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1983 · In Your Eyes

In Your Eyes

George Benson

KeyE majorTempo68 bpm
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// In Your Eyes — George Benson
// 68 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 55 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(68/4)

// 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
const piano = note(`<
  A@3 B C@2 D@2 E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S@2 T U V@2 W X Y Z I J K L M N O AA Q AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ@2 AK@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f#4@4 e4@2 f#4 d4@5 f#3 g3 a3 b3@3 b3@2 g3@2 b3@2 c#4@2 a3@2 g4@2 a4 f#4@5 e4@2 f#4 d4@5 f#3 g3 a3@2]/3",
  B: "b3@2 g3 b3!2 g3 b3 d4", C: "a3@3 a4 [a3,d4,f#4]@4, [c#4,e4] ~",
  D: "[a3@6 a4@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@4 b3 c#4 d4 a3@5 a3@2 a4@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@4 b4 c#5 d5 e5, [c#4,e4]@8 ~@7 [c#4,e4]@7 ~@10]/2", // Bm C#m
  E: "[d4,d5]@8 [f#3,a3,d4]@3 c#4 d4@2 a4@2", F: "g4 f#4 e4 f#4 e4@2 d4@2, [a#3,c#4] b3", G: "[g3,b3,d4] [a3,d4,f#4]",
  H: "[g3,b3,d4]@8 [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~ f#4@2 c#5@2", I: "[e4,g#4,b4] [d#4,g#4,b4]",
  J: "[c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4] [d#4,f#4,b4]", K: "[e4,g#4,b4]@4 g#4 a4 b4 c#5@5 b4@4, ~@7 [e4,g#4]@9",
  L: "[a3,c#4,e4]!2", M: "[e4,g#4,b4]!2", N: "[f#4,a4,c#5]@2 [a4,c#5,e5] [b4,d#5,f#5]",
  O: "[d#4,g#4,b4]@4 b4 c#5 g#4 [d#4,g#4,b4]@5 d#4@4", // G#m
  P: "f#4@2 b4@2 d#5@2 f#5@2 [f4,g#5]@2 [f#4,d5] [f4,c#5]@3 [d4,b4]@2, [b3,d#4] ~", // Fm D C# G B
  Q: "[g#5,b5]@4 g#5@2 [g#5,b5] b4 e5@2 g#5@2 c#6 c#5 e5 a5", R: "[a5,c#6,e6]",
  S: "[g#4@4 f#4@2 g#4 e4@5 g#3 a3 b3 b3@3 c#4 a3@5 d4@2 [g6,g#6,a6] [d#6,e6,f6,f#6] [b5,c6,c#6,d6] [g5,g#5,a5,a#5] [d#5,e5,f5,f#5] [b4,c5,c#5,d5], ~@6 [g3,b3] [a3,c#4], ~@13 e4 f#4 g4]/2", // G A
  T: "[a3,c#4,e4]@8 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4] [a3,d4,f#4]@4", // A D A D
  U: "a3@6 a4@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 [d4,f#4,a4] [c#4,e4,a4]@4, [c#4,e4] ~", // D A C#m
  V: "[c#4@6 a4@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@4 b3 c#4 d4 a3@5 a3@2 a4@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@8, [a3,e4]@8 ~@7 [c#4,e4]@9 ~@8]/2", // D A5 C#m
  W: "[g3,b3,d4]@8 ~@2 f#4@2 a4 b4 d5 e5, ~@2 [a3,d4] ~", // G D5
  X: "g5@2 f#5@2 e5@3 f#5 [c#5,e5]@3 f#5 [b4,d5]@2 f#4@2, [a#4,c#5] ~", // C#m Bm A#m
  Y: "[g3,b4]@2 [a3,c#5] b3 a3 g3 a3 g3 [a3,a4]@4 d4@2 a3@2, ~@3 d5@3 g4@2 ~@4 f#5@4", // G A
  Z: "~@4 [a3,c#4,e4] a4 c#5 e5, b3 ~, ~@2 g4@3 ~@3", AA: "f#4 g#4 b4 c#5 d#5@2 c#5@2, [b3,d#4] [f4,g#4]",
  AB: "[a4,c#5,e5]", AC: "[b3,e4,g#4]@7 [b3,e4,g#4] [b3,d#4,f#4]@4 [g#3,c4,d#4]@4", AD: "[g#3,c#4,e4] [g#3,b3,e4]",
  AE: "[a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4] [b3,d#4,f#4]", AF: "[g#3,b3,d#4]@4 b4 c#5 g#4 [d#4,g#4,b4]@9",
  AG: "f#4@2 g#4@2 b4@2 c#5@2 [g#4,f5]@2 [f#4,d5] c#5@3 b4@2, [b3,d#4]@8 ~@3 f4@5", // C# D B
  AH: "[g#5,b5]@2 e5@2 g#5@2 [g#5,b5] b4 e5@2 g#5@2 [g#5,b5] b4 e5 ~", AI: "[e4,a4,c#5]",
  AJ: "[g#4@4 f#4@2 g#4 e4@5 g#3 a3 b3 b3@3 c#4 a3@13]/2",
  AK: "[g#4@4 f#4@2 g#4 e4@5 g#3 a3 b3 c#4@3 c#4@2 f#4@2 e4@2 d#4@2 ~ b3@2 b4@2 a4@3 ~ [b3,e4,g#4,b4]@18 ~@11]/4", // E
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.45)

// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  A ~ A ~@5 B C B D E F E G H I J K L M N O P Q R S B T B U V W X Y Z AA AB K AC M AD AE AF J K L M N@3 AG@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2", B: "e2 f#2", C: "f#2 a#2 b2@2", D: "a2@7 e2 b2@4 b2@4", E: "e2@7 e2 g#1@4 g#1@4",
  F: "a1@7 f#1 b1@4 b2@2 b1@2", G: "a1@4 a1@3 e1 b1@8", H: "a1 ~ a1@2 g#1@3 ~ g#2 ~ g#1@2 g#2@4", I: "f#1@2 b1 a1",
  J: "g#1@7 g#1 g#1@8", K: "c#2@2 c#2!2 c#2@4", L: "f#2@7 f#2 f#2@8", M: "b2", N: "e3", O: "e2@2 a2 a1", P: "d2!2",
  Q: "d2@2 d2 c#2", R: "b1@8 b1@7 f#1", S: "f#1 b1", T: "f#2 a#1 b1!2", U: "c2 b1", V: "e2@4 e2@3 e2 g#1@4 g#1@4",
  W: "a1@7 f#1 b1@8", X: "e1@7 b1 g#1@4 g#1@4", Y: "a1@7 e1 b1@8", Z: "a2 ~ a1@6 g#2 ~ g#1@6",
  AA: "f#2 ~ f#1@5 f#1 b1@4 a1@4", AB: "g#1@4 g#1@3 d#2 g#2@6 d#2 d2", AC: "f#2@6 ~ f#2 f#2@8", AD: "e2@2 d#2 c2",
  AE: "c#2@4 c#2@3 c#2 c#2@4 c#2@2 c#2@2", AF: "f#2@6 ~ f#2 b2@4 a2@2 a1@2", AG: "[e3@18 ~ e1@18 ~@11]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.4)

// other · synth brass 2
const synth_brass_2 = note("<A@3 B ~@18 C@2 ~@25 D@2 E@3 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d5@4 c#5@2 d5 a4@5 d4 e4 f#4 f#4@3 g4 e4@9 e5@2 f#5 d5@5 c#5@2 d5 a4@5 a4 g4 f#4@2]/3", B: "f#4@2 g4 e4@9 ~@4",
  C: "[e5@4 d#5@2 e5 b4@5 e4 f#4 g#4 g#4@3 a4 f#4@5 ~@8]/2", D: "[e5@4 d#5@2 e5 b4@5 e4 f#4 g#4 g#4@3 a4 f#4@13]/2",
  E: "[e5@4 d#5@2 e5 b4@5 e4 f#4 g#4 g#4@3 a4@2 f#4@2 e4@2 d#4@2 ~ b3@2 b4@2 a4@3 ~@14]/3",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_2").gain(0.45).pan(0.4)

// chords · pad new age · D A D A D A D
const pad_new_age = note(`<
  ~@24
  [~@8 [d5,f#5,a5]!2 ~ [a4,c#5,e5] [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~]
  [[a4,c#5,e5] ~@7 [d5,f#5,a5] ~@2 [d5,f#5,a5] [c#5,e5,a5] ~ c#5 ~]
  [[a4,c#5,e5] ~@15]
  [~@10 [d5,f#5,a5] d6 ~ [d5,f#5,a5] ~@2]
  ~@27
>`).s("gm_pad_new_age").gain(0.3).pan(0.6)

// other · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<A@2 ~@12 B C D E F ~@12 G H I@2 J K L M ~@4 N O P@2 ~@2 Q@5 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d6@15 ~]/2", B: "~ g#5", C: "a5@4 b5 c#6@2 d#6", D: "e6@3 f#6", E: "c#6 d#6 e6 c#6", F: "b5",
  G: "c5 b4 c5 d5 e5 d5 e5 f#5 g#5 a5 b5 c#6 d#6 e6 f#6 a6", H: "g#6@2 b5 f#6", I: "[e6@2 a6 g#6@3 f#6 b5]/2",
  J: "e6@2 d#6 c#6", K: "b5@2 c#6 b5", L: "e5 a5@2 f#5", M: "d#5", N: "e5@2 e6@2 d#6@2 c#6 b5", O: "c#6@5 e6 d#6 b5",
  P: "[g#5 b5 [b4,d#5]@4 [c#5,f5]@2]/2", Q: "[e6@33 ~@7]/5",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.35).pan(0.3)

// chords · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1_2 = note("<~@2 A@2 ~@8 B C@2 D E F@2 ~@5 G@3 H@4 I J K@2 L@2 M@3 ~ N O@5 ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[d4,f#4]@8 [e4,g4]@7 ~, d5@15 ~]/2", B: "e4 d#4, [g#4,b4]",
  C: "[f#4@2 e4 [d#4,f#4] e4@2 d#4@2, [c#4,a4]@3 b4@5, ~ g#4]/2", D: "f#4 e4, a4", E: "[g#4,b4]",
  F: "[f#4@2 e4 f#4 g#4@3 ~, a4@3 b4@4 ~]/2",
  G: "[[c#4,e4]@2 [d4,f#4]@2 [c#4,e4]@2 [d4,f#4] [c#4,e4]@3 [f#3,b3,d4]@2, a3@5 ~]/3", // C#m D C#m D C#m Bm
  H: "[[a3,c#4,e4] f#3 g3 a3 [a#3,c#4] d4 [g3,e4] [a3,d4,f#4], ~ d4@3 ~ b3@2 ~, ~ b3@2 f#3@3 ~@2]/4", // A A#m C D
  I: "[g3,b3] [a3,c#4]", J: "e5 d#5, [g#4,b4]", K: "[[a4,c#5,e5]@3 [f#4,d#5] e5@2 d#5@2, ~@3 b4@5, ~ g#4]/2",
  L: "[[a4,c#5] [g#4,b4], e5]/2", M: "[[a4,c#5,e5]@3 f#4 ~@6 [c#5,f5]@2, ~@3 [b4,d#5]@7 ~@2, ~ g#4@2]/3",
  N: "[c#4,e4,a4]", // A
  O: "[[e4,g#4]@2 f#4 c4 e4@4 f#4@2 e4 f#4 ~@6 [c#4,f4]@2, b3@3 g#4@5 a4@3 ~ g#4@8, ~@4 d#4@4 c#4@13 ~ [b3,d#4]@14 ~@4]/5", // E C# B
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.35).pan(0.7)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A@3 B@2 C@2 ~ D E F G H I H I J K L M ~ N O@2 ~@8 H I H I J K L M ~ N P Q R L S ~ T U@2 V@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d5@4 c#5@2 d5 a4@5 d4 e4 f#4 f#4@3 g4 e4@9 e5@2 f#5 d5@5 c#5@2 d5 a4@5 a4 g4 f#4@2]/3",
  B: "[f#4@2 g4 e4@9 ~@2 [e5,a5]@10 ~@8]/2", C: "[~@7 [e5,a5]@5 ~@4]/2", D: "[g4,d5] [a4,d5]",
  E: "g5@2 f#5@2 e5@2 f#5@2 e5@3 d5@5", F: "[b4,d5]@2 d5 f#5", G: "[b4,e5]@2 [a4,e5] [b4,f#5]",
  H: "[g#4,b4,e5]!3 ~ [g#4,b4,e5] ~ [g#4,b4,e5]!2 [g#4,b4,d#5] ~@2 [g#4,b4,d#5]!2 ~ [g#4,b4,d#5] ~", // E G#m
  I: "[f#4,a4,c#5]!3 ~ [f#4,a4,c#5] ~@2 [f#4,a4,c#5]!2 ~ [e4,a4,c#5]!2 [f#4,b4,d#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5] ~", // F#m A B
  J: "[g#4,c#5,e5]!3 ~ [g#4,c#5,e5] ~ [g#4,c#5,e5]!2 [g#4,b4,e5] ~@2 [g#4,b4,e5]!2 ~ [g#4,b4,e5] ~", // C#m E
  K: "[f#4,a4,c#5]!3 ~ [f#4,a4,c#5] ~@2 [f#4,a4,c#5] [a4,c#5,e5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5]!2 [b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5,f#5] ~", // F#m A B
  L: "[g#4,b4,d#5]!3 ~ [g#4,b4,d#5] ~ [g#4,b4,d#5]!3 ~@2 [g#4,b4,d#5]!2 ~ [g#4,b4,d#5] ~", // G#m
  M: "[g#4,b4,d#5] ~ [g#4,b4,d#5] ~ [g#4,b4,d#5] ~ [g#4,b4,d#5] ~ [g#4,c#5,f5]@8", N: "[e4,a4,c#5]",
  O: "[e5@4 d#5@2 e5 b4@5 e4 f#4 g#4 g#4@3 a4 f#4@5 [d4,g4]@4 [e4,a4]@4]/2", // G5 A5
  P: "[g#4,b4,e5]@2 [f#4,b4,d#5] [g#4,c5,d#5]", // E B G#
  Q: "[g#4,c#5,e5]!3 ~ [g#4,c#5,e5] ~ [g#4,c#5,e5]!3 ~@2 [g#4,c#5,e5]!2 ~ [g#4,c#5,e5] ~", // C#m
  R: "[a4,c#5,e5]!3 ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~@2 [a4,c#5,e5]!2 ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~ [b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5,f#5] ~", // A B
  S: "[g#4,b4,d#5]!2 [g#4,c#5,f5]@2", T: "[a4,c#5,e5]", U: "[e5@4 d#5@2 e5 b4@5 e4 f#4 g#4 g#4@3 a4 f#4@5 g#4@8]/2",
  V: "[e5@4 d#5@2 e5 b4@5 e4 f#4 g#4 g#4@3 a4@2 f#4@2 e4@2 d#4@2 ~ b3@2 b4@2 a4@3 ~ g#4@18 ~@11]/4",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.35)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@12 A@4 B C A D E F ~@2 G E H E@2 I E ~ E@4 B C E D E ~@2 J@2 E G E F G@3 F ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@7", B: "x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@7", D: "x ~ x!3 ~@3", E: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@7",
  F: "x", G: "x!2", H: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", I: "x!3 ~", J: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@5 x ~",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@8 [~ x ~ x]!3 [~ x ~@2] ~@28 [~ x ~ x] ~ [~ x ~@2] ~@12>").gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@12 A@7 B ~@4 A@7 ~ A@7 B ~@3 A@3 B A ~@7>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@11 A ~@11 A ~@7 B ~@10 C ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@14 x!2", C: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A@3 B C@3 D E F@2 G H G F I F ~@3 F@4 E J K L E F@5 E ~ F ~ M E@3 N F O ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2", C: "x!8", D: "x!6 ~@2", E: "~@2 x!14", F: "x!16", G: "x!14 ~@2",
  H: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", I: "x!8 ~@8", J: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!6", K: "~@2 x!6 ~ x!7", L: "~@2 x!2 ~@12",
  M: "~@2 x!2 ~@4", N: "x!6 ~@10", O: "~ x",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@11 A ~@11 B ~@7 C ~@10 D ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@5 x ~@5 x!3 ~@2", D: "~@8 x!3 ~@5",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@7 A ~@7 A ~ A ~ B ~ B ~@19 B ~@4 C ~ B ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@31 [~@4 x ~@4 x!2 ~@5] ~@10 [~@7 x] ~@12>").gain(0.45)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@12 A ~@6 B ~ A ~@6 A C D A@2 ~@5 A C ~ A@5 ~@2 A ~@4 E ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x", C: "x!3 ~", D: "x!2", E: "~@3 x ~@12",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<A B@2 C ~@18 D E ~@22 F ~@2 G@3 H I ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", C: "x!3 ~", D: "x ~@3 x ~ x!3 ~@3 x!4", E: "x ~ x!3 ~@11", F: "~@8 x ~ x!3 ~ x ~",
  G: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!2", H: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x!3", I: "x!3 ~@13",
})).gain(0.35)

stack(
  piano, bass, synth_brass_2, pad_new_age, string_ensemble_1, string_ensemble_1_2, electric_guitar_clean, kick, rim,
  snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride
)

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