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I Ask of You

Anastacia

KeyG majorTempo112 bpm
0:00/0:00
// I Ask of You — Anastacia
// 112 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 122 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(112/4)

// 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
const bass = note(`<
  ~@24 A B C D E F G H I B C J K L M@2 N O P Q N O R S H O R T H K U V H W X Y B Z D AA F G H I B Z J K L M@2 N O P Q H
  O AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN Z J AO F AP H AQ B Z J K L AR@4 ~@12
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 d1@2 d2@3 a1@3 d1@2", B: "c2@7 g1", C: "c2@6 g1 c2", D: "b1@6 b1!2", E: "e1@8 e2@3 d2@3 b1@2",
  F: "c2@13 ~ g1@2", G: "c2@5 g1 c2!2", H: "b1@7 b1", I: "g1@8 g2@3 f2@3 d2@2", J: "b1@6 b1 f#1", K: "e1@6 e2 e1",
  L: "a1 b1", M: "[c2@31 ~]/2", N: "b1", O: "e1", P: "d#1", Q: "d1", R: "a1", S: "d2 c2", T: "d1@4 c2 a1 c1@2",
  U: "a1@7 b1", V: "c2@7 ~ c2@2 g1@2 d#1@2 c1@2", W: "e1@6 e1 g1", X: "a1@4 b1@3 b1", Y: "c2@8 d2@3 d1@3 d1@2",
  Z: "c2@6 g1 c1", AA: "e1@8 e2@3 d2@3 c2@2", AB: "d#1@13 ~ d#1@2", AC: "d1!2 d1@2 d1!2 d1@2", AD: "f1",
  AE: "c1@8 c2@2 g1@2 c1@3 ~", AF: "d#1@9 ~ d#1@4 d#1@2", AG: "a#1@4 a#1 a1 g1 f1", AH: "f1@13 ~ f1@2", AI: "c1@7 c1",
  AJ: "d1@6 a1 d1", AK: "d1@3 d2@2 b1 a1 d1", AL: "d1@2 ~ d1@2 d1@2 ~ d1@2 ~ d1@2 d1@2 ~",
  AM: "d1@3 ~@5 d1@2 ~ d1@2 ~ d1@2", AN: "c1@7 g1", AO: "e1@7 ~ e2@3 d2@2 ~ c2@2", AP: "c2@7 ~ c2@2 g1@2 c1@2 c2@2",
  AQ: "g1@7 ~ g2@3 f2@3 d2@2", AR: "[c2@59 ~@5]/4",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.72)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A B E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z W X AA AB W X AC AD AE AF@2 AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM J AN AO AP
  N O AQ Q R S AR AS AT W X Y Z W X AA AB W X AC AD AE AF@2 AG AH AI AJ AG AH AU AV AW AX AY AZ BA BB BC@2 BD BE W X Y Z
  W X AA AB W X AC AD AE BF@2 ~@2 A BG BH@2 BI BJ BK BL@3 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~ d3, b2, ~@4 [f#3,a3,d4]@3 ~", B: "e3 ~@2 e3, e2, [g3,b3,d4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]@5, ~@2 e3@3 ~@3",
  C: "a#3@3 c4@2 ~@3, [a#2,g3,d4]", D: "a3@4 ~ g3 a3@2, [a2,d3], e3@3 ~ e3@4", E: "[a#2,g3,a#3,d4]", F: "[a2,d3,e3,a3]",
  G: "[f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~ d3, b2, ~ [f#3,a3,d4]", H: "b3@3 ~@3 d3@2, e2@7 ~, d3@3 ~, g3@2 ~ g3@4 ~, ~@5 d4@3",
  I: "c4@3 b3@2 d4@3, [a2,e3,g3]", J: "[d3,g3,a3,c4] [c3,f#3,a3,d4]", K: "d4@3 ~ d4@4, b2, f#3@5 ~@3, a3@2 ~ a3@5",
  L: "[b3,d4]@3 ~@3 e3@2, e2, g3@2 ~ [g3,b3]@4 ~, ~@5 d4@3", // Bm G
  M: "[a3,c4]@3 c4@2 ~ g3 ~, g3@2 ~ a3@4 ~, a2 ~@2 g3@3 ~@2, ~@5 d4@3", // Am
  N: "d3 ~ d3@2 [c3,f#3,a3]@2 [c3,f#3] ~, e3 ~, [g3,c4]@3 ~ d4@3 ~", // F#dim Cdim C5
  O: "[f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~ [a3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@2 ~, b2, ~@2 f#3@3 f#3 ~@2", P: "[e3,d4]@3 ~ g#3@2 a3 b3, e2, a3 [e3,d4]",
  Q: "[e3,g3]@2 e3 [e3,g3,c4]@2 e3!2 ~, a2, c4@3 ~@2 [g3,d4]@3", // Em C G5
  R: "a#3@3 ~@3 g3@2, d#4, c3@7 ~, g3@2 ~ g3@2 ~@3, ~@4 a3@3 ~", S: "a3!2 f#3!2, b2, f#3 [a3,d4], d4@3 ~@5",
  T: "[e3,g3,b3]@2 e3 [e3,b3]@2 ~ d3@2, e2, ~@3 g3@5, ~@5 d4@3", U: "[a2,e3,a3,c4] [b2,g3,b3,d4]",
  V: "[c3,g3,a#3,d#4] [d3,g3,c4,e4]", W: "g3@3 ~@9 g3@3 ~, [b3,e4]@7 ~ [b3,e4]@7 ~, ~@2 g3@3 ~@3",
  X: "[a3,f#4]@3 ~@3 [f#4,a4,d5]@4 [a3,d4,f#4]@5 ~, d4@4 a3@5 ~@7", // D
  Y: "[d4,f#4,a4]@4 ~@2 [d4,f#4]@3 ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@6, ~@2 a3@3 ~@3", // D
  Z: "[b3,d4,g4]@7 ~ [d4,g4]@3 [d4,a4]@3 d4@2, ~@8 b3@5 ~ b4 ~", // G G5 D5
  AA: "a3@3 ~ a3 ~ a3@3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@4 a3 ~, [d4,f#4]@9 ~@7", AB: "[f4,a4,c5] [d4,g4,b4]",
  AC: "[d4,f#4]@4 a3@2 [d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [f#4,a4,d5]@5 ~, a3@3 ~@5 a3@5 ~@3", // D
  AD: "b3@3 ~@3 f#4@4 [d4,g4]@5 ~, d4@9 ~@7, g4@3 ~@5, ~ b3@3", AE: "[g3,c4,e4] [b3,d4,g4]",
  AF: "[c4@3 ~@13 g4@6 ~@10, [d#4,g4]@7 ~ g4@6 ~@18, ~@4 c4@7 ~ c4@7 ~@13]/2", // D#
  AG: "f#3@3 ~@9 f#3@3 ~, [a3,d4]@7 ~ [a3,d4]@8, ~@2 f#3@3 ~@3", AH: "[g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@4",
  AI: "[g3,a#3,d4]@6 [a#3,d4]@3 ~ d4@5 ~, ~@6 g3@9 ~", AJ: "[g3,a3]@8 ~@2 g3@2 a3@3 ~, a2@7 ~ a2@7 ~",
  AK: "[f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~ d3, ~ [f#3,a3,d4]", AL: "b3@3 ~@3 d3@2, d3@3 ~, g3@2 ~ g3@4 ~, ~@5 d4@3",
  AM: "c4@3 b3@2 d4@3, [e3,g3]", AN: "d4@3 ~ d4@4, f#3@5 ~@3, a3@2 ~ a3@5",
  AO: "[b3,d4]@3 ~@3 e3@2, g3@2 ~ [g3,b3]@4 ~, ~@5 d4@3", // Bm G
  AP: "[a3,c4]@3 c4@2 ~ g3 ~, g3@2 ~ a3@4 ~, ~@3 g3@3 ~@2, ~@5 d4@3", AQ: "[e3,d4]@3 ~ g#3@2 a3 b3, a3 [e3,d4]",
  AR: "[e3,g3,b3]@2 e3 [e3,b3]@2 ~ d3@2, ~@3 g3@5, ~@5 d4@3", AS: "[e3,a3,c4] [g3,b3,d4]",
  AT: "[g3,a#3,d#4] [d3,g3,c4,e4]", AU: "[a#3,d4]@3 c4@2 a#3@3, g3, a#2@3 ~@13", AV: "[a2,g3,a3,d4] [d3,g3,a3,d4]",
  AW: "[c4,f4,a4]@7 ~ [c4,f4,a4]@5 ~ [c4,f4,a4]@2", AX: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,g4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,c5]@8, ~@4 e4 ~@11",
  AY: "[d#4,g4]@7 ~ [d#4,g4]@4 a#3 ~ [a#3,d#4,g4]@2, a#3@11 ~@5", // D#
  AZ: "~@2 [a#3,d4,f4] ~ a#3@3 ~ a#3@2 a3@2 g3@2 f3@2, ~ [d4,f4]@3", // A# Dm
  BA: "[f4,a4]@4 ~@2 [f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,f4,a4]@2, c4@3 ~ c4@4 ~@8", // F
  BB: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [e4,g4]@2 c4@2", // C Em
  BC: "a3@3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3@2 ~@2 a3@3 ~, g3@15 ~, d4@6 ~@2 d4@7 ~",
  BD: "[c4,g4,b4]@3 [c4,g4,b4]@2 [c4,g4,b4]@3 [c4,g4,b4]@3 [c4,g4,b4]@2 [c4,g4,b4]@3", // Cmaj7
  BE: "[c4,g4,b4]@3 ~@5 [c4,e4,g4]@3 [c4,e4,a4]@2 ~ [c4,e4,b4]@2", BF: "[c4,d#4,g4]/2",
  BG: "[g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@6 d3@3 ~, e2@15 ~, ~@6 [g3,b3]@9 ~, ~@10 d4@5 ~", // G
  BH: "[[a#2,a#3]@4 ~@2 c4@4 a#3@5 ~ [a3,d4]@8 ~@4 d4@4, g3@15 a2@16 ~, d4@6 ~@9 g3@8 ~@3 g3@6]/2", // A# D5
  BI: "[f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~ [d3,a4], b2, ~@4 [f#3,a3,d4]@3 ~", // D D5 D
  BJ: "[g3,d4,g4]@3 ~@3 d3@2, e2, b3@2 ~ [g3,b3]@4 ~, ~@5 [d4,g4]@3", BK: "~ g4@14 ~, [g3,d4]@15 ~",
  BL: "[~@8 [g3,c4]@27 ~@13]/3", // C5
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.64).pan(0.6)

// chords · piano · soft notes
const piano_soft = note(`<
  ~@3 A ~@9 B C D ~ B ~@20 E F ~ G H I ~@4 B C ~@2 B ~@20 E F ~ G H I ~ G J ~@29 K L@2 ~ M@2 N@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 a#3@3", B: "~@3 f#3", C: "~@2 e3@3 ~@3", D: "~ a2@3", E: "~@8 d#4@5 ~@3",
  F: "d#4@4 ~@8 c4@3 ~, ~@2 c4@3 ~@3, ~@8 [d#4,g4]@7 ~", G: "~@4 e3@5 ~ e3@3 ~ e3 ~",
  H: "~@4 a#2@6 ~@2 a#2@3 ~, ~@10 a#3@5 ~", I: "e3@7 ~@9", J: "~ a#2@3", K: "e3@3 ~ e3@6 ~@6",
  L: "[~@4 a#2@11 e3@8 ~ e3@7 ~]/2", M: "[e3@2 ~@2 e3@6 ~@6 a#3@15 ~, ~@15 d#3@15 ~@2]/2",
  N: "[~@9 e4@11 ~@15 d6@28 ~, ~@7 d2@56 ~, ~@8 d3@55 ~, ~@10 d4@7 g5@14 ~, ~@33 e5@29 ~@2]/4",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.32).pan(0.6)

// other · lead 2 sawtooth
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 A@2 C D ~@31 A@2 C D ~@8 E@2 F G H I J@2 K L@2 I K L@2 M K L@2 N@4 A@2 B@2 A@2 C D ~@10 K L@2 I K L@2 M K
  L@2 O@6 ~@12
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d3@6 a3 g3@9]/2", B: "[d3@15 ~]/2", C: "d4@6 c4@4 a#3@4 c4 a#3", D: "a3", E: "d3/2", F: "c3@3 d3", G: "d#3",
  H: "d3", I: "g3", J: "g3/2", K: "b3", L: "a3/2", M: "a3 g3", N: "[g3@7 ~]/4", O: "[g3@23 ~]/6",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.56).pan(0.7)

// other · rock organ
const rock_organ = note(`<
  ~@2
  [b3@2 d4@2 e4@2 g4@2 b4@2 d5@2 b4 a4 g4 ~, a#3 ~@7 a#4 ~@3 d5@3 ~]
  ~@73
  [b3@2 d4@2 e4@2 g4@2 b4@2 d5@2 b4 a4 g4 ~, a#3 ~@7 a#4 ~@3 d5@3 ~]
  ~@45
>`).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.56).pan(0.3)

// chords · synth strings 1
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 ~@15 C D E F@2 D G@2 H D G@2 I J@3 A@2 B@2 ~@8 K@2 L M N@2 O@2 D E F@2 D G@2 P D G@2 I J@3 A@2 B@2
  A@2 B@2 Q@2 R@2 S@2 T@2 U V D E F@2 D G@2 P D G@2 I W@5 ~@6 X Y@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[f#3,a3] [e3,g3], d4]/2", B: "[d#3 [d3,a3], [g3,d4]]/2", C: "~ [e4,g4,b4]", D: "[g4,b4,e5]", E: "[f#4,a4,d5]",
  F: "[[f#4,a4]@4 b4@2 a4 b4, d4, ~ g4]/2", G: "[f#4,a4,d5]/2", H: "[f4,a4,c5] [g4,b4,d5]", I: "[d4,g4,b4]",
  J: "[[c4,e4]@2 [b3,d4]@2 [c4,d#4]@7 ~, g4@11 ~]/3", K: "[a3 g#3, d4]/2", L: "c4@3 d4, g3", M: "[a#3,d#4]",
  N: "[a3 g3, d4]/2", O: "[[a3,c4,e4] [b3,d4] [c4,d#4] [c4,e4,g4], ~ g4@2 ~]/2", P: "[f4,a4,c5,a5] [g4,b4,d5,g5]",
  Q: "[[f5,a5]@2 ~ c6, c5, ~ [e5,g5]]/2", R: "[[d#5,g5] [d5,f5], a#4]/2", S: "[[a4,f5] [e5,g5], c5]/2",
  T: "[d5,g5,a5]/2", U: "[g5,b5]@2 ~ [g5,b5]@2 g5@2 ~ [g5,b5] ~@2 [g5,b5]@2 [g5,b5]@2 ~, ~@5 b5 ~@10", V: "[g5,b5] ~@7",
  W: "[[c4,e4]@2 [b3,d4]@2 [c4,d#4]@15 ~, g4@19 ~]/5", X: "d5@6 c5@4 a#4@5 [a#4,c5]", Y: "a4/4",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.48)

// chords · epiano1 · G5
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~@6
  [e4@2 g4@2 a4@2 b4@2 [d5,g5]@2 e5 ~ a#4 a4 g4 ~, d4 ~@11 d5@3 ~]
  ~@34
  [e4@2 g4@2 a4@2 b4@2 [d5,g5]@2 e5 ~ a#4 a4 g4 ~, d4 ~@11 d5@3 ~]
  ~@38
  [e4@2 g4@2 a4@2 b4@2 [d5,g5]@2 e5 ~ a#4 a4 g4 ~, d4 ~@11 d5@3 ~]
  ~@41
>`).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.56).pan(0.3)

// other · lead 8 bass lead
const lead_8_bass_lead = note("<~@7 A B ~@33 A B ~@37 A B ~@39>".pickRestart({
  A: "d6@6 c6@4 a#5@4 c6 a#5", B: "a5@4 g5 e5 d5 b4 a4 g4 e4 d4 b3 a3 g3 e3",
})).s("gm_lead_8_bass_lead").gain(0.56).pan(0.7)

// other · music box
const music_box = note("<~@8 [~@8 a6 ~@7] ~@34 [~@8 a6 ~@7] ~@38 [~@8 a6 ~@7] ~@39>").s("gm_music_box").gain(0.56)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@25 A B A C A B A C A B A B D B ~@5 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C A B A C A B A B D B ~ A B A B A B A B@2 ~
  A B A B A B E C A B A C A B A C A B A B D B ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@6 x", B: "x", C: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", D: "x!2", E: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@25 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@8 A@17 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@4 A@7 ~@40>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@26 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@24 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@10 A ~ A@7 ~@2 A@3 ~ A@3 B A@4 ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@24 A ~@18 B ~@7 C ~@7 A ~@22 D ~ E ~ E ~@4 F G ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x ~@2 x ~", B: "~@3 x!2 ~@3", C: "~@5 x!2 ~", D: "~ x!2 ~@3 x!2", E: "~@6 x!2", F: "~@11 x ~ x ~@2",
  G: "x ~@10 x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A ~@8 B@16 C D C E C D C E C D C F G ~@2 B@4 C A C H C A C E C A C F C H C E C D C E C D C E C D C F G ~@2 C A C F C H
  C E ~@2 C A C A C A ~@2 C D C E C D C E C D C I ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "~ x", C: "x!5 ~ x ~", D: "x!3 ~", E: "x", F: "x ~@3 x ~ x!2", G: "x!2 ~@6", H: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2",
  I: "x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@25 A B A C A B A C A B A D ~@7 A B A B A B A C A B A D A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A D ~@3 A B A D A B A C ~@2 A E A
  E A E ~@2 A B A C A B A C A B A F ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", C: "~ x ~@6", D: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", E: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", F: "~ x ~@3 x ~ x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@24 A ~@26 A ~@7 A ~@22 B ~ B ~ B ~@4 C A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@7",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@26 A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ C ~@8 D ~@3 D ~ C ~ D ~ C ~@3 C ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ C ~@4 D ~ C ~@3 C ~@11 A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~
  A ~ C ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@2 x ~@4 x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@91 [x ~@2 x ~@12] ~@30>").gain(0.8)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@25 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@22 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@10 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@20
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.64)
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