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// Le Gorille — Brassens Georges
// 160 bpm, 6/8, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 202 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(160/3)
// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · "a, b" plays two voices at once.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order: edit a riff to change every repeat.
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Alto"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
A@7 B@4 A@4 B@4 A@4 B A@5 B@4 A@4 B@4 A@4 B A@5 B@4 A@4 B@4 A@4 B A@5 B@4 A@4 B@4 A@4 B A@5 B@4 A@4 B@4 A@4 B A@5 B@4
A@4 B@4 A@4 B A@5 B@4 A@4 B@4 A@4 B A@5 B@4 A@4 B@4 A@4 B A@5 B@4 A@4 B@4 A@4 B C D
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@5 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@5 [a3,d4,f#4]@3, d3 a2", B: "~@5 [g3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@5 [g3,c#4,e4]@3, e3 a2",
C: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4] [a2,e3,g3,c#4,e4]", D: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4] ~",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.64).pan(0.4)
// bass · acoustic bass · "Basso"
const bass = note(`<
A B@3 C D ~ E ~ F ~ E G H ~ E I E ~ H J K L M L N ~ D ~ E ~ F ~ E G H ~ E I E ~ H J K L M O ~ D ~ E ~ F ~ E G H ~ E I
E ~ H J K L M O ~ D ~ E ~ F ~ E G H ~ E I E ~ H J K L M O ~ D ~ E ~ F ~ E G H ~ E I E ~ H J K L M O ~ D ~ E ~ F ~ E G
H ~ E I E ~ H J K L M O ~ D ~ E ~ F ~ E G H ~ E I E ~ H J K L M O ~ D ~ E ~ F ~ E G H ~ E I E ~ H J K L M O ~ D ~ E ~
F ~ E G H ~ E I E ~ H J K L M O ~ D ~ E ~ F E P
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 a2@5 ~@3 b2@2 d3@3, ~@8 f#2@5 ~@3", B: "a2@5 ~@6 b2@2 d3@3, ~@8 f#2@5 ~@3", C: "a2@5 a2@5 ~@6",
D: "[d2,f#2,a2]@11 ~@5", E: "[e2,a2,c#3]@11 ~@5", F: "[a2,c#3,e3]@11 ~@5", G: "~@11 f#2@2 a2@3",
H: "[c#2,f#2,a2,c#3]@11 ~@5", I: "~@11 e2@2 g2@3", J: "[a2,c#3]@11 ~@5", K: "[f#2,a2]@11 ~@5", L: "[c#2,f#2]@11 ~@5",
M: "c#2@11 ~@5", N: "[d3,a3]@11 ~@5", O: "[c#2,f#2,d3,a3]@11 ~@5", P: "[e2,a2]@11 ~@5",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.04).pan(1)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@200 [~@8 x ~@2 x ~@4] x>").gain(0.19)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3
A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A
~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x",
})).gain(0.19)
// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:18").struct(`<
A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B
C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~
B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A
~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C A ~ B C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x ~@7 x ~@2", B: "~@5 x ~@10", C: "~@3 x ~@12",
})).gain(0.5)
// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct(`<
A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~
C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B
~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A
B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C A B ~ C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~@10 x ~@4", B: "~@3 x ~@7 x ~@4", C: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.6)
// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:33").struct(`<
A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C
D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B
C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A
B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x ~@12", B: "~@8 x ~@4 x ~@2", C: "~@13 x ~@2", D: "~@5 x ~@10",
})).gain(0.6)
// drums · mt
const mt = s("mt").struct("<~@200 [x ~@2 x ~@12] ~>").gain(0.19)
stack(acoustic_guitar_nylon, bass, crash, ride, bongos, congas, congas_2, mt)
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