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// You Can Get It If you Really Want It — Desmond Dekker
// 128 bpm, 4/4, key C# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 97 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(128/4)
// 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.
// other · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
~@10 A B C D E F E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S R A B T D U V U W G H I J K L M N O P Q R S R A B T D ~@8 O P Q R S R A
B T D O P Q R O P Q R A B T D ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
A: "db3 ~ db3!3 ~ db3!3 ~@7", B: "ab2 ~@4 c3 ab2!2 c3 ~@7", C: "~@2 db3@2 gb3!3 db3 gb3 ~ gb3@2 db3@2 gb3@2",
D: "ab3 ~@15", E: "db3 ~@5 db3!3 ~@5 db3 f3", F: "gb3 ~@5 bb3@4 gb3@2 f3@2 eb3@2", G: "db3 ~@2 db3 ab2 ~@2 ab2",
H: "gb3 ~ gb3 ~@3 gb3 ~@3 gb3@3 ~ gb3 ~", I: "db3@2 ~@4 db3@2 ab2 ~@5 ab2@2", J: "gb3 ~ gb3 ~@3 gb3 ~@3 gb3@3 ~@3",
K: "f3@2 f3 ~@3 f3 ~@3 f3@2 f3@2 f3 ~", L: "gb3 ~ gb3@3 ~ gb3 ~ gb3 ~ gb3!3 ~ gb3 ~",
M: "ab3 ~ eb3@3 ~ eb3 gb3 ab3 ~ eb3@4 eb3 ~", N: "gb3!2 eb3 ~ gb3!2 eb3 ~ gb3!2 eb3 ~ gb3 ~ ab3@2",
O: "db3 ~@5 db3 ~ db3 ~@5 f3 ~", P: "gb3 ~ gb3 ~@3 gb3 ~ gb3 ~ gb3 bb3 gb3 ~ bb3 ~",
Q: "db3 ~@5 db3 ~ db3 f3 db3 ~ f3 ~ db3 ~", R: "~@2 gb3 ~@3 gb3 ~@2 gb3!2 bb3 gb3 ~ bb3 ~",
S: "~@2 db3 ~@3 db3 ~ db3 f3 db3!2 f3 ~ db3 ~", T: "gb3@4 ~@2 gb3 ~ eb3 ~ eb3@2 gb3@2 g3@2",
U: "db3 ~@5 db3 ~ db3 ~@5 db3 ~", V: "gb3 ~@5 gb3 ~ gb3 ~@3 bb3 ~ gb3 ~",
W: "gb3 ~ gb3 ~@3 gb3 ~@3 gb3 ~ bb3 ~ gb3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.38).pan(0.3)
// chords · electric guitar jazz
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
A B@3 C D E D E D E F D G E D E D H I H I J I F@2 E D E D E D E F D G E D E D H I H I J I F@2 E D E D E D E F D G E K
I L E K I M E D E D E D E F D G E D E D E D E D E F D G E K I L E K I M N
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 [g3,c4,e4]", B: "[ab3,db4,f4]@13 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2", C: "[ab3,db4,f4] ~@15",
D: "~@2 [bb3,db4,gb4]!3 ~ [bb3,db4,gb4] ~@3 [bb3,db4,gb4]!3 ~ [bb3,db4,gb4] ~", // Gb
E: "~@2 [ab3,db4,f4]!3 ~ [ab3,db4,f4] ~@3 [ab3,db4,f4]!3 ~ [ab3,db4,f4] ~", // Db
F: "~@2 [c4,eb4,ab4]!3 ~ [c4,eb4,ab4] ~@3 [c4,eb4,ab4]!3 ~ [c4,eb4,ab4] ~", G: "[c4,eb4,ab4] ~@15",
H: "~@2 [db4,f4,ab4]!3 ~ [db4,f4,ab4] ~@3 [eb4,ab4,c5]!3 ~ [eb4,ab4,c5] ~", // Db Ab
I: "~@2 [db4,gb4,bb4]!3 ~ [db4,gb4,bb4] ~@3 [db4,gb4,bb4]!3 ~ [db4,gb4,bb4] ~", // Gb
J: "~@2 [c4,f4,a4]!3 ~ [c4,f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,f4,a4]!3 ~ [c4,f4,a4] ~", // F
K: "~@2 [b3,e4,ab4]!3 ~ [b3,e4,ab4] ~@3 [b3,e4,ab4]!3 ~ [b3,e4,ab4] ~", // E
L: "[eb4,ab4,c5] ~ [db4,gb4,bb4] ~@3 [b3,e4,ab4] ~@3 [a3,d4,gb4]@4 ~@2", // Ab Gb E D
M: "[eb4,ab4,c5] ~ [db4,gb4,bb4] ~@3 [b3,e4,ab4] ~@3 [a3,d4,gb4]@5 ~", N: "[ab3,db4,f4] ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.19).pan(0.8)
// chords · trombone
const trombone = note("<~@58 A B C D E F G H ~@22 A B C D E F G I J>".pickRestart({
A: "db4@13 ~ db4 ~", B: "e4@7 ~", C: "gb4@7 ~", D: "ab4 gb4 ~ e4 ~ d4 ~@2", E: "[db4,f4]@13 ~ [db4,f4] ~",
F: "[e4,ab4]@7 ~", G: "[gb4,bb4]@7 ~", H: "[ab4,c5] [gb4,bb4] ~ [e4,ab4] ~ [d4,gb4] ~@2",
I: "[ab4,c5]@2 [gb4,bb4]@2 ~@2 [e4,ab4]@2 ~@2 [d4,gb4]@3 ~@3", J: "[f4,db5] ~@7",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.49)
// chords · synth strings 1
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
~@5 A B A B A B C D E B A B A F A F A G A H@2 B A B A B A B C D E B A B A F A F A G A H@2 B A B A B A B C D E B I A J
B I A J B A B A B A B C D E B A B A B A B A B C D E B I A J B I A J K
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[bb3,db4,gb4]", B: "[ab3,db4,f4]", C: "[ab3,c4,eb4]", D: "[gb3,bb3,db4]", E: "[ab3,c4,eb4]@3 ~@13",
F: "[db4,f4] [c4,eb4], ab3", G: "[a3,c4,f4]", H: "[c4,eb4,ab4]/2", I: "[ab3,b3,e4]",
J: "[c4,eb4,ab4]@2 [bb3,db4,gb4]@2 ~@2 [ab3,b3,e4]@2 ~@2 [gb3,a3,d4]@5 ~", K: "[ab3,db4,f4] ~@7",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.12)
// chords · percussive organ
const percussive_organ = note(`<
~@5 A B C D E F G H I B C B C J K L M N O P Q B A B C D E F G H I B C B C J K L M N O P Q B A B C D E F G H I R S T U
R S T V B A B C D E F G H I B A B C B A B C F G H I R S T U R S T V W
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[db5,gb5,bb5]@2 [db5,gb5,bb5] ~@3 [db5,gb5,bb5] ~@3 [db5,gb5,bb5] ~@3 [db5,gb5]@2, ~@14 bb5 ~", // Gb Gb5
B: "[db5,f5,ab5] ~ [db5,f5,ab5]@3 ~ [db5,f5,ab5] ~@3 [db5,f5,ab5] ~@3 [db5,f5,ab5] ~", // Db
C: "[db5,gb5,bb5]@2 [gb5,bb5] ~@3 [db5,gb5,bb5] ~@3 [db5,gb5,bb5]@3 ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~", // Gb
D: "~@2 [db5,f5,ab5]@3 ~ [db5,f5,ab5] ~@3 [db5,f5,ab5]@3 ~ [f5,ab5] ~", // Db Fm
E: "[db5,bb5]@2 [gb5,bb5] ~@3 [db5,gb5,bb5] ~@3 [db5,gb5,bb5] ~@3 [db5,gb5]@2, gb5 ~@13 bb5 ~", // Gb Gb5
F: "[f5,ab5] ~ [db5,f5,ab5]@3 ~ [db5,f5,ab5] ~@3 [db5,f5,ab5]@4 [db5,f5,ab5] ~", // Fm Db
G: "[c5,eb5,ab5] ~ [c5,eb5,ab5]@3 ~ [c5,eb5,ab5] ~@3 [c5,eb5,ab5]@3 ~ [c5,eb5,ab5] ~", // Ab
H: "[bb4,db5,gb5] ~ [bb4,db5,gb5]@3 ~ [bb4,db5,gb5] ~@3 [bb4,db5,gb5]@4 [bb4,db5,gb5] ~", I: "[c5,eb5,ab5] ~@15",
J: "[db5,f5,ab5] ~ [db5,f5,ab5]@3 ~ [db5,f5,ab5] ~ [eb5,ab5,c6] ~ [eb5,ab5,c6]@3 ~ [ab5,c6] ~", // Db Ab
K: "[gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5]@3 ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~ [gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5]@3 ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~", // Gb
L: "[db5,f5,ab5] ~ [db5,f5,ab5]@2 f5 ~ [db5,f5,ab5] ~ [eb5,ab5,c6] ~ [eb5,ab5,c6]@3 ~ [eb5,ab5,c6] ~", // Db Ab
M: "[gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5]@3 ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5]@3 ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~", // Gb
N: "~@2 [c5,f5,a5]@3 ~ [c5,f5,a5] ~@3 [c5,f5,a5]@4 [c5,f5,a5] ~", // F
O: "[gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5]@3 ~ [gb5,bb5] ~ [gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5]@4 [db5,gb5,bb5] ~", // Gb
P: "c6 ~ [eb5,ab5,c6]@3 ~ [eb5,ab5,c6] ~ [eb5,ab5,c6] ~ [eb5,ab5,c6]@3 ~ [eb5,ab5,c6] ~", // Ab
Q: "[eb5,ab5,c6] ~ [eb5,ab5,c6]@3 ~ [eb5,ab5,c6] ~@3 [eb5,ab5,c6]@4 [eb5,ab5,c6] ~", // Ab
R: "[ab4,db5,f5] ~ [ab4,db5,f5]@3 ~ [ab4,db5,f5] ~ [ab4,db5,f5] ~ [ab4,db5,f5]@3 ~ [ab4,db5,f5] ~", // Db
S: "[b4,e5,ab5] ~ [b4,e5,ab5]@3 ~ [b4,e5,ab5] ~ [b4,e5,ab5] ~ [b4,e5,ab5]@3 ~ [b4,e5,ab5] ~", // E
T: "[db5,gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5]@3 ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5]@3 ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~", // Gb
U: "[eb5,ab5,c6] ~ [db5,gb5,bb5] ~@3 [b4,e5,ab5] ~@3 [a4,d5,gb5]@3 ~@3", // Ab Gb E D
V: "[eb5,ab5,c6] ~ [d5,gb5,bb5] ~@3 [b4,e5,ab5] ~@3 [a4,d5,gb5]@3 ~@3", W: "[ab4,db5,f5] ~@7",
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.13).pan(0.3)
// other · trumpet
const trumpet = note("<~ A B C D ~@9 A E A F ~@18 A E A F ~@57>".pickRestart({
A: "~@4 f5 ~ f5 ~ f5@3 ~ eb5 ~ eb5 ~", B: "eb5 db5 ~ eb5 ~ f5 ~@2", C: "~@4 ab5 ~ ab5 ~ ab5@2 f5 ~ gb5 ~@3",
D: "ab5 ~@15", E: "eb5@2 db5 ~@3 db5@2 ~@8", F: "eb5 db5 ~ db5 ~@4",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.52).pan(0.4)
// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
A B@3 C D E F G D H I J K E F E F L D L M N O P Q E D E F G D H R S T E F E F L D L M N O P Q E D E F G D H R S U V W
X Y V W X Y E D E F G D H R S T E D E F E D E F H R S T V W X Y V W X Y Z
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 c2", B: "db2@13 ~ c2@2", C: "db2 ~@6 f2", D: "gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~@3 bb1 c2",
E: "db2@3 ~ db2@3 ~ db2@3 ~@3 e2 f2", F: "gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~ gb2@4 ~@2 bb1 c2", G: "db2@3 ~ db2@3 ~ db2@4 ~@2 e2 f2",
H: "db2@3 ~ db2@3 ~ db2@4 ~@2 f1 gb1", I: "ab1@3 ~ ab1@2 ab2!2 ab1@3 ~@3 ab1!2", J: "gb1@3 ~ gb1@3 ~ gb1@4 ~@4",
K: "ab1@2 ~@12 bb1 c2", L: "db2@3 ~ db2@3 ~ ab1@3 ~@3 eb2 ab2", M: "gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~@3 db2 eb2",
N: "f2@3 ~ f2@3 ~ f2@3 ~@3 eb2 f2", O: "gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~@3 eb2 gb2", P: "ab1@3 ~ ab1@3 ~ ab1@3 ~@3 eb2 gb2",
Q: "ab1@3 ~ ab1@3 ~ ab1@3 ~@5", R: "ab1@3 ~ ab1@3 ~ ab1@4 ~@2 eb2 f2", S: "gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~ gb2@4 ~@4", T: "ab1 ~@7",
U: "ab1@2 ~@12 b1 c2", V: "db2@3 ~ db2@3 ~ db2@3 ~@3 b1 db2", W: "e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~@3 db2 e2",
X: "gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~ gb2@3 ~@5", Y: "ab2 ~ gb2@2 ~@2 e2@2 ~@2 d2@4 ~@2", Z: "db2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.48)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
A B@3 C D@5 E F@2 C F@4 D@5 E F@2 D@6 E F@2 C F@4 D@5 E F@2 D@6 E F@2 C F@3 G D@3 G D@6 E F@2 C D@10 F C F@3 G D@3 G C
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x", B: "x ~@6 x", C: "x", D: "x!2", E: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", F: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", G: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.4)
// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~ [x!4]!3 x ~@92>").gain(0.45)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@4 A B@7 C D B@3 E B@7 E B@8 C D B@3 E B@7 F B@8 C D B@3 G B@3 G B@8 C D B@3 H B@6 C D B@3 G B@3 G ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@8 x!4 ~@4", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", D: "~@10 x!3 ~@3", E: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3",
F: "~@2 x!3 ~@7 x ~@3", G: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2", H: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.4)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
~ A@2 B C A@2 B A D A B A C A@3 B A@2 B A D A B A@4 B A D A B A C A@3 B A@2 B A D A B A@4 B A D A B A C A@3 E A@2 B E
A@3 B A D A B A C A@3 B A@3 B A D A C A@3 E A@2 B E C
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!8", B: "x!7 ~", C: "x", D: "x!5 ~ x ~", E: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
~@4 A ~@8 B ~@3 C ~@7 C ~@9 B ~@3 C ~@7 A ~@9 B ~@3 C ~@3 D ~@9 B ~@3 C ~ E ~@5 B ~@3 C ~@3 D ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@6 x!2", B: "x ~@6 x", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@14 x!2", E: "~@5 x!3",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
A ~@2 A ~@3 A ~ B ~ A ~@5 A ~@2 A ~ B ~ A ~@4 A ~ B ~ A ~@5 A ~@2 A ~ B ~ A ~@4 A ~ B ~ A ~@8 A ~@4 A ~ B ~ A ~@5 A
~@3 A ~ B ~@8 A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x", B: "~@5 x ~ x",
})).gain(0.25)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@25 A ~@21 B ~@13 C ~@3 D ~@25 C ~@3 D ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@2 x!2 ~@4", B: "~@8 x!4 ~@4", C: "~@12 x!2 ~ x", D: "~@12 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@5 A ~@8 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@9 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@9 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@9 A ~@3 A ~ A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 A
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
~@5 A B C D E F G H I B C B@2 A B C D E F G H A@2 B C D E F G H I B C B@2 A B C D E F G H A@2 B C D E F G H I B C B J
A B C K A@2 B C D E F G H I A@2 B C A@2 B C D E H I B C B J A B C K I
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~ x!11 ~ x!2", B: "x!16", C: "x!9 ~ x!6", D: "x!13 ~ x!2", E: "x!7 ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x!2", F: "x ~ x!7 ~ x!6",
G: "x!5 ~ x!10", H: "x!9 ~@2 x!5", I: "x", J: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2", K: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.2)
// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct(`<
~@5 A ~ B C D E F G ~@2 B ~@2 A ~ B C D E F G A@2 ~ B C D E F G ~@2 B ~@2 A ~ B C D E F G A@2 ~ B C D E F G ~@2 B ~@2
A ~ B ~ A@2 ~ B C D E F G ~ A@2 ~ B A@2 ~ B C D G ~@2 B ~@2 A ~ B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@11 x ~@2", B: "~@9 x ~@6", C: "~@13 x ~@2", D: "~@7 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2", E: "~ x ~@7 x ~@6", F: "~@5 x ~@10",
G: "~@9 x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.1)
// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<~ A@3 B A@8 B A@21 B A@21 B A@7 ~ A@9 B A@11 B A@7 ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "x",
})).gain(0.25)
stack(
electric_guitar_muted, electric_guitar_jazz, trombone, synth_strings_1, percussive_organ, trumpet, bass, kick, rim,
snare, hihat, low_tom, open_hat, mid_tom, crash, tambourine, tambourine_soft, shaker
)
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