Strudelify

Goodnight Saigon

Billy Joel

KeyC majorTempo68 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Goodnight Saigon — Billy Joel
// 68 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 3 "Bass" named as a bass, played on electric bass finger (its synth brass 2 patch is not one)
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 3 "Bass" electric bass finger (copy of ch 4 "Bass 2" fretless bass)
// note: Full arrangement: all 97 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(68/4)

// 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 · piano
const piano = note("<~@2 A@2 B@7 C@8 D@3 E@8 F@8 G@3 H@8 I J K L M N@3 O@7 P@6 Q@7 H@8 R@8 S@3 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 [b4,d5], [f2,f3], f4@2 a4 d5@2 b4 [a4,c5]@2, a4 b4 c5@2 a4 g4@3, ~ g4@2 b4 [d2,d3,f4]@4]/2", // Bm F Am Dm
  B: "[~@14 b4@2 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 b4 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 g5 [g4,b4]@2 ~@5 g5, [a#1,a#2]@8 [f4,a4]@2 [g4,b4]@2 [a4,c5]@2 g4@8 c5 b4 c2@6 [e4,c5]@2 f2@8 a4@5 e5 [g4,c5,f5]@2 e2@4 [a2,a4,c5] e5 [a4,c5,f5]@2, f4@4 a4@2 d5@10 f2@8 a4@4 e4 b4 e2@9 b4@3 g4@2 [c4,e4]@12, a4@2 b4@2 c5@4 g2@8 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 g2@8 g4@8 c5@2 c2@16, ~@2 g4@4 b4@2 g3@14 [d4,f4]@4 g4@2 c4@4 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 [g2,d4,f4]@10 g5@2 [g4,b4]@6]/7", // Dm C Dm C G A# F G …
  C: "[[g4,b4]@2 ~@2 c5!2 ~@2 f5!2 ~ d5 ~@6 c4@2 ~@3 b4 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 b4 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 g5 [g4,b4]@2 ~@5 g5, e2@8 [a4,d5]@2 f5@2 [c3,f5]@3 [d4,b4] b2@8 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 g2@8 g4@8 c5 b4 a4@5 e5 [g4,c5,f5]@2 e2@4 [a2,a4,c5] e5 [a4,c5,f5]@2, g5@4 a4@2 c5@6 d5 g5@5 a2@12 c5 b4 c2@6 [e4,c5]@2 f2@10 g4@2 [c4,e4]@12, ~@2 [g4,b4]@4 [a4,d5] e5 d3@6 e5@6 c4@10 [d4,f4]@2 a4@4 e4 b4 e2@10 c2@16, ~@4 a2@8 a4@3 [g4,d5]@5 g2 b4 c5@2 f2@10 g4@2 c4@4 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 [g2,d4,f4]@10 g5@2 [g4,b4]@6]/8", // G Dm C Dm C G D5 F5 …
  D: "[[g4,b4]@2 ~@2 c5!2 ~@2 f5!4 ~@10 [e5,g5]@2, e2@6 [a4,d5] e5 d3@10 e5@2 [d5,f5]@4, g5@2 a4 c5 [a4,d5]@2 [c3,a4]@6, ~@2 [g4,b4]@10 [d5,f5] g5@5 c5@6, ~@4 a2@10 e5 d5 [a#2,a#4]@8]/3", // G Em D5 Dm D5 F G Dm …
  E: "[~@22 b4@2 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 b4 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 g5 [g4,b4]@2 ~@5 g5, [g2,a#4]@6 g5@2 [d2,f5]@8 g3@12 [d4,f4] b4 g2@8 g4@8 c5 b4 a4@5 e5 [g4,c5,f5]@2 e2@4 [a2,a4,c5] e5 [a4,c5,f5]@2, d5@4 d5@6 b5@2 [a5,c6]@4 [f4,a4]@2 [g4,b4]@2 [a4,c5]@2 g4@8 c5 b4 c2@6 [e4,c5]@2 f2@10 g4@2 [c4,e4]@12, ~@2 c5@6 a5@2 g5@6 g2@8 f2@8 a4@4 e4 b4 e2@10 c2@16, ~@2 e5@2 f5@2 e5@8 [b5,d6]@10 b4@2 a4@4 [d4,f4]@4 g4@2 c4@4 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 [g2,d4,f4]@10 g5@2 [g4,b4]@6]/8", // Dm C Dm C G Gm Dm Csus4 …
  F: "[[g4,b4]@4 ~@4 c5@2 c5@2 ~@4 f5@2 f5@2 ~@2 d5@2 ~@12 c4@4 ~@6 b4@2 [d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4]@4 ~@8 [c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 ~@7 b4 [d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4]@4 ~@8 [c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 e4@2 ~@4 [g4,g5]@2 ~@14 [g4,g5]@2, e2@8 [a4,d5]@2 f5@2 [c3,f5]@3 [d4,b4] b2@8 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 g2@8 g4@8 f4 b4@11 e2@3 [e4,e5] [f4,f5]@2, g5@8 a4@4 c5@12 d5@2 g5@10 a2@24 c5@3 b4 c2@12 [e4,c5]@4 f2@20 g4@4 c4@24, ~@2 [g4,b4]@4 [a4,d5] e5 d3@6 e5@6 c4@10 [d4,f4]@2 a4@4 e4 b4 e2@10 [c3,a4]@16, ~@4 a2@8 a4@3 [g4,d5]@5 g2 b4 c5@2 f2@10 g4@2 c4@4 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 [g2,d4,c5]@7 [e4,e5] [f4,f5]@2 [g4,g5]@4 a2@4]/8", // G Dm C Dm C G D5 F5 …
  G: "[~@8 f5!3 d3 ~@3 d5 f5!3 d3 ~@3 d5, [g4,g5]@3 d4@7 d3@2, ~@2 e2@4 d5 e4@14 e5@3, ~@4 a2@3 e5 [d3,f4,a4,d5]@3 [f4,a4,d5,f5] d3 e5@3 [d3,f4,a4,d5]@3 [f4,a4,f5]@5, ~@5 [c4,c5]@14 d5@4 ~]/3", // G Dm F C
  H: "[f5@2 f5@2 f5@2 ~@26 [f4,c5]@6 f4@2 ~@9 g4@7 g4@4 ~@4 [f4,c5]@6 f4@2 ~@7 e4 ~@16 [f4,c5]@6 f4@2 ~@20 [b4,d5]@4, a#2@10 g5@18 g4@10 c4@18 [a#1,a#2]@4 [e4,g4]@10 c5@2 [a#1,a#2,f4,d5]@4 [b1,b2]@16 c5 d5@2 e5@9 [f4,d5]@4 [a1,a2]@3 a#4 [g2,f4,a4] g4@3 b4@4 [a4,c5]@8, [a#4,d5]@6 f4@2 a2@6 d4@14 e4@10 c5@2 d4@20 c5 d5@2 e5 [a1,a2,f5]@15 e5 [c2,c3]@16 f5@32, f4@6 f5@8 [f4,d5]@2 g2@16 [a1,a2,f5]@8 [a#1,a#2,d5]@7 a#4@23 c4@10 [e4,g4,d5] c5@7 [a#1,a#2]@4 e4@10 c5@2 [a#1,a#2,d4]@24, ~@6 c5@6 e5@2 a#4@14 [a#1,a#2,c5] d5@2 e5@9 f4@8 [c2,c3,a4]@24 d4@20 g4@4 [a1,a2]@6 c4@26]/8", // F5 Bm A# Em A# B Dm A …
  I: "~@3 [b4,d5], [f2,f4], a4 [a4,c5], ~ g4@3, ~ b4@2 ~", J: "~@3 [b4,d5], [d2,f4], a4 [a4,c5], ~ g4@3, ~ b4@2 ~",
  K: "~@3 [g4,b4], [g2,g3,f4], a4 [a4,c5], ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~", // G G7 Am G
  L: "[d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@3 b4, f2, b4@5 b4@2 ~, ~ a4@3, ~@2 [d4,f4] [g2,d4,f4,c5]", // Dm Gsus4
  M: "[c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 b4, [c2,a4], ~@2 g4@3 b4@2 ~, ~ c4, ~@2 e4 [e2,e4,g4,c5]", // C F C
  N: "[[d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 e4 ~@2 [g4,g5] ~@7 [g4,g5], f2@10 g4@2 c4@9 [e4,e5] [f4,f5]@2, b4@5 b4 f4@2 [c2,a4]@16, ~@4 a4@11 b4@25 a2@8, ~@4 [d4,f4]@2 [g2,d4,c5]@7 [e4,e5] [f4,f5]@2 [g4,g5]@2 e2@6]/3", // Dm C G E F Dm Gsus4 E …
  O: "[~@16 f5@2 f5@2 ~@2 d5@2 ~@52 g3@3 ~@13 d4@3 ~ d4@12 [f3,a3,d4]@3 c4, a4@8 a2@6 e5@2 d3@20 e5@4 d5@12 b5@4 [a5,c6]@20 d4@3 a4@17 [e3,g#3]@16, a5 a5@4 c5 d4@6 [d5,f5] g5 e5 d5 [a#2,a#4]@6 g5@2 [g2,f5]@8 a2@8 c4@6 d3@10, ~ g5@9 c4@6 [a4,d5]@4 f5@4 [c3,a4]@16 f5@4 e5@16 [b5,d6]@20 [c3,g3,e4]@32, ~@4 e2@8 d5@2 e4@22 c5@12 a5@4 g5@12 [c4,e4,a4]@12 [b2,b4]@16 [f3,a3]@3 c4@16 ~]/7", // Dm Am E Dm A# G7 D5 F …
  P: "[d4@4 ~@12 [c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 ~@4 g3@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@4 ~@8 [e4,g#4]@4 [e4,g#4]@4 ~@4 [f4,a4]@3 c5 ~@12 b4@4 [d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4]@4 ~@4 [g2,d4,f4,c5]@3 b4, [e3,g#3]@28 [b2,g4]@12 e4@4 [d3,d4]@20 g3@24 [d4,f4]@2 b4@5 ~, ~@4 f4@20 [c4,e4]@4 d4@3 f4 c3@12 [f4,d5]@3 c5 e3@16 [f4,a4,c5]@4 [g4,b4]@4 c5@4 g2@4 f2@16, ~ d4@2 [e2,b3]@7 c4@5 [f3,d5]@5 b4 a4@3, ~@2 [c4,e4] d4 [a2,a4]@6 g3@2 b4@2 [e4,g#4]@4 a4 g4@5]/6", // C E F Dm Gsus4 E Em D …
  Q: "[[c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 ~@7 b4 [d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4]@4 ~@8 [c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 e4@2 ~@4 [g4,g5]@2 ~@14 [g4,g5]@2 ~@16 f5@2 f5@2 f5@2 d3@2 ~@6 d5@2 f5@2 f5@2 f5@2 d3@2 ~@6 d5@2, c2@3 [e4,c5] f2@5 g4 c4@6 [g4,g5]@3 d4@7 d3@2, a4@6 g4@8 f4 b4@11 e2@4 [f4,f5]@7 [c4,c5]@11 [d3,f4,a4,d5]@3 [f4,a4,f5]@5, ~@2 g4@2 e4 b4 e2@10 [c3,a4]@13 [e4,e5]@7 a2@3 e5 [d3,f4,a4,d5]@3 [f4,a4,d5,f5] d3 e5@6 d5@2 e5@3, ~@4 c4@4 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 [g2,d4,c5]@7 [e4,e5] [f4,f5]@2 [g4,g5]@4 a2@6 e2@4 d5 e4@16 ~]/7", // C Dm C G C G F C …
  R: "[~@31 [b4,d5], f2@5 b4 c5@2 f4 b4 c5@2 f4 b4 c5@2 f4 b4 c5@2 f4 b4 c5@2 f4 b4 c5@2 a4 g4@3, f4@2 a4 d5 a4 g4@2 b4 a#1@6 a4 d5 a4 g4@2 b4 d2@6 a4 d5@2 b4 [a4,c5]@2, a4 b4 c5@2 f4@2 a4 d5 a4 g4@2 b4 g2@6 a4 d5 a4 g4@2 b4 a#1@8, ~ g4@2 b4 d2@6 a4 d5 a4 g4@2 b4 f2@6 a4 d5 a4 g4@2 b4 [g2,f4]@4]/8", // Bm Am G7
  S: "[~ [c2,c4,e4,g4]@2, [f2,f4]@2 ~, a4 [a4,c5]@4 ~, ~ g4@3 ~@8, ~ b4@2 [b4,d5]@8 ~]/3", // C F Am Bm
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.46).pan(0.2)

// chords · piano
const piano_2 = note("<~@2 A@3 B C D@8 E@7 F@4 G@8 H@6 I J@8 K@2 B C L M N O@8 P@6 H@6 I J@8 Q@8 R@3 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@11 [b4,d5], f3@5 b4 c5@2 a4 g4@3, f4@2 a4 d5 a4 g4@2 b4 f4@4, a4 b4 c5@2 f4@2 a4 d5@2 b4 [a4,c5]@2, ~ g4@2 b4 d3@8]/3", // Bm Am
  B: "~@3 [g4,b4], [g3,f4], a4 [a4,c5], ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~", // G G7 Am G
  C: "[d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@3 b4, b4@5 b4@2 ~, ~ a4@3, ~@2 [d4,f4] [d4,f4,c5]", // Dm Dm7
  D: "[[c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 b4 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 g5 [g4,b4]@2 ~@5 g5 [g4,b4]@2 ~@2 c5!2 ~@2 f5!2 ~ d5 ~@6 c4@2 ~@3 b4 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@3 b4, a4@6 c5@2 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 [d4,f4]@12 [g4,b4]@4 [a4,c5]@2 g5@8 d3@6 e5@10 b4@2 a4@6, ~@2 g4@3 b4 e4@8 c5@4 g4@2 [c4,e4]@14 [g4,b4]@10 a4@3 [g4,d5]@15 [d4,f4,c5]@2, ~@4 c4@11 b4@6 e5 [g4,c5]@2 g5@6 f5@8 [a4,d5] e5 [a4,d5]@2 f5@2 [c3,f5]@3 [d4,b4]@5 c4@12, ~@4 e4@2 g4@10 a4@6 f5@6 [a4,c5] e5@7 a4@2 c5@6 d5 g5@8 b4 c5@6 [d4,f4] b4@2 ~]/8", // C Dm C G Dm G Am C …
  E: "[[c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 b4 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 g5 [g4,b4]@2 ~@5 g5 [g4,b4]@2 ~@2 c5!2 ~@2 f5!4 ~@10 [e5,g5]@2, a4@6 c5@2 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 [d4,f4]@12 [g4,b4]@4 [a4,c5]@2 g5@8 d3@10 e5@2 [d5,f5]@4, ~@2 g4@3 b4 e4@8 c5@4 g4@2 [c4,e4]@14 [g4,b4]@10 f5@2 e5 d5 a#4@8, ~@4 c4@11 b4@6 e5 [g4,c5]@2 g5@6 f5@8 [a4,d5] e5 [a4,d5]@4 [c3,a4]@12, ~@4 e4@2 g4@10 a4@6 f5@6 [a4,c5] e5@7 a4@2 c5@6 d5 g5@5 c5@6]/7", // C Dm C G Em Dm G Am …
  F: "[~@22 b4@2 [d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 ~@3 b4, a#4@3 g5 f5@4 g3@8, d5@2 d5@3 b5 [a5,c6]@4 a4 g4@5, ~ c5@3 a5 g5@3 [f4,a4] [g4,b4] c5@2 b4 a4@3, ~@2 e5@2 f5@2 e5@8 [b5,d6]@14 [d4,f4] b4 [d4,f4,c5]@2]/4", // Dm Am F G Bm Dm Dm7
  G: "[[c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 ~@6 b4@2 [d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4]@4 ~@8 [c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 ~@6 g5@2 [g4,b4]@4 ~@10 g5@2 [g4,b4]@4 ~@4 c5@2 c5@2 ~@4 f5@2 f5@2 ~@2 d5@2 ~@12 c4@4 ~@6 b4@2 [d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4]@4 ~@4 [d4,f4,c5]@3 b4, a4@6 c5@2 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 [d4,f4]@12 [g4,b4]@4 [a4,c5]@2 g5@8 d3@6 e5@10 b4@2 a4@6, ~@2 g4@3 b4 e4@8 c5@4 g4@2 [c4,e4]@14 [g4,b4]@10 a4@3 [g4,d5]@16 ~, ~@4 c4@11 b4@6 e5 [g4,c5]@2 g5@6 f5@8 [a4,d5] e5 [a4,d5]@2 f5@2 [c3,f5]@3 [d4,b4]@5 c4@12, ~@8 e4@4 g4@20 a4@12 f5@12 [a4,c5]@2 e5@14 a4@4 c5@12 d5@2 g5@16 b4@2 c5@12 [d4,f4]@2 b4@5 ~]/8", // C Dm C G Dm Dm7 Dm G …
  H: "[[c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 ~@7 b4 [d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4]@4 ~@8 [c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 e4@2 ~@4 [g4,g5]@2 ~@14 [g4,g5]@2 ~@16 f5@2 f5@2 f5@2 d3@2 ~@6 d5@2, a4@6 c5@2 b4@2 a4@2 [d4,f4] b4 [d4,c5]@7 [e4,e5] [f4,f5]@2 [g4,g5]@5 [e4,e5]@9 d4 e5 [d3,f4,a4,d5]@3 [f4,a4,d5,f5] d3 e5@3, ~@2 g4@3 b4 e4@8 f4@4 g4@2 c4@16 ~ [c4,c5]@11, ~@4 c4@11 b4@15 [f4,f5]@8 d5 e4@9, ~@2 e4 g4@5 [c3,a4]@8 [g4,g5]@8]/6", // C Dm C G Dm D7 E F …
  I: "f5!3 d3 ~@3 d5, [d3,f4,a4,d5]@3 [f4,a4,f5]@5, ~@3 d5@4 ~, ~ d3, ~@5 e5@3", // Dm F
  J: "[f5@2 f5@2 f5@2 ~@8 d5@14 ~@4 [f4,c5]@6 f4@2 ~@9 g4@7 g4@4 ~@4 [f4,c5]@6 f4@2 d5@7 e4 ~ c5@11 ~@4 [f4,c5]@6 f4@2 f4@7 ~@13 [b4,d5]@4, [a#4,d5]@10 g5@18 c5 d5@2 e5@9 [f4,d5]@7 a#4@17 f5@15 e5 c3@16 f5@16 [f4,a4] g4@3 b4@4 [a4,c5]@8, f4@6 f5@8 f4@14 e4@10 c5@2 d4@20 c5 d5@2 e5@7 c4@22 g4@10 c4@26, ~@3 c5@4 a#4@9 f5@8 [c3,a4]@11 c5 f4@4 [e4,g4,d5]@6 e4@5 c5 d4@12, ~@6 f4@6 e5@2 d4@14 g4@10 c4@22 [e4,g4]@12 d4@20 c5 d5@2 e5@9 d5@7 a#4@17]/8", // F5 Bm A# Dm F Am F Em7 …
  K: "~@3 [b4,d5], f4, a4 [a4,c5], ~ g4@3, ~ b4@2 ~", // Bm Am
  L: "[c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@3 b4, a4, ~@2 g4@3 b4@2 ~, ~ c4, ~@2 e4 [e4,g4,c5]", // C
  M: "[d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4]@4 ~@4 [d4,f4,c5]@3 b4, b4@10 b4@5 ~, ~ a4@3, ~@2 [d4,f4] ~", // Dm Dm7 Dm
  N: "[c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 e4 ~@2 [g4,g5], a4, ~ g4@2 [f4,f5], ~ c4, ~@5 [e4,e5]@3", // C G F E
  O: "[~@14 g5@2 ~@16 f5@2 f5@2 ~@2 d5@2 ~@52 g3@3 ~@13 d4@3 ~ d4@12 [f3,a3,d4]@3 c4, [g4,g5]@14 g4@14 d4@12 [d5,f5]@2 g5@2 e5@2 d5@2 a#4@12 g5@4 f5@16 [c4,e4,a4]@12 b4@16 [f3,a3]@3 c4 [e3,g#3]@16, ~@10 [e4,e5]@6 [a4,a5] g5@9 c4@6 [a4,d5]@4 f5@4 [c3,a4]@16 f5@4 e5@16 [b5,d6]@20 [c3,g3,e4]@32, ~@12 f4@14 c5@4 e5@2 d3@20 e5@4 d5@12 b5@4 [a5,c6]@23 a4@32 ~, ~@6 f5@3 a5@5 d5 e4@11 c5@6 a5@2 g5@12 d4@2 c4@6 d3@10]/8", // Dm G Dm Am F E A D5 …
  P: "[d4@4 ~@12 [c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4 ~@4 g3@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@4 ~@8 [e4,g#4]@4 [e4,g#4]@4 ~@4 [f4,a4]@3 c5 ~@12 b4@4 [d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4]@4 ~@4 [d4,f4,c5]@3 b4, [e3,g#3]@7 g4@3 e4 [d3,d4]@5 g3@8, ~@4 f4@20 [c4,e4]@4 d4@3 f4 c3@12 [f4,d5]@3 c5 e3@16 [f4,a4,c5]@4 [g4,b4]@4 c5@8 b4@4 a4@12, ~@4 d4@8 b3@28 c4@20 [f3,d5]@28 [d4,f4]@2 b4@5 ~, ~@2 [c4,e4] d4 a4@6 g3@2 b4@2 [e4,g#4]@4 a4 g4@5]/6", // C E F Dm Dm7 E D C …
  Q: "[~@31 [b4,d5], f4@3 d5@3 c5@3 g4@3 f4@3 d5@3 c5@3 g4@3 f4@3 d5@3 [a4,c5]@2, a4@2 c5@3 g4@3 f4@3 d5@3 c5@3 g4@3 f4@3 d5@3 c5@3 g4@3, ~ g4@3 f4@3 d5@3 c5@3 g4@3 f4@3 d5@3 c5@3 g4@3 f4@4, ~ b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4 a4 b4@2 ~]/8", // Bm Am
  R: "[~ [c4,e4,g4]@2, f4@2 ~, a4 [a4,c5]@4 ~, ~ g4@3 ~@8, ~ b4@2 [b4,d5]@8 ~]/3", // C Am Bm
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.39).pan(0.8)

// bass · fretless bass · "Bass 2"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D E F E G H@2 I J E F E G H@2 I C D K D E F E G H@2 I J E F E G L@2 M N O P Q R S R T D A K D E F E G L@2 I
  C D U V W X U V W Y E F E G L@2 M N O P Q R S R T D A K C D A K C D A G ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f2", B: "d2", C: "a#2", D: "g2", E: "f2@3 g2", F: "c3@3 e3", G: "c3", H: "e2 a2", I: "d3 c3", J: "b2 a2 g2@2",
  K: "d3", L: "~ e2 a2@2", M: "d3@3 d3 d3@4", N: "c3@3 c3 c3@4", O: "a#2 a2", P: "g2@3 a#2", Q: "a2 a#2", R: "c3 a#2",
  S: "a2@2 a#2 b2", T: "a2@2 a#2 a2", U: "a2@3 b2", V: "c3@3 d3", W: "e3@3 f3", X: "e3@3 e2", Y: "g3@3 g2",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.17).pan(0.7)

// chords · timpani
const timpani = note("<~@37 A@2 ~@17 A@2 ~@3 B C B@2 ~@8 A@2 ~@22>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ [e2,e3] [a2,a3]@2", B: "~@4 [c2,d2,e2] ~@2 [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~@7", C: "~@3 [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~@2 [c2,d2,e2]!2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_timpani").gain(0.31).pan(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@33 A@4 B@2 A@3 C A@5 ~@4 A D@3 B@2 E ~@2 F G F@2 H I@3 A@4 B@2 A@3 C A@5 ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", B: "~ x!2 ~", C: "x ~@2 x", D: "x ~@7 x!2 ~ x ~@4", E: "x!2", F: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@7",
  G: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@7", H: "~@7 x!2 ~@7", I: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@7",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@33 A@4 B C A@3 ~ A D A D A ~@4 A E@2 F G C H ~@6 A@8 B C A@3 ~ A D A D A ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x", C: "x ~@4 x ~@2", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", F: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x",
  G: "x ~@14 x", H: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@38 A ~@5 B ~ B ~@10 B ~@16 B ~@5 B ~ B ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@14 x!2",
})).gain(0.37)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@33 B@4 ~@3 B@2 ~@5 B A@4 B A@3 ~@2 C A@2 ~@8 B@4 ~@3 B@2 ~@5 B A@10 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!8", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.37)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<A@33 ~@15 A@4 ~ A@3 ~@2 B A@2 ~@23 A@10 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@38 A ~@5 B ~ B ~@10 B ~@16 B ~@5 B ~ B ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x!2 ~", B: "~@12 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@38 A ~@5 B ~ C ~@10 D ~@16 D ~@5 C ~ C ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x!2 ~@3", B: "~@8 x!3 ~@5", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@37 A@2 B ~@2 C B ~ B ~@2 B ~@7 A@2 B@2 ~@13 A@2 B ~@2 C B ~ B ~@2 B ~@12
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!2 ~", B: "x", C: "x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@33 A@4 ~@2 B A@2 ~ B C B C A ~@4 A D@3 ~@2 E ~@2 F G@2 F ~@4 A@4 ~@2 B A@2 ~ B C B C A ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~ x!7", C: "x!5 ~@3", D: "x!4", E: "x!3 ~", F: "~@3 x", G: "x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct("<~@53 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!3 ~@2 [~ x ~ x ~@4] ~@38>").gain(0.12)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<A@37 ~@3 A@2 ~@5 A@9 ~@2 A@3 ~@8 A@4 ~@3 A@2 ~@5 A@11 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4",
})).gain(0.5)

stack(
  piano, piano_2, bass, timpani, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom, high_tom, crash, ride, ride_soft,
  tambourine
)

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