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// My Sacrifice — Creed
// 72 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 8 "Overdrive 2" acoustic guitar nylon (copy of ch 7 "Distorted 1" overdriven guitar)
// note: Full arrangement: all 89 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): Clean 3, Acoustic, Overdrive.
setcpm(72/4)
// 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.
// chords · electric guitar clean · "Clean 3"
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<A@2 B C@3 ~@48 D@2 ~@2 E F G@2 H I J@2 ~@4 K L ~@8 D@2 ~@7>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@4 d4 ~@14 d4@2 ~@2 d4@7 [d2,a2,d3,a3]!2, b2@2 f#3@4 c#4@10 g3 d4 a4@3 d4 a4@8 ~@2, ~ c#4@4 d4@9 a2@16 ~@2, ~@3 b2@27 ~@2, ~@7 f#3@23 ~@2]/2", // D5
B: "[d2,d3,d4] [d2,c#3,c#4]!2 [d2,d3,d4] [d2,d3,d4]@10 [d2,d3] [d2,d3,d4]", // D Dmaj7 D
C: "[[d2,d3,d4] [d2,c#3,c#4]!2 [d2,d3,f#3,d4,f#4] [d2,d3,f#3,d4,f#4]@6 ~ [g3,g4]@3 a3@2 ~@4 d4 ~@14 d4@2 ~@2 d4@9, ~@10 [d2,d3,f#3,d4,f#4]@4 [d2,d3]@9 f#3@7 a2@2 g3 d4 a4@3 d4 a4@10, ~@14 a2@7 d4 c#4@26, ~@16 b2@2 f#3 b2@29, ~@17 a3@31]/3", // D Dmaj7 D G D
D: "[~@6 [g3,d4]@3 ~@7]/2", // G5
E: "[d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@4 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]!2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,a4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,g4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3]!2", // D5 Dsus4 D D5
F: "[c#3,a3,d4]@2 [c#3,a3,d4]!2 [c#3,a3,d4]@2 [c#3,a3,d4]!4 [c#3,a3,d4]@2 [c#3,a3,d4]!2 [d2,a2,c#4]!2", // Dmaj7
G: "[[b2,f#3,c#4]@2 [b2,f#3,c#4]!2 [b2,f#3,a3,c#4,d4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,c#4,d4] f#3 ~@3 d4@2 ~ a3@2 [g2,d3]@2 [g2,d3]@2 [g2,d3,a3,d4,g4]@2 [g2,d3,a3,d4,g4]!2 ~ b3 [g2,d3,b3,d4,g4]!3 [g2,d3,a3,d4,g4]!3, ~@7 b2@20 ~@5, ~@7 [a3,d4]@3 a3@3 d4@3 [a3,d4,g4]@4 ~@4 [g2,d3,a3,d4,g4]@2 ~@6, ~@7 c#4@2 c#4@18 ~@5, ~@8 f#3@19 ~@5]/2", // Bsus2 Bm7 G5 Gsus2 G Gsus2 D5 Dsus4 …
H: "[d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@3 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4] [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]!2 [a2,a3,a4]@2 a2 [d2,d3,d4]@2 [d2,d3,d4] [a2,a3,a4] [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,a4]", // D5 A D A D5
I: "c#3@2 [c#3,a3] [c#3,d4] [c#3,a3]@2 [c#3,a3] [c#3,d4] [c#3,a3] [c#3,d4] [c#3,a3]@2 [c#3,a3] [c#3,d4] a2 [d2,a2,d3]", // F#m Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7 F#m Dmaj7 …
J: "[[b2,f#3,c#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,c#4] [b2,f#3,c#4,d4] [b2,f#3,a3,c#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,c#4] f#3 ~@5 d4@2 [d3,a3,d4] g2@2 [g2,a3] [g2,d3,d4] [g2,a3]@2 [g2,a3] [g2,d3,d4] [g2,d3]!6 ~@2, ~@7 b2@11 ~@14, ~@7 d4@3 a3 d4 a3@3 [d2,a2]@3 ~@14, ~@7 c#4@2 c#4@9 ~@14, ~@4 f#3@5 ~@7]/2", // Bsus2 F#m Bm F#m D5 Gsus2 G5 Gsus2 …
K: "~@13 [d2,a2,d3,a3] ~ [c#3,a3]", L: "[c#3,a3] ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.17)
// other · pad halo · "Extra"
const pad_halo = note(`<
~@10 A@2 ~ B A@2 ~ B ~@3 C ~@3 D ~@4 A@2 ~ B A@2 ~ B ~@3 C ~@4 E F E F E F E F G H ~@6 I J@2 K ~@3 C ~@4 E F E F E F G
H ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@8 d2 ~@3 d2 ~@3", B: "~@14 d2!2", C: "~@7 d2 ~@2 d2 ~@5", D: "~@7 d2 ~@8", E: "d2 ~@2 d2 ~@2 d2 ~",
F: "~ d2 ~@6", G: "d2 ~@2 d2 ~@4", H: "~@6 d2@2 ~@4 d2!2 ~ d2", I: "~@8 d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 e5",
J: "[d5,a5] [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 e5", // D5 A5
K: "[d5,a5] [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] ~@8", // D5 A5
})).s("gm_pad_halo").gain(0.13)
// other · pad warm · "Extra" · A5 D5 A5 D5 A5
const pad_warm = note(`<
~@62
[~@8 d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 e5]
[[d5,a5] [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 e5]!2
[[d5,a5] [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] ~@8]
~@23
>`).s("gm_pad_warm").gain(0.2)
// chords · distortion guitar · "Beginning"
const distortion_guitar = note("<~@5 A ~@58 B@2 ~@23>".pickRestart({
A: "~ [d2,a2,d3,d4,a4,d5]@3", B: "[~@8 [b3,d5]@16 [g2,d3]!6 d2!2]/2",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.05).pan(0.3)
// chords · distortion guitar · "Ending" · D5 Dsus4 D D5 Dmaj7 D5 B5 Bsus2 …
const distortion_guitar_2 = note(`<
~@84
[[d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@4 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@3 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4] [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,g4] a4 [a3,d4,g4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d2,a2,d3]!2]
[[c#3,a3,d4]@4 [c#3,a3,d4]@3 [c#3,a3,d4]!3 [c#3,a3,d4]@2 [c#3,a3,d4]!2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]!2]
[[b2,f#3]@4 [b2,f#3,c#4]@2 c#4!3 d4 [c#3,f#3,c#4] [c#3,f#3,c#4,a4] [d2,a2,d3,a3]!2 [g2,d3,a3]@2]
[~ [g2,d3,a3]!2 [g2,d3,a3,f#4] [g2,d3,a3,f#4]@2 [g2,d3,a3,f#4] [g2,d3,a3,f#4]@2 [a3,g4] [g2,d3,a3,g4]@2 [g2,d3,a3,g4]!2 [d2,a2,d3,a3]!2]
[[d2,a2,d3,a3,d4] b3 [d2,a2,d3,a3,b3,d4]!2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]!2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,a4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,a4] [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,a4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,a4] [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@2]
>`).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.16)
// chords · overdriven guitar · "Distorted 1"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
~@6 A B C D A B C D A B C D E F G H E F G I A B C D A B C D A B C D E F G H E F G J K L K L K L K L M N O@3 ~@3 P Q@2
R E F G H S@2 G J K L K L K L M N O@3 T@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[d2,d3,d4] [c#3,c#4] [d2,c#3,c#4] [d3,d4] [d2,d3,d4]@3 [d2,d3,d4] d2 [d2,c#3,c#4] [d3,d4] [d2,d3,d4] d2 [d2,d3,d4] [e3,e4] [d3,d4]", // D C# Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D E D
B: "[d2,d3,d4] [c#3,c#4] [d2,c#3,c#4] [d3,d4] [d2,d3,d4]@3 [d2,d3,d4] d2 [d2,c#3,c#4] [d3,d4] [d2,d3,d4] d2 [d2,c#3,c#4] [d2,a2,d3,a3]!2", // D C# Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D Dmaj7 D5
C: "[b2,f#3]@4 [b2,f#3,d4]@3 [b2,f#3,d4]!3 [b2,f#3,d4]@2 [b2,f#3,d4]@2 [g3,d4]!2", // B5 Bm G5
D: "[g3,d4,a4]@4 [g3,d4,a4]@3 [g3,d4,a4]!3 [g3,d4,a4]@2 [g3,d4,a4]!2 [d2,a2,d3]!2", // Gsus2 D5
E: "[d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@4 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@3 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4] [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,a4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,g4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4] [d2,a2,d3,a3]!3", // D5 Dsus4 D D5
F: "[c#3,a3]@2 [c#3,a3]!2 [c#3,a3,d4]@2 [c#3,a3,d4]!4 [c#3,a3,d4]@2 [c#3,a3,d4]!2 [d2,a2,d3,a3]!2", // F#m Dmaj7 D5
G: "[b2,f#3,c#4]@4 [b2,f#3,c#4]@3 [b2,f#3,c#4]!2 d4 [b2,f#3,d4] [b2,f#3,d4,a4] [b2,f#3,b3] [d2,a2,d3] [g2,d3,g3]@2", // Bsus2 Bm Bm7 B5 D5 G5
H: "[g2,d3,g3]!2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3] [d2,a2,d3] [g2,d3,g3] [f2,c3,f3] [d2,a2,d3] [f2,c3,f3]@2 [f2,c3,f3] [g2,d3,g3] [f2,c3,f3]", // G5 D5 G5 F5 D5 F5 G5 F5
I: "[g2,d3,g3]!2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3] [d2,a2,d3] [g2,d3,g3] [f2,c3,f3] [d2,a2,d3] [f2,c3,f3]@3 [d2,a2,d3] [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]", // G5 D5 G5 F5 D5 F5 D5
J: "[g2,d3,g3]!2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3] [d2,a2,d3] [g2,d3,g3] [f2,c3,f3] [d2,a2,d3] [f2,c3,f3]@2 [f2,c3,f3]!3", // G5 D5 G5 F5 D5 F5
K: "d2@2 [d2,d3,f#3,d4,f#4] [e3,e4] [d2,d3,e3,d4,e4]!2 d2@2 [d2,d3,e3,d4,e4] [d3,d4] [d2,d3,d4]!2 d2@2 [d2,d3,d4] [c#3,c#4]", // D E Dsus2 D C#
L: "[d2,c#3,d3,c#4,d4]!2 d2!2 [d2,b2,d3,b3,d4] [c#3,c#4] [d2,c#3,d3,c#4,d4]!2 [d2,d3,d4] [c#3,c#4] [d2,c#3,d3,c#4,d4] [e3,e4] [d2,d3,e3,d4,e4] [d3,d4] [d2,d3,d4]!2", // Dmaj7 G C# Dmaj7 D C# Dmaj7 E …
M: "d2@2 [d2,a#2,d3,a#3,d4]!4 d2@2 [d2,a#2,d3,a#3,d4]!4 ~@4", // Gm
N: "~@2 [d2,a#2,d3,a#3,d4]!4 d2@2 [d2,a#2,d3,a#3,d4]!4 d2!2 ~ d2", O: "[d2,a2,d3]/3",
P: "~@8 d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 e5", // A5
Q: "[d5,a5] [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 e5", // D5 A5
R: "[d5,a5] [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] d5 [e5,a5] ~@6 [d2,a2,d3]!2", // D5 A5 D5
S: "[[d2,a2,d3]@4 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]@3 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4] [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,a4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,g4]@2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 [c#3,a3,d4]@4 [c#3,a3,d4]!2 [c#3,a3,d4]@2 [c#3,a3,d4]!4 [c#3,a3,d4]@2 [c#3,a3,d4]!2 [d2,a2,d3,a3,d4]!2]/2", // D5 Dsus4 D Dmaj7 D5
T: "[d2,a2,d3]", // D5
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.37)
// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
~@6 A B C D E F C G H F C I J K L M J K L N A B C D E F C G H F C I J K L M J K L N O@8 P Q R@3 ~@7 J K L M S T L N
O@6 P Q U@6 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "d1@2 d1!2 d1@3 d2@2 d1!2 d1@2 d1 c#2 d2", B: "d1@2 d1!2 d1@3 d2@2 d1 d1@3 d1 c#2 d2",
C: "b1@2 b1!2 b1@2 b1 f#2@2 b1 b1@2 b1!2 c#2 d2", D: "g1@2 g1!2 g1@3 g1 f#1 g1!2 g1@2 a1!3",
E: "d1@2 d1!2 d1@2 d1 d2@2 d1!2 d1@2 d1 c#2 d2", F: "d1@2 d1!2 d1@3 d2@2 d1 d1@2 d1!2 c#2 d2",
G: "g1@2 g1!2 g1@2 g1!2 f#1 g1 g1@2 g1 a1!3", H: "d1@2 d2 d1 d1@3 d2@2 d1 d1@3 d1 c#2 d2",
I: "g1@2 g1!2 g1@2 g1!2 f#1 g1!3 a1!4", J: "d1@2 d1!2 d1@2 d1!2 c#2 d2 d1 d1@2 d1!3",
K: "c#2@2 c#2!2 c#2@2 c#2!3 d2!3 e2!3 d1", L: "b1@3 b1 b1@2 b1!3 c#2!3 d1!2 g1@2",
M: "~ g1 g1@2 g1!3 d1 g1 f1 d1 f1@2 f1 g1 f1", N: "~ g1 g1@2 g1!3 d1 g1 f1 d1 f1@2 f1 f1@2",
O: "[d1@2 d1!2 d2 d1 d1@3 d1 d2 d1 d1@2 d1 d2@2 d1 d1@2 d2 d1!5 ~ d1!3 d2!2]/2", P: "d1@2 d2!4 d1@2 d2!4 ~@4",
Q: "~@2 d2!4 d1@2 d2!4 d1!2 ~ d1", R: "d1/3", S: "d1@3 d1 d1@2 d1!2 c#2 d2 d1 d2 e2!2 c#2@2",
T: "c#2!3 a2!3 e1 f#1!2 g1 a1 g1 a1!3 a#1", U: "d1/6",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.19)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@6 A B C D B@2 C@2 B@2 C E F B G H I B J H A B C K B@2 C@2 B@2 C L F B G H I B J H M N O N O P O N Q R S ~@8 T F B G
H U V J H M N O N O W Q R S ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~@6 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x", C: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x",
D: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@2", E: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!3", F: "x ~@6 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x",
G: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~", H: "~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@2", I: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x",
J: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@5 x ~", K: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@4", L: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@4 x ~@2",
M: "x ~@5 x ~@2 x!2 ~@4 x", N: "~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", O: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~@4 x",
P: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", Q: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~@5", R: "~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x", S: "x",
T: "~@7 x ~@8", U: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~", V: "~ x!2 ~@4 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x",
W: "~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x",
})).gain(0.21)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@6 A@3 B A@7 B A@2 B@2 A@2 C B A@3 D A@7 E A@2 B@2 A@2 C F A B A B A@3 B G H ~@9 I A@2 B@2 A@2 C J A B A B A B G H
~@7
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", C: "~@4 x ~@4 x!2 ~@5", D: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2",
E: "~@4 x ~@4 x!3 ~@3 x", F: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@4 x ~", G: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4", H: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3",
I: "~@8 x!3 ~@5", J: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.21)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@17 A ~@6 B ~@12 C ~@6 B D ~@19 E ~@6 B ~@16>".pickRestart({
A: "~@15 x", B: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@3 x", E: "~@14 x!2",
})).gain(0.21)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@17 A ~@6 B ~@19 B ~@20 C ~@6 B ~@16>".pickRestart({
A: "~@13 x!2 ~", B: "~@11 x ~@4", C: "~@11 x!3 ~@2",
})).gain(0.21)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
~@10 A B A@3 B A C D@3 E D@3 E ~@4 A B A@3 B A F D@3 E D@4 ~@20 D@3 E D@4 ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x!7", B: "x!8", C: "~ x!5 ~@2", D: "~@7 x ~@8", E: "~@7 x ~@3 x ~@4", F: "~ x!6 ~",
})).gain(0.21)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@6 A@3 B C ~ C@3 ~ C@4 D ~ C@2 D ~ A@3 B C ~ C@3 ~ C@4 D ~ C@2 D ~ A@8 E F C ~@9 C@2 D ~ D ~ D ~ A@6 E F C ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!8", B: "x!6 ~ x", C: "x", D: "x ~@6 x", E: "x!6 ~@2", F: "~ x!5 ~@2",
})).gain(0.21)
// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct("<~@18 A@2 B C A@2 B C ~@12 A@2 B C A@2 B D ~@20 A@2 B C B E B D ~@15>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x!7", B: "~ x!6 ~", C: "x!7 ~", D: "x!6 ~@2", E: "x!8",
})).gain(0.21)
stack(
electric_guitar_clean, pad_halo, pad_warm, distortion_guitar, distortion_guitar_2, overdriven_guitar, bass, kick,
snare, low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, ride_bell
)
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Love Me DoThe Beatles · 1964
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- Real transcriptionsMcGill chord charts, Lakh MIDI and quality-filtered PDMX scores. The library includes alternate transcriptions of some songs.
- One bar, one cycleEvery layer follows the same bar timeline, keeping the code, playback and song structure aligned.
- Instrumental by designDetected vocal parts are removed. Guitar riffs, harmonica and other instrumental leads stay.