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Root Beer Rag cover art

1998 · Streetlife Serenade

Root Beer Rag

Billy Joel

KeyC majorTempo128 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Root Beer Rag — Billy Joel
// 128 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 66 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(128/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C D E F G D H I J K J L J M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Y AA AB AC AD AE@2 AF@2 G D AG AH G D H AI AJ AK AL AM J
  M N AN AO AP ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c2@15 g1]/2", B: "[c1@31 ~]/2", C: "c2 ~ g1 ~ c2 ~ g1 ~", D: "a#1@3 ~ a#1@3 ~ f1@3 ~ f1@3 ~",
  E: "c2@3 ~ g1@2 ~@2 c2@3 ~ g1@3 ~", F: "a#1@3 ~ a#1@3 ~ g1@4 a1@2 b1@2", G: "c2@3 ~ g1@3 ~ c2@3 ~ g1@3 ~",
  H: "f1@3 ~ f#1@3 ~ g1@4 a1@4", I: "d2@4 g1@3 ~ c2@4 c1@3 ~", J: "g1", K: "c2", L: "f1@2 e1@2 ~@2 d1 ~ c1@4 c2 ~@3",
  M: "c2@15 ~", N: "f1@4 f#1@4 g1@3 a1@4 ~", O: "d2@3 g1@4 ~ c2@4 c1@4", P: "f2 e2 d2 c2", Q: "a#1@4 a1@3 ~ g1@4 c2@4",
  R: "f1 e1 d1 c1", S: "a#1 c2 f2 f1", T: "c2@4 b1@4 a1@4 g1@3 ~", U: "f1@4 e1@3 ~ d1@4 g1@4",
  V: "c2@4 b1@4 a1@3 ~ g1@4", W: "f1@4 g1@4 c2@3 ~ c1@4", X: "g1@3 ~ f1@3 ~ e1@3 ~ d1@3 ~", Y: "c1 ~@7",
  Z: "g1@4 f1@3 ~ e1@3 ~ d1@3 ~", AA: "g1@4 f1@3 ~ e1@3 ~ d1@2 ~@2", AB: "~@2 c2@2 b1@2 a#1@2 a1@4 e1@3 ~",
  AC: "f1@3 ~ f#1@4 g1@4 a1@3 ~", AD: "d2@2 g1@2 c2@2 c1 ~", AE: "[c2@14 ~ g1]/2", AF: "[c1@27 ~@5]/2",
  AG: "c2@3 ~ g1@4 c2@3 ~ g1@3 ~", AH: "a#1@3 ~ a#1@4 g1@4 a1@2 b1@2", AI: "d2@4 g1@3 ~ c2@4 c1@4", AJ: "g1@6 ~ g1",
  AK: "c2@7 c2", AL: "g1@15 ~", AM: "f1 ~ e1@3 ~ d1 ~ c1@4 c2@2 ~@2", AN: "d2@3 g1@4 ~ c2@4 c1@3 ~",
  AO: "f1@3 ~ f#1@4 g1@3 a1@4 ~", AP: "d2@3 g1@4 g1 c2@4 c1 ~@3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.32)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H G I J K L M L N L M O P Q R@2 S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL H AL AM J AN AO M AP
  AQ L M AR AS AT AU ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 c5, c5 g4 c4 c5 g4 c4 c5 g4, ~ c4@2 c5@2 g4@2 c4@2 c5@2 g4@2 c4@3",
  B: "~@7 f4 ~@6 c5!2, c4@2 c5@2 f4@2 c4@2 ~ c4@2 c5@2 f4@3, ~ f4@2 c4@2 c5@3 c5@2 f4@2 c4@4",
  C: "~@15 c6, c6 g5 c5 c6 g5 c5 c6 g5, ~ c5@2 c6@2 g5@2 c5@2 c6@2 g5@2 c5@3",
  D: "~@6 c5 f5 ~@7 c5, c5@2 c6@2 f5@3 ~@2 c5@2 c6@2 f5@3, ~ f5@2 c5@2 c6@2 ~ c6@2 f5@2 c5@2 c6@2",
  E: "~ c4 [d4,g4] c4 d4 e4@2 c4 [d4,g4] c4 [d4,g4] c4 d4 e4 c4 c#4, ~@4 g4@3 ~@5 g4@2 ~@2", // G5
  F: "d4@2 [a#4,d5] ~ [a#4,d5] ~ [a#4,d5] ~ a4 g4 f4 ~ [f4,c5] ~@2 c4, ~@4 c5 ~@3", // A# F5
  G: "[e4,g4] c4 [d4,g4] c4 d4 e4@2 c4 [d4,g4] c4 [d4,g4] c4 d4 e4 c4 c#4, ~@2 g4 ~@3 g4 ~", // Em G5
  H: "d4 ~ [d4,f4] ~ [d4,f4] ~ [d4,f4] ~ b3 a3 g3 ~ d4@2 ~@2, ~@8 d4@2 ~@2 g3 ~@3", // Dm
  I: "d4@2 [a#4,d5] ~ [a#4,d5] ~ [a#4,d5] ~ [a4,c5] g4 f4 ~ [f4,c5]@2 ~@2", // A# Am F5
  J: "a4 g#4 a4 b4 d5 c5 b4 a4 g4 f#4 g4 g#4 a4 g4 f4 e4", K: "d4 c#4 d4 e4 g4 f4 e4 d4 c4@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@3",
  L: "b4 ~ c5 ~ c#5 ~ d5 ~ e5@2 d5@2 b4 ~ g4 ~", M: "e5 ~ f5 ~ f#5 ~ g5 ~ a5@2 g5 ~ a5@2 g5 ~",
  N: "a4@2 [c4,g4]@2 ~@2 [c4,f4,a4,c5] ~ [c4,e4,g4,c5]@3 c5 [e5,g5,c6] ~@3", // C5 F C
  O: "~@3 a4 ~@3 a4 ~@2 g4 [c#5,a5]@2 ~ [c#5,a5]@2, ~ a5@3 a5@4 ~@8, ~@2 c5@2 ~ f#5@3 g5@3 ~@5, ~@6 c5@2 ~ c5@2 ~@2 g4@3", // F#m
  P: "~@6 d5@2 [e4,c5]@4 [c5,e5,g5,c6] ~@3, [f#4,e5]@2 c5@2 ~ c5@2 ~@9, ~ a4@2 [f#4,e5]@3 f4 ~@9", // C F#7
  Q: "a5 ~@2 f5 g5 ~@2 c#5 ~@3 d5 ~@3 c5, ~ f5@2 ~@3 a4@2 ~ d5@2 ~ d#5@4, ~@2 c5@2 ~ c#5@2 ~ f5@4 ~@2 g4@2, ~@10 a4@2 ~ c5@2 ~",
  R: "[d5 ~ f4@2 c5 ~ f4@2 ~@3 g4 ~@3 g4@2 ~@2 c5 ~@3 c#5 f5 ~@2 d5 ~@3 c5, ~ a#4@3 ~ a4@3 b4@4 a#4@5 a5@3 g5@4 ~@6 g4@2, ~@9 g4@2 ~@2 g4@2 ~@3 f5@2 ~ c#5@2 ~@2 d5@2 ~ d#5@4, ~@10 f4@2 ~@2 e4@3 ~@5 a4@2 ~@2 a4@2 ~ c5@2 ~]/2",
  S: "~ f5@2 [a#4,d5] f5@2 [a#4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,f5]@5 ~@3, [a#4,d5]@3 ~@13", // A# C7 F A#
  T: "~@3 c5 ~@3 g#4 ~@3 a4 ~@3 g4, e5@2 d5@2 c5@2 ~ e4, ~ c5@2 ~@3 e4@2 ~@2 e4@2 ~ g4@2 ~, ~@2 g4@2 ~ g#4@2 ~@2 a4@2 ~ a#4@4",
  U: "~@3 f4 ~@3 e4 ~@3 d4 ~@2 b3@2, a4 g4 f#4 f4, ~ f4@2 ~@2 e4@2 ~@2 d4@2 ~@2 d4@3, ~ c4 ~ c4 ~ c4 ~@2",
  V: "~@3 g4 ~@3 g#4 ~@3 a4 ~@3 g4, ~ e5@3 d5@4 c5@4 ~@2 e4@2, ~@2 c5@2 ~ g#4@2 ~@2 a4@2 ~ a#4@4, ~@6 e4@2 ~@2 e4@2 ~ g4@2 ~",
  W: "~ c5@2 ~ c5@2 [f4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,c5]@4 ~@2 g4 [a4,a#4], [f4,a4]@3 [f4,a4]@4 ~@9", // G7 C A#maj7 F
  X: "~ g5@2 b4 g5@2 ~ g5@3 [a4,f5] ~ [g4,e5] ~ [f4,d5] ~, b4@3 ~@3 b4@3 ~@7", // Dm C Dm
  Y: "~@2 c6 a#5 a5 g5 e5 d#5 d5 d#5 d5 c5 a4 c5 a4 a#4", Z: "b4 g5@2 b4 g5@2 ~ b4 g5@2 [a4,f5] ~ [g4,e5] ~ [f4,d5] ~",
  AA: "[b5,c6] [c5,d5] ~@2 [c5,d5] ~@2 [c5,d5] ~@2 [c5,d5] ~ [b5,c6] ~ a4 a#4, ~@3 [b5,c6]@2 ~ [b5,c6]@2 ~ [b5,c6]@2 ~@5", // Cmaj7 Csus2 Cmaj7
  AB: "b4 g5 ~ b4 g5@2 ~@2 g5@2 [a4,f5] ~ [g4,e5] ~ [f4,d5] ~, ~@7 b4@3 ~@6", // Dm C Dm
  AC: "~@2 [a#4,e5]@2 a4@2 d5@2 [g4,c#5] ~ a4 a5@2 a4 c5 a4, ~@4 d#5 ~ g#4 ~@9", // A#dim Gdim
  AD: "d5 [d5,d#5] c5 a4 a5 d#5 d5 c5 a4 g4 c5 a#4 a4 g4 e4 d#4", AE: "d4 d#4 d4 c4 d4 c4 a3 g3 c4@3 ~@5",
  AF: "c5 c4 g4 c5 c4 g4 ~@9 c5, ~@3 c5 g4 c4 c5 g4, ~@7 c4@2 c5@2 g4@2 c4@3",
  AG: "~@14 c5!2, c4 c5 f4 c4 c5 f4 c4@2, ~ f4@2 c4@2 c5@2 f4@2 c4@2 c5@2 f4@3",
  AH: "~@8 g5 ~@6 c6, c6@2 g5@2 c5@2 c6@2 ~ c6@2 g5@2 c5@3, ~ c5@2 c6@2 g5@2 c5@2 ~ c5@2 c6@2 g5@2",
  AI: "~@7 f5 ~@7 c5, c5@2 c6@2 f5@2 c5@2 ~ c5@2 c6@2 f5@3, ~ f5@2 c5@2 c6@3 c6@2 f5@2 c5@2 c6@2",
  AJ: "~ c4 [d4,g4] c4 d4 e4@2 c4 [d4,g4] c4 [d4,g4] c4 d4 e4 c4 c#4, ~@2 g4 ~@3 g4 ~", // G5
  AK: "d4@2 [a#4,d5] ~ [a#4,d5] ~ [a#4,d5] ~ [a4,c5] g4 f4 ~ [f4,c5] ~@2 c4", // A# Am F5
  AL: "[e4,g4] c4 [d4,g4] c4 d4 e4 ~ c4 [d4,g4] c4 [d4,g4] c4 d4 e4 c4 c#4, ~@2 g4 ~@3 g4 ~", // Em G5
  AM: "d4@2 [a#4,d5] ~ [a#4,d5] ~ [a#4,d5] ~ [a4,c5] g4 f4 ~ c5@2 ~@2, ~@12 f4 ~@3", // A# Am
  AN: "d4 c#4 d4 e4 g4 f4 e4 d4 c4@4 [e4,g4,c5] ~@3", AO: "b4@2 c5 ~ c#5 ~ d5 ~ e5@2 d5@2 b4 ~ g4 ~",
  AP: "b4 ~ c5 ~ c#5 ~ d5 ~ e5@2 d5 ~ b4 ~ g4 ~",
  AQ: "c4 ~ [c4,g4]@4 [c4,f4,a4,c5]@2 [c4,e4,g4,c5]@3 [c5,e5] [g5,c6] ~@3, a4@3 ~@5", // C5 F C C5
  AR: "~@3 a4 ~@2 c5 a4 ~@2 g4 [c#5,a5]@2 g4 [c#5,a5] ~, ~ a5@3 a5@3 ~@2 c5@2 ~@5, ~@2 c5@2 ~ f#5@2 ~ g5@3 ~@5", // F#m
  AS: "~@2 c5 ~@3 [f4,d5] ~ c5@4 [c5,e5,g5,c6] ~@3, [f#4,e5]@3 [f#4,e5]@4 ~ e4 ~@7, ~ a4@2 ~@2 c5@2 ~@9", // Dm C F#7
  AT: "~@3 c5 ~@3 c5 ~@2 g4 [c#5,a5]@2 g4 [c#5,a5] ~, c6!2 ~@2, ~ a5@3 ~@2 d#5@2 ~ c5@2 ~@5, ~@2 f5@2 ~ f#5@3 g5@3 ~@5", // F#m
  AU: "~@3 [f#4,e5] ~ c5 [f4,d5] ~ [e4,c5]@2 ~@2 [c5,e5,g5,c6] ~@3, [f#4,e5] c5 ~@6, ~ a4@3 ~@12", // F#7 Dm C F#7
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.56).pan(0.6)

// other · lead 1 square · "SQUAREWAVE"
const lead_1_square = note("<~@20 A B C D E F G H ~@3 I ~@24 J K@8 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "a5 g5 f5 d#5", B: "d5@3 ~ c5@4 b4@4 a#4@4", C: "a4@4 g4@3 ~ f4@3 ~ d#4@3 ~", D: "d4 f4@2 d4 f4 ~ g4 ~ f4@3 ~@5",
  E: "e5 d5 c5 a#4", F: "a4 g4 f#4 f4", G: "e4@3 ~ d4@3 ~ c4@3 ~ a#3@2 ~@2", H: "[g4,a4] c5 ~ a4 c5 ~ d5 ~ c5@3 ~@5",
  I: "[c6,d6] [c5,d5] ~ [c6,d6] [c5,d5] ~ [c6,d6] [c5,d5] ~ [c6,d6] [c5,d5] ~ [c6,d6] ~@3", // Csus2
  J: "c7 b6 a#6 a6 g#6 ~ f#6 f6 e6 d#6 d6 c#6 c6 b5 a#5 a5, ~@5 g6@2 ~@9",
  K: "[g#5 ~ f#5 f5 e5 d#5 d5 c#5 c5@2 [d5,e5,f5,g5,a5] [f5,g5,a5,b5,c6] [d6,e6,f6,g6,a6,b6] ~@115, ~ g5@2 ~@9 c7@116]/8", // Dm F Em7
})).s("gm_lead_1_square").gain(0.19).pan(0.8)

// chords · pad poly · "POLYSYNTH"
const pad_poly = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C D E F G H I J K@3 L M@2 N O P Q R S T U T V W X W X W Y Z AA A@2 B@2 C D E F G H I J K@3 L M@2 N O N AB@8 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c6 c5 g5 c6 c5 g5 c6 c5 g5 c6 c5 g5 c6 ~ g5 c6 c5 f5 c6 c5 f5 c6 c5 f5 c6 c5 f5 c6 c5 f5 c6!2, c3, c4@4 b3@4 a3@4 f3@3 ~, ~@13 c5@2 ~@17]/2",
  B: "[c6 ~ g5 c6 c5 g5 c6 ~ g5 c6 c5 g5 c6 ~ g5 c6 c5 f5 c6 c5 f5 c6 c5 f5 c6 c5 f5 c6 ~ f5 c6 c5, c2, c4 b3 a3 f3, ~ c5@2 ~@4 c5@2 ~@4 c5@2 ~@13 c5@2 ~@2]/2",
  C: "c3@2 [g3,e4] ~ g2@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~ c3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 g2@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~, ~ c4 ~@6", // C
  D: "a#2@2 [f3,d4] ~ a#2@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 f2@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 f2@2 [f3,a3,c4] ~, ~ a#3 ~@6", // Dm A# F
  E: "c3@2 [c4,e4]@2 g2@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 c3@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~ g2@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~, ~@2 g3 ~@13", // C
  F: "a#2@2 [a#3,d4]@2 a#2@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 g2@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 g2@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~, ~@2 f3 ~@13", // A# G
  G: "c3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 g2@2 [g3,e4] ~ c3@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~ g2@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~, ~@3 c4 ~@4", // C
  H: "a#2@2 [f3,a#3,d4] ~ a#2@2 [f3,d4]@2 f2@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 f2@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2, ~@6 a#3 ~@9", // A# Dm F
  I: "f2@2 [f3,a3,c4] ~ f#2@2 [f#3,a3,c4] ~ g2@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 a2@2 [g3,a3,c#4,e4]@2, ~@3 d#4 ~@4", // F F#dim C A7
  J: "d3@2 [f#3,a3,c4] ~ g2@2 [f3,g3,b3,d4] ~ c3@2 ~@2 [c2,e3,g3,c4]@3 ~, ~ d4 ~@6", K: "[d4@8 c4@8 d4@7 ~, g3@15 ~]/3",
  L: "[c4,f4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,d4,f4] ~ [c4,e4]@4 ~@4", M: "[d4@16 c4@15 ~, g4@31 ~]/2",
  N: "f3@2 [c4,f4,a4]@2 f#3@2 [c4,d#4,f#4,a4]@2 g3@2 [c4,e4,g4] a3@2 ~ [c#4,e4,g4,a4]@2", // F Cdim C A7
  O: "d3@2 [d4,f#4,a4] d3@2 ~ [g3,d4,g4]@2 c3@4 [e4,g4,c5]@3 ~, ~@6 f4 ~@9", // D G5 C
  P: "[c4,f4,a4] [c#4,e4,g4] [d4,f4,a4] [c4,d#4,g4]", Q: "[a#3,d4,f4] [a3,c4,f4] [b3,d4,f4] [c4,e4,g4]",
  R: "[c4,f4,a4] [c#4,e4,g4,a4] [d4,f4,a4] [c4,d#4,g4]", S: "[a#3,d4,f4]@4 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 [a3,c4,f4]@7 ~",
  T: "[g3,c4,e4] [g#3,b3,d4,e4] [a3,c4,e4] [g3,a#3,e4]", U: "[f3,a3,c4] [e3,g3,c4] [f#3,a3,c4] [f3,g3,b3,d4]",
  V: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 [g3,b3,d4] [e3,g3,c4]@4", W: "[g3,d4,b4,g5]@9 ~ [f3,c4,a4,f5] ~ [e3,b3,g4,e5] ~ [d3,a3,f4,d5] ~",
  X: "[c3,g3,e4,c5] ~@15", Y: "[c2,c3]@2 [c3,a#4,e5]@2 [b2,a4,d#5]@2 [a#2,g#4,d5]@2 [a2,g4,c#5]@7 ~",
  Z: "[f2,a4,c5]@4 [f#2,a4,c5,d#5,f#5]@3 ~ [g2,g4]@4 [a2,g4,c#5,e5]@4, f5 ~@3 [c5,e5] ~@3", // F F#dim G A7 C
  AA: "[a4,c5,d5]@2 ~@2 [f4,b4,d5,g5]@2 ~@2 [c3,e5,g5,c6]@2 [g4,a4,b4,c5,d5,f5] [g3,a3,b3,c4,d4,e4,f4] [c2,c3]@4, [d3,f#5]@4 g2@4 ~@2 g2@2 [e3,f3] ~@3", // D7 G7 C G7 C D Fmaj7
  AB: "[d3@2 [d4,f#4,a4] d3@2 ~ [g3,d4,g4]@2 c3@4 [e4,g4]@116, ~@6 f4 ~@5 c5@2 ~@114]/8", // D G5 Em
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.22).pan(0.3)

// other · lead 2 sawtooth · "SAW WAVE" · F Em D7 C
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
  ~@48
  [g3 b4 a3 c5 a#3 c#5 b3 d5 c4 e5 b3 d5 g3 b4 g3 g4]
  [c4 e5 d4 f5 d#4 f#5 e4 g5 ~ a5 e4 g5 ~ a5 e4 g5, ~@4 f4 ~ f4 ~]
  [g3 b4 a3 c5 a#3 c#5 b3 d5 ~ e5 b3 d5 g3 b4 g4 ~, ~@4 c4 ~@3]
  [[f3,a4] ~ [e3,g4]@3 ~ [d3,c5] ~ c3@3 ~ [c5,e5,g5,c6] ~@3, ~@8 c5 ~@7]
  [g3 b4 a3 c5 a#3 c#5 b3 d5 c4 e5 b3 d5 g3 b4 g3 g4]
  [c4 e5 d4 f5 d#4 f#5 e4 g5 f4 a5 e4 g5 ~ a5 ~ g5, ~@6 f4 e4]
  ~@12
>`).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.19).pan(0.2)

// other · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note("<~@12 A B A C A B ~@30 A B A C A B ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "b3 ~ c4 ~ c#4 ~ d4 ~ e4@2 d4 ~ b3 ~ g3 ~", B: "c4 ~ d4 ~ d#4 ~ e4 ~ f4@2 e4 ~ f4@2 e4 ~",
  C: "f3 ~ e3@3 ~ d3 ~ c3@3 ~@5",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.17).pan(0.1)

// other · piccolo
const piccolo = note(`<
  ~@40
  [~ c4 d4 c4 d4 e4@2 c4 d4 c4 d4 c4 d4 e4 c4 c#4]
  [d4@2 a#4 ~ a#4 ~ a#4 ~ a4 g4 f4 ~ f4 ~@2 c4]
  [d4 c4 d4 c4 d4 e4@2 c4 d4 c4 d4 c4 d4 e4 c4 c#4]
  [d4 ~ d4 ~ d4 ~ d4 ~ b3 a3 g3 ~ g3@2 ~@2]
  [e4 c4 d4 c4 d4 e4 ~ c4 d4 c4 d4 c4 d4 e4 c4 c#4]
  [d4@2 a#4 ~ a#4 ~ a#4 ~ a4 g4 f4@2 f4@2 ~@2]
  ~@20
>`).s("gm_piccolo").gain(0.19).pan(0.7)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A ~ A ~ B@7 C D@2 A E D A B C F@3 G F@3 G B A B A B H B C A ~ A ~ B@8 D@3 G F@2 B C B C ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!4", C: "x!3 ~", D: "x ~@6 x", E: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", F: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x", G: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~@3", H: "~ x!3",
})).gain(0.18)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A B C B C B@3 D ~@3 E ~@2 B D F@8 B ~ B G B@3 H ~@4 B@3 C B@3 I ~@3 J F@2 B D B D ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x!2 ~@3", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2", D: "~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~", E: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~",
  F: "~ x ~ x", G: "~@14 x!2", H: "~ x ~ x ~@4", I: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", J: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@39 [~@5 x!2 ~] ~@26>").gain(0.18)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B C A@4 B D E F G H I J K L M J N O P@2 Q R H R S R T A B ~@4 A@7 B U@3 V W@2 X Y W Z ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~", C: "x!2 ~ x", D: "x ~@3 x ~ x!2", E: "~@5 x!3", F: "x ~@3 x!4", G: "~ x ~ x ~@4", H: "x",
  I: "x ~ x!6", J: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", K: "~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~", L: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~",
  M: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2", N: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@5", O: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2",
  P: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", Q: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@5 x ~@3", R: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~",
  S: "x ~@13 x!2", T: "~ x!3", U: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", V: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", W: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2",
  X: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2", Y: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@5", Z: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~@7",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@5 A B ~@5 C D E ~ F G ~@6 H ~@7 B ~@33>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x", C: "~ x!3 ~ x ~@2", D: "~ x!4 ~@3", E: "~ x!3 ~@4", F: "~ x!7", G: "~ x ~@6", H: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.09)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@39 [~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@7] ~@26>").gain(0.16)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@3 A B@7 C ~ D ~ E ~@2 F G F@3 H F I F J K ~ K ~ K B@2 C ~@4 L B@6 C M@3 N B@3 O P O ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x ~@4", D: "x", E: "x!2", F: "x!4", G: "x!3 ~",
  H: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~@3", I: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", J: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@7", K: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@6",
  L: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2", M: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", N: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", O: "~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~",
  P: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.18)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~ A ~@8 B ~@3 B ~@2 C D ~@7 E ~ A ~ A ~@3 B A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ F G A@3 H A@2 I J K J ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@3 x", C: "x ~@10 x ~@4", D: "~@3 x ~@8 x ~@3", E: "~ x", F: "x!2", G: "x ~ x!2", H: "~ x ~ x!2 ~ x ~",
  I: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@4", J: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~@3", K: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.23)

// drums · crash · soft notes
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