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// Words Get in the Way — Gloria Estefan
// 104 bpm, 4/4, key F major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 99 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(104/4)
// 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
const bass = note(`<
~ A B C B A@2 D E F G H I A J K L G M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA N V@3 AB AC AD AE AF AG O AH@2 AD AI AJ AG O AK AL
AM Z AN AO AP O P AQ AR AS AT@2 A AU J E AV AW G AU AX AY AZ L G BA O AT AK AL BB BC BD BE BF AT P AQ BG BH AP AG AV
BI AU BJ
>`.pickRestart({
A: "f2 c3", B: "f2@8 c2@7 f1", C: "f2@8 c2@6 ~ gb2", D: "d2@8 a2@7 d2", E: "d2@8 a1@7 ~",
F: "bb1@6 ~@2 f2@6 ~ f2, ~@7 bb1@2 ~@7", G: "c2@6 ~@2 g2@6 ~ g2, ~@7 c2@2 ~@7", H: "c2@8 g2@7 ~",
I: "f2@8 c3@4 gb2@3 e2", J: "d2@8 a2@6 ~ eb2", K: "d2@8 a1@6 ~ b1", L: "bb1@8 f2@4 db2@3 b1", M: "c2@8 g2@7 c1",
N: "f2 ~@3 g2@4 a2@4 c3@4, ~@3 f2@2 ~@11", O: "f2 f3 c3 a2", P: "f2 a2 b2 d3", Q: "f3 d3 b2 f2",
R: "d2@4 d2@4 d2@4 c2@2 ~ c2", S: "bb1@3 f1 f2@4 d2@4 bb1@2 ~ f1", T: "bb1@3 f1 c2@4 d2@3 f1 f2@3 f1",
U: "c2@2 ~ c2 b1@4 c2@4 c2@4", V: "f2 g2 a2 c3", W: "f2@3 c2 g2@4 a2@3 c2 c3@3 c2", X: "f3@3 d2 d3@4 b2@3 b1 d2@4",
Y: "f2@3 d2 a2@4 b2@3 d2 d3@3 d2", Z: "bb1 f2 d2 bb1", AA: "c2@3 g1 g2@4 f2@4 c2@2 ~ g1",
AB: "d2@3 a1 e2@4 f2@3 a1 a2@3 a1", AC: "d2@2 ~ d1 e2@4 f2@4 a2@3 d2", AD: "bb1 bb2 f2 db2",
AE: "c2@3 g1 g2@3 ~ f2@4 c2@2 ~ g1", AF: "c2 ~@3 d2@4 e2@4 g2@4, ~@3 c2@2 ~@11", AG: "f2 c3 a2 f2", AH: "d2 e2 f2 a2",
AI: "c2 d2 f2 g2", AJ: "c2@3 g1 d2@4 e2@3 g1 g2@3 g1", AK: "g2 ab2 a2 bb2", AL: "b2@4 c3@4 db3@4 d3@3 ~",
AM: "d2@2 ~ d2 a2@4 d2@3 d1 c2@4", AN: "bb2 bb1 d2 f2", AO: "c2@3 ~ c2@4 c3 ~@2 c3 g2@4", AP: "f3 f2 a2 c3",
AQ: "f3@4 d3@4 b2@4 f2@3 ~", AR: "bb1@4 f2@4 bb2@4 f2@3 db2", AS: "c3 c2 f2 g2", AT: "f2@3 c2 c3@4 a2@4 f2@2 ~ c2",
AU: "f2@8 c2@7 ~", AV: "bb1@8 f2@7 ~", AW: "c2@8 g2@6 ~ db2", AX: "f2@6 ~@2 c2@6 ~ c2, ~@7 f2@2 ~@7",
AY: "d2@8 a2@7 d1", AZ: "d2 a2", BA: "c2 g2", BB: "d2@3 d1 d2@4 d2@3 d1 c2@3 c1", BC: "bb1@4 f2@4 bb2@4 f2@3 b1",
BD: "bb1 bb2 f2 d2", BE: "c2@2 ~ c2 g2@4 c3 ~@2 c3 g2@4", BF: "f2@4 c3@4 f3@4 c3@3 gb2",
BG: "bb1 ~@3 c2@4 d2@4 f2@4, ~@3 bb1@2 ~@11", BH: "c2 ~@3 d2@4 f2@4 g2@4, ~@3 c2@2 ~@11",
BI: "c2@7 ~ c3@2 ~@2 c2@4, ~@7 g2@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~@3", BJ: "f2@5 ~@11",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.31)
// chords · epiano1 · "Electric Piano"
const epiano1 = note(`<
~ A B C D A B E F G H I J K L M N O I A P Q@2 R S@2 T C K U@2 V W A D A K L X Y Z AA AB K E@2 AC O I AD K AE@2 AF AG@2
AH AB K U@2 V O A D C K X AI AJ W AK C B X@2 AJ H AL A B U@2 AM AG@2 AN A B AO@2 V H AB AP AQ W A ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a3,d4,g4,c5]", B: "[a3,c4,e4,g4]", C: "[a3,c4,d4,g4]", D: "~@7 [g4,c5] ~@3 [g4,c5] ~@3 g4, [f3,a3,c4,e4]",
E: "[c4,f4,a4,e5]", F: "[c4,d4,f4,a4]", G: "[db4,ab4,c5,f5]", H: "[bb3,d4,f4,a4]", I: "[bb3,e4,ab4,db5]",
J: "~@4 [a3,d4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [a3,d4,g4,c5] [a3,d4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [a3,d4,g4,c5] [a3,d4,g4,c5]@2 ~@2", K: "[a3,e4,g4,c5]",
L: "[f3,a3,c4,e4]", M: "[f3,c4,d4,a4]", N: "~@7 [f4,bb4] ~@3 [f4,bb4] ~@3 f4, [f3,ab3,bb3,db4]", O: "[bb3,f4,g4,d5]",
P: "~@7 [a3,e4,g4,c5]@8 ~", Q: "[b3,d4,g4]/2", R: "[c4,e4,f4,a4]@2 [c4,e4,f4,a4] [c4,e4,g4,c5]", S: "[bb3,d4,f4]",
T: "[c4,f4,a4,d5] [bb3,e4,g4,db5]", U: "[g3,b3,d4,g4]/2", V: "[a3,d4,f4,c5]", W: "[bb3,f4,a4,d5]", X: "[f3,c4,e4,a4]",
Y: "~@7 [ab3,db4,f4,c5]@8 ~", Z: "[bb3,d4,f4,g4]", AA: "[bb3,db4,e4,ab4]", AB: "~@7 [a3,d4,g4,c5]@8 ~",
AC: "~@4 bb4@3 f4 ~@3 bb4@2 f4 ~@2, [f3,ab3,bb3,db4]", AD: "~@7 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@8 ~", AE: "[b3,g4,d5]/2",
AF: "[c4,e4,f4,a4]@2 [c4,f4,a4,e5] [c4,e4,g4,c5]", AG: "[bb3,d4,f4,bb4]", AH: "[c4,f4,g4,d5] [bb3,e4,ab4,db5]",
AI: "[f3,a3,c4,d4]", AJ: "[ab3,db4,f4,c5]", AK: "[bb3,e4,g4,d5]", AL: "[bb3,e4,g4,eb5]",
AM: "[f3,a3,c4,e4]@2 [f3,c4,e4,a4] [e3,c4,g4]", AN: "[c4,f4,a4,d5]@8 ~@3 g4@5, ~ [g3,bb3,c4,e4,c5]",
AO: "[g3,b3,d4]/2", AP: "~@4 g5@3 c5 ~@3 g5@2 c5 ~@2, [c4,e4,f4,a4]", AQ: "[a3,c4,d4,f4]",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.26)
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Nylon Guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
~ A B A B A B C@2 D E F A B C@2 D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R G S T P T P U@2 V E W O P X@2 Y S W Z P AA AB K AC AD AE
G P Q R T E O H A B C@2 D E F AF B C@2 AG E F G P I J AH M AC AI T P AJ@2 G E T H A E A ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [d3,a3] ~@7 [d3,a3] ~@3", B: "~@4 [e3,a3] ~@7 [e3,a3] ~@3", C: "~@4 [f3,c4] ~@7 [f3,c4] ~@3",
D: "~@4 [db3,ab3] ~@7 [db3,ab3] ~@3", E: "~@4 [f3,bb3] ~@7 [f3,bb3] ~@3", F: "~@4 [e3,bb3] ~@7 [e3,bb3] ~@3",
G: "[d3,a3]@2 ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@7 [d3,a3] ~@3", H: "[e3,a3]@2 ~@2 [e3,a3] ~@7 [e3,a3] ~@3",
I: "[g3,d4]@4 [g3,d4] ~@3 d4@3 ~ d4 ~@3", J: "d4@3 ~ d4 ~@3 [g3,d4]@4 [g3,d4] ~@3",
K: "[f3,c4]@3 ~ [f3,c4] ~@3 c4@4 [e3,c4] ~@3", L: "~@4 [d3,bb3] ~@7 [d3,bb3] ~@3",
M: "[d3,bb3]@4 [d3,bb3] ~@3 bb3@4 bb3 ~@3", N: "[f3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,c4] ~@3 [e3,bb3]@2 ~@2 [e3,bb3] ~@3",
O: "[d3,a3]@4 [d3,a3] ~@7 [d3,a3]@2 ~@2", P: "[e3,a3]@4 [e3,a3] ~@7 [e3,a3]@2 ~@2",
Q: "[g3,d4]@4 [g3,d4] ~@7 [g3,d4]@2 ~@2", R: "[g3,d4]@2 [g3,d4] ~@3 [g3,d4] ~",
S: "[f3,bb3]@4 [f3,bb3] ~@7 [f3,bb3] ~@3", T: "[d3,a3]@4 [d3,a3] ~@3 a3@4 a3 ~@3",
U: "[f3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,c4] ~@7 [f3,c4] ~@3", V: "[db3,ab3]@2 ~@2 [db3,ab3] ~@7 [db3,ab3] ~@3",
W: "[e3,bb3]@4 [e3,bb3] ~@3 bb3@4 bb3 ~@3", X: "[f3,c4]@4 [f3,c4] ~@7 [f3,c4]@2 ~@2",
Y: "[db3,ab3]@4 [db3,ab3] ~@3 ab3@4 ab3 ~@3", Z: "[d3,a3]@4 [d3,a3] ~@3 a3@3 ~ a3 ~@3",
AA: "[g3,d4]@4 [g3,d4] ~@3 d4@4 d4 ~@3", AB: "d4@4 d4 ~@3 [g3,d4]@4 [g3,d4] ~@3",
AC: "[d3,bb3]@4 [d3,bb3] ~@7 [d3,bb3]@2 ~@2", AD: "[d3,bb3]@2 ~@2 [d3,bb3] ~@7 [d3,bb3] ~@3",
AE: "[f3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,c4] ~@3 [e3,bb3]@4 [e3,bb3] ~@3", AF: "~@4 a3 ~@3 a3 ~@3 [d3,a3] ~@3",
AG: "~@4 ab3 ~@3 ab3 ~@3 [db3,ab3] ~@3", AH: "[f3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,c4] ~@3 c4@4 [e3,c4] ~@3",
AI: "[f3,c4]@4 [f3,c4] ~@3 [e3,bb3]@3 ~ [e3,bb3] ~@3", AJ: "~@4 [g3,d4] ~@7 [g3,d4]@2 ~@2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.2)
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Nylon Guitar" · soft notes
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_2 = note(`<
~@19 A@2 B C D ~ E ~ F G H I A J E G E G K@2 L ~ M F G N@2 O J M P G Q C D R S ~ A G H I E ~ F A ~@7 T ~@3 U ~@2 A G B
C D E R ~ E G ~@2 A ~ E A ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 a3 ~@3", B: "~@8 g3@3 ~ g3 ~@3", C: "g3@5 ~@11", D: "~@2 f3 ~", E: "~@8 d3@4 d3 ~@3", F: "~@2 [d3,a3] ~",
G: "~@2 [e3,a3] ~", H: "~@2 [g3,d4] ~", I: "~@8 [g3,d4]@3 ~@5", J: "~@2 [f3,bb3] ~", K: "~@4 c4 ~@3",
L: "~@4 ab3 ~@3", M: "~@8 e3@4 e3 ~@3", N: "~@2 [f3,c4] ~", O: "~@8 db3@4 db3 ~@3", P: "~@8 d3@3 ~ d3 ~@3",
Q: "~@8 g3@4 g3 ~@3", R: "~@2 [d3,bb3] ~", S: "~@4 bb3 ~@3", T: "~@8 d3 ~@7", U: "~@8 db3 ~@7",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.1)
// other · epiano2 · "Electric Piano2"
const epiano2 = note("<~@64 A@2 B C D E F G H I J K@2 L M@3 N@2 O P@2 Q@3 R@4 S@2 T U@3>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@16 g4@2 f4@2 ~ g4 f4 ~ g4@2 f4@3 g4 a4@2, ~@15 c4@2 ~@15]/2", B: "c4@13 ~ c4 ~",
C: "g4@3 f4@2 g4 f4 ~ g4@2 f4@3 g4 a4@2", D: "d4@13 ~ d4@2", E: "c5@2 bb4@2 ~ bb4 ~ a4 a4@2 f4 f4@4 ~",
F: "c5@2 bb4@2 ~ bb4 a4 ~ a4@2 f4@2 ~ f4@2 e4", G: "d4@11 c4@2 ~ c4@2", H: "g4@2 f4@3 g4 f4 ~ g4@2 f4@3 g4 a4@2",
I: "d4@3 c4@11 ~ c4", J: "g4@2 ~ f4@2 g4 f4 ~ g4@2 f4@3 g4 a4@2",
K: "[d4@12 ~@4 c5@2 ~ bb4@2 bb4 ~ a4 a4@2 f4 ~ f4@4, ~@15 d4@2 ~@15]/2", L: "c5@3 bb4@2 bb4 ~ bb4 a4@3 g4@2 f4@2 e4",
M: "[d4@10 ~ c4@3 ~@2 g4@4 f4@2 ~ g4@5 a4@3 c4@15 a3 ~, ~@15 c4@2 ~@6 f4 ~@24]/3",
N: "[~@4 b3@3 d4@5 a4@2 g4@12 d4@2 ~ d4 e4@2, g3@7 ~@25]/2", O: "f4@3 e4@2 d4 ~ c4 d4@5 ~ e4@2, ~@14 d4 ~",
P: "[f4@3 e4@3 d4 c4 d4@5 ~ d4 ~ f4@4 g4@4 e4@4 f4@4, ~@15 e4@2 ~@15]/2",
Q: "[a4@3 g4@8 c4@3 ~@2 g4@4 f4@2 ~ f4 ~@4 a4@3 c4@13 a3@3 ~, ~@15 c4@2 ~@5 g4@6 ~@20]/3",
R: "[~@4 b3@3 d4@5 a4@3 g4@11 d4@2 ~ d4 ~@2 f4@2 e4@3 d4 c4 ~ d4@5 ~ d4 ~ f4@4 g4@4 d4@6 c4@2, g3@7 ~@24 e4@2 ~@14 e4@2 ~@15]/4",
S: "[f4@26 d4@2 ~ d4 e4@2]/2", T: "f4@2 e4@3 d4 c4 ~ d4@5 d4 e4@2",
U: "[f4@4 g4@4 d4@7 ~ f4@28 ~@4, ~@15 c4@2 ~@31]/3",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.41)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~ A@3 B A@3 C A@3 B A B A@3 B ~@15 D ~@13 D ~@7 E ~@7 C A@4 B A@8 ~@16 D A@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!2", B: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", C: "x ~ x!2", D: "x ~@10 x ~@4", E: "~@7 x ~@8",
})).gain(0.26)
// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct(`<
~ A@3 ~ A@3 B A@3 C A@5 ~ A B A B A@3 B A@5 B A ~ A@3 B A B A B A B A@3 ~ A@5 B A@3 B A@3 B A ~ A@11 C A@3 B A B A B
A@9 ~ A@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@4 x ~@6 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.31)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@4 A ~@13 A B ~ B C D E D C B D E F D ~ E G H I J ~ B J@2 ~ D J@2 C B G D E J K J ~ E L B ~ M ~ E ~ M N C ~@12 O B J
B ~ D ~ B P B F J K B E B G Q ~@2 M
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", B: "~@7 x ~@7 x", C: "~@3 x ~@12", D: "~@7 x!2 ~@7", E: "~ x", F: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~@4",
G: "~@3 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", H: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@7", I: "~@7 x!2 ~@2 x ~@4", J: "~@7 x ~@8", K: "~@11 x ~@3 x",
L: "~@3 x ~@7 x ~@3 x", M: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@8", N: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x", O: "~@11 x!2 ~@3",
P: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4", Q: "x",
})).gain(0.15)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A@7 B A@10 C D@3 C D@3 C D@7 C D@28 A@15 C D C D@13 A@3 E>".pickRestart({
A: "x!4", B: "~ x!3", C: "x!2 ~ x", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.31)
// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~ A@3 ~ A@13 ~@47 A@14 ~@16 A@3 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x ~@7 x",
})).gain(0.2)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@22 [~@12 x ~@2 x] ~@3 [~@12 x ~@2 x] ~@55 [~@12 x ~@2 x] ~@16>").gain(0.2)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@8 A ~@9 B ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@7 B ~@43 C ~ B ~@13 B ~@4>".pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.36)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
A B C@2 D C A E F G F A H ~@6 A I A J I@4 A I@6 K@2 I@3 A I@8 K I@8 A I@6 ~@15 A I A I@3 A I A I@3 A I A K ~@3 L
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!4", B: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!2", C: "x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2 x", D: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~ x ~", E: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~",
F: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x", G: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", H: "x", I: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x",
J: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", K: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x", L: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.31)
// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct("<~@19 A ~ A ~@5 A ~@11 A ~@17 A ~@21 A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~@5>".pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x ~@7 x",
})).gain(0.2)
stack(
bass, epiano1, acoustic_guitar_nylon, acoustic_guitar_nylon_2, epiano2, kick, rim, snare, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom,
open_hat, ride, ride_soft
)
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