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Walk On By

Dionne Warwick

KeyA minorTempo100 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Walk On By — Dionne Warwick
// 100 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 71 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(100/4)

// 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 · fretless bass · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@3 B@2 C D E D E F G H I J K L M L K L J A B@2 C D E D E F G H I J K L M L K L K A B@2 C B C D E D E F G H I J K L
  M L K L K J K L M N@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1 ~", B: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@2", C: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 ~",
  D: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@7 ~", E: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@7 ~", F: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2@2", G: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@8",
  H: "a#1@4 ~@2 a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1@3 ~ a#1 ~", I: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 ~", J: "f1@5 ~ f1@5 ~ f1@3 ~",
  K: "a#1@4 ~@2 a#1@5 ~ a#1@3 ~", L: "f1@4 ~@2 f1@5 ~ f1@3 ~", M: "a#1@4 ~@2 a#1@5 ~ a#1@2 ~@2", N: "[f1@29 ~@3]/2",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.46)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B C D@2 E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U C D@2 E F G H I J K L M V W X Y@2 Z AA@2 C D@2 E AB E F G H I J K L M V
  W X Y@2 Z AA@2 AC AD AE AF AG@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a2@4 [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2, ~@3 a2@4 ~", // Am
  B: "a2@4 [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2, ~@6 a2@9 ~", // Am
  C: "a2@4 [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2 a2@2 [a3,c4,e4]@2, ~@6 a2@5 ~@5", // Am
  D: "a2@4 [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ d3@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2", // Am D
  E: "a2@4 [a3,e4]@2 a2 a#3 [f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4]@3 ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~, ~@4 c4 ~@11", // A5 D
  F: "~@4 [g3,a#3,d4]@5 ~ [g3,a#3,d4]@6, g2 ~", G: "a2@2 [a3,c4,e4] ~@2 [a3,c4,e4]@3, ~@6 a2@9 ~",
  H: "g2@2 [g3,a#3,d4] ~@2 [g3,a#3,d4]@3, ~@6 g2@7 ~@3", I: "a2@2 [a3,c4,e4] ~@2 [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~, ~@3 a2@4 ~",
  J: "~@4 [d4,f4,a4]@5 ~ [d4,f4,a4]@6, d3@15 ~", K: "~@4 [c4,e4,g4]@5 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@4 ~@2, a2@15 ~",
  L: "~@4 [a3,a#3,d4,f4]@5 ~ [a3,a#3,d4,f4]@6, a#2@7 ~", M: "~@4 [c4,e4,g4]@5 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@4 ~@2, c3@13 ~@3",
  N: "~@2 c4 e4 ~ c4 c3 d4, [f2,c3,e4,a4]@3 [f2,c3]@3 [f2,e4]@2, ~@2 d4@4 a4 ~ d4@4 a4 ~@3", // Fmaj7 F5 Fmaj7
  O: "[e4,a4]@2 d4@2 c4 ~@5 c4@2 ~@2 d4@2, [a#2,f3]@5 ~ [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@6 [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@4, ~@2 d4 ~", // A5 A#5 A#maj7
  P: "e4@2 d4@2 c4 ~ e4@2 d4@2 c4@2 ~@2 d4@2, [f2,c3,a4]@5 ~ [f2,c3,a4]@6 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@4", // F Fmaj7
  Q: "e4@2 d4@2 c4@2 ~@2 d4@2 c4 ~@3 d4@2, [a#2,f3,a4]@6 [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@5 ~ [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@4", // A#maj7
  R: "~@2 d4@2 c4@2 ~@2 d4@2 c4 ~@3 d4@2, [f2,c3]@6 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@5 ~ [f2,c3,e4,a4]@4, [e4,a4] ~@3", // F5 Fmaj7 A5
  S: "e4@2 d4@2 c4 ~@5 c4@2 ~@2 d4@2, [a#2,f3,a4]@5 ~ [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@6 [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@4, ~@2 d4 ~", // A#maj7
  T: "[e4,a4]@2 d4@2 c4 ~@5 c4@2 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@2 d4@2, [f2,c3]@5 ~ [f2,c3,e4,a4]@6 ~@4, ~@2 d4 ~", // A5 Fmaj7 F5 Fmaj7
  U: "~@4 c4@2 ~@4 c4@2 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [f2,c3,e4,a4]@3 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@3 ~@2, ~ d4@2 ~ d4@2 ~@2", // Fmaj7
  V: "~@2 d4@2 c4 ~@7 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [f2,c3,e4,a4]@2 ~ [f2,c3,e4,a4]@3 ~@2, ~@4 d4@3 ~, ~@10 c4@5 ~", // Fmaj7
  W: "~@8 d4@2 c4 ~ [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@6 [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@5 ~@5, ~ d4@3 ~@4, ~@2 c4@3 ~@3", // A#maj7
  X: "~@8 d4@2 c4@2 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [f2,c3,e4,a4]@3 [f2,c3,a4]@3 ~@2, ~ d4@3 ~@4, ~@2 c4@3 ~@3, ~@3 e4@2 ~@3", // Fmaj7 F
  Y: "[~@8 d4@2 c4 ~ [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@2 ~@10 d4@2 ~@2 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@6 [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@5 ~@5 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@6 [f2,c3,a4]@6 ~@4, ~ d4@3 ~@3 d4@2 d4@3 ~@4, ~@2 c4@3 ~@5 c4@3 c4@2 ~, ~@11 e4@2 ~@3]/2", // A#maj7 Fmaj7 A#maj7 Fmaj7 F
  Z: "~@2 d4@2 c4 ~@7 [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@5 ~ [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@6 ~@4, ~@4 d4@3 ~, ~@5 c4@2 ~", // A#maj7
  AA: "[~@2 d4@2 c4 ~@3 d4@2 c4 ~ [f2,c3,e4]@2 ~@2 e4@2 d4@2 c4 ~ e4@2 d4 ~@3 [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [f2,c3,e4,a4]@5 ~ [f2,c3,e4,a4]@5 ~ a4@4 [a#2,f3,a4]@5 ~ a#2@6 ~@4, ~@14 d4@4 ~@4 [f3,a4]@4 c4@5 ~]/2", // Fmaj7 A#maj7 Fmaj7 A#maj7 F
  AB: "a2@4 [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ d3@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2, a3 ~@15", // Am D
  AC: "e4@2 d4@2 c4 ~@5 c4@2 [f2,c3,e4]@2 d4 ~, [f2,c3,a4]@5 ~ [f2,c3,e4,a4]@6 ~@4, ~@8 d4@4 a4 ~@3", // Fmaj7 F Fmaj7
  AD: "~@2 d4@2 c4 ~@3 d4@2 c4 ~ [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@5 ~ [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@5 ~@5", // A#maj7
  AE: "~@2 d4@2 ~@4 d4@2 c4@2 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [f2,c3]@3 [f2,c3,e4,a4]@3 ~@2, [e4,a4]@2 c4@3 ~@3", // Fmaj7 F5 Fmaj7 A5
  AF: "~@2 d4@2 ~@2 e4@2 d4@2 c4 ~ [a#2,f3,e4,a4]@2 d4 ~, [a#2,f3]@6 [a#2,f3,a4]@5 ~@5, [e4,a4]@4 c4@5 ~@7", // A#maj7 A#5 A#maj7 A5
  AG: "[[f2,c3,f3,a3,c4,e4]@13 ~@3]/2", // Fmaj7
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.46).pan(0.9)

// other · oboe · "Lead"
const oboe = note(`<
  ~@3 A B@4 C@2 D E F G H I J I K L M@2 N O P@4 Q@2 R S T U V W X@2 Y Z AA@2 AB@3 ~@3 AC@2 AD@2 AE AF T AG AH AI AJ ~ AK
  AL AM@2 AN@2 AO@2 AP@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e4@3 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4@2 d4 ~ c4@2 d4 ~",
  B: "[e4@4 ~@2 c4 ~ d4 ~ d4@4 c4@6 ~@4 b3@2 c4@2 b3 ~ a3@8 ~@2 [g4,a4] ~ a4@3 ~ g4@12 ~@6, ~@42 g4 ~@21]/4", // Gsus2
  C: "[~@8 a4 ~ a#4@2 a4 ~ g4@5 f4 d4@6 ~@6]/2", D: "[c5,d5] ~ d5@4 c5@4 d5 ~@3 [b3,c4] ~, ~@2 c5 ~@13",
  E: "f4@2 g4 ~ a4@2 a#4 ~ a4@3 ~ c4@2 ~@2", F: "[c5,d5] ~ d5@4 c5@4 d5 ~@3 f4 ~, ~@2 c5 ~@13",
  G: "g4 a4@2 g4 ~@2 a#4@2 a4@2 ~ g4@2 a4 a#4@2, ~@6 a4 ~@9", H: "a4@3 g4@4 ~ a4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4 ~, ~@8 g4 ~@7",
  I: "a4@7 ~", J: "~@6 c4@2 d4 ~ f4@3 ~ g4@2", K: "~@6 c4@2 d4 ~ f4@3 ~ c5@2, ~@10 g4 ~@3 b4 ~", L: "~ g4 a4@13 ~",
  M: "[~@6 c4@2 d4 ~ f4@3 ~ g4 a4@10 g4 a4@3 a4@3, ~@29 g4 ~@2]/2", N: "g4 ~@2 c4 d4 f4@2 ~, ~@2 f4@7 ~@7",
  O: "[d4,e4] ~ e4@2 e4 ~ e4 ~ e4@2 d4@2 c4@2 d4 ~", // Dsus2
  P: "[d4 e4@4 ~ c4 ~ d4@2 c4 ~ d4 ~ c4@6 ~@2 b3 ~ c4@4 b3 ~ a3@6 ~@3 g4 a4 ~ a4@3 ~ g4@5 f4 d4@5 ~@7, ~@42 g4 ~@21]/4",
  Q: "[~@8 d5@2 c5 ~ a4 ~ a4@5 [a4,a#4] g4@6 ~@6, ~@8 c5 ~@23]/2", // A#maj7
  R: "[c5,d5] ~ d5@2 ~@2 c5@4 d5 ~@3 c4 ~, ~@2 c5 ~@13", S: "f4@2 g4 ~ a4@2 a#4 ~ a4@4 c4@2 ~@2",
  T: "[c5,d5] ~ d5@3 ~ c5@4 d5 ~@3 f4 ~, ~@2 c5 ~@13", U: "g4 a4@2 g4@2 a4 a#4@2 a4@2 ~ g4@2 a4 a#4@2",
  V: "a4@2 ~ g4@4 ~ a4@2 g4@2 f4@2 g4 ~, ~@8 g4 ~@7", W: "a4@6 a4@5 ~ a4@3 ~, ~@6 g4 ~@5 g4 ~@3",
  X: "[g4 [g4,a4] f4@4 c4@2 d4 ~ f4@3 ~ a4@18, ~@14 g4 ~@17]/2", Y: "~@6 c4@2 d4 ~ f4@3 ~ c5@2, ~@14 b4 ~",
  Z: "~ g4 a4@14", AA: "[~@6 c4@2 d4 ~ f4@2 ~@2 g4 a4@13 ~@4]/2", AB: "[~@6 c4@2 d4 ~ f4@4 f4 g4@22 ~@11]/3",
  AC: "[~@8 [g4,a4] ~ a4@3 ~ g4@9 ~@9, ~@10 g4 ~@21]/2", AD: "[~@8 a4@2 a#4@2 a4 ~ g4@5 f4 d4@6 ~@6, ~@20 c4 ~@11]/2",
  AE: "[c5,d5] ~ d5@3 ~ c5@4 d5 ~@3 c4 ~, ~@2 c5 ~@13", AF: "f4 ~ g4 ~ a4 ~ a#4@2 a4@3 ~ c4@2 ~@2",
  AG: "a4@2 ~ g4 ~@2 a#4 ~ a4@2 ~ g4 ~@2 [a4,a#4] ~, g4 ~@15", AH: "a4@3 g4@2 ~@3 a4@2 g4 ~ f4 ~ g4 ~, ~@8 g4 ~@7",
  AI: "a4@5 g4 a4@6 a4@4, g4 ~@11 g4 ~@3", AJ: "g4 a4 f4@3 ~@11, ~@2 g4 ~@13",
  AK: "~@6 c4@2 d4 ~ f4@2 ~@2 c5@2, ~@14 b4 ~", AL: "g4 a4@9 ~@6",
  AM: "[~@2 d4!2 f4!2 g4!2 [c5,d5] c5 ~ a4 ~ g4 a4@8 ~@10]/2", AN: "[~@2 c4!2 d4!2 f4!2 d5 [c5,d5] ~ a4 ~ f4 a4@18]/2",
  AO: "[~@2 c4!2 d4!2 f4 ~ d5 c5 ~ a4 ~ f4 a4@18]/2", AP: "[~@2 c4!2 d4!2 f4 ~ d5 c5 ~ a4 ~ f4 a4@17 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_oboe").gain(0.53)

// other · trombone
const trombone = note("<~@7 A B A C ~@16 A C A C ~@18 A C A C ~@18>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 d4 ~ d4 ~ f4 ~ a4 ~@3 f4 ~", B: "g4 ~@3 e4@2 ~@10", C: "g4 ~@3 e4 ~@11",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.66).pan(0.1)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "Strings"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~@10 A B C D E ~@7 F G@2 H@2 I J I K B C D E ~@7 F L@2 M@2 N@2 I J I J B O D P ~@6 Q@3 R@2 S T@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ [a3,c4,e4]", B: "[d4,f4,a4]", C: "[c4,e4,g4]", D: "[a3,a#3,d4,f4]", E: "[c4,e4]",
  F: "~@5 [a4,a5] [c5,c6] [d5,d6]", G: "[[e5,e6] [g5,g6] [e5,e6] [b3,d4,f#4,d5,d6], [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~]/2",
  H: "[[a3,c4,e4,c5,c6] [d4,f#4,b4,b5] [c4,e4] [d4,f#4], ~ a3@3, ~ [a4,a5]]/2", I: "[g3,a#3,d4]", J: "[a3,c4,e4]",
  K: "[a3,c4,e4]!2", // Am
  L: "[[e5,e6]@10 [d5,d6]@2 [c5,c6]@2 [d5,d6]@2 [e5,e6]@4 [a5,a6] [e5,e6] [d5,d6] [c5,c6] [b3,d4,f#4,d5,d6]@7 ~, [c4,e4,g4]@23 ~@9]/2", // E D C D E A E D …
  M: "[[a3,c4,e4]@7 ~@5 [g5,g6] [d5,d6] [b4,b5] [a4,a5] [c4,e4]@7 ~@6 [e5,e6] [b4,b5] [g4,g5], [b4,b5]@8 a3@23 ~, ~@8 [d4,f#4]@7 ~ [b4,b5]@10 ~@2 [a5,a6]@2 ~@2, ~@12 [d4,f#4]@3 ~]/2", // Am G D B A C E B …
  N: "[[a3,c4,e4,e5]@8 ~@5 [e5,e6] [b4,b5] [g4,g5] c4@7 ~ [d4,f#4]@6 ~@2, ~@8 a3@23 ~, ~@8 [d4,f#4]@7 ~ [e4,e5]@13 ~@3, ~@6 [a5,a6] ~@9]/2", // Am E B G D E A
  O: "[c4,e4,g4]@15 ~", P: "[c4,e4]@15 ~", Q: "[[f3,c4,e4]@16 [a#3,d4,f4]@16 [f3,c4,e4]@15 ~, a4@47 ~]/3",
  R: "[[a#3,d4,f4]@15 ~ [f3,c4,e4]@16, a4]/2", S: "[a#3,d4,f4,a4]", T: "[[f3,c4,e4,a4]@27 ~@5]/2",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.32).pan(0.2)

// chords · vibraphone · "Vibes"
const vibraphone = note("<~@7 A B A B ~@16 A B A B ~@18 A B A B ~@18>".pickRestart({
  A: "[g4,a#4,d5]", B: "[a4,c5,e5]",
})).s("gm_vibraphone").gain(0.35).pan(0.9)

// chords · electric guitar jazz · "GtrJazz"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
  ~ A@3 B@3 C A C A D A E F ~@8 A@3 B C A C A D A E F ~@14 C A C A D A E F ~@14
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [e4,a4,c5] ~@5 [e4,a4,c5] ~@3 [e4,a4,c5] ~", B: "~@4 [e4,a4,c5] ~@5 [f#4,a4,d5] ~@3 [f#4,a4,d5] ~",
  C: "~@4 [d4,g4,a#4] ~@5 [d4,g4,a#4] ~@3 [d4,g4,a#4] ~", D: "~@4 [f4,a4,d5] ~@5 [f4,a4,d5] ~@3 [f4,a4,d5] ~",
  E: "~@4 [a#3,d4,f4,a4] ~@5 [a#3,d4,f4,a4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,f4,a4] ~", // A#maj7
  F: "~@4 [c4,f4,g4,c5] ~@5 [c4,f4,g4,c5] ~@3 [c4,f4,g4,c5] ~", // Csus4
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.35).pan(0.1)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ A@14 B@8 A@12 B@8 A@14 B@12 C ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x ~@2 x ~@4", C: "x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~ A@14 ~@7 B A@12 ~@7 B ~@6 A@8 ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@6 x!2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@43 [~ x ~ x]!5 [~@2 x ~@2 x!3] ~@22>").gain(0.5)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A B@13 C ~@7 D B@11 C ~@7 D B@13 C ~@5 E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!8", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", D: "~@8 x!3 ~ x ~@3", E: "~@2 x!4 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!3",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@62 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@14 A B@7 C ~@11 A B@7 C ~@13 A B@5 D B D B D B D E ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@4", C: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", D: "x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3", E: "x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@62 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@43 [x!4]!6 ~@20 x ~>").gain(0.5)

stack(
  bass, piano, oboe, trombone, synth_strings_1, vibraphone, electric_guitar_jazz, kick, rim, snare, hihat, low_tom,
  open_hat, mid_tom, ride
)

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