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// birds — Imagine Dragons
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 1 "Piano" named as a piano, played on piano (its electric guitar jazz patch is not one); ch 2 "Violin" named as a string part, played on violin (its acoustic bass patch is not one)
// note: Transcription provider: pdmx. https://musescore.com/score/5846951; license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
// note: Full arrangement: all 107 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. 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 · piano
const piano = note(`<
A B C D A B C D E F G H E F G H I J K L M J K N O P@2 Q O P@2 Q R S T U R S T U V W X U V W X Y O P@2 Q O P@2 Q O Z@2
Q O AA@2 AB AC AD AE@2 AC AD AF@2 AC AD AG AH AI AD AJ AK AL AM@2 AN AO@2 AP AQ AR@2 AP AQ AS@2 AP AQ AT@2 AU AQ AT@2
AV AQ AT@2 AU
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a2,c#3,e3]@3 a2 [a2,c#3,e3]@4", B: "[c#3,e3,g#3]@3 c#3 [c#3,e3,g#3]@4", C: "[b2,d#3,f#3]@3 b2 [b2,d#3,f#3]@4",
D: "[b2,f#3]@3 b2 [b2,d#3,f#3]@4", E: "~@3 a2 [a2,c#3,e3,c#5,e5,a5]@4, [a2,c#3,e3]@3 ~@5, ~ [c#5,e5,a5] ~@2",
F: "~@3 c#3 ~@2 f#5@2, [c#3,e3,g#3]@3 ~ [c#3,e3,g#3,c#5,e5,g#5]@4, ~ [c#5,e5,g#5] ~@2", // C#m
G: "~@4 f#5!2 [b2,f#5]@2 f#5@4 f#5!2 f#5@2, [b2,d#3,f#3]@3 ~ [b2,d#3,f#3]@4", // B5 B
H: "f#5@4 f#5!2 [b2,f#5]@2 f#5@2 e5@2 e5@4, [b2,d#3,f#3]@3 ~ [b2,d#3,f#3]@4", // B5 B
I: "[a2,c#5] [e3,c#5] [a3,c#5] [e3,c#5] c#4 e3 a3 e3, c#3@15 ~, ~ [c#5,e5]", // A C#m A C#m
J: "[c#3,c#5] [g#3,c#5] [c#4,c#5] [g#3,c#5] e4 g#3 c#4 g#3, e3@15 ~, ~ [c#5,f#5]", // C# C#5 C# C#5 F#5
K: "[b2,b4] [f#3,b4] [b3,b4] [f#3,b4] d#4 f#3 b3 f#3, d#3@15 ~, ~ [b4,d#5]", // B B5 B B5 B
L: "d#4 f#3 b3 f#3 d#4 [f#3,c#5] b3 f#3, [b4,d#5]!2, ~@3 c#5", // F#5 B
M: "[a2,c#5] [e3,c#5] [a3,c#5] [e3,c#5] [c#4,c#5,e5] [e3,c#5] [a3,c#5] [e3,c#5], c#3@15 ~", // A C#m A C#m A C#m
N: "d#4@2 f#3@2 b3@2 f#3@2 d#4 ~ c#5@2 c#5@2 c#5@2, [b4,d#5]!2", // B
O: "a2 e3 a3 [c#4,g#5] e4 c#4 a3 [c#4,c#5], a1, [c#5,a5]@3 ~ e5@3 ~", // C#5 C# F#m
P: "[c#3 g#3 c#4 [e4,c#5] [g#4,e5] [e4,f#5] [c#4,g#5] e4 b2 f#3 b3 d#4 f#4 d#4 b3 [d#4,e5], c#2 b1, e5@3 ~@4 f#5@3 [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@3 ~]/2", // C#m Esus2 C#5 Emaj7 B5
Q: "[f#4,f#5] [d#4,f#5] [b3,g#5] f#5@2 e5 c#5@2, ~@3 d#4 ~@4", R: "a2 e3 a3 e3 c#4 e3 a3 e3",
S: "c#3 g#3 c#4 g#3 e4 g#3 c#4 g#3", T: "b2 f#3 b3 f#3 d#4 f#3 b3 f#3", U: "d#4 f#3 b3 f#3 d#4 f#3 b3 f#3",
V: "a2 e3 a3 e3 c#4 e3 a3 e3, a1", W: "c#3 g#3 c#4 g#3 e4 g#3 c#4 g#3, c#2", X: "b2 f#3 b3 f#3 d#4 f#3 b3 f#3, b1",
Y: "d#4 f#3 b3 f#3 d#4 c#5!3",
Z: "[c#3 g#3 c#4 [e4,c#5] [g#4,b5] [e4,a5] [c#4,g#5] e4 b2 f#3 b3 d#4 f#4 d#4 b3 [d#4,e5], c#2 b1, e5@3 ~@4 f#5@3 [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@3 ~]/2", // C#m G#m A5 C#5 Emaj7 B5
AA: "[c#3 g#3 c#4 [e4,c#5] [g#4,e5] [e4,f#5] [c#4,g#5] e4 b2 [f#3,b4] b3 d#4 f#4 d#4 b3 d#4, c#2 b1, e5@3 ~@4 f#5@2 ~ [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@4]/2", // C#m Esus2 C#5 B5
AB: "~ b4 [b4,g#5]@2 [b4,f#5] [b4,e5] ~@2, b2@15 ~", AC: "a2 e3 a3 e3 c#4 e3 [a3,c#5] [e3,c#5], a1",
AD: "c#3 g#3 c#4 g#3 e4 g#3 c#4 g#3, c#2, c#5 e5 c#5 b4",
AE: "[b2 f#3 b3 f#3 d#4 [f#3,f#4] [b3,g#4] f#3 d#4 f#3 b3 f#3 d#4 f#3 b3 f#3, b1 ~, g#4@5 ~@2 f#4@9]/2", // F# E
AF: "[b2 f#3 b3 f#3 d#4 [f#3,f#4] [b3,g#4] f#3 d#4 f#3 b3 f#3 [d#4,f#4] [c#4,e4] [b3,d#4] [a3,c#4], b1 ~, g#4@5 ~@2 f#4@5 ~@4]/2", // F# E D#m C#m B A
AG: "b2@2 f#3@2 b3@2 f#3@2 d#4@2 f#3@2 b3@2 a5 g#5, b1, g#5@6 ~ f#3",
AH: "d#4 f#3 b3 f#3 [d#4,f#4] [c#4,e4] [b3,d#4] [a3,c#4], f#5 ~", AI: "a2 e3 a3 e3 c#4 e3 [a3,a4] [e3,b4], a1",
AJ: "b2 f#3 b3 f#3 d#4 f#3 b3 f#3, [b1,g#5]", AK: "d#4 f#3 b3 f#3 [d#4,f#4] [c#4,e4] [b3,d#4] [a3,c#4], b5",
AL: "[a2,c#3,e3,c#6]", AM: "[d#6@12 ~ c#5!3]/2", AN: "[c#5,a5]@3 g#5 e5@3 c#5",
AO: "[e5 ~@2 c#5 e5 f#5 g#5 f#5@3 [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@3 e5]/2", AP: "f#5!2 g#5 f#5@2 e5 c#5@2",
AQ: "[c#5,a5]@3 g#5 e5@3 c#5, a1", AR: "[e5@3 c#5 e5 f#5 g#5 ~@3 [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@3 e5, c#2 b1, ~@7 f#5@3 ~@6]/2",
AS: "[e5@3 c#5 b5 a5 g#5 ~@3 [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@3 e5, c#2 b1, ~@7 f#5@3 ~@6]/2", // B5
AT: "[e5@3 c#5 e5 f#5 g#5 ~@2 b4 [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@4, c#2 b1, ~@7 f#5@2 ~@7]/2", // B5
AU: "~ b4 [b4,g#5]@2 [b4,f#5] [b4,e5] ~@2", AV: "~ b4 [b4,g#5]@2 [b4,f#5] [b4,e5]@3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.3)
// chords · piano · soft notes
const piano_soft = note("<~@83 A B C@2 D E F G D E H G D E H I D E J@2 D E H K>".pickRestart({
A: "[a2,c#3,e3]@15 ~", B: "[c#3,e3,g#3]@15 ~", C: "[[b2,f#3], d#3@15 ~]/2", D: "a2 e3 a3 c#4 e4 c#4 a3 c#4",
E: "c#3 g#3 c#4 e4 g#4 e4 c#4 e4", F: "~@2 b3 d#4 f#4 d#4 b3 d#4", G: "f#4 d#4 b3 d#4 ~@4",
H: "b2 f#3 b3 d#4 f#4 d#4 b3 d#4", I: "f#4 d#4 b3 d#4 f#4 d#4 b3 d#4",
J: "[b2@2 f#3@2 b3@2 d#4@2 f#4@2 d#4@2 b3@2 e4@17 ~]/2", K: "f#4 d#4 b3 d#4 f#4 d#4 ~@2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.2)
// chords · violin
const violin = note(`<
A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 D E F@2 D G H@2 I J K@2 L J M@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B
C@2 A B C@2 N O P@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 ~@7 Q R@3 A B C@2 S T@3 A B C@2 S T@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a1,a2]", B: "[c#2,c#3]", C: "[b1,b2]/2", D: "~ [c#5,e5,a5] [c#5,e5,a5]@2, [a1,a2]",
E: "~ [c#5,e5,g#5]!2 f#5, [c#2,c#3]", // C#m C#
F: "[~@4 e5 f#5 f#5@2 f#5@4 f#5!2 f#5@2 f#5@4 f#5!2 f#5@2 f#5@2 e5@2 e5@4, [b1,b2]]/2", // B
G: "~ [c#5,e5,g#5]!3 [c#5,e5,g#5]@4, [c#2,c#3]", // C#m C#
H: "[~@4 e5!2 f#5@2 f#5@4 f#5!2 f#5@2 f#5@4 f#5!2 f#5@2 f#5@2 e5@2 e5@4, [b1,b2]]/2", I: "c#5!4 [c#5,e5]@4, [a1,a2]",
J: "c#5!4 [c#5,f#5]@4, [c#2,c#3]", K: "[b4!4 [b4,d#5]@4 [b4,d#5]@4 [b4,d#5]@4, [b1,b2]]/2",
L: "c#5!4 [c#5,e5] c#5!3, [a1,a2]", M: "[b4!4 [b4,d#5]@4 [b4,d#5]@4 [b4,d#5] ~@3, [b1,b2]]/2", N: "~@6 a4!2, [a1,a2]",
O: "a4 c#5 e4!2, [c#2,c#3]", P: "[e4@5 d#4 e4 d#4@9, [b1,b2]]/2",
Q: "[a4,a5] [c#5,c#6]@7 ~@2 [b4,b5]@2 [g#4,g#5]@2 [f#4,b4,f#5,b5]@2, [a1,a2]", // A C# B G# B5 A
R: "[[f#4,f#5] [g#4,g#5]@7 [f#4,f#5]@4 [e4,e5]@2 ~@2 [b1,b2]@32, [c#2,c#3] ~@2, ~@7 [f#4,f#5]@9 ~@8]/3", // F# G# F# E B C# F#
S: "[a4,a5] [c#5,c#6]@5 [b4,b5]@2 [g#4,g#5]@6 [f#4,b4,f#5,b5]@2, [a1,a2]", // A C# B G# B5 A
T: "[[g#4,g#5]@4 [f#4,f#5]@2 [e4,e5] f#5 [b1,b2]@16, [c#2,c#3] f#5 ~, ~@7 f#4@9 ~@8]/3", // G# F# E B C#
})).s("gm_violin").gain(0.41)
// chords · violin · soft notes
const violin_soft = note("<~@68 A B C@2 A B D E F B G H I J@2 ~@24>".pickRestart({
A: "~@6 a4!2", B: "a4 c#5 e4!2", C: "[e4@5 d#4 e4 d#4@5 ~@4]/2", D: "e5@12 ~@2 f#5 e5", E: "d#5 ~", F: "~@6 f#4 g#4",
G: "e5", H: "g#5", I: "a5", J: "[b5@3 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_violin").gain(0.21)
// other · electric guitar clean · "Electric Guitar"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
A@3 B A@3 B ~@15 C D E@2 F D E@2 F ~@15 C D E@2 F D E@2 F D G@2 F D H@2 I ~@3 J K ~@2 J K ~@2 J K ~@9 L M E@2 F D G@2
F D H@2 I D H@2 N D H@2 I
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@3 c#4 f#4 g#4@2 e4@4 c#4 f#4 g#4@2 d#4@9]/3", B: "~@3 e4!2 d#4 c#4@2", C: "~@5 c#5!3",
D: "[c#5,a5]@3 g#5 e5@3 c#5", E: "[e5@3 c#5 e5 f#5 g#5 f#5@3 [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@3 e5]/2",
F: "f#5!2 g#5 f#5@2 e5 c#5@2", G: "[e5@3 c#5 b5 a5 g#5 f#5@3 [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@3 e5]/2",
H: "[e5@3 c#5 e5 f#5 g#5 f#5@2 b4 [b4,f#5]@2 [b4,f#5]@4]/2", I: "~ b4 [b4,g#5]@2 [b4,f#5] [b4,e5] ~@2",
J: "~@2 [b5,e6] [b5,d#6]", K: "[a5,c#6]@3 ~", L: "b2!4 [b2,b3]!4", M: "~@4 e5@3 c#5",
N: "~ b4 [b4,g#5]@2 [b4,f#5] [b4,e5]@3", // E B5 E5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.45)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A
C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C ~@7 A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~@2 x ~@4", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~@8",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3
~@8 A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B
C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C ~@7 A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B D
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!8", B: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x!2", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x!3 ~@2 x ~@2 x!2", D: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x!3 ~@7",
})).gain(0.35)
stack(piano, piano_soft, violin, violin_soft, electric_guitar_clean, kick, snare, hihat)
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