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Steel Guitar Rag

Atkins Chet

KeyE majorTempo130 bpm
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// Steel Guitar Rag — Atkins Chet
// 130 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 55 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.

// other · electric guitar jazz · "JAZZ GTR"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note("<~@16 A B C D E F G H I ~@15 A B J D K F L M N O P Q R@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 a#4", B: "b4 g#5 e5 b4 g#5 e5 b4 a#4", C: "b4@2 g#5@2 e5@2 b4@2 g#5!2 ~@4 a#4@2",
  D: "b4 g#5 e5 b4 g#5 e5 b4 f4", E: "f#4@2 d#5@2 b4@2 f#4@2 d#5!2 ~@4 a#4@2", F: "b4 g#5 e5 b4 g#5 e5 b4 d#4",
  G: "e4@2 c#5@2 a4@2 e4@2 c#5!2 ~@4 a#4@2", H: "b4 g#5@2 f4 f#4 d#5@2 ~", I: "~@2 g#4@4 ~@2 g#4@3 g#4 ~@4",
  J: "b4 g#5 e5 b4 g#5@3 a#4", K: "f#4 d#5 b4 f#4 d#5@3 a#4", L: "e4 c#5 a4 e4 c#5@3 a#4",
  M: "b4@2 g#5@4 ~@2 g#5 ~@2 g#5 ~@2 g#4@2", N: "a4@2 f#5@4 ~@2 f#5 ~@2 f#5 ~@4",
  O: "~@2 d#4 ~ d4 ~ d#4 ~ e4 ~ f4 ~ f#4 ~ g4 ~", P: "g#4 ~ g4 ~ f#4 ~ f4 ~@2 e4 ~ d#4 ~@2 d4 ~",
  Q: "~ c#4 ~@2 c4@2 ~ b3@2 ~ a#3@2 ~@2 a3@2", R: "[~@2 g#3@35 ~@11]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.45)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B A C D B C E F G H D I J K L M L N O P Q R A@2 B A C D B C E F G H D I J K L@3 S O T U V W X Y Z@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4], e2 b2 e2 b2", // E
  B: "e2 [g#2,g#3,b3,e4] a2 [a#2,g#3,b3,e4] b2 [a2,f#3,b3,d#4] g#2 [f#2,f#3,b3,d#4]", // E B7 B
  C: "~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] f#2 [g#2,g#3,b3,e4], e2 b2 e2 ~", // E
  D: "~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] a2 [a2,a3,c#4,e4] g#2 [f#2,a3,c#4,e4], a2 e2 ~@2", // A F#m7
  E: "~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] g#2 [f#2,a3,c#4,e4], a2 e2 a2 ~", // A F#m7
  F: "~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4], e2 b2 e2 f2", // E
  G: "~ [a#3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f#4] f#2 [f#2,a#3,c#4,f#4] g#2 [a#2,a#3,c#4,f#4], f#2 c#3 ~@2", // F#
  H: "~ [b3,d#4,f#4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4] b2 [a#2,b3,d#4,f#4], b2 f#2 b2 ~", // B Bmaj7
  I: "~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] e2 [d#2,g#3,b3,e4] e2 [f2,g#3,b3,e4], e2 b2 ~@2", // E Emaj7 E
  J: "f#2 [g#2,a#3,c#4,f#4] a2 [a#2,a#3,c#4,f#4] b2 [a2,b3,d#4,f#4] g#2 [f#2,b3,d#4,f#4]", // F# B7 B
  K: "~ [b3,e4,g#4] ~ [b3,e4,g#4] e3 [b2,b3,e4,g#4] c#3 [d#3,b3,e4,g#4], e2 b2 ~@2", // E Emaj7
  L: "~ [b3,e4,g#4] ~ [b3,e4,g#4] ~ [b3,e4,g#4] ~ [b3,e4,g#4], e3 b2 e2 b2", // E
  M: "~@2 [b3,e4,g#4]@2 ~@2 [b3,e4,g#4]@2 e3!2 ~@4 [b3,e4,g#4]@2, e2 b2 ~@2", // E
  N: "~@2 [b3,d#4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d#4,f#4]@2 b2!2 ~@4 [b3,d#4,f#4]@2, b2 f#2 ~@2", // B
  O: "~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] e2 [e2,g#3,b3,e4] f#2 [g#2,g#3,b3,e4], e3 b2 ~@2", // E
  P: "~@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 a2!2 ~@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@2, a2 e2 ~@2", // A
  Q: "~ [g#3,b3,e4] d#3 [c#3,g#3,b3,e4] ~ [f#3,b3,d#4] g#2 [f#2,f#3,b3,d#4], e3 ~ b2 ~", // E C#m7 B
  R: "~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] e3 [b2,g#3,b3,e4] c#3 [d#3,g#3,b3,e4], e2 b2 ~@2", // E Emaj7
  S: "~ [b3,d#4,f#4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4], b2 f#2 b2 g#2", // B
  T: "~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4], a2 e2 a2 e2", // A
  U: "e3@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 b2@2 [g#3,b3,e4] ~ e3@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 b2@2 [g#3,b3,e4] ~", // E
  V: "b2@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]@2 f#2@2 [f#3,b3,d#4] ~ b2@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]@2 f#2@2 [f#3,b3,d#4] ~", // B
  W: "~@2 [b3,f#4] ~ [a#3,f4] ~ [b3,f#4] ~ [c4,g4] ~ [c#4,g#4] ~ [d4,a4] ~ [d#4,a#4] ~", // B5 A#5 B5 C5 C#5 D5 D#5
  X: "[e4,b4] ~ [g4,d#5] ~ [f#4,d5] ~ [f4,c#5] ~@2 [e4,c5] ~ [d#4,b4] ~@2 [d4,a#4] ~", // E5 Cm D C# C G#m Gm
  Y: "~ [c#4,a4] ~@2 [c4,g#4]@2 ~ [b3,g4]@2 ~ [a#3,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,f4]@2", Z: "[~@2 [g#3,e4]@35 ~@11]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.32)

// bass · electric bass finger · "FINGERDBAS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B A C D B C E F G H D I J K L M L N O P Q K A@2 B A C D B C E F G H D I J K R@3 S T U R V W X Y Z@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e1 b1 e1 b1", B: "e1 g#1 a1 a#1 b1 a1 g#1 f#1", C: "e1@2 b1@2 e1@2 f#1 g#1", D: "a1@2 e1@2 a1!2 g#1 f#1",
  E: "a1@2 e1@2 a1@2 g#1 f#1", F: "e1 b1 e1 f1", G: "f#1@2 c#2@2 f#1!2 g#1 a#1", H: "b1@2 f#1@2 b1@2 b1 a#1",
  I: "e1@2 b1@2 e1 d#1 e1 f1", J: "f#1 g#1 a1 a#1 b1 a1 g#1 f#1", K: "e1@2 b1@2 e2 b1 c#2 d#2", L: "e2 b1 e1 b1",
  M: "e1@4 b1@4 e2 ~@7", N: "b1@4 f#1@4 b1 ~@7", O: "e2@2 b1@2 e1!2 f#1 g#1", P: "a1@4 e1@4 a1 ~@7",
  Q: "e2@2 d#2 c#2 b1@2 g#1 f#1", R: "e1 g#1 b1 c#2 e2 c#2 b1 g#1", S: "b1 d#2 f#2 g#2 b2 a2 g#2 f#2",
  T: "e2 c#2 b1 g#1 e1!2 g1 g#1", U: "a1 c#2 e2 f#2 a2 f#2 e2 c#2", V: "b1 d#2 f#2 d#2 b2 g#2 f#2 d#2",
  W: "~@2 b1 ~ a#1 ~ b1 ~ c2 ~ c#2 ~ d2 ~ d#2 ~", X: "e2 ~ d#2 ~ d2 ~ c#2 ~@2 c2 ~ b1 ~@2 a#1 ~",
  Y: "~ a1 ~@2 g#1@2 ~ g1@2 ~ f#1@2 ~@2 f1@2", Z: "[~@2 e1@35 ~@11]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.4)

// other · banjo
const banjo = note("<~@32 A B C D E F G H I ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 [e4,b4]!2 f#4 ~ [g#4,b4] ~", B: "[a4,c#5]@4 e4@4 c#4@5 ~ a4 ~", C: "g#4@2 e4@2 b3@3 ~",
  D: "a#3 f#4 c#4 a#3 ~ c#4 a#3 [a#3,d4], ~@2 f#4 ~", E: "d#4 b4 f#4 d#4 b4@2 ~ a#4, ~@3 b4",
  F: "~@4 e4@4 c#4@5 a4@3, a4@3 ~@5", G: "g#4@4 e4@4 b3@5 ~ a3 ~", H: "a#3 f#4 c#4 a#3 d#4 b4 f#4 d#4",
  I: "e4 e5 b4 g#4 e5@3 ~",
})).s("gm_banjo").gain(0.66)

// other · banjo
const banjo_2 = note("<~@33 A B C D A B E B F ~@13>".pickRestart({
  A: "a3 c#4 a4 a3 c#4 a4 a3 a4 a3 c#4 a4 a3 c#4 a4 a3 a4", B: "e4 g#4 e5 e4 g#4 e5 e4 e5 e4 g#4 e5 e4 g#4 e5 e4 e5",
  C: "f#4 a#4 f#5 f#4 a#4 f#5 f#4 f#5 f#4 a#4 f#5 f#4 a#4 f#5 f#4 f#5",
  D: "b3 d#4 b4 b3 d#4 b4 b3 b4 b3 d#4 b4 b3 d#4 b4 b3 b4",
  E: "f#4 a#4 f#5 f#4 a#4 f#5 f#4 f#5 b3 d#4 b4 b3 d#4 b4 b3 b4", F: "e5",
})).s("gm_banjo").gain(0.32)

// other · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note("<~@25 A B C D E F G H I ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "a#4 b4 g#5 b4 g#5 b4 ~ b4 g#5 b4 a#4 b4 g#5 b4 ~ b4, ~@3 a#4 ~@3 a#4",
  B: "~ b4 g#5 b4 g#5 b4 a#4 b4 [b4,g#5] b4 a#4 b4 g#5 b4 ~ b4, a#4 ~@6 a#4", // E
  C: "[b5,e6] ~ [b4,e5] ~ [a4,e5]@2 a#4 ~ [b4,d#5] ~ b3@2 d4 b3 g#3 f#3", // E5 A5 B
  D: "e3@2 f#3 g3 g#3 [g#3,b3] c#4 b3 e5@2 d5 c#5 b4 g4 f#4 e4", // G#m
  E: "e4@2 f#4 g4 g#4 [e4,b4] c#4 b3 [g4,b4] e4 c#4 b3 [e4,g#4]@2 c#4 b3, ~@2 b4@3 ~@11", // E5 G E
  F: "a3@2 b3 c4 c#4 e4 f#4 e4 [g4,b4] e4 c#4 b3 e4@2 c#4 b3", // G
  G: "g4 g#4 a4 a#4 [b4,e5] e4 c#4 b3 ~ d#4 b4 [c#4,a4]@2 b3 [c#4,a4] ~, e5@3 ~@5 d4@2 ~@6", // E5 F#m
  H: "[e4,b4] b3 f#4 g4 [g#4,b4] [e4,b4] c#4 b3 [g4,b4] e4 c#4 b3 [e4,g#4]@2 c#4 b3, ~ b4 ~@6", I: "a3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.6)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel_2 = note("<~@33 A B C D A B E F ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "[c#4,a4] [c4,g#4] [c#4,a4] [c4,g#4] [c#4,a4] [c4,g#4] [c#4,a4] [c4,g#4] [e4,c#5] [d#4,c5] [e4,c#5] [d#4,c5] [e4,c#5] [d#4,c5] [e4,c#5] [d#4,c5]", // F#m Fm F#m Fm F#m Fm F#m Fm …
  B: "[g4,d#5] [g#4,e5] ~@6 [g#4,b4] [g4,a#4] [g#4,b4] [g4,a#4] [g#4,b4] [e4,g#4] ~@2", // Cm C#m G#m Gm G#m Gm G#m E
  C: "[c#4,a#4] [c4,a4] [c#4,a#4] [c4,a4] [c#4,a#4] [c4,a4] [c#4,a#4] [c4,a4] [f#4,c#5] [f4,c5] [f#4,c#5] [f4,c5] [f#4,c#5] [f4,c5] [f#4,c#5] [f4,c5]", // F# F F# F F# F F# F …
  D: "[c5,e5] [b4,d#5] ~@6 [b4,d#5] [a#4,d5] [b4,d#5] [a#4,d5] [b4,d#5] [b3,d#4] ~@2", // C B A# B A# B
  E: "[f#4,a#4] [f4,a4] [f#4,a#4] [f4,a4] [f#4,a#4] [c#4,f#4] ~@2 [b4,d#5] [a#4,d5] [b4,d#5] [a#4,d5] [b4,d#5] [b3,d#4] ~@2", // F# F F# F F# F#5 B A# …
  F: "[e4,g#4]@2 [e4,g#4]@2 [f#4,a4] [g4,a#4] ~ [g#4,b4] [e5,g#5]@8", // E F#m Gm G#m E
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.45)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ A@17 B A B A B A@26 C D E F ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~", C: "~ x!7", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~", E: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5", F: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ A@17 B A B A B A@26 ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@18 [~ x] ~ [~ x] ~ [~ x] ~@32>").gain(0.19)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A@17 B A B A B A@26 C D E ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!2", B: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~@5 x ~", C: "~ x!7", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~",
  E: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@52 [~ x ~@6] ~@2>").gain(0.32)

stack(
  electric_guitar_jazz, acoustic_guitar_steel, bass, banjo, banjo_2, piano, acoustic_guitar_steel_2, kick, snare, clap,
  hihat, crash
)

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