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After Midnight

Eric Clapton

KeyC majorTempo124 bpm
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// After Midnight — Eric Clapton
// 124 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 130 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(124/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C@4 D E C@2 D E C@2 D F G H I D E C@2 D E C@2 D E C@2 D F G J I D E C@2 D E C@2 D E C@2 D F G H I D E C@2 D E C@2
  D E C@2 D F G H I D E C@2 D E C@2 D E C@2 D F G J I D E C@2 D E C@2 D E C@2 D F G H I D E C@2 K B D E C@2 D E C@2 D E
  C@2 D E C@2 K B L ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f1@3 f1@3 f1@10", B: "f1 ~@7", C: "c2@4 c2@3 c2 f2@3 d#2@3 a#1@2", D: "c2@3 c2 g1@4 c2@3 c2 g1@2 a1@2",
  E: "d#2@3 d#2 a#1@3 a#1 f2@3 f2 c2@2 a1@2", F: "f2@3 f2 c2@4 f2@3 f1 c2@2 d2@2", G: "f2@3 f2 c2@4 f1@3 f2 c2@2 d2@2",
  H: "g2@3 g2 d2@4 g1@3 g2 d2@2 e2@2", I: "g2@3 g2 d2@3 d2 g1!2 g1@2 a1@2 b1@2", J: "g2@2 ~ g2 d2@4 g1@3 g2 d2@2 e2@2",
  K: "f1@3 f1@3 f1@9 ~", L: "c2@2 c2@5 ~@9",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.41)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@15 A B C D ~@2 E F ~@2 E G ~@2 E F A@2 B D@2 ~@2 E F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F A@3 D@2 ~@2 E F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F A@2 B D@2 ~@2 E
  F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F A@2 B D@2 ~@2 E G ~@2 E F ~@2 E G A@2 B D@2 ~@2 E F H@2 ~@2 E F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F H@2 I@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c6@15 ~", B: "c6@7 ~", C: "~@2 g5!3 ~ g5 ~ a#5@2 g5 f5@3 g5 ~", D: "~@2 g5!3 ~ g5 ~ a#5@2 g5 f5@2 ~ g5@2",
  E: "~@4 [g5,c6] ~ [g5,c6] ~ [g5,c6]@3 [g5,a#5]@5", F: "~@4 [g5,c6] ~ [g5,c6] ~ [g5,c6]@2 ~ [g5,a#5]@5",
  G: "~@4 [g5,c6] ~ [g5,c6] ~ g5@2 ~ [g5,a#5]@5, ~@8 c6 ~@7", // C5 Gm
  H: "[[c5,d#5,f5,a5,c6]@3 [c5,d#5,f5,a5,c6]@3 [c5,d#5,f5,a5,c6]@12 ~@14]/2", // F7
  I: "[[c5,e5,g5,a#5,c6]@2 [c5,g5,a#5,c6]@11 ~@19, ~ e5@9 ~@6]/2", // C7
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.51)

// chords · epiano1 · "E.PIANO 1"
const epiano1 = note(`<
  A@2 B@4 C D B@2 C D B@2 C E F G H I D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C E F G H I D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C E F G H I D B@2 C D B@2
  C D B@2 C E F G H I D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C E F G H I D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C E F G H I D B@2 J@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D
  B@2 C D B@2 J@2 K ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[c3,d#3,f3,a3,c4,d#4]@3 [c3,d#3,f3,a3,c4,d#4]@3 [c3,d#3,f3,a3,c4,d#4]@12 ~@14]/2", // F7
  B: "[g3,c4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [c4,f4,a4]@3 [a#3,d#4,g4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@2", // C F D# C
  C: "[g3,c4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@2", // C
  D: "[g3,a#3,c4,d#4,e4] [g3,a#3,d#4] ~@2 [g3,a#3,d#4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@4", // C7 D# F
  E: "[g3,a3,c4,e4,f4] [a3,c4,f4] ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@3 [a3,c4,f4]@3 [a3,c4,f4]@2", // Fmaj7 F
  F: "[a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@3 [a3,c4,f4]@3 [a3,c4,f4]@2", // F
  G: "[g#3,a3,b3,c4,c#4,d4,f4,g4] [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@2", // G
  H: "[b3,d4,g4]!2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@2", // G
  I: "[g3,a#3,b3,c4,c#4,d4,d#4,e4,f4,g4,g#4,a4] [g3,c4,e4] ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@2", // C
  J: "[[c3,d#3,f3,a3,d#4]@3 [c3,d#3,f3,a3,c4,d#4]@3 [c3,d#3,f3,a3,c4,d#4]@12 ~@14, [g3,c4,e4] ~@31]/2", // F7 C
  K: "[c3,e3,g3,a#3,c4] [c3,e3,g3,a#3,c4]@5 ~@2", // C7
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.2)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B C@3 D C@10 D C E C D C E C@10 D C E C D C E F G@3 F G F G F G@2 F G F G F G C@10 D C E C D C E C@10 D C E C D C E
  F G@3 F G F G F G@2 C E C D C G A B F G@3 F G@3 F G@3 F G F G A H I ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@9", B: "x ~@11 x!2 ~ x", C: "x!2 ~@5 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x ~ x", D: "x!2 ~@5 x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x",
  E: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x", F: "x!2 ~@5 x!3 ~@3 x ~ x", G: "x!2 ~@5 x!3 ~@2 x!2 ~ x",
  H: "x ~@6 x!3 ~@4 x!2", I: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A B C B D B@3 C B@6 D B ~ B D B ~ B@3 C B@6 D B ~ B D B ~ B@3 E B F B@3 F E B G B E B G B@3 C B@6 D B ~ B D B ~ B@3
  C B@6 D B ~ B D B ~ B@3 E B F B@3 F E B ~ B D B G ~ A B@3 E B@3 F B F B@3 E B G ~ G H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!16", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6", F: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", G: "x!4 ~@12",
  H: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@5 A ~@7 A ~ A@2 ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~ A@2 ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~@4 C ~@3 C ~@7 A ~ A@2 ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~ A@2 ~ B ~ A ~
  B ~@7 A ~@4 B ~ A ~ C ~@13 A ~@3 C ~ C D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2", B: "~@6 x ~@5 x!2 ~ x", C: "~@12 x!4", D: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@2 A@3 B A@7 C A C B A B A B A B A@7 C A C B A B A B A B D E@2 D@14 A@7 C A C B A B A B A B A@7 C A C B A B A B A B D
  E@2 D@8 A B A B A D ~@2 D E@2 D@2 E@2 D@3 E D@5 ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!14 ~@2", B: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!8 ~@2", C: "x!5 ~ x!8 ~@2", D: "x!16", E: "x!5 ~ x!3 ~ x!4 ~@2",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@5 A ~@7 A ~ A@2 ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~ A@2 ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~@4 B ~@3 B ~@7 A ~ A@2 ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~ A@2 ~ B ~ A ~
  B ~@7 A ~@4 B ~ A ~ B ~@13 A ~@3 B ~ B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", B: "~@8 x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@2 A B A C A@3 B A@3 D A D C A C A C A C A@3 B A@3 D A D C A C A C A C ~ E@2 ~@14 A@3 B A@3 D A D C A C A C A C A@3 B
  A@3 D A D C A C A C A C ~ E@2 ~@8 A C A C A ~@4 E@2 ~@2 E@2 ~@3 E ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@5 x ~@8 x ~", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@8 x ~", D: "~@5 x ~@9 x", E: "~@5 x ~@3 x ~@4 x ~",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~@5 A ~@7 B ~ B A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~@7 B ~ B A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~@7 B ~@4 D ~@3 D ~@7 B ~ B A ~ C ~ A ~ C ~@7 B ~ B A ~ C ~ A ~
  C ~@7 B ~@4 C ~ A ~ D ~@13 B ~@3 D ~ D E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x ~ x!2 ~@4", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~@4 x!2 ~ x!2 ~@5 x ~", D: "~@4 x!4 ~@8", E: "x",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A B@2 ~ B ~ B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@2 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@2 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~@2 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@3 B ~@3 B
  ~@2 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@2 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~@2 B ~ B ~ B ~ A B@2 ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~ B ~ A B C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@9", B: "x", C: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  A ~@39 B@3 C B@3 C B@2 C B D B C B D ~@34 B@3 C B@3 C B@2 C ~@5 D A ~ B@3 C B@7 C B C B D A ~ E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!5 ~@5", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!2", D: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", E: "x ~ x!5 ~@9",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@2 [x!16]!106 ~@2 [x!16]!16 ~@2 [x ~ x!5 ~@9] ~>").gain(0.51)

stack(bass, brass_section, epiano1, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride, tambourine)

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