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Bobby Brown

KeyA minorTempo114 bpm
0:00/0:00
// My Prerogative — Bobby Brown
// 114 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 2 "Bass" named as a bass, played on electric bass finger (its piano patch is not one); ch 1 "Analog Bass" named as a bass, played on electric bass finger (its piano patch is not one); ch 8 "Orchestra Hit" named as a string part, played on string ensemble 1 (its piano patch is not one)
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 1 "Analog Bass" electric bass finger (copy of ch 2 "Bass" electric bass finger)
// note: Full arrangement: all 123 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(114/4)

// 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 · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@3 A B A C D B D C@2 E F E C E G H C E I E C E J K C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C
  E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E L M N O L M P Q C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E C E
  C E C R
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g#2@2 a2@2 c3@2 g#2 ~ a2 ~@6 a2", B: "g#2@2 a2@2 c3@2 g#2 ~ a2 ~@7", C: "g#2@2 a2@2 c3@2 g#2@2 a2 ~@7",
  D: "g#2@2 a2@2 c3@2 g#2@2 a2 ~@6 a2", E: "g2@2 g#2@2 b2@2 d#2 ~ e2 ~@7", F: "g#2 ~ a2@2 c3@2 g#2@2 a2 ~@7",
  G: "g#2 a2 c3 g#2 a2 ~@3", H: "g#2 ~@15", I: "g#2@2 a2@2 c3 ~ g#2@2 a2 ~@7", J: "g#2 ~ a2@2 c3@2 g#2 ~ a2 ~@7",
  K: "g2@2 g#2@2 b2@2 d#2 ~ e2@2 ~@6", L: "d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~@7", M: "d3 ~ d3 ~ e3 ~ f3 ~ g3 ~@7",
  N: "c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~@5 e3 g3", O: "a3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~@7", P: "c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~@7", Q: "c3 ~@15",
  R: "g3@2 g#3@2 b3@2 d#3 ~ e3 ~@3 a2 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.36)

// chords · piano · "Clav"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@11 A B C D E F G H ~@8 I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V@2 W X Y Z AA AB AC X AD ~@8 Q R S AE U V@2 W X Y AF AG@2 AH AI AJ
  AK ~@7 Q R S AL Q R S AL AF AG@2 AH AF AG@2 AH AF AG@2 AH AF AG@2 AH ~@8 AF AG@2 AH AM AG@2 AN
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a4,c5]@2 e4 ~ [a4,c5] ~@2 a4@2 ~ e4@2 [a4,c5]@2 [e4,b4] ~, ~@7 c5 ~@2 a4 ~@5", // Am E5
  B: "[g#4,b4]@2 e4 ~ [e4,g#4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g#4,b4,d5] ~ e4 ~@2 d5 ~ e4 ~, e4 ~@9 [g#4,b4]@5 ~", // G#m E7 G#dim G#m
  C: "e4@4 [a4,c5] ~@2 [a4,c5] ~ e4 [e4,a4]@2 c5 ~ [e4,a4,b4] ~, ~@10 c5 ~@5", // Am A5 Esus4
  D: "e4@4 [g#4,b4,d5] ~@2 d5 ~ e4 [b4,d5] ~ [g#4,b4,d5] ~ d5 ~, ~@5 e4 ~@2", // G#dim Bm G#dim
  E: "e4@4 [a4,c5] ~@2 [e4,a4] ~@2 [a4,b4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ [e4,b4] ~, ~@9 e4@3 ~@4", // Am A5 Am E5
  F: "e4 ~ e4 ~ [g#4,b4,d5] ~@5 [b4,d5] ~ [b4,d5]@2 g#4@2, ~@9 e4@3 ~@2 e4 ~, ~@5 g#4 ~@2", // G#dim Bm
  G: "e4 ~ e4 ~ [e4,c5] ~@2 a4 ~ e4 [e4,c5] ~ c5 ~ e4@2, ~@2 a4 ~@2 a4@2 ~", H: "[g#4,b4,d5] ~@15",
  I: "e4@3 ~ [e4,a4,c5] ~@2 [a4,c5] ~ e4 [e4,a4] ~ [e4,a4,c5] ~ b4 ~", // Am A5 Am
  J: "e4@2 ~@2 [g#4,b4,d5] ~@5 [g#4,b4,d5] ~ [b4,d5] ~ e4 ~, ~@9 e4@2 ~ g#4@2 ~@2", // G#dim Bm
  K: "e4 ~ e4 ~ [e4,c5] ~@2 [a4,c5] ~ e4 [e4,a4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ b4 ~, ~@2 a4 ~@5", // C Am
  L: "[e4,g#4] ~@3 [g#4,b4,d5] ~ e4 [g#4,b4,d5] ~ e4 [g#4,b4,d5] ~ [e4,g#4,d5] ~ [g#4,b4,d5] ~", // E G#dim E7 G#dim
  M: "e4@4 [a4,c5] ~@2 [a4,c5] ~ e4 a4 ~ [a4,c5]@2 e4 ~", // Am
  N: "[e4,g#4,b4] ~ e4@2 [g#4,b4] ~ e4 [g#4,b4,d5] ~ e4 [g#4,b4] ~ [b4,d5]@2 e4 ~, ~@12 g#4 ~@3", // E G#m G#dim G#m Bm
  O: "e4 ~@3 [e4,a4,c5] ~@2 [a4,c5] ~@2 [a4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ b4@2, ~@9 e4@2 ~@5", // Am
  P: "e4 ~ e4 ~ [e4,b4,d5] ~ e4 ~@3 [g#4,b4,d5]@2 e4@3 ~, ~@2 g#4 ~@5", // E7 G#dim
  Q: "e4@4 a4@2 e4!2 ~ e4 [a4,c5]@2 e4 ~ [a4,c5] ~, ~@4 c5 ~@11", // Am
  R: "e4@3 ~ [b4,d5] ~@2 d5 ~@2 [g#4,b4]@2 e4 ~@3, ~@4 g#4@2 ~@3 e4@2 ~@5, ~@10 d5 ~@5", // Bm G#m
  S: "e4@4 a4@2 ~ a4 ~@2 [a4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ c5@2, ~@4 c5 ~@4 e4@4 ~ a4 ~", // Am
  T: "e4@2 g#4 ~ [b4,d5] ~@4 e4 [b4,d5] ~ e4@2 [g#4,b4,d5] ~, ~@2 g#4 ~@2 g#4 ~@2", // Bm G#dim
  U: "e4 ~ e4 ~ [a4,c5]@2 e4 a4 ~@2 a4@2 [a4,c5] ~ a4 ~, ~@4 e4 ~@4 e4@2 ~@5, ~@10 c5 ~@5", // Am
  V: "[e4@4 [g#4,b4,d5]@2 ~ e4 ~ e4 [g#4,b4,d5]@2 e4 ~ d5 ~ e4 ~ e4@2 [a4,c5]@2 e4 [a4,c5] ~ e4 [a4,c5] ~ [e4,a4,c5] ~ a4@2, ~@14 g#4@4 ~@12 c5 ~]/2", // G#dim Am
  W: "e4@4 [b4,d5] ~@2 d5 ~ e4 [g#4,b4,d5] ~ e4 ~ g#4@2, ~@2 g#4 ~@5", X: "a4 ~ a4 ~ a4@2 ~ a4 ~ e4 a4 ~ a4@2 e4 ~",
  Y: "g#4 ~ g#4 ~ g#4@2 ~ g#4 ~@2 g#4 ~ g#4@2 e4 ~", Z: "a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~@2 a4 ~ e4 a4 ~ a4 ~@3",
  AA: "g#4 ~ g#4 ~ g#4@2 e4 g#4 ~ e4 g#4 ~ g#4@2 e4 ~", AB: "a4 ~ a4 ~ a4@2 e4 a4 ~@2 a4 ~ a4@2 e4 ~",
  AC: "g#4 ~ g#4 ~ g#4@2 e4 g#4 ~@2 [e4,g#4] ~ g#4@2 e4 ~", AD: "g#4 ~ g#4 ~ g#4@2 e4 g#4@2 e4 g#4 ~ g#4 ~ e4 ~",
  AE: "e4@2 g#4 ~ [g#4,b4,d5] ~@4 e4 [b4,d5] ~ e4@2 [g#4,b4,d5] ~, ~@5 g#4 ~@2", // G#dim Bm G#dim
  AF: "e4 ~ e4 ~ a4@2 e4 a4 ~ e4 a4@2 e4 ~ a4@2, ~@4 c5 ~@5 c5 ~@3 c5 ~",
  AG: "[e4 ~ e4 ~ [g#4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g#4,b4] ~@2 d5 ~ e4@2 ~@2 e4 ~ e4@2 a4@2 e4 [a4,c5] ~ e4 [a4,c5]@2 e4@2 a4@2, ~@12 b4@6 ~@2 c5 ~@9 c5 ~, ~@7 g#4@2 ~@7]/2", // G#dim G#m Am
  AH: "e4 ~ e4 ~ [g#4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g#4,d5] ~ e4 e4@2 g#4@2 d5@2, ~@10 d5 ~ b4@4, ~@14 e4 ~", // G#dim
  AI: "e4@4 [a4,c5,d5,e5] ~ e4 [a4,c5,e5] ~ e4 [a4,c5,e5] ~ [e4,c5]@2 a4@2", // Am C
  AJ: "e4@2 g#4 ~ [g#4,b4,d5] ~@2 e4 ~ e4 [g#4,d5]@2 e4@2 [g#4,b4,d5] ~, ~@10 b4 ~@5", AK: "e4 ~ e4 ~ [a4,c5] ~@11",
  AL: "e4@2 g#4 ~ [g#4,b4,d5] ~@4 e4 [g#4,b4,d5] ~ e4@2 [g#4,b4,d5] ~", // G#dim
  AM: "e4 ~ e4 ~ a4@2 e4 a4 ~ e4 [a4,c5]@2 e4 ~ a4@2, ~@4 c5 ~@9 c5 ~", AN: "g4@2 g#4@2 b4@2 d#4 ~ e4 ~@3 a3 ~@3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.2)

// chords · piano · "Clav" · soft notes
const piano_soft = note(`<
  ~@11 A B C D E F G ~@9 H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U ~ V ~ W ~@2 X ~ Y ~@9 P Q R S T U ~ V ~ W Z AA ~ AB AC Y ~@8 P Q R
  S P Q R S Z AA ~ AB Z AA ~ AB Z AA ~ AB Z AA ~ AB ~@8 Z AA ~ AB Z AA ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 e4 ~@4 e4 ~@6", B: "~@6 e4 ~@3 e4 ~@5", C: "~@2 a4 ~@3 e4 ~@9",
  D: "~ g#4 ~@4 e4 [g#4,b4] ~@6 [e4,g#4] a4, ~@7 b4", E: "~ b4 ~@4 e4 c5 ~@8", F: "~@4 e4 ~@2 [g#4,b4,d5] ~@8",
  G: "~@6 e4!2 ~@4 e4 ~@3", H: "~@14 e4 ~", I: "~@4 e4 ~ e4 [e4,g#4,b4,d5] ~@4 e4 ~@3", J: "~@6 e4 ~@5 e4 ~ e4 ~",
  K: "b4@2 e4@3 ~@5 e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~", L: "~@6 e4 ~@3 e4 ~ e4 ~@3", M: "~@14 g#4 ~", N: "~@2 e4 ~@3 e4 ~@5 e4 ~ g#4 ~",
  O: "~@14 [g#4,b4,d5] ~", P: "~@7 a4 ~@5 c5 e4 ~", Q: "~@4 e4 ~@2 [g#4,b4] ~@4 b4 ~ [e4,g#4,b4,d5] ~",
  R: "g#4 ~@5 e4 ~ e4 ~@5 e4 ~", S: "~@6 e4 g#4 ~@8", T: "~@7 [e4,c5] ~@4 e4 ~ c5 ~", U: "~@2 g#4 ~@3 e4 ~@7 b4 ~",
  V: "~@2 g#4 ~@3 e4 g#4 ~@4 g#4 ~ [e4,b4,d5] ~", W: "~@9 e4 ~@6", X: "~@10 e4 ~@5", Y: "~@6 e4 ~@9",
  Z: "~@4 e4 ~@9 e4 ~", AA: "~@2 g#4 ~@3 e4 ~@2 e4 ~@6", AB: "~@6 e4 b4 ~@6 g#4@2", AC: "~@7 c5",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.1)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Orchestra Hit"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@3 A B ~ C ~@11 D ~@13 E ~@5 F ~@11 G ~@11 F ~@19 H ~@3 F ~@3 F I J K ~ L J M ~ N J K ~ L J M ~@9 O J K ~ L J M P
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a4,a5] ~@15", B: "~@14 [a4,c5,e5] ~", C: "~@6 a4@3 ~@7", D: "~@8 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3] ~@3, ~@6 e4 ~",
  E: "~@10 [b4,e5] ~ [a4,e5] ~@3", F: "~@12 [e4,g#4,b4] ~ [e4,a4,c5] ~",
  G: "[e4,g#4,b4,d5] ~ [e4,g#4,b4,d5] ~ [e4,g#4,b4,d5] ~@11", H: "[e4,g#4,b4,e5] ~@15", I: "[e4,a4] ~@7, e5 ~@15",
  J: "~@14 [e4,g#4,b4,d5] ~", K: "[e4,a4,c5] ~@7", L: "[e4,a4,e5] ~@15", M: "[e4,a4,c5] ~@15",
  N: "[a4,e5] ~@15, e4 ~@7", O: "[e4,e5] ~@7, a4 ~@15", P: "[b4,d5]@2 ~@10 [e4,a4,c5] ~@3, [e4,g#4] ~@15",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.31)

// chords · piano · "Breathy Pad"
const piano_2 = note(`<
  ~@6 A B C D E ~@13 F G H I J K@2 L M N O I J K@2 L M N O ~@4 I J K@2 ~@2 P@2 ~@2 P@2 I J K@2 L M N O ~@7 Q R@2 S@2 T@2
  U V I J K@2 I J K@2 I J K@2 I J K@2 I J K@2 I J K@2 ~@8 I J K@2 I J W@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 a5@4 g5 ~ d5 ~ c5 ~, ~@11 e5@2 ~@3", B: "[c4,e4,a4]", C: "[d4,f#4,b4]", D: "[e4,a4,c5]", E: "[g4,b4,d5]@7 ~",
  F: "g#4 b4 d5 b4", G: "~@4 c5@3 ~@5 e4@4, a4 e5", H: "~ e4 b4 d5, g#4@3 ~", I: "~@3 e4, a4@5 ~@3, ~ c5",
  J: "~@3 d5, b4@11 ~@5, ~ g#4", K: "[c5@2 ~ a4 ~ g#4 d5@2, ~@2 e4@3 ~@3, ~@2 b4 ~]/2",
  L: "~@3 a4, a4 c5, ~@3 e4@3 ~@2", M: "g#4", N: "~@12 e4@3 ~, c5 ~, ~@3 a4@5", O: "b4 g#4 ~ b4, ~@4 d5@3 ~",
  P: "[~@8 c5@4 e5@3 ~@9 g#4@5 ~@3, ~@4 e4@25 ~@3, ~@16 d5@13 ~@3, ~@20 b4@9 ~@3]/2",
  Q: "~@12 g#4@3 ~, [e4,d5]@15 ~, ~@8 b4@7 ~", R: "[f4,a4,d5]/2", S: "[g4,c5,e5]/2", T: "[[f4,a4]@31 ~, d5@29 ~@3]/2",
  U: "[g4,c5,e5]@15 ~", V: "[g#4,b4,e5] ~@7", W: "[c5@8 ~@4 a4@4 g4@2 g#4@2 b4@2 d#4 ~ e4 ~@3 a3 ~@3, ~@2 e4@3 ~@3]/2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.2)

// chords · piano · "Breathy Pad" · soft notes
const piano_soft_2 = note(`<
  ~@30 A ~ B ~@5 A ~ B ~@9 A ~@11 A ~ B ~@21 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 b4@3 ~", B: "~@8 d5@7 ~",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.1)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A B@15 C B@15 D B@7 D B@7 D B@7 D B@7 D B@7 D B@7 D B@7 D B@15 D ~@8 B@7 E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", C: "x", D: "x ~@2 x!5", E: "x!2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A B@15 ~ B@15 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@15 A ~@8 B@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@2 A B@15 C B@15 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@15 A B@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "x!4",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@2 A ~@7 B ~@71 C ~@7 C ~@23 A ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x!5 ~ x ~ x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@4 x!4 ~@8",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!2] [x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3] [x ~ x!6] [x!8]!119 [x!7 ~]>").gain(0.31)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~@7 B ~@23 C ~@7 C ~@7 C ~@7 C ~@7 C ~@7 C ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@15 C ~@7 A ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x ~ x ~@4 x!5", B: "~@13 x ~@2", C: "x!4", D: "x!5 ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · mid tom · soft notes
const mid_tom_soft = s("mt").struct("<~@2 [~@5 x ~ x ~ x ~@6] ~@111 [~@5 x ~ x ~ x ~@6] ~@8>").gain(0.26)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@2 [~@4 x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~] ~@7 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@103 [~@2 x!6] ~@8>").gain(0.41)

stack(
  bass, piano, piano_soft, string_ensemble_1, piano_2, piano_soft_2, kick, snare, clap, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom,
  mid_tom_soft, high_tom
)

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