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1986 · The Bridge

A Matter of Trust

Billy Joel

KeyA majorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// A Matter of Trust — Billy Joel
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 123 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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 · overdriven guitar · "Overdrive"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C D ~@16 E F G H ~@16 I@2 J K L M N O ~@16 P Q R S T@2 U V W X Y Z AA AB AC O ~@16 AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AD
  AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [a5,e6] [b5,f#6] ~@3 [e5,a5]@3 ~ [f#5,a5] ~@3", // A5 B5 A5 F#m
  B: "~@2 [e4,a4] [f#4,a4] [a4,d5] ~ [a4,d5] ~ [b4,e5] [a4,d5] f#4 ~ [a4,d5] ~ b4@2", // A5 F#m D5 E5 D5
  C: "b4 ~@2 [a5,e6] [b5,e6] ~@3 [e5,a5]@3 ~ [f#5,a5] ~ [f#5,a5] ~", // A5 E5 A5 F#m
  D: "f#4!2 e4 ~ [a4,d5] ~ [a4,d5] ~ [b4,e5] [a4,d5] f#4 ~ [a4,d5] ~ [a4,d5] ~", // D5 E5 D5
  E: "~@3 [e5,a5] [f#5,b5] ~@3 [e5,a5]@3 ~ [f#5,a5] b4 d5 ~", // A5 B5 A5 F#m
  F: "~@2 e4 f#4 [a4,d5] ~ [a4,d5] ~ b4 a4 f#4 ~ [a4,d5] ~ b4 ~", // D5
  G: "~@3 [e5,a5] [f#5,b5] ~@3 [e5,a5]@3 ~ [f#5,a5] b4 a4 ~", // A5 B5 A5 F#m
  H: "[e4,a4] ~ e4 f#4 [a4,d5] ~ a4 b4@2 ~ [a4,d5] ~@2 f#4 e4 ~, ~@6 d5@3 ~@3 e4@2 ~@2", // A5 D5
  I: "e5 ~ g4 ~ b4 ~ d5@3 ~ e5 ~ c#5 ~ e5 ~", J: "[a4,e5]@3 ~ f#5 ~ d5@3 ~ f#5 ~ c#5 ~ f#5 ~",
  K: "e5 ~ a4 ~ c#5 ~ f#5@7 ~@3", L: "[g4,d5,e5]@4 ~@2 [g4,c#5,e5]@5 ~ [g4,b4,e5]@3 ~", M: "a4 ~ e5 ~ b4 ~ a4@7 ~@3",
  N: "[a4,c#5,e5]@4 ~@2 [a4,d5,e5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5]@5 ~@3", // A Asus4 A
  O: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5,g5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,g5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,g5] ~@3 [a4,c#5,e5,a5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5,a5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5,a5] ~", // G A
  P: "~@2 [e5,a5] [f#5,b5] [e5,a5]@2 d5 ~ e5@2 f#5 e5 d5 b4 a4 ~, ~@2 a5 ~", // A5 B5 A5
  Q: "~@2 a4 b4 [d5,a5] ~ [d5,a5] ~ d5 e5@2 ~ d5 b4 a4 ~", R: "a4!3 e4 [a4,e5,a5] [b4,f#5,b5]@2 ~ a5 f#5 ~@2 [b5,e6]@4",
  S: "~@2 [a5,d6] ~ [f#5,a5] e5 d5 ~ [f#5,b5] [e5,a5] d5 ~ [e5,a5] ~ b4 ~", // D5 F#m B5 A5
  T: "[~@2 e4 f#4 [a4,c#5,f#5] ~@3 [a4,c#5,f#5] ~@4 [e5,a5] [f#5,b5]@5 ~ [e5,a5] f#5 c#5 ~ [a4,c#5,f#5] ~ f#4 ~ [a4,d5] ~ [e5,a5]!2]/2", // F#m A5 B5 A5 F#m D5 A5
  U: "[e5,a5]@5 ~@2 [e5,a5]!3 [e5,a5]@3 ~ [e5,a5]!2", V: "[f#5,a5] ~@3 [a5,c#6]@3 ~ [a5,c#6]@3 ~ [a5,c#6]@2 g4 b4",
  W: "[g4,b4,e5]@4 g4 d5 [g4,d5,e5]@4 g4 c#5 [g4,c#5,e5]@4", X: "~@2 [g4,b4,e5]@5 ~ [g4,d5,e5]@3 ~ [g4,c#5,e5]@2 a4 e5",
  Y: "[a4,e5,f#5]@4 a4 d5 [a4,d5,f#5]@4 a4 c#5 [a4,c#5,f#5]@4", // F#m7 D F#m
  Z: "~@2 [a4,e5,f#5]@3 ~ [a4,d5,f#5]@4 a4 e5 [a4,e5,f#5]@2 g4 d5", // F#m7 D F#m7
  AA: "[g4,d5,e5]@4 g4 c#5 [g4,c#5,e5]@4 g4 b4 [g4,b4,e5]@3 ~", AB: "~@2 a4 ~ b4 ~ e5 ~ b4 ~ a4 b4 [b4,e5]@2 a4 c#5",
  AC: "[a4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a4,c#5,f#5] ~ [a4,c#5,f#5]@3 ~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a4,c#5,f#5]@3 ~", // F#m D F#m
  AD: "~@3 [a5,d6] [b5,e6] ~@3 [e5,a5]@3 ~ [d5,f#5]!2 b4 ~", // D5 E5 A5 D
  AE: "f#4 ~ e4 ~ f#4 ~ a4 ~ [b4,e5] ~ [b4,e5]@2 [a4,d5] ~ f#4 e4", // E5 D5
  AF: "~@3 [a5,d6] [b5,e6] ~@3 [a5,d6]!5 [f#5,b5] e5 ~", AG: "f#4!2 e4 ~ [a4,d5] ~ [a4,d5] a4 b4@3 ~ d5 ~ f#4 e4",
  AH: "d4@3 [a5,d6] [b5,e6] ~@3 [e5,a5]@3 ~ [f#5,b5] ~ b4 a4", // D5 E5 A5 B5
  AI: "f#4 ~ e4 ~ f#4 ~ [a4,d5] ~ b4 a4 f#4 ~ [a4,d5] ~ b4 ~", // D5
  AJ: "~@2 a4 [a4,a5,d6] [b5,e6] ~@3 [e5,a5,d6]@3 ~ [f#5,b5] ~ a4 b4", // D5 E5 Dsus2 B5
  AK: "b4!2 e4 f#4 [a4,d5] ~ [a4,d5] ~@2 d5 e4 f#4 [a4,d5] ~ [a4,d5] ~", // D5
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.32)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "Overdrive"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@7 A B A B C@2 D@2 A B A B C@2 D@2 ~@4 A B A B C@2 D@2 A B A B C@2 D@2 ~@8 A B A B C@2 D@2 A B A B C@2 D@2 ~@16 A B A
  B C@2 D@2 A B A B C@2 D E ~@24
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,a4,d5] ~ [d4,a4,d5] ~", // D5
  B: "[b3,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,f#4,b4] ~", // B5
  C: "[c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c#4,f#4,a4] ~", // F#m
  D: "[a3,e4,a4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~", // A5
  E: "[a3,e4,a4]!8", // A5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.27)

// chords · lead 8 bass lead · "Bass&Lead"
const lead_8_bass_lead = note(`<
  ~@3 A B A B A B A C D E F G H I A J D K L M A B A B A B A C D E F G H I A J D K L N O@2 P@2 Q R S T A B A C D E F G H
  I A J D K L U H I A C V K W X O@2 P@2 Q Y S Z A B A C D E F G H I A J D K L AA A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
  A B A AB
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,a4,d5]@4 ~@6 [d4,a4,d5] ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4]!2", B: "[b3,f#4,b4]@4 ~@6 [b3,f#4,b4] ~@3 [d4,a4,d5]!2",
  C: "[b3,f#4,b4]@4 ~@6 [b3,f#4,b4] ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4]!2", D: "[f#3,c#4]@3 ~ [c#5,f#5] ~@5 [c#5,f#5] ~@3 [f#3,c#4]!2",
  E: "[f#3,c#4]@3 ~ [c#5,f#5] ~@5 [c#5,f#5] ~@3 [a3,e4] ~", F: "[a3,e4]@3 ~ [e5,a5] ~@5 [e4,a4] ~@3 [e4,a4]!2",
  G: "[e4,a4]@3 ~ [e5,a5] ~@5 [e4,a4,e5,a5] ~@3 [d4,a4,d5]!2", // A5 D5
  H: "[d4,a4,d5]@3 ~ [d4,a4,d5] ~@5 [d4,a4,d5] ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4]!2", // D5 B5
  I: "[b3,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [b3,f#4,b4] ~@5 [b3,f#4,b4] ~@3 [d4,a4,d5]!2", J: "[b3,f#4,b4]@4 ~@6 [b3,f#4,b4] ~@3 [f#3,c#4]!2",
  K: "[f#3,c#4]@3 ~ [c#5,f#5] ~@5 [c#5,f#5] ~@3 [a3,e4]!2", // F#5 A5
  L: "[a3,e4]@3 ~ [c#5,e5,a5] ~@5 [c#5,e5,a5] ~@3 [a3,e4,a4] ~", M: "[a3,e4,a4]@3 ~ [e5,a5] ~@5 [e5,a5] ~@3 [a3,e4]!2",
  N: "[e5,a5]@3 ~ [e5,a5] ~@5 [e5,a5] ~ [e5,a5] ~@3", // A5
  O: "[g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~", // G5
  P: "[f#3,c#4] ~ [f#3,c#4] ~ [f#3,c#4] ~ [f#3,c#4] ~ [f#3,c#4] ~ [f#3,c#4] ~ [f#3,c#4] ~ [f#3,c#4] ~", // F#5
  Q: "[e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~", // E5
  R: "[a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [c#4,g#4] ~", // A5 C#5
  S: "[d4,a4] ~ [d4,a4] ~ [d4,a4] ~ [d4,a4] ~ [d4,a4] ~ [d4,a4] ~ [d4,a4] ~ [d4,a4] ~", // D5
  T: "[g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~", // G5 A5
  U: "[a3,e4]@3 ~ [c#5,e5,a5] ~@5 [a3,e4] ~@3 [d4,a4,d5]!2", V: "[f#3,c#4]@3 ~ [c#5,f#5] ~@5 [c#5,f#5] ~@3 [f#3,c#4] ~",
  W: "[a3,e4]@3 ~ [e5,a5] ~@5 [e5,a5] ~@3 [a3,e4] ~", X: "[a3,e4]@3 ~ [e5,a5] ~@5 [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4]@3 ~",
  Y: "[a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~", // A5
  Z: "[g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~ [g3,d4] ~@3 [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [d4,a4,d5]!2", // G5 A5 D5
  AA: "[a3,e4]@3 ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [a3,e4] ~ [e5,a5] ~@3 [d4,a4,d5]!2", AB: "[b3,f#4,b4]@4 ~@6 [b3,f#4,b4] ~@5",
})).s("gm_lead_8_bass_lead").gain(0.18).pan(0.1)

// chords · piano · "Piano 2"
const piano = note(`<
  A@3 B@8 C@4 B@4 C@4 B@8 C@4 B@4 C@4 ~@8 B@4 C@4 B@4 C@4 B@4 C@3 ~@9 B@4 C@4 B@4 C@4 B@24
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@10 a3 ~ b3 ~ [a3,d4]@34]/3", B: "~@4 [a3,d4,a4]@3 ~@5 [a3,d4,a4]@3 ~",
  C: "~@4 [a3,e4,a4]@3 ~@5 [a3,e4,a4]@3 ~", // A5
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.44)

// bass · electric bass finger · "FingeredBs"
const bass = note(`<
  A@3 B C B D B E B F G H I J B F B E K H L M B E B E B E B F G H I J B F B E K H L N O@2 P@2 Q R S T B E B F G H I J B
  F B E K H L J B F B F U V W X O@2 P@2 Y R S T B E B F G H I J B F B E K H L J B E B Z B E B F B E B Z B E B F B E B Z
  B E B F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@10 a2 ~ b2 ~ a2@34]/3", B: "d3@5 ~@3 a2 ~ d3 ~@3 c#3 ~", C: "b2@5 ~@3 f#2 ~ b2@3 ~ c#3 ~",
  D: "b2@5 ~@3 f#2 ~ c#3 ~@3 c#3 ~", E: "b2@5 ~@3 f#2 ~ b2 ~@3 c#3 ~", F: "b2@5 ~@3 f#2 ~ b2 ~@3 b2 ~",
  G: "f#2@5 ~@2 b2 c#3 b2 c#3@3 b2 c#3 ~", H: "f#2@5 ~@3 e2 ~ f#2 ~@3 g#2 ~", I: "a2@5 ~@3 a2 ~ a2 ~@3 e2 ~",
  J: "a2@5 ~@3 a2 ~ b2 ~@3 c#3 ~", K: "f#2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~@3 a2 ~", L: "a2@5 ~@4 d3 e3@3 d3 e3 ~, ~@4 a2 ~@3",
  M: "a2@5 ~@3 a2 ~ a2 ~ b2 ~ c#3 ~", N: "a2@5 ~@3 e2 ~ a2 ~ c#3 ~ a2 ~", O: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~",
  P: "f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~", Q: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~",
  R: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ c#3 ~", S: "d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~",
  T: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~", U: "f#2@5 ~@3 e2 ~ a2@3 ~ c#3 ~", V: "f#2@5 ~@3 f#2 ~ f#2 ~@3 a2 ~",
  W: "a2@5 ~@3 e2 ~ a2 ~@3 e2 ~", X: "a2@5 ~@3 e2 ~ a2 ~ a2@3 ~", Y: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ f#2 ~ g2 ~ e2 ~",
  Z: "b2@5 ~@3 f#2 ~ f#3@3 ~ c#3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.27).pan(0.9)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A@19 B A B A C A@21 B A@17 B A B A B A B A D A@23 E A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", C: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", D: "x ~ x!2", E: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A@11 B A@7 C A@3 B A@7 B A@7 D A@7 E A@7 B A@7 F A@7 C A@7 E A@7 B A@7 G A@7 H A@7 H A@7 H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", D: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3",
  F: "~@4 x ~@6 x ~ x ~@2", G: "~@6 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~@2", H: "~@4 x ~@8 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@3 A B@3 A B A B A B A C A B A B A B@2 D A B@3 A B A B A B A C A B A B A B@2 E B@8 A B A B A B A C A B A B A B@2 D A
  B@6 F A B@7 A B A B A B A C A B A B A B@2 G A B@6 H A B@6 H A B@6 H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!8", C: "x!5 ~@2 x", D: "x!6 ~@2", E: "x!5 ~@3", F: "x!5 ~ x ~", G: "x ~ x!2 ~@4", H: "x!5 ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@14 A ~@19 A ~@23 A ~@15 B ~@15 A ~@7 C ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@11 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.46)

stack(overdriven_guitar, electric_guitar_muted, lead_8_bass_lead, piano, bass, kick, snare, hihat, open_hat, crash)

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