AG P Q K L R AH T L U AI W V X Y W
  AA@2 F AJ F G F G F G F G F G F G AK ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d1!4 f1 d1!2 f1", B: "g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 a1@3 ~ a1@2 a1@3 ~", C: "d1!3 f1!2 d1!2 f1", D: "g1!8",
  E: "g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1 a1@2 ~ c2@2", F: "d1!3 f1!4 c1", G: "c1!3 g1!5", H: "d1!3 f1!5",
  I: "g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1 d2", J: "g1!4 a1!4", K: "f2 c2 f1@2 ~@4", L: "bb1 f1 bb1@2 ~@4",
  M: "[c2@2 g1@2 c2@4 ~@6 c2@4 g1@2 c2@2 ~@5 g1 bb1@2 bb1@2]/2", N: "f1@2 c1!2 f1@6 ~@6", O: "bb1 f1 bb1@3 ~@3",
  P: "c2 g1 c2@2 ~ c2!2 db2", Q: "~ db2 ~ db2!3 eb2 e2", R: "c2 g1 c2@2 ~@3 c2", S: "~ g1 c2 ~ bb1 f1 bb1 ~",
  T: "f1 c1 f1@2 ~@4", U: "db2!4 eb2!4", V: "d2!3 f2!2 d2!2 f2", W: "g2!3 c2!5", X: "g2!5 c2 c2@2",
  Y: "d2!3 f2@2 d2!2 f2", Z: "[[g1,g2]@2 ~ [c2,c3]@2 ~ a1 c2]/2", AA: "eb2!8", AB: "d2 ~@7", AC: "~@5 a1@2 ~",
  AD: "d2!3 ~@5", AE: "g2!3 ~@5", AF: "ab1!2 ab1@3 ~@3", AG: "bb1!3 bb1@3 ~@2", AH: "~ g1 c2 ~ bb1!3 ~",
  AI: "d2!3 f2!5", AJ: "c1@2 c1@2 c1@2 g1@2 a3 c4 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2, ~@4 g1 d4@2 ~", AK: "d1!3 f1 ~@4",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_2").gain(0.5)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  A B C B ~@3 D E D E D E D E D E F@2 G@12 H@2 I D J K J D J K J L@2 D E D E D E D E D E ~@2 G@12 H@2 I D J K J D J K J
  D M N@2 O@5 P Q P R@2 S@4 T@2 U V U@3 V I D J K J D M N@2 ~@16
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a5@5 g5@2 a5", B: "d6@3 c6@5", C: "a5@5 g5@2 a5, d3", D: "d4", E: "~@3 e4@5, f4 ~", F: "d4/2",
  G: "[~ eb4 ~@2, c4]/4", H: "[~ eb4, c4]/2", I: "gb4 f4@2 eb4", J: "f4 [bb3,g4]", K: "[d4,a4]",
  L: "[g3@2 ~ c4@2 ~@3]/2", M: "f4 g4", N: "[eb4,g4]/2", O: "[d3,d4]/5", P: "[g2,g3]", Q: "[d3,d4]",
  R: "[~@3 f5@2 g5 ~@3 c5@2 eb5 ~ f5@3, c4 [c4,eb4], ~@7 eb5@2 ~@7]/2", // Cm
  S: "[g5@2 c5 eb5@2 f5@2 ~ c4@8 ~@6 g5 ~@2 c5@2 c5 eb5 f5@3, c4 ~ c4 [c4,eb4], ~@7 f5@15 ~ eb5@2 ~@7]/4", // Cm
  T: "[g5@2 c5 c5@2 c5@2 ~ c4@8, c4 ~, ~@7 c5@9]/2", U: "c4", V: "eb4",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.32)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Orchestra"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  A@4 ~@14 B ~@16 C ~ D ~ E ~ D F ~@12 B ~@16 C ~ D ~ E ~ D ~ E G@2 H ~@23 E ~ D ~ E G@2 H ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~ [a3,d4,f4,a4]@2 ~@14 [bb3,d4,g4] ~@5 [c4,e4,a4] ~@8, d3@3 ~]/2", // Dm Gm Am
  B: "[d4,f4,a4,a5]!3 ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@5", C: "~@2 [d5,f5,a5] ~@13",
  D: "[a4,d5,f5]!3 ~@7 [g4,c5,e5,g5] ~ [g4,c5,e5,g5] ~@3", E: "~@2 [f5,a5] ~@13, ~ d5 ~@6",
  F: "[d4,f4,a4,d5,a5]!3 ~@5 [d4,f4,a4,d5,a5]!3 ~@5", // Dm
  G: "~@2 [bb4,eb5,bb5] ~@3 [bb4,eb5,bb5] ~@3 [bb4,eb5,bb5] ~@3 [bb4,eb5,bb5] ~", H: "[a4,d5,a5] ~@15",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.71).pan(0.3)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "Guitar"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@7 A B C B D@2 E F G H I J ~@14 K L M L N L M L N O@2 A B C B D@2 E F P Q R J ~@14 K L M L N L M L N L M S@2 T ~@15 U
  ~@5 K L M L N L M ~@2 V@4 W@8 X@2 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [a3,d4] ~@3 [a3,d4]", B: "~@3 [bb3,f4] ~ [c4,g4]@3", C: "~@3 [a3,d4] [a3,d4]@2 ~@2",
  D: "[[d3,a3,d4]@3 [f3,c4,f4]@4 [c3,g3,c4]@3 ~ [g3,d4,g4]@3 ~@2]/2", E: "[d3,a3,d4]@3 [f3,c4,f4]@4 ~",
  F: "[bb3,f4]@8 [c4,g4]@6 [d3,d4,a4] [a3,d4,a4]", G: "[d3,a3]@6 [f3,c4]@7 ~@3, [d4,a4] ~",
  H: "~@3 [g3,d4]@2 [g3,d4]@2 [g3,d4]", I: "~@6 [f3,c4]@7 ~@3, [d3,a3] ~", J: "~@3 [g4,d5]@2 [g4,d5]@2 [g4,d5]",
  K: "db4!4 [f4,ab4]@2 ab3@2 eb4!4 [g4,bb4]@2 bb3@2, db3 eb3, ~ ab3@2 ~@2 bb3@2 ~, ~ db4 ~ eb4", // Fm Gm
  L: "[d3,a3,d4,f4]@3 [f3,c4]@2 ~@3, ~@3 f4@5", M: "g4@3 [c3,g3,c4,e4]@4 ~, ~@3 g4@5",
  N: "[d4,f4]!2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@6 [c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2", O: "[bb3@3 c4@3 a3 c4]/2",
  P: "[d3,a3]@6 [f3,a3,c4]@7 ~@3, [d4,a4] ~", Q: "~@3 [g3,d4]@2 [g3,c4,d4]@2 [g3,d4], ~@3 bb3 ~@4",
  R: "a3@6 [f3,a3,c4]@7 ~@3, d3 ~", S: "~@2 bb4 ~@3 bb4 ~@3 bb4 ~@3 bb4 ~", T: "a4 ~@15", U: "[f3,c4,f4]!3 ~@5",
  V: "[[d3,a3,d4]@6 [f3,c4,f4]@8 [c3,g3,c4]@8 g4@2 ~ a4 ~@6 [d3,a3,d4]@6 [f3,c4,f4]@8 [c3,g3,c4]@8 [g3,c4,g4]@8 ~@2, ~@11 [g3,c4]@4 ~@17, ~@12 g4@3 ~@17, ~@13 d5@4 ~@15]/4", // D5 F5 C5 D5 F5 C5
  W: "[[d3,a3,d4]@3 [f3,c4,f4]@4 [c3,g3,c4]@4 [g3,c4,g4]@4 ~]/2", X: "[[d3,a3,d4]@3 [f3,c4,f4]@4 [c3,g3,c4]@4 ~@5]/2",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.24)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Orchestra"
const string_ensemble_1_2 = note(`<
  A@4 ~@14 B ~@16 C ~ D ~ E ~ D F ~@12 B ~@16 C ~ D ~ E ~ D ~ G H I J ~@23 E ~ D ~ G H I J ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[a3,d4,f4,a4] ~@15 [bb3,d4] ~@5 [c4,e4] ~@9, d3@3 ~, ~@8 g3@3 a3@5, ~@8 g4 ~@2 a4 ~@4]/2", // Dm Bb C
  B: "[d4,f4,a4]!3 ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@5", C: "~@2 [a4,d5,f5] ~@13",
  D: "[d4,f4,a4]!3 ~@7 [c4,g4,c5,e5] ~ [c4,g4,c5,e5] ~@3", E: "~@2 [a4,f5] ~@13, ~ d5 ~@6",
  F: "[d4,f4,a4,d5,a5]!3 ~@5 [d4,f4,a4,d5,a5]!3 ~@5", G: "~@2 [d4,f4,a4] ~@13",
  H: "~@2 [eb4,bb4,eb5] ~@3 [eb4,bb4,eb5] ~@3 [eb4,bb4,eb5] ~@3 [eb4,bb4,eb5] ~", // Eb5
  I: "~@2 [bb4,eb5,bb5] ~@3 [bb4,eb5,bb5] ~@3 [bb4,eb5,bb5] ~@3 [bb4,eb5,bb5] ~", J: "[a4,d5,a5] ~@15",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.71).pan(0.7)

// other · electric guitar clean · "Inserts"
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<~@4 A@2 B ~@108 C ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d4 f4 g4 d4 f4 g4 e4 f4 c5@2 b4@4 g4@4 a4@2 f4@4 d4 f4 g4 d4 f4 g4 e4 f4]/2", B: "c5 b4@2 g4@2 a4 f4@2",
  C: "~@8 a4 c5 d5 ~@5",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.5)

// bass · slap bass 1 · "Inserts"
const bass_2 = note(`<
  [d2!4 f2 d2!2 f2]
  [g2@2 g2@2 g2@2 a2@3 ~ a2@2 a2@3 ~]
  [d2!4 f2 d2!2 f2]
  [g2@2 g2@2 g2@2 a2@3 ~ a2@2 a2@3 ~]
  ~@126
>`).s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.5)

// other · piccolo · "Inserts"
const piccolo = note("<~@15 A B C@2 ~@33 A B C@2 ~@74>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 a5@2 f5@3 d5", B: "f5 g5@2 e5@2 c5@3", C: "[b5 c6 d6@30]/2",
})).s("gm_piccolo").gain(0.5)

// other · celesta · "Inserts"
const celesta = note("<~@21 A@2 B ~ C@2 ~@2 A@2 D ~@15 E ~@10 A@2 D ~ C@2 ~@2 A@2 D ~@32 A@2 B ~@26>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 f6@2 g6 c6@2 bb5 c6 g5@2, ~@3 c6 ~@4]/2", B: "f5@3 ~@5", C: "[~@6 c6 f6@2 g6@7]/2", D: "f5 ~@3",
  E: "~@5 d6!2 d7",
})).s("gm_celesta").gain(0.5)

// chords · clarinet · "Inserts"
const clarinet = note("<~@83 A B C D A B C D ~@39>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 [f5,a5]@3 ~ g5@4 ~@2, ~@5 e5 ~@2", B: "~@3 [e5,g5] ~ [d5,f5] ~@2", C: "~@3 [f5,a5] ~ [e5,g5] ~ [e5,g5]",
  D: "~ [d5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~ [c5,e5] ~@2", // Dm C
})).s("gm_clarinet").gain(0.4)

// bass · slap bass 2 · "Inserts"
const bass_3 = note("<~@114 [~@2 d2!2 d2@2 ~@10] ~@15>").s("gm_slap_bass_2").gain(0.5)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings 2"
const string_ensemble_1_3 = note("<A B A B ~@11 C D E@2 ~@33 C D E@2 ~@31 F G H@2 I@2 J@4 K@2 ~@31>".pickRestart({
  A: "a5@5 g5@2 a5", B: "d6@3 c6@5", C: "~@2 a5@2 f5@3 d5", D: "f5 g5@2 e5@2 c5@3", E: "[b5 c6 d6@30]/2",
  F: "~@3 a5@2 g5@2 ~", G: "~@3 g5@2 f5@2 ~", H: "[~@3 a5@2 g5@2 g5@2 f5@2 f5@2 e5@2 ~]/2",
  I: "[~@3 f5@2 g5@2 eb5@2 c5@2 eb5@2 f5@3]/2", J: "[g5@2 c5 eb5@2 f5@2 f5@15 g5 eb5@2 c5@2 c5 eb5 f5@3]/4",
  K: "[g5@2 c5 c5@2 c5@2 c5@9]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.71)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings 2" · soft notes
const string_ensemble_1_soft = note("<~@103 A@2 B ~@24>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@3 f5@2 g5@2 eb5@2 c5@2 eb5@2 f5@3]/2", B: "gb5@2 f5 eb5 f5@2 eb5@2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.43)

// chords · orchestra hit · "Hit"
const orchestra_hit = note(`<
  A B A B ~@14 C ~@16 D ~ E ~ D ~ E F ~@12 C ~@16 D ~ E ~ D ~ E ~ D G H I ~@23 D ~ E ~ D G H I ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d5,f5] ~@3", B: "[bb4,g5]@2 ~ [c5,a5]@2 ~@3", C: "[f5,d6]!2 [f5,d6]@2 ~@2 [e5,c6]@2 ~@2 [e5,c6]@2 ~@4",
  D: "~ [f5,d6]@2 ~@5", E: "[f5,d6]!2 [f5,d6]@2 ~@6 [g5,e6]@2 [g5,e6]@4",
  F: "[f5,d6]!2 [f5,d6]@2 ~@4 [f5,d6]!2 [f5,d6]@2 ~@4", G: "~@2 [bb4,eb5] ~@3 [bb4,eb5] ~@3 [bb4,eb5] ~@3 [bb4,eb5] ~",
  H: "~@2 [eb5,bb5] ~@3 [eb5,bb5] ~@3 [eb5,bb5] ~@3 [eb5,bb5] ~", I: "[d5,a5] ~@15",
})).s("gm_orchestra_hit").gain(0.57)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "Guitar 2"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@19 A B C@2 A B C D A B C@2 A B E ~@22 A B C@2 A B C D A B C@2 A B E ~@20 A B C@2 A B C D F B C@2 A B E G H G I G H
  ~@18
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[ab3,c4,f4]@2 [ab3,c4,f4]!4 [ab3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [ab3,c4,f4]!2 [ab3,c4,f4]@2 [ab3,c4,f4]!2", // Fm
  B: "[bb3,d4,f4]@2 [bb3,d4,f4]!4 [bb3,d4,f4]@2 ~@3 [bb3,d4,f4] [bb3,d4,f4]@2 [bb3,d4,f4]!2", // Bb
  C: "[c4,eb4,g4]@2 [c4,eb4,g4]!4 [c4,eb4,g4]@2 ~@2 [c4,eb4,g4]!2 [c4,eb4,g4]@2 [c4,eb4,g4]!2", // Cm
  D: "[db4,f4,ab4]@2 [db4,f4,ab4]!4 [db4,f4,ab4]@2 ~@2 [db4,f4,ab4]!2 [db4,f4,ab4]@2 ~@2", // Db
  E: "~@2 [db4,f4,ab4] ab3 ~@2 [eb4,g4,bb4] bb3, db3 eb3, ~ ab3@2 ~@2 bb3@2 ~", // Db Eb
  F: "~@10 [ab3,c4,f4]!2 [ab3,c4,f4]@2 [ab3,c4,f4]!2", G: "[d3,a3,d4]@3 [f3,c4,f4]@2 ~@3",
  H: "~@3 [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@3", // C
  I: "[bb2,f3,bb3,d4,f4]!2 [bb2,f3,bb3,d4,f4]@2 ~@6 [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@2 [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2", // Bb C
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.13).pan(0.6)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Guitar 2"
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note("<~@37 A ~@3 A B ~@31 A ~@3 A ~@20 C ~@30>".pickRestart({
  A: "[bb2,bb3]!2 [bb2,bb3]@2 ~@12", B: "[g2,d3,g3] ~@2 g3", C: "ab3!3 [ab3,c4,f4] ~@4",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.19).pan(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@7 A B A C D B D E F G H B I J K L I J K M I J I N I J ~ A@7 O ~ P A B A Q D B@2 R F G H B S J K L I J K M I J K T
  J@2 G A@7 O A@2 R@2 G@3 U V@3 ~ J@2 K L I J K M J@2 K T S@2 G A@7 W X Y X Y X Y X Y X Y X Y X Y ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2", B: "x!2 ~ x ~@4", C: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~@8 x", D: "x!2 ~ x ~@3 x", E: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2",
  F: "x ~@5 x ~@8 x", G: "x", H: "x!3 ~@3 x ~@9", I: "x ~ x ~@8 x ~@2 x ~", J: "x ~ x ~@8 x ~@4", K: "x!2 ~@5 x",
  L: "~@2 x ~@8 x ~@2 x ~", M: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@3", N: "~@2 x ~@8 x ~@4", O: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~@3", P: "~ x",
  Q: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", R: "x!2", S: "x!2 ~@6", T: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", U: "x ~@4 x ~@2", V: "x!3 ~@5", W: "x!6 ~@2",
  X: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", Y: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.78)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<[x!8] [x!4 ~ x!2 ~] [x!8] [x!4 ~ x!2 ~] ~@126>").gain(0.47)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<A B A B ~@79 C D C D C D C D ~@39>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!4 ~ x!2 ~", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", D: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@6 A B@8 C D E F B@7 G B@6 H B@7 I B@9 J C D E F B@7 G B@6 K B@7 L B@4 M ~@6 N O B@6 P B@6 Q B@7 A@2 R B@3 D K S K S
  K S K S ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@2", D: "~@4 x ~@3 x!8", E: "~@4 x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x!4",
  F: "x ~@3 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", G: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x!2", H: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x!8", I: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3",
  J: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6", K: "~ x!3", L: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@5 x", M: "x", N: "~@8 x!8", O: "x!2 ~ x", P: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2",
  Q: "~@2 x ~ x!4", R: "~@12 x!4", S: "x!4",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@11 A B ~@31 C ~@33 A ~@3 A D E@2 C E C E C ~@22 F ~@16>".pickRestart({
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