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KeyG majorTempo145 bpm
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// Di passaggio — Battiato
// 144.5 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 128 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): tk15.
setcpm(144.5/4)

// 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 · "tk2"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C D E F G A B C D E F H I H I H I H I H I H I H I H J K F K F K F K L H I H J M N O P Q A B C D E F G A B C D
  E F H I H I H I H I H I H I H I H J K F K F K F K R H I H J M N S T U A B C D E F G A B C D E F V W X Y V X Y W V W X
  Y X Z@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~ f#1@2 ~@2 f#1@3 ~", B: "e1@2 ~@2 e1@3 ~ d1@2 ~@2 d1@2 ~@2", C: "c1@2 ~@2 c1@3 ~ b0@3 ~ b0@2 ~@2",
  D: "a1@3 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1@3 ~ a1 ~ b1 ~", E: "c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 b1@2 ~@2 b1@3 ~", F: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~",
  G: "c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 d2@3 ~ d2@2 ~@2", H: "a1@3 ~ a1@9 ~ a1@2", I: "d2 ~ d2@3 c2 d2 c2", J: "d2 ~ d2@3 a1 d2 a1",
  K: "c2@2 ~@2 c2@3 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2", L: "f#2 a2 d3 f#3 a3 d2!3", M: "c2 ~ c2@3 g1 c2 g1",
  N: "d2@3 ~ d2@6 c2@2 d2@2 a1@2", O: "g1@7 ~ g1@6 d1@2", P: "g1@7 ~ g1@4 d1@2 g1@2", Q: "d#1@2 a#1 d#2",
  R: "d1@2 d1@2 d1@2 d1@2 d1@2 d1@2 d1@2 d1 ~", S: "g1@3 d2 g2@3 d2", T: "g1@3 d2 g2@2 d2 g2", U: "d#1@4 d#1!4",
  V: "d2@13 ~ d2 ~", W: "d2", X: "g1@4 g1 ~ g1@4 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2", Y: "d2@12 d2@3 ~", Z: "d2/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.64)

// other · flute · "tk4"
const flute = note(`<
  A@2 ~@19 B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T S U@2 V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF K ~@12 B C D E AG G H I J AH AI AJ AK
  G AL AM AN AO AI AP AQ@2 AR W X Y AS AA AB AC AT AE AF K AU@2 AV ~@9 AW AX AY AZ BA@2 BB BC BD@3 BE@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c-1 ~@15", B: "~@2 c5 ~ c5@3 b4", C: "a4@2 ~@2 a4@3 ~@9", D: "~@2 c5 ~ c5@2 b4 ~ c5@2 b4 ~ b4 ~ a4 ~",
  E: "a4 ~ a4 ~@5", F: "~@4 e5@3 ~ e5@3 ~ c5@3 ~", G: "a4@3 ~ a4@3 ~@9", H: "~@4 c5@2 b4@2 c5@2 b4 ~ b4@2 a4@2",
  I: "d4@2 ~@2 d4@3 ~@9", J: "e5@2 ~@2 e5@3 ~@3 d5 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~", K: "d5@3 ~@13",
  L: "~@2 e5 ~ e5 ~ e5 ~ e5@3 ~ e5 ~ e5@2", M: "~ f#5 ~@6", N: "~@2 c5 ~ c5 ~ c5 ~ c5@3 ~ a4 ~ a4@2",
  O: "~@2 a4@3 ~@11", P: "~@2 c5 ~ c5 ~ c5 ~ b4@3 ~ e5 ~ e5@2", Q: "~ d5 ~@6", R: "~@4 g5@2 ~@2 g5@6 f#5 ~",
  S: "d5@2 ~@2 d5@3 ~@9", T: "~@4 g5 ~ g5 ~ f#5@2 e5 ~ e5 ~ d5 ~", U: "[~@4 a5@3 ~ g5@3 ~ e5 ~ e5@4 d5@3 ~@11]/2",
  V: "~@4 g5 ~ f#5 ~ f#5 ~ e5 ~ e5 ~ d5 ~", W: "e5@2 ~@2 d5@3 ~@9", X: "~@4 c5@2 ~@2 c5@6 b4 ~",
  Y: "a4 ~ a4 ~ a4@3 ~ a4@3 ~@5", Z: "~@2 b4 ~ c5 b4 c5@4 b4 ~ b4 ~ e5 ~", AA: "e5@3 ~ d5@2 ~@10",
  AB: "~@4 e5@2 ~@2 e5@4 d5 ~ e5@2", AC: "~@2 d5 ~ e5@3 ~ d5 ~ e5@3 ~ d5@2", AD: "~@4 d5@2 ~@2 d5@3 ~@5",
  AE: "~@2 d5 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~", AF: "d#5", AG: "c5@2 b4 ~ c5@2 b4@2 c5@2 b4 ~ b4@2 g4 ~",
  AH: "d5@2 e5@3 ~@11", AI: "~@2 e5 ~ e5 ~ e5 ~ e5 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~ g5 ~", AJ: "g5@3 ~ f#5@2 ~@10",
  AK: "c5@2 ~@2 c5@6 b4@2 a4 ~ a4 ~", AL: "~@2 c5 ~ c5@2 b4@2 c5@2 b4 ~ b4@2 g4@2", AM: "d4@3 ~ d4@3 ~@9",
  AN: "~@4 e5@2 ~@2 e5@5 ~ d5 ~", AO: "d5 ~ d5 ~ d5@2 e5@3 ~@7", AP: "g5@3 ~ f#5@3 ~@9",
  AQ: "[~@4 g5@2 ~@2 f#5@3 ~ d5 ~ d5@5 ~ d5@2 ~@10]/2", AR: "~@2 g5 ~ g5 ~ f#5 ~ f#5 ~ e5 ~ e5 ~ d5 ~",
  AS: "~@2 c5 ~ c5@2 b4@2 c5@2 b4 ~ b4 ~ e5 ~", AT: "e5@2 d5@3 ~ d5 ~ d5@3 ~ d5@3 ~", AU: "~@10 c-1 ~@5",
  AV: "~@12 c-1 ~@3", AW: "a4@2 ~@2 a4@2 ~@4 b4@3 ~ a4 ~", AX: "a4@2 ~ f#4@2 ~@11",
  AY: "f#4@2 ~ f#4@2 f#4@2 ~@4 f#4@2 ~ e4 ~", AZ: "g4@2 ~ f#4@2 ~@11",
  BA: "[d5@2 c#5 ~ c#5@3 ~@3 c#5 ~ d5 ~ a4@4 ~@14]/2", BB: "g4 f#4 ~@3 e4 d4 g4", BC: "~@2 f#4@3 ~@11",
  BD: "[d5 ~ c#5@9 ~ d5@2 a4@4 ~@8 f#4@2 b4@2 ~ a4@2 ~ a4@2 f#4@4 ~@6 f#4@2]/3",
  BE: "[f#4@3 ~@8 f#4@2 g4@2 f#4@2 e4@2 d4@4 ~@4 f#4@2 g4@2 f#4@3 ~ e4@3 d4@15 ~@11]/4",
})).s("gm_flute").gain(0.36)

// other · overdriven guitar · "tk6"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@8 A@2 B C A D E A@2 B C A D ~@33 A@2 B C A D E A@2 B C A D ~@20 F G F G H@2 ~@7 A@2 B C A D E A@2 B C A D ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ b3 ~ b3 ~ b3 ~ b3", B: "~@2 e4@2 ~@2 e4@2 b3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2", C: "c4 ~ b3@2 ~@2 c4@2 ~@2 b3@2 ~@2 b3@2",
  D: "d4 ~ d4@2 ~@2 d4@3 ~ d4@2 c4@2 b3@2", E: "c4 ~ c4@5 ~ b3 ~ b3@5 ~", F: "c5", G: "d5", H: "[g5@3 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.29).pan(0.4)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "tk7"
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<~ A B A C A B D ~@105 A B A C A B D A B A C A B E@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,a4,a5,a6]", B: "[f#3,f#4,f#5,f#6]", C: "[b3,b4,b5,b6]@3 [c#4,c#5,c#6,c#7]", D: "[g3,g4,g5,g6]",
  E: "[a3,a4,a5,a6]/2", // A
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.18)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "tk12"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@21 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C D C D C D C D A B A B C D E F G ~@13 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C D C D C
  D C D A B A B C D E F G ~@28
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ [b3,e4] c4 [b3,e4] c4 [b3,e4] c4 [b3,e4]", // E5
  B: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2", // D
  C: "[g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~", // C
  D: "[a3,d4,f#4] ~ [d4,f#4]@2 a3 [d4,f#4] a3 [d4,f#4], ~@2 a3 ~@5", E: "[b3,d4,g4]@5 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@5 ~",
  F: "[b3,d4,g4]@4 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@4 ~@2", G: "[a#3,d#4,g4]@4 ~@2 [a#3,d#4,g4]@3 ~ [a#3,d#4,g4]@4 ~@2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.23).pan(0.7)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "tk14"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~ A@7 B@2 C@2 D E F B@2 G@2 H I J@14 K@2 L I L I L I L I J@4 M E N@3 B@2 C@2 D E F B@2 G@2 H I J@14 K@2 L I L I L I L
  I J@4 M E N@3 B@2 C@2 D E F B@2 G@2 H I O@4 P@4 Q@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d2,f#3,a3,d4]/7", B: "[g2 f#2 e2 d3, [g4,b4,d5]]/2", C: "[c3 b2 a2@2, [e4,g4,c5]]/2", D: "c3 b2, [e4,g4,c5]",
  E: "[d3,f#4,a4,d5]", F: "[c4,e4,g4] [a3,d4,f#4]", G: "[c3 b2 a2@2, [g4,c5,e5]]/2", H: "c3 b2, [g4,c5,e5]",
  I: "[d3,a4,d5,f#5]", J: "[[a2,c4,e4] [d3,d4,f#4], a3@31 ~]/2", K: "[[a2,c4,e4] [d3,d4,f#4], a3]/2",
  L: "[c3,e4,g4,c5]", M: "[c3,c4,e4,g4]", N: "[[b3,d4,b4,d5]@2 [a#3,d#4,a#4,d#5], [g3,g4]]/3",
  O: "[[d2,f#3]@2 g2 [d2,b3], d4, a3@3 ~, ~ g3]/4", P: "[[d2,f#3] [g2,g3] [d2,f#3]@2, [a3,d4]]/4",
  Q: "[[d2,f#3]@2 [g2,g3] [d2,f#3] [g2,g3] [d2,f#4]@2, [a3,d4]]/7", // D G D G D D5
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.13)

// chords · distortion guitar · "tk16"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~ A@4 B@4 C D E D F G H C D E D F I J I J I J I J I J I J I J I J K L K L K L K L I J I J M N O P Q H C D E D F G H C
  D E D F I J I J I J I J I J I J I J I J K L K L K L K L I J I J M N O P Q H C D E D F G H C D E D F A@4 R@4 A@4 S T@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d3@8 ~@11 d3@8 d3@5, a2@11 a2@5 g2@16, ~@8 d3@6 d3@5 ~@13]/4",
  B: "[a2@16 ~@16 a2@16 g3@2 ~@2 g3@4 f#3@3 ~ f#3@4, d3@13 d3@14 ~@5, ~ g2 ~@2]/4", C: "e3 ~ e3@2 d3 ~ d3@2",
  D: "c3 ~ c3@2 b2 ~ b2@2", E: "a2 ~ a2@2 a2 ~ b2@2", F: "d3 ~ d3@2 d3 ~ d3@2", G: "c3 ~ c3@2 d3 ~ d3@2",
  H: "g3@2 ~@2 g3@4 f#3@3 ~ f#3@4", I: "a2", J: "d3", K: "[c3,g3] ~ [c3,g3]@2 [c3,g3]!2 [c3,g3]@2",
  L: "[d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]!2 [d3,a3]@2", M: "[c3,g3]@2 [c3,g3]@2 [c3,g3]!2 [c3,g3]@2",
  N: "[d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]!2 [d3,a3]@2", O: "[g2,d3]@3 [g2,d3]@5", P: "[g2,d3]@3 [g2,d3]@2 [g2,d3] [g2,d3]@2",
  Q: "[a#2,d#3]@3 [a#2,d#3]@3 [a#2,d#3]@2", R: "[a2@8 ~@8 a2@8 ~@3 d3@5, d3@13 d3@14 ~@5, ~ g2 ~ a2]/4",
  S: "d3@3 d3@5, g2", T: "[a2,d3]/2",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.15).pan(0)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@12 B C D C D C D C D C D C E C D C D A@7 D C D C D C D C D F A@6 B A@5 B C D C D C D C D C D C E C D C D A@7 G C
  D C D C D C D F A@10 B A B C E C@8 D C@2 D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~ x ~ x!4", C: "x ~@6 x", D: "x", E: "x ~@4 x ~@2", F: "x ~ x!2", G: "x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@21 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@15 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@15 A ~ A ~
  A@9 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@8 A@13 B@16 A@7 C B@9 A@12 D B@16 A@8 B@9 A@13 B@13 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~", D: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@7 [~@3 x] ~@36 [~@6 x!2] ~@80 [~@7 x] ~@2>").gain(0.48)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A B@2 A B@2 C B A B A B ~ B@2 D A B@3 A B A B A B A B@8 A ~ B@2 D E D A B A B@7 A B@3 A@2 ~ B@7 A B@3 A B@11 C B@3
  A B C B A F B@5 A C B@4 G ~ B@3 A B A B A B@4 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!3 ~", B: "x!4", C: "x!2 ~@2", D: "~ x!3", E: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x", F: "~ x ~@2", G: "~ x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A B@2 A B@2 C B A B A B ~ A B@2 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A@2 ~ A B@3 D A B A@2 B A B A@2 B A@2 B A@3 ~
  B A B@5 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C B A B A B C B A E A B A@2 B A C A B A B F ~ B@3 A B A B A B@4 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x ~@4", D: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x", E: "~@3 x ~@4", F: "~@3 x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@7 [~@3 x] ~@36 [~@4 x!2 ~@2] ~@80 [~@5 x!2 ~] ~@2>").gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A ~@2 A ~@2 B ~ A ~ A ~ C D ~ E A ~ D ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ D ~ D ~ D ~ D A F D ~ E ~ E A ~ A D ~ D ~ D@2 ~ A D ~ D A
  G C ~ D ~@5 A ~ D ~ A ~ D ~ D ~ D ~ D ~ D ~ H ~ D ~ G ~ H ~ A I D ~ D@2 ~ A J D ~ D ~ K C ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@4 L ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@4 x ~ x!2", C: "x!4", D: "~@7 x", E: "x", F: "x!2 ~@2", G: "~@6 x!2", H: "~@2 x!2", I: "x ~ x!2",
  J: "~@4 x!3 ~", K: "x ~@2 x", L: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@44 [~@3 x ~@4] ~@83>").gain(0.48)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@8 A ~@6 A ~@5 A ~@23 A ~@5 A ~@2 A ~@6 A ~@5 A ~@23 A ~@5 A ~@2 A ~@6 A ~@5 A ~@7 A ~@4 A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@8 A@13 B@16 A@8 B@9 A@13 B@16 A@8 B@9 A@13 B@13 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.48)

stack(
  bass, flute, overdriven_guitar, string_ensemble_1, acoustic_guitar_steel, synth_strings_1, distortion_guitar, kick,
  kick_soft, snare, low_tom, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, tambourine
)

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