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1985 · Black Cars

Black Cars

Gino Vannelli

KeyE majorTempo129 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Black Cars — Gino Vannelli
// 129 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(129/4)

const chords = arrange(
  // intro (4 bars)
  [4, "<E5 A E5 A>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<E [A@2 Asus A] E [A@2 Asus A]>"],
  // verse (10 bars)
  [10, "<E A [D@2 A@2] E!2 A C D C^7 D>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<E [A@2 Asus A] E [A@2 Asus A]>"],
  // verse (10 bars)
  [10, "<E A [D@2 A@2] E!2 A C D C^7 D>"],
  // trans (2 bars)
  [2, "<~!2>"],
  // chorus (2 bars)
  [2, "<A7 [G@2 B@2]>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<E [A@2 Asus A] E [A@2 Asus A]>"],
  // bridge (8 bars)
  [8, "<G!2 A [A@2 F#m@2] G!2 C G>"],
  // pre-chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<A [D@2 Dsus D] A [D@2 Dsus D] A [D@2 Dsus D] A [D@2 Dsus D]>"],
  // verse (10 bars)
  [10, "<E A [D@2 A@2] E!2 A C D C^7 D>"],
  // trans (2 bars)
  [2, "<~!2>"],
  // chorus (2 bars)
  [2, "<A7 [G@2 B@2]>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<E [A@2 Asus A] E [A@2 Asus A]>"],
  // chorus (2 bars)
  [2, "<A7 [G@2 B@2]>"],
  // trans (4 bars)
  [4, "<E5 A E5 A>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<E [A@2 Asus A] E [A@2 Asus A]>"],
  // chorus (2 bars)
  [2, "<C D>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<E [A@2 Asus A] E [A@2 Asus A]>"],
  // chorus (2 bars)
  [2, "<C D>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<E [A@2 Asus A] E [A@2 Asus A]>"],
  // chorus (2 bars)
  [2, "<C D>"],
  // fadeout (4 bars)
  [4, "<E [A@2 Asus A] E [A@2 Asus A]>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
  [10, "<e2!6 c2 d2 c2 d2>"],
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
  [10, "<e2!6 c2 d2 c2 d2>"],
  [2, "<~!2>"],
  [2, "<a2 [g2@2 b2@2]>"],
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
  [8, "<g2!2 a2 [a2@2 f#2@2] g2!2 c2 b2>"],
  [8, "<a2 [a2@2 d2@2] a2 [a2@2 d2@2] a2 [a2@2 d2@2] a2 [a2@2 d2@2]>"],
  [10, "<e2!6 c2 d2 c2 d2>"],
  [2, "<~!2>"],
  [2, "<a2 [g2@2 b2@2]>"],
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
  [2, "<a2 [g2@2 b2@2]>"],
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
  [2, "<c2 d2>"],
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
  [2, "<c2 d2>"],
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
  [2, "<c2 d2>"],
  [4, "<e2!4>"],
)

// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh] [sd hh] [bd hh] [sd hh]").gain(0.8)

stack(keys, bass, drums)

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