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Patience

Guns N' Roses

KeyG majorTempo120 bpm
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// Patience — Guns N' Roses
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 150 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 · acoustic guitar nylon · "slash"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  A@5 B@5 C@2 D@2 E@4 F@6 G H@2 I@8 J@6 K@8 L@5 M N M O@4 P@2 H@2 Q@8 J@6 K@8 L@5 M N M O@4 R@2 S@7 T@6 U@3 V@3 W@7 X@3
  Y Z AA@8 AB@7 AC@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e4 ~@2 [c5,e5]!2 c5 [g4,c5] g4 ~ c5 g4 ~ c5 [g4,c5] ~@5 b4 ~@9 d4 ~@9 b4, c4@8 g4@2 c5 [g4,b4]@3 c5@7 g4@3 c5@11 a4 e4 a4 e4@2, ~ e4@13 g4 b4 b3@2 g4@2 b4@3 b3@8 [e4,a4] a3@8, ~@2 g4@4 ~ c5 d5@14 e4@4 g4 a4 g4@2 [d4,g4]@10, ~@5 e5@12 d4@8 b4@9 c#5@6]/5", // C C5 G A5 G5
  B: "[~@4 [a4,c5] a4 ~@2 d5 ~@3 f#5 ~ d5!2 ~ f#5 d5 [d5,e5] d5!2 ~@2 g5@4 g5@3 ~@4 a5 ~@3 g5, d5@6 [e4,a4]@15 f#5@13 d6@6, ~ c#5@6 [d4,g4]@15 d5@15 g5@2 ~, ~@2 e4 g4@2 c5@11 d5@2 f#5@2 e5@12 a5 b5@7, ~@2 a4 b4@5 f#5 d5 f#5 d5@2 f#5@3 g5@8 ~@7 g5@5 a5@2 a5@2]/5", // Am Dsus2 A5 G5
  C: "[~@7 g5 ~@7 e5, a5@4 d6 a5@3 g5@6 a5@2, ~ b5@15, ~ c6@7, ~@3 c#6@13]/2",
  D: "[~ [e5,c#6], a5, ~@3 [d5,b5]@5, ~@7 [d#5,c6]@9]/2", // C#m G Cm
  E: "[~@9 d5 ~ [c5,a5] ~@15 g4 ~@3 g3, f#5@6 d5 b5 g5@8 e4 g4 c5 e5@3 e4 g4 g3 b3 d4@2 g4 d4 b3@2, ~ d#6@9 b5@10 d5@12, ~@3 e5@7 d5@2 a5@9 c5@11, ~ c6@2 c5 c4@4]/4", // F
  F: "[~@11 b4 ~@11 b3 b3 ~@10 f#5 f#5@4 f#5@8, c4@7 f#3@9 c4 e4 g4 c5@6 b3@7 [a4,d5]@16, ~ e4@4 e4 g3@4 e4@2 b4@12 g3@6 d4@16 ~@2, ~@2 g4@2 g4@4 e3@13 e4@5 d4 g4 b4@16 ~@4, ~@3 c5@6 b3@11 g4@2 c4@7 g4@16 ~@3]/6", // D5
  G: "~@3 c5!2 [g4,c5]!3, c4, ~ e4@7, ~@2 g4@3 ~@3", // C5
  H: "[~@3 b4 ~@4 b3@4 ~ a3@3, d5@7 c4@5 b3@4, g4@5 c5@11, ~ c5@3 b4@12, ~ c4@2 g4@5]/2",
  I: "[~@19 b4 ~@4 d4@6 d4 ~@2 a4@2 ~@8 c5!2 [g4,c5]!2 g4 ~@3 b4 ~@4 b3@4 ~ a3@3, g3@8 e4@2 a4@7 c5 e4@5 c#4@15 f#4@10 g4 c5 c4@2 b4@3 c4@5 b3@4, ~@2 b3@9 c#5@9 b4@11 d4@8 a3@14 c5@11, ~@2 d4@2 g4 d4 e4 [d4,g4]@9 d5@6 c4@13 a4 b4@4 c4 e4@13 g4@10, ~@3 a3@5 a3@4 a5@9 [a3,c5]@11 f#4@5 a4@5 g4@3 ~@2 c5 d5@16]/8", // C5 G5 Am
  J: "[~@19 b4 ~@4 d4@6 d4 ~@2 a4@2 ~@5 [g4,c5]@4 [g4,c5]@4, g3@8 e4@2 a4@7 c5 e4@5 c#4@15 f#4@10, ~@2 b3@9 c#5@9 b4@11 d4@8 a3@9, ~@2 d4@2 g4 d4 e4 [d4,g4]@9 d5@6 c4@13 a4 b4@12, ~@3 a3@5 a3@4 a5@9 [a3,c5]@11 f#4@5 a4@11]/6", // C5 G5 Am
  K: "[d5 ~@7 g4@2 ~@17 [c5,e5] c5 [g4,c5] g4!2 ~@3 g4 ~@4 [d5,f#5]@2 d5!3 d5@2 d5 d5!6 ~ g4 [g4,c5]@4 [g4,c5]@4, g4@6 g4@2 e4@2 c5@7 e4 b4 e5 b4@8 e5@11 [g4,b4]@15 [a4,d5]@10, ~ d5@2 d5@2 d5@10 f#3@15 c5@12 f#5 a4 e5 f#5@2 g5@8 b4@9, ~@2 b4@5 b4@3 g4@6 e3@15 b4 g4@2 d4@2 g4 d4@11 a4 f#5 a4 e5@13, ~@4 g5@10 g3@7 g4 e4 g4 [c4,e4] g4 [c4,e4]@12 b3@14 a4 f#5@11]/8", // C C5 D C5 G D5 C
  L: "[d5 ~@7 g4@2 ~@13 g4@16 ~, g4@6 g4@2 e4@2 c5@7 e4 b4 e5@16 ~@5, ~ d5@2 d5@2 d5@10 f#3@6 g4 e4@16 ~@2, ~@2 b4@5 b4@3 g4@6 e3@16 ~@8, ~@2 g5@5 g3@3 b4@8 ~@2]/5",
  M: "[d5,f#5]", N: "[d5,f#5]@12 [d5,f#5]@2 [d5,f#5]!2",
  O: "[~@10 d6@6 ~@10 f#6@2 ~@3 f#6, d5 d6, f#5@8 [f#5,a5]@16 a5@5 a5@3, ~@7 [c#5,e5]@16 d5@9, ~@28 f#6@3 ~]/4", // F#m C#m
  P: "[~@11 c5!2 [g4,c5]!3, f#6@2 f#6@2 f#6@2 f#6@4 g4@3 ~@3, ~ a5@2 a5@2 a5@11, ~ c4, ~@9 e4@7]/2", // C5
  Q: "[~@19 b4 ~@4 d4@6 d4 ~@2 a4@2 ~@8 c5!2 [g4,c5]!2 g4 ~@3 b4 ~@4 b3@4 ~ a3@3, g3@8 e4@2 a4@7 c5 e4@5 c#4@15 f#4@4 g4@3 ~@2 c5 d5@7 c4@5 b3@4, ~@2 b3@9 c#5@9 b4@11 d4@8 a3@9 g4 c5 c4@2 b4@12, ~@2 d4@2 g4 d4 e4 [d4,g4]@9 d5@6 c4@13 a4 b4@4 c#4@13 c5@11, ~@3 a3@5 a3@4 a5@9 [a3,c5]@11 f#4@5 a4@4 e4@13 g4@10]/8", // C5 G5 Am
  R: "[~@15 b5, f#6!3 f#6@5, ~ a5@2 a5@2 a5@11, ~@7 c6]/2",
  S: "[c6@4 ~@3 b5 ~@8 c6@4 ~@3 e6 ~@8 c6@4 ~@3 b5 ~@2 g5@2 g5@2 ~ e6 ~ d6 d6@2 ~@3 f#6, ~@2 c6 c6@4 c6 ~@2 c6@5 c6 ~@2 c6 c6@5 e6@2 d6@2, ~@5 d6@16 d6@16 d6@9 g5@10, ~@8 b5@7 b5@7 b5@9 b5@8 ~ b5@16, ~@12 g5@12 e6@16 ~ a5@15]/7",
  T: "[~@8 d5 ~@3 d5 ~@3 a4 ~@3 a4 ~@3 d5 ~@3 d5 ~@5 a5 ~@4 a5 a5!2 ~@5 a5, f#6@22 g5@22 g4@27 g5 e5@16 a5@6 ~@2, ~ e6@2 e6@10 d5 c5@11 d5 e5 g5@2 d5 c5@15 e5@3, ~@2 d6@2 d6@11 d5@2 a4 b4@13 d5@16 ~, ~@9 d5 e5@9 d5@2 a4@11 e5 g5@2 a5@3 g5@4 a5 g5@3 g5@2]/6",
  U: "[~@7 b5 ~ a5 a5@6 a5@8, a5@2 a5@3 a5@4 ~@15, ~ g5@3 g5@2 g5@16 ~@2, ~@3 e5@16 ~@5, ~ b5@2]/3",
  V: "[~@11 d4 ~@3 f#5 f#5@2 f#5@6, e5@3 f#4@5, ~ d5@4 a4@7, ~ b4 d4@2, ~@7 a4 f4@16]/3",
  W: "[~@14 f#5@2 f#5@2 ~@12 d5@2 ~@6 g4@2 ~@2 d5@6 [d5,f#5]@4 ~@4 [d5,f#5]@4 [d5,f#5]@2 ~ g4 [g4,d5]@2 [g4,d5]!2 [g4,d5]@2 d5 [d5,g5]!3 [d5,g5]@2 [d5,g5]!3 ~ d6@16 [d6,f#6]@16, b4@8 [d4,c5]@26 a4@6 g4@22 d5 b4@32 ~@17, ~@2 a4@16 f#5@6 e5@30 e3@25 [d5,g5]@32 ~, ~@2 f4@11 f#5@11 ~@2 [d5,f#5]@2 ~@3 f#5@9 a5@16, ~@3 f#4@13 d5@5 a4@14 g4@16 ~@5]/7", // D G5 D D7 G5 D
  X: "[f#6!2 ~ e6!2 ~@2 d6 ~@3 c6 ~ b5@2 b5 ~ a5@2 ~ g5@4 g5 g5@2 g5@2 ~@3 [d5,f#5]@16, ~ f#6@7 b5@16, ~@5 e6@14 a5@29, ~@8 d6@21 g5@19, ~@5 a5 c6@16 ~@2]/3", // D
  Y: "g5@4 ~@5 d5@3 ~@3 g5, ~@2 g5 g5@3 d5@2, ~@5 a5@8 g5 a5@2, ~@7 f#5@9, ~ e5",
  Z: "~@2 d5@6 ~@7 f#5, f#5@5 e5@3, ~ d5, ~@11 f#5@3 g5@2, ~@12 g5 a5@3",
  AA: "[g5@4 ~@2 f#5 ~ e5!2 ~ d5 ~ b4 ~@17 g5 g5@10 ~@4 d6@2 ~@20 d5@2 ~@2 d5@2 ~@39 a5@2 ~ a5@2 ~ a5 ~@2 a5@2 ~@3 a5, ~@4 g5@21 f5 f#5 a5 g5 f5@19 d6@19 e5@14 a4 f4@14 d4@32, ~@7 f#5@7 b4@30 a5@16 g5@2 g5 f#5 g5@13 c5@17 f#4@31 a5@2 ~, ~@10 e5@20 f#5@31 a5@9 d5 b4@3 d5 b4 d5@7 f#4 d4@6 a4 e4 f#4 a4@19 d5@3 d5@3 d5@2 a5 d5@3 d5@2 d5@2, ~@12 d5@30 a5 g5@2 b5@21 f#5@12 b4 a4 b4@15 e4@32 ~]/8",
  AB: "[~ a5 ~@2 a5 ~@2 a5 ~@2 a5 ~@2 a5 ~ d5 ~ g5 ~@3 a4@3 ~@9 e5 ~@2 d5@8 d5@3 ~@12 d5!2 ~ e5!2 ~ [g4,d5]!8 ~ b4 ~@6 f#5@3 f#5@12 f#5@16, d5@2 a5@2 ~ a5@2 ~ a5@2 ~ a5@2 ~ a5@20 e5@28 ~@2 e5@9 d5@2 [b4,d5] [b4,e5] d5 b4@32 ~@2, ~@3 d5@3 d5@3 d5@3 d5@3 ~ d5@3 f#5@31 a4@3 a4@3 a4@23 d5@32 ~, ~@18 g5@30 d5@3 d5@3 d5@3 d5@2 ~@2 d5@4 ~@8 g4@32 ~@7, ~@20 d5@4 a4@23 a4@2 c5@3 c5@3 c5@3 c5@22 e5@32]/7", // G5 Bm E5
  AC: "[~ [d5,f#5] [d5,f#5]@4, g5@3 d4@16 ~@5, ~ f#5@3 g4@32 ~@12, ~@2 d5@3 f#4@32 ~@11, ~@3 a4@32 ~@13]/3", // D
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.2)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Izzy"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_2 = note(`<
  A B@3 C D@2 E@3 ~@12 F@2 G H@8 I@8 J@6 K@6 ~ L M L N@3 ~@2 G O@8 I@8 J@6 K@6 ~ L M L N@3 ~@24 P Q@4 R@4 ~@13 S@3 T U@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 [c4,e4]!2", B: "[[c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4] [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4] ~@2 f#4@8 f#4@8, ~@3 [c4,e4]@8 ~]/3", C: "f#4",
  D: "[~@8 d4@7 d4, f#4, ~ a4]/2", E: "[[d4,a4]@2 [d4,a4]!3 ~@2 b3@16 ~, ~@5 [d4,a4]@16 ~@3, ~@3 a3@8 ~]/3", F: "d4/2",
  G: "~@3 c5 c5@4, c4, ~ e4@7, ~ g4@3",
  H: "[~@11 g4 ~@3 g3 ~@16 a5@3 ~@24 c5 c5@4, d5@7 a3 b3@2 d4@2 g4 a3@10 d4@13 e5@2 c4@10 g5@9 e4 g4@6, ~ c5@2 c5@13 g3@4 d4@2 g3@10 e5@3 a5@5 d4@2 d5@11 f#5@11, ~@2 g4@2 g4@2 c4@15 b3@5 e5 a5 e5@2 a4@9 c#4@10 f#5@3 e5@12, ~@5 e4@12 b3 d4 g4@5 a4 c#5@12 a3@6 e5 f#5@3 d4@9 c4@8]/8",
  I: "[~@11 g4 ~@3 g3 ~@16 a5@3 ~@21 [c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@4, d5@7 a3 b3@2 d4@2 g4 a3@10 d4@13 e5@2 c4@10 g5@16, ~ c5@2 c5@13 g3@4 d4@2 g3@10 e5@3 a5@5 d4@2 d5@11 f#5@11, ~@2 g4@2 g4@2 c4@15 b3@5 e5 a5 e5@2 a4@9 c#4@10 f#5@3 e5@12, ~@5 e4@12 b3 d4 g4@5 a4 c#5@12 a3@6 e5 f#5@3 d4@16 ~]/8", // C
  J: "[~@8 c4@2 [c4,e4]@16 ~ g4 ~ [c4,e4] ~@9 d4 [d4,a4]@2 d4!2 [d4,a4] [d4,a4]@2 [d4,a4], [g3,b3]@4 ~@3 g4@4 ~, ~@15 [c4,e4]@8 ~, ~@31 d4@8 ~@3 a4@2 ~@4, ~@2 [g3,b3]]/6", // C D5 G C G
  K: "[d4!7 ~ [c4,e4]@4 ~@12 c4@2 [c4,e4]@16 ~@6, ~ a4@2 a4@2 a4@11 [g3,b3]@16 ~@16, ~@7 d4@16 ~@25, ~@6 e4@7 ~@11, ~ c4 ~@2]/6", // C G
  L: "[d4,a4]", M: "[d4,a4]@12 [d4,a4]@2 [d4,a4]!2", N: "[a4@7 ~ d5@16, d4@2 ~, ~@7 a4@16 ~]/3",
  O: "[~@11 g4 ~@3 g3 ~@16 a5@3 ~@24 c5 c5@4, d5@7 a3 b3@2 d4@2 g4 a3@10 d4@13 e5@2 c4@10 g5@9 e4 g4@6, ~ c5@2 c5@13 g3@4 d4@2 g3@10 e5@3 a5@5 d4@2 d5@11 f#5@11, ~@2 g4@2 g4@2 c4@15 b3@5 e5 a5 e5@2 a4@9 c#4@10 f#5@3 e5@12, ~@5 e4@12 b3 d4 g4@5 a4 c#5@12 a3@6 e5 f#5@3 d4@9 c#4@8]/8",
  P: "~@3 d4!2 d4@3",
  Q: "[d4@4 ~@4 [f#3,d4]@4 [f#3,d4]@2 ~@4 d4 ~ [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3]!4 [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3]!3 ~@17 a5@16, a3@14 d4@4 ~ d4@32 ~@13, ~@2 [f#3,d4]@2 ~@3 f#3@9 f#5@16, ~@6 e3@9 [e3,a3]@32 ~@17, ~@16 [g3,b3]@4 ~@11 [g3,b3]@32 ~]/4", // D G D A5 G
  R: "[a5!2 ~ g5!2 ~@2 f#5 ~@3 e5 ~ d5@2 d5 ~ c5@2 ~ b4@4 ~@3 b4@2 ~@3 [d4,a4]@32, ~ a5@7 d5@16 ~@8, ~@5 g5@14 c5@32 ~@13, ~@8 f#5@16 b4 a4@4 b4@32 ~@3, ~@5 c5 e5@16 ~@10]/4", // D5
  S: "[~ d4!8 d4@32 ~@7]/3", T: "~ [d4,a4]", U: "[d4,a4]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.2)

stack(acoustic_guitar_nylon, acoustic_guitar_nylon_2)

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