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1969 · Canned Wheat

No Time

Guess Who

KeyD majorTempo130 bpm
0:00/0:00
// No Time — Guess Who
// 130 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 8 "Lead Guit" distortion guitar (copy of ch 4 "Strings" string ensemble 1)
// note: Full arrangement: all 87 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(130/4)

// 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 · piano · "Ac Piano"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 E@3 F G H I J K L@2 M@2 N@2 O P@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 E@3 F G H I J K L@2 M@2
  N@2 O P@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 Q@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d1 ~ d1 ~@3 a1@2 d1 ~ [d1,e3,b3] ~@3 a1@2 d1 ~ d1 ~@3 a1@2 d1 ~ d1@2 ~@2 a1@2, [d3,a3,d4]@9 ~ e4@2 ~@2 [f3,c4,f4]@16 ~@2]/2", // E7 D5 F5
  B: "[d1 ~ d1 ~@3 a1@2 d1 ~ [a3,d4,a4] ~@3 a1@2 d1@2 d1 ~@3 a1@2 d1 ~ d3@2 a3@2 a1@2, [g3,d4,g4]@9 ~ d1@2 ~@2 [a3,d4]@13 ~@5, ~@14 d3@11 ~@5 d3 ~]/2", // D5 G5 D5
  C: "[d3@2 d1 ~ d3@2 a1@2 [d1,d3] ~ [e3,b3,e4] ~@3 a1@2 d1 ~ d1@2 ~@2 a1@2 f3@2 [d1,c4]@2 f3 ~ a1@2, [a3,d4]@8 ~@6 f4@15 ~@3, d1 ~@9 d1@2 ~@2 [f3,c4]@10 d1 ~@7]/2", // D E5 D7 D5 F5
  D: "[d1@2 d1@2 ~@2 a1@2 [d1,g3,d4,g4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~@3 a1@2 d1 ~ d1@2 d3@2 a1@2 [d1,d3] ~ d3@2 c1@2 [c#1,d3] ~, [g3,d4,g4]@6 g3 ~@3 d1@2 ~@2 [d3,d4]@4 a3 ~ [a3,d4]@5 ~ [a3,d4]@5 ~, ~@26 d1 ~@5]/2", // G5 A5 D Dmaj7 G5 D D5
  E: "[d1@2 d1@2 ~@2 a1@2 [d1,g3,d4,g4] ~ [a3,e4,a4] ~@3 a1@2 f4 f#4 d5@4 ~@2 c5@4 ~@2 b4@4 ~@8 d1 ~ f1@2 f#1 ~, [g3,d4,g4]@6 g3 ~@3 d1@2 ~@2 [d3,d4]@5 ~@3 e4@5 ~ d4@5 ~ c4@6 c4@6 ~@2, ~@16 [d1,d2]@25 ~@7, ~@18 a4@5 ~]/3", // G5 A5 G5 D
  F: "[g1,b4]@2 d5 ~@3 d5@2 ~@2 d5@2 f#5@2 [d2,a4] ~, ~ g5 ~@2, ~@6 g1 ~ [d2,a4]@5 ~@3", // G D5
  G: "~@2 c5@2 e5@2 c5@2 ~@2 d5@2 f#5@2 [d2,d5] ~, g4@7 ~@9, a1@5 ~ a1 ~ [d2,a4]@6 ~@2", // D D5
  H: "~@2 d5@2 g5@2 [g1,d5] ~@3 d5@2 f#5@2 [d2,d5] ~, [g1,b4]@6 ~@2 [d2,a4]@5 ~@3", // G5 D G D5
  I: "~@2 c5@2 e5@2 a1 ~@3 d5 ~ f#5@2 [d2,d5] ~, [a1,g4]@5 ~ a4@7 ~@3, ~@2 d2 ~", // D A7
  J: "~@2 d5@2 g5@2 [g1,d5] ~@3 d5@2 f#5@2 d2@2, [g1,b4]@5 ~@3 a4@7 ~, ~@8 d2@5 ~ d5 ~", // G5 G
  K: "~@2 c5@2 e5 ~ d2 ~@3 d5@2 f#5@2 [d2,d5] ~, a1@6 ~@2 d2@5 ~@3, g4@4 ~@2 a4@7 ~@3", // D
  L: "[e5@2 g4@2 c5@2 g4@2 e5@2 g4@2 c5 ~@5 f#4@2 a4 ~ [b4,d5]@2 f#4@2 b4@2 f#4@2 d5@2, c2@5 ~ c2@8 d5@5 ~@13, ~@16 b1@5 ~ b1@7 ~ b1 ~]/2", // Bm
  M: "[e5@2 g4@2 c5@2 g4@2 e5@2 g4@2 c2@2 ~@4 f#4@2 b4@2 d5@2 f#4@2 b4@2 d5@2 [b1,b4] ~, c2@5 ~ c2@5 ~ c5 ~ d5@4 ~@10 f#4 ~@3, ~@16 b1@13 ~@3]/2", // B
  N: "[e5@2 g4@2 c5@2 g4@2 e5@2 g4@2 c5 ~@5 f#4@2 b4@2 d5@2 f#4@2 b4@2 d5@2 b1 ~, c2@5 ~ c2@8 d5@4 ~@14, ~@16 b1@6 b1@7 ~@3]/2",
  O: "e5@2 g4@2 c5@2 g4@2 e5@2 g4@2 c5 ~ c2 ~, c2@5 ~ c2@5 ~@5",
  P: "[[f#4,b4,d5]@14 ~@2 [e4,a4,c5]@7 ~ [d4,g4,b4]@7 ~, b1@3 ~]/2", Q: "[[d1,d2,d3,a3,d4]@47 ~]/3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.25).pan(0.1)

// bass · electric bass finger · "El Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C D E F@2 G H I J B K L M N O@2 P Q P R P S T U T V T U W X@2 B C D E F@2 G H I J B K L M N O@2 P Q P R P S T
  U T V T U W X@2 B C D E F@2 G H B C D E F@2 G H Y@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 a1 b1 c2 c#2", B: "d2@2 d2 ~@3 a1@2 d2 ~ d2 ~@3 a1@2", C: "d2@2 d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~",
  D: "d2@2 d2 ~@3 a1 ~ d2@2 d2 ~@3 a1 ~", E: "d2 ~ d2 ~@3 a1@2 d2@2 f#1@2 g1 ~ a1 ~",
  F: "d2@2 d2 ~@3 a1@2 d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1@2", G: "d2 ~ d2 ~@3 a1 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1@2",
  H: "d2@2 d2 ~@3 a1 ~ d2@2 a1@2 c2@2 c#2 ~", I: "d2 ~ d2 ~@3 a1@2 d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1@2",
  J: "d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1@2 d2@2 d2@2 ~@2 a1@2", K: "d2!2 ~ a1 d2 f#1 g1 a1", L: "d2@2 d2 ~@3 a1 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~",
  M: "d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~ d2@2 d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~", N: "d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~ d2@2 a1 ~ c2@2 c#2 ~",
  O: "[d2@25 ~ d2 ~ f2@2 f#2@2]/2", P: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2 ~", Q: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ d2@4 f2 ~ f#2 ~",
  R: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 f2 ~ f#2 ~", S: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ d2@4 a2 ~ b2 ~", T: "c3@5 ~ c3 ~ g2@3 ~ c3@3 ~",
  U: "b2@5 ~ b2@4 f#2@2 a2 ~ b2 ~", V: "b2@5 ~ b2@4 f#2 ~ a2 ~ b2 ~", W: "c3@5 ~ c3 ~ g2@4 c3@4",
  X: "[b2@25 ~ a1@2 c2@2 c#2@2]/2", Y: "[d1@23 ~]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.4)

// chords · epiano2 · "Rhodes"
const epiano2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G@2 H I J I H I K L K L K L K M@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G@2 H I J I H I K L
  K L K L K M@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[d3,a3,d4,f#4]@7 [f3,a3,c4,e4]@9]/2", B: "[[d3,g3,b3,d4]@7 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@9]/2",
  C: "[[d3,a3,d4,f#4]@7 ~@5 e4@4, ~@7 [d3,a3,c4,f4]@9]/2", D: "[[d3,g3,b3,d4]@7 [d3,f#3,a3,d4]@9]/2",
  E: "[[d3,a3,d4,f#4]@13 ~ [d3,f3,a3,c4,e4]@18]/2", F: "[d3,g3,b3,d4]",
  G: "[~@5 c4@3, [d3,a3,f#4], d4@7 d4@9, ~ e4@3, ~@9 g4@23]/2", H: "[g3,b3,d4] [a3,d4,f#4]",
  I: "[a3,c4,e4] [a3,d4,f#4]", J: "[g3,b3,d4] [a3,d4,f#4], ~@8 b3 ~@7", K: "[g3,c4,e4]", L: "[f#3,b3,d4]",
  M: "[[b3,d4]@8 ~@16 [d3,g3,b3]@7 ~, f#4@13 ~@3, ~@4 [f#3,d4]@9 ~@3, ~ b3@2 ~, ~@8 [e3,a3,c4]@5 ~@3]/2", // Bm G D Am
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.22).pan(0.9)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E ~@24 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E ~@24 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 F@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d3@3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ e3@3 ~ f3@15 ~@3, ~@14 e3 ~@17]/2", B: "[g3@3 ~ g3 ~ g3 ~ g3 ~ a3@3 ~ d3@12 ~@4 c3@2]/2",
  C: "[d3 ~ f3@2 g3@2 a3 ~ c4 ~ d4@4 e4@11 ~ d4 c4 a3 ~ c4 ~]/2", D: "d4@6 c4@2 g3@2 f3@3 ~ d3 c3", E: "d3@15 ~",
  F: "[[d1,d2]@23 ~]/3", // D
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.25)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Guitar"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@4 A@8 B@2 C@5 D@2 E F G F H I J K L M N O P@3 Q@8 R@2 C@5 D@2 E F G F H I J K L M N O P@3 Q@16 S@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4 a4@13 ~@2 [f4,a4]@15 ~ [g4,b4]@14 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@14 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@14 ~@2 [f4,a4]@14 ~@2 [g4,b4]@14 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@15 d4, f#4@14 ~ c4@15 ~ d4@15 ~ d4@14 ~@2 d4@14 ~@2 c4@14 ~@2 d4@14 ~@2 d4@15 ~@2]/8", // F G F#m F G F#m
  B: "[[f#4,a4]@14 ~@2 [f4,a4]@15 ~, ~@15 c4@15 ~@2]/2", // F#m F
  C: "[[d4,g4,b4]@14 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@15 ~ [f#4,a4]@14 ~@2 [f4,a4]@14 ~@2 [g4,b4]@15 ~, c5 ~@14 d4@16 d4@15 ~ c4@14 ~@2 d4@16 ~]/5", // G F#m F G
  D: "[~@2 d5@4 ~@2 c5@4 ~@2 b4@4 ~@2 a4@11 ~, f#4@5 ~ e4@5 ~ d4@5 ~ c4@12 ~@2]/2",
  E: "~ g4 b4 g4 ~ f#4 ~ f#4, d4@7 ~ d4@8, ~@3 a4", F: "~ e4 g4 e4 ~ f#4 a4 f#4, c4@7 ~ d4@7 ~",
  G: "~ g4 b4 g4 ~ f#4 a4 f#4, d4@7 ~ d4@7 ~", H: "~ g4 b4 g4 ~ f#4 ~ f#4, d4@7 ~ d4@7 ~, ~@3 a4",
  I: "~ a4 c5 a4 ~ f#4 a4 f#4, e4@7 ~ d4@6 ~@2", J: "~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4, c4@4 g4@4 c4@7 ~, ~@3 g4",
  K: "~ d4 ~ d4 ~ d4 ~ d4, b3@7 ~ b3@6 ~@2, ~ f#4 ~ f#4", L: "~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 g4 e4, c4@7 ~ c4@7 ~, ~@4 g4@5 ~@7",
  M: "~ d4 ~ d4 ~ d4 ~ d4, b3@7 ~ b3@7 ~, ~@4 f#4@5 ~@3 f#4@4",
  N: "~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4, c4@7 ~ c4@7 ~, ~@4 g4@5 ~@3 g4@4",
  O: "~ d4 ~ d4 ~ d4 ~ d4, b3@7 ~ b3@7 ~, ~@2 f#4@3 ~ f#4@2",
  P: "[~@2 e4@2 ~@2 e4@2 ~@2 e4@2 g4@2 ~@2 [d4,f#4]@27 ~@5, c4@7 ~ c4@6 ~ b3@26 ~@7, ~ g4 ~@10]/3", // D
  Q: "[~ a4@13 ~@2 [f4,a4]@15 ~ [g4,b4]@14 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@14 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@14 ~@2 [f4,a4]@14 ~@2 [g4,b4]@14 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@15 d4, f#4@14 ~ c4@15 ~ d4@15 ~ d4@14 ~@2 d4@14 ~@2 c4@14 ~@2 d4@14 ~@2 d4@15 ~@2]/8", // F G F#m F G F#m
  R: "[a4@14 ~@2 [f4,a4]@15 ~, f#4 ~@14 c4@15 ~@2]/2", S: "[f#4 ~ f#4@30, d3, ~ [a3,d4]@31]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.17)

// chords · rock organ · "R Organ"
const rock_organ = note("<~@68 A@4 B C D E F G H I J K L D ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[a5,d6]@29 [a5,d6]@27 ~@8]/4", B: "[a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 [a5,d6] ~@2 d6@2 ~ a5@2 a5@2 ~, ~@8 a5 ~@2 d6 ~ d6 ~@2",
  C: "[a5,d6]@2 ~ a5@2 [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 [a5,d6] ~@2, ~@3 d6 ~@12", // D5
  D: "[a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6] ~ [a5,d6] ~@2", // D5
  E: "[a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6] ~ a5@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 [a5,d6] ~@2, ~@5 d6 ~@10", // D5
  F: "[a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6] ~ d6@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 [g5,d6]@2 ~, ~@5 a5 ~@10", // D5 G5
  G: "[g5,d6]@2 ~ g5@2 [g5,d6]@2 ~ [g5,d6]@2 ~ [g5,d6]@2 [f5,d6]@2 ~, ~@3 d6 ~@12", // G5 Dm
  H: "[g5,d6]@2 ~ g5@2 [g5,d6]@2 ~ [g5,d6]@2 ~ g5@2 [a5,d6]@2 ~, ~@3 d6 ~@7 d6 ~@4", // G5 D5
  I: "[a5,d6] ~@2 [a5,d6] ~ [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 [a5,d6]@2 ~", // D5
  J: "[a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 [a5,d6]@2 ~", // D5
  K: "[a5,d6] ~@2 [a5,d6]@2 a5@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 ~ a5@2 [a5,d6]@2 ~, ~@5 d6 ~@5 d6 ~@4", // D5
  L: "[a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6]@2 [a5,d6] ~@2 [a5,d6]@2 ~ [a5,d6] ~ [a5,d6] ~@2", // D5
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.17)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@3 B A@3 B A@10 B C D E@13 C F A@3 B A@10 B C D E@13 C F G H G H G@3 I J K@5 L M C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~@3 x ~@2", B: "x!2 ~@3 x ~ x", C: "x", D: "~@7 x", E: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", F: "~@5 x ~@2", G: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x",
  H: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", I: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", J: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", K: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x", L: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~",
  M: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@21 [~ x ~ x]!12 [~ x ~@2] ~@19 [~ x ~ x]!12 [~ x ~@2] ~@21>").gain(0.48)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@19 B C ~@12 D B E A@15 B C ~@12 D B E A@3 F A@3 G A@6 H I ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x", C: "~@5 x!2 ~", D: "~@5 x ~@2", E: "~@3 x", F: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2", G: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~",
  H: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", I: "x ~ x!6",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@4 B A@14 C D ~@13 C D B A@14 C D ~@13 C D ~@19>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "~ x!3", C: "~ x ~ x", D: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@83 [~@5 x!3] ~@3>").gain(0.54)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~ A ~ B ~@3 B ~@3 A ~ A ~ A@2 ~ B ~@20 B ~@3 A ~ A ~ A@2 ~ B ~@36>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@24 A ~@8 B ~@22 A ~@8 B ~@17 C ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@3 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@16 A ~@5 A ~@8 A ~@16 A ~@5 A ~@8 A ~@2 B ~@3 C A ~@2 D A ~ D E A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~", D: "~@3 x", E: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@21 A B@2 C B D E F@5 G ~@19 A B@2 C B D E F@5 G ~@2 A B@6 H A B@2 I A B I ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "x!4", C: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", D: "x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~", E: "~@2 x ~ x!3 ~", F: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~",
  G: "x!3 ~ x ~@3", H: "x!2 ~@2", I: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@21 A B C@6 D C@4 ~@19 A B C@6 D C@4 ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", B: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!2", C: "x!8", D: "x!5 ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct("<~@21 A B ~@6 C ~@23 A B ~@6 C ~@25>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x", B: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", C: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.24)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct("<[x!4]!21 ~@13 [x!4]!19 ~@13 [x!4]!18 ~@3>").gain(0.48)

stack(
  piano, bass, epiano2, string_ensemble_1, electric_guitar_clean, rock_organ, kick, rim, snare, hihat, mid_tom,
  open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride, tambourine, tambourine_soft, cowbell
)

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