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Hitchin' a Ride

Green Day

KeyB minorTempo240 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Hitchin' a Ride — Green Day
// 240 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. 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 171 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(240/4)

// 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 · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@5 A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B D A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C
  A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C E F@2 G H@2 E I@2 A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C ~@3 J@24 E F@2 G H@2 E K@2
  J@21 L@3 ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b1@3 ~@3 b1@3 ~@3 a1@3 ~", B: "~@2 a1@3 ~@3 g#1@3 ~@3 g#1@2", C: "~@4 g1@3 ~ g1@2 g1@4 g1@2", D: "~@4 g1@3 ~@9",
  E: "e1@3 e1@2 e1@3", F: "[e1 e1@2 e1 f#1@3 f#1@2 f#1@3 f#1 f#1@2 f#1]/2", G: "b1@2 b1 b1@2 b1 a1@2",
  H: "[a1 a1@2 a1 g#1@2 g#1 g#1@2 g#1 g1@2 g1 g1@2 g1]/2", I: "[e1 e1@2 e1 f#1@2 f#1 f#1@2 f#1 f#1@2 ~@4]/2",
  J: "[b1!2 d2 d2 g1!2 f#1!2]/3", K: "[e1 e1@2 e1 f#1@2 f#1 f#1@2 f#1 f#1@3 f#1 f#1@2]/2",
  L: "[b1!2 a1 a1 g#1!2 ~@2]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.8)

// other · violin
const violin = note("<A B@2 C@2 ~@102 D@3 ~@61>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 b3@3", B: "[c4@3 d#4@3 e4@3 ~ f#4@16 g4@3 f#4@3]/2", C: "[e4@3 d#4 e4 d#4 [d#4,e4] e4 d#4 e4 c4@18 ~@4]/2",
  D: "b3/3",
})).s("gm_violin").gain(0.32)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Guitar 1"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note("<~@167 A@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@14 g#4@41 ~@9, ~@8 f#2@47 ~@9, ~@10 b2@45 ~@9, ~@12 d#4@43 ~@9]/4",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.48)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "Guitar 2"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@5 A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A D ~@13 A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A D ~@22
  A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C ~@64
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b2,f#3,b3]@3 ~@3 [b2,f#3,b3]@3 ~@3 [a2,e3,a3]@3 ~", // B5 A5
  B: "~@2 [a2,e3,a3]@3 ~@3 [g#2,d#3,g#3]@3 ~@3 [g#2,d#3,g#3]@2", // A5 G#5
  C: "~@4 [g2,d3,g3]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3]@2", D: "~@2 [a2,e3,a3]@3 ~@11",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.28)

// chords · distortion guitar · "Guitar 3"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~@33 A@2 B C D B C D B C D B C E ~@22 A@2 B C D B C D B C D F@3 G H@2 I@3 G J@2 ~@18 K@24 G H@2 I@3 G L@2 K@21 M@3 ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@4 [g#2,d#3,g#3]@2 [g#2,d#3,g#3] [g#2,d#3,g#3]@2 [g#2,d#3,g#3] [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3] [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]]/2", // G#5 G5
  B: "[b2,f#3]@3 ~@3 [b2,f#3]@3 ~@3 [a2,e3]@3 ~", C: "~@2 [a2,e3]@3 ~@3 [g#2,d#3]@3 ~@3 [g#2,d#3]@2",
  D: "~@4 [g2,d3]@3 ~ [g2,d3]@2 [g2,d3]@4 [g2,d3]@2", E: "~@4 [g2,d3]@3 ~@9",
  F: "[[b2,f#3]!2 [a2,e3] [a2,e3] [g#2,d#3]!2 [g2,d3]!2]/3", G: "[e2,b2,e3]@3 [e2,b2,e3]@2 [e2,b2,e3]@3",
  H: "[[e2,b2,e3] [e2,b2,e3]@2 [e2,b2,e3] [f#2,c#3,f#3]@3 [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2 [f#2,c#3,f#3]@3 [f#2,c#3,f#3] [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2 [f#2,c#3,f#3]]/2", // E5 F#5
  I: "[[b2,f#3,b3]!2 [a2,e3,a3] [a2,e3,a3] [g#2,d#3,g#3]!2 [g2,d3,g3]!2]/3", // B5 A5 G#5 G5
  J: "[[e2,b2,e3] [e2,b2,e3]@2 [e2,b2,e3] [f#2,c#3,f#3]@3 [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2 [f#2,c#3,f#3] [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2 ~@4]/2", // E5 F#5
  K: "[[b2,f#3,b3]!2 [d3,a3,d4] [d3,a3,d4] [g2,d3,g3]!2 [f#2,c#3,f#3]!2]/3", // B5 D5 G5 F#5
  L: "[[e2,b2,e3] [e2,b2,e3]@2 [e2,b2,e3] [f#2,c#3,f#3]@3 [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2 [f#2,c#3,f#3] [f#2,c#3,f#3]@3 [f#2,c#3,f#3] [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2]/2", // E5 F#5
  M: "[[b2,f#3,b3]!2 [a2,e3,a3] [a2,e3,a3] [g#2,d#3,g#3]!2 ~@2]/3", // B5 A5 G#5
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.55)

// other · distortion guitar · "Guitar 4"
const distortion_guitar_2 = note(`<
  ~@110 A B C A D E A B C F@3 G H I G J K L M N F@3 ~@21 A D E A D E A D E F@2 O ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b2,b3]!8", B: "[b2,b3]!4 [d3,d4]!4", C: "[d3,d4]!8", D: "[b2,b3]!4 [g2,g3]!4", E: "[g2,g3]!2 [f#2,f#3]!6",
  F: "[f3,f4]!8", G: "[e3,e4]!3 [d3,d4]!3 [b2,b3]!2", H: "[b2,b3] [d3,d4]!3 [e3,e4]!3 [d3,d4]",
  I: "[d3,d4]!2 [b2,b3]!3 [d3,d4]!3", J: "[b2,b3] [a2,a3]!3 [b2,b3]!3 [d3,d4]", K: "[d3,d4]!2 [b2,b3]!3 [a2,a3]!3",
  L: "[b2,b3]!3 [d3,d4]!3 [e3,e4]!2", M: "[e3,e4] [d3,d4]!3 [b2,b3]!3 [d3,d4]", N: "[d3,d4]!2 [e3,e4]!3 [d3,d4]!3",
  O: "[f3,f4] ~@7", // F
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@5 A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C A D C A B E A B E A B E A B F A B C A B C A B C A B C A B C
  A B C A B C A D C A B E A B E A B E A D C G H B G H I G H J A B C A B C A B C A B C A B K ~@3 L H B L H B L H B L H B
  L H B L H B L H B L H I G H B G H I G H M L H I L H I L H I L H N L H I L H I L H I L H ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", B: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", F: "~ x!2 ~",
  G: "x ~@4 x ~@2", H: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", I: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", J: "~ x!2 ~@5", K: "~@2 x ~@4 x", L: "x ~@4 x!2 ~",
  M: "~ x!2 ~ x ~@3", N: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B C D B C E B C D B C E B C D B C E B C D B C E B C D B C F B C G B C G B C G B C H B C D B C E B C D B C E B C
  D B C E B C D B C F B C G B C G B C G B C F I J K I J L I J M B C D B C E B C D B C E B C D ~@3 I J K I J K I J K I J
  K I J K I J K I J K I J N I J K I J L I J O I J N I J N I J N I J P I J N I J N I J N I J ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x!2 ~ x", B: "~@3 x ~ x ~@2", C: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x", D: "~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x", E: "~ x ~@2 x!4", F: "x!2 ~ x!5",
  G: "~ x ~@3 x!3", H: "~ x ~@6", I: "~@3 x ~@4", J: "~ x ~@5 x", K: "~@5 x ~@2", L: "~@3 x ~ x!3", M: "~ x ~@2",
  N: "~@5 x!3", O: "~@2 x!2 ~ x!3", P: "~@2 x!3 ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@4 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@41 [~ x ~@2] ~@59 [~@7 x] ~@64>").gain(0.8)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@35 A B C A B C A B C A B ~@25 A B C A B C A B C A ~@90>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x", C: "~ x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@35 A B C A B C A B C A B ~@25 A B C A B C A B C A B ~@89>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@4 x ~@2", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@4 [~ x] ~@41 [~ x ~@6] ~@124>").gain(0.8)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@33 A B ~@34 A B ~@10 A B C D E C D E C D ~@19 C D E C D E C D E C D E C D E C D E C D E C D E C D E C D E C D ~ C D
  E C D E C D E C D E C D E C D E C D E C D ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", D: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct("<~@46 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@120 [~@8 x!3 ~@5] [~@8 x ~@6 x] [~@5 x ~@6 x ~@3] ~>").gain(0.56)

stack(
  bass, violin, acoustic_guitar_nylon, electric_guitar_muted, distortion_guitar, distortion_guitar_2, kick, snare,
  hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, ride_bell
)

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