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The Twist (Yo Twist)

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KeyG majorTempo155 bpm
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// The Twist (Yo Twist) — Checker Chubby
// 155 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 6 "Guitar" named as a guitar, played on electric guitar clean (its piano patch is not one)
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 6 "Guitar" electric guitar clean (copy of ch 3 "Guitar" electric guitar muted)
// note: Full arrangement: all 147 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(155/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · "a, b" plays two voices at once.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order: edit a riff to change every repeat.

// bass · fretless bass · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B A C D E F B G E B A B F B A E@2 F@2 H D B F A@2 F I D@2 F B H E A B A@3 B E D B A H J B A@2 B@2 K J@2 A B G E F
  B@2 A F@2 D E F B L J F@2 B A F C J D A F H D F B@2 A B@2 E@2 B A H E B F@2 A B K D E B F L E A B A B@3 J@2 B F L D B
  A B A B I E J A@2 G J F@4 B A E D F@2 L J A F M N
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2@3 ~ b2@3 ~ d3@3 g1 e3@2 ~ g1", B: "g2@3 g1 b2@3 ~ d3@3 ~ b2@3 d3, a2 ~@15",
  C: "g2@3 g1 g2@2 ~@2 g1@3 ~ g1@2 ~@2", D: "c2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ g2@3 c1 a2@2 ~ c1", E: "c2@3 c1 e2@3 ~ g2@3 c1 a2@2 ~ g2",
  F: "g2@3 g1 b2@3 ~ d3@3 g1 e3@2 ~ d3", G: "d2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~ a2@3 d1 b2@2 ~ d1", H: "d2@3 d1 f#2@3 ~ a2@3 d1 b2@2 ~ a2",
  I: "g2@3 g1 g2@2 ~@2 g2@3 g1 g2@2 ~@2", J: "c2@3 c1 e2@3 ~ g2@3 ~ e2@3 g2, d2 ~@15",
  K: "g1@3 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1@3 ~ g1@2 ~@2", L: "d2@3 d1 f#2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ f#2@3 a2, e2 ~@15", M: "~ g2@15", N: "d3@4 ~@2 g2 ~",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.32)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "Guitar"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E@2 C B F G C H B I J K E L A H M N A@3 H B O P L C B F G C B A I K I Q P H A R S A C H A B T E P B H U N
  H@2 B I J V E L A H M W A@2 C A@2 X Q@2 C B M S B A B I J K E L A H M N A C@2 H A Y E P B H U N H C A I Z J E P C@2 F
  N C H A C A O E L C@2 R S B@2 A K@2 Z E Q C H U N B A AA AB
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@3", B: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@4 g2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@3",
  C: "~@4 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@3 b3 ~ d4, ~@6 g3 ~", // G
  D: "[g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@2 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~@4", // G G7
  E: "~@3 [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~@4 [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ c3 [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~@3", // C7
  F: "~@3 [c4,e4,f#4,a4] ~@4 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@2 ~ d3 [c4,e4,f#4,a4] ~@3", // F#m7b5
  G: "[a#3,d4,e4,g4]@2 ~ [a#3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,e4,g4]@4 c3 [a#3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3", // Em7b5
  H: "~@3 [g3,b3,d4] ~@4 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@3", I: "~@2 [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~@3",
  J: "~@3 [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~@4 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~ g2 [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~@3", // G7
  K: "~@4 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~@3 b3 ~ d4, ~@6 f3 ~", // G7
  L: "[a#3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@4 c3 [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~@3", // C7
  M: "[c4,e4,f#4,a4]@2 ~ [c4,e4,f#4,a4] ~@3 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@4 d3 [c4,e4,f#4,a4] ~@3", // F#m7b5
  N: "~@4 [a#3,d4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,e4,g4]@2 ~@3 e4 ~ g4, ~@6 a#3 ~", // Em7b5
  O: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@4 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~@2", // G G7
  P: "~@2 [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~@3", Q: "~@4 [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@3 e4 ~ g4, ~@6 a#3 ~",
  R: "~@4 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 [c4,e4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@3 f#4 ~ a4, ~@6 c4 ~", // F#m7b5
  S: "~@3 [a#3,d4,e4,g4] ~@4 [a#3,d4,e4,g4]@2 ~ c3 [a#3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3", // Em7b5
  T: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~", U: "~@2 [c4,e4,f#4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,f#4,a4] ~@3",
  V: "~@4 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~@2 f3@2 b3 d4", // G7
  W: "~@4 [a#3,d4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 a#3@2 e4 g4", // Em7b5
  X: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@4 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~@4", // G G7
  Y: "[g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4]@3 ~", // G G7
  Z: "[b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@4 g2 [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~@3", AA: "[g3,b3,d4]@15 ~",
  AB: "[g3,b3,d4] ~@15", // G
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A@4 B A@4 B@2 A ~@60 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A B@2 A B@2 A B@3 A@2 B@3 C A B A B@2 A B@3 A B@2 C ~@37
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", C: "x",
})).gain(0.28)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct(`<
  A ~@12 B C B C@3 B C B C B D B@3 C B@2 C B C@3 B@3 C@2 B C@2 B@3 C D B@2 C B C B@2 C@3 B@4 C B C B@2 C B@2 C D ~@36 E
  B@2 C@2 B@4 C@2 D B C B C B C@3 B C B@3 C B@3 C@2 B@2 C@2 D@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!2", C: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", D: "x", E: "~ x",
})).gain(0.28)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@23 B A@5 C A@4 C@2 A@11 D A@5 C A@3 C A C A@6 C A@2 C@2 E A@19 C@2 A@2 E A@2 C A@2 C A@2 C A@14 D A C A@10 C A@9 C
  E F G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x ~@11 x ~@2 x", C: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", D: "x ~@10 x!2 ~@3", E: "x!2 ~@3 x ~@10", F: "x",
  G: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@8",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A@2 ~@2 A ~ A ~@14 A ~@2 A@2 ~@10 A ~@5 A@3 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@7 A ~ A ~@9 B ~ A ~@2 A ~@18 B ~@2 A ~@2 A ~@11 A ~@5 A
  ~@4 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@72 [~@12 x ~@2 x] ~@23 [~@12 x ~@2 x] ~@47 [~@12 x ~@2 x] ~ [~@3 x]>").gain(0.36)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A ~@22 A@2 ~@22 A@2 ~@22 A@2 ~@22 A@2 ~@22 A@2 ~@22 A B C>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x", C: "~ x",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@24 A ~@47 B ~@23 B ~@47 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x ~@4", B: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@72 [~ x ~@2] ~@23 [~ x ~@2] ~@47 [~ x ~@2] [x!2] [~@7 x ~@8]>").gain(0.36)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~ x ~@71 x ~@23 x ~@49>").gain(0.28)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~ A B C@2 A@3 C A@2 D E A D B@2 A D A@5 ~ C A@2 B@2 A@7 F A@3 B D F A@4 ~ A@3 B A D A@12 B A@2 D A ~ A@3 D A@6 D A D
  A@3 C A D B A D A ~ A@2 C A@2 B A@3 D@2 A F A@3 C A@2 D A@3 ~ A B A@11 B A@2 B A@6 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x", B: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x",
  D: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x!2 ~ x", E: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x", F: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x!2 ~ x",
})).gain(0.32)

stack(bass, electric_guitar_muted, kick, rim, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, crash, ride)

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