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// School's Out — Alice Cooper
// 132 bpm, 4/4, key F# minor. Source: mcgill + 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 113 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(132/4)
// 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.
// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
~@2 A@4 B@4 C D E F E F E F E F G H I J K L@11 M@2 N@2 O P Q P R S@2 T U@8 C F E F E F E V W@8 X Y Z@2 AA@2 AB@2 AC@3
AD AE@2 AF AG AH@2 AI AJ W@12 X Y AK@3 ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[[e2,b2]@7 ~]/2", B: "e2!12", C: "e2@2 b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 b1 b1@2 d2", D: "e2@2 b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 d2@4",
E: "e1@2 b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 b1 b1@2 d2", F: "e2@2 b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 b1@4", G: "c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~",
H: "c3@3 ~@3 c3@3 ~@3 c3@6 d2@4 d#2@2", I: "~@2 d#2 ~ d#2 ~ d#2 ~", J: "d#2 ~ d#2 ~ d#2 ~ d#2 ~",
K: "g1@3 ~@3 g1@3 ~@3 g1@3 ~@3 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2", L: "g1@3 ~@3 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@3 ~@3 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2",
M: "[~ a1@4 a1@3]/2", N: "f1/2", O: "c2@5 c2 g2@5 g2", P: "c2@3 c2@2 c2 g2@3 g2@2 g2", Q: "c2@3 c2@2 c2 g2@5 g2",
R: "a2@3 a2@2 a2 d2@3 d2@2 d2", S: "a2@5 a2 d2@3 d2@2 d2", T: "a2@5 d2!7", U: "e1@2 b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 e2 d2 b1 a1",
V: "e2@2 b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 b1!2 d2 e2", W: "g2@3 ~@3 g2@2 g2@2 g2@2 g2@3 ~@3 g2@2 g2@2 g2@2", X: "g2", Y: "f2",
Z: "c2/2", AA: "c3@5 c3 g3@5 g3", AB: "c3@3 c3@2 c3 g3@5 g3", AC: "a3@5 a3 d3@5 d3", AD: "a3@5 a3 ~@3 a2@3",
AE: "c2@3 c2@2 c2 g2@3 g2@2 g1", AF: "c2 c2@2 c2@2 c2 g2@3 g2@2 g1", AG: "c2@3 c2@2 c2 g2@6",
AH: "d2@5 d2 a2@3 a2@2 a1", AI: "d2@5 d2 a2@5 c3", AJ: "d3!6 d2!4 f2 f#2", AK: "[c2@49 ~@23]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.6)
// chords · piano
const piano = note("<~@36 A B C@2 D E D E F G F G ~@28 D E D E F G F G D E D E F G F ~@22>".pickRestart({
A: "[a2,a3,e4,a4,c#5]", B: "[a2,g3,d4,g4,b4]", C: "[f2,f3,c4,a4,c5]/2",
D: "c3@3 c3@2 c3 c3@3 c3@2 c3, [e4,g4] [d4,f#4]", E: "c3@3 c3@2 c3 c3@3 c3@2 c3, [c4,e4] [d4,f#4]",
F: "d3@3 d3@2 d3 d3@3 d3@2 d3, [e4,g4] [d4,f#4]", G: "d3@3 d3@2 d3 d3@3 d3@2 d3, [c4,e4] [d4,f#4]",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.57)
// chords · distortion guitar · "Gtr 1"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
A B C D C E A B C F C G C H C H C H C H I J K L M N O@2 M N O@2 M N O@2 P Q R@2 ~@8 S T S T S T S T C H C H C H C H M
N O@2 M N O@2 U V W@2 ~@16 M N O X ~@2 O@2 M N O X ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [e4,a4,c#5]@3 [e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [d4,g4,b4]@3", B: "[e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [e4,a4,c#5]@2 g4@4 e4@3",
C: "[e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [e4,a4]@3 [e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [d4,g4]@3", D: "[e3,b3]@4 [e3,b3]@2 [e4,a4]@4 g4@8 e4@4 ~ b3",
E: "[e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [e4,a4]@2 g4@4 e4@3", F: "[e3,b3]@4 [e3,b3]@2 [a4,c#5]@3 ~ g4@8 d4@5 ~",
G: "[e3,b3]@4 [e3,b3]@2 [a4,c#5]@4 g4@8 d4@5 ~", H: "[e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [e4,a4]@2 g4@7",
I: "[c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] ~", // C
J: "[c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@3 ~@3 [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@3 ~@3 [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@3 ~@3 [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@4 [d#3,a#3,d#4,g4,a#4]@2", // C D D#
K: "~@2 [d#3,a#3,d#4,g4,a#4] ~ [d#3,a#3,d#4,g4,a#4] ~ [d#3,a#3,d#4,g4,a#4] ~", // D#
L: "[d#3,a#3,d#4,g4,a#4] ~ [d#3,a#3,d#4,g4,a#4] ~ [d#3,a#3,d#4,g4,a#4] ~ [d#3,a#3,d#4,g4,a#4] ~", M: "[g2,d3]",
N: "[a#2,f3] [c3,g3]", O: "[f3,c4]@2 [g3,d4] ~@3 [g3,d4]@3 ~@3", P: "[a2,e3,a3]", Q: "[a2,g3,a3]",
R: "[f2,c3,f3,a3,c4,f4]/2", S: "~@3 [e4,a4,c#5]@2 ~@4 [d4,g4]@3", T: "~@3 [e4,a4,c#5]@2 [d4,g4]@7", U: "[g2,d3,g3]",
V: "[f2,c3,f3,a3]", W: "[g2,c3,g3,c4,e4]/2", X: "[f3,c4]@3 ~ [g3,d4]@2 ~@6 [g3,d4]@6 ~@6",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.23).pan(0.8)
// chords · overdriven guitar · "Gtr 2"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
A B C@2 D@2 E@2 F G F H F H F I F H F H J K L M N O P Q R O S T R O S T U V W@2 ~@8 F G F G F X F Y F H F H F H F Z N
O P Q R O AA T R AB AC@2 ~@16 R O S T R O S T R O S T AD AE AF@4 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [e4,a4]@3 [e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [d4,g4]@3", B: "[e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3] [e4,a4]@2 e4@4 e4@3",
C: "[e2,b2,e3,b3,e4]/2", D: "[e2,b2,e3,g#3,d4,g4]/2", E: "[[e3,a3,d4]@36 [d3,g3,b3] ~@5 a2@6]/2",
F: "[e2,b2] ~@3 [e2,b2] ~ [a3,c#4]@6 [e2,b2] ~@3 [e2,b2] ~ [g3,b3]@6", // E5 A E5 G
G: "[e2,b2] ~@3 [e2,b2] ~ [a3,c#4]@4 [g3,b3]@8 a2@4 d3@2", H: "[e2,b2] ~@3 [e2,b2] ~ [a3,c#4]@4 [g3,b3]@6 a2@8",
I: "[e2,b2] ~@3 [e2,b2] ~ [a3,c#4]@3 ~ [g3,b3]@6 a2@8", J: "[e4,g4,c5] ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~",
K: "[e4,g4,c5]@3 ~@3 [e4,g4,c5]@3 ~@3 [e4,g4,c5]@3 ~@3 [f#4,a4,d5]@4 [g4,a#4,d#5]@2", // C D D#
L: "~@2 [g4,a#4,c#5] ~ [g4,a#4,c#5] ~ [g4,a#4,c#5] ~", // Gdim
M: "[g4,a#4,c#5] ~ [g4,a#4,c#5] ~ [g4,a#4,c#5] ~ [g4,a#4,c#5] ~", N: "[g2,d3]!4", O: "[a#2,f3,a#3]@4 [c3,g3,c4]@3 ~",
P: "[f2,c3,f3]@4 [g2,d3,g3]@2 ~@6 [g3,a#3,d4]@6 [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~", // F5 G5 Gm
Q: "[g3,a#3,d4] ~@5 [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~@3 [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~", // Gm
R: "[g2,d3,g3]", S: "[f2,c3,f3]@4 [g2,d3,g3]@2 ~@6 [g3,a#3,d4,g4]@6 [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~",
T: "[g3,a#3,d4] ~@5 [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~@5 [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~", // Gm
U: "[a2,e3,a3]", V: "[a2,g3,a3]", W: "[f2,c3,f3,a3,c4,f4]/2",
X: "[e2,b2] ~@3 d#3@2 ~@2 d3@2 ~@2 d3@2 ~@2 c3@2 ~@2 b2@2 ~@2", // E5
Y: "[e2,b2] ~@3 [e2,b2] ~ [a3,c#4]@4 [g3,b3]@8 [g3,b3]@6", Z: "[e2,b2] ~@3 [e2,b2] ~ [a3,c#4]@4 [g3,b3]@6 b2@2 b2@6",
AA: "[f2,c3,f3]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3]@2 ~@6 [g3,a#3,d4,g4]@6 [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~", AB: "[f2,c3,f3,a3]",
AC: "[g2,c3,g3,c4,e4]/2", AD: "[g3,d4,g4,a#4]", AE: "[f3,c4,f4,a4]!2", AF: "[[g2,c3,c4,e4]@5 ~, g3 ~]/4",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.21).pan(0.2)
// other · distortion guitar · "Lead Guitar"
const distortion_guitar_2 = note(`<
~@27 A ~@2 B@2 ~@2 C D E@2 F@8 ~@2 G@2 H@2 I J K@2 ~@10 L M ~@2 N O P@8 Q@4 R@8 ~@2 S T ~@2 U V ~@2 W X Y@5 ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "c4", B: "[~@12 c4 ~@3 c4 ~@5 a#3@26]/2", C: "~@5 f5@4 g5!3", D: "f5@3 f5 g5 [f5,g5] f5@6", E: "[~ g4@2 g4]/2",
F: "a4/8", G: "[d5@6 d5@2 e5 d5@6 d5@3 c5@2 ~ a4@2 a4]/2", H: "[a4@7 ~]/2",
I: "[a4,d5]@2 [b4,e5] [a4,d5]@2 [b4,e5] [a4,d5]@2 [b4,e5] [a4,d5]@2 [b4,e5]", // D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5
J: "[b4,e5] [a#4,d#5] [a4,d5] [g#4,c#5] [g4,c5] [f#4,b4]", K: "[a4@2 e5 e5@12 g5@3 g5 e5 d5 e5@3]/2",
L: "~@3 c5@2 ~ c5 ~", M: "c5@5 g4 a#4@4 a#4@14", N: "~@3 c6@2 c6 c6@2 c6 c6@2 c6", O: "c6@2 c6 c6@2 g5 a#5@2 g5@4",
P: "[~ f4@15]/8", Q: "[e4 g4@15]/4", R: "[g4,d5]/8", S: "~@5 c5@3 g5 c5@2 g5", T: "c5@2 g5 c5@2 g5 c5@2 g5 c5@3",
U: "~@3 g4@3 g4@3 g4@2 d4", V: "f4@2 g4@3 g4@7", W: "~ c6 c6@2", X: "c6@3 c6 a#5 g5 a#5@2 g5@4",
Y: "[~@12 f4@24 f4@61 ~@23]/5",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.61).pan(0.4)
// other · distortion guitar · "Lead Guitar add. notes"
const distortion_guitar_3 = note("<~@27 A ~@6 B C D@2 ~@10 E@2 ~@22 F@8 ~@8 G@4 ~@2 H I ~@17>".pickRestart({
A: "d4", B: "~@5 g5@4 ~@3", C: "g5@3 g5 ~@2 g5@6", D: "[~ a4@2 a4]/2", E: "[e5@6 e5 ~@2 e5@6 e5@3 ~@6]/2",
F: "[~ g4@15]/8", G: "[c5@15 ~]/4", H: "~@5 d5@3 ~ d5@2 ~", I: "d5@2 ~ d5@2 ~ d5@2 ~ d5@3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.55).pan(0.6)
// other · tubular bells · "bells"
const tubular_bells = note("<~@42 A@6 B ~@25 C@6 ~@26 D@7>".pickRestart({
A: "a5/6", B: "b4", C: "[g5@23 ~]/6", D: "[~@18 f5@24 f5@119 ~@7]/7",
})).s("gm_tubular_bells").gain(0.46)
// chords · synth drum · C
const synth_drum = note("<~@74 [~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~@21] ~@38>").s("gm_synth_drum").gain(0.46).pan(0.8)
// chords · melodic tom
const melodic_tom = note("<~@74 A ~@31 B C D E F G ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~@9", // C
B: "~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2", // C
C: "~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2]", // C
D: "[c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~", // C
E: "[c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [c2,d2,e2] ~ [a#1,c2,d2] ~ [c1,d1,e1] ~ [c1,d1,e1] ~@2 [c1,d1,e2] ~ [c1,d1,e1] ~ [c1,d1,e1]", // C A# C
F: "~ [c1,d1,e1] ~@2 [c1,d1,e1] ~ [c1,d1,e1] ~@2 [c1,d1,e1] ~ [c1,d1,e1] ~@2 [c1,d1,e1] ~@2 [c1,d1,e1] ~@4 [c1,d1,e1] ~", // C
G: "~@3 [c2,d2,e2] ~@2 e-1 ~@17", // C
})).s("gm_melodic_tom").gain(0.51).pan(0.4)
// chords · melodic tom · soft notes · C
const melodic_tom_soft = note(`<
~@74
[~@16 [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2]
[~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~ [c2,d2,e2]!2]
~@37
>`).s("gm_melodic_tom").gain(0.2).pan(0.4)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@2 A ~ A B A C D@12 E F D@13 G A@3 ~@9 D@15 A D@8 A@3 ~@29 A@3 ~@6>".pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@11 x", D: "x!2", E: "x!4", F: "x!3 ~", G: "x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.55)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@3 A ~ B ~ C D@3 E D E D E D E D E F G D H D@11 I ~@4 J@8 D@9 E D E D E D K D@8 ~@4 J@11 L M@3 N ~@21
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x", B: "~@16 x!3 ~@5", C: "x!6 ~@3 x!2 ~", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "~@3 x ~@4 x ~@3", F: "x!4",
G: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~ x", H: "~@3 x ~@4 x!4", I: "~ x ~@2", J: "x!12", K: "~@3 x ~@2 x!6", L: "x!7 ~ x ~ x ~",
M: "x!6", N: "x!6 ~@6",
})).gain(0.55)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@20 A@3 B ~@32 A B A B A B A C ~@49>".pickRestart({
A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~", C: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.55)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@24 A@11 B ~@28 A@8 ~@19 C D E D E D E D E D E D E ~@9>".pickRestart({
A: "~@23 x", B: "~@17 x ~@6", C: "~@6 x!6", D: "x ~@2 x!4 ~@2 x!3", E: "x ~@2 x!9",
})).gain(0.55)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@7 A ~@16 B@11 C ~@28 B@8 ~@20 D E D E D E D E D E D E ~@9>".pickRestart({
A: "~@6 x!3 ~@3", B: "~@11 x", C: "~@2 x", D: "x ~@2 x!4 ~@2 x!3", E: "x ~@2 x!9",
})).gain(0.55)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~@13 D A@3 ~@9 E@8 ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@10 A@3 ~@29 A@3 ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~@2 x", C: "~@11 x", D: "~@3 x", E: "x!4",
})).gain(0.55)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@8 A B@2 C B C B C B C B C ~@4 B@11 C ~@4 D@7 E ~@28 D@11 F G@3 ~@22>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x!3", B: "x!4", C: "x!3 ~", D: "x!6", E: "x!3 ~@3", F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!6", G: "x!12",
})).gain(0.55)
// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct("<~@64 [x!4]!8 ~@41>").gain(0.55)
stack(
bass, piano, distortion_guitar, overdriven_guitar, distortion_guitar_2, distortion_guitar_3, tubular_bells,
synth_drum, melodic_tom, melodic_tom_soft, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, crash, ride, cowbell
)
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