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Boot Scootin' Boogie

Brooks & Dunn

KeyD majorTempo129 bpm
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// Boot Scootin' Boogie — Brooks & Dunn
// 129 bpm, 4/4, key D 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 105 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(129/4)

// 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 · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A@8 B C A@2 D@4 A@6 B C A@2 D@4 A E F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 ~@12 A@4 B C A@2 D@4 A E F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 G E F@2 G@2
  F@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H I A J@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2@2 [d2,a3,d4,f#4] f2@2 [f#2,a3,d4,f#4] a2@2 [d2,a3,d4,f#4] b2@2 [a2,a3,d4,f#4]", // D
  B: "g1@2 [g1,b3,d4,g4] a#1@2 [b1,b3,d4,g4] d2@2 [g1,b3,d4,g4] e2@2 [d2,b3,d4,g4]", // G
  C: "g1@2 [g1,b3,d4,g4] a#1@2 [b1,b3,d4,g4] d2@2 [g1,b3,d4,g4] e2@2 [b1,b3,d4,g4]", // G
  D: "a1@2 [a1,a3,c#4,e4] c2@2 [c#2,a3,c#4,e4] e2@2 [a1,a3,c#4,e4] f#2@2 [e2,a3,c#4,e4]", // A
  E: "d2@2 [a3,d4,f#4] e2@2 [a3,d4,f#4] f2@2 [a3,d4,f#4] f#2@2 [a3,d4,f#4]", // D
  F: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4] ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4] [g2,e3,g3,c4,e4] ~ [g2,e3,g3,c4,e4] [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4] ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4] [g2,e3,g3,c4,e4] ~ [g2,e3,g3,c4,e4]", // G C G C
  G: "[d2,a2] ~ [d2,a2] [d2,b2] ~ [d2,b2] [d2,a2] ~ [d2,a2] [d2,b2] ~ [d2,b2]", // D5 G D5 G
  H: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] [a2,f#3,a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a2,f#3,a3,d4,f#4] [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] [a2,f#3,a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a2,f#3,a3,d4,f#4]", // A D A D
  I: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~@11", // A
  J: "[g1@2 [g1,b3,d4,g4] a#1@2 [b1,b3,d4,g4] d2@2 [g1,b3,d4,g4] e2@2 [d2,a3,d4,f#4]@18 ~@7]/3", // G D
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.4)

// bass · electric bass finger · "FINGERDBAS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@8 B C A@2 D@4 A@6 B C A@2 D@4 A E F C A E G C A@2 D@2 A@6 B C A@2 D@2 A@6 B C A@2 D@4 A E F C A E G C A@2 D@2 A E
  F C A E G C A@2 D@2 A@2 D@2 A@2 D H A I@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2@2 d2 f2@2 f#2 a2@2 d2 b2@2 a2", B: "g1@2 g1 a#1@2 b1 d2@2 g1 e2@2 d2", C: "g1@2 g1 a#1@2 b1 d2@2 g1 e2@2 b1",
  D: "a1@2 a1 c2@2 c#2 e2@2 a1 f#2@2 e2", E: "d2 e2 f2 f#2", F: "g2@2 g2 a#1@2 b1 d2@2 g1 e2@2 d2",
  G: "g2@2 g2 a#1@2 b1 d2@2 b1 e2@2 d2", H: "a1 ~@5", I: "[g1@2 g1 a#1@2 b1 d2@2 g1 e2@2 d2@18 ~@7]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.49)

// chords · synth brass 1 · "SYNBRASS 1"
const synth_brass_1 = note("<~@19 A@4 B@2 A C@5 A D E ~@23 A@4 B@2 A C@5 A D E ~@10 D E ~@17 A F@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,d5,f#5,a5] ~@9 [d4,d5,f#5,a5] ~@13", B: "[d4,d5,g5,b5] ~@9 [d4,d5,g5,b5] ~@13",
  C: "[[d4,d5,f#5,a5] ~@9 [d4,d5,f#5,a5] ~@11 [a3,e4,a4,c#5]@40 ~@2 [a3,e4,a4,c#5]@2 ~@4 [a3,e4,a4,c#5]@47 ~@3]/5", // D A
  D: "[d4,d5] [e4,e5] [f4,f5] [f#4,f#5]", E: "[g4,g5]",
  F: "[[d4,d5,g5,b5] ~@9 [d4,d5,g5,b5] ~@11 [d5,f#5,a5]@36 ~@14]/3", // G D
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.24)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano_2 = note(`<
  ~@34 A B C ~@2 D E ~@2 F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S ~@15 A B C ~@2 D E ~@2 F@2 ~ A B C ~@2 D E ~@2 F@2 ~@2 F@2 ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 d5", B: "[g#5,d6] [a5,d6]!5 [g#5,d6] [a5,d6]!2 [a5,d6]@2 [g5,d6]",
  C: "f5 f#5 [d5,f#5,d6]@2 [d5,f#5,d6]@2 [d5,f#5,d6]@2 ~@4, d6@2 ~@4 a4 ~@5", // D
  D: "~ b5 a5 ~ f5@3 f#5@2 ~ b5 ~ d6@2 b5 e5@2 f5@2 f#5@2 a5 b5 ~, d6@2 ~ e5@2 ~@4 a5@2 ~ a5 ~@2 a5 ~@8",
  E: "[a5,d6]@2 b5 a5 ~ f5@2 f#5 a5@2 b5@2 [d5,f#5,a5,b5,d6]@4 ~@8, ~@4 e5@2 ~@6 e6 ~@11", // D5 Bm7
  F: "[d3,d4,f#4] ~ [d3,d4,f#4]@2 b3 a3 [d3,d4,f#4] ~ [d3,d4,f#4]@2 b3 a3", // D
  G: "[d3,d4,f#4] ~ [d3,d4,f#4]@2 b3 a3 [d3,d4,f#4] ~ [d3,d4,f#4]@3 d5", // D
  H: "[d2,a2,g#5,d6] d6 [d2,a2,a5,d6] [d2,b2,a5,d6] [a5,d6] [d2,b2,a5,d6] [d2,a2,g#5,d6] d6 [d2,a2,a5,d6] [a5,d6]@2 [d2,b2,g5,d6], ~@9 [d2,b2] ~@2", // D D5 Bm7 D5 Bm7 D D5 G
  I: "[d2,a2,f5] f#5 [d2,a2] [d2,b2] ~ [d2,b2] [d2,a2] ~ [d2,a2] [d2,b2] ~ [d2,b2], d6 [d5,f#5,d6] ~@4", // Dm D5 G D5 G D
  J: "[d2,a2,g#5,d6] [a5,d6] [d2,a2,a5,d6] [d2,b2,a5,d6] [a5,d6] [d2,b2,a5,d6] [d2,a2,a5,d6] [a5,d6] [d2,a2,a5,d6] [d2,b2,a5,d6] [a5,d6] [d2,b2,a5,d6]", // D D5 Bm7 D5 Bm7 D5 Bm7 D5 …
  K: "[f6,f7]@2 [d2,a2] [d2,b2] ~ [d2,b2] [a5,a6]@2 [d2,a2] [d2,b2] ~ [d2,b2], [d2,a2] ~ [d6,d7]@2 [c6,c7]@2 [d2,a2] ~ [g#5,g#6]@2 [g5,g6]@2", // F D5 G A D5 G D5 D …
  L: "[g2,d3,f5,a5] ~ [g2,d3,f5,a5] [g2,e3,e5] d5 [g2,e3,b4] [g2,d3,f5,a5] ~ [g2,d3,f5,a5] [g2,e3,e5] d5 [g2,e3,b4]", // Dm C Em Dm C Em
  M: "[g2,d3,e3,f5,a5] ~ [g2,d3,f5,a5] [g2,e3,e5] d5 [g2,e3,b4] [g2,d3,f5,a5] ~ [g2,d3,f5,a5] [g2,e3,e5] d5 [g2,e3,b4]", // Dm C Em Dm C Em
  N: "[d2,a2,f5] f#5 [d2,a2,d6] [d2,b2,f5] f#5 [d2,b2,d6] [d2,a2,f5] f#5 [d2,a2,d6] [d2,b2,a4] b4 [d2,b2,d5]", // Dm D5 Bdim G Dm D5 Bm7 G
  O: "[d2,a2,f5,a5] ~ [d2,a2,f5] [d2,b2] ~ [d2,b2] [d2,a2] ~ [d2,a2] [d2,b2,a4] b4 [d2,b2,c5], ~@2 a5@3 f#5@2 ~@5, ~@3 e5@2 [d5,a5]@3 ~@4", // Dm G D5 Bm7 G D5
  P: "[a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] [a2,f#3]@2 [a2,f#3] [a2,e3,c6] c#6 [a2,e3,e5] [a2,f#3,c6,c#6,e6] ~ [a2,f#3,d6,f#6], c5 a5@2 e6 ~@2, ~ c#5@5 ~@6", // A5 D Am A5 F#m7 D
  Q: "[a2,e3]@2 [a5,c#6]@2 [a2,e3,e5]@2 [a2,f#3]@2 ~@2 [a2,f#3,c5]@2 [a2,e3]@2 ~@2 [a2,e3,a4]@2 [a2,f#3]@3 ~ [a2,f#3,d5]@2, e6@4 ~@2 d5@4 e5@11 ~@3, ~@3 c#5 ~@2", // A5 A A5 D F#dim A5 D
  R: "[d2,a2,g#5,d6] [a5,d6] [d2,a2,a5,d6] [d2,b2,a5,d6] [a5,d6] [d2,b2,a5,d6] [d2,a2,a5,d6] [a5,d6] [d2,a2,a5,d6] [a5,d6]@2 [d2,b2,g5,d6], ~@9 [d2,b2] ~@2", // D D5 Bm7 D5 Bm7 D5 G
  S: "[d2,a2,f5] ~ [d2,a2,d5] [d2,b2] ~ [d2,b2] [d2,a2] ~ [d2,a2] [d2,b2] ~ [d2,b2], d6 ~@2, ~ f#5@3 ~@8", // Dm D5 G D5 G
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.45)

// bass · baritone sax · "BARITONSAX"
const bass_2 = note("<A@2 ~@17 B@7 C@8 ~@22 D@8 C@8 ~@9 E@3 ~@16 F@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@23 d2@2 ~@23]/2",
  B: "[~@9 d2@2 ~@12 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 g2@2 ~@8 g2@2 ~@12 g2@2 ~@8 g2@2 ~@12 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 d2]/7",
  C: "[~@9 d2@2 ~@10 a2@38 ~@4 a2@2 ~@4 a2@48 ~@2 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 d2@6 e2@6 f2@6 f#2@6 g2@24 ~]/8",
  D: "[~@23 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 g2@2 ~@8 g2@2 ~@12 g2@2 ~@8 g2@2 ~@12 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 d2]/8",
  E: "[~@23 d2@6 e2@6 f2@6 f#2@6 g2@24 ~]/3", F: "[~@23 d2@2 ~@8 d2@2 ~@12 g2@2 ~@8 g2@2 ~@10 d2@36 ~@15]/5",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.6)

// other · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<A B C@3 ~@100>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ [d4,a4,d5]", B: "[d4,a4,d5]",
  C: "[~@3 [g4,g5]@2 [f4,f5] [g4,g5]@2 [f4,f5] [g4,g5] ~ [a4,a5]@4 [f4,f5]@2 [d4,d5]@8 ~@11]/3", // G F G F G A F D
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ [x!2]!99 x [x!2] [x ~@5 x ~@4 x] ~@2>").gain(0.29)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ A@31 ~ A@37 ~ A@11 ~ A@17 ~ A@2 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.29)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ [x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x]!99 x [x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x]!2 ~@2>").gain(0.24)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@32 [~@6 x!6] ~@37 [~@6 x!6] ~@11 [~@6 x!6] ~@22>").gain(0.34)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@32 [x!6 ~@6] ~@37 [x!6 ~@6] ~@11 [x!6 ~@6] ~@22>").gain(0.39)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~ A ~@31 A ~@11 A ~@25 A ~@11 A ~@17 A B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@11 x",
})).gain(0.24)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@33 [x!4]!24 ~@14 [x!4]!29 x [x!4] [x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x] ~@2>").gain(0.24)

stack(
  piano, bass, synth_brass_1, piano_2, bass_2, electric_guitar_clean, kick, snare, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, crash, ride
)

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