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1987 · American Pie

American Pie

Don McLean

KeyG majorTempo135 bpm
0:00/0:00
// American Pie — Don McLean
// 135 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 3 "Guitar (Jazz)" electric guitar jazz (copy of ch 1 "Piano (Melody)" piano); ch 4 "Acc. Bass" acoustic bass (copy of ch 2 "Piano (Bass)" piano)
// note: Full arrangement: all 206 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(135/4)

// 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 · piano · "Piano (Melody)"
const piano = note(`<
  A@6 B@3 C@3 D E F@5 G@7 H@8 I@3 ~ J K@2 L M@2 N O P Q R S T U@2 V W@2 X Y@2 Z AA AB AC AD AE AF@6 AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM
  AN AM AO ~ J K@2 L M@2 N O P Q R S T U@2 V W@2 X Y@2 Z AA AB AC AD AE AF@6 AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AM AO ~ J K@2 L M@2
  N O P Q R S T U@2 V W@2 X Y@2 Z AA AB AC AD AE AP@6 AG AH AI AJ AK AQ AM AN AR AO ~ AS@3 AT@3 AU@3 AV@3 AW@3 AX@3 AY@3
  AZ@3 BA@3 BB@4 BC@2 BD@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@6 d4@3 [d4,g4,b4,d5]@5 [d4,a4,d5]@6 d5 b4 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@8 c5 ~ a4@4 c5@3 c5@3 b4 a4@4 g4 ~ f#4@4 g4@3 f#4@3 ~@3 g4 f#4 g4@3 f#4@3 [f#3,a3,d4]@11 ~ [e4,g4]@2 [d4,f#4]@3 [c4,e4]@3 [d4,f#4]@5, ~@20 [d4,g4]@3 ~@8 [c4,e4]@11 ~ [c4,e4]@11 [g3,b3]@17 ~@12 a3@13]/6", // G D5 G D Em D C D …
  B: "[~ d4@3 d5@2 d5 ~ d5 d5@3 d5@3 [d4,g4,e5]@3 [b3,d4]@7 g4 a4@4 ~ b4 c5 b4@4 ~ a4@4 b4 c5@4 ~, ~@4 [d4,g4,b4]@5 [d4,a4]@6 ~@3 g4@6 ~@2 [c4,e4]@11 ~ [c4,e4]@10]/3", // Em7 Bm G D5 C
  C: "[a4 g4@3 e4@3 g4 e4@4 g4@3 e4@6 g4 b4 ~ f#4@8 f#4@3 g4@3 f#4@3 e4@3 f#4@3 ~, ~ b3@11 c4@11 ~ [d4,a4]@17 ~@7]/3", // D5
  D: "~ e4@3 b4 ~ b4!3 ~ c5@3 b4@3", E: "g4 a4 ~@3 b4 ~ b4@3 b4!2 b4@4",
  F: "[~ c5@4 b4 g4 ~ e4 ~@3 g4@3 g4@3 g4@4 f#4 e4@3 g4@3 ~@3 a4@3 g4@4 a4 [e4,g4]@5 e5 d5@3 b4@3 ~@3 b4@2 [d4,g4,b4,e5]@3 d5 ~ d5@3 b4 c5 b4 ~ g4@4 f#4 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@5, ~@12 [c4,e4]@6 [g3,d4]@5 [a3,c4]@11 ~ [c4,e4]@5 b4@4 ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@11 ~@5 [d4,a4]@7 [b3,e4]@6 ~@5]/5", // Em Em7 Em C G5 Am C D …
  G: "[a4@4 b4 ~ c5 b4 ~ b4@3 a4 b4@4 a4@3 ~@3 b4@3 b4@3 b4@2 b4@3 [e4,g4]@5 b4 a4 g4 ~ e4@2 g4 e4@8 g4@3 c5@6 b4@5 b3@17 c4 ~ b3 a3 ~ c4 b3@17 ~@3 d4, [c4,e4]@11 ~ d4@11 [d4,g4]@6 [d4,a4]@5 b4@4 ~@2 b3@6 c4@11 [c4,f#4]@11 g4@40 ~@4]/7", // Em C G5 D5 Cdim
  H: "[~@2 [d4,b4,d5]@9 c5@4 c5@2 b4@2 b4@2 a4@2 ~ g4@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@4 d5@4 d5@2 d5@2 ~ d5@2 d5@2 c5@2 c5@2 c5@2 c5@2 ~ b4@2 b4@2 a4@2 [b3,g4]@2 [f#3,d4]@6 ~@3 [d4,f#4,d5]@2 [b4,d5]@2 [b4,d5]@4 ~ c5@4 c5@2 c5@2 b4@2 b4@2 a4@2 ~ g4@2 a4@4 ~@2 b4@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~ g4@2 e4@2 g4@2 e4 g4@3 f#4 e4@5 ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@4 ~, ~@11 [e4,g4]@8 d4@6 ~@5 [d4,f#4]@6 [d4,g4]@9 [e4,g4]@9 d4@4 ~@13 d4@6 ~ [e4,g4]@10 d4@6 ~ [d4,f#4]@8 ~@3 b3@17 ~@5]/8", // G D Em D Bm D A Em …
  I: "[~@12 g4@2 e4@2 g4@2 ~ e4 g4@3 f#4 e4@5 f#4 ~ e4 d4@15 ~, ~@12 b3@17 [a3,c4]@17 ~@2]/3", // Am
  J: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5] [g4,b4,e5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]", // G Em G
  K: "[[e4,b4,d5] [e4,a4,c5]@2 [d4,b4] [c4,a4] a4 b4 [e4,g4,c5]@3 [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,c5]@2 [e4,g4,b4]@2]/2", // E7 Am G F C Em C Em
  L: "c5@2 b4 g4 a4@2 ~@2, [e4,a4]@3 [c4,e4]@3 ~@2", // A5 C
  M: "[~@2 g4!2 g4@2 f#4 g4@3 f#4 [f#3,d4]@3 ~@2, ~@2 b3@5 [a3,d4]@4 ~@5, ~@2 e4@2 e4@3 ~@9]/2", // D D5
  N: "~@6 e5 d5, ~@3 [f#4,a4]", O: "e5 d5@2 d5!2 b4 b4@2, [g4,b4] [d4,a4]",
  P: "d5 d5@2 [g4,b4,e5]@3 [e4,g4,b4]@2, [g4,b4]@3 ~@5", Q: "d5 a4 ~@3 d5@2 c5, [e4,g4]@2 ~@3 [e4,g4]@3",
  R: "b4 a4@2 [e4,g4,c5]@3 [e4,g4,b4]@2, [e4,g4]@3 ~@5", S: "~ [b3,g4]@2 e4 [b3,g4]@2 e4@2",
  T: "[c#4,g4] e4@2 [c#4,g4]@3 ~@2", // C#dim
  U: "[~@4 [d4,f#4]@4 ~@6 c5 b4 a4 b4 ~@2 [d4,f#4]@4 ~@2 b4@2 [d4,f#4,c5]@4, b4@4 b4@3 ~@9, ~@3 [d4,f#4]@2 ~@3]/2", // D D7 D
  V: "e5@2 b4 [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4]@3, [e4,g4]@3 ~@5", // Em
  W: "[c5@2 b4 d5@2 c5 ~@3 e5@2 b4 b4@2 b4@2, [d4,f#4]@3 [f#4,a4]@5 [e4,g4]@4 [e4,g4]@4, ~@6 b4@3 ~@7]/2", // D F#m Em
  X: "c5@2 b4 [f#4,a4,d5]@3 ~ b4, [d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [f#4,a4]@2", // D F#m
  Y: "[c5@2 b4@2 a4 g4!2 b4@2 a4@3 ~ g5 g5@2, [e4,g4]@4 d4@3 [c#4,g4]@5 ~ [g4,c#5,e5]@3]/2", // Em C#dim
  Z: "g5@2 g5@2 g5!2 [a4,e5,g5,a5]@2, [g4,c5,e5]@2 [g4,c5] ~", // A7 C C5
  AA: "f#5 d5@2 d6@2 b5 g5 e5, [a4,c5]@3 [c5,f#5]@3 [a4,c5]@2", AB: "g5 e5 d5 d5@2 d5 b4@2, [g4,b4]@3 [d4,a4]@5",
  AC: "d5@2 d5 [g4,b4,e5]@3 b4!2, [g4,b4]@3 ~@3 [e4,g4]@2", AD: "a4@2 b4 c5@2 b4 c5 b4, [c4,e4]@3 [e4,a4]@5",
  AE: "d5 b4@2 a4 b4@2 ~ b4, [e4,g4]@3 [e4,g4]", // Em
  AF: "[[d4,g4,b4]@2 [g4,b4,d5,g5]@2 e5 d5!2 d5@2 e5 d5 [e4,g4,b4]@3 [b3,e4,g4] [c4,e4,g4]@3 [c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] [d4,f#4]@3 f#4@2 f#4 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [b3,d4]@4 [g3,d4] [g3,e4] [g3,e4]@2 [b3,d4]@2 ~ d5!3 e5 d5@2, ~@4 [d4,a4]@3 [e4,g4]@4 ~@12 c5@5 ~@3 g4@3 ~@11 f#4@3, ~@26 d4@3 ~@19]/6", // G Em C Em D Bm G5 C …
  AG: "[d4,b4,d5]@4 c5@2 c5 b4, ~ [e4,g4]", AH: "b4 a4 g4 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 d5@2 d5, d4@3 ~@2 [d4,f#4]@3",
  AI: "d5!3 c5!4 b4, [d4,g4] [e4,g4]", AJ: "b4 a4 [b3,g4] [f#3,d4]@3 ~ [d4,f#4,d5], d4 ~@3",
  AK: "[b4,d5] [b4,d5]@2 c5@2 c5!2 b4, d4@3 [e4,g4]@5", AL: "b4 a4 g4 a4@2 ~ b4 [d4,f#4,a4], d4@3 [d4,f#4]@4 ~",
  AM: "g4@2 e4@2 g4@2 e4 g4@3 f#4 e4@5, b3", AN: "[c#4,e4,a4] ~@3", AO: "f#4 e4 d4@14, [a3,c4]",
  AP: "[[d4,g4,b4]@2 [g4,b4,d5,g5]@2 e5 d5!2 d5@2 e5 d5 [e4,g4,b4]@3 [b3,e4,g4] [c4,e4,g4]@3 [c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] [d4,f#4]@3 f#4@2 f#4 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [b3,d4]@4 [g3,d4] [g3,e4] [g3,e4]@2 [b3,d4]@2 ~ d5!2 e5 d5@3, ~@4 [d4,a4]@3 [e4,g4]@4 ~@12 c5@5 ~@3 g4@3 ~@10 f#4@4, ~@26 d4@3 ~@19]/6", // G Em C Em D Bm G5 C …
  AQ: "b4 a4 g4 [d4,f#4]@3 b4 [d4,f#4,a4], d4@3 a4@2 ~@3", AR: "g4@2 e4@2 g4@2 e4 g4@3 f#4 e4@4 ~, b3",
  AS: "[~ d5 ~ d5!2 ~ d5@3 d5@3 d5 c5 ~ b4 b4@3 a4@3 a4 ~ a4@3 c5 b4 ~ c5@3 b4@3 c5 b4 ~ g4 a4@6 f#4 ~, [d4,g4,b4] [d4,a4] [e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4]@2]/3", // G D5 Em C
  AT: "[g4!2 ~ g4@6 f#4@3 g4@3 f#4@3 [f#3,a3,d4]@12 [e4,g4]@3 [d4,f#4]@3 [c4,e4]@3 [d4,f#4]@9, [g3,b3]@2 [a3,d4] ~@2 a3@3]/3", // D Em D C D G D5
  AU: "[d5@3 d5@3 d5@3 d5 b4 ~ d5 e5 ~ b4 a4 ~ g4@3 g4!2 ~ a4@3 b4@3 c5@3 b4@3 a4 b4 ~ c5@6 b4 a4@2, [d4,g4,b4] [d4,a4] [e4,g4] d4 [c4,e4] [d4,g4] [e4,g4]@2]/3", // G D5 Em C G5 Em
  AV: "[g4@3 e4@6 g4 e4 ~ g4@3 e4@6 g4 e4 ~ b4@3 c5 b4 ~ a4@12 ~@3 a4@3, b3 c4 d4@2]/3",
  AW: "[b4@3 b4@3 b4@3 b4@3 c5@3 b4@3 a4 b4@3 [c4,e4] ~ b4 b4@3 b4@4 ~ b4!2 ~ c5 b4 ~ g4 [c4,e4,a4]@4 ~@2 c4@2, [e4,g4]@12 [e4,a4]@6 [c4,e4]@4 ~@2 [e4,g4]@4 [e4,g4]@7 ~ [c4,e4]@4 ~@8]/3", // C Am Em A5 C Em C
  AX: "[g4@3 g4@3 g4@4 f#4 ~ e4@3 g4@3 ~@4 e4 ~ g4@3 a4@3 b4@3 e5@3 d5@3 b4@6 d5!2 ~, [c4,e4] d4 c4@2 e4@2 [d4,a4]@2]/3", // C D5
  AY: "[d5@3 d5@3 d5@3 d5@3 [e4,g4,d5]@6 b4@4 g4 ~ a4@3 b4@3 c5 b4@3 b4 ~ a4@3 b4@3 d5@4 c5 ~, [d4,g4,b4] [d4,a4] ~ d4 e4@2 c4 [d4,f#4]]/3", // Em7 G D5 D
  AZ: "[b4@3 b4@3 b4@3 b4@3 b4@3 b4@3 d4@4 g4@2 e4@9 b4@3 [c4,e4,c5]@6 [c4,d4,b4]@6, [d4,g4] [d4,a4] [e4,g4] [g3,b3] c4@2 ~@2]/3", // C G G5 D5 Em G
  BA: "[[b3,d4,g4]@8 ~@2 d5 d5 e5 d5@3, ~@9 d4@3 f#4@4]/3", // G
  BB: "[[d4,b4,d5]@8 c5@4 c5@2 ~ b4@2 b4@2 a4@2 g4@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@4 d5@4 d5@2 d5@2 d5@2 d5@2 c5@2 ~ c5@2 c5@2 c5@2 b4@2 b4@2 a4@2 [b3,g4]@2 [f#3,d4]@6 ~@2, ~@8 [e4,g4]@8 ~ d4@6 ~@4 [d4,f#4]@6 [d4,g4]@8 ~ [e4,g4]@8 d4@4 ~@10]/4", // G D Em D Em D G5 Em
  BC: "[[d4,f#4,d5]@2 [b4,d5]@2 ~ [b4,d5]@4 c5@4 c5@2 c5@2 b4@2 b4@2 a4@2 g4@2 [d4,f#4]@6 ~, ~@2 d4@6 ~ [e4,g4]@10 d4@6 a4@4 ~@3]/2", // D Bm D Em
  BD: "[b4@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 c5@2 b4@2 [c4,a4]@2 g4 [c4,f#4]@3 e4 [c4,f#4]@3 [b3,d4]@6 [c4,e4]@4 ~ [b3,d4]@8 ~@11, ~@4 e4@4 ~@10 g4@19 ~@11]/3", // D F Cdim Bm C Bm
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.8).pan(1)

// bass · piano · "Piano (Bass)"
const bass = note(`<
  A@5 B C@3 D@5 E@5 F@7 G@2 H@2 I J@7 K L M N O P@2 Q R S T U V W X Y W U W Z@2 AA AB AC AD AE AF AG U AH AI AJ@2 AK AL
  AK AM AK AN AO AP AO AQ AR K L M N O P@2 Q R S T U V W X Y W U W Z@2 AA AB AC AD AE AF AG U AH AI AJ@2 AK AL AK AM AK
  AN AO AP AO AQ AR K L M N O P@2 Q R S T U V W X Y W U W Z@2 AA AB AC AD AE AF AG U AH AI AS AT AK AL AK AM AK AN AO AP
  AO AU AV AW@3 AX@3 AY@3 AZ@3 BA@3 BB@3 BC@3 BD@3 BE@3 BF@2 BG BH BI@2 BJ BK@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@9 [g2,g3]@5 [f#2,f#3]@6 [e2,e3]@11 [a1,a2]@11 ~ [c2,c3]@11 [e2,e3]@17 [d2,d3]@8 ~]/5", B: "a2@3 d3@5 d3@8",
  C: "[~@4 [g2,g3]@5 [f#2,f#3]@6 [e2,e3]@11 [a2,a3]@11 ~ [c3,g3]@10]/3", // G F# E A C5
  D: "[~ [e3,g3]@11 [c3,e3]@11 ~ d3@5 a2@6 d2@11 ~ [e2,b2,g3]@11 [a2,e3,c4]@11 [e2,b2,g3]@11]/5", // Em C Em Am Em
  E: "[~ [a2,e3,c4]@11 c3@6 b2@5 a2@11 ~ c3@11 d3@6 d2@5 g2@6 f#2@6 e2@11]/5", // Am
  F: "[[a2,g3]@11 ~ [d3,f#3]@11 [g2,g3]@6 [f#2,f#3]@5 [e2,e3]@11 ~ [c2,g2,e3]@11 [d2,d3]@11 d3@17 e3 ~ d3 c3 ~ e3 d3@17 ~@4, ~@17 g2@10 ~]/7", // A7 D G F# E C D
  G: "[~@2 g2@2 d3@2 b3@2 d3@2 ~ c3@2 g3@2 c4@2 g3@2 g2@2 d3@2 ~ b3@2 d3@6]/2",
  H: "[d2@4 g2@2 ~ d3@2 b3@2 d3@2 c3@2 g3@2 c4@2 ~ g3@2 g2@2 d3@2 g3@2 d3@2 d2@2]/2",
  I: "~ a2@2 d3@2 a2@2 g2@2 d3@2 b3@2 ~ d3@2",
  J: "[c3@2 g3@2 c4@2 g3@2 g2@2 d3@2 ~ b3@2 d3@4 d2@4 d2@2 ~ [e2,b2,g3]@17 g3@2 e3@2 g3@2 e3 g3@3 ~ f#3 e3@5 [e2,b2,g3]@17 d2@6 ~ a2@2 f#3 e3 d3@2 d3@2 ~ a2@2 d3@2 d3@2 c3@2 c3@2 b2@2 ~ b2@2 a2@2 a2@2, ~@43 a2@17 ~@52]/7", // Em
  K: "g2@3 g2 g2@2 d2@2", L: "a2@3 a2 a2@2 e2@2", M: "c2@3 g2 c3 d3 e3 c3", N: "a2@3 a2!2 b2 c3 a2",
  O: "e3@3 e3 e3@2 f#3 e3", P: "[d3@6 a2 g3@3 f#3 d3@5]/2", Q: "g2@3 g2 f#2@3 f#2", R: "e2@3 e2 d2@3 d2",
  S: "a1@3 a1 a1@2 ~@2", T: "c2@3 c2 c2@2 ~@2", U: "e2@3 e2 e2@2 ~@2", V: "a1@3 a1 a1@2 a1@2", W: "d2@3 d2 d2@2 ~@2",
  X: "d2@3 d2 d2@2 a2@2", Y: "e2@3 e2 e2@3 e2", Z: "[c2@4 b1@3 a1@4 e2 a2@4]/2", AA: "c2@3 g2 e3@2 c3@2",
  AB: "d3@3 a2 d2@2 d3@2", AC: "g2@3 f#2@5", AD: "e2@3 e2 e2@4", AE: "a2@3 a2 a2@4", AF: "c3@3 c3 c3@4",
  AG: "g2@3 g2 f#2@2 ~@2", AH: "c3@3 c3 c3@2 ~@2", AI: "d3@3 d3 d3@2 d2@2",
  AJ: "[g2@3 b2 c3 c3@2 g2@2 ~@3 [d3,a3,c4]@4]/2", AK: "g2 d3 b3 d3 c3 g3 c4 g3", AL: "g2 d3 b3 d3@3 d2@2",
  AM: "g2 d3 g3 d3 d2 a2 d3 a2", AN: "g2 d3 b3 d3@2 d2@2 d2", AO: "[e2,b2,g3]",
  AP: "g3@2 e3@2 g3@2 e3 g3@3 f#3 e3@5, a2", AQ: "d2@6 a2@2 f#3 e3 d3@2 d3@2 a2@2", AR: "d3!2 c3!2 b2!2 a2!2",
  AS: "g2@3 b2 c3 c3@2 g2", AT: "g2 ~ [d3,a3,c4]@2", AU: "d2@6 a2@2 f#3 e3 d3@4 a2@2", AV: "d3 c3 a2 d2@5",
  AW: "[[g2,g3] [f#2,f#3] [e2,e3]@2 [a1,a2]@2 [c2,c3]@2]/3", AX: "[[e2,e3]@4 [d2,d3]@3 a2 [d2,d3]@8]/3",
  AY: "[[g2,g3] [f#2,f#3] [e2,e3] b2 a2 b2 c3@2]/3", AZ: "[e3@4 [c3,e3]@4 f#3@3 f#3 g3 f#3 e3 f#3, ~ d3]/3",
  BA: "[e3 [a2,a3] e3 [a2,a3]]/3", BB: "[[c3,g3]@2 [b2,g3]@2 [a2,a3]@4 b3 a3 g3@2 [d3,f#3]@4, ~@2 c3 ~]/3",
  BC: "[[g2,g3] [f#2,f#3] [e2,e3] [b2,g3] [c3,g3]@2 [d3,f#3] d2]/3", // G F# E Em C5 D
  BD: "[g2 f#2 e2 e3 c3 b2 [a2,g3] [d3,f#3], ~@2 g3 ~]/3", BE: "[g3 d3 g2@2 [g3,b3]@2 [d3,a3,c4]@2]/3",
  BF: "[g2@2 d3@2 b3@2 d3@2 c3@2 g3@2 c4@2 ~ g3@2 g2@2 d3@2 b3@2 d3@6 d2@3]/2",
  BG: "~ g2@2 d3@2 b3@2 d3@2 ~ c3@2 g3@2 c4@2", BH: "g3 g2 d3 g3 d3 d2 a2 d3",
  BI: "[a2@2 g2@2 ~ d3@2 b3@2 d3@2 c3@2 g3@2 c4@2 g3@2 g2@2 d3@2 b3@2 d3@4 d2@3]/2", BJ: "~ d2 c2 g2 e3 g2 d2 a2",
  BK: "[d3@2 g2@6 g2@4 ~ g2@8 ~@11]/2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.48).pan(0.1)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@26 A B C D E F G H I J K E F@32 L F@6 L@3 F@34 L F@6 L@3 F@34 L F@6 L@3 F M ~@27 F N G O A P Q R ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@8 x ~@4", B: "~@3 x ~@8 x ~@3", C: "~@4 x ~@8 x ~@2", D: "~@3 x ~@3 x", E: "~@7 x ~@8", F: "x!2",
  G: "~ x ~@8 x ~@5", H: "~@11 x ~@4", I: "~@3 x", J: "~@13 x ~@2", K: "~@6 x ~@8 x", L: "x", M: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
  N: "~ x ~@7 x ~@6", O: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", P: "~@3 x ~@7 x ~@4", Q: "~ x ~ x", R: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@26 A B C D E F G ~@3 H I J@32 ~ J@6 ~@3 J@34 ~ J@6 ~@3 J@34 ~ J@6 ~@3 J K ~@27 J L M N O P Q R ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x ~@8 x", B: "~ x", C: "x ~@8 x ~@6", D: "~ x ~@8 x ~@5", E: "~@3 x ~@7 x ~@4", F: "~@4 x ~@8 x ~@2",
  G: "~@5 x ~@10", H: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", I: "~@3 x ~@8 x ~@3", J: "~ x ~ x", K: "~ x ~@2", L: "~@5 x ~@7 x ~@2",
  M: "~@5 x ~@8 x ~", N: "~@3 x ~@3 x", O: "~@7 x ~@7 x", P: "~@7 x ~@8", Q: "x!2", R: "x",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@26 A B C D E F G H I J F K L@32 M L@6 M@3 L@34 M L@6 M@3 L@34 M L@6 M@3 L N ~@27 O P K L Q R L S ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  D: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", E: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~", F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x",
  G: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~@5", H: "~@11 x ~@4", I: "~@3 x", J: "~@13 x ~@2", K: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~",
  L: "x!8", M: "x", N: "x!4 ~@4", O: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x", P: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  Q: "x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", R: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", S: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.8)

stack(piano, bass, kick, snare, hihat)

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