Strudelify

Good Life

Inner City

KeyB minorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Good Life — Inner City
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 121 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.
// 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(`<
  ~@10 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@4 A B A B A
  B A B A B A C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b1 ~@2 b1!2 ~ b1 ~@2 f#1 ~@2 f#1 ~@2 e1", B: "a1!2 ~ a1!2 ~ a1 ~@2 e1 ~ e1!2 ~ e1!2", C: "a1!2 ~ a1!2 ~@11",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.64)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO"
const piano = note(`<
  A B C B C B C B ~@8 D E D E D E D E ~@4 F G H I ~@8 D E D E D E D E ~@4 F G H I F G H I ~@4 D E D E D E D E ~@4 F G H
  I F G H I F G H I ~@4 F G H I ~@16 F G ~@2 F G ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4]", // Bm F#m
  B: "~ [c4,e4] ~@4 [a3,c4,e4] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~ [d4,f#4] ~", // C Am Em D
  C: "~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4]", // Bm F#m
  D: "[b4,d5,f#5]@3 ~ [b4,d5,f#5] ~ [f#4,a4,c#5]@8 ~@2", E: "[a4,c5,e5]@3 ~ [a4,c5,e5] ~ [e4,g4,b4]@7 ~@3",
  F: "~@2 [a3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~ [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [e3,f#3,a3,c#4]@2 ~ [e3,a3,c#4]@2 ~ [g3,a3,c4,e4]@2, ~@11 f#3 ~@4", // Bm7 F#m7 A Am7
  G: "~ [g3,a3,c4] ~@2 [d3,e3,g3,b3]@2 ~ [d3,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [a3,b3,d4,f#4]@3 [f#3,b3,d4] ~@2, ~ e4@2 ~@13", // Am7 Em7 Bm7 Bm
  H: "~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 ~ [a3,b3,d4] ~@7 [b3,d4,f#4,a4]@2, ~@3 f#4 ~@4", I: "~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@14, ~ a4@2 ~@13",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.3).pan(0.7)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO" · soft notes
const piano_soft = note("<A B C B C B C B D ~@112>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~", // Bm F#m
  B: "~ [f#3,a3,c#4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~@2 [a3,c4,e4] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~ [e3,g3,b3]!2 ~", // F#m Am Em
  C: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~@2 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~", // Bm F#m
  D: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~@15", // Bm
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.06).pan(0.7)

// chords · epiano1 · "E.PIANO"
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~@10 A B C B C B C B C B C B C B D ~@2 E C F ~ E C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B D ~@11 A B C B C B C B C B C B D ~@23
  A B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4]!5 ~ [f#3,a3,b3,c#4,d4,f#4] [f#3,a3,c#4]!3 ~ [f#3,a3,c#4] f#3 [a3,c#4]", // Bm Dmaj7 F#m A
  B: "[f#3,a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4]!5 ~ [e3,g3,a3,b3,c4,e4] [e3,g3,b3]!3 ~ [e3,g3,b3]!2 ~", // F#m7b5 Am Cmaj7 Em
  C: "[e3,g3,b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4]!5 ~ [f#3,a3,b3,c#4,d4,f#4] [f#3,a3,c#4]!3 ~ [f#3,a3,c#4] f#3 [a3,c#4]", // Em7 Bm Dmaj7 F#m A
  D: "[e3,g3,b3] ~@15", E: "[a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4]!5 ~ [e3,g3,a3,b3,c4,e4] [e3,g3,b3]!3 ~ [e3,g3,b3]!2 ~",
  F: "f#3 ~@15", G: "[e3,g3] ~",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.18).pan(0.3)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 B C B C B@3 C B C B C B@3 C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B@3 C B C B C
  B@3 C B C B C B C B C B A B C B@3 C B C B C B@3 C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B@3 C B C B C B C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2", C: "x ~@7 x ~@5 x!2",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@10 A@5 B A@7 B A@31 B A@7 B A@11 C A@3 B A@7 B A@23 B A@8 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@8 [~ x ~ x]!67 [~ x ~@2] [~ x ~ x]!44 ~>").gain(0.42)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@10 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A
  B A B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x!3 ~", B: "x!3 ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.24)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@12 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.12)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@75 [x!3 ~ x ~@11] ~@45>").gain(0.42)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct(`<
  ~@10 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A
  B A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2", B: "~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3", C: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · whistle
const whistle = s("ballwhistle:1").struct(`<
  ~@27 A B ~@2 A ~@24 A ~ A@2 ~@22 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@15 A ~@3 A ~@4 A@4 ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~ x!4 ~", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.39)

stack(bass, piano, piano_soft, epiano1, kick, snare, clap, hihat, open_hat, crash, shaker, whistle)

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