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1976 · Breezin'

Breezin'

George Benson

KeyD majorTempo83 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Breezin' — George Benson
// 83 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 6 "HORNS" named as a brass, played on brass section (its flute patch is not one)
// note: Full arrangement: all 101 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(83/4)

// 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 · "ELECTRIC PIANO"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@9 A B A B A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A
  B A C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C A B A B A B ~@2 A B A B A C D@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c#4,e4]@7 ~ [b3,d4]@6 ~@2, [f#4,a4]@7 ~", B: "f#4@7 ~ e4@7 ~, [d4,g4,b4]@15 ~",
  C: "[d4,f#4,g4,b4]@3 [d4,f#4,g4,b4] ~@2 [d4,e4,g4,b4]@10", D: "[[c#4,e4,f#4,a4]@27 ~@5]/2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.28).pan(0.3)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  A@2 B@3 ~@10 C@2 D@2 E F G H I H G H G H G H G H I H G H ~@18 C@2 D@2 E ~@3 J@2 K@2 E F I H G H G H G H ~@7 L I H C@2
  K@2 ~@2 C@2 K@2 M N O@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[d2,f#3,a3,c#4,e4] [f2,a3,c4,g4] [a2,c#4,g#4,b4] [f2,a3,c4,g4], ~@8 e4@23 ~]/2", // Dmaj7 F Amaj7 F
  B: "[[d2,f#3,a3,c#4,e4]@47 ~]/3", // Dmaj7
  C: "[[c#4,e4]@8 [b3,d4]@7 ~ [d4,f#4]@8 ~@2 b5@2 e6@2 c#6 b5, a5@13 ~@3, [f#3,a3] [g3,b3], ~@3 [c#4,e4]]/2", // C#m Bm D F#m G C#m
  D: "[[c#4,e4]@8 [b3,d4]@8 [d4,f#4]@8 ~@2 b5@2 c#6 e6@2 b6, a5@13 ~@3, [f#3,a3] [g3,b3], ~@3 [c#4,e4]]/2", // C#m Bm D F#m G C#m
  E: "[c#4,e4]@8 [b3,d4]@7 ~, [f#3,a3,a6]", F: "[g3,b3,d4,f#4,a4]", G: "[c#4,e4]@8 [b3,d4]@7 ~, [f#3,a3]",
  H: "[d4,f#4] [c#4,e4], [g3,b3]", I: "[c#4,e4] [b3,d4], [f#3,a3]",
  J: "[[c#4,e4]@8 [b3,d4]@8 [d4,f#4]@8 ~@2 b5@2 e6@2 c#6 b5, a5@13 ~@3, [f#3,a3] [g3,b3], ~@3 [c#4,e4]]/2", // C#m Bm D F#m G C#m
  K: "[[c#4,e4]@8 [b3,d4]@7 ~ [d4,f#4]@8 ~@2 b5@2 c#6 e6@2 b6, a5@13 ~@3, [f#3,a3] [g3,b3], ~@3 [c#4,e4]]/2", // C#m Bm D F#m G C#m
  L: "[g3,b3,d4,f#4]", M: "[c#4,e4] [b3,d4], [f#3,a3,a6]", N: "[d4,f#4] [c#4,e4], [g3,b3,a4]",
  O: "[[f#3,a3,c#4,e4,a5,a6]@13 ~@3]/2", // F#m7
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.22).pan(0.8)

// bass · acoustic bass · "BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@5 A B A C D B E C D B E F D B E G H I J K L M N O H I J K L M N O D B E C P Q P R H I J S L M N O H I J K L M N O H
  I J K L M N T H I J S L M N O D B E C P Q P R J K L M N O D B E C P U P R V@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2 ~@2 a1 d2 e2 f#2 b1 ~@8", B: "e2 ~@2 b1 e2 f#2 g2 a1 ~ a2 ~ a1 a2@2 b1 ~",
  C: "e2 ~@2 b1 e2 f#2 g2 a1 ~ a2 ~ a1 b1@2 d2 b1", D: "d2 ~@2 a1 d2 e2 f#2 b1 ~@3 b2 b1@2 d2 d#2",
  E: "d2 ~@2 a1 d2 e2 f#2 b1 ~@5 b1 d2 d#2", F: "e2 ~@2 b1 e2 f#2 g2 a1 ~ a2 a1@2 b1@2 c#2@2",
  G: "e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ a1@3 a1@3 a2@2 e2 a1", H: "d2@3 a1 ~ a1 ~ d2 ~ f#2@3 g2 d2 g#2 ~",
  I: "a2!2 e2 a2 ~ e2 ~ a1@3 ~ a1 b1@2 d2 b1", J: "d2!2 a2 d3 ~ a2 ~ d3 ~ d2@3 f#2@2 g2 g#2",
  K: "a2!2 e2 a2 ~ e2 ~ a2 ~ a1 a1@3 a1 b1 ~", L: "d2!2 a1 d2 ~ a1 ~ d2 ~ a1 f#1@2 g1@2 g#1!2",
  M: "a1!2 e2 a2 ~ e2 ~ a2 ~ a2 a1@2 b1@2 c#2@2", N: "d2!2 a2 d3 ~ a2 ~ d2 ~ d2 f#2@4 g2 g#2",
  O: "a2!2 e2 a2 ~ e2 ~ a1 ~ e2 a1@4 b1 c#2", P: "d2 ~@2 a1 d2 e2 f#2 b1 ~@2 c#3 c3 b2 ~@2 b1",
  Q: "e2 ~@2 b1 e2 f#2 g2 a1 ~ a1 b2 a#2 a2 ~@2 c#2", R: "e2@2 ~ e2@3 a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a1@2 a1 b1",
  S: "a2!2 e2 a2 ~ e2 ~ a2 ~ a1 a1@2 ~ a1 b1 ~", T: "a2@2 ~ e2@3 a2@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 a1 b1",
  U: "e2@2 ~ b1 e2 f#2 g2 a1 ~ a1 b2 a#2 a2 ~@2 c#2", V: "[d2@13 ~@3]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.43)

// chords · brass section · "HORNS"
const brass_section = note(`<
  A B C D@2 ~@8 E F E G E F E ~@3 E F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F ~@2 E F ~@10 E F ~@2 E F ~@18 E F ~@2 E F ~@10 E F ~@2 E F E F E F
  E ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c#4 [c#4,d4] a3 [c#5,d5] c#5 [c#4,a4] d4 [a3,c#4] e4 [e4,f4] c4 [e5,f5] e5 [e4,c5] f4 [c4,e4]", // Dmaj7 F#m A Fmaj7 C
  B: "g#4 [g#4,a4] e4 [g#5,a5] g#5 [g#4,e5] a4 [e4,g#4] e4 [e4,f4] c4 [e5,f5] e5 [e4,c5] f4 [c4,e4]", // Amaj7 C#m E Fmaj7 C
  C: "c#4 [c#4,d4] a3 [c#5,d5] c#5 [c#4,d4] c#4 [c#5,d5] c#5 [c#4,d4] c#4 [c#5,d5] c#5 [c#4,d4] c#4 [c#5,d5]", // Dmaj7
  D: "[c#5 [e4,f#4,a4,b4] [e4,a4] [e4,f#4,a4,b4] [f#4,b4] [e4,f#4,a4,b4] [e4,a4] [e4,f#4,a4,b4] [f#4,b4] [e4,f#4,a4,b4] [e4,a4]@16 ~@6]/2", // Esus4 A5 Esus4 B5 Esus4 A5 Esus4 B5 …
  E: "[c#4,e4]!8 ~ [b3,d4]@5 ~@2", F: "[d4,f#4]!8 ~ [c#4,e4]@5 ~@2", G: "[d4,f#4]!8 ~ [c#4,e4]@6 ~",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.32).pan(0.7)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@5 A@15 B A@23 C A@23 C A@15 C A@13 D E F>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!8", D: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@9",
  E: "x", F: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@5 A@2 B A@4 C A B A D A@2 B E A B A D A B A@3 B A F A@3 C A@7 G A@7 D A@3 H A@3 D A@3 B A@3 G A B A F A@3 C A@7 G
  A@13 I J K
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2", D: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4", E: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2",
  F: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", G: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!8", H: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", I: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!4 ~@4", J: "x",
  K: "~@9 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@5 [x!14 ~@2] [x!16]!2 [x!14 ~@2] [x!16] [x!14 ~@2] [x!16]!88 ~@2>").gain(0.44)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@12 A ~@23 A ~@11 A ~@27 A ~@11 A ~@9 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@14 x!2",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@4 [~@7 x]!2 ~@2 [~@7 x] ~ [~@7 x] ~@90>").gain(0.44)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@12 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@11 A ~@27 A ~@11 A ~@9 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@12 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@13 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@6 C A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@6 C A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@6 C A ~@3 A ~@8 C A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@9",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:18").struct("<~@9 [~@6 x!2 ~@7 x]!90 ~@2>").gain(1.31)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct("<~@9 [~@2 x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@2]!90 ~@2>").gain(1.59)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:18").struct("<~@9 [~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@4]!90 ~@2>").gain(1.59)

// drums · congas
const congas_3 = s("conga:33").struct("<~@9 A@3 ~ A@15 ~ A@7 ~ A@23 ~ A@15 ~ A@22 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(1.59)

stack(
  piano, string_ensemble_2, bass, brass_section, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom, open_hat, mid_tom, crash, bongos, congas,
  congas_2, congas_3
)

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