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House Arrest

Bryan Adams

KeyG majorTempo116 bpm
0:00/0:00
// House Arrest — Bryan Adams
// 116 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 2 acoustic guitar steel (copy of ch 1 overdriven guitar)
// note: Full arrangement: all 110 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(116/4)

// 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 · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C B A B C B A B C B A B C B A B C B A B C B D@6 E F G@6 H@3 A B C B A B C B A B C B A B C B A B C B D@6 E F
  G@6 H@3 I J I K I L M@2 G@6 N@4 G@4 H@3 A B C O@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ [g2,d3,g3,d4,g4]@2 [g2,d3,g3,d4,g4]!3 ~@2", B: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]!2 [g3,b3,d4,g4] [g2,d3,g3,d4,g4]@3 ~@2",
  C: "~ [g3,c4,d4,g4]!4 [g3,b3,d4,g4] ~@2", D: "[[f2,c3,f3] [g2,d3,g3] ~@4 [g2,d3,g3] [c3,g3,c4]@9]/2",
  E: "[d3,a3,d4]!8", F: "[d3,a3,d4]!5 ~ [d3,a3,d4]!2",
  G: "[[g2,d3,g3]!3 [d3,a3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4]!2 [e2,b2,e3]@2 [e2,b2,e3]!2 [c3,g3,c4]@2 [c3,g3,c4]!3]/2", // G5 D5 E5 C5
  H: "[[g2,d3,g3]!3 [d3,a3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4]!2 [e2,b2,e3]@2 [e2,b2,e3]!2 [c3,g3,c4]@13]/3", // G5 D5 E5 C5
  I: "[b2,f#3,b3]!2 [a2,e3,a3] [b2,f#3,b3] ~@4", J: "~@3 [e2,b2,e3,b3,e4]@5", K: "~@3 [a2,e3,a3]@5",
  L: "~@2 [e3,g3,b3] [a2,e3,a3]@5", M: "[b2,f#3,b3]!8",
  N: "[[g2,d3,g3]!3 [d3,a3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4]!2 [e2,b2,e3]@2 [e2,b2,e3]!2 g3@5 [g2,d3,g3]!2 [g2,d3] [d3,a3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4]!2 [e2,b2,e3]@2 [e2,b2,e3]!2 [c3,g3,c4]@2 [c3,g3,c4]!3, ~@11 [c3,c4]@13 ~@8, ~@9 g3@3 ~@4]/4", // G5 D5 E5 G5 D5 E5 C5 C
  O: "[[d3,a3,d4,f#4]!2 [g3,b3,d4,g4] [g2,d3,g3,d4,g4]@9 ~@4]/2", // D G G5
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.4).pan(0)

// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~@26 A@6 B C D E D E D E D F@2 G H I H G H I H G H I H G H I H G H I H A@6 B C D E D E D E D F@2 J K J L J M N@2 D E D
  E D E D O@2 E D E D E D F@2 G H I H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f1 g1 ~@4 g1 c2@9]/2", B: "d2!8", C: "d2!5 ~ d2!2", D: "g1!3 d2!4 e1", E: "e1!3 c2!5", F: "[e1!3 c2@13]/2",
  G: "~ g1@2 g1!3 ~@2", H: "d2!2 g1 g1@3 ~@2", I: "~ c2!4 g1 ~@2", J: "b1!2 a1 b1 ~@4", K: "~@3 e1@5", L: "~@3 a1@5",
  M: "~@2 e1 a1@5", N: "b1!8", O: "[e1!3 ~@5 g1!3 d2!4 e1, ~@3 c2@13]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.57).pan(0.4)

// chords · drawbar organ
const drawbar_organ = note("<~@34 A@6 B@3 ~@28 A@6 B@3 ~@8 A@6 C@4 A@4 B@3 ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[d4,g4,d5,g5]@3 [d4,a4,d5]@4 [e4,b4,e5]@4 [c4,g4,c5]@5]/2", // G5 D5 E5 C5
  B: "[[d4,g4,d5,g5]@3 [d4,a4,d5]@4 [e4,b4,e5]@4 [c4,g4,c5]@13]/3", // G5 D5 E5 C5
  C: "[[d4,g4,d5,g5]@3 [d4,a4,d5]@4 [e4,b4,e5]@4 g4@5 [d4,d5,g5]@3 [d4,a4,d5]@4 [e4,b4,e5]@4 [c4,g4,c5]@5, ~@11 [c4,c5]@13 ~@8, ~@2 g4 ~]/4", // G5 D5 E5 G5 D5 E5 C5 C
})).s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.25).pan(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@5 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@6 C D A@12 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@6 C D A@37 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", C: "x!8", D: "x!5 ~@3", E: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@5 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B C A C A C A@2 C A@7 D E A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B C A C A C A@2 C A@7 D E A@15
  D A@7 D E A@3 F ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~ x ~@7 x!3 ~", C: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", D: "x!2 ~ x ~@2 x ~", E: "~@2 x ~ x!3 ~@5 x!3 ~",
  F: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  A@5 B A@3 C A@3 B A@3 C A@3 B A@3 C D A D A D A@10 E ~ A@3 C A@3 B A@3 C A@3 B A@3 C D A D A D A@10 E ~ A@15 E A@7 E ~
  A@3 F ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "~ x!3 ~@4", C: "x!4 ~@2 x ~", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", E: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~", F: "x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct(`<
  A@5 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@16 ~ A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@16 ~ A@24 ~ A@3 C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!2 ~ x", C: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.48)

stack(overdriven_guitar, bass, drawbar_organ, kick, snare, ride, cowbell)

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