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1972 · Understanding

Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)

Bobby Womack

KeyE majorTempo130 bpm
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// Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) — Bobby Womack
// 130 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(130/4)

const chords = arrange(
  // intro (7 bars)
  [7, "<B7!5 [B9@2 B7@2] [B13@2 B7@2]>"],
  // verse (26 bars)
  [26, "<E E7 A!2 E!2 B!2 E [E@2 E7@2] A!2 E!2 B!2 E!2 E6!2 B!2 A!2 B7 [B13@2 B7@2]>"],
  // chorus (12 bars)
  [12, "<E [A@3 A^7] A!2 B!2 E [A@3 A^7] A!2 [B@2 A@2] [G#m@2 F#m@2]>"],
  // verse (26 bars)
  [26, "<E E7 A!2 E!2 B!2 E [E@2 E7@2] A!2 E!2 B!2 E!2 E6!2 B!2 A!2 B7 [B13@2 B7@2]>"],
  // chorus (12 bars)
  [12, "<E [A@3 A^7] A!2 B!2 E [A@3 A^7] A!2 B!2>"],
  // interlude (7 bars)
  [7, "<B7!5 [B9@2 B7@2] [B13@2 B7@2]>"],
  // chorus (2 bars)
  [2, "<E [A@3 A^7]>"],
  // fadeout (10 bars)
  [10, "<A!2 B!2 E [A@3 A^7] A!2 B!2>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
  [7, "<b2!7>"],
  [26, "<e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 b2!2 e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 b2!2 e2!4 b2!2 a2!2 b2!2>"],
  [12, "<e2 a2!3 b2!2 e2 a2!3 [b2@2 a2@2] [g#2@2 f#2@2]>"],
  [26, "<e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 b2!2 e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 b2!2 e2!4 b2!2 a2!2 b2!2>"],
  [12, "<e2 a2!3 b2!2 e2 a2!3 b2!2>"],
  [7, "<b2!7>"],
  [2, "<e2 a2>"],
  [10, "<a2!2 b2!2 e2 a2!3 b2!2>"],
)

// 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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