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Yesterday Once More (Reprise)

Carpenters

KeyC majorTempo93 bpm
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// Yesterday Once More (Reprise) — Carpenters
// 93 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 95 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(93/4)

// 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 · fretless bass · "FRETLESS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D C E F G H I J K C L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y@2 Z AA AB AC AD AE AF@2 AG@2 C L AH AI AJ I AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ
  AR AS AT AU AV AW AX W Z AY@2 AZ BA BB BC BD BE BF BG W BH W BI W BJ BK BL W BM W BN W BJ BO@2 W BP W BQ BR BS BT@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2@5 ~ c2@8 g1 g#1", B: "a1@5 ~ a1@4 a2 ~ a2 g2 e2@2", C: "c2@5 ~ c2@6 g1@2 c2@2", D: "d2@4 g1@5 ~@7",
  E: "b1@5 ~ b1@6 g2@2 b1@2", F: "a1@3 a1@5", G: "g1@5 ~ g1@6 g2@2 c2@2", H: "f1@6 c2@2 f2@6 c2 f2",
  I: "e2@5 ~ e2@6 b1@2 e2@2", J: "d2@3 d2@3 a1 d2", K: "g1@5 ~ g1@4 d2@2 g2@4", L: "b1@5 ~ b1@6 g1@2 b1@2",
  M: "a1@3 a1 g1@3 e2", N: "f1@2 d2 b1", O: "a1@5 ~ a1@8 e2 a2", P: "g2@6 g2@7 d2 g1@2", Q: "f1@3 f1 d2@4",
  R: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@4", S: "c2@5 ~ g1@2 c2@4 g1@2 g#1@2", T: "a1@5 ~ a1@4 e2@2 a1@2 b1@2",
  U: "c2@6 g1@2 c2 ~ c2@4 g1@2", V: "a1@6 e2 ~ a2@3 g2 e2@2 d2@2", W: "c2@5 ~ c2@4 g1@2 c2@2 g1@2",
  X: "a1@5 ~ a1@5 ~ a1@2 c2@2", Y: "[d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 e2@2 f2@2 g2@4 g1 ~ g1@3 g1!2 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@2]/2",
  Z: "a1@5 ~ a1@4 e2@4 a1@2", AA: "g#1@5 ~ g#1@4 e2@4 g#1@2", AB: "g1@5 ~ g1@4 e2@4 g1@2",
  AC: "f#1@5 ~ f#1@6 d2@2 f#1@2", AD: "g1@6 d2 ~ g2 ~ g2@3 d2 g1 ~", AE: "g1@3 g2@3 g1@2",
  AF: "[c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@4 g2 ~ c3@7 c2 g2 c3@6 a2 g2@2]/2",
  AG: "[c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g1@2 a1@2 c2@4 g2 ~ g2@6 e2 ~ d2 c2 a1@2]/2", AH: "a1@5 ~ a1@6 e2@2 a1@2",
  AI: "g1@5 ~ g1@6 e2@2 g1@2", AJ: "f1@5 ~ f1@6 c2@2 f2@2", AK: "d2@5 ~ d2@6 a1@2 d2@2",
  AL: "g1 ~ g1@4 g2@3 g1 g2 ~ g2 e2 d2@2", AM: "c2@5 ~ c2@4 c3@4 a2 c2", AN: "b1@2 ~ b1@3 g2 b1",
  AO: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 g1@4 d2@2 g1@2", AP: "f1@5 c2 f2@2 e2@4 b1@4", AQ: "a1@4 e2 ~ a2@7 e2 a1@2",
  AR: "g1@5 ~ g1@4 g2 ~ g2 d2 g1@2", AS: "f1@6 f1@2 d2@5 ~ d2@2", AT: "g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1@4 g1@4",
  AU: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g1@3 ~ g1 g#1", AV: "a1@6 e2 ~ a2@3 e2 a1@2 a1 b1", AW: "c2@5 ~ g1@2 c2 ~ c2@4 g1@2",
  AX: "a1@6 e2 ~ a2@4 g2 e2 d2@2", AY: "[d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 e2@2 f2@2 g2@4 g1 ~ g1@3 g1 g2 ~ g2@3 g1 g2@2]/2",
  AZ: "a1@5 ~ a1@4 a2@3 e2 a1@2", BA: "g#1@5 ~ g#1@6 e2@2 g#1@2", BB: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@6",
  BC: "f#1@4 f#1@6 f#2@2 d2@2 f#1 ~", BD: "g1@6 ~ g1!2 ~ g1@4 d2@2", BE: "g2@8 g1 ~ g1@6",
  BF: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g2@2 c2@2 c3@2", BG: "~ c2 [g2,c3] ~ c3@2 g2@4 [e2,g2] ~ a2 g2 e2 d2",
  BH: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@5 ~ a1 b1", BI: "a1@3 e2 a2@6 g2@2 e2 d2 c2 a1", BJ: "a1@5 ~ a1@4 e2@3 a1 a2@2",
  BK: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 d3 ~ d3@3 a2 g2@2", BL: "~@2 g2@4 d2@3 ~ g2@2 g1@4", BM: "a1@5 ~ a1@4 a2 ~ e2 d2 c2 ~",
  BN: "a1@6 e2 ~ a2@5 g2 e2 d2", BO: "[d2@6 d3 ~ d3@2 c3@2 a2@2 g2@4 g1 ~ g1@4 g2@2 d2@3 ~ g1@2]/2",
  BP: "a1@6 a2 ~ a2@4 g2 e2 d2@2", BQ: "a1 ~ a1@4 e2@2 a2@2 a1@3 ~ a1 b1", BR: "c2@5 ~ c2@4 g1 ~ c2@2 g1@2",
  BS: "a1@6 e2 ~ a2 ~ a2@3 e2 a1@2", BT: "[d2@5 ~ d2@4 a1@2 d2@2 g1@4 g2@4 g1@3 ~ g1@2 d2@2 g1@2]/2",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.2)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H I J K L E M N O P Q R S A B T U V W X Y P Z Q AA AB AC AD AE AF AG E F G H I J K L E M N O P Q R S A B
  T U V W X Y P Z Q AA AB AC AD AH A B T U V W X AI A B T U V W X AI A B T U V W X AI ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c4@15 ~", B: "[a3,c4,e4]@7 ~", C: "c3 g3 a3 g3@3 e3@2", D: "d3 g2 ~@2", E: "[c3,g3]@15 ~", F: "[b2,g3]",
  G: "[a2,e3]", H: "g2@6 e3@2 g3@7 ~", I: "[f3,a3,c4]@15 ~", J: "e3 [g3,b3]@3", K: "d3@6 e3@2 f3@7 ~",
  L: "g3@6 f3@2 d3@7 ~", M: "[b2,g3]@15 ~", N: "[a2,e3] g3", O: "f3 [a3,c4] d4 b3", P: "[a3,c4,e4]@15 ~",
  Q: "[g3,c4,e4]@15 ~", R: "[f3,a3,c4] [d3,f3,a3]", S: "g3@3 ~", T: "c3 g3 a3 g3@3 c4 b3", U: "a3@4 c4@2 b3@2 a3@7 ~",
  V: "c4@7 ~", W: "[a3,c4,e4]@11 ~@5", X: "d3 a3 c4 a3@3 c4 b3", Y: "a3@2 c4 b3 a3@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2",
  Z: "[g#3,c4,e4]@15 ~", AA: "[f#3,a3,c4]@7 ~", AB: "g3@4 e3@2 g3@2 c4@4 a3@3 ~", AC: "[a3,c4] [f3,a3]@3",
  AD: "c3 ~ [g3,b3]@2, ~ e3@3", AE: "c3@2 a3@2 c4 a3 f3@2, ~@2 f3@3 ~@3", AF: "c3 [e3,g3,b3]@3",
  AG: "c3@2 [f3,a3] d3 c3@2 ~@2", AH: "c3 [f3,a3] c4 d4", AI: "a3 b3 c4 d4",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.36)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "SLOWSTRING"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B@2 C D E@2 F@4 G H I J H G H G H K L J M@2 H N O@2 P L Q L R@2 S@2 L Q T@2 U@2 V W K H X@2 Y G H G H K C Z
  AA@2 H N AB C AC J H G AD@2 AE@2 AF@3 G H G H K AG@2 H AH@2 G H G T@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c4@15 ~ b3@16, [e3,g3]]/2", B: "[a3 g3, [e3,c4]]/2", C: "[f3,a3,c4]", D: "[e3,g3,b3]", E: "[f3,a3,c4]/2",
  F: "[c4@16 b3@16 a3@7 g3@8 ~ a3@7 ~ a3@4 g#3@4, e4@55 ~@9, g3@32 c4@23 ~ [b3,d4]@8]/4", G: "[a3,c4,e4]",
  H: "[g3,c4,e4]", I: "[a3,c4,e4] [f3,a3,c4]", J: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]", K: "[a3,c4,e4]@15 ~", L: "[a3,c4,f4]",
  M: "[a3 g#3, [c4,e4]@31 ~]/2", N: "[f#3,a3,c4]", O: "[[g3,e4] [a3,f4], c4]/2", P: "c4@5 b3@3, [g3,e4]",
  Q: "[g3,b3,e4]", R: "[c4 b3, [g3,e4]]/2", S: "[a3 g3, [c4,e4]@31 ~]/2", T: "[[f3,a3,c4]@7 [g3,b3,d4]]/2",
  U: "[c4 b3, [g3,e4]@31 ~]/2", V: "a3@8 g3@7 ~, [c4,e4]", W: "[a3,c4,e4]@7 ~ a3@4 g#3@4, ~ [b3,d4]",
  X: "[[f3,a3,c4]@6 [f3,a3,c4] [g3,b3,d4]]/2", Y: "[g3,c4,e4]@15 ~", Z: "[f3,a3,c4]@2 [f3,a3,c4] [g3,b3,d4]",
  AA: "[a3 g#3, [c4,e4]]/2", AB: "[c4,e4], g3@7 ~", AC: "c4@10 b3@5 ~, [g3,e4]@15 ~", AD: "[g3 a3, [c4,e4]]/2",
  AE: "[g3@16 a3@15 ~, [c4,e4]]/2", AF: "[[f3,a3,c4]@23 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@4 [b3,d4]@4 [c4,e4]@16, ~@7 g3@5]/3",
  AG: "[[f3,a3,c4]@23 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@4]/2", AH: "[[a3,c4] [g3,c4], e4@31 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.15).pan(0.3)

// other · oboe
const oboe = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 ~@6 C D@2 ~@9 E F G ~@2 H I ~@15 C J K ~@9 E F G ~@2 L M ~@9 E F G ~@2 N O ~ E F G ~@2 P O ~ E F G ~@2 Q R
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g5@11 e5 d5 e5 c5 a4]/2", B: "[g4@7 ~]/2", C: "~@5 f4 g4 a4", D: "[c5 a4 g4 c4@4 ~]/2", E: "~@5 g4 e5 c5",
  F: "b4 c5 b4 a4@3 e4@2", G: "g4@3 ~", H: "~ g4 g5 d5 c5 a4 b4@2", I: "c5@9 ~@7", J: "c5 a4 g4 c4", K: "e4",
  L: "~ g4 g5 d5 c5@2 a4 b4", M: "c5@3 ~", N: "~ g4 g5 d5 c5 g4 a4 b4", O: "c5", P: "~ g4 g5 d5 c5 a4 g4 b4",
  Q: "~ g4 g5 d5 c5 g4 a4@2", R: "g4 ~@15",
})).s("gm_oboe").gain(0.2).pan(0.1)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  A@3 B ~@7 C D E F@2 G H I@2 J K L@2 J K M@2 N O P Q R S T@2 U@3 V W X Y Z AA@3 V AB@2 J@2 AC AD J K AE@2 J K M@2 N O P
  Q R S AF@2 J K AE@2 J K AG@2 J K AE@2 J K AH@2 J K L@2 J K AI@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c4,e4]/3", B: "[d4,f4]@7 ~@9", C: "~@5 c4@2 d4", D: "e4@4 g4@3 ~ g4@2 e4@2 g4@2 e4@2", E: "a4 g4@2 e4@4 g4",
  F: "[a4@4 b4@4 e4@2 g4@4 a4@10 b4@3 ~ d5@3 ~]/2", G: "c5@2 b4@2 a4@6 b4 ~ c5@2 b4 ~", H: "c5@2 b4@3 ~ a4@8 b4 ~",
  I: "[c5@8 a4@2 c5@3 ~ d5@9 ~ c6@4 d6@4]/2", J: "e6@6 d6 c6", K: "b5 c6 b5 a5@3 e5@2", L: "[g5@14 c6 d6]/2",
  M: "[g5@4 d5 e5 f5 g5@7 a5 b5]/2", N: "c6 b5 c6 d6@3 c6 b5", O: "c6 b5 c6 d6@3 c6 d6", P: "e6@4 d6 c6@3", Q: "a5",
  R: "~ [c6,e6] [g5,c6] [e5,g5]", S: "[f5,a5]", T: "g5/2", U: "[g6@23 e6]/3", V: "d6@3 g6", W: "c6", X: "b5@3 g6",
  Y: "a5@14 b5 c6", Z: "g5", AA: "[a5@5 b5 c6 d6@3 g6@12 e6@2]/3", AB: "[c6@6 d6 e6]/2", AC: "e6",
  AD: "c6@7 ~ c6@4 d6@4", AE: "[g5@27 ~ c6@2 d6@2]/2", AF: "[g5@7 g6@9]/2", AG: "[g5@4 d5 e5 f5 g5@6 a5 c6 d6]/2",
  AH: "[g5@11 a5 c6@2 d6@2]/2", AI: "[g5@4 d5 e5 f5 g5@4 a5 c6@2 d6@2]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.12).pan(0.8)

// chords · orchestral harp · "HARP"
const orchestral_harp = note(`<
  A B A C D E F G H I J K L E F M N@2 O P Q ~@17 D E F G H I J K L E F M N@2 O P Q ~@40
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 g4 ~ c5 ~ g5 ~@9", B: "~@2 a4 ~ e5 ~ a5 ~@9", C: "~@2 a4 ~ d5 ~ g5 ~@9",
  D: "~ c5 ~ g5 ~@3 c5, ~ e5 c6@2, ~@5 g5@3, ~@3 e5", E: "~@3 g5 ~@3 b4, ~ b4@5 e5@2, ~@2 e5@3 g5@3, ~ b5",
  F: "~@3 e5 ~@3 a4, ~ a4@5 c5@2, ~@2 c5@3 e5@3, ~ a5", G: "~@3 e5 ~@3 g4, ~ g4@5 c5@2, ~@2 c5@3 e5@3, ~ a5",
  H: "~@3 e5 ~@3 f4, ~ f4@5 c5@2, ~@2 c5@3 e5@3, ~ a5", I: "~@3 e5 ~@3 e4, ~ e4@5 b4@2, ~@2 b4@3 e5@3, ~ g5",
  J: "~@3 d5 ~@2 a4 d4, ~ d4@5 ~@2, ~@2 a4@3 d5@3, ~ f5", K: "~@3 d5 ~@2 a4 g4, ~ g4@5 ~@2, ~@2 a4@3 d5@3, ~ f5",
  L: "~@3 g5 ~@3 c5, ~ c5@5 e5@2, ~@2 e5@3 g5@3, ~ c6", M: "~@3 a5 e5 d5 c5 b4, ~ f4@2 ~@5, ~ c5@2 ~",
  N: "[~@6 e5@2 ~@6 a4 ~@7 e5@2 ~@6 g4 ~, ~@2 a4@10 c5@5 ~ g4@10 c5@4, ~@4 c5@6 e5@7 ~@3 c5@6 e5@6, ~@4 a5@5 ~@3 a5@4]/2",
  O: "~@3 e5 ~ e5 ~ e5, ~ f4@3 a5@4, ~@2 c5@3 ~ c5@2, ~@8 d4@4 ~@2 d4 ~",
  P: "~@6 f5@2 a5@2 f5 ~ c5 [d5,e5] f5 [g5,a5], g4@6 ~@2 g4@7 ~, ~ a4@4 ~@3, ~@2 c5@3 ~@3", Q: "c6 ~@7, b5 ~@15",
})).s("gm_orchestral_harp").gain(0.12).pan(0.1)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@3 B A@22 C D A@9 E A@15 E A@6 F D A@7 E A@3 G A@2 F H A@3 G A@2 F I A@3 G A@2 F ~ E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x!2 ~@2", C: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", D: "x!2", E: "x", F: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x",
  G: "x ~@5 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@4", H: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@2 x", I: "~ x ~ x!3 ~@2",
})).gain(0.27)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<[~@3 x]!3 ~ [~@3 x]!15 ~@76>").gain(0.27)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@19 A B@7 C B@5 D@4 E D@15 E B@15 F B@7 C B@14 C E ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", D: "~@3 x", E: "~ x ~@6", F: "~@3 x!2 ~@11",
})).gain(0.27)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A B@2 C A B@3 A B A B A B@5 A D E B A B E B A F E B A@2 B@2 A B A G ~@57>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!7 ~", C: "x", D: "x!5 ~@3", E: "~ x!7", F: "x!6 ~@2", G: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.24)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@19 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@9 A ~@15 B ~@15 B ~@7 A ~@15 A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@13 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@19 A ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@9 C ~@7 D ~@7 E ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@7 E ~@3 D ~@3 F ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@3 G ~@3 H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x ~@2", B: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", C: "~@6 x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~@2", D: "~@13 x!2 ~", E: "~@3 x!4 ~", F: "~@12 x!3 ~",
  G: "~@14 x!2", H: "~@6 x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.27)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~ A@2 ~@2 A@3 ~ A ~ A ~ A@5 ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 A@2 ~ A ~@59>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.24)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@20 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@9 A ~@7 A ~@2 B A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@4 A@2 ~ A ~@3 A ~ C D A ~@3 A ~ C E A ~@3 A ~ F ~ A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@2 x!2", C: "~@7 x", D: "~ x ~@6", E: "~@3 x ~@4", F: "x ~@6 x",
})).gain(0.27)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@34 B C@6 D B C@6 E B C@2 D B C@2 D B C@4 B@2 F B C@2 D B C D G B C@2 D B C D C B C@2 D B C H I ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2", B: "~ x!7", C: "x!8", D: "x!7 ~", E: "x!6 ~@2", F: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
  G: "x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", H: "~ x!6 ~", I: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<A@3 B A@7 B A@7 B C@13 A@4 ~ D@15 E C@40 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@10 x!3 ~@3", C: "x!16", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.18)

stack(
  bass, piano, string_ensemble_2, oboe, string_ensemble_1, orchestral_harp, kick, rim, snare, hihat, low_tom, mid_tom,
  open_hat, crash, ride, tambourine
)

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