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Shoe Box

Barenaked Ladies

KeyD majorTempo154 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Shoe Box — Barenaked Ladies
// 154 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 117 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(154/4)

// 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 · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 ~@8 E F G H A@2 B@2 ~@8 E F G H A@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M@4 N@2 O@2 P@2 O@2 P@2 ~@8 E F G Q A@2 I@2 J@2
  K@2 R@2 S@2 M@2 N@2 T U V W T U V W X Y Z AA AB Y Z AA AB Y Z AA AB Y Z AA AC AD AE AF AG
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[d3,f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,a4,d5]@9 ~ [c#3,e3,c#4]@10 [d3,d4]@2 [c#3,e3,c#4]@5 ~, ~@13 a4@18 ~, ~@14 [a2,a3]@17 ~]/2", // D C#m D C#m A
  B: "[[b2,d3,f#3,b3]@6 [b2,d3,f#3,b3,b4]@3 ~ [a2,c#3,e3,a3,a4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4]@9 ~@5 g4@4, ~@7 [g2,b2,d3,g3]@8 ~, ~@7 g4@6 b3@2 ~, ~@6 d4 ~]/2", // Bm A Bm G
  C: "[[d3,f#3,a3,d4] ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,a4,d5]@5 [c#3,e3,e4]@5 [d3,d4] [c#3,e3,e4]@3, ~@14 [a2,a3,a4]@17 ~]/2", // D C#m D C#m A
  D: "[[b2,d3,f#3,b3,f#4,b4]@5 ~ [b2,d3,f#3,b3,f#4,b4]@2 ~@2 [a2,c#3,e3,a3,e4,a4]@2 ~@2 d4@9 ~ d4@2 b3@2 [g3,g4,g5]@4, ~@7 b2@8 ~, ~@7 d3@7 ~@2, ~@7 [g2,g3,g4]@6 b4@2 ~]/2", // Bm A G
  E: "[d3,f#3,a3] ~ [d3,f#3,a3] ~ [d3,f#3,a3] ~ [d3,f#3,a3] ~", // D
  F: "[a2,c#3,e3,a3] ~ [a2,c#3,e3,a3] ~ [a2,c#3,e3,a3] ~ [a2,c#3,e3,a3] ~", // A
  G: "[g2,b2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,b2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,b2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,b2,d3,g3] ~", // G
  H: "[g2,a#2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,a#2,d3,g3] ~ [a2,e3,a3] ~ [a2,e3,a3,e4] ~", // Gm A5
  I: "[[b2,d3,f#3,b3]@6 [b2,d3,f#3,b3,b4]@3 ~ [a2,c#3,e3,a3,a4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4]@9 ~@5 g4@4, ~@7 [g2,b2,d3,g3]@9, ~@7 g4@6 b3@3, ~@6 d4 ~]/2", // Bm A Bm G
  J: "[[d3,f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,a4,d5]@9 ~ [c#3,e3,c#4]@10 [d3,d4]@2 [c#3,e3,c#4]@5 ~, ~@13 a4@18 ~, ~@7 [a2,a3]@9]/2", // D C#m D C#m A
  K: "[[b2,d3,f#3,b3]@6 [b2,d3,f#3,b3,b4]@3 ~ [a2,c#3,e3,a3,a4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4]@9 ~@3 b3@6, ~@7 [g2,b2,d3,g3]@9, ~@7 g4@6 ~@3, ~@24 d4@7 ~]/2", // Bm A Bm G
  L: "[[g2,d3,g3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@3 [d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~@7 g4@4, ~@14 [e3,a4]@8 [a3,c#4,e4]@9 ~, ~@24 [e3,a4]@7 ~]/2", // G5 G A A5 A A5
  M: "[[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3,d4,g4]@3 ~@3 [d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~@3 a4@8, ~@7 [e3,a4]@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@5]/2", // G G5 G A A5 A
  N: "[[b2,d3,f#3,b3,d4,f#4]@6 [g2,b2,d3,g3,b3,d4]@7 ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@8 [a2,c#3,e3,a3,c#4,e4]@8 ~@2]/2", // Bm G D A
  O: "[[d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 d4@6 c#4@2 b3@2 e3@8 f#3@4 e3@3 ~ [f#3,f#4]@2, ~@4 [d3,f#3,a3,f#4,a4]@8 ~@2 [a2,c#3,a3,c#4]@17 ~]/2", // D F# D A
  P: "[[b2,d3,f#3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [b2,d3]@5 ~ d3@2 [f#3,a3]@2 [b2,d3,b3,d4]@4 [c#3,c#4,g4]@4 [b2,d3,b3,d4]@2 [c#3,c#4,g4]@2 [b2,d3,b3,d4]@3 ~@3, ~@4 f#4@10 ~@12 e4@5 ~, ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 ~@5, ~@5 b2@2 [g2,g3]@9]/2", // Bm F#m Bm C#dim Bm C#dim Bm G
  Q: "[g2,a#2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,a#2,d3,g3] ~ [a2,e3,a3] ~ [a2,e3,a3] ~", // Gm A5
  R: "[[g2,d3,g3,d4]@3 ~ [g2,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@3 [d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~@7 g4@4, ~@14 [e3,a4]@8 [a3,c#4,e4]@9 ~, ~@24 [e3,a4]@7 ~]/2", // G5 G A A5 A A5
  S: "[[g2,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3,d4,g4]@3 ~@3 [d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~@3 a4@8, ~@7 [e3,a4]@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@5]/2", // G G5 G A A5 A
  T: "~ [d4,f#4] ~ [d4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4]", U: "~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [c#4,e4] ~ [c#4,e4]",
  V: "~ [b3,d4] ~ [b3,f#4] ~ [b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3]", W: "~ [g3,b3] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,b3]",
  X: "~@2 d4 ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2", // D
  Y: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~", // A
  Z: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~", // Bm
  AA: "[g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~", // G
  AB: "[d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~", // D
  AC: "~ d5!3 ~ d5!3 ~ d5!3 ~ d5!3, [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~", // D
  AD: "~ d5!3 ~ d5!3 ~ d5!3 ~ d5!3, [a3,c#4,e4,d5] ~ [a3,c#4,e4,d5] ~ [a3,c#4,e4,d5] ~ [a3,c#4,e4,d5] ~", // A
  AE: "~ d5!3 ~ d5!3 ~ d5!3 ~ d5!3, [b3,d4,f#4,d5] ~ [b3,d4,f#4,d5] ~ [b3,d4,f#4,d5] ~ [b3,d4,f#4,d5] ~", // Bm
  AF: "~ d5!3 ~ d5!3 ~ d5!3 ~ d5!3, [g3,b3,d4,d5] ~ [g3,b3,d4,d5] ~ [g3,b3,d4,d5] ~ [g3,b3,d4,d5] ~", // G
  AG: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4,d5]", // D
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.31)

// bass · acoustic bass
const bass = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@4 F@4 G H I J A@2 B@2 E@4 K@4 G H I J A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 L@2 M N O@2 P@2 Q@2 R@2 S@2 T@2 ~@5 U@3 ~@4
  A@2 B@2 A@2 V@2 W@2 X@2 Y@2 P@2 Z H AA I Z H AA I Z H AA I Z H AA I G AB AC AD AE@2 AF AG@2 AH AF AG AI
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d2 ~ d2@2 e2 d2 c#2 a1@4 ~ b1 a1@2 ~]/2",
  B: "[b1@2 d2@2 f#2@2 b2@2 ~@2 a2@2 ~@2 g2@7 ~ g2@2 d2@2 b1@2 g2@3 ~]/2",
  C: "[d2@2 ~@2 d2@4 d2@2 c#2@2 b1@2 a1@9 ~ a1 ~ a1@6]/2", D: "[b1@5 ~ b1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ g2@8 d2@2 g2@2 d3@2 g3@3 ~]/2",
  E: "[d2@6 e1@2 d2@3 ~ a1@2 e1@8 e1@2 g#1@4 g#1@2 g1@7 ~ g1@2 b1@4 b1@2 a#1@6 a#1@2 c#2@6 c#2@2 b1@2]/4",
  F: "[a1@6 e1@2 a1@4 a1@2 e1@7 ~ e1@2 g#1@3 ~ g#1@2 g1@8 g#1@2 b1@4 g1@2 a#1@10 a1@6 e2@2]/4",
  G: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~", H: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~", I: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~", J: "g1 ~ g1 ~ a1 ~ e2 ~",
  K: "[a1@6 e1@2 a1@4 a1@2 e1@7 ~ e1@2 g#1@3 ~ b1 ~ g1@7 ~ g1@2 b1@4 b1@2 a#1@7 ~ g1@2 a1@4 e2@4]/4",
  L: "[g2 d2 g2@2 ~ g2@2 a2@2 ~@2 e2 a2@2 ~@2]/2", M: "~ d2 g2@2 ~ g2 ~ b2", N: "~ a2 ~ c#3 ~ a2 ~@2",
  O: "[d3@2 d2@2 a2@4 ~@2 d3 ~@3 e3@4 c#3@4 c#3@4 e3@4 ~@2]/2", P: "[b2@3 g2@4 d3@4 a2@4 ~]/2",
  Q: "[d3 ~ d3@4 ~ a2@4 ~ a2@3 ~]/2", R: "[b2@3 ~ b2@5 ~ a2@3 ~ g2@6 ~@2 g2@8 ~@2]/2",
  S: "[d3@2 ~@2 d3@3 ~ d3@2 c#3@2 b2@2 a2@8 ~@2 a2@4 c#3@4]/2", T: "[b2@2 ~@2 b2@5 ~ a2@3 ~ g2@7 ~ g2 ~ g2@6 ~@2]/2",
  U: "[~@10 e3@3 ~ g3@11 ~ d3@3 ~ g3@7 ~ a2@10]/3",
  V: "[b1@2 ~@2 f#2@2 b2@2 ~@2 a2@2 ~@2 g2@7 ~ g2@2 d2@2 b1@2 g2@3 ~]/2", W: "[g2@6 ~ a2@7 ~@2]/2",
  X: "[g2 ~ g2@4 ~ a2@4 a2@4 ~]/2", Y: "[g2@2 ~@2 g2@9 ~ a2@7 ~ a2@9 ~]/2", Z: "d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 a1 ~ d2@2 ~@2",
  AA: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~", AB: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~", AC: "f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~", AD: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~",
  AE: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~", AF: "b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~", AG: "d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~", AH: "e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~", AI: "d3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.46)

// bass · acoustic bass · soft notes
const bass_soft = note("<~@60 A@4 B@2 ~@2 C D E F ~@45>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d3@9 ~ d3@4 e3@10 ~@2 e3@3 ~ g3@11 ~ d3@3 ~ g3@7 ~ a2@10]/4", B: "[d3@9 ~ d3@4 e3@10 ~@8]/2",
  C: "d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~", D: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~", E: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~", F: "g2 ~ g2 ~ a2 ~ a2 e3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.26)

// other · electric guitar clean · D C# B A G
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<~@51 [~@3 c#3] [[d3,d4]!16]!7 [[d3,d4] [c#3,c#4] [b2,b3] [a2,a3] [g2,g3]@4] ~@57>")
  .s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.26)

// other · electric guitar clean · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note("<~@8 A@4 B@4 C ~@7 A@4 B@4 C ~@27 D E F G H E F G ~@49>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[a3,d4]@9 ~@5 g#3@11 ~@5 g3@10 ~@2 b3@4 a#3@10 c#4@5 ~ d#4@2, ~@5 a3@3 ~@5 g#3@4 ~@3 d4@5 ~@7, ~@3 a4@2 ~@2 g#4 ~@8]/4", // D5
  B: "[[a3,d4]@8 ~@6 g#3@10 ~@6 b3@10 ~@2 b3@4 a#3@10 c#4@5 ~ d#4@2, ~@5 a3@3 ~@5 g#3@4 ~@15, ~@6 a4@4 ~@4 g#4@2 ~@4 [e4,b4]@5 ~@7]/4", // D5 E5
  C: "[a3,d4] ~", D: "~ [a2,d3] ~ [a2,d3] ~ [a2,d3,d4] ~ [b2,e3]", E: "~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [d3,g3]",
  F: "~ [d3,g3] ~ [b2,g3] ~ [b2,g3] ~ [a#2,g3]", G: "~ [a#2,g3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,d3]",
  H: "~ [a2,d3] ~ [a2,d3,f#3] ~ [d3,f#3] ~ [b2,e3]", // D5 D E5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.15)

// other · marimba
const marimba = note("<~@16 A B C D ~@12 E F G H ~@81>".pickRestart({
  A: "a4@3 ~ [d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [d4,f#4]@3 ~@3", B: "a4@3 ~ [e4,a4]@3 ~@7 d4@2", C: "~@4 d4@3 ~@3 d4@3 ~ d4@2",
  D: "~@4 d4@3 ~@3 d4@3 ~@3", E: "~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4", F: "~ g#4 ~ g#4 ~ g#4 ~ b4", G: "~ b4 ~ b4 ~ b4 ~ b4",
  H: "~ b4 ~ b4 ~@4",
})).s("gm_marimba").gain(0.31)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B C D A B C D ~@8 E@5 F@3 ~@8 E@5 F@3 E F@3 ~@8 A B C D A B C D ~@8 E@5 F@3 E F@3 ~@8 A B C D A B C D ~@20 G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", B: "~ x", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", D: "~@3 x!2 ~@3", E: "x!2", F: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", G: "x",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@8 B@8 A@3 C A@4 B@8 A@3 D A@8 E F G A G A@2 H A I A I A@4 J B@7 A@3 K A@8 L ~ M ~@2 N A@10 J B@11 A@7 O P
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!4", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", D: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~ x!2", E: "x!5 ~@7 x ~ x ~",
  F: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", G: "x!2 ~ x", H: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", I: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", J: "~ x!3",
  K: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~", L: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@3", M: "~@11 x!2 ~@3", N: "~@3 x", O: "x!2 ~@2", P: "x",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@48 [x!4]!4 ~@65>").gain(0.41)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@83 [~@3 x] [~@13 x!2 ~] ~@31 x>").gain(0.41)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@83 [~@2 x!2] [~@8 x ~ x!3 ~@3] ~@30 [~@8 x!2 ~@2 x!4] ~>").gain(0.41)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@50 [~@3 x ~@4] ~@29 [x!2 ~@2] ~@26 [~@7 x] ~@9>").gain(0.41)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@115 [~@10 x!2 ~@4] ~>").gain(0.41)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~ A ~ A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@7 A ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@8 D A ~@3 E ~ F ~ E ~@3 G ~ G ~ H I J K A ~ A
  ~ A ~@15 A ~@3 L@4 A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@5 x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@7 x", E: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", F: "x ~@4 x ~ x", G: "x ~ x ~@4 x",
  H: "x!2 ~@2", I: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~", J: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", K: "~@3 x ~@4", L: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · crash · soft notes
const crash_soft = s("cr").struct("<~@6 A ~@29 B ~ A ~@33 B ~ A ~@42>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<A@8 ~@12 A@4 ~@12 A@8 ~@8 A@8 B ~@11 A@8 ~ C ~ D ~@24 E@7 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x", C: "~ x!3", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "x!8",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<A@8 ~@12 A@4 ~@12 B A@7 ~@8 A@8 ~@12 B A@7 ~@37>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!16", B: "x!12 ~ x!3",
})).gain(0.1)

stack(
  distortion_guitar, bass, bass_soft, electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, marimba, kick, snare, hihat,
  low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, crash_soft, ride, tambourine
)

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