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What's Going On

Cyndi Lauper

KeyG majorTempo126 bpm
0:00/0:00
// What's Going On — Cyndi Lauper
// 126 bpm, 4/2, 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 99 bars on a 32-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(126/8)

// 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.

// other · electric guitar jazz
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@4 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C
  D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g1@2 g2@2 g1 f2@2 g1 g2@2 g1 f2@2 g1 g2@2 g1@2 g2@2 g1 f2@2 g1 g2@2 g1 f2@2 g1 g2@2",
  B: "a1@2 a2@2 a1 g2 ~ a1 a2@2 a1 g2@2 a1 a2@2 a1@2 a2@2 a1 g2 ~ a1 a2@2 a1 g2@2 a1 a2@2",
  C: "c2@2 c3@2 c2 c3 ~ c2 c#3 ~ c2 a#2@2 c2 c3@2 c2 ~ c3@2 c2 c3 ~ c2 c#3 ~ c2 a#2@2 c2 c3@2",
  D: "g1@2 g2 ~ g1 f2@2 g1 g2@2 g1 f2@2 g1 g2@2 g1@2 g2@2 g1 f2@2 ~ g2@2 g1 f2@2 g1 ~ g2, ~@23 g1@2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.4)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note("<~@36 A B C D A B C D ~@55>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d3,g3,b3]@2 [d3,g3] [g2,d3,g3,b3] [d3,g3,b3]@2 [d3,g3,b3] [g2,d3,g3] [g2,d3,g3,b3]!3 [g2,d3,g3,b3]@2 [g2,d3,g3,b3] [d3,g3,a3]!2, g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~@9", // G G5 G G5 G Dsus4
  B: "[e3,a3,c4]@2 [e3,a3,c4] [a2,e3,a3,c4] [a2,e3,a3,c4]@2 [a2,e3,a3,c4] a2 [a2,e3,a3,c4]!3 [a2,e3,a3,c4]@2 [a2,g3,c4] [e3,g3,c4] [g3,c4], a2@3 ~@13", // Am Am7 C C5
  C: "[g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4] [c3,g3,c4,e4] [c3,g3,c4,e4]@3 [c3,c4] [c3,g3,c4,e4] [c3,g3,c4] [c3,g3,c4,e4] [c3,g3,c4,e4]@2 [c3,c4,d4] [g3,c4,d4]!2, c3@3 ~@13", // C C5 C Csus2 Gsus4
  D: "[d3,g3,b3]@2 [d3,g3] [g2,d3,g3,b3] [g2,d3,g3,b3]@2 [d3,g3,b3] [g2,d3,g3,b3]!2 [d3,g3,b3]!2 [g2,d3,g3,b3]@2 [g2,d3,g3,a3] [d3,g3,a3] [g2,d3,g3,a3], g2@3 ~@13", // G G5 G Gsus2 Dsus4 Gsus2
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.35).pan(0.7)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · soft notes
const acoustic_guitar_steel_2 = note("<~@36 A B C D A B C D ~@55>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 b3 ~@4 b3 ~@8", B: "~@7 [e3,a3,c4] ~@5 e3 ~ e3", C: "~@7 [g3,e4] ~ e4 ~@3 g3 ~@2", D: "~@2 b3 ~@13",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.2).pan(0.7)

// chords · lead 5 charang
const lead_5_charang = note(`<
  ~@3 A ~@4 B@2 C D B@2 E F B@2 E F G H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G ~@8 B@2 E F B@2 E F G H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2
  G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G B@2 C I ~@19
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 d4!2 ~ d4 ~ d4 ~ d4", B: "[g3@11 ~ g3!2 ~ e3@5 d3 e3@2 g3@2 e3@2 d3@2 e3 g3 e3]/2",
  C: "g3@21 ~ g3@2 ~ g3@3 [g3,b3]@4, ~@12 c4 ~@3", D: "g3@19 ~ d3@2 e3@4 d3@2 e3@2 ~@2", E: "g3@12 d3 e3 g3 e3",
  F: "g3@23 ~ d3@2 e3@4 d3@2", G: "[g2,d3,g3,b3]",
  H: "[a3@24 c4@2 a3@6 c4@23 ~ e4@2 c4@6, e3@63 ~, a2 c3, c4@22 ~@10 g3@27 ~@5]/2", I: "g3@19 ~@13",
})).s("gm_lead_5_charang").gain(0.3).pan(0.4)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@16 A B C D A B C D ~@8 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C
  D A B C D A B C D A E ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g3 ~ [g3,d4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 g3 [d4,f4] ~ [f4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 [g3,f4] [g3,d4] f4 [g3,d4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 g3 [d4,f4] ~ [f4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 [g3,f4]", // G5 G Dm Fsus2 G G7 G5 G …
  B: "[a3,d4] f4 [a3,e4] ~ [e4,a4] ~ [a3,a4] e4 a3 [e4,g4] ~ [g4,a4] ~ [a3,a4] e4 [a3,g4] [a3,e4] g4 [a3,e4] ~ a4 ~ [a3,a4] e4 a3 [e4,g4] ~ [g4,a4] ~ [a3,a4] e4 [a3,g4]", // D5 A5 A Em Gsus2 A A7 A5 …
  C: "c4 ~ [c4,g4] ~ [g4,c5] ~ [c4,c5] g4 c4 [g4,a#4] ~ [a#4,c5] ~ [c4,c5] g4 [c4,a#4] [c4,g4] a#4 [c4,g4] ~ [g4,c5] ~ [c4,c5] g4 c4 [g4,a#4] ~ c5 ~ [c4,c5] g4 [c4,a#4]", // C5 C Gm A#sus2 C C7 C5 C …
  D: "[g3,g4] a#4 [g3,d4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 g3 [d4,f4] ~ [f4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 [g3,f4] [g3,d4] f4 [g3,d4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 g3 [d4,f4] ~ [f4,g4] ~ g4 ~@2", // G G5 G Dm Fsus2 G G7 G5 …
  E: "[a3,d4] f4 [a3,e4] ~ [e4,a4] ~ [a3,a4] e4 a3 [e4,g4] ~ [g4,a4] ~ [a3,a4] e4 [a3,g4] [a3,e4] g4 [a3,e4] ~@13", // D5 A5 A Em Gsus2 A A7 A5
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.35).pan(0.6)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · soft notes
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_2 = note(`<
  ~ A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@18 A B ~@2 A B ~@10 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A
  B ~@2 A B ~@2 C D E@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@20 e4 ~@11", B: "e4 g4 ~@25 a#4 ~@4", C: "~@20 [e4,a4] ~ [a3,a4] e4 a3 [e4,g4] ~ [g4,a4] ~ [a3,a4] e4 [a3,g4]",
  D: "[c4,e4] g4 [c4,g4] ~ [g4,c5] ~ [c4,c5] g4 c4 [g4,a#4] ~ [a#4,c5] ~ [c4,c5] g4 [c4,a#4] [c4,g4] a#4 [c4,g4] ~ [g4,c5] ~ [c4,c5] g4 c4 [g4,a#4] ~ [a#4,c5] ~ [c4,c5] g4 [c4,a#4]", // C C5 C Gm A#sus2 C C7 C5 …
  E: "[[g3,g4] a#4 [g3,d4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 g3 [d4,f4] ~ [f4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 [g3,f4] [g3,d4] f4 [g3,d4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [g3,g4] d4 g3 [d4,f4]@206 ~@25]/8", // G G5 G Dm Fsus2 G G7 G5 …
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.2).pan(0.6)

// other · pad sweep
const pad_sweep = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@8 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C
  D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g3", B: "a3", C: "c4", D: "g3@31 ~",
})).s("gm_pad_sweep").gain(0.4).pan(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A@5 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C@8 A@5 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 D ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!4 ~@2 x ~@2 x", C: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!6",
  D: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!4 ~@2 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@3 B C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C E C E C E C E ~@7 B C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D
  C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C F ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x!4", B: "~@20 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3",
  D: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x", E: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x",
  F: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@3",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A@4 B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C ~@4 B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B
  C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C D ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x",
  B: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x",
  C: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x", D: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@22",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@3
  [~@15 x]
  [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!32
  ~@3
  [~@15 x]
  [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!50
  [~ x ~ x ~@12]
  ~@8
>`).gain(0.25)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@8 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 ~@4 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 C ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~",
  B: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~", C: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@13",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@2 B A ~@2 C A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 D A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 C A ~@3 A ~@2 C A ~@2 A@2 ~@3 A ~@30
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@6 x!2", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@4 x!4",
})).gain(0.4)

stack(
  electric_guitar_jazz, acoustic_guitar_steel, acoustic_guitar_steel_2, lead_5_charang, acoustic_guitar_nylon,
  acoustic_guitar_nylon_2, pad_sweep, kick, snare, pedal_hat, open_hat, ride, crash
)

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