0:00/0:00
// Bad to the Bone — George Thorogood
// 106 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 2 "GUITAR ELEC" electric guitar muted (copy of ch 3 "GUITAR DIST" overdriven guitar)
// note: Full arrangement: all 115 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(106/4)
// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · [...]/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 · electric bass finger · "BAD 2 BONE"
const bass = note("<~@4 A@5 B A@19 B A@15 C A@42 B A@5 B ~ A@12 D@2 E D F G@2>".pickRestart({
A: "e1@3 ~ e1@2 e1@3 ~ e1@2 e1@3 ~ e1@2 e1@3 ~ e1@2", B: "~@4 e1@2 e1@3 ~ e1@2 e1@3 ~ e1@2 e1@3 ~ e1@2",
C: "e1@3 ~@13 e1@2 g1@2 e1@2 g1@2", D: "e1@3 ~@3 d1@3 ~ e1@5 ~ e1@2 e1@3 ~ e1@2",
E: "~@6 d1@3 ~ e1@5 ~ e1@2 e1@3 ~ e1@2", F: "~@4 e1@2 d1@3 ~ d1@2 c#1@3 ~ c#1@2 c1@3 ~ d1@2",
G: "[b0@3 ~ c#1@2 d#1@4 e1@4 ~@4 e1@22 ~@8]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.64)
// chords · overdriven guitar · "GUITAR DIST"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
A B@2 C@6 D ~@6 E C@4 D ~@6 E C@4 ~@12 D ~@6 E C@4 ~@27 F G@3 D ~@6 E C@16 H I@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 [e2,b2]!2 [a2,e3] [e2,b2] [g2,b2]", B: "[e2,b2] ~@6 [e2,b2]!2 [e2,a2] [e2,b2] [g2,b2]",
C: "[e2,b2] ~@7 [e2,b2] [e2,a2] [e2,b2] [g2,b2]", D: "[e2,b2] ~@11", E: "~@7 e2 [e2,b2] [e2,a2] [e2,b2] [g2,b2]",
F: "~@8 [e2,b2] [g2,b2] [e2,b2] [g2,b2]", G: "[e2,b2] ~@7 [e2,b2] [g2,b2] [e2,b2] [g2,b2]",
H: "[e3,b3]@2 ~@2 e3@2 d3@3 ~ d3@2 c#3@3 ~ c#3@2 c3@3 ~ d2@2", // E5
I: "[b1@3 ~ c#2@2 d#2@4 e2@4 ~@4 [e2,e3,g#3,d4]@21 ~@9]/2", // E7
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.4).pan(1)
// other · tenor sax · "SAX BARI"
const tenor_sax = note(`<
~@9 A B@2 C D@4 E ~@3 A B@2 C D@4 ~@16 A B@2 C D@4 ~@35 A B@2 C D@4 ~@4 A B@2 C D@4 ~@4 F G@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 [e2,e3]!2 [a2,a3] [e2,e3] [g2,g3]", B: "[e2,e3] ~@6 [e2,e3]!2 [a2,a3] [e2,e3] [g2,g3]",
C: "[e2,e3] ~@6 [b2,b3]!3 [d2,d3] [d#2,d#3]", D: "[e2,e3] ~@6 [e2,e3]!2 [g2,g3] [e2,e3] [g2,g3]", E: "e3 ~@11",
F: "[e1,e2]@3 ~ [e1,e2]@2 [d1,d2]@3 ~ [d1,d2]@2 [c#1,c#2]@3 ~ [c#1,c#2]@2 [c1,c2]@3 ~ [d1,d2]@2", // E D C# C D
G: "[[b0,b1]@3 ~ [c#1,c#2]@2 [d#1,d#2]@4 [e1,e2]@4 ~@4 [e1,e2]@22 ~@8]/2", // B C# D# E
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.56).pan(1)
// other · tenor sax · "SAX SOLO BARI"
const tenor_sax_2 = note("<~@57 A B C D E F G H I J K L ~@46>".pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [c#3,c#4] ~ [e3,e4]@2 [e3,e4] ~ [c#3,c#4] ~ [e3,e4]@4 [c#3,c#4]@2 ~@2 [c#3,c#4] ~ [e3,e4]@2", // C# E C# E C# E
B: "[f#3,f#4]@2 [g#3,g#4]@2 [b3,b4]@2 [c#4,c#5]@2 [b3,b4] ~ [g#3,g#4] ~ [c#4,c#5]@3 ~ [e4,e5] ~@7", // F# G# B C# B G# C# E
C: "[c#4,c#5]@2 [b3,b4] [c#4,c#5]@2 [b3,b4] [g#3,g#4]@2 [b3,b4] [c#3,c#4] [e3,e4] [f#3,f#4]", // C# B C# B G# B C# E …
D: "[g3,g4]@2 ~ [g3,g4]@2 ~ [g3,g4] [d3,d4] [d#3,d#4] [e3,e4] ~ [g#3,g#4]", // G D D# E G#
E: "[e4,e5]@5 ~ [f#3,f#4]@4 [g3,g4]@2 [g#3,g#4]@4 [b3,b4]@2 ~@2 [g3,g4]@2 [g#3,g#4]@2", // E F# G G# B G G#
F: "[e4,e5]@5 ~ [f#3,f#4]@4 [g3,g4]@2 [g#3,g#4]@4 [d4,d5]@2 ~@2 [g3,g4]@2 [g#3,g#4]@2", // E F# G G# D G G#
G: "[e4,e5]@5 ~ [f#3,f#4]@4 [g3,g4]@2 [g#3,g#4]@4 [b3,b4]@2 ~@2 [b3,b4]@2 [c#4,c#5]@2", // E F# G G# B C#
H: "[d4,d5]@2 ~ [d4,d5]@2 ~ [d4,d5]@2 ~ [d4,d5] [c#4,c#5] [b3,b4]", I: "[g4,g5,g6]@7 ~",
J: "[e5,e6]@5 ~ [f#4,f#5]@4 [g4,g5]@2 [g#4,g#5]@4 [b4,b5]@2 ~@2 [g4,g5]@2 [g#4,g#5]@2", // E F# G G# B G G#
K: "[d5,d6]@2 ~ [d5,d6]@2 ~ [d5,d6]@2 ~ [d5,d6] [c#5,c#6] [b4,b5]", // D C# B
L: "[g4,g5]@2 ~ [g4,g5]@2 ~ [g4,g5] [d4,d5] [d#4,d#5] [e4,e5]@2 [g#4,g#5]", // G D D# E G#
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.64).pan(0)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@3 A B@12 C B@4 D B@22 E F B@6 C B@10 G H B@6 G I B@6 G I B@6 J B@7 K B@12 L@4 B M N
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@3", B: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x", C: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!3 ~", D: "~@2 x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x",
E: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!7", F: "~@8 x ~ x!2", G: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2", H: "x!9 ~ x!2", I: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x!2",
J: "x ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x!5", K: "x ~@8 x!2 ~", L: "x ~ x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~ x", M: "x ~ x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~@2", N: "~@19 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.37)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@3 A B@12 C B@3 D B@7 E B@3 A B@3 C B@3 C B@3 F G B@2 C B@3 C B@7 H B@3 I B@3 H B@3 C B@3 H B@3 C B@3 J B@2 F B@7 K
B@3 A B@7 E B@5 J ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x ~@2 x!6", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@3 x ~@5 x ~ x", D: "~@3 x ~@5 x!3", E: "~@3 x ~@5 x!2 ~", F: "~ x!3",
G: "x ~@5 x!2 ~ x ~@2", H: "~@6 x ~@5 x!12", I: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", J: "~ x ~@2", K: "x ~@6 x!3 ~ x",
})).gain(0.37)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@56 [~@6 x!3 ~@3] ~@57 [~@17 x!2 ~@5]>").gain(0.33)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
A B C D E@13 F@4 G E@7 F@16 H E@3 G E@3 F@11 I F@7 I F@4 J@2 F I F@7 G E@6 K F@4 G E@7 F@5 L ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!4", B: "x!2 ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x", D: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", E: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x", F: "x!12",
G: "~@2 x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x", H: "x ~@10 x", I: "x!9 ~@3", J: "x!3 ~@3 x!6", K: "x ~@8 x ~ x", L: "x!6 ~@6",
})).gain(0.33)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@114 [~@16 x!2 ~@6]>").gain(0.33)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@21 A ~@27 A ~@27 B@2 ~@9 A ~@11 A ~@14>".pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.42)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@9 A ~@7 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@6 A@2 B@2 ~@9 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 B A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A@5 C@2 A@2 B A ~@8 A ~@2 D A ~@4 A@2 B
E@4 ~ F ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "x!4", C: "x ~@4 x!2 ~@5", D: "x ~@10 x", E: "~@5 x ~@6", F: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.28)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
~@4 A@5 ~@8 A B@3 ~@8 A@2 B A@12 B ~@8 A@11 C A B@6 D A B@6 D A B@6 ~@8 A@4 ~@8 A@5 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", B: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", C: "x!4", D: "~ x!3", E: "x!2 ~ x",
})).gain(0.33)
stack(bass, overdriven_guitar, tenor_sax, tenor_sax_2, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, ride)
More by
Not in the database
That song isn't here.
Nothing in the database matches this link. It may have been renamed, or the address was mistyped. The closest songs to :
Real transcriptions · Editable patterns · Instrumental
Type a song.
Get Strudel code.
Chords, structure, melody, bass and drums compiled from open transcriptions into Strudel live-coding patterns. Play it here, scrub through the bars, then open it in strudel.cc and start hacking.
Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
The JokerSteve Miller Band · 1973
Love Me DoThe Beatles · 1964
I Don't MindJames Brown · 1961
- Real transcriptionsMcGill chord charts, Lakh MIDI and quality-filtered PDMX scores. The library includes alternate transcriptions of some songs.
- One bar, one cycleEvery layer follows the same bar timeline, keeping the code, playback and song structure aligned.
- Instrumental by designDetected vocal parts are removed. Guitar riffs, harmonica and other instrumental leads stay.