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1972 · Baby I'm-a Want You

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Bread

KeyG majorTempo85 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Diary — Bread
// 85 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 71 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(85/4)

// 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(`<
  ~@13 A B C D E F E G H I J K L I@2 M A B C D E F E G N O P Q R S T H I J K L I@2 M A B C U E F E G N O P Q R S V W@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e3@7 ~", B: "d3@7 ~", C: "d3@7 ~ d#3@7 ~", D: "e3@3 ~", E: "c2", F: "g1", G: "g1@7 ~", H: "g1@7 d2",
  I: "g2@11 ~ g2@2 d2@2", J: "g2@13 ~ g2 d2", K: "g1@3 g2@4 d2", L: "g1@6 g2 d2", M: "g1@3 g2@3 g1 ~", N: "d2 d#2",
  O: "e2 d2", P: "c2 a1", Q: "d2@8 c2@7 ~", R: "b1@7 ~", S: "c2@13 ~ c2@2", T: "b1@13 ~@3", U: "e3@3 ~, f#8 ~@15",
  V: "g1 b1", W: "[c2@8 ~ d2@9 g1@32 ~@14]/4",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.43)

// chords · epiano2 · "Piano"
const epiano2 = note("<~@13 A B C D E F G H ~@8 A B C I J K L H ~@15 A B C I J K L H M N O@2 P Q R S@3 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a#3,c#4,g4]@7 ~", B: "[d3,b3,d4,g4]@7 ~", C: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]@8 [d#3,a3,d#4,f#4]@7 ~",
  D: "[e3,g3,b3,e4]@4 [a3,d4,f4]@3 ~", E: "~@3 e4@5, c3, ~ g3@7, ~ c4@3",
  F: "~@3 g4, g2@5 d4@3, ~ d3@3 d3@4, ~ g3@3, ~@3 b3@5", G: "~@6 g4@9 ~, c3@15 ~, ~@2 g3@13 ~, ~@4 c4@11 ~",
  H: "~@4 d4@3 ~, g2@7 ~, ~ d3@6 ~, ~@2 g3@5 ~, ~@3 b3@4 ~",
  I: "~@7 b4 [a3,d4,f4,a4]@6 b4 a4, [e3,g3,b3,e4] ~, ~@3 c5 ~@4", J: "~@3 e4@5, [c3,g4], ~ g3@7, ~ c4@3",
  K: "~@3 g4, g2@5 [d4,d5]@3, ~ d3@2 [b3,g5]@5, ~ g3@3, ~ d5 d3@2", // D Em
  L: "~@6 g4@9 ~, [c3,e5]@15 ~, ~@2 [g3,c5]@13 ~, ~@4 c4@11 ~", M: "~@3 f#4 ~@3 f#4, d3 d#3, ~ a3@3 ~ a3@3, ~ d4 ~ d#4",
  N: "~@3 g4 ~ [a3,b3] ~ b3, e3 d3, ~ b3@3 ~@4, ~ e4 ~ [d4,f4]", // Asus2 Dm
  O: "[~@6 g4@2 ~@14 f#4@2 ~@4 c4@2 f#4 ~, c3@8 a2@8 d3@8 c3@7 ~, ~ c4@3 ~ e3@4 ~@7, ~@4 e4@4 ~@4 a3@6 a3@6 ~@2 a3@5 ~, ~@7 c4@2 ~ d4@2 ~@4]/2",
  P: "~@3 b3 ~@3 d4, g2 [g2,f#4], ~ d3@3 ~@2 b3@2, ~@2 g3@2 ~ d4@2 ~", // Gmaj7
  Q: "~@12 c3@2 e4 ~, c3@3 ~, ~@2 g3@6 g3@7 ~, ~@4 c4@6 c4@5 ~, ~@3 e4@4 ~",
  R: "~@3 b3 ~@3 b3, g2@2 ~ d4, ~ d3@3 b2@4, ~@2 g3@2 ~ b3@2 ~",
  S: "[~@7 c4@2 ~@4 f#4@4 ~ [g2,g3,b3,d4]@25 ~@5, c3@3 [d3,g4]@3 ~@10, ~@2 g3@7 ~@2 a3@7 ~@30, ~@5 e4@4 ~@39]/3", // G G5
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.43)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A B C D A B C E F G H I J K L M A B C D A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P@2 Q R S A B C D A B C D F G H I J K L
  M N O P@2 Q R T U@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [d4,f#4], g3!2, ~ [d4,f#4]@2 ~, ~@3 b3@2 b3@3", B: "~@3 g3@2 ~@2 d3, g3@3 ~@2 g3@3, ~ [c4,f4]@2 [c4,f4]",
  C: "~@3 g2 ~@3 g2, g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~, ~ g3@2 g3, ~@2 [c4,e4]@3 [c4,e4]@3", // C
  D: "~@12 [b3,d4]@3 ~, g2@6 g2@4 g2@5 ~, ~ [b3,d4]@2 ~, ~@4 g3@4 g3@7 ~", // Bm
  E: "f#9 ~@11 [b3,d4]@3 ~, g2@6 g2@4 g2@5 ~, ~ [b3,d4]@2 ~, ~@4 g3@4 g3@7 ~", // Bm
  F: "~@2 c#4 ~@4 a#3, g3, ~ a#3@6 ~, ~@2 g4@3 c#4@3, ~@2 e4 c#4 e4@2 [e4,g4]@2", // Em
  G: "~@7 d3, d3@4 d3@3 ~, ~ b3@2 b3@2 b3@3, ~ g4@3, ~ d4@2 d4",
  H: "~@6 d4@2 ~@4 f#4@2 b3 ~, [d3,f#4]@8 [d#3,b3]@7 ~, ~ d4@2 ~ f#4@2 ~@2, ~@4 a3@4 ~@2 d#4@5 ~", // D G#m
  I: "~@3 g4 ~@3 b3, e3 d3, ~ g3@3 ~@2 [d4,f4]@2, ~@2 b3@2 ~ b3@2 ~", // Dm
  J: "~@12 g3@3 ~, c3@7 ~, ~@2 g3@9 ~@5, ~@4 c4@5 ~ c4@4 ~@2, ~@6 e4@9 ~",
  K: "~@4 d3 ~ d3@2, g2@4 ~ g4@2 ~, ~@2 d3@4 b3@9 ~, ~ g3@2 ~",
  L: "g#2 ~@5 g3 ~, ~ c3@6 ~, ~@2 g3@9 ~@5, ~@4 c4@5 ~ c4@4 ~@2, ~@3 e4@4 ~",
  M: "~@8 g3@2 ~@2 g3@3 ~, g2@7 ~, ~@2 g3@6 ~@2 g4@5 ~, ~@2 b3@5 ~, ~@3 d4@4 ~",
  N: "~@3 f#4 ~@3 f#4, d3 d#3, ~ a3@3 ~ a3@3, ~ d4 ~ d#4",
  O: "~@3 g4 ~ [a3,b3] ~ b3, e3 d3, ~ b3@3 ~@4, ~ e4 ~ [d4,f4]", // Asus2 Dm
  P: "[~@6 g4@2 ~@14 f#4@2 ~@4 c4@2 f#4 ~, c3@8 a2@8 d3@8 c3@7 ~, ~ c4@3 ~ e3@4 ~@7, ~@4 e4@4 ~@4 a3@6 a3@6 ~@2 a3@5 ~, ~@7 c4@2 ~ d4@2 ~@4]/2",
  Q: "~@3 b3 ~@3 d4, g2 [g2,f#4], ~ d3@3 ~@2 b3@2, ~@2 g3@2 ~ d4@2 ~", // Gmaj7
  R: "~@12 c3@2 e4 ~, c3@3 ~, ~@2 g3@6 g3@7 ~, ~@4 c4@6 c4@5 ~, ~@3 e4@4 ~",
  S: "~@4 [b2,b3]@3 ~, b2 ~, ~ f#3@6 ~, ~ b3 ~@2, ~@3 e4@4 ~", // B
  T: "~@3 b3 ~@3 b3, g2@2 ~ d4, ~ d3@3 b2@4, ~@2 g3@2 ~ b3@2 ~",
  U: "[~@7 c4@2 ~@4 f#4@4 ~ [g2,g3,b3,d4]@25 ~@5, c3@3 [d3,g4]@3 ~@10, ~@2 g3@7 ~@2 a3@7 ~@30, ~@5 e4@4 ~@39]/3", // G G5
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.43).pan(0.3)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@21 A B C D A B C D E F G@2 ~@4 H I J K L M N ~@4 A B C D E F O@2 ~@4 H I J K L M P Q R@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,f#4]", B: "[c4,f4]@15 ~", C: "[c4,e4]", D: "[b3,d4]@7 ~", E: "~@4 c#4@3 ~ a#3@2 g3@3 ~ g3@2",
  F: "~@2 d4@2 ~ d4@7 ~@2 d4@2", G: "[e4@3 ~ e4@4 d4@2 c4@4 b3@10 ~@8]/2", H: "~ [a3,d#4,f#4]", I: "[b3,e4,g4] [d4,f4]",
  J: "[g3,c4,e4] [a3,c4,e4]", K: "[a3,d4,f#4]@8 e4@7 ~", L: "[b3,d4,g4] [b3,d4,f#4]", M: "[c3,c4,e4]@15 ~",
  N: "e4@13 ~@3", O: "[e4@3 ~ e4@4 d#4@2 c4@4 b3@10 ~@8]/2", P: "[g2,g3,b3,d4] [a3,d4,f#4]",
  Q: "[c4,e4,g4]@9 [d3,c4,e4,g4]@7, d3 ~@15", R: "[~@2 [g2,d3,b3]@29 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.16)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@68 [~ x ~@6] ~@2>").gain(0.71)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!4] [~ x ~ x]!66 [~@5 x ~@7 x ~@2] ~@3>").gain(0.71)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@68 [~ x ~@6] ~@2>").gain(0.71)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@68 [~ x ~@6] ~@2>").gain(0.71)

stack(bass, epiano2, acoustic_guitar_nylon, string_ensemble_1, kick, hihat, open_hat, ride)

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