Strudelify
KeyB minorTempo120 bpm
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// L'Orage — Brassens Georges
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 5 "Strings5" named as a string part, played on string ensemble 1 (its acoustic guitar steel patch is not one)
// note: Full arrangement: all 114 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. 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.

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "E.Guitr3"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H I J A K L M N C D E F G H I J A K L M N C D E F G H I J A K L M N C D E F G H I J A K L M N C D E F G
  H I J A K L M N C D E F G H I J A K L M N C D E F G H I J A K L M N C D E F G H I J A K L M N ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f#4,b4,d5]@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5]@2 ~@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~", // Bm
  B: "[f#4,b4,d5]@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5]@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~", // Bm
  C: "[e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,b4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~", // Em
  D: "[e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~", // Em
  E: "[e4,g4,a4,c#5]@2 [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~", // A7
  F: "[e4,g4,a4,c#5]@2 [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5]@2 [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~", // A7
  G: "[d4,f#4,a4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~", // D
  H: "[d4,f#4,a4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~", // D
  I: "[e4,f#4,a#4,c#5]@2 [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5]@2 ~@2 [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~", // F#7
  J: "[e4,f#4,a#4,c#5]@2 [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5]@2 [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~", // F#7
  K: "[f4,g#4,b4,c#5]@2 [f4,g#4,b4,c#5] ~ [f4,g#4,b4,c#5] ~ [f4,g#4,b4,c#5]@2 [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~", // C#7 F#7
  L: "[f#4,b4,d5]@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~ [e4,g4,a4,c#5] ~", // Bm Em A7
  M: "[e4,g4,b4,d5]@2 [e4,g4,b4,d5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5] ~ [e4,f#4,a#4,c#5]@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] ~", // Em7 F#7 Bm
  N: "[f#4,b4,d5]@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~@11 [f#4,b4,d5] ~", // Bm
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.53)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings5"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@13 A B C ~@10 A B C ~@10 A B C ~@10 A B C ~@10 A B C ~@10 A B C ~@10 A B C ~@20
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 f#5 ~ g5 ~", B: "f#5 ~ e5 ~ f#5 ~@7 f#5@2 g5@2", C: "e5 ~, f#5 ~@15",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.48).pan(0.4)

// chords · acoustic bass · "SlwStrg6"
const acoustic_bass = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H I@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H I@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H I@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H I@2 B@2 C@2
  D@2 E@2 F G H I@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H I@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H I@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H J K@8 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b2,d4,f#4,b4]/2", B: "[e2,g3,b3,e4]/2", C: "[a2,c#4,e4,g4]/2", D: "[d2,f#3,a3,d4]/2", E: "[f#2,a#3,c#4,e4]/2",
  F: "[b2,d4,f#4,b4]", G: "[c#2,f3,g#3,b3] [f#2,a#3,c#4,e4]", H: "[b2,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [e2,g3,b3,e4] [a2,c#4,e4,g4]",
  I: "[[e2,g3,b3,d4] [f#2,a#3,c#4,e4] [b2,d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~@2 [b2,d4,f#4,b4]]/2", // Em7 F#7 Bm
  J: "[e2,g3,b3,d4] [f#2,a#3,c#4,e4] [b2,d4,f#4,b4]@2", K: "[~@3 [d4,f#4,b4]@29, ~@3 b2 ~@28]/8",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<[x!4]!106 ~@8>").gain(0.46)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@14 B A@12 B A@12 B A@12 B A@12 B A@12 B A@12 B A@12 B ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x ~ x!2 ~@12",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@14 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!4",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@14 ~ A@12 ~ A@12 ~ A@12 ~ A@12 ~ A@12 ~ A@12 ~ A@12 ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@14 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x!2 ~ x!4 ~@5",
})).gain(0.46)

stack(acoustic_guitar_nylon, string_ensemble_1, acoustic_bass, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom)

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