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// If Not You — Dr. Hook
// 94 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(94/4)
const chords = arrange(
// intro (4 bars)
[4, "<D!4>"],
// verse (16 bars)
[16, "<D!2 Em A7 D G A7!2 D!2 Em A7 D G A7!2>"],
// chorus (8 bars)
[8, "<G A7 D Bm G A7 D!2>"],
// solo (8 bars)
[8, "<D!2 Em A7 D G A7sus A7>"],
// chorus (8 bars)
[8, "<G A7 D Bm G A7 D!2>"],
// verse (16 bars)
[16, "<D!2 Em A7 D G A!2 D!2 Em A D G A A7>"],
// chorus (8 bars)
[8, "<G A7 D Bm G A7 D D7>"],
// outro (8 bars)
[8, "<G A7 D Bm G A7 D!2>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
[4, "<d2!4>"],
[16, "<d2!2 e2 a2 d2 g2 a2!2 d2!2 e2 a2 d2 g2 a2!2>"],
[8, "<g2 a2 d2 b2 g2 a2 d2!2>"],
[8, "<d2!2 e2 a2 d2 g2 a2!2>"],
[8, "<g2 a2 d2 b2 g2 a2 d2!2>"],
[16, "<d2!2 e2 a2 d2 g2 a2!2 d2!2 e2 a2 d2 g2 a2!2>"],
[8, "<g2 a2 d2 b2 g2 a2 d2!2>"],
[8, "<g2 a2 d2 b2 g2 a2 d2!2>"],
)
// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh] [sd hh] [bd hh] [sd hh]").gain(0.8)
stack(keys, bass, drums)
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