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// Cruel Summer — Alliage
// 129 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: ch 13 "Bass&Lead" named as a bass, played on electric bass finger (its lead 2 sawtooth patch is not one)
// note: Full arrangement: all 111 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(129/4)
// 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 · piano
const piano = note(`<
~@8 A B A C A B D E ~@16 A B A C A B D E ~@8 A B A C A B D E A B A C A B D E F G F G F G F G F G F G A B A C A B D E A
B A C A B D E H I H I H I H I H I H I H I H I J@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a3,c4,f4]@2 d4@2 [a3,c4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [c4,f4,a4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~, ~@2 f4 ~@5", // F Am F C
B: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [g3,c4] ~@3 [c4,e4]@2 d4@2 c4@2, ~@14 e4 ~", // C C5 C
C: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [g3,c4] ~@3 [d4,g4]@4 d4@2", // C C5 G5
D: "[a3,c4,f4]@2 d4 ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,d4]@2, ~@14 f3 ~", // F A#
E: "~@2 [g3,e4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,e4] ~, ~ c4 ~@5 c4", // C Gm C
F: "[f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] [f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] [e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] ~", // F D F D E C E C
G: "[d4,d5] ~ [a#3,a#4] [d4,d5] ~ [a#3,a#4] ~ [c#4,c#5] ~ [c#4,c#5] ~ [a3,a4] [c#4,c#5] ~ [d4,d5] ~", // D A# D A# C# A C# D
H: "[f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] [f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] ~ [f4,f5] ~ [f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] [f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] ~", // F D F D F D F D
I: "[e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] [e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] [e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] ~", J: "d2/2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.26)
// bass · electric bass finger · "Basse"
const bass = note(`<
~@7 A B C B D B C E F G H I J K L G M G N G J O L P Q B R B D B C E F G H G J G L P Q B R B D B C E F B R B D B C E F
~@8 S T S T B R B D B C E F B R B D B C E F B C B D B C E F B R B D B C E F U@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 a2", B: "d2 ~@3 d2 ~@3 d2@2 f2@2 g2@2 c2@2", C: "~@2 c2 ~@3 c2@3 ~ c2 ~@3 c2@2",
D: "~ c3 a#1 a#2 a1 a2 g1 g2", E: "d2 ~@3 d2 ~@3 d2@2 f2@2 g2@2 g1@2", F: "~@2 a1@3 ~ a#1@3 ~ c2@3 ~ c2 ~",
G: "c2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~@5 d2@2 a1@2 a#1 ~", H: "~@6 a#1 ~@3 a#1@2 c2@3 ~", I: "c2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~@5 d2@2 a1 ~ a#1 ~",
J: "~@10 a1 ~ g1@2 a#1 ~", K: "a#1 ~ c2 ~ d2@2 ~@4 d2@2 a1@2 a#1 ~", L: "~@6 a1 ~ a#1@4 c2@3 ~",
M: "~@10 a1 ~ a#1@2 c2 ~", N: "~@6 a#1 ~ a#1@4 c2@3 ~", O: "a#1 ~ c2 ~ d2@2 ~@4 d2@2 a1 ~ a#1 ~",
P: "c2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~@5 d2@3 ~ g1 ~", Q: "a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~@5 c2 ~@3 c2 ~", R: "~@2 c2 ~@3 c2@3 ~ c2 ~ c3@2 c2@2",
S: "d2@3 a1 ~ a1 ~ c2@2 ~@2 g1!2 ~ c2 ~", T: "a#1@2 ~ f1 ~ a#1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ a1!2 ~ c2 ~", U: "[d2@29 ~@3]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.4)
// other · brass section · "BrasSec"
const brass_section = note(`<
~@7 A B C@3 B D@2 E ~@7 F G ~@5 H I J K L M N O P Q ~@6 H I J K L M N O P Q J K L M N O P Q ~ R S T U ~ V@2 W X@2 Y Z
K L M N O P Q J K L M N O AA Q AB AC AB AD AB AC AB AD AB AC AB AD AB AC AB AD AE ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@12 a#4 [c5,d5] e5 [f5,g5]", // Csus2 Fsus2
B: "[f5,a5] [e5,g5] [d5,f5] [e5,g5] [f5,a5]@5 ~ [g4,g5] [g4,a4,g5,a5] [f4,f5]@2 [g4,g5] ~", // F Em Dm Em F G Gsus2 F …
C: "[~@2 [e4,e5] [e4,f4,e5,f5] [d4,d5]@2 [e4,e5] ~@3 [d4,d5] [d4,e4,d5,e5] [c4,c5]@2 [a3,a4]@11 ~ [a3,a4] ~ [d4,d5] [d4,e4,d5,e5] [c4,c5]@10 ~@4 [d4,d5] [c4,d4,c5,d5] [e4,e5] [f4,g4,f5,g5]]/3", // E Fmaj7 D E D Dsus2 C A …
D: "[~@2 [e4,e5] [e4,f4,e5,f5] [d4,d5]@2 [e4,e5] ~@3 [d4,d5] [d4,e4,d5,e5] [c4,c5]@2 [a4,a5]@11 ~ [a3,a4]@2 [c4,c5] ~ [d4,d5] ~]/2", // E Fmaj7 D E D Dsus2 C A …
E: "~@2 [e4,e5] ~@3 [f4,f5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5]@6", F: "~@5 [f3,a3,c4,f4] ~ [g3,c4,d4,g4]", G: "[a3,a4]@3 ~@13",
H: "d5 c5 a4 c5 d5 ~ c5 d5 ~ c5 d5 ~ d5 c5 a4 c5", I: "[a#3,d4,a4,d5] ~ [a#3,d4,a4,d5] ~ [a#3,d4,a4,d5] ~@11",
J: "d4@2 ~@4 a4 ~@2 b5 g4 ~@3 e4@2, ~@4 [d5,d6]@5 ~@7", K: "~ d4 ~ c4@2 c4@2 a3",
L: "c4@2 a4@2 c5@2 [a4,d5] ~@3 g4 ~@3 e4@2", M: "~@2 d4@2 ~@2 c4@4 c4 ~ c4@2 d4 ~",
N: "d4 ~@5 a4 ~@2 b5 g4 ~@3 e4@2, ~@4 [d5,d6]@5 ~@7", O: "~ d4 ~ c4 ~ c4 d4@2",
P: "f4@2 a4@2 c5@2 [a4,d5] ~@3 g4 ~@3 [d4,g4,d5]@2", Q: "~@2 [e4,a4,e5]@2 ~@2 [g4,f5] ~@3 [e4,c5,g5]@6, ~@3 a#4 ~@4",
R: "~@14 [g4,e5,g5] ~", S: "[a4,f5,a5] ~@15", T: "~@14 [c5,c6] ~", U: "[d5,d6] ~@15",
V: "[a4@4 c5@3 ~ d5@3 ~ f5@2 [a4,d5]@9 ~ c5@4 a4@4, ~@3 e5]/2", // D5
W: "[f5,a5] [e5,g5] [d5,f5] [e5,g5] [f5,a5]@4 ~@2 [g4,g5] [g4,a4,g5,a5] [f4,f5]@2 [g4,g5] ~", // F Em Dm Em F G Gsus2 F …
X: "[~@2 [f4,f5] [f4,g4,f5,g5] [e4,e5]@2 [f4,f5] ~@3 [e4,e5] [e4,f4,e5,f5] [c4,c5]@2 [d4,d5]@11 ~@3 [d4,d5] [e4,e5] [f4,f5] [g4,g5]]/2", // F Fsus2 E F E Fmaj7 C D …
Y: "[a4,a5]@7 [a#4,a#5] [a4,a5]@8", Z: "[d5,d6]@5 b5 a4 ~@3 g4 ~@3 e4@2, d4 ~@7",
AA: "f4 ~ a4@2 c5@2 [a4,d5] ~@3 g4 ~@3 [d4,g4,d5]@2", // D5 G5
AB: "[f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] [f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] ~ [f4,f5] ~ [f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] [f4,f5] ~ [d4,d5] ~", // F D F D F D F D
AC: "[e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] [e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] [e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] ~", // E C E C E C E C
AD: "~@6 [d4,d5] [c#4,c#5] [c4,g4,c5]@8, [e4,g4,e5] ~", AE: "[d5,d6]@5 b5 ~@10",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.42)
// other · brass section · "BrasSec" · soft notes
const brass_section_soft = note(`<
~@24 A ~@7 B ~@3 B ~@11 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@15 C ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@19 C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 [g4,a4] [d4,e4,f4] [b3,c4] ~@11", B: "~@10 [g5,a5] [e5,f5] ~@4", C: "~@6 [g5,a5] [e5,f5] ~@8",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.18)
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "NylonGt"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
A B C B A B C B A B C B A B D E ~@16 A B C B A B D E ~@8 A B C B A B D E A B C B A B D E F G F G F G F G F G F G A B C
B A B D E A B C B A B D E H I H J H I K L H I H J H I K L ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "e4 ~@4 [f4,a4] ~@2, ~@2 f4@7 ~@7, ~@2 c4@5 ~", B: "~ [d4,g4] ~@3 [d4,g4] ~@2",
C: "[c4,e4] ~@4 [f4,a4] ~@2, ~@2 f4@7 ~@7, ~@2 c4@5 ~", // C F
D: "[c4,e4] ~@4 [f4,a4] ~ [f3,a#3,d4], ~@2 f4@7 ~@7, ~@2 c4@5 ~", // C F A#
E: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~", // C A# C
F: "[a3,f4,a4]@2 ~ [a3,f4,a4] ~ [a3,f4,a4] ~ [g3,e4,g4] ~ [g3,e4,g4] ~ [g3,e4,g4] g3!2 [g3,e4,g4] g3", // Dm C
G: "[f3,d4,f4]@2 ~ f3 ~ [f3,d4,f4] ~ [e3,c#4,e4] ~ [e3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [e3,c#4,e4] ~ [f3,c#4,f4] ~", // Dm C#m C#
H: "[a3,c4,f4]@2 d4@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [c4,f4,a4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~", // F C
I: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [g3,c4] ~@3 [c4,e4]@2 d4@2 [c4,e4]@2", J: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [g3,c4] ~@3 [d4,g4]@4 d4@2",
K: "[a3,c4,f4]@2 d4 ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2", // F A#
L: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~", // C Gm C
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.3).pan(0.7)
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "NylonGt" · soft notes
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_2 = note(`<
~@2 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@19 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ B C B C B C B C B C B C ~@2 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@20
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ d4 ~@6", B: "~@2 [a3,f4,a4] ~@9 [e4,g4] e4 ~ e4", C: "~@3 [d4,f4] ~@7 [e3,c#4,e4] ~@4",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.15).pan(0.7)
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "NylonGt"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_3 = note(`<
A@14 B@2 ~@16 A@6 B@2 ~@8 A@6 B@2 A@6 B@2 C D C D C D C D C D C D A@6 B@2 A@6 B@2 E@2 F@2 E@2 G@2 E@2 F@2 E@2 G@2 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[d3@6 ~@2 d3@4 g2 ~ e3@2 ~@4 g2 ~@7 g2 ~ a2 ~, ~@3 a3@3 ~ c3@3 ~ c3@3 ~@2, ~@2 g3 e3]/2",
B: "[d3@6 ~@2 d3@5 ~ g2@4 a2@4 a#2@4 c3@4 d3@2, ~@3 a3@3 ~@10]/2", C: "d3@2 d3!2 ~ d3 ~ c3 ~ c3!7",
D: "a#2@2 ~ a#2 ~ a#2 ~ a2 ~ a2!7",
E: "[e4@2 ~@8 [f4,a4]@2 g2 ~ e3@2 ~@2 [d4,g4]@2 g2 ~@5 [d4,g4]@2 g2 ~ a2 ~, d3@3 a3@3 ~@2 g3@4 e3@4, ~@2 f4@6 d3@5 ~ c3@6 ~@2 c3@6 ~@4, ~@2 c4@5 ~@9]/2", // F G5
F: "[[c4,e4]@2 d4@2 ~@6 [f4,a4]@2 g2 ~ e3@2 ~@2 [d4,g4]@2 g2 ~@5 [d4,g4]@2 g2 ~ a2 ~, d3@3 a3@3 ~@2 g3@4 e3@4, ~@2 f4@6 d3@5 ~ c3@6 ~@2 c3@6 ~@4, ~@2 c4@5 ~@9]/2", // C F G5
G: "[[c4,e4]@2 d4@2 ~@6 [f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,e4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,d4] ~@3 [c3,g3,c4,e4]@4 d3@2, d3@3 a3@3 ~@10, ~@2 f4@6 d3@5 ~ g2@4 a2@4 a#2@4 ~@6, ~@4 c4@10 ~@4 c4 ~@3 f4@2 ~@8]/2", // C F A# C A# C
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.25).pan(0.2)
// chords · electric guitar muted · "FunkGtr"
const electric_guitar_muted = note("<~@17 A B C ~@2 A D ~@18 A E ~@2 A F ~@63>".pickRestart({
A: "~@2 [c4,f4,a4,d5]!3 ~@11", B: "~@10 [c4,f4,a4,d5]!3 ~@3", C: "~@8 f4 ~ f4 ~ f4 g4@2 ~",
D: "~@2 [c4,f4,a4,d5]!3 ~@7 c4 d4@3", E: "~@2 [c4,f4,a4,d5]!3 ~@3 c4 ~ c4 ~ c4 d4@2 ~", F: "d5@2 ~@2 e5 ~@3 g5@7 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.34).pan(0.2)
// chords · pad new age · "Fantasia"
const pad_new_age = note(`<
A@8 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 ~@16 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 ~@8 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 ~@12 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 D@2
C@2 D@2 C@2 D@2 C@2 D@2 C@2 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[[f5,a5,d6,c7]@13 ~ [e5,g5,c6,c7]@17 ~]/2", B: "[[d5,f5,a5]@6 ~ [c5,e5,g5]@8 ~]/2",
C: "[[d5,f5,a5]@12 ~@2 [c5,e5,g5]@17 ~]/2", D: "[[d5,f5,a5]@13 ~ [c5,e5,g5]@17 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_pad_new_age").gain(0.16)
// chords · overdriven guitar · "Dist Gtr"
const overdriven_guitar = note("<~@19 A ~@3 B ~@19 C ~@3 B ~@63>".pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [d5,f5]!4 ~@8", B: "[d5,f5]!2 ~@6 [d5,f5]!4 ~@4", C: "f5!2 ~@4 f5!2 ~@8",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.31).pan(0.9)
// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass&Lead"
const bass_2 = note("<~@40 A B C D A B E ~@64>".pickRestart({
A: "d3 ~ d3!3 ~ d3!7 ~@2 a#2", B: "a#2!5 ~ c3!5 ~ c3 ~@2 c3", C: "c3!3 d3!2 ~ c3!5 d3!2 ~ c3!2",
D: "c3!3 d3!2 ~ c3!5 d3!2 ~ d3!2", E: "d3!5 ~ d3!7 ~ d3!2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.15)
// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass&Lead" · soft notes
const bass_soft = note("<~@40 [~ d3 ~@14] [~@11 c3 ~@4] ~@2 [~ d3 ~@14] [~@11 c3 ~@4] ~@65>")
.s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.1)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A ~@7 B@23 C B@15 C B@16 A D A D B@40 A ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "x!4", C: "x!3 ~@5", D: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.64)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@6 B C A@22 D E A@7 F A@6 D E A@26 G C A@30 G C ~@3>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@5 x ~@2 x", C: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x ~@4 x!2 ~@2", D: "x!5 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!4",
E: "~@11 x!3 ~@2", F: "~@4 x ~@3 x!8", G: "x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@8 x",
})).gain(0.56)
// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@5 A B C ~@23 D ~@7 E ~@7 D ~@26 B C ~@30 B C ~@3>".pickRestart({
A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~ x!3 ~", C: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@4 x ~@2 x!2", D: "~@14 x!2", E: "~@5 x!3 ~@8",
})).gain(0.32)
// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@8 [~ x ~ x]!100 ~@3>").gain(0.56)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@31 A B ~@14 A B ~@15 B C B C B ~@2 C ~@3 A B ~@15 B ~@15 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~@15 x", B: "x", C: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.24)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A ~@3 B@3 C B@8 D@15 E B@8 D@7 E B@16 ~@4 F@4 D@3 E B@32 ~@3>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@6", B: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!2", C: "~@7 x ~@4 x ~@3", D: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", E: "x!2 ~@2",
F: "x ~@3 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.48)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@7 A ~@23 B ~@15 B ~@27 B ~@15 A ~@15 C ~@3>".pickRestart({
A: "~@8 x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~", B: "~@8 x ~@3 x!3 ~", C: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.48)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@4 A@3 ~ A@23 B A@15 B A@16 ~@4 C@4 A@3 B A@32 ~@3>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", B: "~ x ~@6", C: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.4)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@31 A ~@15 A ~@27 A ~@31 B ~@3>".pickRestart({
A: "~@9 x ~ x ~@4", B: "~@10 x ~@2 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.48)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x",
})).gain(0.48)
// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@4 A@12 ~@16 A@8 ~@8 A@16 ~@12 A@32 ~@3>".pickRestart({
A: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x",
})).gain(0.32)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@32 [~ x!3 ~ x!3]!8 ~@8 [~ x!3 ~ x!3]!16 ~@8 [~ x!3 ~ x!3]!36 ~@3>").gain(0.48)
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