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// Ain't No Woman (Like the One I've Got) — Four Tops
// 97 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 78 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(97/4)
// 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 pick
const bass = note(`<
A B C D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J K L I M N O@2 P@2 Q@4 F@2 R@2 H I J K L I M N O@2 P@2 Q@4 F@2 R@2 S T U V W X Y@2 Q@4 F@2
R@2 S T Y@2 Q@2 Z ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 g1 a1 c2 e2", B: "d2@12 ~@2 a1 c2", C: "d2@4 g1 a1 c2 g2", D: "[c2@12 ~@2 a1@8 ~@2 a1@3 a1@2 a1 g1@2]/2",
E: "[f1@6 ~ f1 e2@3 d2@2 ~ d2@8 ~ a1 d2@2 c2@2 a1@2 c2!2]/2",
F: "[f2@6 ~ f2 e2@3 d2@2 ~ d2@8 ~ d2!2 d2@2 c2@2 c2 a1@2]/2",
G: "[f1@6 ~ f1 e2@3 d2@2 ~ g1@8 g1@2 g2@3 ~ g2@2 g2@2]/2", H: "d2@6 ~ d2 d2@2 d2@3 d2 e2@2",
I: "a1@6 ~ a1 a1@2 a1@3 a1 c2@2", J: "d2@6 ~ d2 d2@2 d2@3 d2 g2@2", K: "a2@6 ~ a2 a2@2 g2@2 e2@2 a1@2",
L: "d2@6 ~ d2 d2@2 d2@3 ~ e2@2", M: "d2@6 ~ d2 d2@2 d2@3 d2 d2@2", N: "g2@3 g2 g1 d2 g2 f#2",
O: "[f2@6 ~ f2 e2@2 e2@4 d2@4 d2 ~@4 a1 d2@2 e2@2 f2 g2 a2@2]/2",
P: "[a#2@6 a#2@2 a2@2 d2@2 e2 ~ g1@4 g1@2 g1@2 g2!2 g2@2 g2!5 a2]/2",
Q: "[f2@6 f2!2 e2@3 d2@2 ~ d2@4 d3 c3 d3@3 d3!2 ~ d3 a2@2 a2 g2@2]/2",
R: "[f1@6 ~ f1 e2@3 d2@2 ~ g1@4 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g2@3 ~ c2@2 c#2@2]/2", S: "d2@6 ~ a2 d3@2 d3@3 ~ a1 c2",
T: "d2@2 d2@3 ~ d2!2 d2@2 d2@2 c2@2 g2@2", U: "c2@6 ~ g2 c3@2 c3@3 ~ g1 a1",
V: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ c2!2 c2@2 c2@2 g1@2 a1@2", W: "d2@6 ~ a2 c3@3 c3@2 a2@3", X: "d2@2 d2@3 ~ d2!2 g1@2 a1@2 c2@2 g2@2",
Y: "[c2@6 ~ g2 c3@2 c3@2 ~@2 a1@8 ~@2 a1@3 a1@2 a1 g1@2]/2", Z: "f2@3 ~@5",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.18)
// bass · electric bass pick · soft notes
const bass_soft = note("<~@73 A@2 B@2 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@6 f2!2 e2@3 d2@2 ~ d2@4 d3 c3 d3@3 d3!2 ~ d3 a2@2 a2 g2@2]/2",
B: "[f2@6 ~ f2 e2@3 d2@2 ~ d2@8 ~ d2!2 d2@2 c2@2 c2 a1@2]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.06)
// other · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
A B@2 C@2 ~@34 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 H@2 B@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 H@2 B@2 L@2 F@2 M ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 g4 a4 c5 e5", B: "[d5@10 ~@2 g4 a4 c5 g5]/2", C: "[e5@5 e5 g5 a5@8 ~]/2", D: "[~@7 [a3,c4]@5 ~@4]/2",
E: "[d#4@8 d4@3 ~@3 c4@12 ~@6]/2", F: "[c6@8 b5@3 a5@12 ~@9]/2", G: "[e6@8 d6@3 c6@12 ~@9]/2",
H: "[e6@8 d6@3 c6@12 ~ g4@2 a4@2 c5@2 e5@2]/2", I: "[e5 f5 e5@20 ~@2 g5@2 a5@2 c6@2 e6@2]/2",
J: "[d6@10 ~@2 g5 a5 c6 g6]/2", K: "[e6@10 e6@2 g6@2 ~@10 a5@3 a5@2 a5 g5@2, ~@7 a6@8 ~]/2",
L: "[e5@10 e5@2 g5@2 a5@10 a5@3 a5@2 a5 g5@2]/2", M: "e6 ~",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.05).pan(0)
// other · string ensemble 1 · soft notes
const string_ensemble_1_soft = note("<~@73 A@2 B@2 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@8 d6@3 c6@12 ~@9]/2", B: "[c6@8 b5@3 a5@12 ~@9]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.02).pan(0)
// other · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1_2 = note(`<
A B@2 C@2 ~@34 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 H@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 H@2 I@2 M@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 g4 a4 c5 e5", B: "[d5@10 ~@2 g4 a4 c5 g5, [a3,d4,f4]@7 ~]/2",
C: "[e5@5 e5 g5 [a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~@2, [g3,b3,e4,g4]@7 a5@8 ~]/2", // A Em
D: "[c5@4 g5@4 b4@4 g5@2 c5@10 d5@2 e5@2 f5 g5 a5@2]/2", E: "[a#5@8 a5@3 a5@3 g5@12 ~@6]/2",
F: "[c6@8 b5@3 a5@12 ~@9]/2", G: "[e6@8 d6@3 c6@12 ~@9]/2", H: "[e6@8 d6@3 c6@12 ~ g4@2 a4@2 c5@2 e5@2]/2",
I: "[d5@10 ~@2 g4 a4 c5 g5, [a3,f4]@7 ~]/2", J: "[e5 f5 e5@20 ~@2 g5@2 a5@2 c6@2 e6@2, [b3,e4,g4]@3 ~]/2",
K: "[d6@10 ~@2 g5 a5 c6 g6, [a3,f4]@7 ~]/2", // Dm
L: "[e6@10 e6@2 g6@2 ~@10 a5@3 a5@2 a5 g5@2, [g3,b3,e4,g4]@7 a6@8 ~, ~@7 [a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~@2]/2", // Em A
M: "[e5@10 e5@2 g5@2 a5@10 a5@3 a5@2 a5 g5@2, [g3,b3,e4,g4]@7 [a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~@2]/2", // Em A
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.05).pan(1)
// chords · epiano2
const epiano2 = note(`<
~ A@2 B@2 C@4 D@2 E F G H E F E I J@2 K@2 L M L M L M N@2 E F G H E F E I J@2 K@2 L M L M L M N@2 A@2 O@2 A@2 B@2 L M
L M L M N@2 A@2 B@2 L M P ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [a3,c4,f4]@3 [a3,c4,f4] ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@6", // F
B: "[~@4 [b3,e4,g4]@3 [b3,e4,g4] ~@2 [b3,e4,g4]@4 [c#4,e4,a4]@8 ~@2 [e4,a4]@3 [e4,a4]@2 [e4,a4] [d4,g4] ~, ~@15 b3]/2", // Em A A5 G5
C: "[[f3,c4,e4,a4]@8 [e3,b3,d4,g4]@3 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@16 ~@2]/2", // Fmaj7 Em7 F
D: "[[f3,c4,e4,a4]@8 [e3,b3,d4,g4]@3 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~ [g3,a3,c4,f4]@16 ~@2]/2", // Fmaj7 Em7 F
E: "[a3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@3 ~", // Dm
F: "[a3,c4,e4]@2 a2@2 [a3,c4,e4]@2 a2@2 [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~", // Am
G: "[a3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@2 g2@2", // Dm
H: "[a2,a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [a2,a3,c4,e4]@2 g2@2 [e2,a3,c4,e4]@2 a1@2", // Am
I: "[d4,g4,b4]@3 ~ [d4,g4,b4]@3 ~ [g1,d4,g4,b4]@2 d2@2 [g2,d4,g4,b4]@2 f#2@2", // G
J: "[[f3,a3,c4,e4]@4 [e3,g3,b3,d4]@3 [f3,a3,c4]@8 ~]/2", // Fmaj7 Em7 F
K: "[[g#3,c4,d#4]@3 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 [f3,a3,c4]@16 ~@2]/2", // G# G F
L: "[f3,a3,c4,e4]@4 [f3,a3,c4,e4]@4 [e3,g3,b3,d4]@3 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2", // Fmaj7 Em7 F
M: "~@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [d4,g4,b4]@2 [f3,a3,c4]@8 ~", // F G F
N: "[[f3,a3,c4,e4]@8 [e3,g3,b3,d4]@3 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [g3,a3,c4,f4]@16 ~@2]/2", // Fmaj7 Em7 F
O: "~@4 [b3,e4,g4]@3 [b3,e4,g4] ~@2 [b3,e4,g4]@6", P: "[f3,a3,c4,e4] ~@3",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.04).pan(0.7)
// chords · epiano2 · soft notes · Fmaj7 Em7 F G F Fmaj7 Em7 F …
const epiano2_soft = note(`<
~@73
[~@4 [f3,a3,c4,e4]@4 [e3,g3,b3,d4]@3 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2]
[~@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [d4,g4,b4]@2 [f3,a3,c4]@8 ~]
[[f3,a3,c4,e4]@4 [f3,a3,c4,e4]@4 [e3,g3,b3,d4]@3 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2]
[~@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [d4,g4,b4]@2 [f3,a3,c4]@8 ~]
~
>`).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.02).pan(0.7)
// other · bassoon
const bassoon = note("<~@23 A B C D A B ~@14 E F C D A B ~@10 E F C D A B ~@6 E F ~@5>".pickRestart({
A: "~@7 a3", B: "c4@2 a3@2 c4@2 a3@2 d4@3 a3@3 ~@2", C: "~@13 c4!2 ~", D: "c4@2 a3 e3@2 ~ e3@2 d3@2 c3@2 c3@3 ~",
E: "~@14 e4!2", F: "e4@2 e4@2 e4@2 e4@2 e4@3 d4@2 c4@2 ~",
})).s("gm_bassoon").gain(0.13)
// other · bassoon · soft notes
const bassoon_soft = note(`<
~@73
[~@13 c4!2 ~]
[c4@2 a3 e3@2 ~ e3@2 d3@2 c3@2 c3@3 ~]
[~@7 a3]
[c4@2 a3@2 c4@2 a3@2 d4@3 a3@3 ~@2]
~
>`).s("gm_bassoon").gain(0.05)
// other · piccolo
const piccolo = note("<~@34 A ~@16 B C D E F G H@2 ~@8 F G H@2 ~@7>".pickRestart({
A: "~@2 [b4,d5] [a4,c5] ~@4", B: "~@10 g5@4 f5 e5", C: "f5@5 ~@3", D: "~@10 e5@3 d5@3", E: "a4@3 g4@8 ~@5",
F: "~@10 g6@4 f6 e6", G: "f6@5 ~@3", H: "[~@5 e6 d6 c#6@8 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_piccolo").gain(0.05).pan(1)
// other · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
~@5 A@2 B C ~ D ~@10 E@2 F@2 B C G@2 ~ D ~ H ~ I ~ J ~@6 F@2 ~ K G@2 ~ D ~@8 F@2 ~ K G@2 ~ D ~@4 F@2 ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@14 [g4,c5]@8 ~@2 c5!2 ~ f4@3 ~@2]/2", B: "~@13 [a#4,d5]@3", C: "~@2 g5@2 e5 d5 a4 ~ d5 ~@3 a4@4, ~@5 c5@2 ~",
D: "~@4 e5 g5 e5@6 ~@4", E: "[~@7 [a3,c4,f4]@8 ~]/2", F: "[~@14 [g4,c5]@8 ~@2 c5 a4 ~ [f4,a4]@5]/2",
G: "[~@14 [g4,g5]@5 ~ g4 ~ a4 ~ e4 ~@3 e4 ~ c4 ~]/2", H: "~@2 d5 b4@4 ~", I: "~@2 c5 [a4,c5] ~@4",
J: "~@4 g5 e5 c5 ~ d5@2 c5@2 d5@4", K: "~@3 g5 g5@4",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.08).pan(0)
// other · electric guitar clean · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note("<~@74 A B@2 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@3 g5 g5@4", B: "[~@14 [g4,g5]@5 ~ g4 ~ a4 ~ e4 ~@3 e4 ~ c4 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.01).pan(0)
// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean_3 = note(`<
~@11 A B A B A B A C ~@12 A B A B A B A C ~@12 A@2 D@2 A@2 D ~@9 A@2 D ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [d4,f4,a4] ~@7 [d4,f4,a4] ~@3", B: "~@4 [c4,e4,a4] ~@7 [c4,e4,a4] ~@3",
C: "~@4 [b3,d4,g4] ~@7 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3", D: "~@4 [b3,e4,g4] ~@7 [b3,e4,g4] ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.05).pan(0)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~ A@2 B C B D B D B E F@7 G B D H E B D B D B D B I F@7 G B D H E B D B D B D B I A@6 J K B D B D B D B I A@2 J K B D
L ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~@7 x ~ x ~@4 x", B: "x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~", C: "~@2 x ~@4 x!2 ~@5 x!2", D: "~@7 x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x",
E: "~ x!5 ~@2", F: "x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x!3", G: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@6 x", H: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", I: "~ x!4 ~@3",
J: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x", K: "~ x ~@6", L: "x",
})).gain(0.18)
// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct(`<
~@73
[~@7 x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~]
[~@7 x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x]
[x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~]
[~@7 x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x]
~
>`).gain(0.06)
// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~ A@3 B A@5 ~ A@7 C A@2 C ~@9 A@7 C A@2 C ~@36>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@2 x!3 ~ x!2 ~@3", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.18)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@10 A ~@7 B ~@2 C A D E D E D E D F ~@7 B ~@2 C A D E D E D E D F D@7 G D E D E D E D F D@3 G D E ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@12 x!3 ~", B: "~@10 x ~ x!3 ~", C: "~@5 x!2 ~", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "x!2 ~ x", F: "~@10 x!3 ~@3",
G: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.18)
// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@73 [~ x ~ x] [x!2 ~ x] [~ x ~ x] [x!2 ~ x] ~>").gain(0.08)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
~ A B C D E B E B E F B@8 E B G ~ C B C B C B C E B@8 E B G ~ C B C B C B C E ~@7 H E B C B C B C E ~@3 H E B I ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2", B: "x!8", C: "x!7 ~", D: "~ x!7", E: "~ x!6 ~", F: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", G: "~ x!2 ~@5",
H: "~ x!3 ~@4", I: "x",
})).gain(0.16)
// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@73 [~ x!6 ~] [x!8] [x!7 ~] [x!8] ~>").gain(0.06)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@58 [~@8 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~] ~@11 [~@8 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~] ~@7>").gain(0.18)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
~@3 A ~ B ~ B ~ B C ~@8 B ~@2 D A ~ A ~ A ~@2 A ~@8 B ~@2 D A ~ A ~ A ~@2 A ~@8 A ~ A ~ A ~@2 A ~@4 A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x", B: "x ~@6 x", C: "~@2 x!5 ~", D: "~ x!5 ~@2",
})).gain(0.16)
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