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White Wedding

Billy Idol

KeyB minorTempo150 bpm
0:00/0:00
// White Wedding — IDOL BILLY
// 150 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 9 "DISTORTION" distortion guitar (copy of ch 3 "OVERDRIVE" overdriven guitar)
// note: Full arrangement: all 126 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(150/4)

// 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.

// bass · fretless bass · "FRETLESS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@6 B C A@2 C B D@6 E F D@2 G F D@2 G E D H E I D H J K D H J L D@4 G F D@2 G I D@2 G@2 D H G I D H J K D H J M D@4
  N@2 J K N O K P D@2 F I D H Q J D@2 G F D@15 H P K D H Q P D@2 J Q D@2 J K D H P R S
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b1!2 d2 e2 f#2!2 e2 d2", B: "e2!8", C: "d2!8", D: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~",
  E: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2", F: "e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~",
  G: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~", H: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1@2",
  I: "e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1@2", J: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2",
  K: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2", L: "d2@7 ~", M: "d2@13 ~@3",
  N: "b1 ~ b1@2 d2@2 e2@2 f#2 ~ f#2@2 e2@2 d2@2", O: "b1 ~ b1 ~ d2@2 e2@2 f#2 ~ f#2@2 e2@2 d2 ~",
  P: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~", Q: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~",
  R: "d2@4 ~@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2", S: "b1@3 ~@13",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.4)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@5 A@2 B C A@2 D E F@2 ~@16 G B A@2 B D A@2 B D ~@2 H I H J H J H J H J H J H I K L M@2 N O P@2 Q D H J H J A@2 B C
  A@2 D E R@2 S@2 T@2 U V W@2 X Y Z@2 ~@14 B D P@2 D B P@2 B D P@2 B D P@2 B D AA
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[b2,f#3]@31 ~]/2", B: "[e3,b3]", C: "~@3 [d4,f#4] ~ [d4,f#4] ~ [d4,f#4], [d3,a3]", D: "[d3,a3]",
  E: "~@3 d4 ~ d4 ~ d4, [e3,b3]", F: "[b2,f#3]/2", G: "[a2,e3]", H: "~@2 [a3,d4] ~@2 [a3,d4] ~@2",
  I: "[a3,d4] ~ [a3,d4] ~ [a3,c#4] d4 [a3,c#4] d4", J: "[a3,d4] ~ [a3,d4] ~ [a3,c#4] d4 c#4 d4, ~@3 a3",
  K: "~@2 [a3,d4] ~@2 [a3,d4] ~@2, [a2,e3]", L: "d4 ~ [a3,d4] ~ [a3,c#4] d4 c#4 d4, [e3,b3]@15 ~, ~@3 a3",
  M: "[~@4 [a3,d4]@2 ~@4 [a3,d4]@2 ~@4 [a3,d4]@2 ~@2 [a3,d4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4]@2 d4@2 [a3,c#4]@2 d4 ~, [b2,f#3]@15 ~]/2", // D5 A B5
  N: "~@2 [a3,d4] ~@2 [a3,d4] ~@2, [e3,b3]@15 ~", O: "[a3,d4] ~ [a3,d4] ~ [a3,c#4] d4 c#4 d4, d3@15 ~, ~@3 a3",
  P: "[~@2 [a3,d4] ~@2 [a3,d4] ~@2 [a3,d4] ~ [a3,d4] ~ [a3,c#4] d4 c#4 d4, [b2,f#3]@31 ~, ~@7 a3]/2", // D5 A B5
  Q: "~@4 [a3,d4]@2 ~@4 [a3,d4]@3 ~@3, [e3,b3]@7 ~", // D5 E5
  R: "[~@9 c#4 d4 ~ [a3,d4] ~ d4 c#4, [b2,f#3]@31 ~, ~@9 a3@2 ~@3 a3@2]/2", // D5 B5
  S: "[d4@7 ~@2 c#4 d4 ~ [a3,d4] ~ d4 c#4, [e3,b3]@15 ~, ~@9 a3@2 ~@3 a3@2]/2", // D5 E5
  T: "[d4@17 ~ c#4@2 d4@2 ~@2 [a3,d4]@2 ~@2 d4@2 c#4@2, [b2,f#3]@15 ~, ~@9 a3@2 ~@3 a3@2]/2", U: "[d3,a3,d4]",
  V: "[e3,b3,e4]@15 ~", W: "[[b2,f#3,b3]@15 ~]/2", X: "[a2,e3,a3]", Y: "[e3,b3,e4]", Z: "[b2,f#3,b3]/2",
  AA: "[b2,f#3] ~@7", // B5
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.29).pan(0.1)

// other · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A@4 ~ B C D ~ E@2 F@2 ~@26 G@2 ~@24 H@2 ~@4 I J K@2 I L M N I J I J I J O P Q@2 ~@5 R@3 ~ S@3 ~ T@5 ~@19
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@2 f#4@5 ~, ~@15 [b3,d4]@41 ~@8]/4", B: "~@2 b3 f#3, f#4@3 ~, ~ d4@2 ~", C: "~@2 f#4 d4, b3, ~@4 d4@7 ~@5",
  D: "e4", E: "[~@2 b3 f#3 ~ d4 f#4 d4, f#4@5 ~@3, ~ d4@3 b3@4]/2", F: "[a4@7 ~ [g#4,b4]@8, ~@15 e4@17]/2",
  G: "[~@16 f#4@15 ~, ~@15 [a3,d4]@17]/2", H: "[~ f#4, ~@15 [a3,d4]@17]/2", I: "f#4 d4 b3 f#3", J: "b3 d4 f#4 d4",
  K: "[e4@21 ~@11]/2", L: "~ d4 f#4 d4, b3 ~", M: "a4", N: "b4@7 ~", O: "f#4 d4 b3 a3", P: "g#3 b3 e4 d4",
  Q: "[c#4@4 a3@4 f#3@4 b3@19 ~]/2", R: "[~@8 f#4@15 ~, ~@15 [b3,d4]@32 ~]/3", S: "[~@8 [d4,f#4]@15 ~, ~@5 b3@10 ~]/3",
  T: "[~@16 f#4@28 ~@4 f#4@27 ~@5, ~@15 [b3,d4]@30 ~@2 [b3,d4]@29 ~@4]/5", // Bm
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.4).pan(0.9)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@5 A@3 B C@2 B D@7 E@8 F@2 G@2 H I C@2 I B C@2 I B C@2 J@2 K@2 J@2 L@4 M@2 J@2 N O P@2 O Q P@2 O R S@6 O T@3 Q O U@7
  V@3 W X@8 ~@9 O T@3 Q Y@3 O Q Z@3 Q Z@3 AA AB
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[d4,f#4]@2 [e4,g#4], b3]/3", B: "[a3,d4,f#4]", C: "[b3,d4,f#4]/2", D: "[[e4,g#4] f#4@6, b3, ~ d4@4 ~@2]/7",
  E: "[a3 ~ f#4@2, e4 ~, ~ b3@3]/4", F: "[a3,e4]/2", G: "[b3,f#4]/2", H: "[a3,c#4,e4]", I: "[b3,e4,g#4]",
  J: "[b4,d5,f#5]/2", K: "[[a4,c#5] [g#4,b4], e5]/2", L: "[[a4,c#5] g#4 [d5,f#5]@2, e5 ~, ~ b4@3]/4",
  M: "[a4,c#5,e5]/2", N: "[a4,c#5,e5]", O: "[e4,g#4,b4]", P: "[d4,f#4,b4]/2", Q: "[d4,f#4,a4]", R: "[d4,f#4,a4]@15 ~",
  S: "[d4,f#4,b4]/6", T: "[[d4,a4] [d4,b4]@2, f#4]/3", U: "[[d4,f#4]@2 [e4,g#4]@2 ~@2 a4, b4@6 ~, ~@4 [d4,f#4]@3]/7",
  V: "[[e4,g#4]@16 [d4,f#4]@31 ~, b4@47 ~]/3", W: "[c#4,e4,a4]", X: "[[e4,g#4] [d4,f#4]@7, b4]/8",
  Y: "[[e4,g#4] [d4,f#4]@2, b4@47 ~]/3", Z: "[[d4,f#4]@2 [e4,g#4], b4]/3", AA: "[d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@13", AB: "b2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.29).pan(0.3)

// other · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~ A@6 B C A@2 C B D@6 E F D@2 G F D@2 G E D H E I D H J K D H J L D@4 G F D@2 G I D@2 G@2 D H G I D H J K D H J M D@4
  N@2 J K N O K P D@2 F I D H Q J D@2 G F D@15 H P K D H Q P D@2 J Q D@2 J K D H P R S
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b2!2 d3 e3 f#3!2 e3 d3", B: "e3!8", C: "d3!8", D: "b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~",
  E: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2@2", F: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~",
  G: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~", H: "b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ b2@2",
  I: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2", J: "e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3@2",
  K: "d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3@2", L: "d3@7 ~", M: "d3@13 ~@3",
  N: "b2 ~ b2@2 d3@2 e3@2 f#3 ~ f#3@2 e3@2 d3@2", O: "b2 ~ b2 ~ d3@2 e3@2 f#3 ~ f#3@2 e3@2 d3 ~",
  P: "e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~", Q: "d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~",
  R: "d3@4 ~@2 a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2@2", S: "b2@3 ~@13",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.27).pan(0.8)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ [x!2]!39 x [x!2]!25 x [x!2]!57 x ~>").gain(0.45)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ A@7 B A@31 C A D A@3 D A@3 D A@5 E A@9 C A@2 B F A@7 B A@45 G H>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", C: "~@5 x!3", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3",
  F: "~@4 x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~", G: "~ x!7", H: "x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A B A@3 B A@3 B A@6 B A@2 B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A@2 B A@2 B A B A B A
  ~ A B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A@3 B A B A B A B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@2 B@2 A B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A ~ C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!7 ~", C: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@14 A ~ A ~@13 B ~@7 A ~@17 C ~@7 A ~@23 A ~@3 A ~@17 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x!2", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@5 x!3",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@6 A ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 A ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~@3
  A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 A@2 ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@30 [~@5 x!2 ~] ~@25 [~@3 x!2 ~@3] ~@69>").gain(0.4)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@6 B ~@22 A ~@8 A@2 ~@15 A ~@8 A@2 ~ B ~ A ~@6 B ~@6 A@2 ~@2 A ~@16 A@2 ~@11 A ~@3 A@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@30 [~ x!4 ~@3] ~@25 [x!3 ~@5] ~@69>").gain(0.35)

stack(
  bass, overdriven_guitar, electric_guitar_clean, string_ensemble_1, electric_guitar_muted, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom,
  open_hat, mid_tom, crash, high_tom
)

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