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Respect

Aretha Franklin

KeyC majorTempo116 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Respect — Aretha Franklin
// 116 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 76 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(116/4)

// 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 · "Fingered Bs."
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B A C D E D E D F A B A C D E D E D F A B G C D E D E D F A B A C H I J K L M N O D E D E D F A B A P Q R S T A U
  A U A U A U A U A U A U A U V W X
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2@2 ~@2 c2@3 a1 g1@2 c2 ~ c2@2 g1@2", B: "f1 a1@2 a#1@2 b1@2 d2", C: "f1 a1@2 a#1@2 b1@2 c2",
  D: "g2@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~ e2 d2@2 g2 ~ g2@2 d2@2", E: "f2 a1@2 c2@2 d2 f2 f#2", F: "f2 a1@2 c2@2 f2 d2 c#2",
  G: "c2@3 ~ c2@3 a1 g1@2 c2 ~ c2@2 g1@2", H: "f#2@4 f#2@3 d#2 c#2@2 f#2 ~ f#2@2 c#2 ~",
  I: "f#2@4 f#2@2 c#2@2 f#2@3 ~ f#2@2 c#2@2", J: "b1@2 b1 f#1 b1@2 b1 f#1", K: "b1!3 f#1 b1@2 b1 f#1",
  L: "f#2@2 f#2 c#2 f#2@2 f#2 c#2", M: "f#2!3 c#2 f#2@2 f#2 c#2", N: "g2@2 g2 d2 g2@2 g2 d2", O: "g2!3 d2 g2@2 g2 d2",
  P: "f1 a1@2 a#1@2 b1@2 b1", Q: "c2 ~@6 d#1", R: "f1 ~@6 f1", S: "c2 ~@6 e1", T: "f1@3 ~@13",
  U: "f1 a1@2 a#1@2 c2@2 d2", V: "c2@2 ~@4 c2 ~@3 a#1@2 c2 ~@3", W: "c1", X: "c1 ~@15",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.59).pan(0.4)

// chords · piano · "Piano 2"
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B A B C D C D C D E F G H C D C D C D E I G H C D C D C D E F G H J@2 K@2 L@2 M@2 C D C D C D E I G H N O P Q E F
  G H E F G H E I G H E I G H R@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g3@4 c3@3 g3 [c4,g4]@2 d4 ~ [d#4,g4]@2 c4 ~, c2@15 ~, [c4,g4]@7 ~@9", // C5 D# C5
  B: "[f2,f3,c4,f4]@7 ~ [c4,d#4,a4]@2 g4 ~ [c4,d#4,a4]@2 g4 ~, ~@7 f2@3 ~@6", // F5 Adim
  C: "~@4 [g2,g4,b4,d5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~@4", // G
  D: "~@4 [f2,f4,a#4,d5]@3 [f4,a4,c5]@2 ~ [f4,a4,c5] ~@3 [f2,f4,a4,c5] ~", // A# F
  E: "~@2 c2@2 [c3,g4]@3 ~@3 [c4,g4,c5]@3 ~ [c4,g4,c5]@2, ~@4 [c4,c5]@2 ~ [c4,g4,c5]@2 ~@5 c3 ~, ~@4 c2@3 ~", // C5 C C5
  F: "~@4 [c4,g4,c5]@2 ~@4 [c4,g4,c5]@3 ~ [f2,g4,c5]@2, ~@2 f2@5 ~ f2@5 ~@3, ~@4 f3@3 [c4,g4,c5]@2 ~ f3@4 c4 ~", // C5 Fsus2 C5
  G: "~@4 [c4,g4,c5]@3 [c4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [g4,c5]@4 c3@2, ~@2 c2@13 ~, ~@4 c3@9 ~@3", // C5
  H: "~@4 [c4,g4,c5]@2 ~@4 [c4,g4,c5]@3 ~ [f3,c4,g4,c5]@2, ~@2 f2@6 f3@5 ~@3, ~@7 [c4,g4,c5]@2 ~ f2@6", // C5 Fsus2 C5
  I: "~@2 [c4,g4,c5] ~@2 [f3,g4]@2 [f2,g4,c5], ~@2 f2@5 ~ f2@5 ~@3, ~@4 f3@3 [c4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [c4,c5]@3 ~ c4 ~", // C5 Fsus2 C5 C
  J: "[~@7 f#3 ~@4 c#4 ~ [c#4,f#4,a4]@4 ~@5 f#3 ~@2 f#3@2 ~@2 f#3 ~, [f#2,f#3]@7 ~ f#2@9 ~ f#2@5 ~ f#2@7 ~, ~@4 [f#4,a4]@9 ~@7 [c#4,f#4,a4]@7 ~ [c#4,f#4,a4]@4, ~@2 c#4@3 f#3@6 ~@5]/2", // F#m F# F#m
  K: "[~@7 b2 b2@2 b2 ~@7 b3@2 [f#4,b4]@3 ~@7 b2 ~, b2@7 ~@7 b2@9 ~ b2@5 ~@3, ~@2 b3@14 ~@7 b3@3 ~@2 b3@4, ~@4 [d#4,f#4,b4]@15 ~@7 [d#4,f#4,b4]@6]/2", // B5 B
  L: "[~@7 f#3 ~@2 [c#4,f#4,a4] ~@3 f#3@4 ~@2 f#3@2 ~@6 f#3 ~ f#3 ~, f#2@7 ~ f#2@9 ~ f#2@5 ~ f#2@6 ~@2, ~@2 f#3@4 ~@17 f#3@3 ~@6, ~@4 [c#4,f#4,a4]@5 ~@5 [c#4,f#4,a4]@11 ~ [c#4,f#4,a4]@5 ~]/2", // F#m
  M: "[g2@3 ~@4 b3 ~@2 [c4,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2, [d4,g4]@4 ~ b3 ~@10, [f3,b3]@6 ~@2 f3@5 ~ f3@8 ~ f3@2 ~ f3@4 ~@2, ~@4 g2@13 ~ g2@5 ~ g2@6 ~@2]/2", // Csus2 G G5 Fdim
  N: "[c2,g3,c4] ~@6 [d#2,a#3,d#4]", O: "[f2,c4,f4] ~@6 [f2,c4,f4]", P: "[c2,g3,c4] ~@6 [e2,e4,g4,c5]",
  Q: "[f2,f4,a4,c5] ~@6 [f2,c4,f4,a4], ~@14 c5 ~", // F
  R: "[[c2,c3,c4,g4,c5]@2 ~@4 [c3,c4,c5]@2 ~@2 [a#2,f4,a#4]@2 ~@4 c2@17 ~@15, ~@6 g4 ~@5 [c3,g4,c5]@21 ~@15]/3", // C5 C A#5 C5
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.44).pan(0.6)

// chords · piano · "Piano 2" · soft notes
const piano_soft = note(`<
  ~@2 A ~ A B C B C B C ~@2 D ~ B C B C B C ~@2 D ~ B C B C B C ~@2 D ~@9 B C B C B C ~@2 D ~@7 D ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@3 D ~ E
  ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 f2 ~", B: "~@8 g2@2 g2 ~@5", C: "~@8 f2@2 f2 ~@5", D: "~@10 c4@5 ~", E: "c#2 ~@15",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.27).pan(0.6)

// chords · percussive organ · "Organ 2"
const percussive_organ = note(`<
  ~@5 A B C D E F G H G I J K L M N O G H G I J K L M N O P Q P R S@2 T@2 S@2 U@2 J K L M N O V W V X Y Z AA AB G H G I
  G H G I G H G I G H G I AC@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5] ~", B: "~@2 [f4,a4,c5] ~@3 [f4,a4,c5] ~", C: "~@4 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~@6 [g4,b4,d5]@3 ~",
  D: "~@4 [f4,a4,c5]@3 ~@5 [f4,a4,c5]@2 ~@2", E: "~@4 [g4,b4,d5]@3 ~@5 [g4,b4,d5]@3 ~",
  F: "~@4 [f4,a4,c5]@3 ~@5 [f4,a4,c5]@3 ~", G: "[g4,c5,e5]", H: "~@2 [f4,c5,d#5]@3 ~ [f4,a#4,d5]@4 [f4,c5,d#5]@5 ~",
  I: "~@2 [f4,c5,d#5]@3 ~ [f4,a#4,d5]@4 [f4,c5,d#5]@6", J: "[b4,d5] ~@3 [b4,d5,g5]@12, g5 ~@7",
  K: "[a5,c6] ~@3 [f5,a5,c6]@12, f5 ~@7", L: "[b4,d5,g5] ~@3 [b4,d5,g5]@12", M: "[f5,a5,c6]@2 ~@2 [f5,a5,c6]@11 ~",
  N: "[b4,d5,g5]@2 ~@2 [b4,d5,g5]@11 ~", O: "[a5,c6] ~ [f5,a5,c6]@6, f5 ~@15", P: "[c5,g5,a#5]@7 ~, f#5 ~@15",
  Q: "[c5,a5]@2 [c5,d#5] ~@3 [c5,f5,a5]@2 ~@2 [c5,d#5,g5]@4 ~@2, f5 ~ g5@2 ~@12", // F Cm F Cm
  R: "[c5,a5]@2 [c5,d#5,g5] ~@3 [c5,f5,a5] ~@3 [c5,d#5,g5]@4 ~@2, f5 ~@15", S: "[f#5,a5,c#6]/2", T: "[d#5,f#5,b5]/2",
  U: "[f5,b5,d6]/2", V: "[c5,g5,a#5]@15 ~, f#5 ~@15",
  W: "[c5,f5] ~ [c5,d#5,g5] ~@3 [c5,f5,a5] ~@3 [c5,d#5,g5]@4 ~@2, a5 ~@7", // F5 Cm F Cm
  X: "[c5,f5] ~ [c5,d#5,g5,a5] ~@3 [c5,f5,a5] ~@3 [c5,d#5,g5]@6, a5 ~@7", Y: "[c5,g5,c6] ~@6 [a#4,d#5], f#5 ~@15",
  Z: "[f4,c5,f5] ~@6 [c5,f5,c6]", AA: "[c5,g5,c6] ~@6 [e5,g5,c6]", AB: "[c5,f5,a5,c6] ~@6 [f5,a5,c6], g5 ~@15",
  AC: "[[c5,g5,a#5]@2 ~@4 [c5,g5,a#5]@2 ~@4 [c5,g5,c6]@21 ~@15, f#5 ~@5 f#5 ~@5 f#5 ~@35]/3", // C7 C5
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.32).pan(0.3)

// other · overdriven guitar · "Overdrive Gt"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~ A B A B ~@6 C D C E ~@6 C F C E G H G H G H C F C E I@2 J@2 K@2 L M G H G H G H C E C E N O P O C E C E C E C E C E
  C E C E C E Q R S
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 g4!2 ~ a#4@8 ~", B: "~@4 c4!2 ~ d#4@9", C: "c3@6 ~@2 g2 a2 ~@2 c3@2 e2@2", D: "f2@12 f2 ~@3", E: "f2",
  F: "f2@6 f2 ~", G: "[d3,g3,d4] ~ [d3,g3,d4] ~@5", H: "[c3,f3,c4] ~ [c3,f3,c4] ~@5",
  I: "[[f#2,c#3]@27 ~ [f#2,c#3]@2 ~@2]/2", J: "[[b2,f#3]@27 ~ [b2,f#3]@2 ~@2]/2", K: "[[f#2,c#3]@27 ~ [f#2,c#3] ~@3]/2",
  L: "[g2,d3]", M: "~@2 [g2,d3] ~@3 [g2,d3]@2 ~@2 [g2,d3]@6", N: "[c2,c3]@3 ~@11 [d#2,d#3]@2", O: "[f2,f3] ~@6 [f2,f3]",
  P: "[c2,c3] ~@6 [e2,e3]", Q: "c4@2 a#3@2 ~@2 g3 ~@3 f3 d#3 c3@4", R: "c2", S: "c2 ~@15",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.38).pan(0.7)

// other · overdriven guitar · "Overdrive Gt" · soft notes
const overdriven_guitar_soft = note(`<
  ~@11 A ~ A ~@7 A ~ A ~@7 A ~ A ~@15 A ~ A ~@5 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 c3 ~@5",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.22).pan(0.7)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Clean Gt."
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@5 A B A B A B C D E F G H I H I H C D E F G H I H I H C D C F J@2 K@2 J L M N G H I H I H C D E F O P O P C D E F C
  D C F C D E F C D E F Q@2 R
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3", // G
  B: "[a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4] ~@3", // F
  C: "[e4,g4,a#4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,a#4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,a#4] ~@3 [e4,g4,a#4] ~@3", // Edim
  D: "[c4,d#4,a4] ~ [c4,d#4,a4]@3 ~ [c4,d#4,a4]@3 ~ [c4,d#4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,d#4,a4] ~", // Adim Cm Adim
  E: "[e4,g4,a#4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,a#4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,a#4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,a#4] ~@3", // Edim
  F: "[c4,d#4,a4] ~ [c4,d#4,a4]@3 ~ [c4,d#4,a4]@3 ~ [c4,d#4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,d#4,a4]@2", // Adim Cm Adim
  G: "[f3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@11", H: "[d#3,a3,c4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~@5", I: "[f3,f#3,b3,d4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~@5",
  J: "[a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~", // F#m
  K: "[b3,d#4,f#4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4] ~", // B
  L: "[a3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@3", // F#m
  M: "[b3,d4,f4] ~ [b3,d4,f4] ~ [b3,d4,f4] ~ [b3,d4,f4] ~", N: "[b3,d4,f4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f4] ~",
  O: "[c4,g4,c5] ~@7", P: "[c4,f4,c5] ~@7",
  Q: "[[c4,g4,c5]@2 [c4,g4,c5] ~@3 [c4,g4,c5]@2 ~@2 [a#3,f4,a#4]@2 [g4,c5]@4 [c3,g3]@16, ~@3 c4@5]/2", // C5 A#5 C5
  R: "[c3,g3,c4] ~@15", // C5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.36).pan(0.3)

// other · alto sax · "Tenor Sax"
const alto_sax = note("<~ A B A C ~@30 D@4 E@2 F@2 ~@18 G H G H G H G H G H G H I J ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "e4@12 ~@2 e4 ~", B: "c4@7 ~", C: "c4", D: "[f#4@31 ~]/2", E: "f#4/2", F: "f4/2",
  G: "~@4 g4 f4 g4 f4 g4 ~@5 d#4@2", H: "f4 ~ d#4 ~@9 f4 ~@3", I: "c5@2 a#4 ~@3 g4 ~@3 f4 d#4 c4@4", J: "c5, b4 ~@15",
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.49).pan(0.4)

// other · tenor sax
const tenor_sax = note("<~ A B A C ~@30 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 ~@18 H I H I H I H I H I H I J@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "a#3@12 ~@2 a#3 ~", B: "a3@7 ~", C: "a3", D: "[a3@15 ~]/2", E: "[b3@31 ~]/2", F: "[a3@31 ~]/2", G: "b3/2",
  H: "~@4 e4 d4 e4 d4 e4 ~@5 c4@2", I: "d4 ~ c4 ~@9 c4 ~@3", J: "[g4@2 f4 ~@3 d#4 ~@3 c4 a#3 g3@22 ~@14]/3",
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.49).pan(0.7)

// other · baritone sax
const baritone_sax = note("<~ A B C D ~@30 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 ~@18 I J I J I J I J I J I J K L@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "g3@12 ~@2 g3 ~", B: "f3@7 ~", C: "g3@13 ~ g3 ~", D: "f3", E: "[f#2@15 ~]/2", F: "[b2@15 ~]/2", G: "[f#2@31 ~]/2",
  H: "g2/2", I: "c2 ~@6 d#2", J: "f2 ~@15", K: "c2 ~@7", L: "[c2@9 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.59).pan(0.2)

// chords · brass section · "Brass 1"
const brass_section = note("<~ A B A C ~@30 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 ~@31 H I>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a#3,g4]@13 ~ [a#3,g4] ~", B: "[a3,f4]@7 ~", C: "[a3,f4]@15 ~",
  D: "[[f#4,c#5,f#5]@27 ~ [f#4,c#5] ~@3, ~@14 f#5 ~]/2", E: "[[b4,f#5,b5]@31 ~]/2",
  F: "[[f#4,c#5,f#5]@27 ~ [f#4,c#5,f#5] ~@3]/2", G: "[~ d6, [g4,d5,g5]]/2", H: "[c5,g5,c6]", I: "[g5,c6,g6,c7] ~@7",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.7).pan(0.3)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C@3 D A B A
  B A B A B A B A B A B A B C E F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", B: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x", C: "x", D: "x ~@6 x", E: "x ~@9 x!2 ~@3 x", F: "x!2 ~@14",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ A@3 B A@9 C A@9 D A@9 E A@7 F A@10 G@3 H A@16 I J K>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@3", C: "~@2 x ~@4 x", D: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", E: "~@4 x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~",
  F: "~@4 x ~@3 x!7 ~", G: "x", H: "x ~@10 x!2 ~@3", I: "x ~@14 x", J: "x ~@7 x!2 ~@2 x!4", K: "x!2 ~@14",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@34 [~@7 x] ~@41>").gain(0.42)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A@11 B A@9 B A C A@28 D@4 A B A@14 D ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@3", D: "x!4",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@12 A ~@9 A ~ A ~@28 A@4 ~ A ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@5 A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@9 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@5 A ~@16 B C>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@10 x ~@4", C: "x!2 ~@14",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@35 A B C B C B C D ~@33>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@3", B: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~ x ~", C: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@3", D: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~ [x!4]!52 x!4 [x!4]!16 ~@3>").gain(0.54)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<[x!3 ~ x ~@3] ~@75>").gain(0.3)

stack(
  bass, piano, piano_soft, percussive_organ, overdriven_guitar, overdriven_guitar_soft, electric_guitar_clean, alto_sax,
  tenor_sax, baritone_sax, brass_section, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, open_hat, crash, ride, tambourine, shaker
)

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