Strudelify

Hold Me

Fleetwood Mac

KeyD majorTempo127 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Hold Me — Fleetwood Mac
// 127 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 117 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(127/4)

// 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 · piano
const piano = note(`<
  A@2 B C D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 H@2 I J K@2 L M N@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 H@2 I J K@2 L M N@2 I J K@2 L M
  N@2 O@8 P Q R@2 P Q R@2 S T U V W X Y@2 I J K@2 L M N@2 I J K@2 L M N@2 I J K@2 L M N@2 I J Z@6 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d6 c6 b5 a5 b5 g5 ~@3 c6 b5 a5 b5 g5 ~ d5, [f#4,a4]@8 [g4,b4]@8 [f#4,a4]@8 [g4,b4]@7 ~, ~@7 d6@2 ~@7]/2", // F#m G F#m G
  B: "d4@2 d4@2 [d4,b4,g5]@2 d4 ~ d4@2 d4@2 [b4,g5] ~ [a4,f#5]@2, f#4@7 ~ f#4@7 ~, [a4,f#5]@4 ~@4 [a4,f#5]@4 d4@2 d4 ~", // G Em D
  C: "d4@2 [d4,a4,f#5]@2 [d4,b4,g5]@2 d4 ~ [d4,a4,f#5]@2 d4@2 [d4,b4,g5]@2 d4 ~, f#4@3 ~ f#4@3 ~", // D G D G
  D: "[[e3,e4,g4,b4]@7 ~ [d3,d4,f#4,a4]@4 [b2,b3]@2 [d3,d4]@2 [e3,e4]@2 [d3,d4]@2 [b2,b3] ~@5 [b2,b3]@2 [d3,d4]@2 [b2,b3]@2, ~@7 [g4,b4]@4 [d3,d4]@2 ~@3, ~@12 [f#4,a4]@3 ~]/2", // Em D B D E D B D …
  E: "[d2 ~ [d2,e4] ~ [d2,e4,g4] a4 d2 ~ d2 ~ [d2,e4] ~ [d2,e4,g4,b4] ~ [d2,b2,b3] [d3,d4], d3@7 ~, d4@5 d4@2 d4@6 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~, ~@4 [g4,b4] ~@3 b4 ~ f#4 ~@3 [f#4,a4]@5 ~ [g4,b4] ~@11]/2", // Dsus2 Em7 Dsus2 Em7 G D G F#m …
  F: "[[e3,e4]@4 [d3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 b3 [d3,d4] [e3,e4] [d3,d4] [b2,b3] ~@2 b3 [d3,d4] b3, [g4,b4]@6 ~@6 b2 ~ [g4,b4]@8 [d3,d4]@4 b2 ~@3 b2 ~, ~@24 [f#4,a4]@7 ~]/2", // E D E D B D G D …
  G: "[d2@3 ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~@3 [d2,e4,g4,b4]@2 [f#4,a4]@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 [d2,e4,g4,b4]@2 ~@2 [d2,e4,g4,b4]@2 ~@2 [d2,b2,b3]@2 [d3,d4]@2, d3@7 ~, d4@5 d4@2 d4@6 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~, ~@4 d2@2 ~@8 [f#4,a4]@5 ~@13]/2", // Em Em7 F#m Em7 G D F#m
  H: "[d2@3 ~ [d2,e3,g4,b4]@3 ~ [d2,e3,g4,b4]@2 [d3,f#4,a4]@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@3 ~ [d2,e3,g4,b4]@2 ~@2 [d2,e3,g4,b4]@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2, ~@14 [d3,f#4,a4]@5 ~@7 f#4@6, ~@13 [d3,a4]@2 ~]/2", // Em7 D Em7 D D5
  I: "[g1,g2] [a1,a2]", J: "[b1,b2] [c2,c3]",
  K: "[d2@13 d2@3 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2 ~, [d3,f#3,a3]@15 ~]/2", L: "[g1,g2]@7 ~ [a1,a2]@7 ~",
  M: "[b1,b2]@8 [c2,c3]@7 ~", N: "[d2@14 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2 ~, [d3,f#3,a3]@31 ~]/2",
  O: "[[a2,c3,e3,a3,c4,e4]@4 ~@2 [g2,b2,d3,g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@2 [a2,c3,e3,a3,c4,e4]@6 ~@2 [g2,b2,d3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~@7 b3@2 a3@2 ~@4 b3@2 a3@2 ~@4 b3@2 a3 ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@4 b3@2 a3@2 ~@2 [a2,c3,e3]@4 ~@2 [g2,b2,d3,g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@2 [a2,c3,e3,a3,c4,e4]@6 ~@2 [g2,b2,d3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~@7 b3@2 a3@2 ~@4 b3@2 a3@2 ~@4 b3@2 a3@2 ~@4 b3@2 a3@2 b3 ~, ~@30 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@7 ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@7 ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@7 ~ [d3,f#3,a3]@7 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@6 ~@26 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@7 ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@6 ~@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@6 ~@2 [d3,f#3]@9 ~, ~@118 [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@7 ~@3]/8", // Am G Am G D Am G Am …
  P: "[a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~", Q: "[a3,c4,e4]@6 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@7 ~", R: "[[d4,f#4,a4]@15 ~]/2",
  S: "d6@2 c6@2 b5@2 a5@2 b5@2 g5@5 ~, g5@7 ~@9, b5 ~@3", T: "d6 c6 ~ a5 ~ g5@2 ~, g5@5 ~@3, b5@2 b5@2 b5@3 ~",
  U: "[d5,f#5,a5]@7 ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@6 ~@2", V: "[d5,f#5,a5]@3 ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@3 ~",
  W: "d5 c5 b4 a4 b4 g4@2 d4, [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~", // Am G
  X: "d5 c5 b4 a4 b4 g4@2 ~, [a3,c4,e4]@5 ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@2", // Am G
  Y: "[d3 ~ d2@2 d3 ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [d2,d3] ~, [d4,f#4,a4]@15 ~, ~@2 d3 ~@29]/2", // D
  Z: "[d2,d3,d4,f#4,a4]/6", // D
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.36)

// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B C A@2 D E A@2 B C A@2 D F G H I J G K L D A@2 B C A@2 D E A@2 B C A@2 D F G H I J G K L D G H I J G K L D
  A@2 I L A M I L A@2 I L A M I L ~@8 G H I J G K L D G H I J G K L D G H I J G K L D G H N@6 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~", B: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2 ~", C: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@2 g1@2 a1@2 g1 ~",
  D: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~", E: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 g1@2 a1@2 g1@2", F: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 b1 a1 ~",
  G: "g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~ a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~", H: "b1@5 ~ b1 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 ~", I: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2 ~",
  J: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 b1 a1 ~", K: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 ~", L: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~",
  M: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~", N: "[d2@89 ~@7]/6",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.28)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@22 A@2 ~@2 B A ~@18 A@2 ~@2 A B ~@2 A@2 ~@2 B C ~@8 D E F@2 G H F@2 D E I@2 ~@6 A@2 ~@2 B A ~@2 A@2 ~@2 B A ~@2 A@2
  ~@2 B A ~@2 J@2 K@2 L@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d5,f#5,a5]!8", // D
  B: "[d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@2", // D
  C: "[d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5] ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@2", // D
  D: "~@2 [e3,f3,g3,a3] a3@2 ~@2 [d3,e3] [b3,d4,g4]@6 ~@2, ~@2 [c4,e4]@3 ~@3 [f3,g3] ~@7", // Fmaj7 Dsus2 G C Fsus2
  E: "~ e3 [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~@2 e3 [g3,b3,d4]@7 ~, ~@2 [f3,g3] ~@5 f3 ~@7", // Am G Fsus2
  F: "d4 [d4,f#4] [d4,a4] [d4,f#4] d4 [d4,f#4] [d4,a4] [d4,f#4]", // D D5 D D5 D
  G: "~@2 [e3,f3,g3,a3] a3@2 ~@3 [b3,d4,g4]@5 ~@3, ~@2 [c4,e4]@3 ~@3 [e3,f3,g3] ~@7", // Fmaj7 G C Em
  H: "~ e3 [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~@2 e3 [g3,b3,d4]@8, ~@2 [f3,g3] ~@5 f3 ~@7", // Am G Fsus2
  I: "[d4 [d4,f#4] a4 [d4,f#4] d4 [d4,f#4] a4 [d4,f#4] d4 [d4,f#4] a4 [d4,f#4] d4 [d4,f#4] [a4,d5] [d4,f#4], ~@2 d5@3 ~ d5@3 ~ d5@3 ~@3, ~@4 d4 ~@7 d4 ~@7 d4 ~@7 d4 ~@3]/2", // D D5 D
  J: "d4 [d4,f#4] a4 [d4,f#4] d4 [d4,f#4] a4 [d4,f#4], ~ d5 ~ d5", // D
  K: "d4 [d4,f#4] a4 [d4,f#4] d4 [d4,f#4] [a4,d5] [d4,f#4], ~ d5 ~@2", L: "[[d4,d5]@17 ~@7]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.22)

// other · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@20 A B C@2 A B D@2 ~@16 A B C@2 A B D@2 A B C@2 A B E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J@2 K L@2 M K N O P@3 ~@6 Q R S ~ T U V W O@2 X
  Y Z AA AB AC@2 AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AG AH ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2 a2", B: "b2 c3", C: "[d3@15 ~]/2", D: "[d3@31 ~]/2", E: "[d3@15 g5]/2", F: "[a5@12 ~ g5 e5 d5]/2",
  G: "[e5@27 ~ e5 f#5 g5 ~]/2", H: "g5@12 e5@3 d5", I: "e5@6 d5@4 ~@2 b4@3 d5", J: "[a4@27 ~ b5@2 d6@2]/2", K: "e6 d6",
  L: "[e6@2 d6@2 b5@2 d6@12 b5@2 d6@2 b5@2 d6@3 ~ d6@2 b5@2]/2", M: "e6@2 d6@2 b5@2 a5@2 b5@3 ~ b5@2 d6@2",
  N: "e6@2 d6@2 b5 g5 a5 b5", O: "a5@3 g5 a5@3 g5", P: "[a5@4 g5@2 e5@2 g5@4 d5 e5 g5@34]/3",
  Q: "g5 ~@3 g5 ~ e5 ~ g5 ~@3 g5 ~ e5 ~", R: "g5 ~@3 g5 ~ e5 ~ g5 ~ e5 ~ g5 ~ e5 ~", S: "e5 ~@15",
  T: "a5@2 ~@2 a5@2 g5 ~ a5@3 ~ a5@2 g5@2", U: "a5 ~ a5 g5 a5 g5 e5 d5", V: "e5 f#5 e5 d5 e5 f#5 e5 d5",
  W: "e5@2 f#5@2 e5@2 d5@2 e5@3 ~ e5@2 g5@2", X: "e5@3 d5 e5@3 d5", Y: "e5@6 d5@2 b4@3 ~ b4 c5 d5@2",
  Z: "e5@4 b4@4 d5@4 d5 e5 g5@2", AA: "a5@4 b5@4 a5@3 ~ [g5,a5]@2 e5 g5", AB: "a5@3 ~ a5@2 g5@2 a5@4 a5 [a5,b5] e5 g5",
  AC: "[a5 b5 a5 g5 e5@2 g5@2 a5@6 e6@8 d6 ~ d6@7 ~]/2", AD: "d6@2 b5 c6 d6@2 c6 b5", AE: "a5@11 ~ a5@2 g5@2",
  AF: "b5@3 a5 g5@4 e5@4 e5@2 g5@2", AG: "~@2 f#4 g4 e4 f#4 d4 e4 c4 d4 b3 c4 a3 b3 g3 a3",
  AH: "f#3 g3 e3 f#3 d3@3 ~ d3 e3 d3 e3 d3 e3 f#3 g3", AI: "a3@10 b3@4 d4 ~", AJ: "d4@15 ~",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.19)

// other · orchestra hit
const orchestra_hit = note(`<
  ~@21 A ~@3 A ~@19 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@27 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [a5,a6] ~@11", // A
})).s("gm_orchestra_hit").gain(0.36).pan(0.7)

// chords · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@20 A B@3 A C@3 ~@16 A B@3 A C@3 A B@3 A C@3 ~@24 A B@3 A C@3 A B@3 A C@3 A B@3 A C@3 A D ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [g4,b4]@4 [e4,g4] ~@3 [g4,b4]@4 [e4,g4] ~", B: "[~@2 [g4,b4]@4 [e4,g4] ~@3 [g4,b4]@4 [f#4,a4]@33 ~]/3",
  C: "[~@2 [g4,b4]@4 [e4,g4] ~@3 [g4,b4]@4 [f#4,a4]@32 ~@2]/3", D: "~@2 [g4,b4]@4 [e4,g4] ~@3 [g4,b4]@4 ~@2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.28).pan(0.4)

// other · tenor sax
const tenor_sax = note("<~@23 A ~@23 A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@27 B ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ d3 e3 g3", B: "~@4 d3@4 e3@4 g3@3 ~",
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.35)

// other · alto sax
const alto_sax = note("<~@35 A@2 B C@2 ~@77>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@12 b4 ~ b4@4 a4 ~ a4@2 g4 ~ g4 ~ g4@4 b4 ~]/2", B: "b4 ~ b4 ~ b4@2 c5 ~ c5@3 b4@3 a4 ~",
  C: "[a4@2 g4 f#4@6 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.3)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@3 [~@5 x!3] ~@113>").gain(0.31)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@3 A B@17 C B@23 C B@7 C B@22 ~@6 D E B@26 ~@7>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@6 x!5 ~@5", E: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct(`<
  ~@21 A ~@3 A ~@19 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@27 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@21 A ~@23 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@29 B ~@33>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@10 x!3 ~@3",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@3 A B C B@7 C B@6 ~@8 B C B@7 C B@6 ~@16 C B D E C D E B C B D E C D E B ~@7 E ~@33
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "x!4", C: "~ x!3", D: "x!2 ~ x", E: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@5 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@22 A ~ B C A B C ~ A ~ B C A B C ~ A ~@40>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x", C: "x!2",
})).gain(0.22)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@3 A ~@17 A ~@23 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@28 B C ~@33>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "~@6 x!5 ~@5", C: "~@2 x!3 ~@11",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@15 B ~ A ~@21 B ~ A ~@5 B ~ A ~@21 A ~@5 C ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2", C: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.27)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@110 [x!8]!4 [x!2 ~@2] ~@2>").gain(0.18)

// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct("<~@114 [~ x ~ x!5] x ~>").gain(0.09)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@4 [x!8]!72 ~@8 [x!8]!26 ~@7>").gain(0.27)

stack(
  piano, bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, overdriven_guitar, orchestra_hit, string_ensemble_1, tenor_sax, alto_sax, kick,
  snare, clap, low_tom, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom, crash, ride, ride_soft, tambourine
)

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