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1966 · If I Were a Carpenter

If I Were A Carpenter

Bobby Darin

KeyD majorTempo122 bpm
0:00/0:00
// If I Were A Carpenter — Bobby Darin
// 122 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(122/4)

const chords = arrange(
  // intro (6 bars)
  [6, "<D!6>"],
  // verse (9 bars)
  [9, "<D C G D!2 C G D!2>"],
  // verse (11 bars)
  [11, "<D C G D!2 C G D!2 [C@2 G@2] D>"],
  // chorus (11 bars)
  [11, "<C D C D!2 C G D!2 [C@2 G@2] D>"],
  // verse (9 bars)
  [9, "<D C G D!2 C G D!2>"],
  // verse (11 bars)
  [11, "<D C G D!2 C G D!2 [C@2 G@2] D>"],
  // solo (7 bars)
  [7, "<C G D!2 C G D>"],
  // verse (18 bars)
  [18, "<D C G D!2 C G D!5 C G D!2 [C@2 G@2] D>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
  [6, "<d2!6>"],
  [9, "<d2 c2 g2 d2!2 c2 g2 d2!2>"],
  [11, "<d2 c2 g2 d2!2 c2 g2 d2!2 [c2@2 g2@2] d2>"],
  [11, "<c2 d2 c2 d2!2 c2 g2 d2!2 [c2@2 g2@2] d2>"],
  [9, "<d2 c2 g2 d2!2 c2 g2 d2!2>"],
  [11, "<d2 c2 g2 d2!2 c2 g2 d2!2 [c2@2 g2@2] d2>"],
  [7, "<c2 g2 d2!2 c2 g2 d2>"],
  [18, "<d2 c2 g2 d2!2 c2 g2 d2!5 c2 g2 d2!2 [c2@2 g2@2] d2>"],
)

// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh] [sd hh] [bd hh] [sd hh]").gain(0.8)

stack(keys, bass, drums)

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