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// Running On Empty — Jackson Browne
// 135 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 137 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(135/4)
// 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.
// other · synth strings 1 · "Syn. Strings1"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
A B A B A B C@2 D@2 E@2 F G ~@2 H@3 ~ I@2 J@2 K L@2 M N@2 O@2 P Q@3 F G ~@2 H@3 ~ I@2 J@2 K L@2 M N@2 O@2 P Q@3 ~@12
R@4 S T@2 U V@4 W X@3 F G ~@2 H@3 ~ I@2 J@2 K L@2 M N@2 O@2 P Q@3 Y@2 Z@2 AA@2 AB@2 AC AD AE@2 AF AG AH@2 ~@5 AI AJ AK
AL
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a3,d4,f#4]@7 [a3,d4,f#4]", B: "~ [a3,c#4,e4]@7",
C: "[[a3,c#4,f#4]@9 [c#4,f#4] [e4,a4] [f#4,b4] [c#4,f#4,b4]@2 [c#4,f#4,a4]@2]/2", // F#m F#5 A5 B5 F#sus4 F#m
D: "[~@4 [a4,d5,f#5]@4 [a4,d5,f#5,a5]@2 b5@4 [c#5,e5,a5,c#6]@10 [e4,e5]@3 [e4,e5]@2 [f#4,f#5]@3]/2", // D A E F#
E: "[[f#4,g#4,b4,f#5] [e4,e5]@2 [e4,g#4,b4,e5]@8 [e4,g#4,b4,e5]@5]/2", F: "[a3,d4,f#4]@4 f#5!3 e5",
G: "~ c#5!3 b4 a4 a4@2", H: "[~@2 f#5!3 e5 c#5 e5@2 c#5@2 c#5@2 b4@2 a4@2 b4 a4!3 a4@3]/3",
I: "[~@2 a4@2 f#5@2 f#5@2 f#5@4 e5@2 c#5@4 e5@2 e5@2 c#5 b4 a4@6 a4@2]/2", J: "[b4!2 c#5@8 b4@2 a4@2 a4@18]/2",
K: "~@2 b4 c#5!2 b4 a4!2", L: "[b4 a4@2 a4@2 e4@2 f#4@2 f#4 e4 e4@5]/2", M: "f#4 g#4@3 ~ c#5 b4!2",
N: "[~@4 f#5 e5 c#5 e5@2 c#5@4 c#5 b4!2, a4@7 ~@9]/2", O: "[a4@4 c#5 e5@2 e5@5 ~ c#5 b4!2]/2",
P: "a4@2 a5!3 f#5 e5!2", Q: "[f#5 e5!4 d5 c#5 c#5@17]/3",
R: "[~@2 a4!2 c#5 e5@2 f#5@7 ~ e5@3 b4 c#5 b4 a4@2 a4@5 c#5 b4 a4@2]/4", S: "a4@2 a4!2 c#5@2 e5@2",
T: "[e5@4 c#5@6 b4@2 a4@2 ~@6 a5@2 a5@2 a5 f#5 e5@6, ~@7 a4@9]/2", U: "e5 c#5 c#5@4 b4@2 b4@2 a4@6",
V: "[~@2 a4!2 c#5 e5@2 f#5@7 ~ e5@3 b4 c#5 b4 a4@2 a4@5 ~@4]/4", W: "~ a5!4 f#5 e5 f#5",
X: "[~ c#5!3 b4 a4 b4 a4@15 ~@2]/3", Y: "[~@4 f#5@2 f#5@2 f#5@2 e5@2 c#5@2 e5@4 c#5 b4 a4@6 a4@2 a4@2 a4@2]/2",
Z: "[b4 c#5@2 b4@2 a4 a4@10]/2", AA: "[~ a5!4 f#5 f#5@3 c#5!3 b4 ~ b4@2, ~@13 a4@2 ~]/2", AB: "[a4@12 ~ c#5 b4!2]/2",
AC: "~ a5!3 a5@2 f#5 e5", AD: "~ c#5!3 b4 a4 a4@2, b4 ~@3", AE: "[~@4 c#5 e5@2 a4@2 ~@5 e5@2, ~@9 a4@7]/2",
AF: "~@2 a5!3 f#5 e5!2", AG: "~@2 c#5!3 b4 a4!2", AH: "[b4 a4@15]/2", AI: "~@4 a4 g#4 a4@2", AJ: "~@4 b4 c#5 g#4@2",
AK: "a5@3 e5@3 f#5@2", AL: "c#5",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.28).pan(0.9)
// chords · overdriven guitar · "Overdrive Gt."
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
A B A B A B C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H B I@3 B J@2 K L M N O P Q@4 R@4 F G H B I@3 B J@2 K L M N O P Q@4 R@4 S T U V W X Y Z
AA@2 AB@6 Y AC@2 AD@5 AE AF AG@2 F G H B I@3 B J@2 K L M N O P Q@4 R@4 AH@2 AI@2 AJ AK AL@2 AM AN AO@2 AP AQ AR AS ~ H
B H B AT AU AV AW
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a3,d4,f#4]@7 [a3,d4,f#4]", B: "~ [a3,c#4,e4]@7",
C: "[[a3,c#4,f#4]@9 [c#4,f#4] [e4,a4] [f#4,b4] [c#4,f#4,b4]@2 [c#4,f#4,a4]@2]/2", // F#m F#5 A5 B5 F#sus4 F#m
D: "[~@4 [a4,d5,f#5]@4 [a4,d5,f#5,a5]@2 b5@4 [c#5,e5,a5,c#6]@10 [e4,e5]@3 [e4,e5]@2 [f#4,f#5]@3]/2", // D A E F#
E: "[[f#4,g#4,b4,f#5] [e4,e5]@2 [e4,g#4,b4,e5]@8 [e4,g#4,b4,e5]@5]/2", F: "[a3,d4,f#4]@4 ~@2 [f#4,d5] ~",
G: "~ [c#4,a4] ~ [c#4,e4] b4 a4 [c#4,e4]@2", H: "[a3,d4,f#4]@4 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]",
I: "[[a3,d4,f#4]@4 f#4 ~@2 [e4,d5]@2 [c#4,a4,c#5]@2 [c#4,e4,c#5]@2 b4@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 [d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@5, ~@19 a4 ~@4]/3", // D E7 F#m C#m D
J: "[[a3,d4,f#4]@4 [d5,f#5]@2 ~@3 [e4,c#5]@2 ~ a4@3 a4, ~@4 f#4@5 ~@2 c#4@5]/2", K: "[d4,f#4]@6 ~ [d4,f#4]",
L: "~ [c#4,e4]@7", M: "[d4,f#4]!2", N: "[a3,e4]@3 a3@5, ~@3 e4@2 ~@3", O: "[g#3,b3]", P: "[a3,f#4] [b3,g#4]@3 ~@4",
Q: "[[d4,a4]@7 [d4,a4]@2 [c#4,a4]@6 d4@8 [c#4,a4]@5 ~ c#5 b4!2]/4", // D5 F#m
R: "[a4@2 ~@2 [a4,d5]@3 [e4,c#5]@3 c#5!3 b4 a4 c#5@17]/4", S: "[a4,d5]", T: "[c#4,a4]", U: "[d5,a5]",
V: "[e4,a4,c#5] ~", W: "~@3 f#5!2 e5 d5 c#5, [a4,d5] ~", X: "[e4,a4,d5] c#5 [c#4,a4] e4@2 a4 e4 f#4", Y: "[c#4,f#4]",
Z: "[a4,c#5]@4 d5 c#5 a4@2, c#4", AA: "[[f#4,a4,d5]@6 ~ [e4,a4]@9]/2",
AB: "[[g#4,b4]@12 ~@3 [c#5,f#5]@3 a4!2 c#5 e5@2 [a4,d5]@7 ~ [g#4,b4,e5]@3 [e4,g#4,b4] c#5 [e4,g#4,b4] a4@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@5 c#5 b4 a4@2]/6", // G#m F#5 D5 E A
AC: "[g#4@6 ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@9]/2", // D
AD: "[[e4,a4]@4 [c#4,e4]@3 [c#4,f#4]@8 [a4,d5]@7 ~ [g#4,b4,e5]@3 [e4,g#4,b4] c#5 [e4,g#4,b4] a4@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@5 c#4 b3 a3@2]/5", // A5 C#m F#5 D5 E A
AE: "[d4,f#4,a4]@6 ~ [g#4,b4]", AF: "~ c#5!3 b4 a4 b4 ~", AG: "[[a3,f#4]@3 [a3,e4]@3 [a3,d4]@3 [a3,c#4]@5 ~@2]/2",
AH: "[[a3,d4,f#4]@8 [f#4,d5]@2 e5@2 c#5@2 [e4,d5]@4 c#5 b4 [c#4,e4]@6 ~@2 [c#4,e4]@2 ~@2]/2", // D E7 C#m
AI: "[[d4,f#4]@3 [d4,f#4] [d4,f#4]@2 ~ [c#4,e4]@4 [c#4,e4] ~ [c#4,e4]@3]/2", AJ: "[a3,d4,f#4] [a4,d5]",
AK: "b4@3 [e4,g#4] ~@2 [b3,g#4,b4]@2, g#4@2 ~@3 a4@2 ~", AL: "[[a3,f#4]@3 [a3,e4]@2 [a3,d4]@4 [a3,c#4]@3 ~@2 b4!2]/2",
AM: "[f#4,a4]@4 ~@3 e5, ~ [a4,d5]", AN: "~ c#5!3 b4 a4 a4@2, [g#4,b4] ~@3",
AO: "[[f#4,a4]@3 ~ c#5 e5@2 [d4,a4]@2 ~@5 e5@2, ~@3 [e4,a4]@2 ~@4 [c#4,a4]@7]/2", // F#m D5 A5 F#m
AP: "~@2 [a4,f#5]@2 ~@3 e5, ~ [a4,d5]", AQ: "[g#4,b4,f#5]@2 c#5!2 [e4,g#4,c#5] b4 a4!2",
AR: "[a3,f#4]@3 [a3,e4]@3 [a3,d4]@2", AS: "[a3,c#4]", AT: "[a4,d5,f#5]@4 [d4,f#4,a4] g#4 a4@2",
AU: "[b4,e5,g#5]@4 [e4,g#4,b4] c#5 b4@2", AV: "[a4,f#5]@3 a4@3 [a4,d5]@2", AW: "[e4,a4]",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.36)
// bass · fretless bass · "Fretless Bs."
const bass = note(`<
A@6 B@2 C D E@2 A@11 F C G H@2 I@4 J@2 K@2 A@11 F C G H@2 I@4 J@2 K@2 L M L M L M K@2 N O P@2 Q@4 L M N R@5 N M S@2
A@11 F C G H@2 I@4 J@2 K@2 A@4 C E T@2 C E S@2 C E U V W A@4 X Y U V
>`.pickRestart({
A: "a2!4", B: "f#2!4", C: "d3!4", D: "c#3!4", E: "e3!4", F: "a2@2 a2@2 a2@2 b2 c#3", G: "c#3@2 c#3@2 c#3@2 c#2 d2",
H: "e2!4", I: "[f#3@2 ~@5 f#3@2 e3@6 f#3@8 e3@5 ~@4]/4", J: "[f#3@7 e3@9]/2", K: "f#3/2", L: "f#3", M: "e3", N: "d3",
O: "c#3", P: "e3/2", Q: "[f#3@6 ~ d3@7 ~ e3@7 ~ e3@5 ~@4]/4", R: "[a2@6 ~ f#3@7 ~ d3@7 ~ e3@7 ~ e3@9]/5",
S: "[d3@3 c#3@3 b2@3 a2@3 f#2@2 e2@2]/2", T: "[d3@3 c#3@2 b2@4 a2@3 f#2@2 e2@2]/2", U: "d3@3 c#3@3 b2@2", V: "a2",
W: "a2 a1!2 a2 a1!2 a2 a1", X: "d3!2", Y: "e3!2",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.38).pan(0.9)
// bass · electric bass finger · "Fingered Bs."
const bass_2 = note(`<
A@6 B@2 C D E@2 A@11 F E G E@2 H@6 I@2 A@11 F E G E@2 H@6 I@2 H@6 I@2 C D E@2 J@4 I E C K@5 C E L@2 A@11 F E G E@2 H@6
I@2 A@4 C E M@2 C E N@2 C E O P Q A@4 R S T P
>`.pickRestart({
A: "a1!4", B: "f#1!4", C: "d2!4", D: "c#2!4", E: "e2!4", F: "a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 c#2!2", G: "c#2@2 c#2@2 c#2@2 c#2 d2",
H: "a2!4", I: "f#2!4", J: "[f#2@2 f#2@2 f#2@2 f#2 d2@3 d2@2 d2@2 d2 e2@3 e2@2 e2@2 e2 a2@3 a2@2 a2@2 a2@2]/4",
K: "[a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1 f#2@3 f#2@2 f#2@2 f#2 d2@3 d2@2 d2@2 d2 e2@3 e2@2 e2@2 e2 a2@3 a2@2 a2@2 a2@2]/5",
L: "[d2@3 c#2@3 b1@3 a1@3 f#1@2 e1@2]/2", M: "[d2@3 c#2@2 b1@4 a1@3 f#2@2 e2@2]/2",
N: "[d2@3 c#2@3 b1@3 a1@3 f#2@2 e2@2]/2", O: "d2@3 c#2@3 b1@2", P: "a1", Q: "a2 a1!2 a2 a1!2 a2 a1", R: "d2!2",
S: "e2!2", T: "d2@3 c#2@3 c#2@2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.35).pan(0.3)
// other · brass section · "Brass1"
const brass_section = note("<~@28 A@2 B@2 C D@2 ~@17 A@2 B@2 C D@2 ~@45 A@2 B@2 C D@2 ~@9 E@2 ~@15>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@4 f#5 e5 c#5 e5@2 c#5@3 ~ c#5 b4!2]/2", B: "[~@4 c#5 e5@2 e5@5 ~@4]/2", C: "~@2 a5!3 f#5 e5!2",
D: "[f#5 e5!4 d5 c#5 c#5@5 ~@4]/2", E: "[~ a5!4 f#5 e5 f#5@2 c#5!3 b4 a4 a4@2]/2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.36).pan(0.9)
// other · electric guitar jazz · "Jazz Gt."
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
~@7 A B@2 C ~@16 D ~@23 D ~@8 E@2 F G H I J K L@5 ~@2 M N ~@26 D ~@29 O P Q R
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ f#4 a4 b4 b4@2 a4@2", B: "[~@4 f#5@4 a5@2 b5@4 c#6@10 e5@3 e5@2 f#5@3]/2", C: "f#5 e5@2 e5@5",
D: "f#4 g#4@3 ~@4", E: "[a5@5 f#5 e5 e5@2 c#5@3 e5 a5@2 c#6]/2", F: "d6@2 c#6 d6@2 c#6 a5 e5",
G: "c#5@4 c#5 d5 e5 a5", H: "~@3 f#5!2 e5 d5 c#5, d5 ~", I: "d5 c#5 a4 e4@2 a4 e4 f#4", J: "a4@2 a4@2 b4@3 c#5",
K: "c#5@4 d5 c#5 a4@2", L: "[d5@6 c#5 c#5@4 f#5@2 e5 c#5 e5@13 f#5@2 a5 a5@3 ~@6]/5", M: "~@4 c#5 b4 a4@2",
N: "a4 ~@3", O: "~@4 a4 g#4 a4@2", P: "~@4 b4 c#5 g#4@2", Q: "a5@3 e5@3 f#5@2", R: "c#5",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.42).pan(0.2)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
A@3 B A@9 B A@7 C A@3 C A D A@5 D A@7 C A@3 C A@3 C A@3 B A@19 D A@3 C A@19 B A@5 B A@3 C A B A D A@6 E A B A@4 B A@7
C A@2 F
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!4", B: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", C: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", D: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", E: "x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2",
F: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.4)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
A@11 B A@3 C A@3 D A@3 B A@3 E A@5 E A F A@3 D A@3 C A@3 B A@3 B A@5 C A B A@3 G A@5 G A D A E A F A@3 D A F A F A H A
F A@3 D A H A F A@3 B A@5 B A@5 E A@3 C A@2 I A@3 J B A@3 F A@3 F A@2 D A K
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@12 x ~ x!2", C: "x!5 ~ x!2 ~ x!7", D: "~@6 x!2", E: "x!11 ~ x ~@3",
F: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!2", G: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x", H: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", I: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@5 x!4",
J: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", K: "~@4 x ~ x!2 ~@8",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
~@11 A ~@7 B ~@3 A ~@11 C ~@3 B ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@11 B ~@3 C ~@3 B ~ C ~ C ~@3 C ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@12 D ~@4
A ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@2 B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@8 x!2 ~ x ~@4", C: "~@9 x!3 ~@4", D: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
A B@4 C B@5 D A B@2 D A E B D A B@2 D A B@2 D A E B@3 D A D A B@2 D A B@2 D A B@2 D A B@2 D A B@4 D A D F@11 D A D A D
A B@2 D A D A D A G B D A E B D A G B D A B@2 D A B@4 D A B@4 D A C B D A B D A B@2 H D A B@2 D F@3 D A B D F I
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x!3 ~ x!7 ~ x!3", B: "x!4 ~ x!7 ~ x!3", C: "x!4 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@3 x!3", D: "x!4", E: "x!4 ~ x!5 ~@3 x!3",
F: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", G: "x!4 ~ x!4 ~ x!2 ~ x!3", H: "x!4 ~ x!2 ~ x!4 ~ x!2 ~", I: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@11",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
~@11 A ~@7 B ~@3 A ~@11 C ~@3 B ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@11 B ~@3 C ~@3 B ~ C ~ C ~@3 C ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@12 D ~@4
A ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@2 B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 x ~@5 x!2 ~@6", B: "~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@8", C: "~@5 x!3 ~@8", D: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.4)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
~@5 A ~@11 B ~ C ~@9 B ~@9 C ~@20 D@11 C ~@7 C ~@9 B ~ C ~@21 A ~@8 E ~@5 D@3 ~@3 C D F
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x ~@2 x ~@5", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~@7 x", D: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", E: "~@15 x", F: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
~@11 A ~@7 B ~@3 A ~@11 C ~@3 B ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@11 B ~@3 C ~@3 B ~ C ~ C ~@3 C ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@12 D ~@4
A ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@2 B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!2 ~@3 x ~@10", B: "x!2 ~ x ~@12", C: "~ x!3 ~@12", D: "~@8 x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.4)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@11 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A
~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@2 A ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 A B
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~ x",
})).gain(0.4)
stack(
synth_strings_1, overdriven_guitar, bass, bass_2, brass_section, electric_guitar_jazz, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat,
mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, ride
)
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