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Suffocate

Green Day

KeyD majorTempo183 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Suffocate — Green Day
// 183 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: metre changes (1/4 at bar 1, 4/4 at bar 2) are rendered on a constant 4/4 grid of one bar per cycle
// note: Full arrangement: all 128 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(183/4)

// 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 · distortion guitar · "tk2"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  A B@3 C D@2 E F G@4 H@2 I J G@4 K L@3 M@2 K L@3 N@2 O P O P O P Q@2 R@5 H@2 I J G@4 H@2 I J G@4 K L@3 M@2 K L@3 N@2 O
  P O P O P Q@2 R@5 S@4 T@2 U@5 V O P O P O P Q@6 R@5 W@6 X@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 [e3,a3]", B: "[d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~",
  C: "[d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3,g4] ~ [d3,a3,f#4] ~ [d3,a3,d4] ~ d3 ~ d3 ~, ~@3 a3", // D5 Dsus4 D D5
  D: "[d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 d3 ~ [c#3,g#3] ~ [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 d3 ~ [c#3,g#3] ~, ~ a3 ~ a3", // D5 C#5 D5 C#5
  E: "[d3,a3]!2 d3 [c#3,g#3] [d3,a3]!2 d3 [c#3,g#3], ~ a3 ~ a3", // D5 C#5 D5 C#5
  F: "[d3,a3,d4]!2 [d3,d4] [c#3,g#3,c#4] [d3,a3,d4] [d3,d4]!2 [d3,a3,d4], ~@2 a3@2 ~ a3@2 ~", // D5 D C#5 D5 D D5
  G: "[[g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]!3 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]!7]/2", // G5 A5
  H: "[d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [c#3,g#3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [c#3,g#3] ~", // D5 C#5 D5 C#5
  I: "[d3,a3]!3 [c#3,g#3] [d3,a3]!3 [c#3,g#3]", J: "[d3,a3,d4]!3 [c#3,g#3,c#4] [d3,a3,d4]!2 [d3,d4] [d3,a3,d4]",
  K: "[g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]!6", L: "[g2,d3,g3]!8",
  M: "[[d3,a3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4]!3 [d3,a3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4]!7]/2", // D5
  N: "[[a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]!3 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]!7]/2", O: "[d3,a3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4]!6",
  P: "[g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]!2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]!2", // G5 A5
  Q: "[[g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]!3 [d3,a3,d4]@2 [a2,e3,a3] [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]!4]/2", // G5 D5 A5
  R: "[[g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]!3 [d3,a3,d4]@2 [a2,e3,a3] [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]!3 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [a2,e3,a3] [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]!3 [d3,a3,d4]@2 [a2,e3,a3] [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]!3 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]!7]/5", // G5 D5 A5 G5 A5 D5 A5 G5 …
  S: "[[g2,d3,g3]@4 [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [d3,a3,d4]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~]/2", // G5 D5 A5
  T: "[[g2,d3,g3]@4 [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [d3,a3,d4]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3]!2]/2", // G5 D5 A5
  U: "[[g2,d3,g3]@4 [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [g2,d3] ~ [d3,a3,d4]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [d3,a3,d4]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [g2,d3,g3]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2]/5", // G5 D5 A5 G5 A5 D5 A5 G5 …
  V: "[a2,e3,a3]!8", W: "[[g2,d3,g3]@14 [d3,a3,d4]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@8 [a2,e3,a3]!2]/2",
  X: "[[g2,d3,g3]@14 [d3,a3,d4]@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@70 [g2,d3] ~ [d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@2]/6", // G5 D5 A5 G5 D5
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.4)

// bass · electric bass pick · "tk3"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@8 B@4 A@4 B@4 C D E@2 F@2 C D E@2 G@2 H I H I H J K@2 L@5 A@4 B@4 A@4 B@4 C D E@2 F@2 C D E@2 G@2 H I H I H J K@2
  L@5 M@2 N@2 M@2 O@5 P H I H I H J K@6 L@5 Q@2 R@2 Q@2 S@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2!8", B: "[g1@2 g1@2 g1!3 a1@2 a1!7]/2", C: "g1@2 g1!6", D: "g1!8", E: "f#2 g2!3 f#2 g2!3",
  F: "[d2@2 d2@2 d2!3 d2@2 d2!3 a2 g2 f#2 d2]/2", G: "[a1@2 a1@2 a1!3 a1@2 a1!4 b1 c#2 a1]/2", H: "d2@2 d2!5 a1",
  I: "g1@2 g1!2 a1@2 b1 c#2", J: "g1@2 g1!2 a1@2 a1 f#1", K: "[g1@2 g1@2 g1 g2 g1 d2@2 a1 a1@2 a1 b1 a1 f#1]/2",
  L: "[g1@2 g1@2 g1 g2 g1 d2@2 a1 a1@2 a1!3 g1@2 a1 a1@2 a1!3 d2@2 a1 a1@2 g1!3 g1@2 a1!7]/5",
  M: "[g1@4 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ d2@4 a1@2 a1@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~]/2",
  N: "[g1@4 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ d2@4 a1@2 a2@2 d2@2 g2@2 f#2@2 e2@2 d2@2]/2",
  O: "[g1@4 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ d2@4 a1@2 a1@4 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 g1@4 a1@2 a1@4 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 d2@4 a1@2 a1@4 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@4 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 c#2@2 c#2@2 d2@2 d2@2]/5",
  P: "e2!2 f#2!2 g2!2 a2!2", Q: "[g1@2 g1!5 d2@2 a1!7]/2", R: "[g1@2 g1!5 d2@2 a1 a2 a1 g2 f#2 e2 d2]/2",
  S: "[g1@4 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 d2@4 a1@2 a1@70 g1 ~ d2@2 ~@2]/6",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A@7 B C D C E F G F H C D C D I J@2 K C E I J@2 K C D I L I L I L M D C D@3 E F G F H C D C E F G F H C D C D I J@2
  K C E I J@2 K C D I L I L I L M D C D@3 E K D K D K D N D@3 E O I L I L I L M D M D M D C D@3 E A@6 P Q ~@3 R
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!2 ~@2", C: "x ~@4 x ~ x", D: "~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x", E: "~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@2", F: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x",
  G: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", H: "~ x ~ x ~@4", I: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", J: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", K: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x",
  L: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", M: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", N: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", O: "x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~", P: "x ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x",
  Q: "~ x!2 ~@5", R: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A B@3 C B@3 D B@9 C B@14 E B@3 C B@3 D B@3 F B@3 D B@9 C B@14 E B@3 C B@6 E B@4 G B@12 E B@3 C H ~ H I H I J K ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4", D: "~@4 x ~@3 x!4 ~@4", E: "~ x!3",
  F: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2", G: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6", H: "~@7 x", I: "~@14 x!2", J: "~@2 x!2", K: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A@7 ~@5 A@3 ~@30 A@3 ~@5 A@3 ~@59 B C B D B D E ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~@2 x!5 ~", C: "~ x!7", D: "~ x!6 ~", E: "~@2 x!2 ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@87 A B A B A B C ~@33 D>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@2", B: "~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x", C: "~ x ~@6", D: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@8 A ~@7 B ~@32 B ~@3 C ~@3 B ~@29 D@6 E ~@33 F>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x ~@3 x!2", B: "~@12 x!4", C: "~@14 x!2", D: "~@4 x ~ x!2 ~@4 x ~@3", E: "~@2 x!2 ~@4", F: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A B C B D ~@3 A B C B C ~@4 B D ~@6 E F E F E F ~@3 G@3 H ~@3 A B C B D ~@3 A B C B C ~@4 B D ~@6 E F E F E F ~@3
  G@3 H ~@7 G@3 I ~ E F E F E F ~@7 G@3 H ~@12
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~@2", B: "~@4 x!3 ~", C: "~ x!7", D: "~ x!5 ~@2", E: "~ x!3", F: "~ x ~ x", G: "~ x ~@2 x!3 ~",
  H: "~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@2", I: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@9 A ~ A ~@5 A ~ A ~ B ~@2 C A ~ B ~@2 C A C B D B D B D A E A F@3 E ~@4 A ~ A ~@5 A ~ A ~ B ~@2 C A ~ B ~@2 C A C B
  D B D B D A E A F@3 E G ~ G ~ G ~ G F@3 H I B D B D B D A E A E A E A F@3 E G ~ G ~ G ~ G J ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~@4 x", B: "x", C: "~@3 x", D: "x!2", E: "~ x ~@2", F: "~@2 x ~@4 x", G: "x ~@6 x", H: "~ x!3", I: "x!3 ~",
  J: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@21 A B@2 C ~@2 A B@2 C D E ~@6 D F ~@21 A B@2 C ~@2 A B@2 C D E ~@6 D F ~@23 D F D F D F ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!6", B: "x!8", C: "x!6 ~@2", D: "~@4 x!3 ~", E: "~ x!5 ~@2", F: "~ x ~@2 x!4",
})).gain(0.4)

stack(distortion_guitar, bass, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, ride_bell)

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