Strudelify
Lady (You Bring Me Up) cover art

1981

Lady (You Bring Me Up)

Commodores

KeyC minorTempo122 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Lady (You Bring Me Up) — Commodores
// 122 bpm, 4/4, key C minor. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(122/4)

const chords = arrange(
  // intro (9 bars)
  [9, "<[Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@2 G7] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Ab^7 Gm7 Fm7@2] [F Fm7@3] Fm7>"],
  // chorus (9 bars)
  [9, "<[Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@2 G7] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Ab^7 Gm7 Fm7@2] [F Fm7@3] Fm7>"],
  // verse (17 bars)
  [17, "<[Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7 Eb F] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Ab^7 Gm7 Fm7@2] [F Fm7@3] Fm7>"],
  // interlude (3 bars)
  [3, "<[Ab^7 Gm7 Fm7@2] [F Fm7@3] Fm7>"],
  // chorus (9 bars)
  [9, "<[Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@2 G7] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Ab^7 Gm7 Fm7@2] [F Fm7@3] Fm7>"],
  // verse (16 bars)
  [16, "<[Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7 Eb F] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Ab^7 Gm7 Fm7@2] [F Fm7@3]>"],
  // chorus (9 bars)
  [9, "<[Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@2 G7] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Ab^7 Gm7 Fm7@2] [F Fm7@3] Fm7>"],
  // bridge (14 bars)
  [14, "<Ab^7 Bb Abm7b5 Cm7 Ab^7 Bb Abm7b5 Cm7 Ab^7 Bb Abm7b5 Cm7 Fm7 Bb>"],
  // chorus (12 bars)
  [12, "<[Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@2 G7] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@3] [Cm7 Bb Ab^7@2] [Gm7 Fm7@2 G7] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3]>"],
  // outro (16 bars)
  [16, "<[Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7 Eb F] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7 Eb F] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3]>"],
  // fadeout (4 bars)
  [4, "<[Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7@3] [Cm7 Bb@3] [Fm7 Gm7 Eb F]>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
  [9, "<[c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@2 g2] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [ab2 g2 f2@2] [g2 f2@3] f2>"],
  [9, "<[c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@2 b2] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [ab2 g2 f2@2] [g2 f2@3] f2>"],
  [17, "<[c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2 eb2 f2] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [ab2 g2 f2@2] [g2 f2@3] f2>"],
  [3, "<[ab2 g2 f2@2] [g2 f2@3] f2>"],
  [9, "<[c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@2 b2] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [ab2 g2 f2@2] [g2 f2@3] f2>"],
  [16, "<[c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2 eb2 f2] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [ab2 g2 f2@2] [g2 f2@3]>"],
  [9, "<[c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@2 b2] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [ab2 g2 f2@2] [g2 f2@3] f2>"],
  [14, "<ab2!3 c2 ab2!3 c2 ab2!3 c2 f2 ab2>"],
  [12, "<[c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@2 b2] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@3] [c2 bb2 ab2@2] [g2 f2@2 b2] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3]>"],
  [16, "<[c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2 eb2 f2] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2 eb2 f2] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3]>"],
  [4, "<[c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2@3] [c2 bb2@3] [f2 g2 eb2 f2]>"],
)

// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh] [sd hh] [bd hh] [sd hh]").gain(0.8)

stack(keys, bass, drums)

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