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1972 · Guitar Man

Guitar Man

Bread

KeyG majorTempo74 bpm
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// Guitar Man — Bread
// 74 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 67 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(74/4)

// 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 · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C B D E D F G H I J K L M N D E D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V A B C B G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V U V
  U V U V U V W@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g1 ~ g1@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@6", B: "d2 ~ d2@8 ~ d2@2 a1 d2@2", C: "g1 ~ g1@6 c2 ~ c2@6", D: "g1 ~ g1@6 c2 ~ c2@5 ~",
  E: "d2 ~ d2@8 a1 d2@2 a1 d2@2", F: "d2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2@2 a1 d2@2 a1 d2 ~", G: "e2 ~ e2@5 b1 e1 ~ e1@4 e2@2",
  H: "c2@7 g1 c2 ~ c2@5 ~", I: "e2@8 e1 ~ e1@3 e1 e2@2", J: "a1@7 e1 a1 ~ a1@2 ~ b1@2 ~",
  K: "c2@7 g1 c2 ~ c2@3 g1 c2 ~", L: "b1@7 f#1 b1 ~ b1@3 f#1 b1 ~", M: "a1@7 e1 a1 ~ a1@3 e1 a1 ~", N: "d2@7 ~",
  O: "a1 e2", P: "a1 d2", Q: "g1 f#2", R: "e2@7 e2 b1@2 e1@2 e2@2 e1 ~", S: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 e2@6 ~ e2",
  T: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 d2@5 ~ d2@2", U: "e2@6 e1@4 e2@3 e1 e2@2", V: "c2@3 c2 g1 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 b1 a1 ~", W: "[e1@7 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.5)

// chords · piano
const piano = note("<~@16 A ~@16 B C D E ~@4 F G H I J K L M ~@4 B C D E D E D E D E D E N@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 [d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,a4]!2 [d4,g4]@2 [d4,a4]@2 ~, ~@8 b4@3 ~@5", // D G5 D5
  B: "e4@2 ~ a3 [c4,e4]@2 [g#3,c4,e4]@2, a2 ~, [a3,c4]@5 c4@3 g#3 ~@7, ~ e4 ~@2", // C G#aug Am
  C: "[g3,c4,e4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@4 ~@3 d4 [d4,f#4,a4]@4, ~ d3, ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~, ~@5 a3@3", // C D
  D: "e3@2 ~@2 e3@2 ~@5 g#3 [g#3,b3,e4]@4, [e2,g#3,b3]@3 [e2,e3]@5, ~ e3 ~ [g#3,b3]@3 ~@2, ~@3 b2@7 b2@6", // E G#m
  E: "g3@3 ~@3 g4@4 ~@3 c4 ~@2, [e3,b3]@7 ~, [c3,e4,g4]@3 [c3,e4]@4 ~, ~@3 g3@7 [d4,g4]@4 ~@2, ~@2 c4@4 g3 ~", // E5 C G5
  F: "~@4 e4@2 ~@3 e4@2 ~ e4 e4@3, [e2,g3], [e3,b3]@7 e3@9, ~ [g4,b4]@2 [g4,b4], ~@6 e4@2 b3@3 b3@5", // Em E5 G
  G: "c4@2 ~@4 g4@2 ~ g4@2 ~@3 c4@2, c3, e4@8 g3 c4@3 [d4,g4]@4, g4@4 g3@2 d4@5 g3@5, ~@2 g3 c4@6 e4@7", // G5
  H: "[e3,g3,b3]@2 e3 ~@4 e4, e2@6 e3@7 g4@3, ~ [g3,b3]@3, ~@7 e2@9, ~@10 e4 g4 b4@4", // Em G
  I: "e3@2 ~@6 [c#4,e4]@2 ~ a3 [a2,a3] [b2,b3]@2 ~, e4@7 a3@4 ~@5, [a2,c#4]@5 c#4@3 ~@2 [c#4,e4]@2 ~@4, a3 ~ a3@2 a3@2 a2@6 ~@4, ~@3 e3@9 ~@4", // C#m A B A C#m
  J: "c3@4 ~@3 b3 ~@4 [b3,e4,g4]@4, [b3,e4,g4]@2 [b3,e4,g4] ~, [e3,g3]@5 e3@11, ~ c3@3, ~@3 g3@2 g3@3", // Em
  K: "d4@6 d4!2 ~@4 a4@4, b2, [f#4,a4]@5 e4@3, ~ d4, ~@10 a4 f#4@5", // F#m
  L: "~@3 c5, g3@7 a4 c5 e5 c5 [g4,a4]@5, [c4,e4]@5 c4@11, ~ a3@3, ~@3 e4@5", M: "[d4,a4,d5,f#5,a5]@13 ~@3",
  N: "[[e2,g#3,b3,e4]@29 ~@3]/2", // E
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.5).pan(0.3)

// other · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C ~@4 D E F G ~@8 D E F G ~@11 H I A B C D E F G ~@10 J K L M N O P Q R S T ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 e4@3 ~ e4 ~ e4!2 ~ d4@2 c4@3", B: "b3@9 ~@7", C: "~@2 a4@3 a4@3 g4@6 f#4 ~", D: "~@5 e4@2 e4@8 ~",
  E: "~@6 a4@2 ~ a4@2 g4 a4 g4@3", F: "f#4 e4@10 ~@5", G: "~@5 a3@2 c#4 e4 c#4 e4@2 g4@3 ~",
  H: "~ d3 e3 g3!2 ~ g3 ~ a3@2 a3 ~ g3 e3 d3 ~", I: "d3@5 ~@3", J: "~@6 b4@3 b4@7", K: "~@2 e4@7 d4 e4 d4@3 ~@2",
  L: "~@2 a4@2 ~ a4 ~ a4!2 ~ a4!3 ~ a4!2", M: "a4 g4@7 ~ g4 f#4 g4 f#4 e4@3", N: "~@2 e5@7 ~ f#5 d5@2 e5@3",
  O: "c5@2 b4 g4@5 ~ g4 a4 g4 a4@3 ~, ~@3 a4 ~@12", P: "a4@9 e4@2 ~ e4@2 f#4 e4", Q: "g4@8 ~ g4 f#4 e4@3 d4 ~",
  R: "~@9 b3 ~ b3!2 c#4 ~ b3", S: "c4@6 b3@3 a3@3 g3@2 a3 ~", T: "f#4",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.57).pan(0.6)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "Acoustic Guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P E F G H I J K L M N O Q R S T U V W X Y A B C D I J K L M N O Q R S T U V W X Y X Y
  X Y X Y X Y Z@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2@2 g3@2 g3@2 ~ b3 ~@2 g3@2 g3@2 g3@2, ~ [b3,d4] ~ [c4,e4], ~@3 g3 c3@4", // Bm C
  B: "~@4 d4@2 ~ d4 ~@5 e4@3, d3@6 d3@4 d4 d3@5, ~ [f#3,a3]@3, ~ g4, ~@8 d4 f#4@7", // F#m
  C: "[g2,g3] ~ g3@2 g3@2 ~ c3 g3@2 g3@2 ~@2 [g3,e4]@2, ~@2 g2@6 ~@5 c3@3, ~@2 [b3,d4]@2 ~ [c4,e4]@2 ~, ~@3 g3 ~@2 g3 ~", // G C Bm C
  D: "~@11 d4 ~@2 e4@2, d3@6 d3@3 f#4@7, ~ [f#3,a3]@3, ~@4 d4@6 d3@3 d3@3, ~ g4", // F#m
  E: "[g2,g3,b3] ~ [g3,b3]@4 [g3,b3]@2 c3@2 ~@2 g3@2 g3@2, ~ g2@3 ~ g3 [c4,e4]@2, ~@11 c3@5", // G C
  F: "[d3,f#3,a3] ~ [d3,a3,d4]@6 f#3@2 ~@2 f#3 [f#3,a3,d4]@3, ~@8 [a3,d4]@5 ~@3, ~@11 d3@5", // D D5 D D5
  G: "[g2,g3,b3] ~ [g2,g3,b3]@6 c3 ~ c3@2 ~@3 g3, ~@3 [g3,c4,e4], ~@7 c3", // G C
  H: "~@2 f#3@2 [a3,d4]@3 ~ [f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~@2 [f#3,a3,d4] [f#3,a3,d4]@3, d3@7 d3@4 d3@5, ~@2 f#3 ~@2 [f#3,a3,d4] ~@2", // D5 D
  I: "[e2,g3,b3]@2 e3@2 e3 ~ [e3,g3,b3]!2, e3 ~ [g3,b3]@3 [e3,g3,b3] ~@2, ~@11 e2@5", // Em G Em
  J: "~@4 c4@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 g3 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3, c3@7 c3@4 g3@2 ~@3, ~@2 g3 ~@2 [c4,e4] c3@2", // C
  K: "[e3,g3,b3]@4 b3@3 ~ [e3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]@3 ~ [e3,g3,b3]@2, e2@7 e2@6 e2@3, ~@2 g3@3 ~@3, ~@2 e3 ~@5", // Em E5 Em
  L: "e3@3 ~@5 a3@2 ~@3 a2@2 ~, a2@7 a2@5 a3@3 ~, ~@3 e3@7 a3 e3@4 ~, ~@4 g3@11 ~, ~@4 [c#4,e4]@6 [c#4,e4]@5 ~", // C#m
  M: "[g3,e4]@4 [b3,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@2 g3@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,e4]@2, c4, c3@7 c3@5 g3@2 ~@2, ~@4 g3@2 ~@4 [b3,e4]@3 c3@3", // C E5 Em E5
  N: "d4@4 d4@3 ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@2 b3@2 ~@2 b3@2, b2@7 b2@5 b3@2 ~@2, ~ a3@3, ~@2 f#4 ~@2 d4@3, ~@10 f#4@3 b2@3", // Bm
  O: "[g3,c4,e4]@4 g3@2 ~@2 g3@2 g3@2 ~ g3@3, a2@7 a2@5 a2@4, ~@2 [c4,e4]@3 [c4,e4]@3", // C
  P: "[d3,f#3,a3,d4]@6 ~@2 [d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,a4]!2 [d4,g4]@2 [d4,a4]@2 ~, ~@8 b4@3 ~@5", Q: "[d3,f#3,a3,d4]@3 ~@5",
  R: "[a3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,c4] a3 [g#3,c4,e4]@2 g#3!2, a2 ~, ~ e4 ~ [c4,e4]", // Am G#aug C
  S: "[b3,e4]@4 [g3,b3,e4]@3 ~@8 f#4, ~@7 d3@5 f#4@2 a4@2, ~@5 a3@3, ~@11 d4@5, ~@13 d3@3", // E5 Em
  T: "g3@2 ~ g3 g3@2 g3@2 d4@4 f#3@2 f#3@2, ~@2 g2@6 f#3 ~@3 [b3,d4]@4, ~ [b3,d4] a3@2", // Bm
  U: "[g#3,b3]@3 ~ [g#3,b3]@2 ~@2 [e3,b3]@2 b3@2 ~@2 [e3,g#3,b3] ~, e2@6 d3@9 ~, [b2,e3] ~@2 b2@12 ~, ~@4 e3@2 b3 e2@3 [e2,g#3]@3 e2@2 ~, ~@6 g#3@4 ~@2 [f#3,b3]@3 ~", // G#m E5 E E5 E B5
  V: "[a3,c4,e4]@4 [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ g#3@2 g#3@2 g#3@2 g#3@2, a2@2 [c4,e4]!2", // Am C
  W: "[g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@13 d4, ~@2 g3@2 e4@3 d3@3 e4@3 f#4@3, ~@3 [c4,e4]@2 c4@3 ~ d4@5 e4@2, ~@4 g3@2 g3@2 a3@3 d3@5, ~@3 a3", // C
  X: "~@2 [e3,g#3,b3]@3 [e3,g#3,b3]@3 ~@3 e3 [e3,g#3,b3] [e3,g#3,b3]@3, ~@2 [e3,g#3,b3] ~, ~@5 e2@3", // E
  Y: "[c3,e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@2 b3@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3]@3 [c3,e3,g3,b3]@3 [c3,e3,g3,b3] [c3,e3,g3,b3]@2 ~, ~ b3 ~@6, ~@3 [c3,e3,g3]@3 ~@10", // Cmaj7 C
  Z: "[[e3,g#3,b3,e4]@19 ~@13]/2", // E
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.5).pan(0.3)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "Acoustic Guitar" · soft notes
const acoustic_guitar_steel_2 = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C ~ D ~ E F G H I J K J ~@2 D ~ E F G H I J K J ~ L ~ M N O ~@4 A B C F G H I J K J ~ L ~ M N O ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ f#3 ~@6", B: "~@4 c4 ~@2 c4", C: "~ f#3 ~@4 d4@2", D: "~@2 f#3@4 ~ d3@3 f#3@2 ~@4, ~@3 f#3 ~@4",
  E: "~@3 f#3 ~@4", F: "~@3 e2@8 ~@5, ~ e3 ~@6", G: "~ g3 ~ g3 ~@4", H: "~@3 e3 ~@4", I: "~ a3@2 a3 ~@4",
  J: "~@3 g3 ~@4", K: "b3@3 [b3,f#4] ~@3 f#4, f#4 ~@3, a3 ~@15", L: "~@7 c4 ~@8, ~@3 c4 ~@4", M: "~@5 f#3 ~@2",
  N: "~@2 e3@2 ~@7 e3@3 ~@2", O: "~@7 [a3,c4,e4] ~@8",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.29).pan(0.3)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@17 A B C D E F E G H I J K ~@8 L M L N E F E G H I J K ~@4 O P Q@2 R@6 S@2 T@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,b3,d4] [g3,c4,e4]", B: "[a3,d4,f#4]", C: "[g3,b3,d4,b4] [g3,c4,e4,c5]",
  D: "d5@8 f#5@4 a5@3 ~, [a3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", E: "[g4,b4,e5]", F: "[g4,c5,e5]", G: "[g4,c#5,e5]@15 ~", H: "[c4,e4,g4,b4]",
  I: "[b3,d4,f#4,a4]", J: "[a3,c4,e4,a4]@15 ~", K: "[d3,a3,f#4]@15 ~", L: "g5 e5", M: "d5", N: "d5@7 ~",
  O: "[a4,c5,e5] [g#4,c5,e5]", P: "[g4,c5,e5]@8 [d4,f#4,a4]@7 ~",
  Q: "[~@2 a5@7 g#5 a5 g#5 a5 g#5 e5 ~@3 b5@7 c6@3 b5@3 ~, [g#3,b3,e4]@15 b4@3 ~@14, ~@16 [g3,c4,e4]@15 ~]/2", // E C
  R: "[~@2 a5@7 g#5 a5 g#5 a5 g#5 e5 ~@3 b5@7 c6@3 b5@3 ~, [g#3,b3,e4]@15 b4@3 ~@14, ~ [g3,b3,e4]]/2", // E Em
  S: "[~@2 a5@7 g#5 a5 g#5 a5 g#5 e5 ~@3 b5@7 c6@3 b5@3 ~, [g#3,b3,e4]@15 b4@3 ~@14, ~@16 [g3,b3,e4]@15 ~]/2", // E Em
  T: "[[e3,b3,g#4]@7 ~]/2", // E
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.16)

// chords · pad poly · "Synth"
const pad_poly = note("<~ A@2 B@2 ~@4 C D C E ~@8 C D C E ~@12 A@2 B@2 C D C E ~@22>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[b3,g4]@8 f4@8 f#4@15 ~, ~@8 d5@23 ~]/2", B: "[[b3,g4,b4,d5]@4 [f4,f5,a5]@4 [f#4,f#5,a5]@7 ~, ~@4 d5@11 ~]/2",
  C: "[e4,g4,b4]", D: "g4@7 ~", E: "[e4,a4]@15 ~",
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.19)

// chords · pad poly · "Synth" · soft notes
const pad_poly_soft = note("<~@10 A ~ B ~@9 A ~ B ~@17 A ~ B ~@22>".pickRestart({
  A: "[c4,e4]@7 ~", B: "c#4@7 ~",
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.13)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A B A B A C ~@4 A B D@2 A B A B A B A E A B F C ~@4 A B D@10 G ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", B: "x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~@5", C: "x ~@14 x", D: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", E: "x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x ~@2",
  F: "x ~@7 x ~ x ~@4 x", G: "x",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ A@15 B A@10 C ~@4 D A@2 E F A@7 G A@3 ~@4 D A@2 E F E F E F E F E H ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@4 x ~@6 x ~@4", D: "~@15 x", E: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", F: "~ x ~@2",
  G: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~", H: "~@4 x ~@9 x!2",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@16 A ~@10 B ~@4 C ~@2 D E ~@7 F ~@7 C ~@2 D E D E D E D E D G ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x ~@2", B: "~@5 x ~ x", C: "~@10 x!5 ~", D: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@4 x ~@3 x!2", E: "~@3 x ~@6 x!2 ~@4",
  F: "~@7 x ~@3 x ~@4", G: "~@3 x ~@6 x ~ x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.14)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@27 A ~@7 B C ~@7 D ~@2 E ~@7 B C B C B C B C B@2 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", D: "~ x", E: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@16 B A@11 B@5 A@3 C A@11 B@5 A@3 C A C A C A C A C ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x!3",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B@2 ~ A B A B A B A B A B@2 ~@5 A B A@3 B A B A B A B A B A ~@5 A B A@10 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@27 A ~@7 B C ~@7 D ~@2 E ~@7 B C B C B C B C B F ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@4 x ~@8 x ~@2", C: "~@2 x ~@4 x", D: "~@5 x ~@2", E: "~@13 x ~@2", F: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@2 B ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@2 B ~@5 A ~ B ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ C ~ A ~ B ~@5 A ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~
  B@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x", C: "~@13 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@27 A ~@8 B ~@19 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x ~@2", B: "~@15 x", C: "~@10 x!2 ~@4",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@35 [~@3 x ~@4]!2 ~@7 [~@13 x ~@2] ~@10 [~@3 x ~@4]!10 x ~>").gain(0.71)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@16 A ~@11 A ~@16 B@2 C A ~@16 A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!8", C: "x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.71)

stack(
  bass, piano, overdriven_guitar, acoustic_guitar_steel, acoustic_guitar_steel_2, string_ensemble_1, pad_poly,
  pad_poly_soft, kick, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride
)

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