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A Little Less Conversation

Elvis Presley

KeyE majorTempo115 bpm
0:00/0:00
// A Little Less Conversation — Elvis Presley
// 115 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 13 electric guitar muted (copy of ch 14 distortion guitar)
// note: Full arrangement: all 102 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(115/4)

// 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 · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~@9 A@8 B C D A@18 B C D A@2 E F E F G H I J@2 K A@4 B C D A@17 E F E F G H I J@2 K A@4 B C D A@6 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e1@2 e1@2 e2@2 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 b1@2 d2 e2@2", B: "e1@2 e1 ~ e1@3 g1@2 g1 ~ g1@4 ~",
  C: "a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 d2 b1 d2 ~ d2@2 b1 ~", D: "e1@2 e1 ~ e1@3 b1@2 b1@2 ~ b1@2 b1 ~", E: "e1@15 ~",
  F: "e2 ~ a#1 b1 d2 f#2@2 e2@2 d2@2 a#1@2 b1 d2@2", G: "e1!8", H: "g1!8", I: "a1!8", J: "b1!8", K: "b1!16",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.45)

// bass · electric bass finger · soft notes
const bass_soft = note("<~ [e1@2 e1@2 e2@2 ~ a1@2 a1@2 b1@2 b1 d2 ~]!8 ~@93>").s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.3)

// other · lead 2 sawtooth
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
  ~@24 A B ~@17 C ~ C ~@5 A B ~@10 A B ~@4 D@6 A B C ~ C ~@5 A B ~@8 A B ~@2 A B C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a4,e5]!3 ~ a3@2 a3@2 a3@4 a3@4", B: "e2", C: "e1",
  D: "[e1,e2]!3 ~ [e1,e2] ~ [e1,e2]!2 ~ [e1,e2] ~ [e1,e2] [e1,e2]@2 ~@2", // E
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.36)

// other · lead 2 sawtooth · soft notes
const lead_2_sawtooth_soft = note("<~@24 A ~@26 A ~@11 A ~@11 A ~@9 A ~@9 A ~@3 A ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 c#6 ~ c#6 ~ c#6 ~@3 c#6 ~@3 c#6",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.04)

// other · baritone sax
const baritone_sax = note(`<
  ~@34 A@4 B C D E@2 F G F G H I J K@2 L A@4 B C D M ~@16 F G F G H I J K@2 L A@4 B C D M ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@5 ~ a2!4 ~ b2 ~ d3 e3 ~", B: "e2 g2", C: "a2 d3", D: "e2 b2", E: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 a2@8", F: "[e2,e3]@15 ~",
  G: "[e2,e3] ~ [a#1,a#2] [b1,b2] [d2,d3] [f#2,f#3] ~ [e2,e3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [a#1,a#2] ~ [b1,b2] [d2,d3] ~", H: "e2",
  I: "g2", J: "a2", K: "b2@3 b2@2 ~ b2@2 b2@3 b2@2 ~ b2@2", L: "b2!8", M: "e2@5 ~@11",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.27)

// chords · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note("<~@26 A B@3 ~@23 C@4 ~ D ~@6 A B@3 ~@18 C@4 ~ D ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "[g#4,b4,f5] [g#4,b4,e5] ~ [g#4,b4,e5]@2 ~@7 [g#4,b4,e5]!2 ~@2", // Fdim E
  B: "[b4,f5] [g#4,b4,e5] ~ [g#4,b4,e5]@2 ~@7 [g#4,b4,e5]!2 ~@2", C: "e2@5 ~ e2 a2@2 a2 b2@2 ~ b2 d3@2",
  D: "~@7 b2 d3!2 ~ d3 ~ b2 d3 ~",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.24)

// other · brass section
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@26 A@4 ~@13 B C B C ~@4 D E ~@5 F ~@6 A@4 ~@8 B C B C ~@4 D E ~@5 F ~@4 A@4 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 g#4 a4 ~@4, ~ b4 ~@2", B: "[e1,e2]", C: "e3 ~ a#2 b2 d3 f#3 ~ e3 ~ d3 ~ a#2 ~ b2 d3 ~",
  D: "~@6 f#4 ~ [a3,a4] ~@5 [b3,c4] [d4,e4,f4,g4]", E: "[b3,a4,b4] ~@5 [b3,b4] ~ [b3,b4]!2 ~ [b3,b4] ~ [b3,b4]!2 ~",
  F: "~@7 b2 d3!2 ~ d3@2 b2 d3@2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.29).pan(0.7)

// chords · brass section
const brass_section_2 = note(`<
  ~@22 A@2 ~@2 B C B C ~@8 D E F G H I ~ I ~@4 J@3 H@4 D E F K A@2 ~@2 B C B C ~@8 I ~ I ~@4 J@3 H@4 D E F K ~@2 B C B L
  I
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 [e4,b4,e5] [g#4,b4,e5] ~@2", B: "~@4 [e4,g#4]!2 ~@6 [e4,b4,e5] [g#4,b4,e5] ~@2",
  C: "~@4 [e4,a4]!2 ~@6 [e4,b4,e5] [g#4,b4,e5] ~@2", D: "g#4 g4, b3", E: "[c#4,a4] [d4,f#4]", F: "[e4,g#4] [d#4,f#4]",
  G: "[e4,g#4] ~@3 [e4,g#4,b4] ~@5 [e4,a4,c#5] ~@2 [e4,a4,c#5] ~@2", // E A
  H: "~@4 [e4,g#4,b4] ~@5 [e4,a4,c#5] ~@2 [e4,a4,c#5] ~@2", I: "[e1,e2]", J: "[~@2 b4, b3, ~ d#4@5, ~ f#4@2, ~ a4]/3",
  K: "[e4,g#4] ~@3 [e4,g#4,b4] ~@11", L: "~@4 [e4,g#4]!2 ~@10",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.25)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@13 A B A B C D E F G ~@8 A F A F A F A F C D E F@2 ~@10 A F A F C D E F ~@26 A F A F C D E F A F A@2 F ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [e3,b3,e4]@4 ~@2 [g3,c#4,e4]!2 ~ [d3,b3,d4] [e3,c#4,e4] ~", // E5 C#dim G C#m
  B: "[e3,a3]@2 [e3,g#3]@2 [e3,b3,e4]@4 ~@2 [g3,c#4,e4,g4]!2 ~ [d3,b3,d4,f#4] [e3,c#4,e4,g4] ~", // A5 E E5 C#dim Bm C#dim
  C: "~@4 [b2,e3,g#3,b3]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3] ~@5 [d3,g3,b3,d4]@2 [d3,g3,b3,d4] ~", // E G
  D: "~@4 [e3,g3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [e3,g3,a3,c#4,e4] ~@5 [d3,a3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~", // A7 Bm7
  E: "~@4 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [e3,g#3,b3,e4] ~@5 [b2,f#3,a3,b3,d#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,b3,d#4] ~", // E B7
  F: "~@4 [e3,b3,e4]@4 ~@2 [g3,c#4,e4,g4]!2 ~ [d3,b3,d4,f#4] [e3,c#4,e4,g4] ~", G: "~ [e3,b3,e4] ~@2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.22).pan(0.3)

// chords · drawbar organ
const drawbar_organ = note("<~@47 A B C D@3 ~@28 A B C D@3 ~@15>".pickRestart({
  A: "[e4,g#4,b4]", B: "[g4,b4,d5]", C: "[a4,c#5,e5]", D: "[a4,b4,d#5,f#5]/3",
})).s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.25)

// chords · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar_2 = note(`<
  ~ A@16 B C D A E A@16 B C D A@2 ~@10 A@4 B C D A@9 ~@18 A@4 B C D A@6 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [e3,b3,e4]@4 ~@2 [g3,c#4,e4]!2 ~ [d3,b3,d4] [e3,c#4,e4] ~", B: "~@4 [b2,e3,g#3,b3]@3 ~@5 [d3,g3,b3,d4]@3 ~",
  C: "~@4 [e3,g3,a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@5 [d3,a3,b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~", D: "~@4 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@3 ~@5 [b2,f#3,a3,b3,d#4]@4",
  E: "~ [e3,b3,e4] ~@2", // E5
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.19)

// other · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~ A@16 B C D E F A@16 B C D E@2 ~@4 G H I J@3 A@4 B C D E A@8 ~@12 G H I J@3 A@4 B C D E A@5 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@2 e2@2 e3@2 ~ a2@2 a2@2 b2@2 b2 d3 e3", B: "[e2,e3]@2 [e2,e3]@2 [e2,e3]@3 [g2,g3]@2 [g2,g3]@2 [g2,g3]@5",
  C: "[a2,a3]@2 [a2,a3]@2 [a2,a3]@2 [a2,a3]@2 [d3,d4] [b2,b3] [d3,d4]@2 [d3,d4]@2 [b2,b3] ~", // A D B D B
  D: "[e2,e3]@2 [e2,e3]@2 [e2,e3]@3 [b2,b3]@2 [b2,b3]@3 [b2,b3]@2 [b2,b3]@2", // E B
  E: "e2@2 e2@2 e3@2 ~ a2 ~ a2@2 b2@2 d3 e3@2", F: "e2@2 e2@2 e3@2 ~ a2 ~@8", G: "[e2,e3]!8", H: "[g2,g3]!8",
  I: "[a2,a3]!8", J: "[b2,b3]!8",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.19).pan(0.7)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A@16 B C D A E A@16 B C D A@2 F G F G H I J K@2 L A@4 B C D A@9 M ~@7 N G F G H I J K@2 L A@4 B C D A@6 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4] [a2,g3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a2,g3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a2,g3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a2,g3,a3,c#4,e4]!2 ~", // E A7
  B: "[b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4] [g2,g3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g2,g3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g2,g3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g2,g3,b3,d4,e4]!3", // E Em7
  C: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] [d3,a3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,a3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,a3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,a3,b3,d4,f#4]!3", // A Bm7
  D: "[b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4] [b2,f#3,a3,b3,d#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,b3,d#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,b3,d#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,b3,d#4]!3", // E B7
  E: "[b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4] [a2,g3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@7", // E A7
  F: "[b2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]", G: "e4 ~ a#3 b3 d4 f#4 ~ e4 ~ d4 ~ a#3 ~ b3 d4 ~", H: "[b2,e3,g#3,b3]!8",
  I: "[d3,g3,b3,d4]!8", J: "[a2,g3,a3,c#4,e4]!8", K: "[b2,a3,b3,d#4,f#4]!8", L: "[b2,a3,b3,d#4,f#4]!16",
  M: "[b2,e3,g#3] ~@7", N: "[b3,e4]",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.16).pan(0.7)

// chords · piano
const piano = note("<~@38 A B C ~@9 D E F ~@4 A B C ~@5 G ~ G ~@16 D E F ~@4 A B C ~@3 G ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,e4,g#4] [b3,d4,g4]", B: "[c#4,e4] [d4,f#4], a3", C: "[b3,e4,g#4] [b3,d#4,f#4]",
  D: "[b2,b3,d#4,f#4] [d#3,d#4,f#4,a4]", E: "[f#3,f#4,a4,b4] [a3,a4,b4,d#5]", F: "[b3,b4,d#5,f#5]@7 ~",
  G: "~ [g#4,b4] [a4,c#5] [g#4,b4]", // G#m A G#m
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.05)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A@4 B@3 A B@3 A B@8 A B@7 A B@12 A C D C D C@6 B@7 A B@3 A B@3 A B@7 A C D C D C@6 B@7 A B@6 D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~@6 x ~ x ~@4", B: "x ~ x ~@7 x!2 ~@4", C: "x!8", D: "x",
})).gain(0.37)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<[x!4] ~@101>").gain(0.18)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@3 B A@7 B A@8 C A@7 B A@9 D A@2 C ~@8 E F A@5 D A B A@7 B A@8 ~@8 E F A@5 D A B A@6 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x", B: "~@4 x!2 ~ x!2 ~@3 x!2 ~ x", C: "~@4 x!2 ~ x!2 ~@3 x!2 ~@2",
  D: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x", E: "x!8", F: "x!10 ~ x!5",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct("<~@5 A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@8 B A@7 ~ A@13 ~@4 C@6 A@15 ~ A@8 ~@4 C@6 A@14 D>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~", B: "x!3 ~ x ~@3", C: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!3 ~", D: "x",
})).gain(0.27)

// drums · pedal hat · soft notes
const pedal_hat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A@4 ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@8 B ~@7 A ~@13 C D C D E@6 ~@15 A ~@8 C D C D E@6 ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~@5 x!3", C: "x!16", D: "x", E: "~ x!3 ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3 x",
})).gain(0.14)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@12 A ~@9 C ~@7 A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@7 B ~@9 C ~@7 A ~@3 D E F ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!2 ~ x ~@2", B: "~ x ~@4 x ~ x ~@5 x ~", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~ x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~",
  E: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~ x!2 ~", F: "x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.18)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@5 A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@8 B A@7 ~ A@13 ~@10 A@15 ~ A@8 ~@10 A@14 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@3 x", B: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.37)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@12 A ~@17 A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@7 B ~@17 A ~@3 C D E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x ~ x!4 ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x", C: "x ~ x!4 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x", D: "~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!4 ~ x ~@2 x",
  E: "~ x!4 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3
  A ~@5 A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.37)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@9 A B@2 C ~@9 B@7 C ~@23 B@7 ~ B@3 C B@3 C B@7 C ~@10 B@14 C>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@4 x!2 ~ x", B: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@4 x!2 ~ x", C: "x",
})).gain(0.05)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~ A@4 B@3 C B@3 A B@8 C B@7 A B@13 A ~ A ~ D@6 B@7 A B@3 A B@3 A B@7 A@2 ~ A ~ D@6 B@14 E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "x!15 ~", C: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x ~ x!3 ~@4", D: "x!16", E: "x",
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