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1976 · Boston

More Than A Feeling

Boston

KeyG majorTempo107 bpm
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// More Than A Feeling — Boston
// 107 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 125 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(107/4)

// 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 · fretless bass · "FRETLESS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A B A C D B E F D B E G H I J K L K L K L K L K L K M N O P Q R@2 A C D B E F D B E G H I J K L K L K L K L K L K
  M N O S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG ~@10 AH AI D B E F D B E G H I J@2 K L K L K L K L K L K L K L K L K L K L
  K AJ
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2@7 a1", B: "c2@3 b1@3 g1@2", C: "c2@6 b1@5 ~ g1@3 ~", D: "d2@10 a1@2 d2 e2 d2 ~", E: "d2@10 d2@2 d2 a1 d2 ~",
  F: "c2@6 b1@5 ~ g1@4", G: "c2", H: "b1", I: "a2@5 g2 e2@2 g2@5 a2 g2@2", J: "d2@4 d2!4", K: "g1@9 ~ c2 ~ c2@4",
  L: "e2@3 c2 e2@2 e2@3 g1 d2 ~ d2@2 c2 ~", M: "d#2", N: "e1@3 ~ e1@3 ~ f#1@2 e1@2 f#1@2 e1@2",
  O: "a1@3 ~ a1 ~ b1@4 a1@2 b1 d1 a1@2", P: "g1@6 g1@9 ~", Q: "g1@6 f#1@6 e1@3 ~", R: "[d1@12 c2@10 b1@6 g1@3 ~]/2",
  S: "b1@3 ~ b1 ~ b1@2 a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ a1 ~", T: "g1@2 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ g1 ~",
  U: "a1@3 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~", V: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~",
  W: "d1@6 d1@2 g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@2", X: "f#1@5 ~ f#1@2 a1@2 a1@3 ~ a1@2", Y: "d1@5 ~ d1@2 g1 ~ g1@2 g1@2 g1@2",
  Z: "f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1 ~ a1@4 a1@2 a1 ~ a1@2", AA: "d1@5 ~ d1@2 g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@2",
  AB: "b1@3 ~ b1 ~ b1@2 c#2 ~ c#2@2 c#2@2 a1@2", AC: "d2@6 f#2 ~ b1 ~ b1@2 b1@2 d2@2",
  AD: "e1@6 b1@2 a1 ~ a1@2 c#2@2 e2@2", AE: "g1@3 g2@3 g2@2", AF: "g1@5 ~ f#1@6 e1@3 ~", AG: "d1",
  AH: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~", AI: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2!4",
  AJ: "e2@3 c2 e2@2 e2@3 g1 d2 ~@5",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.56)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "+12STR GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D E F ~@12 G H I J K L A B A B A B A B A C D E F ~@12 G H M N O P Q R Q S Q T U V W X
  K@2 B Y B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D E F@2 ~@22
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 a3 f#4 a3, d3@3 ~ d3@4, ~@2 a3@4 g4@5 ~@5, ~@2 d4@3 ~@3",
  B: "~ g3 ~@5 g3, c3@6 b2@7 ~@3, ~ d4 g3 g2, ~@5 d4@3", C: "~ g3 ~ g3 e4 d4 ~ d4, c3@7 ~, ~ d4 ~ g3",
  D: "~@2 g3@2 ~@6 d4@2 ~@2 d4 ~, b2, ~@4 d4@4 g4@7 ~, ~@3 g3@2 ~ g3@2", E: "[a3,c4]@8 [g3,b3]@7 ~", F: "[f#3,a3]",
  G: "[e3,b3,d4,e4]@3 ~ [e3,b3,d4,e4]@6 [e3,b3,d4,e4]@5 ~", H: "[e3,a3,d4,e4]@5 ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@4 [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@5 ~",
  I: "[d3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [d3,g3,b3,d4]@9 ~", J: "[d3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4]@5 ~ [e2,e3,a3,d4]@3 ~",
  K: "~@2 d4 ~@2 a3 d4 a3, d3@3 ~ d3@4, ~@2 a3@4 d4@5 ~@5",
  L: "d3 ~ g3@2 ~@10 g3@2, ~ d4 g3 g2, ~@6 d3@7 ~@3, ~@5 d4@3",
  M: "[f#3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2", // Bm D
  N: "[g3,b3,d4]!4 [f#3,a3,d4]!4", O: "[e3,a3,d4]!8", P: "[e3,a3,c#4]!8", Q: "[a3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,g4]",
  R: "[a3,d4,f#4] [a3,c#4,e4]", S: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4]@5", T: "[b3,d4,f#4] [a3,c#4,e4]",
  U: "[a3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,f#4]", V: "[b3,e4,g4] [a3,c#4,e4]", W: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@5", X: "g4@3 f#4@3 e4@2",
  Y: "~@5 a3 f#4 a3, a2@3 ~ d3@4, ~@2 d3@4 g4@5 ~@5, ~@2 d4@3 ~@3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.35).pan(0.4)

// other · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@4 A B A C A B A C A B A D E F G H I H I H J H J H J H K ~@4 A B A C A B A C A B A D E F G H I H I H J H J H J H K
  ~@5 L M N O P Q R S T U V W A B A C A B A C A B X Y ~ Z AA AB@2 ~@2 AC AD F AE AF H I H I H J H J H J H J H J H J H J
  H J H AG
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d4@7 a3", B: "c4@3 b3@3 g3@2", C: "c4@6 b3@6 g3@3 ~", D: "c4", E: "[b3,b4]", F: "c5 b4", G: "a4@3 d5@3 ~@2",
  H: "g2@9 ~ c3 ~ c3@4", I: "e3@3 c3 e3@2 e3@3 g2 d3 ~ d3@2 c3 ~", J: "e3@3 c3 e3 ~ e3@3 g2 d3 ~ d3@2 c3 ~", K: "d#3",
  L: "~@4 c#4@2 c#4@2 d4@2 d4@2 e4@2 e4 ~", M: "f#4@5 ~ f#4@2 g4@2 [f#4,g4] f#4 e4@2 d4@2",
  N: "~ a4@5 d4@2 g4@2 [f#4,g4] f#4 e4@2 d4@2", O: "e4@2 f#4@3 ~ f#4@2 ~ f#4 [f#4,g4] ~@2 d4@2 ~, ~@4 g4 ~ e4 ~",
  P: "a4 g4 f#4 e4@2 a3 a4 g4", Q: "f#4@6 f#4@2 g4@2 [f#4,g4] f#4 e4@2 d4@2", R: "d5@4 c#5 b4 a4 g4",
  S: "f#4@6 a4@2 [g4,a4] g4 f#4@2 e4@2 d4@2", T: "e4@5 ~ d4@2 f#4@2 [e4,f#4] e4 d4@2 c#4@2", U: "d4@4 d5 c#5 b4@2 b4@8",
  V: "[d3,g3]@3 [d3,f#3]@3 [d2,e3]@2", W: "[d3,a3]", X: "~@8 d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~",
  Y: "d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~", Z: "~@6 f#4@2 ~ f#4@2 ~@2 f#4@3", AA: "f#4", AB: "[~ b4@8 a3@2 ~@5]/2",
  AC: "f#5", AD: "[g5,b5]", AE: "a4@14 a4 b4", AF: "a4@8 c5@2 b4@2 a4 b4 a4@2",
  AG: "e3@3 c3 e3 ~ e3@3 g2 d3 ~ d3@2 ~@2",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.42).pan(0.8)

// other · distortion guitar · "DISTORTION"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~@17 A B C@4 D E D E D E D F ~@17 A B C@4 D E D E D E D F ~@5 G H I J K L M N O P Q R@2 ~@10 S T@2 U V U V U W X A Y Z
  C@4 D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D AA
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a4 g4", B: "f#4@4 a4 g4 f#4@2", C: "[g4,g5]/4", D: "g3@9 ~ c4 ~ c4@4", E: "e4@3 c4 e4@2 e4@3 g3 d4 ~ d4@2 c4 ~",
  F: "d#4", G: "~@4 c#4@2 c#4@2 d4@2 d4@2 e4@2 e4 ~", H: "f#4@5 ~ f#4@2 g4@2 [f#4,g4] f#4 e4@2 d4@2",
  I: "~ a4@5 d4@2 g4@2 [f#4,g4] f#4 e4@2 d4@2", J: "e4@2 f#4@3 ~ f#4@2 ~ f#4 e4 d4 c#4@2 a3@2, ~@4 g4 ~@3",
  K: "f#4 e4 d4 c#4@2 a3 a4 g4", L: "f#4@6 f#4@2 g4@2 f#4 [f#4,g4] e4@2 d4@2", M: "b4@4 a4 g4 f#4 e4",
  N: "f#4@6 a4@2 g4 [g4,a4] f#4@2 e4@2 d4@2", O: "e4@5 ~ d4@2 f#4@2 e4 [e4,f#4] d4@2 c#4@2", P: "d4@4 b4 a4 g4@2 g4@8",
  Q: "[d3,g4]@3 [d3,f#4]@3 [d2,e3]@2", R: "[a4@31 ~, d4@27 ~@5, a2@11 ~@5, d2 ~@31]/2",
  S: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~", T: "[d3@5 a2 b2 c3@4 b2@3 c3@2]/2", U: "d3@6 a2 b2",
  V: "c3@3 b2@3 c3@2", W: "c3", X: "b2", Y: "f#4@14 f#4 g4", Z: "f#4@8 a4@2 g4@2 f#4 g4 f#4@2",
  AA: "e4@3 c4 e4@2 e4@3 g3 d4 ~@5",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.42).pan(0.2)

// chords · guitar harmonics · "GTHARMONIC"
const guitar_harmonics = note("<~@18 A ~@17 B C ~@11 A ~@28 D@2 B C ~@20 A ~@22>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 [e2,d3]@3 ~, ~@10 b3@3 ~@3, ~@11 [a2,f#3]@3 ~@2", B: "g3@5 ~ g3@5 ~ g3@4", C: "f#3", D: "f#3/2",
})).s("gm_guitar_harmonics").gain(0.35)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@6 A B C@7 D E F G@2 H G I G H G I G H G J K L M N D ~ A B C@7 D E F G@2 H G I G H G I G H G J K L M N O P G F G L F
  K@3 Q L D ~@11 E F G F G F G F@2 G F@2 G@2 H G I G H G I G H G H G H G H G H G H G R
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", C: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", D: "x", E: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x", F: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2",
  G: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", H: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~", I: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~@5", J: "x ~@8 x!2 ~@5",
  K: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x", L: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", M: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~@2", N: "x!2 ~ x ~@4", O: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  P: "~ x ~@3 x ~ x", Q: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x", R: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~@17 A B ~@15 C ~@13 A B ~@15 C ~@25 A B A B A B A@2 B A@2 B ~@22>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x ~@6 x ~", B: "~ x ~ x ~@4", C: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@8 A@7 ~@16 A@4 ~@4 A@7 ~@16 A@2 ~@61>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@7 A ~@8 B C D C@3 E C@3 E C@3 F ~@7 A ~@8 B C D C@3 E C@3 E C@3 F ~@2 C@2 G H C@3 I C@6 ~@12 B C D C D C D C@2 D C@2
  D C@3 E C@3 E C@13 J
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@5 x!4 ~@6", B: "~ x", C: "~ x ~ x", D: "~@4 x ~@4 x!2 ~ x!4", E: "~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!4", F: "~@5 x ~@2",
  G: "x!4", H: "x ~@3 x!3 ~ x ~@3 x ~@3", I: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4", J: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@19 A@11 B ~@19 A@11 B ~@41 A@21 C>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x", C: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.49)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@7 A ~@8 B ~@13 C ~@7 A ~@8 B ~@13 C ~@5 D ~@22 B ~@34>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@7 ~@4 B C B C B C B C B C B D ~@4 E F D ~ A@7 ~@4 B C B C B C B C B C B D ~@41 B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B
  C B C B G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~@2", B: "~ x!7", C: "x!8", D: "x", E: "~@6 x!3 ~ x ~@5", F: "~@14 x!2", G: "x!5 ~@3",
})).gain(0.28)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@7 A ~@8 B ~@13 C ~@7 A ~@8 B ~@13 C ~@5 D ~@21 E@2 ~@34>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~ x ~@7 x!2 ~@2", B: "~@5 x ~ x", C: "~@3 x", D: "~@7 x", E: "x!8",
})).gain(0.49)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@31 A@4 ~@27 A@4 B@2 C A@2 D A@4 E C ~@13 A@2 F C A@2 F A C A@3 ~@22>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!4", C: "~ x!7", D: "x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2", E: "~@2 x!6", F: "x!6 ~@2",
})).gain(0.28)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@7 A ~@8 B ~@21 A ~@8 B ~@19 B ~@22 B ~@34>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!2 ~@4", B: "~@13 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@8 A ~@6 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 A ~@3 A@2 ~@3 A ~@6 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 A ~@3 A@2 B A ~@2 C ~@4 A@3 ~@14 D A ~@2
  D ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2", C: "~@3 x ~@4", D: "~@6 x!2",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@17 A@2 ~@16 B C D ~@10 A@2 ~@75>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~@3 x", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", D: "x",
})).gain(0.35)

stack(
  bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, overdriven_guitar, distortion_guitar, guitar_harmonics, kick, kick_soft, rim, snare,
  clap, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride
)

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