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Strangers in the Night

Frank Sinatra

KeyC majorTempo93 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Strangers in the Night — Frank Sinatra
// 93 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 64 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): Guitar2.
setcpm(93/4)

// 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 · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E B A B E F G@2 H I H I J K E L M N M O P Q R S E B A B T D E B M N M O P U R S V W X W Y Z X AA X W V W Y Z
  V AB X AA AC
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f2@5 ~ c3@2 c3@4 c2@4", B: "f2@6 c3 ~ c3@4 c2@3 ~", C: "f2@6 c3 ~ c3@4 c2@4", D: "g2@6 c3 ~ c3@4 c2@3 ~",
  E: "f2@5 ~ c3@2 c3@4 c2@3 ~", F: "a1@3 ~ g#1@2 ~@2", G: "g1@6 d2@2 d2@3 ~ d2@4", H: "g2@4 ~@2 d3 ~ d3@4 d2@3 ~",
  I: "g2@4 ~@2 d3 ~ d3@4 d2@2 ~@2", J: "g2@4 ~@4 c3@4 c2@3 ~", K: "g2@4 ~@2 c3 ~ c3@4 c2@2 ~@2",
  L: "f2@5 ~ c3@2 c3@2 c3@2 f2@2 c2@2", M: "a1@9 ~ d2 ~ a1 ~ d2 ~", N: "a1@9 ~@3 d2@2 ~@2", O: "a1@8 d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~",
  P: "g1@7 ~@3 d2 ~ a#1 ~ d2 ~", Q: "g1@7 ~ a#1@2 ~@2 c#2@2 ~@2", R: "c2@8 d2@7 ~", S: "g2@7 ~ c2@4 c2@2 ~@2",
  T: "g2@6 c3 ~ c3@4 c2@4", U: "g1@3 ~ a#1 ~ c#2 ~", V: "g2@5 ~ d3@2 d3@4 d2@3 ~", W: "g2@6 d3 ~ d3@4 d2@3 ~",
  X: "g2@5 ~ d3@2 d3@4 d2@4", Y: "a2@6 d3 ~ d3@4 d2@4", Z: "a2@6 d3 ~ d3@4 d2@3 ~", AA: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ d2@4 d2@3 ~",
  AB: "a2@6 a2 ~ d2@4 d2@3 ~", AC: "g2@3 ~",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.32)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 ~@12 C D ~@2 E F G H I J K L ~@2 M@2 ~@3 N O@2 P@2 Q R S T U@2 V@2 W X Y Z U@2 V@2 W X Y X Y X AA
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[f5,a5] g5 [g5,a#5] [f5,a5] [g5,a#5]@5 [f5,a5] [g5,a#5] [a5,c6] [g5,a#5]@2 [f5,a5]@2, ~@2 a#5 ~@29]/2", // F Gm F Gm F Gm Am Gm …
  B: "[[e5,g5] a5!2 [e5,g5] [f5,a5]@5 [e5,g5] [f5,a5] [g5,a#5] [f5,a5]@2 [e5,g5]@2, ~ f5@2 ~@13]/2", C: "a#4@3 f5, d5",
  D: "[e5,g5]", E: "c6@5 a#5!2 a5", F: "g5@12 a#5@2 c6 ~", G: "c6@10 a#5 ~ a#5@2 a5@2", H: "c6@8 d#6@2 d6 ~ d6@2 c6 ~",
  I: "a#5@10 a5 ~ a5@2 g5 ~", J: "g5@7 ~ a#5@2 a5 ~ a5@2 g5 ~", K: "a#5@2 a5 ~ a5@2 g5 ~ g5@2 f5@2 e5@2 f5 ~",
  L: "f5@10 e5@2 d5@2 e5 ~", M: "[~ c6@7]/2", N: "~@15 c6, ~@4 e4 a4 e5 a5, ~@9 f4@2 c5@2 f5@2 ~",
  O: "[[c5,c6]@2 [a#4,a#5] ~ [a#4,a#5]@2 a4@2 [a4,a5]@10 [a#4,a#5] ~ [a#4,a#5]@2 c5@2 [c5,c6]@2 [a#4,a#5] ~ [a#4,a#5]@2 [a4,a5]@2, ~@6 a5 ~@15 c6 ~@9]/2", // C A# A A# C A# A
  P: "[[c5,c6]@2 [a#4,a#5] ~ [a#4,a#5]@2 a4@2 [a4,a5]@10 a#4@2 [a#4,a#5]@2 [c5,c6] ~ [c5,c6]@2 [a#4,a#5] ~ [a#4,a#5]@2 [a4,a5] ~, ~@6 a5 ~@11 a#5 ~@13]/2", // C A# A A# C A# A
  Q: "a#5@5 a5!2 g5", R: "a#5@5 a5!2 g5, g5@7 ~", S: "a#5@4 a5 ~@4 g5@3 f5 ~@3", T: "f5@7 ~ f5@4 e5@2 ~@2",
  U: "[g5@2 a5 ~ a5@2 g5@2 a5@10 g5@2 a5@2 b5@2 a5@4 g5@4]/2",
  V: "[f#5@2 g5 ~ g5@2 f#5@2 g5@10 f#5@2 g5@2 a5@2 g5@4 f#5@4]/2", W: "e5 f#5!2 e5 f#5@4", X: "~ f#5 g5 a5 g5@2 f#5@2",
  Y: "g5@15 ~", Z: "~@15 d6, ~@4 f#4 b4 f#5 b5, ~@9 g4@2 d5@2 g5@2 ~", AA: "g5@3 ~",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.25)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~ A@3 B A@2 C@3 D E@7 F A@2 G@4 B H ~@2 A@2 C@2 B@2 A@2 G@4 B H ~@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 I L I@2 J@2 K@2 I L I L M
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~", // F
  B: "[a#3,d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4] ~", // Gm
  C: "[a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~", // Am
  D: "[a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~", // Am E
  E: "[g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~ [g3,a#3,d4] ~", // Gm
  F: "[g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~", // C
  G: "[a3,c4,d#4] ~ [a3,c4,d#4] ~ [a3,c4,d#4] ~ [a3,c4,d#4] ~ [a3,c4,d#4] ~ [a3,c4,d#4] ~ [a3,c4,d#4] ~ [a3,c4,d#4] ~", // Adim
  H: "[a#3,c#4,f4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f4] ~", // A#m
  I: "[b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~", // G
  J: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~", // Bm
  K: "[c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~", // Am
  L: "[c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~", // Am D
  M: "[b3,d4,g4] ~@15", // G
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.18).pan(0.3)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "Guitar2"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note("<~@27 A B ~@14 A B ~@7 C ~@7 D ~ C ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,f4]@8 [a3,d4,f4]@7 ~, c4@15 ~", B: "~@8 [g3,c4,e4]@7 ~, [a#3,d4,f4]@15 ~", C: "g4 g4@2 g4 ~@4",
  D: "g4@2 g4@4 g4 ~@9",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.12).pan(0.7)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings2"
const string_ensemble_1_2 = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 ~@14 C D E F G H I J ~@2 K@4 L@2 M@2 N@4 O P Q R S@2 T@2 U V W ~ S@2 T@2 U V W V W V X
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f6 g6@2 f6 g6@5 f6 g6 a6 g6@2 f6@2]/2", B: "[e6 f6@2 e6 f6@5 e6 f6 g6 f6@2 e6@2]/2", C: "e5@3 f5",
  D: "g5 f5 e5 d5", E: "a5@10 g5 ~ g5@2 f#5@2", F: "d#5@11 ~ f#5 ~ g5 ~", G: "~ a5@9 g5 ~ g5@2 f#5 ~",
  H: "a5@7 ~ c6@2 a#5 ~ a#5@2 a5 ~", I: "g5@10 f5 ~ f5@2 d5 ~", J: "c#5@8 g5@2 f5 ~ f5@2 c#5 ~", K: "c4/4",
  L: "[d4@3 c4]/2", M: "[a3@29 ~@3]/2", N: "[a5@2 g5 ~ g5@2 f#5 ~ f#5@10 g5 ~ g5@2 a5 ~ a5@2 g5 ~ g5@2 f#5 ~]/2",
  O: "g5@5 f5!2 d5", P: "g5@5 f5!2 c#5, c#5 ~", Q: "f5@4 e5 ~@4 e5@3 d5 ~@3", R: "d5@7 ~ d5@4 c5@2 ~@2",
  S: "[g4@2 a4 ~ a4@2 g4@2 a4@10 g4@2 a4@2 b4@2 a4@4 g4@4]/2",
  T: "[f#4@2 g4 ~ g4@2 f#4@2 g4@10 f#4@2 g4@2 a4@2 g4@4 f#4@4]/2", U: "e4 f#4!2 e4 f#4@4", V: "~ f#4 g4 a4 g4@2 f#4@2",
  W: "g4@15 ~", X: "g4@3 ~",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.21)

// chords · tremolo strings · "Trem Str."
const tremolo_strings = note(`<
  ~ A@3 B ~@2 C@4 D@2 E@6 F@2 G@4 H@2 I J K@4 L@2 M@2 G@4 H@2 I N O@4 P@2 Q@2 O@4 P@2 Q@2 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a4,c5]/3", B: "[a#4,d5]", C: "[a4@7 g#4, f4]/4", D: "[d4@2 d#4 e4 f4 e4 d#4 d4, [g3,a#3]]/2",
  E: "[d5@2 d5, a#4]/6", F: "[[a4,c5,e5]@31 ~]/2", G: "[g4@32 f#4@31 ~, [c4,d#4]@63 ~]/4",
  H: "[[d4,g4] [c#4,f4], a#3@31 ~]/2", I: "f4 e4 d4 e4, [a3,c4]", J: "[a#3,d4]@2 ~ e4, f4@13 ~@3, ~ [g3,c4]",
  K: "[f4,a4]/4", L: "[g4,a#4]/2", M: "[[f4,a4]@7 ~]/2", N: "[a#3,d4]@8 [g3,c4]@4 e4 ~@3, f4@13 ~@3", O: "[g4,b4]/4",
  P: "[a4,c5]/2", Q: "[[g4,b4]@7 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_tremolo_strings").gain(0.23)

// other · french horn · "Horns"
const french_horn = note(`<
  ~ A B ~@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 I J K@2 L ~ M ~ N O ~@2 P Q I R S T O ~ U@2 V@2 N O ~@21
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 c4@3 a4", B: "c5, a#4 ~@15", C: "[f4 g4@2 f4 g4@5 f4 g4 a4 g4@2 f4@2]/2",
  D: "[e4 f4@2 e4 f4@5 e4 f4 g4 f4@2 e4@2]/2", E: "[d4 e4@2 d4 e4@5 d4 e4 f4 e4@2 d4@2]/2", F: "[g4@29 ~@3]/2",
  G: "[g4 a4!2 g4 a4@5 g4 a4 a#4 a4@2 g4@2]/2", H: "[f4 g4!2 f4 g4@5 f4 g4 a4 g4@2 f4@2]/2",
  I: "e4@2 f4 ~ f4@2 e4@2 f4@8", J: "~@12 e4@3 [a4,a#4]", K: "[c5@15 ~, b4 ~@15]/2", L: "g4", M: "f#4", N: "g4@15 ~",
  O: "f4@15 ~", P: "f4@2 g4 ~ g4@2 f4@2 g4@8", Q: "~@2 f4@2 g4@2 a4@2 g4@4 f4@3 ~", R: "~@2 e4@2 f4@2 g4@2 f4@4 e4@3 ~",
  S: "d4@2 e4 ~ e4@2 d4@2 e4@8", T: "~@2 e4@2 f4 ~ g4 ~ f4@4 e4@4", U: "[g4@31 ~]/2", V: "[f#4@31 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_french_horn").gain(0.28).pan(0.2)

// chords · tuba · "Brass"
const tuba = note("<~@35 A B ~@15 C ~@7 C ~ C ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 c4 ~ f4@2 e4 ~ e4@2 c4 ~", B: "f3@2 e3 ~ e3@2 c3 ~ c3@8, c4", C: "[c4,e4] [f#3,d4]",
})).s("gm_tuba").gain(0.34).pan(0.6)

// other · flute
const flute = note("<~@37 A B A C D E ~@2 F G H I J K L M F G H I J K L M L M ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 c6@2 d6 ~ d6@2 d#6 ~", B: "d#6@15 ~", C: "d#6@11 ~@5", D: "a#5@10 c6 ~ c6@2 d6@2", E: "a#5@15 ~",
  F: "~@12 d6@2 f#6 ~", G: "d6@5 ~@3", H: "~@12 b5 ~ e6 ~", I: "b5@9 ~@7", J: "~@12 c6@2 e6 ~", K: "d6@11 ~@5",
  L: "~@6 g6 ~ g6@2 f#6 ~ f#6@2 e6 ~", M: "e6@2 d6 ~ d6@2 c6 ~ c6@2 b5 ~ b5@2 a5@2",
})).s("gm_flute").gain(0.18).pan(0.4)

// other · flute · soft notes
const flute_soft = note("<~@45 A ~ B ~ C ~@3 A ~ B ~ C ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 b5!2 ~@4", B: "~@10 b5 a#5 ~@4", C: "~@10 b5 ~@5",
})).s("gm_flute").gain(0.12).pan(0.4)

// chords · piano
const piano = note("<~@41 A@2 ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[a#5,d6,a#6] ~ [a#5,d6,a6] ~ [d6,a6]@2 [a#5,d6,g6] ~ [a#5,d6,g6]@6 ~@2 [g6,a#6] ~ [a#5,c#6,a6] ~ [a#5,c#6,a6] ~ [a#5,c#6,g6] ~ [a#5,c#6,g6]@5 ~@3, g6@2 ~@2 a#5 ~@10 a#5@2 ~@15, ~@8 c#6 ~@7]/2", // A# A#maj7 D5 Gm A#m Gdim
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.46)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@37 [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!6 x!2 [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!18 x>").gain(0.25)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A B A ~ A@3 ~@3 A ~ A@5 C D@6 ~@2 D@6 C E D@6 C E C E F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@6 x!2", C: "~@3 x!5", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "x!8", F: "x",
})).gain(0.22)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ B ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 C ~@14 C ~@7 C ~ C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!4] ~@63>").gain(0.16)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@38 A ~ A ~ A ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@38 A ~ B ~ A ~@2 C ~ C ~ C ~@3 C ~ C ~ C ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!2 ~@2 x ~", B: "~@10 x!2 ~ x!2 ~", C: "~@11 x ~@3 x",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@21 A ~@15 A B A ~@5 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~ A@4 B C A D A@8 E A E@2 A F@4 A C@2 G H I F G H I F J@6 C@2 J@18 K>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", C: "x!2", D: "x ~@2 x ~@4", E: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~@3", F: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~",
  G: "~@2 x!2", H: "x ~ x!2", I: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~", J: "x!8", K: "x",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@5 A B C D ~@2 C@3 E@3 ~ E ~ E F E ~ G ~@4 A B ~ H A B ~ H F E ~ G ~@4 A B ~ H A B ~ H A B ~ H A B ~ H ~ H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@4", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "~ x ~@6", D: "~@4 x ~@2 x", E: "~@7 x", F: "~@6 x!2", G: "~@5 x ~ x", H: "~ x",
})).gain(0.06)

stack(
  bass, string_ensemble_1, acoustic_guitar_nylon, acoustic_guitar_steel, string_ensemble_1_2, tremolo_strings,
  french_horn, tuba, flute, flute_soft, piano, kick, snare, snare_soft, hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, ride,
  ride_soft
)

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