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1987 · Wonderful Life

Wonderful Life

Black

KeyE minorTempo104 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Wonderful Life — Black
// 104 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 126 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(104/4)

// 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 · "FINGERDBAS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G H E F G I J K L H E M G N J M G H E F O N E P O Q J P L R S T U V W X Y Z J K L H E M G N J M G H E F
  O N E P O Q J P L R S T U V W X Y Z J K L H E M G N J M G H E F O N E P O Q J P L R S T U V W X Y Z S T AA V E X Y AB
  AC AD AC AD AC AD AC AD A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e1", B: "g1", C: "e2 c2", D: "d2", E: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~",
  F: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1@2", G: "g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~",
  H: "g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2 f#1 ~ f#1@2", I: "g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ a1@2 f#1@2 g1 ~, ~@10 g#1 ~@5",
  J: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1@2 ~@2 e1 ~", K: "e1 ~ e1@2 ~@2 e1 ~ e1@2 f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1@2",
  L: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~", M: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ e1@2 f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1@2",
  N: "g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ a1@2 f#1@2 g1@2, ~@10 g#1 ~@5", O: "g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~",
  P: "f#1 ~ f#1@3 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1@3 ~ f#1 ~", Q: "a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1 ~ c2@2 b1@2 g1@2 f#1@2, ~@8 b1 ~@7",
  R: "a1 [a2,e3] ~ [e3,a3] ~ e3@3", S: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1@3 ~ f#1 ~",
  T: "g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1@4 a1@4, ~@12 g#1 ~@3", U: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1 ~",
  V: "d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 ~ g1@3 ~, ~@12 f#1 ~@3", W: "e1 ~ e1@2 ~@2 e1 ~ e1 ~ e1@3 ~ f#1 ~",
  X: "g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~ f#1@3 ~", Y: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ c2 ~ c2@3 ~ c2 ~",
  Z: "d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 ~ g1@2 ~@2, ~@12 f#1 ~@3", AA: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1 ~",
  AB: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 ~ g1@3 ~, ~@12 f#1 ~@3", AC: "e1 ~ e1@2 ~@2 e1 ~ e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~",
  AD: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ c2@4 b1@3 ~, ~@8 b1 ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.3)

// other · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note("<~@44 A B ~@30 A B ~@30 C D ~@6 E F ~@2 E F ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 b4@2 ~ b4@2 ~ b4@2", B: "b4", C: "~@8 b4@2 ~ b4@3 f#4@2", D: "g4@15 ~, f#4 ~@15",
  E: "~@8 [b4,b5]@2 ~@2 [f#4,f#5]@2 ~ [f#4,f#5], ~@11 [b4,b5]@2 ~@3", F: "[g4,g5]",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.38)

// other · acoustic guitar nylon · "NYLON GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H I F G H I J K L M J K L M J K L M J K L M N O P Q N O P Q R S@2 T U@3 T J K L M J K L M J K L M J K L
  M N O P Q N O P Q V@3 W X@3 T J K L M J K L M J K L M J K L M N O P Q N O P Q R S@2 T U@3 Y@2 S@2 T U@3 T R Z R Z R Z
  R Z AA
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [c4,c5] [b3,b4]@2 [g3,g4]@2", B: "[e3,e4]@3 [g3,g4]", C: "[d3,d4]@2 [g3,g4] [a3,a4]",
  D: "[b3,b4]@2 ~ [a3,a4]@3 [g3,g4]@2 [c4,c5]@2 ~ [b3,b4]@2 ~ a3@2, ~@13 a4@2 ~", E: "[f#3,f#4]",
  F: "[e2,e4,g4] [e3,b3] [g3,e4] [e3,b3] [e2,e4,g4] [e3,b3] [g3,e4] [e3,b3]", // Em E5 C E5 Em E5 C E5
  G: "[e2,e4,g4]@2 [e3,b3]@2 [g3,e4]@2 [e3,b3]@2 [e2,e4,g4] ~ [e3,b3]@2 [f#2,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,d4]@2", // Em E5 C E5 Em E5 F#m D
  H: "[g2,g4,b4] [d3,d4] [g3,g4] [d3,d4] [g2,g4,b4] [d3,d4] [g3,g4] [d3,d4]", // G D G D G D G D
  I: "[g2,g4,b4] ~ [d3,d4]@2 [g3,g4]@2 [d3,d4]@2 [g2,g4,b4]@2 [g3,d4]@2 [f#2,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,d4] ~", // G D G D G G5 F#m D
  J: "e2 e3 g3 e3 e2 e3 g3 e3", K: "e2 e3 g3 e3 e2 e3 f#2 f#3", L: "g2 d3 g3 d3 g2 d3 g3 d3",
  M: "g2@2 d3@2 g3@2 d3@2 g2@2 g3@2 f#2@2 f#3 ~", N: "e2 [e3,e4] [g3,g4] [e3,e4] e2 [e3,e4] [g3,g4] [e3,e4]",
  O: "f#2@2 [f#3,f#4]@2 [a3,a4]@2 [f#3,f#4] ~ f#2@2 [f#3,f#4]@2 [a3,a4]@2 [f#3,f#4]@2", // F# A F# A F#
  P: "g2@2 [g3,g4]@2 [b3,b4]@2 [g3,g4] ~ g2@2 [g3,g4]@2 [b3,b4]@2 [g3,g4]@2", // G B G B G
  Q: "a2@2 [a3,a4]@2 [c4,c5]@2 [a3,a4]@2 [a2,d5]@2 [a3,c5]@2 [a2,d5]@2 [a3,c5] ~", R: "[e4,g4,b4]@15 ~",
  S: "[d4@15 ~@9 c5@7 ~, g4@31 ~, b4@23 ~@9, ~ e4]/2", T: "[f#4,a4,d5]",
  U: "[e4@15 ~ d4@15 ~@9 c5@7 ~, g4@23 ~, b4@5 ~, ~@2 e4]/3", V: "[e4@15 ~ d4@16 e4@8 c5@7 ~, g4, b4@13 ~@3]/3",
  W: "c#5 ~ f#4@13 ~, [a4,d5]", X: "[e4@15 ~ d4@15 ~@9 c5@6 ~@2, g4@23 ~, b4@13 ~@3, ~@2 e4]/3",
  Y: "[[f#4,a4,d5]@15 ~ b4@15 ~, ~@15 [e4,g4]@15 ~@2]/2", Z: "[e4,g4,b4]@7 ~ [d4,f#4,b4]@7 ~", AA: "[e2,e3,e4,g4,b4]",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.29)

// other · alto sax
const alto_sax = note("<~@77 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E@2 ~@31 F@2 G@2 H@2 I J@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@6 g5@2 b5@12 ~@2 b5 ~ b5 g5 f#5 d5 e5 [b4,d5] ~ d5, ~@8 a#5 ~@23]/2", // Bm
  B: "[b4@8 ~@2 d5@2 ~@2 e5@4 g5 ~@3 b5@8 ~ c6, ~@22 a#5 ~@9]/2",
  C: "[b5@3 ~ f#5@3 a5 g5@10 ~@5 a#5 b5@2 a#5 a5@5, ~@11 g5 ~@4]/2", D: "~ [a5,b5] g5 ~ g5@10 ~@2",
  E: "[~@5 [a5,a#5] a5 g5 e5 d5 b4 a#4 a4@10 ~@10]/2", F: "[~@10 f#5@2 g5 f#5 d5 b4@2 d5 e5@13 ~]/2",
  G: "[~@10 f#5 ~ f#5@2 d5@4 ~ b4@13]/2", H: "[~@6 f#5 g5 f#5@4 b4 ~ d5 e5@12 ~@5]/2",
  I: "~@6 f#5 ~ f#5@3 ~ d5@2 c#5 c5, ~@12 c#5 ~@3", J: "[b4@10 d5@4 d#5 e5@17]/2",
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.32)

// other · alto sax · soft notes
const alto_sax_soft = note("<~@78 A ~@2 B ~@37 C ~@3 D ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 c6 ~@8", B: "~@3 g5 ~@12", C: "~@11 g5 ~@4", D: "~@7 g5 ~@8",
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.16)

// chords · marimba
const marimba = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B F G H B F G H I J K L M J K N B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E
  B F G H B F G H I J K L M J K N B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B F G H B F G H M J K L M J K O I J K L M J K N P Q P
  Q P Q P Q R
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 [g4,b4] [f#4,a4] [e4,g4] ~ [f#4,a4] ~", B: "[e4,g4] ~ [e4,g4] ~@3 [e4,g4] ~ [e4,g4] ~ [e4,g4] ~@3 [e4,g4] ~",
  C: "[e4,g4] ~ [e4,g4] ~@3 [e4,g4] ~ [e4,g4] ~ [d4,f#4] ~@3 [d4,f#4] ~", // Em D
  D: "[g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~", // G
  E: "[g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~ [f#4,a4] ~@3 [f#4,a4] ~", // G F#m
  F: "[f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4] ~@3 [f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4] ~@3 [f#4,a4] ~", // F#m
  G: "[g4,a4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~", // G
  H: "[a4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~@3 [a4,c5] ~ [b4,d5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ [b4,d5] ~ [a4,b4,c5] ~", // Am Bm Am Bm Am
  I: "[g4,e5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [a4,f#5,a5] ~", // C D
  J: "[b4,g5,b5] ~ [b4,g5,b5] ~@3 [b4,g5,b5] ~ [b4,g5,b5] ~ [b4,g5,b5] ~@3 [b4,g5,b5] ~", // Em
  K: "[g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5] ~ [e4,c5,e5] ~ [e4,c5,e5] ~@3 [e4,c5,e5] ~", // C
  L: "[f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [f#4,d5,f#5] ~@3 [f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [f#4,d5,f#5] ~@7", // D
  M: "[g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [a4,f#5,a5] ~", N: "[f#4,d5,f#5]",
  O: "[f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [f#4,d5,f#5] ~@3 [f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [f#4,d5,f#5] ~ [f#4,d5,f#5] ~@3 [f#4,d5,f#5] ~", // D
  P: "[g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5] ~", // C
  Q: "[g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5] ~@2 [f#4,d5,f#5] ~@2 [f#4,d5,f#5] ~", R: "[g4,e5,g5]",
})).s("gm_marimba").gain(0.2)

// other · lead 7 fifths · "5THSAWWAVE"
const lead_7_fifths = note(`<
  ~@29
  [~@2 e5 ~ e6 ~ e5 ~@3 e5 ~ e6 ~ e5 ~]!8
  ~@24
  [~@2 e5 ~ e6 ~ e5 ~@3 e5 ~ e6 ~ e5 ~]!8
  ~@57
>`).s("gm_lead_7_fifths").gain(0.15)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@5 A@7 B A@7 B A@7 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 C A@11 B A@7 D A@3 B A@3 B A@3 C A@11 B A@7 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 C A@7 C A@7 E A@3
  E F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", C: "x ~ x!2", D: "x!2", E: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~", F: "x",
})).gain(0.23)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct(`<
  ~@5 A@7 B A@7 B A@7 B A@3 B A@3 C ~@8 A@7 B A@7 C A@3 B A@3 C ~@8 A@7 B A@7 B A@3 B A@3 C ~@25
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.19)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@36 A B@3 C B@4 ~@15 A ~@7 A B@3 C B@4 ~@23 A B@3 C B@7 C B@7 C B@3 C ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x",
})).gain(0.23)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B@7 C B@7 C B@7 C B@3 C B@3 D E@3 D E@3 F B@7 C B@7 G B@3 C B@3 D E@3 D E@3 F B@7 C B@7 C B@3 C B@3 D E@3 D E@3
  F E@3 D E@3 F E@3 D E@3 D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!2 ~@4", B: "x!8", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@3", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~@3 x ~@3", E: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x",
  F: "x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@9", G: "x ~ x ~@3 x!3 ~@3 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.19)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@40 A ~@31 A ~@31 A ~@7 A ~@13>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x ~@8",
})).gain(0.19)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@3 B ~@3 B C@3 B C@3 D ~@7 B ~@7 E ~@3 B ~@3 B C@3 B C@3 D ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@3 B ~@3 B C@3 B C@3
  D C@3 B C@3 D C@3 F C@3 F ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@5 x ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x", D: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", F: "~@5 x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@40 A ~@31 A ~@31 A ~@7 A ~@13>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@5 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 B A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 B A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A
  ~@2 B ~@4 A ~@2 B ~@2 A ~@3 A ~ A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct("<~@13 [x!2 ~ x ~@3 x]!112 ~>").gain(0.24)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:18").struct("<~@13 [~ x ~@3 x ~@2]!112 ~>").gain(0.24)

// drums · congas
const congas_3 = s("conga:33").struct("<~@5 [~ x!2 ~@5]!8 [~ x]!112 ~>").gain(0.24)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@13 [~@10 x!3 ~@3]!112 ~>").gain(0.57)

// drums · claves
const claves = s("clave:2").struct("<~@5 [x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x]!120 ~>").gain(0.55)

stack(
  bass, piano, acoustic_guitar_nylon, alto_sax, alto_sax_soft, marimba, lead_7_fifths, kick, rim, snare, hihat, mid_tom,
  open_hat, high_tom, crash, congas, congas_2, congas_3, cabasa, claves
)