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Wild Boys, Relax

Duran Duran

KeyE minorTempo118 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Wild Boys, Relax — Duran Duran
// 118 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 111 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(118/4)

// 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 · slap bass 2
const bass = note("<~@4 A@35 B ~ C ~ D ~ E ~ A@16 ~@2 A@22 ~@2 A@16 F@4 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "e1@2 e2 ~ e1@2 e2 ~ e1@2 e2 ~ e1@2 e2 ~", B: "e2 ~@15", C: "d2 ~@15", D: "c2 ~@15", E: "a1 ~@15",
  F: "e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_2").gain(0.32)

// chords · synth strings 1
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  A@20 ~@4 A@8 ~@7 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 ~@8 F@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 I@2 ~@8 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 J K J K J K ~@2 L@8 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 ~@2
  M@2 N@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[e4,g4,b4,e5] [f#4,a4,d5], d4]/4", B: "[e1,e2,e3,g4,b4]/2", C: "[d1,d3,f#4,a4]/2", D: "[c1,c3,e4,g4]/2",
  E: "[a1,a2,c#4,e4]/2", F: "[e3,e4,g4,b4]/2", G: "[d3,d4,f#4,a4]/2", H: "[c3,c4,e4,g4]/2", I: "e3/2", J: "d4 e4",
  K: "b3", L: "[e3,e4,g4,b4]/8", M: "[[e4,e5] d5 g5 a5, ~ d4@3]/2", N: "[[e2,e4]@31 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.25)

// chords · synth brass 1
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  ~@20 A ~ A ~ B C D@2 B C D@2 ~ A ~ E ~ F ~@7 G H A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L M N A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 O P O P O P Q@2
  ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ R S R S R S R S ~@2 T U ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5]!4 [b4,d5] [g4,b4,d5]@3 [g4,b4,e5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3", // G Bm G Em A
  B: "g4@2 [b4,e5] ~@3 [g4,b4,e5]!3 ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~@5", C: "g4@2 [b4,e5] ~@3 [g4,b4,e5]!3 ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~ g4 [b4,e5] ~@2",
  D: "f#4@2 [a4,d5] ~@3 [f#4,a4,d5]!3 ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ f#4 [a4,d5] ~@2", // D5 D D5
  E: "[g4,b4,d5] ~ [g4,b4,d5]!4 [b4,d5] [g4,b4,d5]@3 [g4,b4,e5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3", // G Bm G Em A
  F: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5,g5]!4 [b4,d5] [g4,b4,d5,g5]@3 [g4,b4,e5,g5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5,g5] ~@3", G: "[c#5,e5]@7 ~ [c#5,e5]@7 ~",
  H: "[c#5,e5]@3 ~ [c#5,e5]@3 ~ [c#5,e5]@3 ~ [c#5,e5]@4", // C#m
  I: "[~@8 d5@2 ~@4 d5 f#5@2 d5 e5 ~@13, ~@5 e5 f#5 ~@9, ~@11 d5@2 e5@2 e5 ~@16]/2",
  J: "[~@8 d5@2 ~ d5@2 ~ d5 f#5@2 d5 e5 ~@13, ~@10 e5@2 ~ e5@2 e5 ~@16]/2",
  K: "[~@8 d5@2 ~@4 d5 a5@2 d5 e5 ~@13, ~@5 e5 a5 ~@9, ~@11 d5@2 e5@2 e5 ~@16]/2",
  L: "~@8 d5@2 ~@3 e5@2 a5, ~@5 e5 a5 ~, ~@11 d5@2 ~@3", M: "f#5@2 e5 ~ f#5@2 e5 ~@9",
  N: "~@4 [g4,b4,e5]!4 [b4,e5] [g4,b4,e5]!7", O: "d4 e4", P: "b3", Q: "[e2,b2]/2",
  R: "[e4,g4,b4,d5] ~ [e4,g4,b4,d5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5] [e4,g4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [e4,g4,b4,d5] ~ [e4,g4,b4,d5] ~@3", // Em7 G Em7
  S: "[e4,g4,b4,d5] ~ [e4,g4,b4,d5] ~@3 [e4,g4,b4,d5]!3 ~ [e4,g4,b4,d5] ~ [e4,g4,b4,d5]!2 ~@2", T: "[e3,e4] [d3,d4]",
  U: "g4 a4, e3",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.29)

// chords · brass section
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@39 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 ~ E ~ F ~ E ~ G ~@11 E ~ F ~ E ~ G ~@17 E ~ F ~ E ~ H I ~@2 J I ~@2 J ~@4 K@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e2@15 ~]/2", B: "[d2@15 ~]/2", C: "[c2@15 ~]/2", D: "a1/2",
  E: "[g4,b4,d5,e5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5,e5]!3 ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5]!2 ~@2", // Em7
  F: "[g4,b4,d5,e5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5,e5]!3 ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5] ~ d5 [g4,b4,d5,e5] ~@2", // Em7
  G: "[g4,b4,d5,e5,g5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5,e5,g5] [b4,d5,e5] [g4,b4,d5,e5,g5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5,g5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5,g5]!2 ~@2", // Em7 E7 Em7
  H: "[b4,d5,e5,g5] ~ [b4,d5,e5,g5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5,e5,g5] [b4,d5,e5] [g4,b4,d5,e5,g5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5,g5] ~ [g4,b4,d5,e5,g5]!2 ~@2", // Em7 E7 Em7
  I: "~@3 [e5,g5,b5]", J: "~@10 [e5,g5,b5] ~ [e5,g5,b5]@4", K: "[[e1,e2]@15 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.32)

// chords · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<~@55 A@8 ~@10 B@2 C D E@2 F@2 ~@16 B@2 C D E@2 F@2 ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [e4,e5,e6] ~@3 [e4,e5,e6] ~@3 [e4,e5,e6] ~@3 [e4,e5,e6] ~", // E
  B: "[g4,b4,e5] ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~", // Em
  C: "[a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~", // D5 D
  D: "[f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~", // D
  E: "[b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~", // Em
  F: "[d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5] ~", // D
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.36)

// other · lead 1 square
const lead_1_square = note("<~@39 A B C D E F G H I ~@33 J ~ J ~ J ~@25>".pickRestart({
  A: "e5 b4 g4 e5 b4 g4 e5 b4 g4 e5 b4 g4 e5 b4 g4 [b4,e5]", // E5
  B: "[b4,e5] [g4,b4]!2 e5 b4 g4 e5 b4 g4 e5 b4 g4 e5 b4 g4 [b4,e5]", // E5 G E5
  C: "[b4,d5] [g4,a4] [f#4,b4] d5 a4 f#4 d5 a4 f#4 d5 a4 f#4 d5 a4 f#4 [a4,d5]", // Bm Gsus2 B5 D5
  D: "[a4,d5] [f#4,a4]!2 d5 a4 f#4 d5 a4 f#4 d5 a4 f#4 d5 a4 f#4 [a4,d5]", // D5 F#m D5
  E: "[a4,c5] [f#4,g4] [e4,a4] c5 g4 e4 c5 g4 e4 c5 g4 e4 c5 g4 e4 [g4,c5]", // Am Gmaj7 A5 C5
  F: "[g4,c5] [e4,g4]!2 c5 g4 e4 c5 g4 e4 c5 g4 e4 c5 g4 e4 [g4,c5]", // C5 Em C5
  G: "[g4,a4] [e4,c#5] [g4,e5] [e4,a4] [a4,c#5] [c#5,e5] [e4,e5] [e4,a4] [a4,c#5] [c#5,e5] [e4,e5] [e4,a4] [a4,c#5] [c#5,e5] [e4,e5] [e4,a4]", // Gsus2 C#m C A5 A C#m E A5 …
  H: "[a4,c#5] [c#5,e5] [e4,e5] [e4,a4] [a4,c#5] [c#5,e5] [e4,e5] [a4,e5] c#5 [a4,e5] [e4,e5] [c#5,e5] [a4,c#5] [e4,a4] [e4,e5] c#5", // A C#m E A5 A C#m E A5 …
  I: "a4 ~@15", J: "~@2 a5 e5 g5 d5 e5 b4 d5@2 d4@2 e4@3 ~",
})).s("gm_lead_1_square").gain(0.24)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@21 A ~ A ~@8 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@8 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@11 A ~ A ~ A ~ B ~@39
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ c#3 [d3,g3] ~, e2@3 ~, ~@2 f#3 ~@5", B: "~@4 c#3@4 [d3,g3]@3 ~@5, e2@11 ~@5, ~@2 f#3 ~@5",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.27)

// other · pad sweep
const pad_sweep = note("<~ A@3 B@3 ~ C@4 ~@27 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 ~@62 H@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~ [e6,b6]@3]/3", B: "[~@4 a4@3 ~, ~@4 d5@9 ~@11]/3", C: "[~@32 a4@31 ~, ~@4 d5@9 ~@19, ~@11 e5@9 ~@12]/4",
  D: "[e2,e4,e5]/2", E: "[d2,d3,d5,f#5]/2", F: "[c2,c3,c5]/2", G: "[a2,a4]/2", H: "[~ e3@15, e2]/2",
})).s("gm_pad_sweep").gain(0.27)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@4 A@16 ~@4 A@39 B@2 A@22 ~@2 A@16 B@4 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!16",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@64 [~@4 x!12] ~@46>").gain(0.45)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@12 A B A B A B A B ~@4 A B A B A B A B ~@79>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x!4 ~@2",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@4 A@37 B A B A C B D A B A@13 ~@2 A@22 ~@2 A@6 B A@9 ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~ x!7", C: "~ x!3 ~ x!3", D: "~ x ~ x!5",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@12 A ~@3 A ~@4 B ~ B A ~@3 A ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~ B A ~ A ~ A ~ C A B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@9 D A B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@17 B ~ B ~ B ~
  B ~@13 A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2 ~@2", C: "x!2", D: "x!4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct("<~@12 A B A B A B A B ~@4 A B A B A B A B ~@79>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@3", B: "x ~ x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.4)

stack(
  bass, synth_strings_1, synth_brass_1, brass_section, string_ensemble_1, lead_1_square, electric_guitar_clean,
  pad_sweep, kick, snare, clap, hihat, crash, cowbell
)

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