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Positively 4th Street

Bob Dylan

KeyC majorTempo102 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Positively 4th Street — Bob Dylan
// 102 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 38 bars on a 32-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(102/4)

// 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
const bass = note("<A B C A D C E F G H I J K L M N A H L A O L P Q G B I A R I P Q A B S T ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "c2@11 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2@11 ~ c2@3 ~", B: "d2@11 ~ d2@2 ~@2 d2@11 ~ d2@3 ~", C: "f2@10 ~@2 f2@2 ~@2 f2@11 ~ f2@2 ~@2",
  D: "c2@6 ~@2 c2@5 ~@3 e2@10 ~@2 e2@2 ~@2", E: "g2@11 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@2 ~@2 g2@6 ~@2 g2@2 ~@2",
  F: "g2@11 ~ g2@2 ~@2 g2@11 ~ g2@2 ~@2", G: "c2@11 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 c2@6 ~@2 c2@3 ~",
  H: "d2@10 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@11 ~ d2@2 ~@2", I: "f2@11 ~ f2@2 ~@2 f2@11 ~ f2@3 ~", J: "c2@11 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2@11 ~ b1@3 ~",
  K: "c2@10 ~@2 c2@3 ~ e2@10 ~@2 e2@2 ~@2", L: "f2@11 ~ f2@2 ~@2 f2@2 ~@2 f2@6 ~@2 f2@3 ~",
  M: "g2@11 ~ g2 ~@3 g2@10 ~@2 g2 ~@3", N: "g2@10 ~@2 g2 ~@3 g2@11 ~ g2 ~@3", O: "c2@10 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 e2@6 ~@2 e2@5 ~@3",
  P: "g2@11 ~ g2 ~@3 g2@10 ~@2 g2@2 ~@2", Q: "g2@11 ~ g2 ~@3 g2@11 ~ g2 ~@3", R: "c2@10 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 e2@10 ~@2 e2@3 ~",
  S: "f2@11 ~ f2@2 ~@2 f2@11 ~ g#1@3 ~", T: "c2@5 ~@11",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.35)

// chords · epiano1
const epiano1 = note("<A B C D E F G H I J K I L M N O P Q R D S M G H I B K P E T G H U J R V ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~@5 c3@4 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@6", // C
  B: "[a3,d4,f4]@12 d3@4 [a3,d4,f4]@5 ~@3 [a3,d4,f4]@3 ~@5", // Dm
  C: "~@4 [g#3,c4,f4]@3 ~@5 f3@4 [g#3,c4,f4]@5 ~@3 [g#3,c4,f4]@2 ~@6", // Fm
  D: "[g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@6 [g3,c4,e4]@13 ~@7", E: "~@4 [g3,c4,e4]@9 ~@3 [g3,b3,e4]@14 ~@2",
  F: "f4@16 f4@4 a4@4 c5@4 f5 ~@3, [a3,c4]@5 ~@3", G: "[g3,b3,d4]@21 ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@2",
  H: "~@4 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~@9 [g3,b3,d4]@13 ~@3", I: "[g3,c4,e4]@12 c3@4 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~@5",
  J: "[a3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@2 ~@6 [a3,d4,f4]@13 ~@7", K: "[g#3,c4,f4]@31 ~",
  L: "[g3,c4,e4]@14 ~@6 [g3,b3,e4]@9 ~@3", M: "[a3,c4,f4]@31 ~", N: "~@4 [g3,b3,d4]@9 ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@14 ~@2",
  O: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~@5 [g3,b3,d4]@16 ~@4", P: "[g3,c4,e4]@31 ~",
  Q: "d4@16 d4@4 f4@4 a4@4 d5 ~@3, [a3,f4]@5 ~@3", R: "f4@16 f4@4 g#4@4 c5@4 f5 ~@3, [g#3,c4]@5 ~@3",
  S: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@7 ~", T: "[a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@6 [a3,c4,f4]@13 ~@7",
  U: "c4@16 c4@4 e4@4 g4@4 c5 ~@3, [g3,e4]@5 ~@3", V: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.42)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<A B@3 C@2 D@2 E@5 F@4 G@4 H@3 I J K@3 L@2 M@3 N O@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "c4@13 g3@7 c4 ~@11, c3@19 ~@13",
  B: "[g3@7 ~@20 f3@4 ~@20 g#3@8 e4@37, d2@31 g#3@19 ~@9 c4@27 ~@10, ~@12 f3@15 ~@4 g#2@28 g3@18 ~@19, ~@5 d3@3 ~@3 [f3,c4]@4 ~@9]/3", // F5
  C: "[[c2,c4,e4]@16 [e2,e3,g3,d4]@15 [f2,a3]@17 ~@8 a3@8, g3@12 ~@19 f3@9 ~@8 [f3,c4]@16]/2", // C Em7 F F5
  D: "[~@15 b3, g2, b3@7 g3, ~@12 g3@17 ~@3 g3@20 d3@12, ~@5 d4@11]/2",
  E: "[e3@10 ~@9 e3@12 f3@8 ~@45 g#3@7 ~@24 g3@12 [c2,c4]@15 ~@10 f3@4 ~@4, c2@31 d2@31 g#2@30 ~@4 c2@31 ~@33, f3@2 ~@10 g3@19 e3 ~@11 [d3,a3]@19 ~@10 c3@21 ~@11 g2@24 ~@15 [e2,e3,g3,b3]@16 ~, ~@52 f3@11 ~@13 [f3,c4]@16 ~@16 c3@34 ~@18, ~@58 g#3@26 ~@7 e3@36 ~@33]/5", // C D5 Em F5
  F: "[f3@8 f3@7 ~@37 g3@8 ~@23 d4@11 ~@2 c3@3 ~@25 d3@4, [f2,a3]@16 [f2,f3]@14 ~@2 g2@32 [g2,g4]@31 c2@32 ~, ~@20 c3@10 ~@10 d4@36 g3@19 g3@12 g3@20 ~, ~@27 g3@25 b3@43 ~@20 e3@13, ~@60 g3@11 d3@23 ~@14 c3@20]/4", // F G
  G: "[~@44 f3@7 ~@40 g3@4 ~@8 g3@5 g3@3 ~@13 f3@4, d2@32 g#2@27 g3@13 ~@4 e4@35 ~@17, f3@13 d3@19 ~@7 c3@24 ~ c2@31 [c2,c4]@16 [e2,g3]@17, d3@12 a3@9 f3@23 c4@15 c4@25 ~@44, ~@8 a2@19 g#3@24 ~ [f3,g#3]@11 ~@56 e3@9]/4", // C Em Fm
  H: "[~@28 f3@4 ~@8 g3@12 g3@8 ~@16 g3@8 ~@8 c3@3 ~, f2@28 g3@10 ~@22 g3@16 ~@8 [g3,b3]@11 ~, a3@12 f3@8 a3@12 ~@20 d4@13 ~@11 d4@19 ~, f3@12 c4@20 ~@8 b3@25 ~@6 d3@16 ~ d3@7 ~, ~@8 c3@24 g2@32 [g2,g4]@31 ~]/3", // G
  I: "[c3,g3]@3 ~@2 e3@3, c2, ~@3 g3@5", J: "d3@12 ~@15 f3@4 ~, d2@31 ~, ~@3 [d3,a3]@5",
  K: "[f3@12 f3@8 [f3,g#3]@7 ~@17 c3@8 ~@8 c3@4 ~@8 e3@8 ~@12 f3@4, g#2@29 ~@3 c2@32 g3@12 ~@20, g#3@20 ~@7 e3@45 ~@16 e3@8, ~@12 c4@17 ~@23 g3@12 c3@16 [e2,g3]@16]/3", // Fm Em
  L: "[~@12 f3@7 ~ [f3,c4]@11 [g3,d4]@13 ~@8 g3@8 g3@3 ~, f2@30 ~ g2@33, c4@20 ~@25 b3@10 ~@9, f3@12 a3@18 ~@14 a#3@3 ~@5 d4@12, ~@8 c3@17 ~@39]/2", // F5 G5
  M: "[~@12 g3@7 [g3,b3]@12 ~@22 e3@10 d3@12 ~@17 f3@3 ~, [g2,g4]@31 c2@32 d2@32 ~, g3@3 d4@5 g3@8 ~@8, ~@7 d3@10 ~@14 c3@12 c3@20 ~@13 [d3,a3]@20]/3", // G D5
  N: "f3@12 f3@8 ~@7 g3@4 ~, f2@31 ~, g#3@5 [f3,g#3]@3, ~@3 c4@5, ~@3 c3", O: "[[c2,g3,c4]@17 ~@7, e4@65 ~@31]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.36)

// chords · electric guitar clean · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note(`<
  A B C D E F G@2 H I ~@2 J ~ K@2 L ~@2 M@2 ~@3 N O P Q@2 R S T U V W ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 e3@11 ~@8 g3@4 ~", B: "~@7 a2@24 ~", C: "~@8 c3@21 ~@3, f3@3 ~@5", D: "~@22 c4@9 ~, c2, ~@13 g3@19",
  E: "~@3 [e3,g3] ~@4", F: "~@9 f3@7 ~@16", G: "[~@8 d3@17 ~@5 g3@2 ~@32, ~@13 d3@13 ~@6]/2", H: "~@7 g2@24 ~",
  I: "~@3 a2@12 ~", J: "~@29 f3@3", K: "[~@17 d3@22 ~@20 c3@3 ~@2]/2", L: "~ g2@3",
  M: "[~@8 g3@4 ~@8 c4@11 g3@8 ~@25, ~@12 g3@15 ~@37]/2", N: "~@7 d3, ~@8 g2@23 ~, ~@3 c3@5", O: "~@7 a2@13 a2@12",
  P: "~@7 c3@22 ~@3", Q: "[~@20 c3@7 ~@17 g3@4 ~@16, ~@8 g2@39 ~@17, ~@2 c2 ~]/2", R: "~@14 g3 ~, ~@25 c3@6 ~",
  S: "~@8 d3@15 ~@2 d3@7", T: "~@28 c3@3 ~, ~@17 d3@14 ~", U: "~@28 d3@3 ~", V: "~@7 a2@10 a2@8 a2@6 ~",
  W: "~@8 c3@7 c3@9 ~@8",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.15)

// other · french horn
const french_horn = note("<A@2 B@4 C@2 D@5 E@8 F@5 G@3 H I@2 ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@8 a4@7 g4@6 ~@2 e4@8 d4@4 ~ d4@6 ~ e4@16 ~ c4@3 ~]/2",
  B: "[d4@7 e4@5 ~ c4@10 g#3@4 ~ g3@28 ~@7 e4@4 ~ g4@5 ~@2 g4@4 ~ g4@14 ~ a4@4 ~ g4@10 ~@2 g4@4 g4@6 ~@2 a4@4]/4",
  C: "[~@2 g4@21 ~@9]/2",
  D: "[~@7 a4@7 ~ g4@7 ~@2 e4@6 ~ d4@3 ~@2 d4@6 ~@2 e4@7 d4@2 ~@3 c4@2 ~ c4@3 ~ d4@4 ~ e4@7 c4@6 ~@3 g#3@6 ~ g3@29 ~@3 e4@2 ~@2 e4@4 g4@5 ~@2 g4@4 ~ g4@6 ~ g4@4 ~ a4@5]/5",
  E: "[~@3 g4@7 ~ g4@8 ~ g4@7 ~@2 a4@6 ~ g4@66 ~ a4@7 ~ g4@7 ~ e4@7 ~ d4@4 ~ d4@6 ~ e4@7 ~ c4@3 ~ c4@3 ~ c4@3 ~ d4@4 ~ e4@7 ~ c4@7 ~ g#3@7 g3@32 ~@4 e4@4 ~ g4@5 ~ g4@4 ~ g4@7 ~ g4@4 ~ a4@4, ~@228 f4 ~@27]/8",
  F: "[~@3 g4@15 ~@2 g4@3 ~ g4@3 ~ a4@7 ~ g4@67 a4@7 ~ g4@6 ~@2 e4@7 ~ d4@4 ~ d4@6 ~ e4@12 c4@4 ~ c4@4]/5",
  G: "[d4@7 ~ e4@8 c4@6 ~@2 g#3@4 g3@29 ~@6 e4@4 ~ g4@5 ~ g4@4 ~@2 g4@6 ~ g4@4 ~ a4@4]/3",
  H: "~@3 g4@15 ~@2 g4@3 g4@3 ~ a4@5", I: "[~@3 g4@59 ~@2]/2",
})).s("gm_french_horn").gain(0.51)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A C A B A B A B A C A@2 D E ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", C: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", D: "x ~@2 x ~@4", E: "x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@7 B A@7 C A@7 D A@7 D A B@2 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~", D: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@5 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@7 [~@7 x] ~@25 [~@7 x] [~@13 x!2 ~] ~@3>").gain(0.4)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@4 B C A D A C A@3 C A E A C F A@2 C A ~ A@3 C A@3 ~ A G H I ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x!7 ~", D: "x ~ x!2 ~@8 x ~ x ~", E: "x!5 ~@2 x",
  F: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~", G: "x ~ x!2 ~@8 x ~@3", H: "x!2 ~@6", I: "x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@7 [~@3 x ~ x!2 ~] ~@25 [~@3 x ~ x!2 ~] [~@11 x!2 ~@3] ~@3>").gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@5 A ~ B ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A C ~@2 A ~@5 A ~@5 D B ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~@2 x ~@4 x",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@7 [~ x] ~@25 [~ x]!2 ~@3>").gain(0.4)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@2 A ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.45)

stack(
  bass, epiano1, electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, french_horn, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom,
  open_hat, high_tom, crash, tambourine
)

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