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// Push It — Garbage
// 124 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 2 piano (copy of ch 1 piano, 0.25 beats late)
// note: Full arrangement: all 129 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): guitar program 31.
setcpm(124/4)
// 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.
// other · piano
const piano = note("<A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@105>".pickRestart({
A: "~ e4 b4 e4 b4 e4 b4 e4", B: "~ e4 g4 e4 g4 e4 g4 e4", C: "~ e4 a4 e4 a4 e4 a4 e4", D: "~ d4 a4 d4 a4 d4 a4 d4",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.23).pan(1)
// bass · electric bass pick
const bass = note(`<
A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D E F G H I J K L I J M N A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D E F G
H I J K L I J M N A B C D A B C D ~@12 I J K L I J M N I J K L I J M N A B C D A B C D A B C D A B ~@2 I@8 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "e1@4 ~@2 g1 ~ a1@5 ~ g1 ~", B: "e1@5 ~ g1 ~ a1@5 ~ g1 ~", C: "e1@5 ~ g1 ~ a1@6 g1 ~",
D: "b1@4 ~@2 a1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 d2@3 ~", E: "a1 ~ a1@2 g1@2 a1@3 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2",
F: "b1 ~ b1@2 a1@2 b1@3 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1@2", G: "c2 ~ c2@2 b1@2 c2@3 ~ c2@2 b1@2 c2@2",
H: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@2 b1@2 d2@2", I: "e1@2 ~ g1 a1@2 e1@2", J: "c2@2 ~ d2 e2@2 c2@2",
K: "a1@2 ~ c2 d2@2 a1@2", L: "d2@5 ~@3 d2@2 b1@2 a1@4", M: "a1@5 ~ c2@2 d2@4 a1@4",
N: "d2@4 ~@2 b1@2 d2@2 b1@2 a1@3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.72)
// chords · synth strings 1
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
~@4 A@3 B@3 C D E@2 C D F@2 C G H I C J K L M N ~@8 A@3 B@3 C D E@2 C D F@2 C G H I C J K L M N ~@8 A@3 D A@3 D A@3 D
A@3 O@2 ~@19 A@3 D A@3 D A@3 D P@3 ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[b3 ~ a3, e4, g4@2 ~, ~ c4@2]/3", B: "[[d4,f#4]@16 ~@16 c4@15 ~, b3@2 ~, ~ [e4,g4]@2]/3", C: "[a3,c4,e4]",
D: "[b3,d4,f#4]", E: "[b3@16 c4@15 ~, [e4,g4]]/2", F: "[b3@8 c4@7 ~, [e4,g4]]/2", G: "[d4,f#4], b3@7 ~",
H: "[b3,e4,g4], g3 ~@15", I: "[c4,e4,g4]", J: "[b3,d4], f#4@7 ~", K: "[a4,a5]", L: "[b4,b5]", M: "[c5,c6]",
N: "[d5,d6]@15 ~", O: "[[d4,f#4] ~, b3]/2", P: "[b3 c4@2, e4, g4@2 ~]/3",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.25)
// other · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
~ A@7 ~@16 B@3 C D E D F D E D F ~@20 B@3 C D E D F D E D F ~@20 D E D F D E D F D E D F D E D F ~@16 D E D E D E D E
G
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@20 e5@23 ~ e5@12, ~ e4@13]/7", B: "~@10 c3!6", C: "~@10 d3!6", D: "e4 a#4 b4 e4", E: "g4@2 a4 g4 a4@2 e4@2",
F: "g4@2 a4 g4 a4@4", G: "e4 ~@3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.64).pan(0)
// other · distortion guitar · soft notes
const distortion_guitar_soft = note("<~@40 A B C D A B C D A B C E A B C E ~@73>".pickRestart({
A: "~@2 b4@2 e4 b4@2 d4", B: "a4@2 e4 a4@2 e4 a4@2", C: "~@2 g4@2 c4 g4@2 b3", D: "a4@2 d4 a4@2 d4 a4@2",
E: "a4@4 d4@2 a4@4 d4@2 a4@3 ~",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.21).pan(0)
// other · distortion guitar · "Buy Garbage's"
const distortion_guitar_2 = note(`<
A B ~@3 C ~@10 D@8 E@3 F G H G I G J G K L@2 ~@10 D@8 E@3 F G H G I G J G K M ~ M N@2 O@2 ~@13 G H G I G J G K G H G I
G J G K ~@16 G J G J G J G J P
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@6 d3@2 e3 ~ e3@2 g3@4", B: "~@6 d5@2 e5 ~ e5@2 g5@3 ~", C: "~@2 b5@5 ~@9", D: "~ b4 e5 b4 d5@2 ~@2",
E: "~@10 c3!6", F: "~@10 d3!6", G: "e3 a#3 b3 e3", H: "g3@2 a3 g3 a3@2 e3@2", I: "g3@2 a3 g3 a3@4",
J: "g3@4 a3@2 g3@2 a3@4 e3@3 ~", K: "g3@4 a3@2 g3@2 a3@7 ~", L: "[e6@3 ~]/2", M: "e5", N: "[d5 d5@3]/2",
O: "[e5@5 e5@3]/2", P: "e3 ~@3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.57).pan(1)
// chords · distortion guitar · "new album,"
const distortion_guitar_3 = note(`<
A@8 ~@16 B C D E F G H I F G H I ~@20 B C D E F G H I F G H I ~@20 F G H I F G H I F G H I F G H I ~@16 F G F G F G F
G J
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[e2@117 ~@11]/8", B: "[a1,a2,e3]@2 ~ [a1,a2,e3]@3 ~@2", C: "[b1,b2,f#3]@2 ~ [b1,b2,f#3]@3 ~@2",
D: "[c2,c3,g3]@2 ~ [c2,c3,g3]@3 ~@2", E: "[d2,d3,a3]@2 ~ [d2,d3,a3]@5", F: "[e2,b2]", G: "[c3,g3]", H: "[a2,e3]",
I: "[d3,a3]", J: "[e1,b2] ~@3, e2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.8)
// other · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
~@16 A B ~@2 A C ~@2 D E F G H I J K L I M N ~@12 A B ~@2 A C ~@2 D E F G H I J K L I M N ~@8 A B ~@2 A C ~@6 H I J K
L I M N H I J K L I M N ~@16 L I L I L I L I O
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ [b4,d5] [a4,c5] [g4,b4]", B: "[f#4,a4]@3 [g4,b4]@3 ~@2", C: "[f#4,a4]@6 [g4,b4]@5 ~@5", D: "[a5,a6]",
E: "[b5,b6]", F: "[c6,c7]", G: "d7, d6@7 ~", H: "[e6,e7]@2 ~@2 [e6,e7] ~@3 e7@2 ~@2 [e6,e7] ~@3, ~@8 e6 ~@7",
I: "[e6,e7] ~@3 [e6,e7] ~@3 [e6,e7] ~@3 [e6,e7] ~@3", J: "[e6,e7] ~@3 [e6,e7] ~@3 [e6,e7] ~@3 e7@2 ~@2, ~@12 e6 ~@3",
K: "e7@2 ~@2 [e6,e7] ~@3 [e6,e7] ~@3 [e6,e7] ~@3, e6 ~@15", // E
L: "e7@2 ~@2 [e6,e7] ~@3 [e6,e7] ~@3 e7@2 ~@2, e6 ~@11 e6 ~@3", M: "e7 ~ e7 ~ e7 ~ e6 ~, e6 ~@3 e6 ~@3 e6 ~@3 e7 ~@3",
N: "[e6,e7] ~@3 e7@2 ~@2 e6@2 ~@2 [e6,e7] ~@3, ~@4 e6 ~@3 e7 ~@7", O: "e7 ~@7, e6 ~@15",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.11)
// other · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
~@16 A B A B A B A ~@5 C@8 D@4 ~@8 E F G H G H G ~@5 C@8 ~@20 C@16 D@14 ~@2 C@8 I
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@12 [e4,b4,e5] ~@3", B: "~@14 [e4,b4,e5] ~", C: "e6 ~ e6 ~ e6 ~ e6!2 ~ e6 ~ e6!2 ~ e6 ~",
D: "e5 ~ c5 ~ e5!2 ~@2 e5!2 ~@2 e5!2 ~@2", E: "~@6 [e4,b4,e5] ~", F: "~@7 [e4,b4,d#5,e5]", G: "~@12 [e4,b4,e5]@3 ~",
H: "~@7 [e4,b4,e5]", I: "e6 ~@15",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.25).pan(1)
// other · lead 8 bass lead
const lead_8_bass_lead = note(`<
~@27 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@3 B C D E ~@19 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@26 A@2 ~@6 A@2 ~@3 B C D E B C D E B C D E B C ~ A@8 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~ [e3,b3,e4]@3]/2", B: "~ [b2,b3] [e3,e4] [g3,g4]", C: "[f#3,f#4] [e3,e4]", D: "~ [b2,b3] [e3,e4] [b2,b3]",
E: "[d3,d4]@3 ~", // D
})).s("gm_lead_8_bass_lead").gain(0.29)
// chords · lead 2 sawtooth
const lead_2_sawtooth = note("<~@76 A@8 B@4 ~@30 C@2 ~@9>".pickRestart({
A: "[e2@31 ~@17 e1@79 ~, e1@23 ~@41, ~@32 e2@95 ~]/8", B: "[a#1,f2,a#2]/4", C: "[a#1,f2,a#2]/2",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.19)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@28 B@8 A@24 B@15 ~@13 B@16 A@14 ~@2 B@8 C>".pickRestart({
A: "x!2 ~@5 x!2 ~ x ~@4 x", B: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", C: "x",
})).gain(0.48)
// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct(`<
A@28 ~@4 B ~@2 B A@24 ~@4 B ~@2 B ~@4 B ~@19 B ~@2 B ~@4 B ~@2 B A@14 ~@2 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 x!2 ~@12", B: "~@3 x ~@12",
})).gain(0.12)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@27 B A@3 B A@27 B A@3 B A@7 B A@4 C ~@11 A@3 B A@7 D A@18 ~@2 A@8 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@2 x ~ x!4",
})).gain(0.6)
// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<A@76 B C D E A ~@7 A@30 ~@2 A@8 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x ~@10", B: "~@5 x ~@6 x ~@3", C: "~@4 x!2 ~@6 x ~@3", D: "~@4 x!2 ~@10", E: "~@5 x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
~@16 A@9 B@3 ~@7 C A@4 ~@8 A@9 B@3 ~@7 C A B@3 A B@2 D A B@2 E ~@15 C ~@7 C A@14 ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~@2", B: "~ x ~ x!3 ~@2", C: "~@7 x", D: "~ x ~ x!3 ~ x", E: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · low tom · soft notes
const low_tom_soft = s("lt").struct("<~@79 [~@5 x ~@2] [x!2 ~ x!3 ~@2] [~ x ~ x!3 ~@2]!2 ~@46>").gain(0.12)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@28 B A@31 B A@7 B A@7 B A@6 ~@5 B A@7 B A@21 ~@2 A@8 C>".pickRestart({
A: "x!8", B: "~ x!7", C: "x",
})).gain(0.36)
// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
A@5 B A B A C A B A@3 B A@3 D A@3 C A@3 B E F@2 G F@4 A B A B A C A B A@3 B A@3 D A@3 C A@3 B E F@2 G F@4 E F@2 G F@4
E F@2 G F@3 ~@5 E F@2 G F@4 E F@2 G F@4 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@2 F@8 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x", B: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x",
D: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x", E: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4", F: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4", G: "~@3 x ~@12",
})).gain(0.24)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
~@28 A@3 ~ A@4 ~@24 A@3 ~ A@7 ~ A@7 ~ A@3 ~@5 A@3 ~ A@7 ~ A@4 ~@16 A@8 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.24)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
~@16 A B@11 ~@8 A B@3 ~@8 A B@11 ~@8 B@12 ~@24 A B@3 A B@3 A B@3 A B ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3", B: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · mid tom · soft notes
const mid_tom_soft = s("mt").struct("<~@80 [~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@6]!3 ~@46>").gain(0.12)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@68 [x!8]!10 [x!4 ~@4] ~@50>").gain(0.36)
// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct("<~@78 [~@4 x!4] [x!8]!4 ~@46>").gain(0.12)
// drums · china
const china = s("cr").struct(`<
~@28 A ~@3 A ~@27 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@19 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x",
})).gain(0.6)
// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<[~ x ~ x]!83 ~@5 [~ x ~ x]!30 ~@2 [~ x ~ x]!8 ~>").gain(0.42)
// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:4").struct("<[~@9 x ~@2 x ~@3]!28 ~@8 [~@9 x ~@2 x ~@3]!24 ~@44 [~@9 x ~@2 x ~@3]!14 ~@11>")
.gain(0.63)
// drums · woodblocks
const woodblocks = s("woodblock:5").struct("<[x!4 ~@12]!28 ~@8 [x!4 ~@12]!24 ~@44 [x!4 ~@12]!14 ~@11>").gain(0.35)
// drums · woodblocks
const woodblocks_2 = s("woodblock:4").struct("<[~@15 x]!28 ~@8 [~@15 x]!24 ~@44 [~@15 x]!14 ~@11>").gain(0.35)
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