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Rock Me My Baby

Buddy Holly

KeyE majorTempo198 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Rock Me My Baby — Holly Buddy
// 198 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 92 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(198/4)

// 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 · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A B C D E@2 F E@3 ~@2 G@6 H I@3 C D E@2 F E@3 ~@2 J@2 K L@3 M ~@17 A B C D E@2 F E@3 ~@2 N@6 O P@2 B C Q@7 R S@2 B C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 e3@2 b2 ~ d3 ~@3 b2 ~ e3@2, ~@5 d3@2 ~", B: "~@4 e3@2 b2@2 d3 ~@3 b2@2 e3@2, ~@5 d3@2 ~",
  C: "~@4 e3 ~@3 d3 ~ d3@4 e3@2", D: "~@4 e3@2 ~@2 d3 ~ d3@4 e3@2", E: "~@2 e3 ~@2 d3@2 e3", F: "~@4 e3 ~@5 d3@4 e3@2",
  G: "[~@12 a3@2 ~@8 e4@3 ~@3 [e3,g#3]@4 c#4@6 c#4@4 ~@2 a3@2 ~@14 [e3,g#3]@3 ~ c#4@5 ~@21 c#4@2 [a3,c#4]@2 ~@2, e3@14 ~@2 e3@11 ~@5 e3@15 ~ e2@14 ~@8 c#4@7 ~ c#4@6 c#4@6 ~@6, [a3,c#4]@10 c#4@4 ~@2 g#3@4 g#3@8 ~@4 a3@12 ~@2 b3@11 ~ b3@5 ~ a3@15 ~ a3@12 ~@4, ~@6 e4@16 ~@4 e4@12 e4@16 e4@19 ~ e4@12 e4@10, ~@18 b3@8 b3@6 ~@10 c#4@4 ~@2 e3@11 ~@5 e3@12 e3@18 ~@2]/6", // E A
  H: "[a3,c#4,e4,f#4] ~@7", // F#m7
  I: "[~@10 e4@2 [d4,e4]@2 ~@6 e3@2 b2 ~ d3 ~@3 b2 ~ e3@2 ~@4 e3@2 b2@2 d3 ~@3 b2@2 e3@2, ~@7 [g#3,b3,e4]@16 ~, ~@13 d3@2 ~@6 d3@2 ~]/3", // Dsus2 E
  J: "[c#4@5 ~ c#4@3 ~ [c#4,e4]@4 ~@2 b3@6 e4@3 ~ d4@4 ~@2, a3@14 ~@2 e3@15 ~, e4@9 ~@5 e4@8 ~@10, ~@16 g#3@3 ~@13]/2", // C#m
  K: "c#4@4 [c#4,e4]@2 c#4@3 ~ c#4@3 ~@3, a3@13 ~@3, ~@3 e4@4 ~", // C#m
  L: "[[g#3,b3]@6 ~@6 [e3,g#3]@2 ~@12 c#4@2 ~@4 c#4@5 ~ c#4@3 ~ c#4@2 [e3,a3]@2 ~@2, e3@12 ~@4 e3@15 ~ e3@11 ~@5, ~@6 e4@16 e4@15 ~ e4@9 ~, ~@6 b3@4 b3@5 ~ c#4@9 ~@23, ~@8 g#3@4 ~@4 a3@11 ~ a3@7 ~@13]/3", // G#m E A5
  M: "[f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~@13", // B
  N: "[e4@6 ~@4 c#4@3 ~@15 e3@4 ~@10 c#4@2 a3@3 ~ g#3@3 ~@13 c#4@6 ~@16 c#4@3 ~@3 [e3,a3]@2 ~@2, e3@16 [e3,g#3]@12 ~@4 e3@16 e3@16 e3@19 ~ e3@8 ~@4, a3@12 ~@4 b3@10 b3@5 ~ a3@11 ~@11 b3@9 ~ a3@15 ~ a3@11 ~@5, c#4@9 ~@23 c#4@9 ~@15 g#3@9 ~@5 c#4@7 ~@3 c#4@6 ~@4 c#4@4 ~@2, ~@6 e4@16 e4@16 e4@20 e4@15 ~ e4@12 e4@9 ~]/6", // A5 E
  O: "[f#3,b3,d#4] ~@7", // B
  P: "[~@10 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 ~ e4@2 ~@5 e3@2 b2 ~ d3 ~@3 b2 ~ e3@2, ~@12 [a3,c#4]@3 [g#3,e4]@17, ~@13 d3@2 ~]/2", // E A C#m
  Q: "[~@4 e3@2 [d4,e4]@4 b3@5 ~ [a3,c#4]@6 c#4@3 ~ c#4@5 ~ b3@5 ~@5 d4@6 ~@6 c#4@3 ~ c#4@4 c#4 ~ g#3@3 ~@13 c#4@6 c#4@3 ~ c#4@3 ~ c#4@2 c#4@2 c#4@4 c#4@3 ~ c#4@2 a3@2 ~@2, ~@6 g#3@9 ~@17 [e3,g#3]@16 e3@16 e3@14 ~@18 [e3,a3]@13 ~@3, ~@10 e4@12 e4@16 e4@15 ~ e4@20 e4@15 ~ e4@12 e4@9 ~, ~@48 a3@10 ~@6 b3@6 b3@9 ~@33, ~@68 g#3@7 ~@5 a3@16 ~@16]/7", // Dsus2 A E A5
  R: "[b3,d#4] ~@7", // B
  S: "[~@10 g#3@2 [a3,c#4]@2 ~@6 e3@2 b2 ~ d3 ~@3 b2 ~ e3@2, ~@5 e4@2 ~@6 d3@2 ~, ~@10 b3 ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4]@14 ~@4]/2", // A E
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.22).pan(0.3)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR" · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C@6 ~@2 D E F ~@5 A@2 B@2 C@6 ~@2 G H I J@2 K ~@18 A@2 B@2 C@6 ~@4 L M ~@3 N@2 A B O@2 ~ P ~ Q ~ R ~ A@2 B S
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2 ~@7", B: "e2@2 ~@4 b2 ~@5 b2 ~@3", C: "e2@2 ~@4 b2 ~ d3 ~@3 b2 ~@3", D: "e4@3 ~@5", E: "b3 ~@7",
  F: "~@14 g3 ~", G: "~@2 e3@5 ~", H: "~@6 b3@3 ~ g#3@4 b3 ~", I: "e3@15 ~", J: "[~@5 e2@4 ~@7]/2", K: "~@4 a3@7 ~@5",
  L: "~@14 c#4 ~", M: "b3@5 ~@11", N: "[~@8 e2 ~@7, ~@15 b3@17]/2", O: "[e2 ~@2 e3@12 ~]/2", P: "~@5 a3@2 ~", Q: "e3",
  R: "f#3 ~@7", S: "e2 ~@15",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.13).pan(0.3)

// bass · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B@2 A C@2 B D@2 E F ~ G@2 H I H J F ~ A B K L K C B@2 M N F ~ O P J P Q@2 R ~ S B@3 T B U ~ J P V P H P W T B T B T
  B@5 E R ~ H X H P H Y F ~ Z B K AA H P H P H@2 AB ~ B@2 AC AD
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 e2@4 b2@3 ~", B: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 e2@4 b2@3 ~", C: "e2@2 ~ e2 e2@2 b2@2",
  D: "[e2@5 ~ e2@2 e2@4 b2@3 e2@5 ~@2 e2@2 e2@4 b2@3 ~]/2", E: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 e2@4 c#3@3 ~", F: "b2@3 ~@13",
  G: "[a2@5 ~@3 a2@5 ~@2 e2@6 ~@3 e2@5 ~@3]/2", H: "a2@5 ~@3 a2@5 ~@3", I: "e2@6 ~@2 e2@5 ~@3", J: "a2@5 ~@3 a2@4 ~@4",
  K: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 e2@3 ~ b2@3 ~", L: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 e2@3 ~ b2@4", M: "e2@3 ~@3 e2@2 e2@3 ~ b2@3 ~",
  N: "e2@3 ~@3 e2@2 e2@4 c#3@3 ~", O: "a2@5 ~@2 a2@5 ~@4", P: "e2@5 ~@3 e2@5 ~@3",
  Q: "[a2@5 ~@3 a2@5 ~@2 a2@5 ~@4 a2@4 ~@4]/2", R: "b2 ~@7", S: "~ e2@4 ~ e2@2 e2@5 b2@3", T: "e2@2 ~ e2 e2@2 b2 ~",
  U: "e2 ~@7", V: "a2@3 ~@5 a2@5 ~@3", W: "b2@5 ~@3 b2@5 ~@3", X: "e2@5 ~@3 e2@4 ~@4", Y: "a2@4 ~@4 a2@5 ~@3",
  Z: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@5 ~ b2@3 ~", AA: "e2@3 ~@3 e2@2 e2@4 b2@2 ~@2", AB: "b2 ~@3", AC: "e2@3 ~@3 e2@2 e2@3 ~ b2@4",
  AD: "e2 ~@15",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.38)

// other · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  A@4 B C@2 A B@2 D ~@9 A@4 B C@3 B@2 D ~@9 A@4 B C E ~@8 A@5 B C@3 B@2 D ~@9 A@4 ~@8 A@3 D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@2 ~ g2 g#2@2 b2 ~", B: "e2@3 ~@3 g2@2 g#2@4 b2@3 ~", C: "e2@3 ~@3 g2@2 g#2@4 b2@2 ~@2", D: "e2 ~@15",
  E: "b2@3 ~@13",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.18).pan(0.8)

// chords · pizzicato strings · "PIZZICATO"
const pizzicato_strings = note(`<
  ~@4 A B@2 C D E F ~@13 G H B C I C J ~@9 K@3 L M L N ~ O P O Q O P ~@2 R S T U T S V S V S W ~@9 S V S N ~@8 X V@2 N
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g#4@2 ~@4 [g#4,b4]@2 ~@4 [b4,e5] ~@3, e4 ~@15", B: "[e4,g#4]@2 ~@4 b4@2 ~@4 [b4,e5] ~@3, ~@6 g#4 ~@9",
  C: "[e4,g#4] ~@5 b4@2 ~@4 [b4,e5] ~@3, ~@6 g#4 ~@9", D: "[e4,g#4,b4] ~@5 b4@2 ~@4 [b4,e5] ~@3, ~@6 g#4 ~@9",
  E: "[e4,b4] ~@5 b4@2 ~@4 [b4,e5] ~@3, g#4@2 ~@4 g#4 ~@9", F: "[d#4,f#4,b4] ~@15",
  G: "[e4,g#4] ~@5 [g#4,b4] ~@5 [b4,e5] ~@3", H: "[e4,g#4]@2 ~@4 g#4@2 ~@4 [b4,e5] ~@3, ~@6 b4 ~@9",
  I: "[e4,g#4]@2 ~@4 [g#4,b4] ~@5 [b4,e5] ~@3", J: "[d#4,f#4] ~@15, b4 ~@7", K: "[e4,g#4] ~@5 [e4,a4]@5 ~ [g#4,b4] ~@3",
  L: "[e4,g#4] ~@5 [e4,a4]@4 ~@2 [g#4,b4] ~@3", M: "e4@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@5 ~ [g#4,b4] ~@3, g#4 ~@15", N: "[e4,g#4] ~@15",
  O: "[e4,e5]@3 [c#4,c#5]@3 e4 ~, ~@12 e5 ~@3", P: "[e4,e5]@3 [b3,b4]@3 [e4,e5] ~", Q: "[e4,e5]@6 [b3,b4]@7 ~@3",
  R: "[e4,g#4] ~@5 [e4,a4]@6 [e4,g#4,b4] ~@3", S: "[e4,g#4] ~@5 [e4,a4]@5 ~ [e4,b4] ~@3",
  T: "[e4,g#4]@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@5 ~ [e4,b4] ~@3", U: "e4@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@5 ~ [e4,b4] ~@3, g#4 ~@15",
  V: "[e4,g#4] ~@5 [e4,a4]@4 ~@2 [e4,b4] ~@3", W: "[f#4,c#5] ~@7, [d#4,a4] ~@15",
  X: "[e4,g#4] ~@5 [e4,a4]@3 ~@3 [e4,b4] ~@3", // E A5 E5
})).s("gm_pizzicato_strings").gain(0.28).pan(0.2)

// chords · electric guitar jazz · "JAZZ GTR"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note("<~@39 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q@2 ~@35>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,c#4,e4]@2 e4 ~", // E C#m
  B: "[d#4,g4]@2 [e4,g#4]@2 [e4,g#4] ~ [f4,g#4] a4@3 ~@2 f#4@2 ~@2, ~@7 f#4@5 ~@4, ~@5 a4@2 ~", // D# E Fm
  C: "[g4,a#4] [g#4,b4]!2 ~@2 e4 b3 ~, ~@6 g#4@7 ~@3", // Gm G#m
  D: "[d#4,g4]@2 [e4,g#4]@2 [e4,g#4] g4 f#4@4 ~@2 f#4@2 ~@2, ~@6 a4@3 ~ a4@4 ~@2", // D# E
  E: "[g4,a#4]@2 [g#4,b4]@2 [g#4,b4] ~@5 e4@2 b3@2 ~@2, ~@6 g#4@7 ~@3", // Gm G#m
  F: "[d#4,g4]@2 [e4,g#4]@2 [e4,g#4] ~ [f4,g#4] [f#4,a4]@3 f#4 ~ f#4@2 ~@2, ~@5 a4@2 ~", // D# E Fm F#m
  G: "[g4,a#4]@2 [g#4,b4]@2 [g#4,b4] ~@5 e4@2 b3 ~@3, ~@6 g#4@7 ~@3", H: "[g#4,b4,e5] ~@7",
  I: "[b4,d5]!3 [g#4,b4,d5]!2 [b4,d5] d5!2, g#4@3 ~@2 g#4@3, ~@3 b4", // Bm G#dim Bm
  J: "e4@2 ~@9 e5@3 ~@2, ~@4 c#5@11 ~, ~@3 a4@4 ~, ~@4 e4@3 ~",
  K: "~@6 g#4 ~, b4@10 b4@5 ~, ~@2 g#4@9 ~@5, ~@2 e4@5 ~, ~@7 e5@8 ~",
  L: "~@6 a4 ~, c#5@7 e5@7 ~@2, ~ a4@4 c#5@2 ~, ~@2 e4@5 ~", M: "e4@7 ~",
  N: "~@4 e4@2 ~@5 c#5@4 ~, c#5@5 ~@3, ~@3 a4@12 ~, ~@7 e5@6 ~@3",
  O: "~@6 e4 ~, b4@6 ~ b4@7 ~@2, ~@2 g#4@8 ~ g#4@3 ~@2, ~ e4@2 ~", P: "~@6 b3@2 g#3 ~@2 c#4@5, e3@3 ~@5, ~@2 e4@3 e4@3",
  Q: "[~ e4@17 ~@14, [g#3,b3]@17 ~@15]/2", // G#m
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.32)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@12 A@6 B ~@13 A@6 B ~@9 A@6 B ~@13 A@6 B ~@5 A@6 B ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x",
})).gain(0.33)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@10 B C D E D F D G ~@2 A@10 B C D E D F D G ~@2 A@6 B C D E D F D G ~ A@11 B C D E D F D G ~@2 A@3 H D E D F D G ~@2
  A@3 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@4", B: "x", C: "~@5 x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@2 x",
  F: "~@4 x ~@2 x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2 x", G: "~@4 x ~@6 x!3 ~ x", H: "~@6 x!2",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@2 B A@2 B A@4 ~@10 A@2 B A@2 B A@4 ~@10 A@2 B A@2 B ~@9 A@3 B A@2 B A@4 ~@10 A@3 C ~@8 A@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!2", B: "x ~@2 x", C: "x ~@4 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.11)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<A@10 B ~@9 A@10 B ~@9 A@6 B ~@8 A@11 B ~@9 A@3 C ~@8 A@3 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~", B: "x", C: "x ~@2 x!5",
})).gain(0.33)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<A@10 ~@10 A@10 ~@10 A@6 ~@9 A@11 ~@10 A@4 ~@8 A@3 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.33)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@12 A@4 B A C ~@13 A@4 B A C ~@9 A@4 B A C ~@13 A@4 B A C ~@5 A@4 B A C ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x", B: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x", C: "x",
})).gain(0.33)

stack(
  electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, bass, electric_guitar_muted, pizzicato_strings, electric_guitar_jazz,
  kick, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, mid_tom, ride
)

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