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1982 · Hot In The City

Hot In The City

Billy Idol

KeyC majorTempo110 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Hot In The City — Billy Idol
// 110 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 6 overdriven guitar (copy of ch 3 electric guitar clean); ch 11 overdriven guitar (copy of ch 8 overdriven guitar); ch 13 synth bass 1 (copy of ch 14 synth bass 1, 0.25 beats early)
// note: Full arrangement: all 97 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): guitar program 28.
setcpm(110/4)

// 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 · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@4 A@3 B A@2 C@4 A@2 D E@2 F G H G I J H K@2 L M A@3 B A@2 C@4 A@2 D E@2 F G H G N O P Q@2 ~@8 R S@2 T S@6 U V W@3
  X@2 W X W Y Z Y AA@2 Y AA Z Y@3 AA@2 Y AB
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [d#4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d#4,f#4,b4] ~ [d#4,f#4,c#5]@3 ~ [d#4,f#4,b4]@2 ~@2", // B D#m7 B
  B: "~@2 [d#4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d#4,f#4,b4] ~ [d#4,f#4,c#5]@3 ~ [f#4,b4] ~@3, ~@6 d#4 ~", // B D#m7 B5
  C: "~@2 [d#4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d#4,f#4,b4] ~ [d#4,f#4,c#5]@3 ~ [d#4,b4]@2 ~@2, ~@12 f#4 ~@3", D: "[c#4,f#4,a#4]",
  E: "[[f#4,a#4,c#5]@31 ~]/2", // F#
  F: "[a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5]@2", // F#
  G: "[f#4,b4,d#5]@3 ~@3 g#4@5 ~ f#4@3 ~, ~@6 [b4,d#5]@9 ~", H: "[f#4,b4,d#5]@4 ~@2 g#4@5 ~ f#4@3 ~, ~@6 [b4,d#5]@9 ~",
  I: "[f#4,b4,d#5]@3 ~@3 g#4@5 ~ f#4@2 ~@2, ~@6 [b4,d#5]@9 ~", // B
  J: "[f#4,b4,d#5]@4 ~@2 g#4@5 ~ f#4@2 ~@2, ~@6 [b4,d#5]@9 ~", // B
  K: "[f#4,b4,d#5]@3 ~@3 g#4@5 ~ f#4@2 ~@2, ~@3 [b4,d#5]@4 ~", // B
  L: "[a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a#4,c#5,f#5] ~", // F#
  M: "[c#5,f#5] ~@7, a#4 ~@15", N: "[b4,d#5,f#5]@3 ~@3 g#5@5 ~ f#5@2 ~@2, ~@6 [b4,d#5]@9 ~",
  O: "[b4,d#5,f#5]@4 ~@2 g#5@5 ~ f#5@2 ~@2, ~@6 [b4,d#5]@9 ~", // B
  P: "[b4,d#5,f#5]@4 ~@2 g#5@5 ~ f#5@3 ~, ~@6 [b4,d#5]@9 ~", // B
  Q: "[b4,d#5,f#5]@3 ~@3 g#5@5 ~ f#5@2 ~@2, ~@3 [b4,d#5]@4 ~", R: "~@4 [f#4,f#5] ~ f#5@2 ~@4 [f#4,f#5]@4, ~@6 f#4 ~@9",
  S: "~@4 [f#4,f#5] ~ [f#4,f#5]@2 ~@4 [f#4,f#5]@4", T: "~@4 [f#4,f#5] ~ [f#4,f#5] ~@5 [f#4,f#5]@4",
  U: "[e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5] ~", V: "[e4,e5] ~@7",
  W: "[f#4,b4,d#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~, ~@3 g#4@3 ~@2", // B
  X: "[f#4,b4,d#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~, ~@3 g#4@3 f#4 ~", // B
  Y: "[f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~, ~@3 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~@2", // B G#
  Z: "[f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~, ~@3 [g#4,g#5]@3 f#5 ~", // B G#
  AA: "[f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~ [b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5] ~, ~@3 [g#4,g#5]@3 f#4 ~", // B G#
  AB: "[f#4,b4,d#5] ~@15, f#5 ~@7", // B
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.28).pan(0.6)

// bass · electric bass pick
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D A B A E A B A E A B A E F G H I J@7 K L M N B A E A B A E A B A E O P H Q J@3 R J@3 S L@18 T U J@3 V J@3 W J@3
  X J@3 X J@3 X J@2 Y
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b1@5 ~ f#1@2 g#1@4 f#1@4", B: "b1@4 ~@2 f#1@2 g#1 ~ g#1@2 f#1@4", C: "b1@2 ~ f#1 g#1@2 f#1@2",
  D: "b1@5 ~ f#1@2 g#1 ~ g#1@2 f#1@4", E: "b1@4 ~@2 f#1@2 g#1 ~ g#1@2 f#1@3 ~", F: "f#1@8 e1@2 b1 ~ e2@3 ~",
  G: "f#1@5 ~ f#1 ~ e2@4 d#2@3 ~", H: "f#1@5 ~ f#1 ~ c#2@2 b1@2 a#1@4", I: "~@2 f#1 ~ g#1@2 f#1 ~ a1@2 f#1 ~ a#1@3 ~",
  J: "b1@5 ~ g#1@4 f#1 g#1 b1@2 g#1 ~", K: "b1@5 ~ g#1@4 f#1 g#1 b1@2 g#1@2",
  L: "f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~", M: "f#1 ~@15", N: "~@3 f#1 g#1@2 f#1@2",
  O: "f#1@6 f#1@2 e1@2 b1 ~ e2@3 ~", P: "f#1@5 ~ f#1 ~ a#1@2 f#1 ~ e2@2 d#2@2",
  Q: "~@2 f#1 ~ g#1@2 f#1 ~ a1@2 f#1 ~ a#1@2 f#1 ~", R: "b1@5 ~ g#1@3 ~ g#1@2 a1@2 a#1@2", S: "b1@5 ~ g#1@6 g#1@3 ~",
  T: "e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~", U: "e1 ~@7", V: "b1@5 ~ f#1@2 g#1@2 b1@2 g#1@2 f#1@2",
  W: "b1@5 ~ f#1@2 g#1@2 f#1@2 g#1@2 f#1@2", X: "b1@2 d#1@2 e1@2 f1@2 f#1 ~ g#1@2 b1@2 g#1@2", Y: "b1 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.66)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@16 A@4 B C D E D F G F ~@6 H I H J H J H J A@4 B C D E D F G F ~@20 B C D E D F G F B C D E D F G F B C D E D F K
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a#3 f#3 b3 a#3@2 f#3 b3 a#3@2 f#3 b3 a#3@2 f#3 b3 a#3@2 f#3 b3 a#3@2 f#3 b3 a#3@2 f#3 b3 a#3@2 f#3 a#3 ~]/4",
  B: "[f#3,b3]@2 ~@4 [g#3,c#4]@6 ~@2 [f#4,b4]!2", C: "[f#3,b3] ~@5 [g#3,c#4]@7 ~@3",
  D: "[f#3,b3]@2 ~@4 [g#3,c#4]@7 ~ [f#4,b4]!2", E: "[f#3,b3] ~@5 [g#3,c#4]@6 [f#3,b3] ~@3",
  F: "[f#3,b3] ~@5 [g#3,c#4]@8 ~@2", G: "[f#3,b3]@2 ~@4 [g#3,c#4]@8 [f#4,b4]!2", H: "b2@2 d#3 ~ f#3 ~ g#2@7 ~ g#2 a#2",
  I: "b2@2 d#3 ~ f#3 ~ g#3@6 f#3 ~ g#2 a#2", J: "b2@2 d#3 ~ f#3 ~ g#3@6 f#3@2 ~@2", K: "[f#3,b3] ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.5).pan(0.4)

// chords · piano
const piano = note("<~@20 A@4 B C D E F G ~@16 A@3 H I J K L ~@20 A@8 H I J K L H I J K L H I J K M>".pickRestart({
  A: "[f#4,b4,d#5]!3 [g#4,b4,d#5]!3 [f#4,b4,d#5]!2", // B G#m B
  B: "[f#4,b4,d#5] [f#4,d#5] [f#4,b4,d#5] [g#4,b4,d#5] [g#4,d#5] [g#4,b4,d#5] [f#4,b4,d#5]!2, ~@2 b4 ~@5 b4 ~@7", // B D#m B G#m G#5 G#m B
  C: "[f#4,b4,d#5]!2 [f#4,d#5] [g#4,b4,d#5] [g#4,d#5] [g#4,b4,d#5] [f#4,b4,d#5]!2, ~@4 b4 ~@3 b4 ~@7", // B D#m G#m G#5 G#m B
  D: "[f#4,b4,d#5] [f#4,d#5]!2 [g#4,d#5]!2 [g#4,b4,d#5] [f#4,b4,d#5] [f#4,d#5], ~@2 b4 ~ b4 ~ b4 ~ b4 ~@5 b4 ~", // B D#m G#5 G#m B D#m
  E: "[f#4,d#5]!3 [g#4,b4,d#5] [g#4,d#5] [g#4,b4,d#5] [f#4,b4,d#5] [f#4,d#5], b4 ~ b4 ~ b4 ~@3 b4 ~@5 b4 ~", // D#m G#m G#5 G#m B D#m
  F: "[a#4,c#5,f#5]!8", G: "[a#4,c#5,f#5] ~@7", H: "[b4,d#5,f#5]!3 [b4,d#5,g#5]!3 [b4,d#5,f#5]!2",
  I: "[b4,d#5,f#5] [d#5,f#5] [b4,d#5,f#5] [b4,d#5,g#5] [d#5,g#5] [b4,d#5,g#5] [b4,d#5,f#5]!2, ~@2 b4 ~@5 b4 ~@7", // B D#m B G#m G#5 G#m B
  J: "[b4,d#5,f#5]!2 [d#5,f#5] [b4,d#5,g#5] [d#5,g#5] [b4,d#5,g#5] [b4,d#5,f#5]!2, ~@4 b4 ~@3 b4 ~@7", // B D#m G#m G#5 G#m B
  K: "[b4,d#5,f#5] [d#5,f#5]!2 [d#5,g#5]!2 [b4,d#5,g#5] [b4,d#5,f#5] [d#5,f#5], ~@2 b4 ~ b4 ~ b4 ~ b4 ~@5 b4 ~", // B D#m G#5 G#m B D#m
  L: "[d#5,f#5]!3 [b4,d#5,g#5] [d#5,g#5] [b4,d#5,g#5] [b4,d#5,f#5] [d#5,f#5], b4 ~ b4 ~ b4 ~@3 b4 ~@5 b4 ~", // D#m G#m G#5 G#m B D#m
  M: "[b4,d#5,f#5]@9 ~@7", // B
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.12).pan(0.7)

// chords · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note("<~@54 A B C D E F E G A H E I E F E G E F J K ~@23>".pickRestart({
  A: "[f#3,c#4] ~@2 [f#3,d#4]@4 ~", B: "[f#3,e4] ~@2 [f#3,d#4]@4 ~", C: "[f#3,c#4] ~@5 [f#3,d#4]@8 ~@2",
  D: "[e3,c#4] ~@5 [f#3,c#4]@7 ~@3", E: "[f#3,c#4] ~@5 [f#3,d#4]@7 ~@3", F: "[f#3,e4]@2 ~@4 [f#3,d#4]@7 ~@3",
  G: "[e3,c#4] ~@5 [f#3,c#4]@6 ~@4", H: "[f#3,e4] ~@5 [f#3,d#4]@8 ~@2", I: "[e3,c#4] ~@5 [f#3,c#4]@5 ~@5",
  J: "[e3,b3]!8", K: "[e3,b3] ~@7",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.45).pan(0.4)

// other · synth brass 1
const synth_brass_1 = note("<~@30 A B C D ~@42 E F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 c#5@3 ~ b4@2", B: "~@4 f#4@3 ~@3 d#5@3 ~@3", C: "b4@4 ~@2 d#4 ~ g#4@2 f#4@2 d#4@2 ~@2", D: "f#4@7 ~@9",
  E: "b3@4 f#3@4 g#3@3 ~ d#3@2 g#3 a#3", F: "b3@2 b3@2 f#3@3 ~ g#3@2 d#3@4 ~@2",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.49)

// bass · synth bass 1
const bass_2 = note(`<
  ~@60
  [~ f#2 ~ f#3 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#3 ~ f#2 ~ f#2]!12
  [~ e2 ~ e3 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e3 ~ e2 ~ e2]
  ~@24
>`).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.15).pan(0.6)

// chords · pan flute
const pan_flute = note("<A ~ A ~ B ~ B ~@23 B ~ B ~@64>".pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@7 ~ [g#3,c#4,e4,g#4]@4 ~@4", B: "[b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@7 ~ [g#3,c#4,f#4,g#4]@4 ~@4",
})).s("gm_pan_flute").gain(0.44)

// bass · slap bass 1
const bass_3 = note("<~@29 [~@2 f#1@2 e2@2 f#1 ~ d#2@2 f#1@2 g#1@2 a#1@2] ~@67>").s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.66)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@4 [x!2]!25 x [x!2]!43 x [x!2]!22 x>").gain(0.55)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@4 A@11 B A@3 C A@3 D A@4 C E A@11 B A@3 B A@7 D A@18 F E A@3 D A@18 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", C: "~ x!7", D: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", E: "x", F: "x!8",
})).gain(0.55)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@2 A@5 B A@8 C A B D C A@3 C A@2 B D E C A@6 B A@4 C A@3 C A@2 B C A B A@4 B A@3 B A@4 C B@5 D E C A@3 C A@2 C A@4 C
  A@3 C A@2 F C A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!7 ~", C: "~ x!7", D: "x!4", E: "x", F: "x!5 ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@19 A ~@8 A B ~@42 C B ~@23>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x", C: "x!8",
})).gain(0.55)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@7 A ~@10 A ~@8 A B ~@8 A ~@11 A ~@2 A ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@5 A@5 ~@21 C ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@15 x", C: "~@5 x ~ x",
})).gain(0.38)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@16 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@2 A ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.55)

// drums · ht
const ht = s("ht").struct("<~@65 A ~@15 B ~@7 B ~@3 B ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x!2 ~", B: "~@6 x!3 ~@2 x!4 ~",
})).gain(0.49)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct(`<
  ~@2
  [~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x]!27
  ~
  [~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x]!24
  ~@20
  [~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x]!22
  ~
>`).gain(1.66)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<~@2 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!27 ~ [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!24 ~@20 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!22 ~>")
  .gain(0.49)

// drums · claves
const claves = s("clave:2").struct("<~@2 [~@5 x ~@2]!27 ~ [~@5 x ~@2]!24 ~@20 [~@5 x ~@2]!22 ~>").gain(2.14)

stack(
  string_ensemble_1, bass, electric_guitar_clean, piano, overdriven_guitar, synth_brass_1, bass_2, pan_flute, bass_3,
  kick, snare, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, ht, cabasa, shaker, claves
)

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