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It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas

Evan Chu

KeyD majorTempo125 bpm
0:00/0:00
// It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas — Evan Chu
// 125 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Transcription provider: pdmx. https://musescore.com/score/5831506; license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
// note: Full arrangement: all 62 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(125/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [...]/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.

// other · alto sax · "Alto Saxophone"
const alto_sax = note(`<
  A B C D ~@2 E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X K Y M Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP@2 AQ AR AS
  AT AU AV AW AX AY AZ BA BB BC BD BE
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c4 d4", B: "e4 d4", C: "a#4@2 a4 g4@2 a4 g4@2 f4 e4@2 d4", D: "c4@2 ~ b3@3 c4@2 ~@4", E: "~ c4 c#4@2",
  F: "d4@6 c4@3 d4@2 e4", G: "f4 g4 f4 d4@2 d#4 e4@6", H: "e4 f4 e4 c4@2 c#4 d4@6", I: "c4 a#3 b3@2",
  J: "~@3 d4@3 c4@2 ~@4", K: "a3 a#3 a3 g#3@2 a3 a#3@3 d4@3", L: "f4 a3@3", M: "f4@5 f4 e4@3 c#4@3", N: "a#3 ~",
  O: "a#3 b3", P: "c4@2 ~", Q: "d4 a#3", R: "a3@2 ~", S: "a3!4", T: "a3!3 ~", U: "g3!4",
  V: "g3@3 g3@3 g3@2 a#3 a#3@2 ~", W: "g4@2 g4 g4@2 f4 e4@2 d4 c4@2 b3", X: "a#3@2 a3 a#3@2 a3 a#3@2 ~@4",
  Y: "f4@3 a3@3 c4 d4 c4 b3@2 c4", Z: "a#3 c4", AA: "d4@9 d4@2 c#4", AB: "c5@2 b4 a#4@2 g4 f#4@2 ~@4", AC: "f4 c4",
  AD: "~@3 c#4@3 d4@2 ~@4", AE: "d#4 ~ d#4 ~ f4 ~ f4 ~", AF: "g4 ~ g4 ~ f4 ~ f4 ~", AG: "d#4 ~ d#4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~",
  AH: "f4 ~ f4 ~ d#4 ~ d#4 ~", AI: "c#4 ~ c#4 ~ c#4 ~ c#4 ~", AJ: "c4 ~ c4 ~ c4 ~ c4 ~", AK: "~ a#3 d4 f4",
  AL: "g#4@3 f4@3 d#4@2 ~@4", AM: "c4@3 b3@2 c4 a#3@3 c#4@3", AN: "d#4 c4 c#4 f4", AO: "g4 f4 e4@2", AP: "f4",
  AQ: "f4@3 d#4@3 f4@2 ~@4", AR: "f4 d#4", AS: "g#3@2 a#3 c4@2 d#4 g#4@2 ~@4", AT: "g#3@3 g#3@2 g#3 g#3@3 c#4@3",
  AU: "g#4@3 c4@4 c4 c#4 d#4 f4 g4", AV: "d#4@5 d#4 e4@3 c4@3", AW: "g#3 a3", AX: "f4@9 f4@2 e4",
  AY: "d#4@3 g#4@3 a4@2 ~@4", AZ: "g#4", BA: "d#4", BB: "~ d#4 f4@2", BC: "g4 f4",
  BD: "a#3@2 c4 c#4@2 d4 d#4@2 d#4 d4@2 c#4", BE: "c4 ~@5",
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.3)

// other · tenor sax · "Tenor Saxophone"
const tenor_sax = note(`<
  A B C D ~@2 E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X K Y M Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM@2 AN AO AP AQ AR AS
  AT AU AV AW AX AY AZ G BA BB BC BD
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a3 a#3", B: "c4 a#3", C: "d4@2 c4 a#3@2 d4 a#3@2 a3 g3@2 f3", D: "e3@2 ~ f3@3 e3@2 ~@4", E: "~ a3 g3@2",
  F: "~ f3 f#3@2", G: "a#3", H: "a3", I: "e3 f3", J: "~@3 f3@3 e3@2 ~@4", K: "f3@3 f3@2 f3 f3@3 a#3@3", L: "c4 f3@3",
  M: "c4@5 c4 c#4@3 a3@3", N: "f3@6 ~@3 d3@2 e3", O: "f3 g3 f3 e3@2 f3 e3@3 d3@2 c#3",
  P: "c3@2 d3 f3@2 a3 c4@2 ~ c#3@2 d3", Q: "a#3 e3", R: "f3@6 ~@2 e4 f4@2 g4",
  S: "a4 a#4 a4 g4 a4 g4 f4 g4 f4 e4 f4 g4", T: "a4@2 a4 g4 f4 e4 d4@3 ~@3", U: "g4 a4 g4 f4 g4 f4 e4 f4 e4 d4 e4 f4",
  V: "g4@2 g4 f4 e4 d4 c4@3 ~@2 c4", W: "e4@2 d#4 d4@2 c4 a#3@2 a3 g3@2 f3", X: "g3@2 f#3 g3@2 f#3 g3@2 ~@4",
  Y: "c4@3 f3@3 a3 a#3 a3 g#3@2 a3", Z: "~@2 g3 f3 e3 f3 f#3@6", AA: "f3@2 e3 f3", AB: "f3@3 g3@3 f#3@2 ~@4",
  AC: "d4 a#3", AD: "f3@3 a3 ~@2", AE: "c4 ~ c4 ~ c#4 ~ c#4 ~", AF: "d#4 ~ d#4 ~ c#4 ~ c#4 ~",
  AG: "c4 ~ c4 ~ c4 ~ c4 ~", AH: "c#4 ~ c#4 ~ c4 ~ c4 ~", AI: "a#3 ~ a#3 ~ a#3 ~ a#3 ~", AJ: "a#3 ~ a#3 ~ g#3 ~ g#3 ~",
  AK: "~ g#3 a#3 d4", AL: "f4@3 c#4@3 c#4@2 ~@4", AM: "[g#3@3 a#3@3 g#3 c#4]/2", AN: "d#4 c4", AO: "d#4 c#4 d#4@2",
  AP: "c#4 d4", AQ: "d#4@3 c4@3 d#4@2 ~@4", AR: "c#4", AS: "c4@2 a#3 g#3@2 a#3 c4@2 ~@4", AT: "~@3 g#3@5 c#4 c4@2 a#3",
  AU: "g#3 g3 f3 d#3", AV: "d#3 e3", AW: "~ f3 d#3@2", AX: "g#3@2 g3 g#3", AY: "g#3@3 a#3@3 a3@2 ~@4", AZ: "f4",
  BA: "c4 c#4", BB: "d#4 c#4", BC: "c#4@2 c4 a#3@2 g#3 g3@2 d#4 d4@2 c#4", BD: "c4 ~@5",
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.3)

// other · baritone sax · "Baritone Saxophone"
const baritone_sax = note(`<
  A@2 B C D E F G H I J K D L F M N O P Q R S T U V W D X F M N Y Z AA AB AC AB AD AE AF AG AH AI@2 AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP
  AQ AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY AZ BA
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f2/2", B: "g2 a2 a#2 b2", C: "c3@2 ~ g2@3 c3@2 ~@4", D: "f3 ~ a#2 ~", E: "f3@3 ~@3 c3@2 d3 e3@3", F: "f3 ~ a2 ~",
  G: "a#2 ~ a2 d3", H: "g2 ~ c3 ~", I: "f2 ~ d3 ~", J: "g3 c#3 d3 g3", K: "c3@2 ~", L: "f3@3 ~@3 c3@3 c3 d3 e3",
  M: "a#2@3 ~@2 a#2 a2@3 d3@3", N: "g3 ~ g#3 ~", O: "a3 ~ d3 ~", P: "g3 c3", Q: "f3 c3 f2 ~", R: "a2 a#2 b2 c3",
  S: "d3@3 a2@3 d3@2 a2 d3 e3 f3", T: "g3 a2 a#2 b2", U: "c3 g3 c3 ~", V: "c3@2 d3 e3@2 f3 g3@2 a3 a#3@2 b3",
  W: "c3@2 b2 c3@2 b2 c3@2 ~@4", X: "f3 ~ c3!2", Y: "a2@3 d#2@3 d2@2 ~@4", Z: "g2@2 a2 a#2@2 g2 c2@6",
  AA: "~@3 d#3@3 d3@2 ~@4", AB: "g#3 ~ g#3 ~ a#3 ~ a#3 ~", AC: "c4 ~ c4 ~ a#3 ~ a#3 ~", AD: "g#3 ~ g#3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~",
  AE: "g#3 ~ g#3 ~ g3 ~ g3 ~", AF: "g3 ~ g3 ~ f3 ~ f3 ~", AG: "~ f3 g#3 a#3", AH: "c#4@3 g#3@3 g3@2 ~@4",
  AI: "[g#2@7 f3]/2", AJ: "g#2 c3", AK: "c#3 f3", AL: "a#2 ~ b2 ~", AM: "c3@3 f#3@3 f3@2 ~@4", AN: "a#2 ~ d#2 ~",
  AO: "g#2@2 f3 d#3@2 c3 g#2@2 ~@4", AP: "g#2 c#3", AQ: "g#2 g2 f2 d#2", AR: "g#2!2 c3!2", AS: "c#3!2 f3!2",
  AT: "a#2 b2", AU: "c4@3 f#3@3 f3@2 ~@4", AV: "a#2 c3 c#3 a#2", AW: "d#2 c#2 c2 a#2", AX: "g#2 a#2",
  AY: "c3 g#2 a#2@2", AZ: "a#2@2 c3 c#3@2 d3 d#3@2 d#2 f2@2 g2", BA: "g#3@2 ~ d#3@2 ~ g#2@2 ~@4",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.3)

stack(alto_sax, tenor_sax, baritone_sax)

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