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Does Anybody Know What Time It Is

Chicago

KeyG majorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Does Anybody Know What Time It Is — Chicago
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 87 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F A B G H I J K L@5 M N G H A B C D E F A B I J K L@5 M N G H A B C D E F A B I J K L@5 M N G H A B C D E
  F A B G H O@8 P Q R@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2@5 ~ f#2@5 ~ e2@5 ~ d2@2 c2@2 g1@2", B: "c2@5 ~ d2@6 c2@4 b1@2 a1@3 ~ g1 ~", C: "g2@4 ~@2 f#2@5 ~ e2@6 g1@5 ~",
  D: "c2@5 ~ d2@5 ~ c2@6 b1@2 c2@2 d2 ~", E: "g2@5 ~ f#2@5 ~ e2@6 g1@6", F: "c2@6 b1@5 ~ c2@6 d2@3 ~@3",
  G: "d2@2 ~ d2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~", H: "f2@4 ~@2 f2@4 ~@2 e2@4 ~@2 e2@3 ~@3", I: "g1@11 ~", J: "f1@19 ~@5",
  K: "a#1@4 ~@2 c2@5 ~ d2@5 ~ d#2@4 ~@2",
  L: "[f2@5 ~ d#2@5 ~ f2@4 ~@2 a2@3 ~@2 a#2@7 a2@4 ~@2 g2@5 ~ f2@2 ~@2 d#2@8 d2@5 ~ c2@5 ~ a#1@3 ~ a#2@8 a2@6 g2@5 ~ f2@2 ~@2 d#2@5 ~ d#2@2 d2@5 ~ c2@5 ~ a#1@4 ~@2]/5",
  M: "d#2@3 ~@3 d#2@4 ~@2 f2@4 ~@2 f2@4 ~@2", N: "d#2@2 ~ d#2@2 ~ f2@2 ~ f2 d#2 f2",
  O: "[g2@5 ~ f#2@5 ~ e2@5 ~ d2@2 ~@2 c2@7 ~ b1@6 a1@5 ~ d2 ~@3 g2@7 ~ f#2@5 ~ e2@5 ~ d2 ~@3 c2@8 b1@5 ~ c2@5 ~ d2 ~@3 g2@8 f#2@5 ~ e2 ~@3 e2 ~ d2@3 ~ c2@8 b1@5 ~ c2@5 ~ d2 ~@3 g2@7 ~ f#2@5 ~ e2@5 ~ d2 ~@3 c2@7 ~ b1@5 ~ c2@5 ~ d2@2 ~@4]/8",
  P: "f2 ~ f2 ~@3 f2@5 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~@3 a#1@5 ~", Q: "d#2 ~ d#2 ~@3 d#2@4 ~@2 f2 ~ f2 ~@3 f2@5 ~", R: "[g1@3 ~]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.59)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E F G H I@6 J K E F A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 G H I@6 J K E F A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 G H I@6 J K E F A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2
  E F A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 L M N@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4]@4 [g2,d3,g3] ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [c3,g3,b3,d4,e4,g4]@6 ~@2 [c3,g3,b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@5 [b3,d4,e4,g4]@4 [c3,g3] ~ [b3,d4,e4,g4]@3 c3 g3 ~, ~@12 [g2,d3]@2 ~@22 [c3,g3] ~@11, ~@12 g3 ~@35]/2", // Gmaj7 Bm G5 Bm Cmaj7 Em7 C5 Em7 …
  B: "[[g3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@4 [d3,g3,b3,d4] ~@5 [b3,d4,f#4]@4 [d3,g3] ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [c3,g3,d4,g4]@8 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@5 [b3,d4,e4,g4]@4 [c3,g3] ~ [b3,d4,e4,g4]@4 ~@2, [g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,f#4]@2 ~@4 g2@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~@30, ~@12 [d3,g3] ~@9 b3@6 ~@20]/2", // Gmaj7 G Bm G5 Bm Csus2 Em7 C5 …
  C: "[[g2,g3,b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [g2,b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4]@4 [d3,g3] ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [c3,g3,b3,d4,e4,g4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,d4,e4,g4]@2 ~@4 [b3,d4,e4,g4]@4 [c3,g3] ~ [b3,d4,e4,g4]@3 ~@3, d3 ~@5 [d3,g3] ~@9 g2@2 ~@12 c3 ~@5 [c3,g3]@2 ~@10]/2", // Gmaj7 Bm G5 Bm Cmaj7 Em7 C5 Em7 …
  D: "[[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [d3,g3]@2 ~@2 g3@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [c3,g3,b3,d4,e4,g4]@7 ~ [b3,e4,g4]@2 ~@4 [b3,d4,e4,g4]@4 c3@2 [b3,d4,e4,g4]@2 ~@4, ~@2 [g2,d4,f#4] ~@5, ~@12 b3@4 d3 ~@13 [c3,g3,d4] ~@5 [c3,g3]@2 ~@2 g3 ~@7]/2", // Gmaj7 G5 Bm Cmaj7 Em Em7 Gmaj7 Csus2 …
  E: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4] ~ [d3,a3,d4,f#4] ~ [e3,b3,e4,g4] ~ [e3,b3,e4,g4] ~", // D Em
  F: "[f3,c4,f4,a4]@3 ~@3 [f3,c4,f4,a4]@3 ~@3 [e3,g3,b3,e4,g4]@3 ~@3 [e3,g3,b3,e4,g4]@2 ~@4", // F Em
  G: "[g2,g3,b3,d4]@11 ~, d3@19 ~@5", H: "[f2,f3,a3,c4]@19 ~@5",
  I: "[[f4,a4]@4 d4@2 [f4,a4]@4 d4@2 [f4,a4]@4 d4@2 [f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [g4,a#4]@5 d4@3 [g4,a#4]@4 d4@2 [g4,a#4]@4 ~@2 [g4,a#4]@2 ~@2 [d4,f4,a4]@7 ~ [d4,f4,a4]@4 [a#2,a#3]@2 d4@4 ~@2 [d4,f4,a4]@4 [d#3,g3,d4]@8 [a#3,d4,g4]@4 [d#3,g3] ~ [d4,g4]@4 a#3@2 [d4,g4]@3 ~ [d4,f4,a4]@7 ~ [d4,f4,a4]@4 [a#2,a#3]@2 [d4,f4,a4]@4 a#2@2 [d4,f4,a4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4]@7 ~ [a#3,d4,g4]@4 [d#3,g3]@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@4 ~@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@4 ~@2, [a#2,a#3]@21 ~ d#3@22 ~@2 [a#2,a#3]@8 ~@10 [a#2,a#3]@6 ~@24 [a#2,a#3]@12 ~@12 [d#3,g3]@11 ~@7 [d#3,g3]@6 ~@2, d4@2 ~@4 d4 ~@15 d4@4 ~@14 d4@4 ~@16 [f4,a4]@6 ~@4 [a#3,g4]@7 ~@7 a#3 ~@27 a#3 ~@31]/6", // F Gm Dm A# Dm D#maj7 Gm D# …
  J: "[d#3,g3,a#3,d4,g4]@3 ~@3 [d#3,g3,a#3,d4,g4]@4 ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@4 ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@3 ~ [d#3,g3] ~, ~@6 [d#3,g3] ~@5", // D#maj7 Gm7 D#
  K: "[a#3,d4,g4]@3 ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4]@4 [d#3,g3] ~ [a#3,d4,g4]@4 d#3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@3 ~@3, ~@16 g3 ~@7", // Gm D# Gm
  L: "[a3,c4,d4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,d4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,d4,f4]@4 ~@2 [f3,a#3,d4] a#2 [a#2,f3,a#3,d4] ~@3 [a#2,f3,a#3,d4]@4 ~@2", // Dm7 A#
  M: "[d#3,g3,a#3,d#4,g4] ~ [d#3,g3,a#3,d#4,g4] ~@3 [g3,a#3,d#4,g4]@5 ~ [f3,a3,c4] c4 [f3,a3] ~@3 [f3,a3,c4]@4 ~@2, ~@2 d#3 ~@5", // D# F
  N: "[[g2,g3,b3,d4]@49 ~@23]/3", // G
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.53)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~ A B@2 C D E F G H I J ~@2 K@5 L@2 H I M N O N P Q O R J ~@2 K@5 L@2 H I M N O N P Q O S J ~@2 K@5 L@2 H I M N O N P
  Q O S H I M T@2 U@2 V@2 W@2 X Y@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f#3@2 ~@4 f#3 ~@5 f#3@4 g3@2 f#3 ~@3 c5@2, ~@21 d5@2 ~, ~@22 e3 ~",
  B: "[d5@3 ~@3 e3@2 ~@4 [e3,g4]@3 ~ a4@2 [e3,b4]@4 d3 ~ f#3@2 ~@4 f#3@3 ~@3 f#3@4 g3@2 f#3@2 d5@2 [e3,c5]@2, ~@4 b4@7 ~@5 d3 ~@5 d4@14 ~@12]/2", // Em E5 C
  C: "d5@3 ~@3 e3@2 ~@4 a4 b4@4 ~ a4 b4@5, ~@4 b4@8 e3@3 ~@3 e3@3 ~@3",
  D: "d4@6 f#3@3 ~@3 f#3@4 g3@2 [f#3,e5]@2 f#5 ~ [e3,g5]@2, f#3@3 ~@13 d5 ~@7", // F#7 Em
  E: "~@6 e3@2 ~@4 e3@3 ~ d3 ~ e3@3 a5 d3 g5, a5@15 ~ a5@4 ~@4",
  F: "f#3@2 ~@4 f#3@3 ~ b5@2 f#3@3 ~ g3@2 f#3@2 ~@2 f#5@2, a5@9 ~@7 g5 ~@5 e3 ~",
  G: "~@6 e3@2 ~@4 e3@3 ~ c5@2 [e3,g4]@2 a4@2 b4@2, ~@4 e5@6 d5@5 ~ d3 ~@7", // Em
  H: "[a3,d5] ~ [a3,d5] ~ [b3,d5] ~ [b3,d5] ~", I: "[c4,d5] ~ [c4,d5] ~ [b3,d5] ~ [b3,d5] ~",
  J: "[d4,g4]@11 ~, [g3,b3]@3 ~", // G5 G
  K: "[[d4,d5]@3 ~@3 [c4,c5]@2 ~@4 [a#3,a#4]@2 ~@4 [c4,c5] ~@3 [d4,f4,a4]@21 ~@3 [d4,g4,a#4]@21 ~@3 [d4,f4,a4]@21 ~@3 [d4,g4,a#4]@21 ~@5]/5", // D C A# C Dm Gm Dm Gm
  L: "[[a#3,d4,g4]@11 ~]/2", M: "[d4,f#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~@5",
  N: "~@4 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@5 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@5 [b3,c4,e4,g4]@6 ~@2", // Cmaj7
  O: "[f#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~@5, d4 ~@23", // B5 Bm G Bm
  P: "[d4,f#4] ~@5 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4]@2 ~@4, b4@2 ~@16 b4 ~@5", // D Bm G D
  Q: "~@4 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@5 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@4 [b3,c4,e4,g4]@6 ~@3", // Cmaj7
  R: "~@4 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~ e3@2 ~@2 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~ e3@3 ~ g4@2 [e3,g4]@2 a4@2 b4@2, ~@16 [b3,c4,e4]@5 ~@3, ~@16 d3 ~@7", // Cmaj7 Em Cmaj7
  S: "~@4 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@5 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@5 [b3,c4,e4,g4]@5 ~@3", // Cmaj7
  T: "[[b4,b5] ~ [b4,b5] ~@3 [a4,a5] ~ [a4,a5] ~@3 [g4,g5]@5 ~ a4@2 ~@2 f#4@2 [d4,b4] ~@5 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~@5, ~@18 a5 ~@3 f#5@8 ~@18, ~@12 f#4 ~@11]/2", // B A G Bm G Bm
  U: "[[b4,b5] ~ [b4,b5] ~@3 [a4,a5] ~ [a4,a5] ~@3 [g4,g5]@6 a4@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4] ~@5 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4]@2 ~@4, ~@18 a5 ~@3 f#5@9 ~@17, ~@24 b4@2 ~@16 b4 ~@5]/2", // B A G D Bm G D
  V: "[[b4,b5] ~ [b4,b5] ~@3 [a4,a5] ~ [a4,a5] ~@3 [g4,g5]@5 ~ a4@2 ~@2 f#4 ~ [f#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~@5, ~@18 a5 ~@3 f#5@10 ~@16, ~@24 d4 ~@23]/2", // B A G B5 Bm G Bm
  W: "[[b4,b5] ~ [b4,b5] ~@3 a4@5 ~@2 g5@5 a4@2 ~@2 c5@12 ~@2 [a#4,d5]@10 ~@2, ~@6 a5@3 ~@3 g4@6 a5 ~@3 a4@10 ~@16]/2", // B A#
  X: "[a#4,d5]@11 ~ a4@12, ~@6 c5@5 ~", // A#
  Y: "[~@11 b3@2 g3@3 e3@2 ~ d3@4 ~ [g3,g4] ~ [a3,a4] ~ b3 ~@2 [c4,c5] ~ [d4,d5] ~@2 [e4,e5] ~@2 f#5@2 [g4,g5]@2 ~ f#4@35 ~@17, f#4@39 f#4@5 f#5@5 ~@47, b4@7 b4@7 ~@10, ~@5 d4 ~@42]/4", // G A C D E G
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.72)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F C F G H I J K L M N K L N O G H A B C D E F C F I J K L M N K L N O G H A B C D E F C F I J K L M N K L
  N O G H A B C D E F C F G H A B C D E F C F P Q R@2 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 [g3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@10 [g3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@5", B: "~@6 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@11 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@5",
  C: "~@6 [g3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@11 [g3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@5", D: "~@3 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@5 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@2",
  E: "~@6 [g3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@11 [g3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@4", F: "~@6 [b3,c4,e4,g4] ~@11 [b3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@4",
  G: "[d3,f#3,a3]@3 ~@3 [d3,f#3,a3]@4 ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@3 ~@3 [e3,g3,b3]@3 ~@3", // D Em
  H: "[f3,a3]@4 ~@2 [f3,a3]@3 ~@3 [e3,g3,b3]@4 ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@3 ~@3", I: "[g2,d3,g3,b3]@7 ~", J: "[f2,c3,f3,a3]@3 ~",
  K: "~@6 [a#2,f3,a3,d4] ~@11 [a#2,f3,a3,d4]@2 ~@4", L: "~@6 [d#3,g3,a#3,d4]@2 ~@10 [d#3,g3,a#3,d4] ~@5",
  M: "~@6 [a#2,f3,a3,d4] ~@11 [a#2,f3,a3,d4] ~@5", N: "~@3 [d#3,g3,a#3,d4] ~@5 [d#3,g3,a#3,d4] ~@2",
  O: "~@6 [d#3,g3,a#3,d4] ~@11 [d#3,g3,a#3,d4]@2 ~@4", // D#maj7
  P: "~@2 [f2,f3,a3,c4] ~@3 [f2,f3,a3,c4]@4 ~@4 [a#2,f3,a#3,d4]@2 ~@3 a#2@3 ~@2, ~@6 [f3,a#3,d4] ~", // F A#
  Q: "~@2 [d#3,g3,a#3,d#4,g4]@2 ~@3 d#3@4 ~@3 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4]@3 ~@3, ~@3 [g3,a#3,d#4,g4]@2 ~@7", // D# F D#
  R: "[[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4]@15 ~]/2", // G
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.54)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B C B C B C B C D C E@4 F@3 G E@2 D C B C B C B C B C E@4 F@3 G E@2 D C B C B C B C B C E@4 F@3 G E@2 D C B C B C B
  C B C D C B H B H B H B H I@2 J ~ K ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!2", B: "x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x", C: "x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", D: "x ~@4 x!2 ~@4 x", E: "x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x",
  F: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", G: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2", H: "x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2", I: "x ~@3 x!3 ~@3 x!2",
  J: "x", K: "~ x ~@10",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@7 B A@5 C A@15 B A@3 C A@15 B A@3 C A@15 B A@3 D A D A D A C E@2 ~@2 F ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@3 x ~@7 x", C: "x!2 ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", D: "x!2 ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x",
  E: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2", F: "x!2 ~@22",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@8 A ~@5 B ~@15 A ~@3 B ~@15 A ~@3 B ~@15 A ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!3 ~", B: "~@16 x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@15 A@4 ~@16 A@4 ~@16 A@4 ~@24 B C ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@23 x", C: "x!20 ~@4",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · low tom · soft notes
const low_tom_soft = s("lt").struct("<~@83 [~@11 x!12 ~] ~@3>").gain(0.21)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B C B C B C B C B C@11 B C B C B C B C B C@11 B C B C B C B C B C@11 B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", C: "x!4",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<A B@10 ~@10 B@10 ~@10 B@10 ~@10 B@20 ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!2", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@15 A B A B ~@16 A B A B ~@16 A B A B ~@28>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@16 x!2 ~@6", B: "~@2 x",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@83 x ~@3>").gain(0.71)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@12 B@4 ~@5 A ~@10 B@4 ~@5 A ~@10 B@4 ~@5 A ~@10 B ~ B ~ B ~@2 C@2 A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@11 x", C: "x!2",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~ A@8 ~@14 A@8 ~@12 A@8 ~@12 A@8 ~@2 A@8 ~@2 B ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x",
})).gain(0.71)

stack(
  bass, piano, brass_section, acoustic_guitar_steel, kick, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, low_tom_soft, hihat, hihat_soft,
  mid_tom, open_hat, crash, ride
)

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