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Detroit City cover art

1963

Detroit City

Bobby Bare

KeyE majorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Detroit City — Bobby Bare
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 84 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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 · "DETROIT C"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A@3 B C D E F A G E F A H I J A B C@2 A K L M I N A B C D E F O ~@3 I P F Q I R S T I U A V I W X@2 L Y F Q I Z AA
  AB AC J A@2 I W X@2 L AD I AE A@2 F Q AF ~@2 AG
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@11 ~ b1@11 ~", B: "e2@5 e2 f#2@3 g#2@3", C: "a2@11 ~ e2@11 ~", D: "a2@5 a2 g#2@3 f#2@3", E: "e2@11 ~ e2@11 ~",
  F: "b1@11 ~ b1@11 ~", G: "e2 b1 c#2 d#2", H: "e2@5 e2 d#2@3 c#2@3", I: "b1@11 ~ f#2@11 ~", J: "b1@11 ~ c#2@6 d#2@6",
  K: "e2@5 e2 b1@3 e2@3", L: "f#2@11 ~ c#2@11 ~", M: "f#2@5 f#2 c#2@3 f#2@3", N: "b1 ~@3", O: "e2 ~@3",
  P: "b1@11 ~ f#2@6 d#2@6", Q: "f#2@11 ~ f#2@11 ~", R: "b1@11 ~ a#1@6 g#1@6", S: "f#1 c#2", T: "f#1@2 c#2 f#1",
  U: "b1!2 c#2 d#2", V: "e2@11 ~ b1@6 e2@6", W: "b1@11 ~ b1@6 c2@6", X: "c#2@11 ~ g#2@11 ~", Y: "f#2 e2 d#2 c#2",
  Z: "b1@11 ~ b1@6 d#2@6", AA: "f#2 c#2", AB: "f#2@11 ~ c#2@6 f#2@6", AC: "b1@11 ~ f#1@11 ~", AD: "f#2 ~@5",
  AE: "b1@5 b1 c#2@3 d#2@3", AF: "b1@11 ~@13", AG: "b2@5 ~@7",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.36)

// chords · epiano1
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~@5 A B C D@2 E F B ~@9 G@2 H@2 I@2 J K B L M ~ E N O ~@13 P@2 Q@2 R@2 S ~@8 T U@2 V@2 W@2 X Y Z AA B ~ AB AC Z ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 [b3,d#4,g#4] ~ [d#4,g#4]@3 ~ g4@2 [b3,d#4,f#4]@4 ~@2, ~@2 b3 ~, ~@16 d#4 ~@7", B: "[g#3,b3,e4]",
  C: "~@10 [e4,g#4,c#5] ~ [e4,g#4,c#5]@4 c5 ~ [e4,g#4,b4]@4 ~@2", D: "[[c#4,e4,a4]@31 ~@17]/2",
  E: "[b3,e4,g#4]@9 ~@4 [b3,e4,g#4]@3 ~@2 [b3,e4,g#4]@3 ~@3", F: "g#4@15 g4@2 ~ [d#4,f#4]@3 ~@3, b3@11 ~, d#4@17 ~@7",
  G: "[[e4,a4,c#5]@37 ~@11]/2", H: "[[e4,g#4,b4]@7 ~]/2", I: "[[c#4,f#4,a#4]@37 ~@11]/2", J: "[d#4,f#4,b4]",
  K: "~@10 [b3,d#4,g#4] ~ [b3,d#4]@4 g4@2 [b3,d#4,f#4]@4 ~@2, ~@12 g#4@3 ~ d#4 ~@7", // G#m B
  L: "~@10 [e4,g#4,c#5] ~ [e4,g#4,c#5]@4 c5 ~ [e4,g#4,b4]@5 ~", M: "[c#4,e4,a4]",
  N: "d#4@16 g4@2 [d#4,f#4]@3 ~@3, b3@11 ~, g#4@5 ~@3", O: "[g#3,b3,e4]@23 ~", P: "[[b3,e4,g#4]@37 ~@11]/2",
  Q: "[[b3,d#4,f#4]@7 ~]/2", R: "[[g#3,c#4,f4]@37 ~@11]/2", S: "[a#3,c#4,f#4] ~@23", T: "~@3 f#6",
  U: "[g#6@5 ~ g#6@3 f#6@3 e6@9 g#6@2 ~, [b3,e4,g#4]@37 ~@11]/2", // E
  V: "[g#6@6 f#6@3 e6@3 d#6@9 d#6@2 ~, [b3,d#4,f#4]@7 ~]/2", W: "[c#6@2 f6 f#6 g#6 f6@3, [g#3,c#4,f4]@37 ~@11]/2",
  X: "[a#3,c#4,f#4] ~@5 d#6@6 e6@6 c6@6, f#6 ~@3", // F#
  Y: "c#6@4 ~@6 [f#3,a#3,d#4] ~ [f#3,a#3]@4 d4@2 [f#3,a#3,c#4]@4 ~@2, ~@12 d#4@3 ~ a#3 ~@7", Z: "[d#3,f#3,b3]",
  AA: "~@10 [b3,d#4,g#4] ~ [b3,d#4,g#4]@4 g4 ~ [b3,d#4,f#4]@4 ~@2", // G#m B
  AB: "[f#3,b3,d#4]@9 ~@4 [f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~@3", // B
  AC: "a#3@16 d4 ~ [a#3,c#4]@3 ~@3, f#3@11 ~, d#4@5 ~@3", // A#m
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.31)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<A@4 B C ~@30 D@5 ~@39 E@3 F>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@94 b2 ~, e2@5 e2@4 e2@3 e2@5 e2@4 e2@3 e2@5 e2@4 e2@3 e2@5 e2@4 e2@3, ~@3 b2@5 b2@3 b2@4 b2@5 b2@3 b2@4 b2@5 b2@3 b2@4 b2@5 b2@3 ~]/4",
  B: "e2@6 b2@4 e2@2 b2@2 ~@2 b2@2 e2@3 ~ b2@2", C: "e2@5 ~@7",
  D: "[~@47 b2 ~@12, e2@5 e2@4 e2@3 e2@5 e2@4 e2@3 e2@5 e2@4 e2@3 e2@5 e2@4 e2@7 ~@8, ~@3 b2@5 b2@3 b2@4 b2@5 b2@3 b2@4 b2@5 b2@3 b2@4 b2@5 b2@3 ~@13]/5",
  E: "[~@35 f#2, b1@5 b1@4 b1@3 b1@5 b1@4 b1@3 b1@5 b1@4 b1@3, ~@3 f#2@5 f#2@3 f#2@4 f#2@5 f#2@3 f#2@4 f#2@5 f#2@3 ~]/3",
  F: "b1@5 ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.26)

// chords · electric guitar clean · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note("<~@6 A@2 B@2 ~@10 C@2 ~@8 C@2 B@2 ~@6 D ~@43>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@13 b3@3 c#4@2 ~@3 c#4 d4@18 ~@8]/2", B: "[~@13 a3@3 b3@2 ~@4 c#4@18 ~@8, ~@22 c4 ~@25]/2",
  C: "[~@13 b3@3 c#4@2 ~@4 d4@18 ~@8, ~@22 c#4 ~@25]/2", D: "b2 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.15)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B@2 C D E@2 F@2 G H G@2 H@2 G@2 D@2 G@2 I@2 H J K@2 L D M@2 N ~@3 O H@2 I H@2 I@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 P@2 I@2 H I H@2
  I@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 P@2 I Q H@2 G@2 H R S ~@2 T
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[e3,g#3]@6 ~ [b3,e4]@3 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@6 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b3,e4]@4 b3@2 [e3,g#3,b3]@6 [e3,g#3,b3]@4 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@6 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@4 [g#3,b3,e4]@2, b2@7 ~@2 g#3@3 ~@9 e3@3, ~@6 [e3,g#3]@4 ~@6 e3@8 ~@6 b2@10 b2@7 ~, ~@11 e4@6 ~@7]/2", // E E5 E E5 E
  B: "[[e3,g#3]@6 ~ e4@3 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@6 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b3,e4]@4 b3@2 [e3,g#3,b3]@6 [e3,g#3,b3]@4 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@6 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@4 [g#3,b3,e4]@2, b2@14 ~@4 g#3@6 ~@6 b2@10 b2@7 ~, ~@3 [e3,g#3,b3]@2 ~@3 e3@3 e4@6 ~@4 e3@3]/2", // E E5 E
  C: "[a3,c#4]@6 [a3,c#4,e4]@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@6 [c#4,e4]@2 e4@3 ~ e4@2, e3@14 ~@2 a3@7 ~, ~@3 c#4", // A C#m
  D: "[a3,c#4,e4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4] [c#4,e4]@2 [c#4,e4], ~@6 e3@10 e3@7 ~, ~@3 a3", // A C#m
  E: "[[e3,g#3]@6 ~ b3@3 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@6 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b3,e4]@4 b3@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]@6 [b3,d#4]@4 [b3,d#4]@6 [b3,d#4]@2 d#4@4 d#4@2, b2@14 ~@4 g#3@6 ~@6 f#3@10 f#3@7 ~, ~@3 [e3,g#3,e4]@2 ~@3 e3@4 ~@12, ~@11 e4@6 ~@4 b3@3]/2", // E E5 B E
  F: "[[e3,g#3]@6 ~ e4@3 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@6 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b3,e4]@4 b3@2 [e3,g#3,b3]@6 [e3,g#3,b3]@4 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@6 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@4 [g#3,b3,e4]@2, b2@14 ~@4 g#3@6 ~@6 b2@10 b2@7 ~, ~@6 [e3,g#3,b3]@3 ~@7 e3@6 e4@12 ~@8 e3@6]/2", // E E5 E
  G: "[e3,g#3,b3]@3 [e3,g#3,b3]@2 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@3 [e3,g#3,b3,e4] [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4], ~@6 b2@10 b2@7 ~, ~@3 e3", // E
  H: "[f#3,b3,d#4]@3 [b3,d#4]@2 [b3,d#4]@3 [b3,d#4] d#4@2 d#4, ~@6 f#3@10 f#3@7 ~, ~@3 b3", // B
  I: "[f#3,a#3,c#4]@3 [f#3,a#3,c#4]@2 [f#3,a#3,c#4,f#4]@3 [f#3,a#3,c#4,f#4] [a#3,c#4,f#4]@2 [a#3,c#4,f#4], ~@6 c#3@10 c#3@7 ~, ~@3 f#3", // F#
  J: "[f#3,b3,d#4]@23 ~", // B
  K: "[[e3,g#3]@6 ~ e4@3 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@6 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b3,e4]@4 b3@2 [e3,g#3,b3]@6 [e3,g#3,b3]@4 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@6 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@4 [g#3,b3,e4]@2, b2@7 ~@2 g#3@3 ~@9 e3@3, ~@6 [e3,g#3,b3]@4 ~@6 e3@8 ~@6 b2@10 b2@7 ~, ~@11 e4@6 ~@7]/2", // E E5 E
  L: "[a3,c#4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@3 [c#4,e4] e4@2 e4, e3@7 ~ a3@4, ~@3 c#4", // A C#m
  M: "[[e3,g#3]@3 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@3 [g#3,b3,e4] [b3,e4]@2 b3 [f#3,b3,d#4]@3 [b3,d#4]@2 [b3,d#4]@3 [b3,d#4] d#4@2 d#4, b2@14 ~@2 e3@8 ~@6 f#3@10 f#3@7 ~, ~@3 g#3 ~@3 b3, ~@11 e4@6 ~@7]/2", // E E5 B
  N: "[b2,e3,g#3,e4]@23 ~", O: "~@3 [b3,d#4]@2 [b3,d#4]@3 [b3,d#4] d#4@2 d#4, ~@6 f#3@10 f#3@7 ~, ~@3 b3",
  P: "[g#3,c#4,f4]@3 [c#4,f4]@2 [c#4,f4]@3 [c#4,f4] f4@2 f4, ~@6 g#3@10 g#3@7 ~, ~@3 c#4", Q: "[c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4] ~@11",
  R: "[c#3,f#3,a#3]@3 [f#3,a#3]@2 [f#3,a#3]@3 [f#3,a#3] a#3@2 a#3, ~@6 c#3@10 c#3@7 ~, ~@3 f#3", // F#
  S: "[f#2,b2,d#3,b3]@23 ~", T: "[f#3,b3,d#4,f#4,b4] ~@3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.26)

// other · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<~@57 A B C D@2 E F G@2 H I F J K L M N ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ c#5 d#5 e5", B: "d#5", C: "f#5@3 d#5", D: "[c#5 b4@7]/2", E: "f#5@8 ~ f#5@3", F: "g#5@2 f#5 e5",
  G: "[d#5@7 f#5]/2", H: "g#5@5 ~ g#5@3 f#5@3", I: "e5@9 g#5@2 ~", J: "d#5@9 d#5@2 ~", K: "c#5@2 f5 f#5", L: "g#5 f5@3",
  M: "f#5 d#5 e5 c5", N: "c#5 ~@5",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.26)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@6 A@23 B A@6 ~@6 A@31 B A@6 ~@3 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<A B A B C@2 A@6 C B A@15 D A@7 B A B C@2 A@31 D A@7 B A D>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@3 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2", C: "~@3 x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x", D: "x",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!4]!29 x [x!4]!43 x [x!4]!9 x>").gain(0.2)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@83 x>").gain(0.15)

// drums · woodblocks
const woodblocks = s("woodblock:5").struct("<A@6 B@6 A@2 B@15 C B@6 A@6 B@31 C B@6 A@3 C>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x!2", B: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@2 x", C: "x",
})).gain(0.3)

stack(
  bass, epiano1, electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, acoustic_guitar_steel, string_ensemble_1, kick, rim,
  hihat, ride, woodblocks
)

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