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It's Too Late to Turn Back Now

Cornelius Brothers

KeyG majorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// It's Too Late to Turn Back Now — Cornelius Brothers
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 100 bars on a 16-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 A C A B A C D E F C A G H I H B H J A B H J K L M L N L K O D E F C A G H I H B H J A B H J K L M L N L K O K L
  M L N L K O P Q R Q R S T U K L M L N L K O K L M L N L K O K L M L N L K O V@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@3 ~ g2 ~", B: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2@2 e2@2 a2@2 e2@2", C: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2@6 ~@2",
  D: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@5 ~", E: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2@7 ~", F: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 e2@2 g2 ~",
  G: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2@4 e2@2 a2 ~", H: "g2@4 ~@2 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@3 ~ g2 ~", I: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2@3 ~",
  J: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2@3 ~ a2 ~", K: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~", L: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@5 ~ a1 ~",
  M: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@4 ~@2", N: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@5 ~", O: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1 ~",
  P: "e1@4 ~@2 e1 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 e1@2 e2@2", Q: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@4 ~@2", R: "e1@5 ~ e1@2 e2@2 e1@2 e2@4",
  S: "a1 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~", T: "a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~", U: "d2@6 a1@2 d2@2 a1@2 d2@2 a1 ~",
  V: "[g1@11 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.5)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 2"
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G F H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I
  J K H I J K L@2 M N O P Q R H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K S@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d4,f#4]@6 [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@4 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~, [g2,d3,g3]@15 ~", // Bm G5
  B: "a3 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4], [a2,e3], [c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~, ~@3 a3@2 a3@3", // C A5 C
  C: "[b3,d4,f#4]@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@2, [g2,d3], g3@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~, ~@5 g3@3", // Bm G5 Bm
  D: "[c4,e4,g4]@6 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~, a2@15 ~, [e3,a3]@10 [e3,a3]@5 ~, ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~", // C A5 C
  E: "[b3,d4,f#4]@6 [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@5 [b3,d4,f#4]@2, [g2,d3,g3]@3 [g2,d3,g3], ~@5 [b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~", // Bm G5 Bm
  F: "[c4,e4,g4]@6 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~, [a2,e3,a3]@10 [a2,e3,a3]@5 ~, ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~", // C A5 C
  G: "[b3,d4,f#4]@6 [b3,d4,f#4]@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~, [g2,d3,g3]@10 [g2,d3,g3]@5 ~", // Bm G5
  H: "~@3 [b3,d4,f#4]@5, g2@7 ~, ~ d3@6 ~, ~@2 g3@5 ~", I: "~@6 [c4,e4,g4]@9 ~, a2@7 ~, ~ e3@6 ~, ~@2 a3@5 ~",
  J: "~@3 [d4,f#4,a4]@5, g2@15 ~, ~@2 d3@13 ~, ~@4 g3@11 ~", K: "~@3 [c4,e4,g4]@4 ~, a2@7 ~, ~ e3@6 ~, ~@2 a3@5 ~",
  L: "[[b3,d4,g4,b4]@4 ~ b3 [d4,g4,b4] ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~@6 c#3 [g3,c#4,e4] ~ [g3,c#4,e4] ~ e3 ~@5 [g3,c#4,e4]@2 [g3,c#4,e4]@4, e3@10 [d4,g4,b4]@5 a2@17, ~@4 g3@7 ~@3 e3@2 ~@6 [g3,c#4,e4]@4 ~@6, ~@3 e3]/2", // G C#dim G C#dim
  M: "[e3,g3,b3,d4,g4,b4]@4 [d4,g4,b4]@2 ~@2 [d4,g4,b4] ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~@3 e3@2, ~@3 g3@5, ~@3 e3@4 ~, ~@3 b3@3 [d4,g4,b4]@2", // Em7 G
  N: "[g3,c#4,e4] ~ [c#4,e4]@2 [b3,d4,e4] ~@5 [g3,c#4,e4]@2 e3 ~ [c#4,e4] ~, a2@7 a2@7 ~@2, ~@2 g3 ~@3 [g3,a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@7", // C#dim C#m E7 C#dim C#m A7
  O: "[e3,g3,b3,d4,g4,b4]@4 [d4,g4,b4]@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,e4]@2, ~@5 [d4,g4,b4]@3, ~@3 [e3,b3]", // Em7 G Em G A G E5
  P: "[e3,g3,c#4,e4]@2 e3@2 [g3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c#4,e4] ~@5 [g3,e4]@2, a2@5 ~ [a2,e3]@4 c#4@6, ~@5 [g3,e4]@2 ~, ~@3 [a2,e3]", // C#dim C A5 C A5
  Q: "[g3,c4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 e3@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 e3@2 a3 ~, a2@15 ~, e4 ~@9 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~", // C5 C
  R: "[c4,f#4,a4] ~ [c4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@5 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2, [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3]@3 [d3,a3]@2 ~, ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~", // F#dim D D5 D
  S: "[[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,f#4]@35 ~@13]/3", // Gmaj7
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.56)

// chords · drawbar organ · "ORGAN 1"
const drawbar_organ = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A E F D ~@16 G H I H G H I J ~@8 K L M N ~@4 G H I H G H I J G H I H G H I J O P Q R S T U V G H I H G H I J
  G H I H G H I J W@8 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,g4,b4,d5,f#5]@15 ~", B: "[a3,a4,c5,e5,g5]@15 ~, g3 ~@15", C: "[g3,g4,b4,d5]", D: "[a3,a4,c5,e5]@15 ~",
  E: "[a3,a4,c5,e5,g5]@15 ~", F: "[g3,g4,b4]@15 ~", G: "[g4,b4,d5,f#5]@15 ~", H: "[a4,c5,e5,g5]@15 ~",
  I: "[g4,b4,d5,f#5,a5]@15 ~", J: "[a4,c5,e5,g5]@7 ~",
  K: "~@2 [b5,d6,f#6] ~ [b5,d6,f#6]@2 ~@2 [b5,d6,f#6]@5 ~ [b5,d6,f#6] ~", // Bm
  L: "[c6,e6,g6] ~ [c6,e6,a6]@3 ~ [c6,e6,g6]@8 ~@2", M: "~@2 [b5,d6,f#6] ~ [b5,d6,f#6]@2 ~@2 [b5,d6,f#6]@6 ~@2",
  N: "[a5,c6,e6,g6] ~ [c6,e6,g6]@2 ~@2 [a5,c6,e6,g6]@8 ~@2, ~@2 a5 ~@13", O: "~@4 [e5,g5,b5]@2 ~@4 [e5,g5,b5] ~@5",
  P: "~@2 [c#5,e5,a5] ~@7 a4@2 c#5@2 a4 ~", Q: "~@6 [e5,g5,b5] ~@3 [e5,g5,b5] ~@5",
  R: "~@2 a5@2 c#6@2 a5 e6@2 a5 c#6@2 a5 ~@3", S: "~@4 [d5,g5,b5] ~ g5 ~ [d5,g5,b5] ~ [d5,g5,b5] ~@5",
  T: "[c#5,e5,a5] ~ [c#5,e5,a5] ~@3 [c#5,e5,a5]@4 c#5@2 e5 ~@3", // A
  U: "~@2 [a4,c5,e5]@2 ~@2 [a4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,e5]@4 ~@4", V: "~@4 f#6@3 ~, [d5,f#5,a5]@7 ~, ~@2 d6@5 ~",
  W: "[[g4,b4,d5,f#5]@15 ~ [a4,c5,e5,g5]@15 ~ [g4,b4,d5,f#5,a5]@15 ~ g6@8 a6@8 [g4,b4,d5,f#5]@15 ~ [a4,c5,e5,g5]@15 ~ [g4,b4,d5,f#5,a5]@15 ~ [a4,c5,e5,g5]@14 ~@2, d6@63 ~, ~@48 [a4,c5,e5,g5]@15 ~ b6@49 ~@15]/8", // Gmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 Am7 Gmaj7 Am7
})).s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.36)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A E C F G ~@7 H I J I H I J K L M N O L M N P G ~@2 Q R S T U H I J I H I J K L M N O L M N P L M N O L M N
  P ~@6 V W L M N O L M N P L M N O L M N P L M N O L M N P X@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,f#4,a5,f#6]@2 [b3,d4,f#5,d6] [d4,f#4,a5,f#6]", B: "[e4,g4,b5,g6]@7 ~ [g4,g6]@2 [e4,e6]@2 [c4,c6]@2 [a3,a5]@2",
  C: "[b3,d4,f#4,b5]@2 [g3,b3,d4,g5] [b3,d4,f#4,b5]", D: "[c4,e4,g4,c6]@8 [c5,e6]@4 [g4,e5,g6]@3 ~, ~ e4",
  E: "[e4,g4,b5,g6]@4 [g4,g6] [e4,e6] [c4,c6] [a3,a5]", // Em G E C A
  F: "[c4,c6]@7 ~ [c4,c6]@2 [a3,a5]@2 [e3,e5]@2 [a3,c5] ~, g4@15 ~, e4@13 ~@3", G: "[g3,b3,d4,f#4]@7 ~",
  H: "[g3,b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", I: "[a3,c4,e4,g4]@15 ~", J: "[g3,b3,d4,f#4,a4]@15 ~", K: "[a3,c4,e4,g4]@7 ~",
  L: "[b4,b5]@9 ~ [c5,c6]@2 [b4,b5]@2 [a4,a5] ~, [g3,b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", // B C B A Gmaj7
  M: "[g4,g5]@9 ~ [a4,a5] ~ [d5,d6]@2 [e5,e6]@2, [a3,c4,e4]@15 ~", // G A D E Am
  N: "[f#5,f#6]@12 [g5,g6]@3 ~, [g3,b3,d4,f#4,a4]@15 ~", O: "[a3,c4,e4,g4]@15 ~, [e5,e6]@13 ~@3",
  P: "[a3,c4,e4,g4,e5,e6]@7 ~", Q: "~@5 c4 b3 a3", R: "d4@15 ~", S: "e4@14 f#4 g4", T: "f#4", U: "e4@8 g4@7 ~",
  V: "~@4 [g4,g5]@11 ~", W: "[a4,a5]@7 ~", X: "[[g3,b3,d4,f#4,d6]@35 ~@13]/3",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.22)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<[~@7 x] [x ~@3 x!2 ~ x]!96 x ~@2>").gain(0.6)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A B@23 C B@7 D B@15 C B@7 D B@7 D B@7 E B@7 D B@7 D B@7 D ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", D: "~@4 x ~@3 x!8", E: "~@4 x ~@5 x ~ x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.6)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<[~@3 x] ~@99>").gain(0.6)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ [x!4]!96 ~@3>").gain(0.6)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
  A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.18)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<[~@5 x ~@2] ~@99>").gain(0.6)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.6)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@97 x ~@2>").gain(0.54)

stack(bass, piano, drawbar_organ, string_ensemble_1, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom, open_hat, crash)