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You Shook Me All Night Long cover art

1980 · Back In Black

You Shook Me All Night Long

AC DC

KeyG majorTempo130 bpm
0:00/0:00
// You Shook Me All Night Long — AC DC
// 130 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 107 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(130/4)

// 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.

// chords · distortion guitar · "Dist. Guitar"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  A@6 B@3 C@16 D@4 E@4 F@8 C@8 G@4 H@4 F@12 I@6 J K L@2 M@5 N O P@2 Q R S F@8 T@6 U V
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@13 [g3,d4,g4]@14 [d3,g3,d4,a4]@4 [d4,g4]@2 g4@2 d4@2 ~ g4@2 f#4@2 d4@2 ~@2 [a3,d4]@12 a3@2 [d3,a3]@8 ~@4 [a3,d4]@2 [f3,a3,d4]@2 d3@2 ~ d4@14 [d3,g3,d4,a4]@3, ~@22 d3@7 ~@10 [g3,g4]@7 ~@2]/6", // G5 Dsus4 G5 D5 Dm Dsus4 G
  B: "[~ [d4,g4]@2 g4@2 d4@2 g4@2 f#4@2 d4@2 ~@2 [a3,d4]@33, ~@13 d3@35]/3", // G5 D5
  C: "[[g3,b3]@4 ~@10 [g3,c4]@4 [c3,g3,c4]@2 [d3,g3]@3 ~ [g3,c4]@3 ~ [d3,g3]@2 [a3,d4]@6 ~@10 [g3,b3]@4 [g3,b3]@2 [a3,d4]@4 [g3,b3]@4 [a3,d4]@4]/4", // G C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 G D5 …
  D: "[[g3,b3]@4 ~@10 [g3,c4]@4 d3@2 [d3,g3,b3]@3 ~ [g3,c4]@3 ~ [d3,g3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@6 ~@10 [g3,d4]@4 [d3,g3]@2 [a3,d4]@4 [g3,d4]@4 [a3,d4]@4]/4", // G C5 G C5 G5 D5 G5 D5 …
  E: "[[g3,b3]@4 ~@10 [g3,c4]@4 d3@2 [d3,g3,b3]@3 ~ [g3,c4]@3 ~ [d3,g3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@12 [d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [g3,d4]@4 d3@2 [a3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@2 [g3,d4]@4 [a3,d4]@4]/4", // G C5 G C5 G5 D5 D G5 …
  F: "[[d3,g3]@2 [d3,g3,d4]@3 a2 b2 ~@2 g3 d4 ~@2 d4 d3 [a3,d4]@3 [d3,a3,d4]@3 a2 b2 ~@2 g3 d4 [g3,d4]@3 b2 a2, ~@7 c3@4 b2@4 ~@8 c3@4 ~@5]/4", // G5 D5 G5
  G: "[[g3,b3]@4 ~@10 [g3,c4]@4 d3@2 [d3,g3,b3]@3 ~ [g3,c4]@3 ~ [d3,g3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@6 ~@10 [g3,d4]@4 d3@2 [a3,d4]@4 [g3,d4]@4 [a3,d4]@4]/4", // G C5 G C5 G5 D5 G5 D5 …
  H: "[[g3,b3]@4 ~@10 [g3,c4]@4 d3@2 [d3,g3,b3]@3 ~ [g3,c4]@3 ~ [d3,g3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@12 [a3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,d4]@4 d3@2 [a3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@2 [g3,d4]@4 [a3,d4]@4]/4", // G C5 G C5 G5 D5 G5 D5 …
  I: "[[d3,g3]@2 [d3,g3,d4]@3 a2 b2 ~@2 g3 d4 ~@2 d4 d3 [a3,d4]@2 [d3,a3] [a3,d4]!2 [a3,d4]@2 a2 [g3,d4]@2 ~ [d4,g4]@2 [d3,g3]@2 ~ [d4,f#4]@2 ~ [d4,f#4]@2 ~ [d4,f#4]!2 [d4,f#4]@2 ~ [d4,f#4] [d3,a3] [d4,f#4]!3 [g3,b3], ~@7 c3@4 b2@4 ~@10 g2@3 ~@5 d3@3 d3@4 ~@8]/6", // G5 D5 G5 D D5 D G
  J: "c4", K: "g4 d4 f4 c4@3 a#3 g3", L: "[~ g3@3 g3 f3 d3 c3@3 a#2 g2 a#3@2 g3 d3, d3 ~@3]/2",
  M: "[g3@2 a#3 ~@2 c4 [d4,f4] f4@2 d4 g4 g4@2 e4 g4 a4@2 c5 a4@2 g4@2 g4 a#4@2 a4 g4 e4 g4@2 b3 f5@6 g5 d5 f5]/5", // Dm
  N: "c5@2 a#4 g4 [c5,e5] [a#4,d5] c5@2", O: "f5 c5@2 f5 c5@2 a#4 g4",
  P: "[[c5,e5] [a#4,d5] [c5,e5] [a#4,d5] d4 g3 d4 a#4@3 a#4@3 a4@2 g4]/2", Q: "a4 e4 g4 f4@3 d4 f4",
  R: "c4@4 a#3@2 d4@6 ~@2 d4 e4", S: "g4 e4 g4@2 a4@2 g4@2",
  T: "[[d3,g3]@2 [d3,g3,d4]@3 a2 b2 ~@2 g3 d4 ~@2 g3 d4 [a3,d4]@3 d3 [d3,a3,d4]@2 a2 b2 ~@2 g3 d4 b2@2 [g3,d4] a2 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 d3 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 a2 [b2,g3,d4] [c3,g3,d4]@2 g3 d4 [b2,g3,d4]@3 a2 [a3,d4,f#4], ~@7 c3@4 b2@4 ~@8 c3@4 ~@21]/6", // G5 D5 G5 D G Csus2 G D
  U: "[a3,d4,f#4]!2 [a3,d4]!6", V: "[a3,d4]!8",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.59).pan(0.6)

// chords · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar_2 = note("<A@6 B@3 C@4 D@12 E@4 F@4 G@8 D@8 H@4 F@4 G@12 I@6 J@16 G@8 K@6 L@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@13 d3@4 d3@2 d3@2 d3@2 d3@2 d3@2 d3@4 ~@4 d3@2 ~ [d3,g3,d4,g4]@2 [d3,g3,d4,g4]@2 [d3,g3,d4,g4]@2 d3@2 [a2,d3,a3,d4]@12 [a2,d3,f3]@2 ~@10 [a3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@2 d3@2 d3@2 ~@9 [g3,d4,g4]@2 [g3,d4,g4]@2 [d3,g3]@2 [g3,d4,g4]@3, ~@13 [g3,d4,g4]@12 ~@2 [g3,d4,g4]@6 [g3,d4,g4]@4 ~@31 f3@4 ~@6 g4@9 ~@9, ~@31 d3@4 ~@25 [a2,d3,a3,d4]@10 ~@8 d3@4 ~ d3@8 ~@5, ~@79 [g3,d4]@8 ~@9]/6", // G5 D5 Dm D5 G5 D5 G5
  B: "[~ [g3,d4,g4]@2 [g3,d4,g4]@2 [a2,d3]@2 [c3,g3,d4,g4]@2 a2@2 [c3,g3,d4,g4]@2 [a2,d3]@2 [a2,d3,a3,d4]@33]/3", // G5 D5 Csus2 D5
  C: "[[g2,d3,g3]@4 ~@10 [c3,e3]@4 [c3,e3,g3]@2 [g2,d3]@3 ~ [c3,e3]@3 ~ [g2,d3]@2 [d3,a3]@6 ~@10 [g2,d3]@4 [g2,d3]@2 [d3,a3]@4 [g2,d3]@4 [d3,a3]@4]/4", // G5 C G5 C G5 D5 G5 D5 …
  D: "[[g2,d3]@4 ~@10 [c3,e3]@4 [c3,e3,g3]@2 [g2,d3]@3 ~ [c3,e3]@3 ~ [g2,d3]@2 [d3,a3]@6 ~@10 [g2,d3]@4 [g2,d3]@2 [d3,a3]@4 [g2,d3]@4 [d3,a3]@4]/4", // G5 C G5 C G5 D5 G5 D5 …
  E: "[[g2,d3]@4 ~@10 [c3,e3]@4 d3@2 [g2,d3]@3 ~ [c3,e3]@3 ~ [g2,d3]@2 [d3,a3]@6 ~@10 [g2,d3]@4 [g2,d3]@2 [d3,a3]@4 [g2,d3]@4 [a2,d3,a3]@4]/4", // G5 C G5 C G5 D5 G5 D5 …
  F: "[[g2,d3]@4 ~@10 [c3,e3]@4 d3@2 [g2,d3]@3 ~ [c3,e3]@3 ~ [g2,d3]@2 [d3,a3]@12 [d3,a3]@2 a2@2 [g2,d3]@4 d3@2 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 [g2,d3]@4 [d3,a3]@4]/4", // G5 C G5 C G5 D5 G5 D5 …
  G: "[[g2,d3]@2 [g2,d3]@3 a2 b2 c3@4 b2@4 [d3,a3]@3 [a2,d3]@3 a2 b2 c3@4 [b2,g3]@3 b2 a2]/4", // G5 D5 Em
  H: "[[g2,d3]@4 ~@10 [c3,e3]@4 d3@2 [g2,d3]@3 ~ [c3,e3]@3 ~ [g2,d3]@2 [d3,a3]@6 ~@10 [g2,d3]@4 d3@2 [d3,a3]@4 [g2,d3]@4 [a2,d3,a3]@4]/4", // G5 C G5 C G5 D5 G5 D5 …
  I: "[[g2,d3]@2 [g2,d3]@3 a2 b2 c3@4 b2@4 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]!3 [d3,a3]@2 ~ [g2,d3,g3]@2 ~ [d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3]@2 a2 [d3,a3]@2 ~ a3@2 ~ a3!2 ~ a2!2 [d3,a3] [a2,d3] [d3,a3]!3 [d3,g3], ~@25 g2@3 ~@5 d3@3 d3@4 ~@8, ~@39 a3@2 ~@7]/6", // G5 D5 G5 D5 G5
  J: "[g2@8 ~@2 a2@2 b2@2 [c3,g3]@7 ~ [b2,g3]@7 ~ [d3,a3]@7 ~@5 a2@2 b2@2 [c3,g3,d4]@5 ~@3 [b2,g3,d4]@5 ~@3 [g2,d3]@5 ~@7 a2@2 b2@2 [c3,g3,d4]@8 [b2,g3,d4]@6 a2@2 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@6 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@4 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 a2@2 b2@2 [c3,g3,d4]@4 g3@2 d4@2 [b2,g3,d4]@4 [b2,g3,d4]@2 b2@2 a2@2, d3@4 ~@10 d4@5 ~@3 d4@5 ~@3 d4@5 ~@93]/8", // C5 Em D5 Csus2 G G5 Csus2 G …
  K: "[[g2,d3]@2 [g2,d3]@3 a2 b2 c3@4 b2@4 [d3,a3]@3 [a2,d3]@3 a2 b2 c3@4 b2@3 a2 d3@2 d3 d3@3 a2 b2 c3@2 ~@2 b2@4 [d3,a3]]/6", // G5 D5
  L: "[d3,a3]!8", // D5
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.52).pan(0.4)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Picked Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@29 A@2 B C D@2 E@2 F G H@2 I@4 J K L@2 M@2 N@2 O@3 C D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2 P@2 Q R B C S@6 T@2 F U V W F U X@2 D@2
  E@2 D@2 E@2 D@2 Y@2 Z@2 AA@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 d2@2 d2!7]/2", B: "d2!8", C: "d2!6 ~@2", D: "[g1@2 g1@2 g1 a1 b1 c2@4 b1@4 d2]/2",
  E: "[d2@2 d2@2 d2 a1 b1 c2@4 b1@3 b1 e1]/2", F: "g1@2 g1@2 g1 a1 b1 c2", G: "c2@3 b1@4 d2",
  H: "[d2@2 d2@2 d2 a1 b1 c2@4 b1@3 b1 a1]/2", I: "[g1 ~@6 c2@2 c2 g1@2 c2@2 g1 d2@2 ~@6 g2@2 g2 d2@2 g2@2 ~@2]/4",
  J: "g1@2 ~@5 c2", K: "c2!2 g1@2 c2@2 g1 d2", L: "[d2@2 ~@5 g2@2 g2 d2@2 g2@2 ~@2]/2",
  M: "[g1@2 ~@5 c2@2 c2 g1@2 c2@2 g1 d2]/2", N: "[d2@2 ~@5 g2@2 g2 f#2@2 g2@2 ~@2]/2",
  O: "[g1@2 ~@5 c2@2 c2 g1@2 c2@2 g1 d2@2 d2!7]/3", P: "[g1@2 g1@2 g1 a1 b1 c2@3 c2 b1@3 b1 a1]/2",
  Q: "d2@2 d2@2 ~ c2 b1 a1", R: "g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 a1 d2",
  S: "[g1@8 ~@2 a1@2 b1@2 c2@7 ~ b1@5 ~@3 d2@7 ~@5 a1@2 b1@2 c2@7 ~ b1@6 ~@2 g1@6 ~@6 a1@2 b1@2 c2@4 c2@2 ~@2 b1@6 a1@2 d2@2]/6",
  T: "[d2!7 c2@2 c2!2 b1@2 b1!2 e1]/2", U: "c2@2 ~ b1 b1@2 ~ d2", V: "d2@2 d2@2 d2 a1 b1 c2", W: "c2@2 ~ b1 b1@2 b1 e1",
  X: "[d2@2 d2@2 d2 a1 b1 c2@2 c2!2 b1!2 e1 f1 f#1]/2", Y: "[d2@2 d2@2 d2 a1 b1 c2@4 b1@3 b1 d2]/2",
  Z: "[d2@2 d2@2 g1 a1 b1 c2@4 b1@4 d2]/2", AA: "[d2@2 d2@2 d2!3 d2@4 d2@3 d2!2]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.72).pan(0.4)

// other · guitar harmonics · "Gt. Harmonics"
const guitar_harmonics = note("<~@78 [~@2 f4 ~] [~ f4 ~@2] ~ [~@6 f#5 ~] ~@25>")
  .s("gm_guitar_harmonics").gain(0.59).pan(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@8 [~@3 x] [x!2]!98>").gain(0.36)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@8 [~@3 x] [~ x ~ x]!98>").gain(0.36)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@8 [x!2] [x!8]!98>").gain(0.36)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@40 [~@6 x!2] ~@66>").gain(0.45)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@40 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@66>").gain(0.4)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@32 A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@16 B A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A C ~@4 D E D@2 E@6 F G A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ H I
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~", D: "~@7 x", E: "~@3 x ~@3 x", F: "~@6 x ~@6 x!2 ~",
  G: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x", H: "x!4", I: "x!8",
})).gain(0.4)

stack(distortion_guitar, distortion_guitar_2, bass, guitar_harmonics, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, crash)

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