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1980 · Against The Wind

Against The Wind

Bob Seger

KeyG majorTempo110 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Against The Wind — Bob Seger
// 110 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: ch 2 "E. Piano" named as a piano, played on epiano1 (its overdriven guitar patch is not one)
// note: Full arrangement: all 121 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(110/4)

// 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 · drawbar organ · "Synth"
const drawbar_organ = note(`<
  A B C D E@2 F@2 G H I@2 J@2 K L M N O P Q R S T@2 U V W X Y@2 Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG E@2 F@2 G H I@2 J@2 K L M N O P Q
  R S T@2 U V W X Y@2 Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG E@2 F@2 G H AH@2 J@2 K L M N O P Q R S T@2 U V W X Y@2 Z AA AB AC AD AE AF
  AI AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AM AN AO AP AM
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d4]@10 b3@2 a4 d4 a4@2", B: "[b3,d4,g4]@7 ~ e4 d4 b3@2 a3@2 g3@2", C: "[g3,b3]@7 ~ g3@2 b3 d4 a4 d4 a4@2",
  D: "[b3,d4,g4]@5 ~ b3 d4 e4 d4 b3@2 a3@2 g3@2", // G
  E: "[[b3,d4]@3 ~@3 d4@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 g4@2 g4@2 a4 [d4,g4,b4]@4 ~@3 d3@2 g3 a3 b3@2 d4@2 g4@2]/2", // Bm G
  F: "[[b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 f#4@2 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 b4@2 b4@2 c#5 [f#4,b4,d5]@2 c#5 b4@2 e3@2 f#3@2 a3@2 b3@2 d4@2 ~@2]/2", // Bm
  G: "~@2 [g4,c5,e5]@3 e5 e5@2 [g4,c5,d5]@2 d5@2 d5@2 d5@2", H: "[g4,b4,d5]@2 d5@2 b4@3 ~@3 b3@2 d4@2 b3@2",
  I: "[~@2 [d4,f#4,c5]@2 ~ c5 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ b4@2 b4@2 a4 [c4,e4,g4]@2 g4 g4@2 ~@2 g4 e4 e4@2 d4@2 [g3,c4,d4]@3 ~]/2", // D7 Bm C Gsus4
  J: "[[g3,b3]@3 ~@3 d4@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 g4@2 g4 a4 [d4,g4,b4]@5 ~@3 d3 e3 g3@2 g3@2 a3 b3 d4@2]/2", // G
  K: "[b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 f#4 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 c#5@2 d5 c#5 b4@2", L: "~@8 a4 [e4,f#4] d4 ~ e4@2 b3@2",
  M: "~@2 [g4,c5,e5]@3 ~ e5!2 [g4,c5,e5]@2 d5@2 d5@2 d5!2", N: "[d4,b4] a4 g4@2 ~@6 b4@2 b4@2 b4@2",
  O: "[e4,g4,c5] c5@2 [e4,g4,c5]@3 c5@2 [e4,g4,c5]@2 b4@2 b4@2 a4@2", // C
  P: "[d4,f#4,b4]@2 a4@2 ~@2 [a3,d4,g4]@4 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,e4]@2", // Bm Dsus4 D Asus4
  Q: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,d4]@3 ~ b4 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~", // D D5
  R: "[g4,b4,e5] ~ [g4,b4,e5]@4 ~@2 [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5]@2 ~ [f#4,a4,d5]@2 ~", // Em D
  S: "d4@7 ~@3 b4@2 d5@2 [g4,b4,e5]@2", T: "[~@2 e5@2 e5@2 [g4,c5,e5]@3 ~ e5@2 d5@2 [g4,b4,d5]@14 ~@2 b4 d5]/2",
  U: "[g4,b4,e5] e5 e5@2 e5@2 [f#4,a4,d5]@3 ~ d5@2 e5@2 d5@2", V: "[c4,e4]",
  W: "~@2 c5!2 c5@2 c5@2 [e4,g4,c5]@2 b4@2 b4@2 a4@2", X: "[d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@3 d4@2 d4@2 e4@3 ~ d4@2, ~@8 [f#3,a3]@7 ~",
  Y: "[~@6 d4@2 [b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ a4@2 [d4,f#4,b4]@5 ~@3 f#3@2 a3@2 b3@2 d4@2 a3@2]/2", // G Bm
  Z: "[g3,c4,e4]@3 ~@3 c5 d5 [g4,c5,e5]@2 d5 [g4,c5,d5]@3 b4@2", AA: "[b3,d4]@12 ~@2 b4 d5",
  AB: "[g4,c5,e5]@3 ~ d5@2 [f#4,b4,d5]@3 ~ b4@2 b4@3 ~", AC: "[c4,e4,b4] g4!2 [c4,e4]@4 g4, ~@6 a4@7 ~@3",
  AD: "[b3,d4,g4]@7 ~@3 d3 g3 a3 g3 a3@2", AE: "[b3,d4]@7 ~ d4 e4 g4@2 a4 [a4,b4] g4@2, ~@12 d5@3 ~",
  AF: "[b4,d5]@7 ~@3 b3 d4 a4 d4 a4@2", AG: "[b3,d4,g4]@3 c4!2 b3 a3 g3, ~@8 g4@7 ~",
  AH: "[~@2 [d4,f#4,c5]@3 c5 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ b4@2 b4@2 a4 [c4,e4,g4]@2 g4 g4@2 ~@2 g4 e4 e4@2 d4@2 [g3,c4,d4]@3 ~]/2", // D7 Bm C Gsus4
  AI: "[b3,d4]@4 ~ b4 d5 [g4,c5,e5]", AJ: "~@2 g5@3 ~ [f#4,b4,d5]@3 ~ d5@2 d5@3 ~", AK: "[d4,f#4]",
  AL: "~@6 g4@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@5 ~ g4@2", AM: "[c4,e4,g4]", AN: "~@6 [c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4,a4]@5 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@2",
  AO: "[b3,d4,g4]", AP: "~@6 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,a4]@5 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@2",
})).s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.44).pan(1)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  A B A C D E F G H I J K D E F G L I M N O P D Q R S T U V W X M Y Z AA A B A AB D E F G H I J K D E F G L I M N O P D
  Q R S T U V W X M Y Z AA A B A AB D E F G H I J K D E F G L I M N O P D Q R S T U V W X M Y Z AA A B A I AC AD AE M AF
  AG AH M AF AG AH M
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 g2@5 ~ g2@2", B: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 g2@3 ~ d2@2 e2@2", C: "g2@5 ~ g2@4 e2@2 d2@2 b1@2",
  D: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 g1@7 ~", E: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 g1@3 ~ a1@3 ~", F: "b1@5 ~ b1@2 b1@7 ~", G: "b1@5 ~ b1@2 b1@3 ~ f#2@2 b1@2",
  H: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 c2@5 ~ c2@2", I: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 g2@7 ~", J: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 d2@7 ~", K: "c2@5 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@2 b1@2 a1@2",
  L: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 c2@5 ~ d2@2", M: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 c2@7 ~", N: "d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@2 a1@2",
  O: "d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ c#2@2 d2@2", P: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 d2@5 ~ d2@2", Q: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 c2@7 ~",
  R: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 g1@5 ~ g1@2", S: "e2@7 ~ d2@5 ~ d2@2", T: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 c2@5 ~ g2@2",
  U: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 c2@3 ~ g2@2 c2@2", V: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 d2@5 ~ d2@2", W: "g1@6 g1@2 g1@7 ~",
  X: "b1@6 b1@2 b1@3 ~ f#2@2 b1@2", Y: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 g2@3 ~ a1@2 b1@2", Z: "c2@7 ~ b1@7 ~",
  AA: "a1@7 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@2 d2@2", AB: "g2@5 ~ g2@3 ~ e2@2 d2@2 b1@2", AC: "c2@7 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@2 c2@2",
  AD: "d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~", AE: "d2@2 d2@2 f#2@2 g2@2 a2@7 ~", AF: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 c2@3 ~ c2@2 d2@2",
  AG: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 g1@5 ~ d2@2", AH: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 g1@3 ~ a1@2 b1@2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.53)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<[~ x!3] [x!4]!95 [x!3 ~] ~@24>").gain(0.53)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@4 A@2 ~@6 A@2 ~@8 A ~ B ~@4 A ~@9 A@2 ~@6 A@2 ~@8 A ~ B ~@4 A ~@9 A@2 ~@6 A@2 ~@8 A ~ B ~@4 A ~@14 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.59)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~ B C D ~@3 E ~ B C D ~@3 A ~@10 D ~ E F G ~@3 A ~ B C D ~@3 E ~ B C D ~@3 A ~@10 D ~ E F G ~@3 A ~ B C D ~@3 E
  ~ B C D ~@3 A ~@10 D ~ E F G ~@4 H ~@5 E ~@3 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@3 x", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", D: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", E: "~@6 x!2", F: "~ x", G: "x", H: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.59)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~@4 B ~ C D ~@4 B ~ C E F G ~ H ~ G C B@2 ~@2 C ~ I J ~ A ~ A ~@4 B ~ C D ~@4 B ~ C E F G ~ H ~ G C B@2 ~@2 C
  ~ I J ~ A ~ A ~@4 B ~ C D ~@4 B ~ C E F G ~ H ~ G C B@2 ~@2 C ~ I J ~ A ~@2 K E L C M N ~ C M N ~ C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", D: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", E: "x!4", F: "x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x",
  G: "~@4 x ~@2 x", H: "~ x", I: "x", J: "~@4 x ~ x!2", K: "x ~@6 x", L: "x!2 ~@6", M: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x!2", N: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.59)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A@3 B ~@5 C ~@7 C ~@2 D E ~ E ~ F G D ~@4 C ~@2 A@3 B ~@5 C ~@7 C ~@2 D E ~ E ~ F G D ~@4 C ~@2 A@3 B ~@5 C ~@7 C ~@2
  D E ~ E ~ F G D ~@4 C ~@2 A@3 C ~@2 H ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", D: "~@3 x", E: "x ~@2 x ~@4", F: "x", G: "~@7 x",
  H: "~@3 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.59)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@14 A ~@11 A ~@7 A ~@14 A ~@11 A ~@7 A ~@14 A ~@10 B ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.59)

stack(drawbar_organ, bass, kick, low_tom, mid_tom, high_tom, crash, tambourine)

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