Strudelify
Albatros cover art

Albatros

Fleetwood Mac

KeyE majorTempo100 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Albatros — Fleetwood Mac
// 100 bpm, 6/8, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 113 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(100/3)

// 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 · "bass"
const bass = note(`<
  A@6 B C D E F G A@2 B C A@6 B C D E F G A@2 B C A@6 B C D E F G A@2 B C A@6 B C D E F G A@2 B C A@6 B C D E F G A@2 B
  C A@6 B C D E F G A@2 B C D E F G A@2 B C D E F G A@2 B C H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@5 ~ e2@4 b1@2", B: "e2@11 ~ e2@8 b1@4", C: "e2@10 ~@2 e2@4 b1@4 e2@3 ~", D: "f#2@5 ~ f#2@4 c#2@2",
  E: "f#2@9 ~@3 f#2@8 c#2@4", F: "f#2@11 ~ f#2@8 c#2@4", G: "f#2@9 ~@3 f#2@4 e2@4 f#2@4", H: "e2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.35)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "guitar"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M@2 N@2 O@2 P@2 Q@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M@2 N@2
  O@2 P@2 Q@2 ~@7 R@4 S T U V@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 W@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 W@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 I@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[c#4,e4,a4]@3 ~ [b3,d#4,g#4]@13 ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@5 ~]/2", B: "[[b3,d#4,g#4]@30 ~@6 b2@7 ~@5]/2",
  C: "[[c#4,e4,a4]@7 ~ [b3,d#4,g#4]@26 ~@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@10 ~@2]/2", // A G#m A
  D: "[[b3,d#4,g#4]@27 ~@5 b2@4 c#3@4 e3@3 ~ c#3@2 ~@2]/2", E: "[f#3@35 ~ c#3@4 e3@4 c#3@2 ~@2]/2",
  F: "[f#3@33 ~@3 b2@4 c#3@3 ~ b2@3 ~]/2", G: "[e3@17 ~ f#3@6]/2", H: "[e3@35 ~ b2@12]/2", I: "[e3@35 ~@13]/2",
  J: "[[f#4,a4]@16 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@4 g#4 ~]/2", K: "[[f#4,a4]@5 ~]/2",
  L: "[[f#4,a4]@7 ~ [f#4,a4]@23 ~@5 [f#4,a4]@6 ~@2 g#4@2 ~@2]/2", M: "[[f#4,a4]@41 ~@7]/2", N: "[[f#4,a4]@7 ~]/2",
  O: "[[f#4,a4]@23 ~]/2", P: "[[f#4,a4]@6 ~@2 [e4,g#4]@27 ~ [f#4,a4]@10 ~@2]/2", Q: "[[e4,g#4]@11 ~]/2",
  R: "[~@12 a5@8 e5@31 ~@9 a5@8 e5@25 ~@3]/4", S: "~@12 a5@7 ~ f#5@3 ~", T: "e5", U: "~@3 a5@2 f#5",
  V: "[e5@36 b4@11 ~]/2", W: "[~@8 b2 c#3 e3 c#3, e3@35 ~@13]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.7).pan(0.6)

// other · distortion guitar · "guitar 3"
const distortion_guitar = note("<~@71 A B C D@2 E F G@2 ~@33>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 c#6 b5 g#5, ~@6 d#6 ~@5", B: "a5", C: "~@3 c#6 b5 g#5", D: "[a5@31 ~@5 c#6@4 b5@4 a5@4]/2", E: "g#5@23 ~",
  F: "~@3 c#6 b5 a5", G: "[g#5@37 ~@11]/2",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.4).pan(0.4)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "plain"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C@4 D@4 E@4 A@2 B@2 C@4 D@4 E@4 A@2 B@2 C@4 D@4 E@4 A@2 B@2 C@4 D@4 E@4 A@2 B@2 C@4 D@4 E@4 A@2 B@2 C@4 D@4
  E@4 D@4 E@4 D@4 E@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[e4,g#4,b4]@47 ~]/2", B: "[b4@23 ~]/2", C: "[[e4,g#4,b4]@23 ~]/4", D: "[[f#4,a4,c#5]@31 ~]/4",
  E: "[[e4,g#4,b4]@95 ~]/4", // E
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.24)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "plain" · soft notes
const synth_strings_1_soft = note("<~@2 A@2 ~@14 A@2 ~@14 A@2 ~@14 A@2 ~@14 A@2 ~@14 A@2 ~@29>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[e4,g#4]@23 ~]/2", // E
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.16)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@15 B A@15 B A@15 B A@15 B A@15 B A@15 B A@7 B A@7 B C>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@4 x", B: "x ~@3 x!2", C: "x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  A B C D E D C F E D E G E C H G A B C D E D C F E D E G E C H G A B C D E D C F E D E G E C H G A B C D E D C F E D E
  G E C H G A B C D E D C F E D E G E C H G A B C D E D C F E D E G E C H G E D E G E C H G E D E G E C H G I
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~ x", B: "~@3 x!2 ~", C: "x!2", D: "x ~@3 x!2", E: "x ~@4 x", F: "~@2 x!4", G: "x ~@2 x!3",
  H: "~@3 x ~ x", I: "x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct(`<
  A ~ B ~@2 C ~ D E D ~ C ~ F ~ D A ~ B ~@2 C ~ D E D ~ C ~ F ~ D A ~ B ~@2 C ~ D E D ~ C ~ F ~ D A ~ B ~@2 C ~ D E D ~
  C ~ F ~ D A ~ B ~@2 C ~ D E D ~ C ~ F ~ D A ~ B ~@2 C ~ D E D ~ C ~ F ~ D E D ~ C ~ F ~ D E D ~ C ~ F ~ D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!2", B: "~@3 x ~ x", C: "~@5 x", D: "~@3 x!3", E: "x", F: "~@2 x",
})).gain(1.28)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:18").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A B C B D B D B A B E B D ~ A ~ A B C B D B D B A B E B D ~ A ~ A B C B D B D B A B E B D ~ A ~ A B C B D B D B
  A B E B D ~ A ~ A B C B D B D B A B E B D ~ A ~ A B C B D B D B A B E B D B D B A B E B D B D B A B E B D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x ~ x!2 ~@2", B: "~ x", C: "~@3 x!2 ~", D: "~@3 x", E: "~@5 x",
})).gain(1.28)

// drums · congas
const congas_3 = s("conga:33").struct(`<
  A@2 B A@2 B A B A B A B A C A B A@2 B A@2 B A B A B A B A C A B A@2 B A@2 B A B A B A B A C A B A@2 B A@2 B A B A B A
  B A C A B A@2 B A@2 B A B A B A B A C A B A@2 B A@2 B A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A C A B D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~@2 x", B: "x!2 ~", C: "x ~ x!2 ~@2", D: "x",
})).gain(1.28)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct(`<
  A B A C D B E C F G H A I C J I A B A C D B E C F G H A I C J I A B A C D B E C F G H A I C J I A B A C D B E C F G H
  A I C J I A B A C D B E C F G H A I C J I A B A C D B E C F G H A I C J I F G H A I C J I F G H A I C J I K
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x!3 ~", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!3 ~", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x!3 ~", D: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~",
  E: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2", F: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", G: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~", H: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~@3 x ~",
  I: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", J: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@3", K: "x",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · shaker · soft notes
const shaker_soft = s("sh").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ B C A D B@2 E@2 ~@6 A ~ B C A D B@2 E@2 ~@6 A ~ B C A D B@2 E@2 ~@6 A ~ B C A D B@2 E@2 ~@6 A ~ B C A D B@2 E@2
  ~@6 A ~ B C A D B@2 E@2 ~@5 B E@2 ~@5 B E@2 ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!2 ~@3", B: "~ x ~@4", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x", E: "~@2 x",
})).gain(0.08)

stack(
  bass, electric_guitar_muted, distortion_guitar, synth_strings_1, synth_strings_1_soft, kick, low_tom, crash, congas,
  congas_2, congas_3, shaker, shaker_soft
)

More by Fleetwood Mac