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Follow You Follow Me cover art

1978 · And Then There Were Three

Follow You Follow Me

Genesis

KeyG majorTempo94 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Follow You Follow Me — Genesis
// 94 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 94 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(94/4)

// 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 · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A@3 B C D E D F G H I E D E D F G H J K L M N O P Q R C D E D F G H I E D E D F G H J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X
  Y Z K L M N O P Q R K L M N O P Q R K L M N O P Q R K L M N O ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2", B: "g1@2 g2!3 g3@2 g3 g3@2 d3!2 c3@2 a2@2", C: "g2 d2 g1@2 g1@10 g1@2", D: "a1@11 e2 a2 e2 a1@2",
  E: "g1@7 g1", F: "d2@3 d3", G: "g1@7 g1!3 a1@3 b1@2 ~", H: "c2@6 g2 c3 c2@3 g2 c2@2 c2@2",
  I: "d2@9 a2 d3!2 ~ a2 ~ d2", J: "d2@9 d3@3 g3 d3@3", K: "g1 g2@3", L: "g1@4 g2@5 g2 d3@3 g2 d2@2", M: "g1@2 g2@5 c2",
  N: "d2@4 g1@5 d3 g3@3 d3 g2@2", O: "g1 g2 a1 a2", P: "d2 d3 b2 b1", Q: "e2 e3 d3 d2", R: "c2@2 c3@2 d2 d3 g3 d3",
  S: "g1@4 g1@3 g2", T: "g1@7 g2 d3 g3 ~ g3 ~ d3 g2@2", U: "g1@10 c2@2 g2@3 d2", V: "g1@9 g2 d3 g3 ~ d3 g2@2",
  W: "g1@3 g2 a1@3 a2", X: "d2@3 d3 b1@3 b2", Y: "e2@3 e3 d2@3 d3", Z: "c2@3 c3 d2@3 d3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.64)

// chords · percussive organ · "ORGAN 2"
const percussive_organ = note(`<
  ~@4 A@4 B C B D@4 E B C B D@4 E F G F G H@3 I B C B D@4 E B C B D@4 E F G F G H@3 I ~@8 F G F G H@3 I F G F G H@3 I F
  G F G H@3 I F G F G J@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g4 f#4 e4 f#4 g4 f#4 e4 f#4, b4]/4", B: "g4 f#4, b4", C: "[a4,c5]",
  D: "[~@4 [g4,b4]@2 ~ e4, [a4,c5]@2 ~ [g4,c5], ~@2 f4@5 ~]/4", E: "g4 f#4, [a4,d5]", F: "g4 f#4, [d4,b4]",
  G: "[e4,g4,c5]", H: "[[d4,b4] e4 a4 d#4 [e4,g4] [d4,f#4,a4], g4 f#4 ~, ~ c5@2 b4@2 ~]/3", I: "[e4,g4] [f#4,a4], c5",
  J: "[[d4,b4]@4 c5@5 ~@7, g4 ~, ~ e4 ~@2]/2", // G
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.4)

// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO 2"
const epiano2 = note("<~@56 A B A B C D A B ~@30>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d3,g3,b3] [d3,f#3,b3]", B: "[e3,g3,c4] [f#3,a3,d4]", C: "[d3,g3,b3] [e3,g3,c4]", D: "[f#3,a3,d4] [d#3,f#3,b3]",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.64)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note("<A@8 B@8 C@8 D@8 B@8 C@8 D@8 ~@8 D@24 E@5 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 a3@2, ~@7 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@7]/8",
  B: "[d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 e3@2 c4@2 e3 b3@2 e3 a3@2 e3 g3@2 e3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 e3@2 c4@2 e3 b3@2 e3 a3@2 e3 g3@2 e3 ~@2 f3@2 c4@2 f3 b3@2 f3 a3@2 f3 g3@2 f3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 c3@2 f3@2 c3 f3@2 c3 e3@2 c3 f3@2 c3 ~@2 d3@2 g3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 f#3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 a3@2, ~@7 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@7]/8",
  C: "[d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 e3@2 c4@2 e3 b3@2 e3 a3@2 e3 g3@2 e3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 e3@2 c4@2 e3 b3@2 e3 a3@2 e3 g3@2 e3 ~@2 f3@2 c4@2 f3 b3@2 f3 a3@2 f3 g3@2 f3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 c3@2 f3@2 c3 f3@2 c3 e3@2 c3 f3@2 c3 ~@2 d3@2 g3@2 d3 f#3@2 d3 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2, ~@7 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@7]/8",
  D: "[d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 e3 a3@2 e3 ~@2 d3@2 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d#3 g3@2 d#3 ~@2 e3@2 a3@2 e3 g3@2 e3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 e3@2 c4@2 e3 b3@2 e3 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 a3@2, ~@7 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@7]/8",
  E: "[d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 c4@2 d3 b3@2 d3 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 ~@2 d3@2 a3@2 d3 g3@2 d3 b3@2 e3 a3@2 e3 ~@2, ~@7 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 a3@2 ~@7]/5",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.3).pan(0)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR" · soft notes
const electric_guitar_muted_2 = note(`<
  A@9 B A B C A D A@2 B A B C A D A@5 E F G@2 A B A B C A D A@2 B A B C A D A@5 E F G@2 ~@8 A@4 E F G@2 A@4 E F G@2 A@4
  E F G@2 A@4 H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3", B: "~@3 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 e3",
  C: "~@3 f3 ~@2 f3 ~@2 f3 ~@2 f3 ~@2 f3", D: "~@3 c3 ~@2 c3 ~@2 c3 ~@2 c3 ~@2 c3",
  E: "~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 e3", F: "~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d#3 ~@2 d#3 ~@2 d#3",
  G: "~@3 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3", H: "~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.2).pan(0)

// other · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted_3 = note(`<
  A B A B A B A B A C A C D A E F A C A C D A E G A B A B H I J K A C A C D A E F A C A C D A E G A B A B H I J K ~@38
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ d3 ~ a3 ~ d3 g3 ~ d3 b3 ~ d3 a3 ~ d3 g3", B: "~ d3 ~ c4 ~ d3 b3 ~ d3 a3 ~ d3 g3 ~ d3 a3",
  C: "~ e3 ~ c4 ~ e3 b3 ~ e3 a3 ~ e3 g3 ~ e3 a3", D: "~ f3 ~ c4 ~ f3 b3 ~ f3 a3 ~ f3 g3 ~ f3 a3",
  E: "~ c3 ~ f3 ~ c3 f3 ~ c3 e3 ~ c3 f3 ~ c3 g3", F: "~ d3 ~ g3 ~ d3 g3 ~ d3 f#3 ~ d3 g3 ~ d3 a3",
  G: "~ d3 ~ g3 ~ d3 f#3 ~ d3 c4 ~ d3 b3 ~ d3 a3", H: "~ d3 ~ a3 ~ d3 g3 ~ d3 b3 ~ e3 a3 ~ e3 g3",
  I: "~ d3 ~ c4 ~ d3 b3 ~ d3 a3 ~ d#3 g3 ~ d#3 a3", J: "~ e3 ~ a3 ~ e3 g3 ~ e3 b3 ~ d3 a3 ~ d3 g3",
  K: "~ e3 ~ c4 ~ e3 b3 ~ e3 a3 ~ d3 g3 ~ d3 a3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.11).pan(1)

// other · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR" · soft notes
const electric_guitar_muted_4 = note(`<
  A B@8 C D C E F G H B C D C E F G H B@4 I J K L B C D C E F G H B C D C E F G H B@4 I J K L M ~@37
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2", B: "d3 ~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2",
  C: "d3 ~@3 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2", D: "e3 ~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2",
  E: "e3 ~@3 f3 ~@2 f3 ~@2 f3 ~@2 f3 ~@2", F: "f3 ~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2",
  G: "d3 ~@3 c3 ~@2 c3 ~@2 c3 ~@2 c3 ~@2", H: "c3 ~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2",
  I: "d3 ~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2", J: "e3 ~@3 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d#3 ~@2 d#3 ~@2",
  K: "d#3 ~@3 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2", L: "d3 ~@3 e3 ~@2 e3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2", M: "d3 ~@15",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.07).pan(1)

// other · lead 1 square · "SQUAREWAVE"
const lead_1_square = note("<~@55 A B C D E F G H I J ~@29>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 e6 ~@3", B: "e6 g6 e6 d6 e6 d6 b5 d6 b5 a5 b5 a5 f#5 a5 f#5 e5",
  C: "f#5 e5 d5 e5 d5 b4 d5 b4 a4 b4 a4 f#4 a4 f#4 e4 f#4", D: "e4@3 d4@3 f#4@2 e4@3 d4@5",
  E: "b3 d4 b3 a3 b3 d4 b3 a3 b3 d4 b3 a3 b3 d4 b3 a3", F: "b3 d4 e4 d4 b3 d4 f#4 g4 a4 b4 c5 d5 c5 b4 a4 g4",
  G: "[d4,f#4] [e4,g4] [f#4,a4] [g4,b4] [f#4,a4] [e4,g4] [d4,f#4] [c4,e4] [b3,d#4] [c#4,e4] [d#4,f#4] [e4,g4] [f#4,a4] [g4,b4] [a4,c5] [g4,b4]", // D Em F#m G F#m Em D C …
  H: "[b4,d5]@3 [g4,b4]@3 [c5,e5]@2 [b4,d5]@3 [g4,b4]@5", // Bm G C Bm G
  I: "[d5,f#5]@3 [c5,e5]@3 [e5,g5]@2 [d5,f#5]@3 [c5,e5]@3 [a4,c5]@2", J: "[g4,b4] ~",
})).s("gm_lead_1_square").gain(0.56)

// other · synth brass 1 · "SYNBRASS 1"
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  ~@8 A B A C D E F G A B A C D E F G ~@8 A B A C D E F G A B A C D E F G ~@46
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d4@3 b4", B: "a4@3 e4", C: "a4@3 e5", D: "d5 a4", E: "g4 d4", F: "f4@3 g4 g4@4", G: "g4@3 a4 a4@2 g4@2",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.48).pan(0)

// other · synth drum
const synth_drum = note(`<
  ~@24 A B A B A B A B C D E C@6 A F A C@2 A C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B@11 G H I J K L B M G@2 N G N B@2 O B G P
  ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 f5 ~ f5 ~@2 f5 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~", B: "~@2 f5 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~",
  C: "~@2 f5 ~@3 f5 ~@3 f5 ~@3 f5 ~", D: "~@2 f5 ~@2 f5!2 ~@3 f5 ~@2 f5!2 ~", E: "~@2 f5 ~@3 f5!2 ~@2 f5 ~@3 f5 ~",
  F: "~@2 f5 ~@3 f5 ~@5 f5 ~ f5 ~", G: "~@2 f5 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5!2", H: "~@2 f5 ~@2 f5 ~ f5!3 ~ f5!2 ~ f5!2",
  I: "f5 ~ f5 ~ f5 ~@2 f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~ f5!2", J: "~@2 f5 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5!2 ~ f5!2 ~ f5",
  K: "f5!2 ~ f5!2 ~ f5!3 ~ f5 ~ f5@2 ~ f5", L: "~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5!2",
  M: "~@2 f5 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~ f5 ~", N: "f5 ~ f5 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~",
  O: "~@2 f5 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~ f5 ~ f5 ~ f5!2 ~", P: "f5 ~ f5 ~ f5 ~@4 f5 ~ f5!2 ~@3",
})).s("gm_synth_drum").gain(0.48)

// other · lead 2 sawtooth · "SAW WAVE"
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
  ~@8 A B A C D E F G A B A C D E F G H@8 I B A C D E F G A B A C D E F G H@8 J ~@7 H@24 K@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d4@3 b4", B: "a4@3 e4", C: "a4@3 e5", D: "d5 a4", E: "g4 d4", F: "f4@3 g4 g4@4", G: "g4@3 a4 a4@2 g4@2",
  H: "[~@2 a4@3 g4@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@4 c5@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@3 a4@4 a4@3 g4@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@4 c5@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@3 a4@4 a4@3 g4@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@4 c5@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@3 a4@4 a4@3 g4@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@4 c5@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@3 a4@2]/8",
  I: "g4@3 b4", J: "g4",
  K: "[~@2 a4@3 g4@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@4 c5@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@3 a4@4 a4@3 g4@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@4 c5@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@3 a4@4 a4@3 g4@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@4 ~@14]/6",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.48).pan(1)

// other · kalimba
const kalimba = note("<~@64 A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H A B C D I ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 d4 e4 g4 e4 a4 ~ a4 g4 e4 d4 ~ d4 e4 ~", B: "~@2 d4 e4 g4 e4 a4 e4 a4 g4 e4 d4 ~ e4 d4 e4",
  C: "~ d4 e4 d4 g4 e4 a4 e4 a4 ~ b4 a4 ~ g4 e4 ~", D: "~@2 d4 e4 g4 e4 a4 ~ b4 ~ b4 a4 g4 d4 ~ e4",
  E: "~ d4 e4 g4 a4 ~ a4 ~ [g4,a4] g4 e4 d4 ~ e4 d4 ~", F: "~@2 b3 d4 e4 d4 g4 e4 a4 g4 b4!2 ~ a4 ~ g4",
  G: "~ a4 g4 e4 d4 e4 g4 ~ a4 ~ g4 d4 ~ e4 ~@2", H: "~ b3 d4 e4 g4 ~ g4 e4 a4 ~ a4 g4 e4 d4 e4!2",
  I: "~ d4 e4 g4 a4 ~ a4 ~ [g4,a4] g4 e4 d4 ~ e4 ~@2", // Gsus2
})).s("gm_kalimba").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@4 [x!4]!89 ~>").gain(0.56)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@3 [~@5 x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x] [~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3]!89 ~>").gain(0.24)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@4 [~ x]!89 ~>").gain(0.08)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@2 A B C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D E D E D E D E D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D E D E D E D E D E D E
  D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D E D F ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x!2", B: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~@9", C: "x!8", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", E: "x ~ x!6",
  F: "x ~ x!5 ~",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@3 [~@7 x] ~@90>").gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@3 [~@8 x!3 ~ x ~@3] ~@90>").gain(0.56)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@24 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@17 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@4 [x!16]!88 [x!14 ~@2] ~>").gain(1.22)

stack(
  bass, percussive_organ, epiano2, electric_guitar_muted, electric_guitar_muted_2, electric_guitar_muted_3,
  electric_guitar_muted_4, lead_1_square, synth_brass_1, synth_drum, lead_2_sawtooth, kalimba, kick, snare, snare_soft,
  hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, cabasa
)

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