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1972 · Guitar Man

Aubrey

Bread

KeyG majorTempo70 bpm
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// Aubrey — Bread
// 70 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 64 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(70/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "Bass"
const bass = note("<~ A B C D ~@9 E F E G H ~@9 E F E G I J K L M N A B C D ~@9 E F E G I O K L P Q R@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "g2 f#2", B: "e2 d2", C: "c2 b1", D: "a1@8 d2@7 ~", E: "a3 b2", F: "c3@8 b1@7 ~", G: "c2@4 c#2@3 ~", H: "d2@15 ~",
  I: "d2@7 ~", J: "d#2@13 ~@3, g8 ~@15", K: "e2", L: "f2@7 ~", M: "c2@15 ~", N: "d#2@7 ~", O: "d#2@13 ~@3", P: "c2",
  Q: "~ d#2@15", R: "[~@3 g1@31 ~@14]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.21)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~@10 A B C D E F E G H ~@5 A B C D E F E G I J K L M N O@2 P Q ~@5 A B C D E F E G I J K L M R S@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 e4 [d#3,d#4]@4, ~ e3@3 ~@4, ~ b3 ~@2", B: "[d3,d4] [c#3,c#4]",
  C: "~@7 c4, c2, ~ c4@2 c4@4 ~, ~ [e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4]", D: "~@3 g4 ~@3 g3, ~ b3@3 ~ d4@3, ~ d4 f#4@2, ~@3 b3",
  E: "[a2,a3,c4,e4] [b2,b3,d4,f#4]", F: "[c3,c4,e4,g4]@4 [b2,b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~",
  G: "~@4 [b3,e4]@3 ~ [c#3,g3,c#4,e4]@7 ~, c3@7 ~@9, ~@2 g3@5 ~@9", // E5 C#dim
  H: "~@12 f#5@2 d5 ~, d4@10 d4@5 ~, ~@2 a4@9 ~@5, ~@6 f#5@5 ~@5, ~@2 g5 ~",
  I: "~@12 d3@2 d4 ~, d3@8 d3@2 g4@5 ~, ~@2 g3@13 ~, ~@2 d4@5 ~, ~@6 b3@9 ~",
  J: "~@5 d#3@3, d#3@5 ~@3, ~ f#4@3, ~@3 d#4@5, ~ a3",
  K: "~@12 e4@3 ~, e3@15 ~, ~@2 g3@13 ~, ~@4 b3@11 ~, ~@6 e4@2 g4@7 ~", L: "~@2 [d4,f4]@4 [d4,f4] ~, f3@7 ~, ~ b3@6 ~",
  M: "~ c4@3, c3, ~ g3@7", N: "~@2 a#3@5 ~, [d#3,d#4]@7 ~, ~ c4@6 ~",
  O: "[[b3,g4,b4,g5]@4 a3@2 d4 c4 b3 a3 [c5,c6] [b4,b5] ~ a3 [b3,d4,d5]@2, ~@4 [d5,d6]@6 g3@3 ~@3, ~@2 [f#4,a4]@2 g4@2 [g4,g5] ~]/2", // Em C B Bm D F#m G
  P: "[d4,e4]@2 ~@3 [f#4,f#5] [g4,g5] [a4,a5], e5@5 ~@3, ~@2 e4@3 ~@3, ~@2 a4 b4", Q: "[e4,c5,e5] ~",
  R: "~@5 a#3@11, ~ [d#3,d#4]@15, ~@3 c4@13", // D#
  S: "[~@11 [a5,b5,d6]@21, ~@3 g4@29, ~@3 d5@13, ~@4 [a5,b5,d6] ~@11, ~@9 g5@22 ~]/2", // Bm7
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.29)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Acoustic Guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A B C D E F G H I J K J L M A B C D E F G H I J K J N O P Q R S T A B C D A B C U E F G H I J K J N O P Q R
  S V@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 b3 ~@3 b3, g2 f#2, ~ b3@2 ~@2 b3@2 ~, ~ [d4,g4] ~ [d4,a4]", // G5 D5
  B: "~@6 b3@2 ~@4 [d4,g4]@2 b3 ~, e3@8 d3@7 ~, ~ b3@2 ~@2 b3@2 ~, ~ [e4,g4] ~@2", // G5 Em
  C: "~@3 g3 ~@3 g3, c3 b2, ~ g3@2 ~@2 g3@2 ~, ~ [c4,e4] ~ [c4,e4]", // C
  D: "~@6 a3@2 ~@4 a3@3 ~, a2@8 d3@7 ~, ~@2 a3@4 ~@4 f#3@5 ~, ~ [c4,e4] ~@2", // C
  E: "~@3 b3 ~@3 b3, g2 f#2, ~ b3@2 ~@2 b3@2 ~, ~ [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]", // G5
  F: "~@4 e4@2 b3 ~@5 [d#4,f#4]@2 a3 ~, e2@7 ~@3 b3@5 ~, ~@2 b3@4 ~@2 d#3@7 ~", // D#m
  G: "~@3 b3 ~@3 g3, d3 c#3, ~ b3@2 ~@2 g3@2 ~, ~ [d4,g4] ~ [c#4,e4]", // G5 C#m
  H: "~@7 g3, c3!2, ~ g3@2 g3@2 g3@2 ~, ~ b3@3, ~ e4@2 [c4,e4]", // C
  I: "~@6 a3@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4]@2 b3 ~, b2@8 b2@7 ~, ~@2 [d4,g4]@2 ~ b3@2 ~", // D G5
  J: "~ a3 ~ a3 ~@3 b3, a2 b2, ~@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~ b3@2 ~, ~@3 [d4,f#4]", // C D
  K: "~@6 c4@2 ~@4 b3@2 g3 ~, c3@8 b2@7 ~, ~ c4@2 ~@5, ~@4 [e4,g4]@4 ~@2 f#4@5 ~", // Em
  L: "~@3 g3 ~@3 g3, c3 c#3, ~ g3@2 ~@2 g3@2 ~, ~ [c4,e4] ~ [c#4,e4]", // C C#m
  M: "~@12 f#4@2 d3 ~, d3@7 ~, ~@2 a3@4 a3@4 a3@5 ~, ~ f#4@2 ~, ~@4 d4@4 [d4,g4]@7 ~", // G5
  N: "~@6 g3@2 ~@4 [c#4,e4]@2 g3 ~, c3@8 c#3@7 ~, ~ g3@2 ~@2 g3@2 ~, ~ [c4,e4] ~@2", // C#m C
  O: "~@6 b3@2 ~@4 [d4,g4]@2 b3 ~, d3@8 d3@7 ~, ~ b3@2 ~@2 b3@2 ~, ~ [d4,g4] ~@2", // G5
  P: "~@3 a3 ~ d#4 ~ a3, d#3, ~ a3@2 ~ a3@3 ~, ~ f#4@2 ~, ~@2 d#4@3 ~ [d#4,f#4]@2", // D#m
  Q: "~@12 [e4,g4]@2 b3 ~, e3@8 e3@7 ~, ~ b3@2 b3@2 b3@2 ~, ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~", // Em
  R: "~@12 [d4,f4]@2 b3 ~, f3@8 f3@7 ~, ~ b3@2 b3@2 b3@2 ~, ~ [d4,f4]@2 ~", // Dm
  S: "~@7 c4, c3!2, ~ g3@4 g4@3, ~ c4@2 g3, ~@3 e4@5",
  T: "~@12 d#4@2 c4 ~, c3@8 c3@7 ~, ~ c4@2 c4@4 ~, ~ d#4@2 ~, ~@10 g4@5 ~",
  U: "f#9 ~@5 a3@2 ~@4 a3@3 ~, a2@8 d3@7 ~, ~@2 a3@4 ~@4 f#3@5 ~, ~ [c4,e4] ~@2", // C
  V: "[~@14 d#4@3 c4@2 ~@11 g4@13 ~@5, ~ c3@9 c3@9 g2@23 ~@6, ~@3 c4@4 c4@9 ~@6 g3@21 ~@5, ~@5 d#4@9 ~@10 b3@18 ~@6, ~@4 g4@2 ~@3 d4@5 ~@2]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.36)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B C ~@14 D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W@2 X Y D E F G H Z AA AB AC M N O P Q R S T U AD@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g5@4 d6@6 c6 b5 g5@2 d5@2]/2", B: "e5@5 f#5 g5 a5", C: "e5", D: "[d4,g4]@8 [f#3,d4,a4]@7 ~, g3@5 ~@11",
  E: "[e3,d4,g4] [d3,d4,f#4]", F: "[c3,c4,e4]@4 ~ d4@3, ~ [b2,b3]",
  G: "[a2,c4,e4]@2 [a2,c4,e4]@2 g4 f#4 e4 d4, g3@8 d3@7 ~, ~@2 a3 ~", H: "[g2,g3,b3,d4] [f#2,f#3,a3,d4]",
  I: "[e3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@7 ~ [d#3,b3,f#4]@8", J: "[g3,b3,e4] [c#3,g3,b3,e4]", K: "[c3,g3,b3,e4]", L: "[b2,b3,g4]@15 ~",
  M: "~ g3 [a3,f#4]@2, e4 ~", N: "[b3,g4] [a3,a4]", O: "[g3,e4] [a3,f#4]", P: "[b3,g4] e4", Q: "d4@4 d5 g5 a5 d6",
  R: "[f#4,d#5], b5@7 ~", S: "[g4,e5,g5]", T: "d5@7 ~", U: "[e3,g3,c4] [c4,e4,g4]", V: "[c4,d#4]",
  W: "[[b3,g4,b4,g5]@4 a3@2 d4 c4 b3 a3 [c5,c6] [b4,b5] ~ a3 [b3,d4,d5]@2, ~@4 [d5,d6]@6 g3@3 ~@3, ~@2 [f#4,a4]@2 g4@2 [g4,g5] ~]/2", // Em C B Bm D F#m G
  X: "[d4,e4]@2 ~@3 [f#4,f#5] [g4,g5] [a4,a5], e5@5 ~@3, ~@2 e4@3 ~@3, ~@2 a4 b4", // Dsus2 F# G A
  Y: "~@4 [a2,a4]@4 g4@2 f#4@2 d4@3 ~, [e4,c5,e5]@8 d3@7 ~", // A C
  Z: "~ [e5,g5] [d#3,b3,f#4,f#5,a5]@2, [e3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@7 ~@9", // Em B7 Em7
  AA: "[g3,b3,e4]@4 ~ a5 g5 e5, b5@5 ~@3, g5@3 ~@5 [c#3,g3,b3,e4]@8", AB: "d5 e5@3, [c3,g3,b3,e4]",
  AC: "d5@4 f#5 g5 a5 b5, [b2,b3,g4]@15 ~", AD: "[~ [c4,d#4]@18 [g2,d3,b3]@32 ~@13]/4",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.16)

// other · music box
const music_box = note("<~@14 A B A C ~@10 A B A C ~@4 D@2 ~@13 A B A C ~@4 E@2 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "e5@7 ~ f#5@7 ~", B: "e5@6 ~@2 f#5 ~ g5@2 f#5@2 d5 ~", C: "~@8 c#6@7 ~", D: "[~@4 g5@14 ~@2 g6@11 ~]/2",
  E: "[~@4 g5@15 ~@2 g6@11]/2",
})).s("gm_music_box").gain(0.43)

// other · music box · soft notes · C5
const music_box_soft = note("<~@17 [[g5,c6] ~] ~@13 [[g5,c6] ~] ~@22 [[g5,c6] ~] ~@9>").s("gm_music_box").gain(0.29)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!4] [~ x ~ x]!59 [~@5 x ~@8 x ~] ~@3>").gain(0.71)

stack(bass, piano, acoustic_guitar_nylon, string_ensemble_1, music_box, music_box_soft, hihat)

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