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Nikita

Elton John

KeyG majorTempo84 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Nikita — Elton John
// 84 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: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 122 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(84/4)

// 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 · epiano2 · "tk1"
const epiano2 = note(`<
  A B C D E F C G H I J K A L C M A N O P Q R S P Q T U P Q R S P Q V U A W C D E F C G H I J K A L C M A N O P Q R S P
  Q V U X@3 S P Q V U A W C D A Y S Z C AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ U R S P Q T U P Q C AK A AL AM U A AN C AO A AN C
  AP@5 AQ@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d4,g4]", B: "[b3,d4,f#4]", C: "[c4,e4,g4]", D: "[c#4,e4,g4] [c4,d4,g4]", E: "[b3,d4,g4] [b3,d4,f#4]",
  F: "[c4,e4,g4]@7 [c4,f4,a4]", G: "[b3,d4,g4]@7 [g3,c4,e4]", H: "[g3,b3,d4]",
  I: "~@13 d4 [a3,d4,g4]@2, [a3,d4]@8 a4 g4 f#4 d4 a3@2 ~@2, f#4@7 d5@7 ~@2, ~@5 g5@9 ~@2, ~@3 f#5@4 ~", // Dsus4 D5
  J: "[a3,c4,f#4]", K: "[b3,d4,g4]@7 [c4,e4,g4]", L: "[c4,e4,g4]@3 [f4,a4,d5] [e4,g4,c5]@3 [c4,f4,a4]",
  M: "[b3,d4,g4]@3 [e4,g4,c5] [d4,g4,b4]@3 [c4,e4,a4]", N: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 [d4,g4,b4] [d4,f#4,a4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]",
  O: "[a3,d4,f#4]", P: "[b3,d4,g4]@7 [e4,g4,c5]", Q: "[d4,g4,b4]", R: "[c4,e4,g4]@7 [f4,a4,d5]", S: "[e4,g4,c5]",
  T: "~@13 d4 [d4,g4,b4]@2, [a3,d4]@8 a4 g4 f#4 d4 a3@2 ~@2, f#4@7 d5@7 ~@2, ~@5 g5@9 ~@2, ~@3 f#5@4 ~", // G D5
  U: "[d4,f#4,a4]", V: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 [b3,e4,g4]", W: "[d4,f#4,b4] [d4,f#4,a4]",
  X: "[[d4,g4]@8 g4@8 [c4,e4,g4]@7 [f4,a4,d5], b3@2 ~, ~@8 [d4,b4]@15 ~]/3", Y: "[f#4,b4,d5] [f#4,a4,d5]",
  Z: "[e4,g4,c5]@7 [c4,f4,a4]", AA: "[d4,g4,b4]@8 a4 ~ g4@6, ~ d5, ~@9 b4@7",
  AB: "[c4,f4,a4]@8 g4 ~ f4@6, ~ c5, ~@9 a4@7", AC: "c4@2 ~ a4 [d4,f4,a#4]@2 ~ a#4, [f4,a4]@5 f4@3 ~@5 f4@3, ~ c4 ~ d4",
  AD: "[a#3,d#4,g4] [g3,a#3,d#4] [a#3,d4,f4] [a#3,d#4,g4]", AE: "[c4,f4,g#4]@3 [c4,d#4,g4]", AF: "[b3,d4,f4]",
  AG: "[c4,d#4,g4] [c4,d4,g4]", AH: "[c4,d#4,g4]@3 [c4,d#4,g4]", AI: "[g#3,c4,f4] [g#3,c4,d#4]",
  AJ: "[c4,d4,g4]@3 [d4,g4,b4]", AK: "[a4,c5,f5]@3 [g4,c5,e5]@5 [a4,c5,f5]@3 [g4,c5,e5]@5",
  AL: "[g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@5 [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]@5", // C G C G
  AM: "~@11 d4 [b3,e4,g4]@4, [a3,d4]@8 a4 g4 f#4@2 ~@4, f#4@7 d5@5 ~@4, ~@5 g5@7 ~@4, ~@3 f#5@3 ~@2", // Em D5
  AN: "[b3,d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,a4]", AO: "[c4,e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4,c5] [g4,c5,e5]",
  AP: "[[c4,e4,g4]@9 [e4,g4,c5]@5 [g4,c5,e5]@6 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@15 [b3,d4,f#4]@8 [d4,f#4,a4]@7 [c4,e4,g4]@15 [c4,e4,g4]@7 [e4,g4,c5]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@3]/5", // C G Bm D C
  AQ: "[~ [b3,d4,g4]@14 [b3,d4,f#4]@8 [d4,f#4,a4]@7 [c4,e4,g4]@15 [c4,e4,g4]@7 [e4,g4,c5]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@3 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@29 ~@7]/6", // G Bm D C G
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.32)

// bass · electric bass finger · "tk2"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D E F C G H I J K L F M N O P Q G R S T U V W Q G X Y Z AA O AB AC AD AE C AF E F C G H I J K L F M N O P Q G R
  S T U V AB AC AD X Y Z AA O AB AC AD AE C AF AG AE S F AH AI AJ AK AL AM J AN AO AP AQ AR S T U V W Q G X Y Z AA O AB
  AC AS AE AT AU AS AE AT AV AW AX@2 AY AZ@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g1@7 ~ g1@7 a1", B: "b1@7 ~ b1@5 g1 a1 b1", C: "c2@7 ~ c2@8", D: "c#2@8 d2@7 ~", E: "g1@7 a1 b1@8",
  F: "c2@7 ~ c2@6 g1 a1", G: "g1@7 ~ g1@7 ~", H: "g1@7 ~ g1@5 ~ b1 c2", I: "d2@7 ~ d2@6 g1 a1", J: "d2@7 ~ d2@8",
  K: "g1@7 ~ g1@6 d2 e2", L: "g2@4 b1@3 b1", M: "c2@7 ~ c2@4 e2 g2 a2 g2", N: "g2@7 d2 g1@7 ~", O: "g1@7 ~ g1@6 b1 c2",
  P: "d2@7 ~ d2@7 ~", Q: "d2@7 ~ d2@6 b1 a1", R: "g1@7 ~ g1@4 b1@4", S: "c2@7 ~ c2@7 ~", T: "c2@7 ~ c2@6 b1 a1",
  U: "g1@7 ~ g1@6 c2 e2", V: "g2@5 ~ g2 e2 d2@2 b1 a1 g1@2 a1 g1", W: "d2@7 ~ d2@6 a1 b1",
  X: "g1@8 b1@2 b2 b1 d2@2 d3 d2", Y: "c2@7 ~ c2@7 d2", Z: "e2 g2 e2 g2!2 a2 c3 ~ c3@2 d3 c3 ~ g2 e2@2",
  AA: "g2@7 ~ g2@6 d2 e2", AB: "d2@7 ~ d2@4 e1@4", AC: "f#1@7 ~ f#1@4 f#2@4", AD: "g1@3 g2 g1 g2 g1 g2 g1@5 ~ g1@2",
  AE: "b1@7 ~ b1@6 a1 b1", AF: "c#2@8 d2@6 b1 a1", AG: "g1@4 g2@2 g1 b2 g1 b2 a2 g2 d2 e2 d2 c2",
  AH: "c2@7 ~ c2@5 d2 e2 d2", AI: "b1@7 ~ b1@3 b2 b1 b2 b1 b2", AJ: "a1@7 ~ a1@7 ~", AK: "a1 a#1",
  AL: "d#2@7 ~ d#2@7 ~", AM: "d#2@9 f3 d#3 c3 d#3@2 d3@2", AN: "c2@7 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 a#1",
  AO: "g#1@8 g2 g#2 ~ f2 ~ d#2 c2 a#1", AP: "g#1@7 ~ g#1@3 ~ g#1 a#1 c2 c#2", AQ: "d2@7 ~@5 e3@3 e2, ~@8 d2@7 ~",
  AR: "f#2 a2 ~ b2 ~ d3 ~ e3 ~ e3 d3 b2 a2 g2 e2 d2", AS: "g1@5 ~ g1 a2 ~ a2 g2 e2 g2@2 e2 d2",
  AT: "c2@7 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 b1", AU: "a1@6 b1 c2 d2@2 e2 d2 e2 ~ e2 d2", AV: "a1@7 b1 c2 d2@2 e2 d2 ~ e2@2",
  AW: "~ e2@2 d2@2 g1@5 ~ g1 a2 ~ a2 g2", AX: "[e2 ~ e2 d2 b1@7 ~ b1@5 a1 b1 c2@6 ~ c2@5 ~, ~ g2@2 ~@29]/2",
  AY: "c2 b1 a1@5 b1 c2 d2@2 e2 d2 e2 ~ e2",
  AZ: "[d2 g1@5 g1 a2 ~ a2 g2 e2 ~ e2 d2 b1@7 ~ b1@5 a1 b1 c2@6 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 b1 a1@5 b1 c2 d2@2 e2 d2 e2 ~ e2 d2 g1@30 ~@6, ~@6 g2 ~@41]/6",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.4)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "tk6"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A B C D E C@2 A@2 F G A@2 C@2 A@2 F G A@2 C@2 A@2 F@2 A@2 C@2 A@2 H I A B C D E C@2 A@2 F G A@2 C@2 A@2 F G A@2 C@2
  A@2 H I A@2 C@2 A@2 H I A B C D A B C@3 A J K L M N O P Q R I C@2 A@2 F@2 A@2 C@2 A@2 H I A B C@2 A B C S T U V W X Y
  Z AA ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]!2", // G
  B: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]!2", // Bm
  C: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]!2", // C
  D: "~@2 [c#4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c#4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d4,g4]@8", // C#dim Csus2
  E: "~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]!2", // G Bm
  F: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]!2", // D
  G: "~@2 [a3,c4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,c4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,c4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,c4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,c4,f#4]!2", // F#dim
  H: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,e4,g4]!2", // D Em
  I: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]!2", // D
  J: "~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,f4,a4]!2", // F
  K: "~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f4,a#4] ~@2 [d4,f4,a#4] ~@2 [d4,f4,a#4]!2", // F A#
  L: "~@2 [a#3,d#4,g4] ~@2 [a#3,d#4,g4] ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4] ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4] ~@2 [a#3,d#4,g4]!2", // D# A# D#
  M: "~@2 [c4,f4,g#4] ~@2 [c4,f4,g#4] ~@2 [c4,f4,g#4] ~@2 [c4,f4,g#4] ~@2 [c4,d#4,g4]!2", // Fm Cm
  N: "~@2 [b3,d4,f4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f4]!2", // Bdim
  O: "~@2 [c4,d#4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d#4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d4,g4]!2", // Cm Csus2
  P: "~@2 [c4,d#4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d#4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d#4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d#4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d#4,g4]!2", // Cm
  Q: "~@2 [g#3,c4,f4] ~@2 [g#3,c4,f4] ~@2 [g#3,c4,d#4] ~@2 [g#3,c4,d#4] ~@2 [g#3,c4,d#4]!2", // Fm G#
  R: "~@2 [c4,d4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d4,g4] ~@2 [c4,d4,g4] ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]!2", // Csus2 G
  S: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3", // C
  T: "~ [c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2", // C G
  U: "[b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4]!2 ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~", // G Bm
  V: "~ [b3,d4,f#4]!2 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2", // Bm C
  W: "[c4,e4,g4]!2 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]", // C
  X: "[c4,e4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4]!2 ~", // C G
  Y: "~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]!2 ~@2", // Bm
  Z: "[c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]!2 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]", // C
  AA: "~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]!2 ~@4", // C
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.17).pan(0.7)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "tk8"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C D@6 E@2 D@6 E@2 D@6 E@2 F@4 G H A@2 B@2 C D@6 E@2 D@6 E@2 F@4 G H I@2 F@4 G H A@2 B@2 A@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M N O
  P Q@2 R@2 D@6 E@2 F@4 G H A@2 S@2 A@2 S T@5 U@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g4 f#4, [b3,d4]]/2", B: "[c4@2 c#4 [c4,d4], g4, e4@3 ~]/2", C: "g4 f#4, [b3,d4]",
  D: "[[c4,e4]@2 b3@2 ~ c4, g4@2 [a3,f#4], ~@2 d4@3 ~]/6", E: "[b3,d4,g4]/2", F: "[[c4,e4] [b3,d4], g4]/4",
  G: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 [b3,e4,g4]", H: "[a3,d4,f#4]", I: "[[b3,d4], g4 ~]/2", J: "[c4,e4,g4]/2",
  K: "[[c4,e4] [b3,d4], g4]/2", L: "[[a3,c4]@3 [a#3,d4], f4]/2", M: "[a#3,d#4,g4]@2 [a#3,d4,f4] [a#3,d#4,g4]",
  N: "[c4,f4,g#4]@3 [c4,d#4,g4]", O: "[b3,d4,f4]", P: "d#4 d4, [c4,g4]", Q: "[[d#4,g4]@2 f4 d#4, c4, ~ g#3]/2",
  R: "[[c4,g4] [a3,f#4], d4]/2", S: "[c4,e4,g4]",
  T: "[[c4,e4,g4]@21 g4@15 f#4@15 [c4,e4,g4]@15 [c4,e4,g4]@14, ~@21 [b3,d4]@30 ~@29]/5", // C Bm
  U: "[~ g4@14 f#4@15 [c4,e4,g4]@15 [c4,e4,g4]@15 [b3,d4,g4]@29 ~@7, ~ [b3,d4]@30 ~@65]/6", // C G Bm
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.2).pan(0.3)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@111 B C D E F G H C D ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@8 x ~@6", C: "~@5 x ~@7 x ~@2", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "~@3 x ~@6 x ~@5", F: "~@2 x ~@6 x ~@6",
  G: "~ x ~@6 x ~@6 x", H: "~@7 x ~@6 x ~",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@38 B A@34 B A@33 B A@3 C D E F G A H I J ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2", C: "~@2 x ~@4 x", D: "~@9 x ~@6", E: "~ x ~@6 x ~@6 x", F: "~@7 x ~@6 x ~",
  G: "~@6 x ~@6 x!2 ~", H: "~@3 x ~@6 x ~@5", I: "~@2 x ~@6 x ~@6", J: "~ x ~@6 x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<A@111 B ~ C B D A E F G ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~ x ~@13 x", D: "~@13 x ~@2", E: "~@5 x ~@2", F: "~@9 x ~@6", G: "~ x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!16]!111 [x!6 ~ x!5 ~ x!3] [~ x ~ x ~ x!11] [x!16]!6 [x!12 ~@4] ~@2>").gain(0.15)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@38 A ~@34 A ~@33 A ~@8 B ~@2 C ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "x", C: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<A@38 B A@34 B A@33 B A@3 C D E F G A H I J ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x ~@8", B: "~@7 x ~@6 x ~", C: "~ x", D: "~@3 x", E: "~@11 x ~@4", F: "~@5 x ~@2", G: "~@8 x ~@6 x",
  H: "~@3 x ~@4", I: "~@5 x ~@10", J: "~@3 x ~@6 x ~@5",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~@3 A ~@24 A ~@3 B A ~@4 A ~@20 B A ~@2 A ~@3 B A ~@4 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~ A@3 ~@7 A ~@3 B A ~@4 A ~@3 C ~@3 D ~@2 B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@5 x ~@10", D: "~ x ~@14",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct("<~@74 [x ~ x!7 ~ x!6]!16 ~@32>").gain(0.35)

// drums · claves
const claves = s("clave:2").struct("<A@111 B C D E F G H I J ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~@3 x", C: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x",
  D: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~", E: "x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", F: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~",
  G: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~", H: "~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~@2", I: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x",
  J: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@4",
})).gain(1.7)

stack(
  epiano2, bass, electric_guitar_clean, string_ensemble_2, kick, snare, clap, hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, crash, ride_bell,
  claves
)

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