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1987 · Bad Animals

Alone

Heart

KeyD♭ majorTempo87 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Alone — Heart
// 87 bpm, 4/4, key C# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 79 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(87/4)

// 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 · string ensemble 1 · "strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@12 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E D E D E F G H I@2 J K L M J K L M A@2 B@2 C@2 D E D E D E D E D E N G H O@2 E D E P Q R S N T N T
  N T U V@2 ~@2 W X ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[gb3,bb5] [f3,ab5] [eb3,gb5] [db3,f5], db6@31 ~]/2", // Gb Fm Ebm Db
  B: "[[gb3,bb5]@2 [f3,ab5]@2 [eb3,gb5]@2 [ab3,ab4,db5] [ab2,ab4,c5], db6@23 ~@9]/2", C: "[db3,ab4,db5]/2",
  D: "[eb4,eb5,bb5]@3 [b3,eb5,b5]@5", E: "[gb4,db5,bb5]@3 [db4,db5,ab5]@5", F: "[bb3,db5,gb5,db6]@3 [b4,gb5,b5]@5",
  G: "[db5,ab5,db6]@15 ~", H: "[bb4,gb5,db6]@3 [gb5,b5]@5, ~@3 b4@4 ~", I: "[[db4,db5,ab5]@7 ~]/2", J: "bb4 gb4",
  K: "ab4 gb4", L: "f4 bb4@3 gb4@4", M: "ab4 a4", N: "[bb3,db5,gb5,db6]@3 [b3,b4,gb5,b5]@5",
  O: "[db6@15 ~ [eb4,eb5,bb5]@6 [b3,eb5,b5]@10, [db4,db5,ab5]@7 ~]/2", P: "[b4,eb5,gb5,b5] [bb4,db5,gb5,bb5]",
  Q: "[ab4,b4,eb5,ab5] [gb4,bb4,db5,gb5]", R: "[f4,ab4,db5,f5] [eb4,gb4,b4,eb5]", S: "[db4,ab4,db5] [b3,gb4,b4]",
  T: "[db4,db5,ab5,db6]", U: "[bb3,db5,gb5,bb5,db6]@3 [b3,eb5,gb5,b5]@5", V: "[[db4,db5,f5,ab5,db6]@7 ~]/2",
  W: "~@2 bb5 ~ bb5@12, [bb3,bb4,f5]", X: "[bb4,f5,bb5] ~@7",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.11).pan(0)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "strings"
const string_ensemble_1_2 = note("<~@12 A@2 B@2 C@2 ~@11 D E F G D E F G A@2 B@2 H@2 ~@36>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[gb3,bb5] [f3,ab5] [eb3,gb5] [db3,f5], db6@31 ~]/2", // Gb Fm Ebm Db
  B: "[[gb3,bb5]@2 [f3,ab5]@2 [eb3,gb5]@2 [ab3,ab4,db5] [ab2,ab4,c5], db6@23 ~@9]/2", C: "[db3,ab4,db5]/2",
  D: "bb4 gb4", E: "ab4 gb4", F: "f4 bb4@3 gb4@4", G: "ab4 a4", H: "[[ab4,db5]@29 ~@3, db3]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.09).pan(1)

// chords · synth brass 1 · "Brass"
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  ~@18 A B C D C B E F G H@2 ~@14 A B A B A B A B A B I F G J A B A B K L M N I J I J I J O P@2 ~@2 Q R ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[eb2,eb3,eb4,gb4,bb4]@5 ~ [b2,eb4,gb4,b4]@9 ~", B: "[gb2,db4,gb4,bb4]@6 [db3,db4,f4,ab4]@9 ~",
  C: "[eb3,eb4,gb4,bb4]@3 [b2,eb4,gb4,b4]@5", D: "[gb2,db4,gb4,bb4]@3 [db3,db4,f4,ab4]@5",
  E: "[bb2,db4,gb4,bb4,db5]@3 [b2,eb4,gb4,b4]@5", F: "[db3,f4,ab4,db5]", G: "[bb2,gb4,bb4,db5]@3 [b2,b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@5",
  H: "[[db3,db4,f4,ab4,db5]@27 ~@5]/2", I: "[bb2,db4,gb4,bb4,db5]@3 [b2,b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@5", J: "[db3,db4,f4,ab4,db5]",
  K: "[eb4,gb4,b4]!2 [db4,gb4,bb4]!2, b3 bb3", // B Gb
  L: "[b3,eb4,ab4]@4 [b3,eb4,ab4]@3 ~ [bb3,db4,gb4]@3 ~ [bb3,db4,gb4]@4, ab3 gb3", // Abm Gb
  M: "[ab3,db4,f4]@4 [ab3,db4,f4]@4 [gb3,b3,eb4]@4 [gb3,b3,eb4]@3 ~, f3 eb3", N: "[ab3,db4]!2 [b2,gb3,b3]!2, db3 ~",
  O: "[db4,gb4,bb4]@2 ~ [b2,eb4,gb4,b4]@5, bb2@3 ~@5", P: "[[db3,db4,f4,ab4,db5]@7 ~]/2",
  Q: "~@2 bb5 ~ bb5@12, [bb3,bb4,f5]", R: "[bb4,f5,bb5] ~@7",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.4)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  A B C D A B C D A B C D E F G H I@2 J K L M N O@2 P Q R@2 A B C D A B C D E F G H I@2 J S@8 T@2 P Q U J S@2 V@2 W X Y
  Z AA AB AA AC AA AD AA AE AF AG AH@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[bb4,db5] ~ [bb4,db5] ~ [ab4,bb4,db5]@2 ~ eb5, bb3@7 ~ gb3@8, ~@3 [ab4,bb4,db5]", // Bbm Bbm7
  B: "[ab4,c5]@2 [ab4,c5]@2 ~@3 gb4, ab3 [gb3,eb4,c5], ~@5 bb4@3, ~@3 ab4", // Ab Cdim
  C: "~@4 bb4@3 ~ [ab4,bb4,db5]@4 bb4@4, [bb3,f4] ~", D: "[ab4,c5]@2 ab4@2 [a3,a4] [c4,bb4] c5@2, ab3@9 ~@3 eb4@2 ~@2",
  E: "[gb4,bb4,db5]@2 [gb4,bb4,db5]@2 [f4,ab4,db5]@2 [f4,ab4,db5] db4, gb3 ~", // Gb Db
  F: "[gb4,bb4,db5]@4 [gb4,bb4,db5]@2 eb4@2 [f4,ab4,db5]@4 [f4,ab4,db5]@3 ~, eb3 db3", // Gb Db
  G: "[gb4,bb4,db5]@2 [gb4,bb4,db5] db4 [f4,ab4,db5]@2 ~ db4, gb3@2 ~ [f4,ab4,db5]", // Gb Db
  H: "[gb4,bb4,db5]@2 [gb4,bb4,db5] eb4 ~ eb4 ~ eb4, eb3@2 [ab2,ab4,db5] [ab3,ab4,c5]", // Gb Db5 Ab
  I: "[~@15 [db2,ab3], [f4,db5], [db2,db3]@4 db3@3 [db3,db4,ab4], ab4 [db4,ab4]!3 db2@2 [db4,ab4] ~, ~ ab3@2 ab3@2 ab3@2 ab3 [db4,ab4] ab3 [db4,ab4] ab3@2 [db2,ab3]@2 ~]/2", // Db5 Db Db5
  J: "[eb4,gb4,bb4]@3 ~@3 [b2,b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@10, eb2@5 ~@11", K: "[gb2,db4,gb4,bb4]@3 [db2,db3,db4,f4,ab4]@5",
  L: "[eb2,eb4,gb4,bb4]@3 [b2,eb4,gb4,b4]@5", M: "[gb2,db4,gb4,bb4]@6 [db2,db4,f4,ab4]@9 ~",
  N: "[eb2,eb4,gb4,bb4]@6 [b2,eb4,gb4,b4]@9 ~", // Ebm B
  O: "[[gb2,db4,gb4,bb4]@3 db4@5 ~@2 bb2 ~@4 b1, ~@3 [db2,f4,ab4]@8 ~@5, ~@8 [db4,gb4,bb4,db5]@3 [b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@3 [b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@2, ~@4 bb2 ~@3, ~@9 bb1@2 ~@2 b1@2 ~]/2", // Gb Db Gb B
  P: "db2 ~@11 [f4,ab4,db5]@4, [db3,f4,ab4,db5]!2 db3@2, ~ db2@2 db2@2 db2@3, ~@2 [f4,ab4,db5] ~", // Db
  Q: "[gb4,bb4,db5]@6 b1@4 ~@2 [b2,eb4,gb4,b4]@2 b2 ~, ~@3 [b2,eb4,gb4,b4]@3 ~@2, ~@10 b1@5 ~", // Gb B
  R: "[db4@2 ~@22 [ab4,db5]@4 [ab4,c5]@3 ~, [db2,db3]@29 ~@3, [f4,ab4,db5]@4 [f4,ab4,db5]@4 [f4,ab4,db5]@4 f4@17 ~@3, ~ db4@2 db4@2 db4@2 db4@2 db4@2 db4@2 ~@3, ~@3 [ab4,db5] [ab4,db5]!2 ~@2]/2", // Db5 Ab Db Db5
  S: "[[gb2,db4,gb4,bb4]@6 ~@10 [eb2,eb4,gb4,bb4]@5 ~ [b2,b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@10, ~@6 [db2,db3,db4,f4,ab4]@15 ~@11]/2", // Gb Ebm B Db
  T: "[[gb2,db4,gb4,bb4]@3 db4@5 ~@2 bb2 ~@4 b1, ~@3 [db2,db3,f4,ab4]@8 ~@5, ~@8 [db4,gb4,bb4,db5]@3 ~@5, ~@8 bb2@2 ~ [b2,b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@3 [b2,b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@2, ~@9 bb1@2 ~@2 b1@2 ~]/2", // Gb Db Gb B
  U: "db2 ~@11 [db3,f4,ab4,db5]@4, [db3,db4,f4,ab4,db5]!2 db4@2, ~ db2@2 db2@2 db2@3, ~@2 [db3,f4,ab4,db5] ~", // Db
  V: "[[gb2,db4,gb4,bb4]@6 ~@14 [eb4,gb4,b4]@2 b3 ~@5 [db4,gb4,bb4]@2 bb2 ~, ~@6 [db2,db3,db4,f4,ab4]@17 ~@9, ~@16 b2@7 ~ bb2@6 ~@2, ~@4 [eb4,gb4,b4] ~ [db4,gb4,bb4] ~, ~@18 b3@4 ~@4 bb3@5 ~]/2", // Gb B Gb Db B Gb
  W: "~@3 ab3 ~@3 gb3, ab2 gb2, [b3,eb4,ab4]!2 [bb3,db4,gb4]!2, ~ ab3@2 ~@2 gb3@2 ~", // Abm Gb
  X: "~@3 f3 ~@3 eb3, f2 eb2, [ab3,db4,f4]@2 [ab3,db4,f4]@2 ~ eb3@2 ~, ~ f3@2 ~ [gb3,b3,eb4]@2 [gb3,b3,eb4]@2", // Db B
  Y: "~@3 db2 ~@3 b1, db2@3 ~@2 b1@2 ~, [db4,ab4,db5]!2 [b3,gb4,b4]!2, ~ db3@3 b2@4", // Db5 B5
  Z: "[bb2,gb4,bb4,db5]@2 bb1@2 [bb2,db4,gb4,bb4,db5] ~ b3@4 b3@2 ~@2 b2@2, db4 ~ db4 ~@3 b2@8 ~@2, ~@3 [eb4,gb4,b4]@3 [b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@2, ~@5 b1@3", // Gb B
  AA: "~@6 [f4,ab4,db5] db2, db2@3 db2@2 db2@2 ~, [db4,f4,ab4,db5]@4 [db4,f4,ab4,db5]@4 db4@7 ~, ~@2 db3@13 ~, ~@2 [f4,ab4,db5] ~", // Db
  AB: "db4 ~@3 [bb2,gb4,bb4,db5]@2 b3@4 b3@2 ~@2 b2@2, [bb2,gb4,bb4,db5]@2 ~ b2@4 ~, ~ [bb1,db4]@2 [eb4,gb4,b4]@3 [b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@2, ~@5 b1@3", // Gb Bbm B
  AC: "db4 ~@3 [bb2,gb4,bb4]@2 ~@8 b2@2, db5@3 [b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@3 [b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@2, [bb2,gb4,bb4]@2 ~ b2@4 ~, ~ [bb1,db4]@2 ~@2 b1@3", // Ebm B Ebm Bbm
  AD: "db4 ~@3 bb2@2 b1@4 ~@2 [b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@2 b2 ~, [gb4,bb4,db5]@3 [b3,eb4,gb4,b4]@3 ~@2, bb2@2 ~ b2@4 ~, ~@2 [bb1,db4]@5 ~@3 b1@5 ~", // B Gb B Bbm
  AE: "[f4,ab4,db5] db4 [ab4,db5] db4 [ab4,db5] db4 [ab4,c5]@2", // Db Db5 Ab
  AF: "~@4 [bb4,db5]@3 ab3 ~@6 eb5@2, bb3@7 ~ gb3@8, [bb4,db5] ~ [ab4,bb4,db5] bb4, ~ f4@2 ~@2 gb4@3", // Bbm Bbm7
  AG: "[ab4,c5]!2 ~ ab4, ab3 [gb3,eb4,c5], ~@5 bb4@3", AH: "[~ bb4@3 [bb3,f4,bb4]@8, bb2@2 ~, [bb3,f4] ~@2]/3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.5)

// chords · piano · soft notes
const piano_soft = note("<A B C D A B C D A B C D E F G H ~@12 I A B C D A B C D E F G H ~@33 J K L ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 f4@3 ~@2 ab3 ~@2 gb4@6, ~@3 f4 ~@4", B: "~ eb4@2 eb4 ~@4",
  C: "~@2 bb4@2 ~@3 ab3 ~@6 gb4@2, ~ gb3, ~@5 gb4@2 ~, ~@3 [ab4,db5]", // Db5
  D: "~@6 eb4@3 ~@5 f4@2, ~ eb4@2 ~@5, ~@4 c5@5 ~@7", E: "~ db4@2 db4 ~ db4@2 ~, ~ f3", F: "~ eb4@2 ~@2 db4@2 db4",
  G: "~ db4@2 ~@2 db4@2 ~, ~ f3", H: "~ eb4@2 ~@5", I: "~@10 db4@3 ~@3", J: "~@3 f4 ~@2 [ab4,db5]@2",
  K: "~ eb4@2 eb4 ~@3 gb4", L: "~ bb4 ~@6",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.29)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@8 A B A C D E D F G@2 H I J I K I L M N O@2 A B A C A B A C D E D F G@2 H I J I K I H I J I L M N M H I J I P Q R S
  L M L M L M T O@2 ~@2 U V ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "bb1 gb1", B: "ab1 gb1", C: "ab1 a1", D: "gb1 f1", E: "eb1 db1", F: "eb1@2 ab1 ab0", G: "db1",
  H: "eb2@2 eb2@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@4 b1@2", I: "gb1@8 db2 ~ db2@5 ~", J: "eb2 ~ eb2@4 b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@2",
  K: "eb2 ~ eb2@4 b1@4 b1@3 ~ b1@2", L: "bb1 ~ bb1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1 ~", M: "db2@2 db2@2 db2 db2@3",
  N: "bb1@2 bb1@4 b1@3 ~ b1@4 b1@2", O: "[db2@7 ~]/2", P: "b1@5 ~ b1 ~ bb1@6 bb1@2", Q: "ab1@6 ab1@2 gb1@5 ~ gb1 ~",
  R: "f1@3 f1 eb1@3 eb1", S: "db1@5 ~ db1@2 b0@3 ~ b0@2 b0@2", T: "bb1 ~ bb1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@4 b1 ~", U: "bb1 bb1@3",
  V: "bb1 ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.56).pan(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@18 A@9 B ~@15 A@31 ~@2 C B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!3 ~@2", B: "x", C: "x!3 ~@5",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@18 A@9 ~@15 B A@31 ~@2 C D ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", C: "x!3 ~@5", D: "x",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@42 [~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2] ~@33 [~ x!2 ~@5] ~@2>").gain(0.64)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@42 A ~@13 B ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@11 D@2 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@5 x ~@6 x ~@2", B: "~@6 x!2", C: "~@12 x!4", D: "x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@56 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@3 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@3 [~@10 x!2 ~@4] ~@14>").gain(0.48)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@18 x!10 ~@14 x!32 ~@2 x!2 ~>").gain(0.56)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@18 A@9 ~@16 A@13 B A@3 B A@3 B A@9 ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "~ x!4 ~@3",
})).gain(0.64)

stack(
  string_ensemble_1, string_ensemble_1_2, synth_brass_1, piano, piano_soft, bass, kick, snare, low_tom, mid_tom,
  high_tom, crash, ride
)

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