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No One Knows

Green Day

KeyD♭ majorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// No One Knows — Green Day
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key Db major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 112 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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 · overdriven guitar · "Guitar"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@20 A@2 B@2 C D E@2 B@2 C D E@2 F G E@2 F G E@2 F G F G F G A@2 B@2 C D E@2 B@2 C D E@2 F G E@2 F G E@2 F G F G F G
  A@2 B@2 C D E@2 B@2 C D E@2 F G E@2 F G E@2 F G F G F G H@4 I@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[ab2,eb3,ab3,c4]/2", B: "[gb3,db4,gb4]!8",
  C: "[ab2,db3] [ab2,db3,db4] [ab2,db3,eb4] [ab2,db3,db4] [ab2,db3,eb4] [ab2,db3,db4] [ab2,db3,ab3]!2", // Db5 Absus4 Db5 Absus4 Db5
  D: "[g2,db3] [g2,db3,ab3] [g2,db3,eb4] [g2,db3,db4] [g2,db3,eb4] [g2,db3,db4] [g2,db3,g3]!2", E: "[eb3,ab3]!8",
  F: "[gb3,db4]!8", G: "[ab3,db4]!8", H: "[[ab2,eb3,ab3,c4]@63 ~]/4", I: "[[db3,ab3,db4]@63 ~]/4",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.18)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass Guitar"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H I@2 G H I@2 G J G J G K L@2 A B C D M@2 A B C D E F G H I@2 G H I@2 G J G J G K L@2 A B C D M@2 A B C
  D E F G H I@2 G H I@2 G J G J G K L@2 A B C D M@2 A B C D E F G H I@2 G H I@2 G J G J G K L@2 N O P@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 db3 bb2, bb2 gb3 db3 ~, ~ db3@2 bb2@2 gb3@2 ~", B: "~@4 ab3 ~ a2 gb3, a2@2 gb3@2 ~ gb3@2 ~, ~ db3@2 a2@2 ~@3",
  C: "~@6 db3 ab2, ab2 f3 db3 ~, ~ db3@2 ab2@2 f3@2 ~", D: "~@5 eb3 db3 g2, g2 eb3 db3 ~, ~ db3@2 g2@2 ~@3",
  E: "~@4 gb3 ~ c3 db3, ab2@2 eb3@2 ~ eb3@2 ~, ~ c3@2 ab2@2 ~@3", F: "c3!2 bb2 c3 bb2 ab2 eb2 f2",
  G: "~@6 gb2 gb3, gb2 gb3 db3 ~, ~ db3@2 gb2@2 gb3@2 ~",
  H: "c3 ~@2 c3 ~@2 db3 ab3, ~ db3@2 ~ db3@2 ~@2, ~@2 ab3@2 ~ ab3@2 ~",
  I: "[~@13 ab3 bb2 ab2, ab2 ab3 eb3 ab2 ab3 eb3 ab2 ~, ~ eb3@2 ab2@2 ab3@2 eb3@2 ab2@2 ab3@2 ~@3]/2",
  J: "c3 ~@2 c3 ~@2 db3 ab1, ~ db3@2 ~ db3@2 ~@2, ~@2 ab3@2 ~ ab3@2 ~",
  K: "c3 ~@2 c3 ~@2 db3 g2, ~ db3@2 ~ db3@2 ~@2, ~@2 ab3@2 ~ ab3@2 ~", L: "[ab2@31 ~]/2",
  M: "[~@15 ab2, ab2 eb3 c3 ab2 eb3 c3 ab2 eb3, ~ c3@2 ab2@2 eb3@2 c3@2 ab2@2 eb3@2 c3@2 ~]/2",
  N: "~@6 db3 bb1, bb2 gb3 db3 ~, ~ db3@2 bb2@2 gb3@2 ~", O: "~@6 e2 b1, e2 b2 e3 ~, ~ ab2@2 e2@2 b2@2 ~",
  P: "[db2@63 ~]/4",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.45)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@20 A ~ B@5 C B@5 D B@2 E B@3 F E B@3 G B@2 A H B@11 I B@2 E B@3 F E B@5 J A ~ B@11 I B@3 G B@9 K A ~@3 A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", C: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", D: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", E: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", F: "~@3 x ~ x ~@2",
  G: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~", H: "~@7 x", I: "~ x ~ x ~@4", J: "x ~@2 x ~@4", K: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@21 A B@5 C B@5 D B@14 ~ E B@11 F B@13 G ~ H B@5 D B@5 I B@13 G ~@3 J ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!3 ~@7", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~ x!3 ~@3 x ~@3", D: "~ x!3", E: "x!2 ~ x", F: "~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x",
  G: "~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2", H: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", I: "~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~@6", J: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@21 A ~@5 B ~@12 B C ~@7 D ~@11 E ~@6 B C ~@5 B F G ~@5 B ~@5 H ~@13 I ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x!2 ~", B: "~@7 x", C: "x ~@13 x!2", D: "~@6 x!3 ~ x ~@5", E: "~@10 x!3 ~ x ~", F: "~@14 x!2",
  G: "~@7 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", H: "~@12 x!4", I: "~@13 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@22 A B A B ~@10 C B D ~ E F ~@22 C B D ~ E F ~@8 A B A B ~@12 D ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!8", C: "~ x!6 ~", D: "~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2", E: "~ x!2 ~ x!3 ~", F: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@26 A B ~@6 A@2 ~@2 C A D@2 A@6 ~@14 A@2 ~@2 C A D@2 A E A@2 E F ~@6 A G ~@6 A@4 C A@2 H A@5 G ~@4 I ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!3 ~@5", C: "~@3 x ~@2 x!2", D: "~@3 x ~@4", E: "~ x!5 ~@2", F: "~ x!3 ~@4", G: "x!4 ~@4",
  H: "~ x!6 ~", I: "x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@21 A ~@5 B ~@8 C D ~@11 E ~@14 C D ~@9 F ~ G ~@5 B ~@5 H ~@13 I ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@3 x!2 ~", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~@14 x!2", D: "~@7 x", E: "~ x ~@6", F: "~@8 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2",
  G: "~@6 x!2 ~@8", H: "~@10 x!2 ~@4", I: "~@12 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@20 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A B A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@7 ~ A ~ A ~ A C A ~ A ~ A B A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A D A@2 D A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
  A ~ A ~ A@7 C A@5 ~ A ~@3 A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x", C: "x ~@6 x", D: "x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@28 A B A B A C ~@16 A B A B A D A B A B A E ~@22 A B A B A C ~@22>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!8", C: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", D: "~ x!6 ~", E: "x!3 ~ x ~@3",
})).gain(0.45)

stack(overdriven_guitar, bass, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, open_hat, mid_tom, crash, ride)

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