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Please Mister Postman

Carpenters

KeyD majorTempo130 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Please Mister Postman — Carpenters
// 130 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 4 "Main Melody" tenor sax (copy of ch 2 "Main Melody" tenor sax)
// note: Full arrangement: all 97 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(130/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · [...]/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 · "Honkytonk Piano"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@5 A@2 B C D@2 E F A G H I J K L M A G B C N O P M Q R S B N O E@2 G A B C D@2 L M G A B@2 D@2 E M A@2 I@2 N O ~@2
  T@2 S@2 J@2 ~@2 T@2 S@2 N O ~@2 U@2 I@2 D@2 ~@2 G A V I N O ~@2 Q R S@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@4 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@4 [a3,d4,f#4]@2", // D
  B: "~@2 [f#3,b3,d4] [f#3,b3,d4]@2 ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]@4 [f#3,b3,d4]@2", // Bm
  C: "~@2 [f#3,b3,d4] [f#3,b3,d4]@3 [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]@4 [f#3,b3,d4]@2", // Bm
  D: "~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]", // G
  E: "~ [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]!2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]", F: "~ [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@4",
  G: "~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]", // D
  H: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@4 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@4 [b3,d4,f#4]@2", // Bm
  I: "~@2 [f#3,b3,d4]@4 [f#3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@4 [f#3,b3,d4]@2", // Bm
  J: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@2", // G
  K: "~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]", // G
  L: "~@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@2", // A
  M: "~ [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~@2", // A
  N: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4] [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@2", // G
  O: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4] [g3,b3,d4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@2", // G
  P: "~ [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]", // A
  Q: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@4 [a3,d4,f#4]@2", // D
  R: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@4 [a3,d4,f#4]@2", // D
  S: "~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]!2 [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]", // Bm
  T: "~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]!2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]", // D
  U: "~ [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]!2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]", // D
  V: "~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]", // Bm
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.25).pan(0.1)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "Steel Guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@5 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E A@2 B F C@2 G H I A J B C@2 K L A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 A@2 J B M C D H A@2 B@2 C@2 D H A@2 B@2 C@2 ~@2
  A@2 J B C@2 ~@2 A@2 B@2 M C ~@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 ~@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 ~@2 A@2 B@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,d4,a4]!8", B: "[f#3,b3,f#4]!8", C: "[b3,d4,b4]!8", D: "[e3,a3,e4]!8",
  E: "[e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]!2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 ~@8", // A5
  F: "[f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]!2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2", // B5
  G: "[e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]!2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2", // A5
  H: "[e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]!2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 ~@4", // A5
  I: "[a3,d4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,a4] [a3,a4] [a3,d4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,a4]@2", // D5 A D5
  J: "[f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4] [f#3,f#4] [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@2", // B5 F# B5
  K: "[e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]!2 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,e4]@2", // A5
  L: "[e3,a3,e4]!6 ~@2", // A5
  M: "[b3,d4,b4]@2 [b3,d4,b4] [b3,b4] [b3,d4,b4]@2 [b3,d4,b4]@2 [b3,d4,b4]@2 [b3,d4,b4]@2 [b3,d4,b4]@2 [b3,d4,b4]@2", // Bm B Bm
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.3).pan(0.9)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Fingered Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D E F G H I J K L M F N H I J O P Q R S H I T C L M F U H I J V W Q R X H I B Y L Z AA U H I B V AB Q F X
  H@2 B V L AC F X H I B V AB Q F X H@2 B V L AC F X H I B V AB Q F X H@2 B V L AC
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 [f2,f3] [e2,e3] [d#2,d#3]", B: "[d2,d3]@3 d3 a2@3 a2", C: "d2@3 d2 a2@2 d2 c#2", D: "b1@3 b1 f#2@3 g2",
  E: "b2@3 b2 f#2@2 b2 a2", F: "g2@3 g2 d2@4", G: "g2@3 g2 d2@2 g2 d2", H: "a2!8", I: "a2!5 [f2,f3] [e2,e3] [d#2,d#3]",
  J: "[d2,d3]@3 d3 a2@4", K: "d2@3 d2 a2 d2 c#2@2", L: "b1@3 b1 f#2@3 f#2", M: "b2@3 b2 f#2 b2 a2 g#2",
  N: "g2@3 e2@2 g2@2 g#2", O: "d2@2 a2 d2@2 a2 c#2@2", P: "b1@3 b2 f#2@4", Q: "b2@2 f#2 b2@2 f#2 b2 a2",
  R: "g2@3 g2 d2@2 d2@2", S: "g2@2 d2 g2@2 d2 g2 d2", T: "[d2,d3]@3 d3 a2@2 a2@2", U: "g2@3 d2@3 g2 g#2",
  V: "d2@2 a2 d2@2 a2 d2 c#2", W: "b1@3 b1 a2@4", X: "g2@2 d2 g2@2 d2 g2 g#2", Y: "d2@3 a2@2 d2 c#2 c2",
  Z: "b2@2 b2@2 f#2 b2 a2 f#2", AA: "g2@3 g2 d2@3 d2", AB: "b1@3 b1 f#2@4", AC: "b2@2 f#2 b2 f#2!2 b2 a2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.45)

// other · trumpet
const trumpet = note(`<
  A B@2 C@2 D E F G H I J K ~@16 L M N O P Q R S T U@2 V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE@2 AF AG AH AI AH AI AH AI ~@2 AH AI AH
  AI AH AJ ~@2 AH AI AH AI AH AI ~@2 AH AI AH AI AH AJ ~@2 AH AI AH AI AH AI ~@2 AK AL AK AM
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 a4", B: "[a4@7 a#4]/2", C: "[[f#4,b4]@10 ~@3 f4 e4 d#3]/2", D: "~ a4!4 a4@3", E: "[f#4,a4] b4@2 a4 ~@4",
  F: "~ b4!7", G: "b4@2 c#5 b4 ~@4", H: "~@2 b4!2 b4@3 b4", I: "[g4,b4] b4 c#5 b4 ~@4", J: "~@2 c#5!2 c#5@2 c#5!2",
  K: "c#5!4 ~@4", L: "~ d5!4 d5@3", M: "d5 e5@2 d5 ~@4", N: "~ d5!7", O: "d5@2 e5 d5 ~@4", P: "~@2 d5!2 d5@3 d5",
  Q: "d5!2 e5 d5 ~@4", R: "~@2 e5!2 e5@2 e5!2", S: "e5!2 f#5 e5 ~@4", T: "~ f#4!3 a4 f#4@2 d4",
  U: "[f#4@2 d4 f#4@3 e4 d4@2 b3 d4 b3 d4@2 d4 b3]/2", V: "f#4 e4 d4 e4 b3 d4@3", W: "~ g4!3 g4@3 d4",
  X: "g4!2 g4@2 a4@2 g4@2", Y: "~ a4!2 f#4 a4@2 ~ f#4", Z: "b4 a4 f#4 a4@3 a4@2", AA: "~ b4!2 a4 b4@2 f#4@2",
  AB: "f#4 d4 ~ f#4 ~ e4 d4 e4", AC: "f#4 e4 f#4 d4@2 ~ b3 d4", AD: "f#4@2 e4 d4 ~ e4 d4 e4",
  AE: "[f#4@2 f#4 e4 d4 d4@6 f#4@2 a4 f#4@2]/2", AF: "a4@2 f#4!2 a4@2 f#4@2", AG: "~@2 a4 f#4 ~ a4 b4 a4",
  AH: "~@2 d5 ~@3 d5!2", AI: "d5!4 e5@2 d5@2", AJ: "d5!4 e5@2 d5 ~", AK: "~@2 f#4 ~@3 f#4!2", AL: "f#4!4 g4@2 f#4@2",
  AM: "f#4!4 f#4@2 f#4@2",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.5).pan(0.2)

// other · tuba
const tuba = note(`<
  A B@2 C@2 D E F G H I J K ~@16 L M N O P Q R S T U@2 V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE@2 AF AG AH AI AJ AK AJ AK ~@2 AH AI AJ
  AK AJ AL ~@2 AH AI AJ AK AJ AK ~@2 AH AI AJ AK AJ AL ~@2 AM AN AM AO AP AQ ~@2 AR AS AR AS
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 a3", B: "[f#4@7 a#3]/2", C: "[d4@10 ~@3 f3 e3 d#2]/2", D: "~ f#4!4 f#4@3", E: "f#4 g4@2 f#4 ~@4",
  F: "~ f#4!7", G: "f#4@2 f#4!2 ~@4", H: "~@2 g4!2 g4@3 g4", I: "g4!2 a4 g4 ~@4", J: "~@2 a4!2 a4@2 a4!2",
  K: "a4!4 ~@4", L: "~ a4!4 a4@3", M: "a4 b4@2 a4 ~@4", N: "~ b4!7", O: "b4@2 c#5 b4 ~@4", P: "~@2 b4!2 b4@3 b4",
  Q: "b4!2 c#5 b4 ~@4", R: "~@2 c#5!2 c#5@2 c#5!2", S: "c#5!2 d5 c#5 ~@4", T: "~ f#4!3 a4 f#4@2 d4",
  U: "[f#4@2 d4 f#4@3 e4 d4@2 b3 d4 b3 d4@2 d4 b3]/2", V: "f#4 e4 d4 e4 b3 d4@3", W: "~ g4!3 g4@3 d4",
  X: "g4!2 g4@2 a4@2 g4@2", Y: "~ a4!2 f#4 a4@2 ~ f#4", Z: "b4 a4 f#4 a4@3 a4@2", AA: "~ b4!2 a4 b4@2 f#4@2",
  AB: "f#4 d4 ~ f#4 ~ e4 d4 e4", AC: "f#4 e4 f#4 d4@2 ~ b3 d4", AD: "f#4@2 e4 d4 ~ e4 d4 e4",
  AE: "[f#4@2 f#4 e4 d4 d4@6 f#4@2 a4 f#4@2]/2", AF: "a4@2 f#4!2 a4@2 f#4@2", AG: "~@2 a4 f#4 ~ a4 b4 a4",
  AH: "~@2 a4 ~@3 a4!2", AI: "a4!4 b4@2 a4@2", AJ: "~@2 b4 ~@3 b4!2", AK: "b4!4 c#5@2 b4@2", AL: "b4!4 c#5@2 b4 ~",
  AM: "~@2 f#4 ~@3 f#4!2", AN: "f#4!4 g4@2 f#4@2", AO: "f#4!4 f#4@2 f#4@2", AP: "~@2 g4 ~@3 g4!2", AQ: "g4!4 a4@2 g4@2",
  AR: "~@2 d5 ~@3 d5!2", AS: "d5!4 e5@2 d5@2",
})).s("gm_tuba").gain(0.49).pan(0.2)

// other · french horn
const french_horn = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 ~ C ~@3 D ~@18 E F G H I J K L ~@3 M ~ D ~@3 M ~@2 N ~@3 O P O Q R S ~@2 O P O Q R T ~@2 O P O Q R S ~@2 U V
  W X W Y ~@2 Z V W X W X ~@2 Z V W X
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4@7 ~]/2", B: "[b3@5 ~@3]/2", C: "[f#4,a4] ~@7", D: "g4 ~@7", E: "~ f#4!4 f#4@3", F: "f#4 g4@2 f#4 ~@4",
  G: "~ f#4!7", H: "f#4@2 f#4!2 ~@4", I: "~@2 g4!2 g4@3 g4", J: "g4!2 a4 g4 ~@4", K: "~@2 a4!2 a4@2 a4!2",
  L: "a4!4 ~@4", M: "f#4 ~@7", N: "f#4 ~@3", O: "~@2 f#4 ~@3 f#4!2", P: "f#4!4 g4@2 f#4@2", Q: "f#4!4 f#4@2 f#4@2",
  R: "~@2 g4 ~@3 g4!2", S: "g4!4 a4@2 g4@2", T: "g4!4 a4@2 g4 ~", U: "~@2 f#4 ~@3 a4!2", V: "a4!4 b4@2 a4@2",
  W: "~@2 b4 ~@3 b4!2", X: "b4!4 c#5@2 b4@2", Y: "b4!4 c#5@2 b4 ~", Z: "~@2 a4 ~@3 a4!2",
})).s("gm_french_horn").gain(0.5).pan(0.2)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ A ~ A ~ B@8 C@16 B@8 C@16 B@16 C@16 B@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2", C: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x",
})).gain(0.28)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@13 [~ x ~ x]!16 ~@8 [~ x ~ x]!16 ~@16 [~ x ~ x]!16 ~@12>").gain(0.24)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@5 A@7 B A C A D A@3 C A@5 C A E A@3 F A@3 C A@3 C A C A D A C A E A@3 E A@5 B A@3 B A@5 B A@3 C A D A C A C A@5 E
  A@5 B A@3 B A@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", D: "~@4 x ~@5 x!5 ~", E: "~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x!5",
  F: "~@4 x ~@3 x!8",
})).gain(0.24)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@12 A ~@11 A ~@33 A ~@9 A ~@28>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!3",
})).gain(0.24)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~ B C@7 B C@7 B C@11 B C@3 B C B C@5 B C B C B C@9 B C@9 B C@5 B C@9 B C@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x!7", C: "x!8",
})).gain(0.28)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@3 B C@7 B C@7 B C@11 B C@3 B C B C@5 B C B C B C@9 B C@9 B C@5 B C@9 B C@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2 ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.12)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@13 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!16 ~@8 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!16 ~@16 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!16 ~@12>")
  .gain(0.12)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@13 A B C B D B C E F G E H I H@2 J ~@8 D A@2 K ~ H D J L M J L D ~ H D ~@16 I F ~ B L C B H N I K N K@2 A@2 ~@12
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@7 x ~@4", B: "~@7 x ~@8", C: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4", D: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@8", E: "~@7 x ~@3 x ~@3 x",
  F: "~@3 x ~@11 x", G: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@7 x", H: "~@15 x", I: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x", J: "~@11 x ~@3 x",
  K: "~@7 x ~@7 x", L: "~@3 x ~@12", M: "~@11 x ~@4", N: "~@7 x ~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.08)

// drums · guiro
const guiro = s("guiro:0").struct("<~@5 [~ x ~ x]!92>").gain(8.49)

stack(
  piano, acoustic_guitar_steel, bass, trumpet, tuba, french_horn, kick, rim, snare, clap, hihat, crash, tambourine,
  tambourine_soft, guiro
)

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