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Human Nature

Michael Jackson

KeyD majorTempo92 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Human Nature — Jackson Michael
// 92 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 96 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(92/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C B D E F G D H I J D E F G D H I J K L M N O L M P D E F G D H I J K L M N O L M Q@2 R S T A B C B D E F G D H I
  J K L M N O L M P K L M N O L M P K L M N O L M S T A B C B U B V@3 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2@3 a2@5", B: "f2@3 e2@5", C: "g2 a2", D: "g2@3 a2@3 f#2@2", E: "g2@3 a2@3 e2 f#2", F: "g2@2 a2 f#2",
  G: "g2@6 a2@4 e2@3 f#2@3", H: "g2@4 a2@2 e2 f#2", I: "g2 f#2", J: "e2 a2", K: "g2 ~@2 a2 ~@4", L: "d3 c#3 b2 a2",
  M: "g2 ~@2 f#2 ~@4", N: "~@2 e2@3 e2@3 b2@5 f#2@3", O: "g2@3 ~@3 a2@3 ~@7", P: "~@2 e2@3 e2@3 a2@8",
  Q: "~@2 e2 ~@2 e2@3 b2@3 a2@3 b2 ~", R: "~@2 e2@3 e2@3 b2@8", S: "e2", T: "a2", U: "a#2@3 a2@5", V: "a#2/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.56)

// other · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note("<A B A B ~@44 A B A B ~@33 A B A B C D E@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "d5 c#5 d5 b4!2 d5 a4!2 d5 a4!2 c#5 a4!2 c#5 a4", B: "c5 b4 c5 a4!2 c5 g4!2 c5 g4!2 b4 g4!2 b4 g4",
  C: "f5 e5 f5 d5!2 f5 c5!2 f5 c5!2 e5 c5!2 e5 c5", D: "c6 b5 c6 a5!2 c6 g5!2 c6 g5!2 b5 g5!2 b5 g5",
  E: "a5 g5 a5 f5!2 a5 e5!2 a5 d5!2 a5 d5 e5!2 f5",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.47)

// other · woodblock
const woodblock = note(`<
  ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 B@8 C ~ D A ~@4 B@10 E F A ~@2 A ~@3 G ~ H ~@2 B@3 I B@3 I B@3 I B@3 I B@3 I B@3 I ~@12
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 d#6!2", B: "~@3 d#6 g#5 ~@11", C: "~@7 d#6 g#5 ~@7", D: "~@7 g#5 ~@8", E: "~@4 g#5 ~@11",
  F: "~@10 g#5!2 ~@2 g#5 ~", G: "~@9 g#5!2 ~@5", H: "~@13 g#5!2 ~", I: "~@3 d#6 g#5 ~@5 g#5 ~ g#5!2 ~@2",
})).s("gm_woodblock").gain(0.39)

// other · woodblock · soft notes
const woodblock_soft = note("<~@20 A@8 ~@2 B ~@5 A@11 ~@13 A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~@13>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 a4 ~@3", B: "~@8 a4 ~@7",
})).s("gm_woodblock").gain(0.16)

// other · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  A B C B D E D F D G D H I E D F D G D H J K J L J M J L I E D F D G D H J K J L J M J L@2 N@2 ~ A B C B D O D F P G D
  H J K J L J M J L Q K Q L Q M Q L Q K Q L Q M Q L@2 A B C B ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d4@3 c#4@5", B: "e4@3 e4@3 d4@10", C: "d4 c#4", D: "b3 ~@2 b3 ~@2 a3 ~@3 a3 ~@2 a3 ~@2",
  E: "b3 ~@2 b3 ~@2 a3 ~@3 d4 ~ d4 c#4@2 ~", F: "b3 ~@2 b3 ~@2 a3 ~@3 a3!2 f#3@2 e3 ~",
  G: "b3 ~@2 b3 ~@2 a3 ~@3 d4 ~ d4 c#4 ~@2", H: "g3@2 a3 f#3@2 a3@2 e3@2 a3@2 d3@5",
  I: "~@3 b3 ~@2 a3 ~@3 a3 ~@2 a3 ~@2", J: "~@3 [d4,f#4] ~@6 a3 ~@2 a3 ~@2",
  K: "f#4 e4@2 d4@2 c#4@2 d4@2 c#4@2 b3@2 a3 ~@2", L: "~@2 g3 ~@2 g3 ~@2 f#3 g3 f#3 e3 ~ d3 ~@2",
  M: "f#4 e4@2 d4@2 c#4@2 d4@2 c#4@2 b3@2 a3@2 ~", N: "[~@2 g3 ~@2 g3 ~@2 f#3 g3 f#3 e3 ~ d3@19]/2",
  O: "b3 ~@2 b3 ~@2 a3 ~@5 d4 c#4@2 ~", P: "b3 ~@5 a3 ~@3 a3 ~@2 a3 ~@2",
  Q: "~@3 [d4,f#4] ~@2 [c#4,e4] ~@3 a3 ~@2 a3 ~@2", // D C#m
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.44)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "SLOWSTRING"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@12 A@6 B C D ~ E F D ~ E G ~@4 H@2 I J D ~ E F D ~ E K@2 L@3 ~@8 M@2 I N D ~ E O D ~ E P Q@3 R S@3 P Q@3 R S@3 T U
  ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@58 d4@3 c#4@3 d4@30 ~@2, a4@47 ~]/6", B: "[d3,g3,b3] [e3,a3,c#4]", C: "[g3,b3,d4]@4 [e3,a3,c#4]@3 ~",
  D: "[g3,b3,d4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@9", E: "[g3,b3,d4] ~@5 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~@9",
  F: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~", // G Bm A Bm
  G: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~", // G Bm A G
  H: "[~ a3@2 a4@12 ~, ~ d4@14 ~]/2", I: "[g4,b4] [a4,c#5]", J: "[g4,d5]@4 [a4,c#5]@3 ~",
  K: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~", // G Bm A Bm
  L: "[~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4,f#4]@32 ~@2]/3", M: "[a4@15 ~]/2",
  N: "[g4,b4]@4 [a3,c#4]@3 ~", // G A
  O: "~@2 [b3,d4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2, ~@2 g3@3 ~@11", // Bm G Bm A Bm
  P: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [e3,a3,c#4] ~ [d3,g3,b3] ~@2", // G A G
  Q: "[[g3,b3,d4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ a3@12 a4@4 b4@4 ~@4 [g3,b3,d4] ~@5 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~@9, ~@14 f#4@3 ~@7]/3", // G A G F#m
  R: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2", // G Bm A Bm
  S: "[[g3,b3,d4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@13 a4@4 b4@4 ~@4 [g3,b3,d4] ~@5 [f#3,a3,c#4] ~@9, ~@4 a3@8 ~@2 f#4@3 ~@7]/3", // G A G F#m
  T: "[e3,g3,b3,d4]", U: "[g3,b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.21)

// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO 2"
const epiano2 = note("<A B C D ~@44 A B C D ~@33 A B C E F G ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 [e3,a3,c#4]@5", B: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 [f3,a3,c4]@3 [d3,g3,b3]@10", C: "[g3,b3,d4] [e3,a3,c#4]",
  D: "[f3,a3,c4]@6 [d3,g3,b3]@9 ~", E: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 [d3,g3,b3]@5", F: "[a3,d4,f4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@5",
  G: "[a3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]@5", // Am G
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.46)

// other · french horn · "FR.HORN"
const french_horn = note("<~@45 A B C@2 ~@34 D C@2 ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 d5@2 e5", B: "f#5@2 e5 e5@2 d5@3 b4@7 e5", C: "[f#5@2 e5 e5@2 d5 b4@4 c#5@4 d5@18]/2",
  D: "f#5@2 e5 e5@3 d5@3 b4@6 e5",
})).s("gm_french_horn").gain(0.59)

// chords · tubular bells · "TUBULARBEL"
const tubular_bells = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B C D@2 E@2 A@2 B F D@2 G@2 H I J K J L J M N@2 O P Q R S@2 H I T K J L J U V W X Y ~@4 N@2 O P Q R S@2 H I J
  K J L J M H I J K J L J M H Z J K J L J AA Y ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b4@3 d5@3 c#5@8 a4 b4@3 ~ b4@2 a4@2 f#4@2 e4@7]/2", B: "~@3 b4@2 d5@2 c#5@4 b4@5",
  C: "b4@5 [b4,c#5] a4 ~@3 e4@3 f#4@3", D: "[b4@3 d5@3 c#5@13 b4@2 a4@2 f#4@2 e4@7]/2",
  E: "[b4@3 d5@3 ~@2 a4@4 ~@4 g4@6 ~@2 [a4,c#5]@3 [b4,d5]@3 ~@2, ~@3 e5@3 f#5@5 ~@5, ~@7 d5@4 ~@5]/2", // A Bm
  F: "b4@5 ~@5 e4@3 f#4@3",
  G: "[b4@3 d5@3 ~@2 a4@4 ~@4 g4@6 ~@2 [a4,c#5]@3 [b4,d5]@3 [a4,c#5]@2, ~@3 e5@3 f#5@5 ~@5, ~@7 d5@4 ~@5]/2", // A Bm A
  H: "~@4 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~@4 [a4,c#5,d5] ~ [a4,c#5,d5] ~ [a4,c#5,d5] ~", I: "f#5 e5@2 d5 ~ c#5 ~ d5 ~ c#5@2 b4 ~ a4 ~@2",
  J: "~@4 [g4,b4,d5] ~@5 [a4,c#5,d5] ~ [a4,c#5,d5] ~ [a4,c#5,d5] ~", // G Dmaj7
  K: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [f#4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [e4,a4,c#5] ~@2 [d4,g4,b4] ~", // G Bm A G
  L: "f#5 e5 ~ d5 ~ c#5@2 d5 ~ c#5@2 b4 ~ a4 ~@2", M: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,c#5]@7 ~",
  N: "[b4@3 d5@3 c#5@8 a4 b4@2 ~@2 b4@2 a4@2 f#4@2 e4@7]/2", O: "~@3 b4@2 d5@2 c#5@4 b4@3 a4@2", P: "b4@6 a4@5 ~@5",
  Q: "b4@3 d5@3 c#5@6 ~@4", R: "~@3 b4@2 a4@2 f#4@2 e4@6 ~",
  S: "[~@3 d5@3 ~@2 a4@4 ~@4 g4@6 ~@2 [a4,c#5]@3 [b4,d5]@3 [a4,c#5]@2, b4@3 e5@3 f#5@5 ~@5, ~@7 d5@4 ~@5]/2", // A Bm A
  T: "~@4 [g4,b4,d5] ~@5 [a4,c#5,g#5] ~ [a4,c#5,d5] ~ [a4,c#5,d5] ~", // G Amaj7 Dmaj7
  U: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [f#4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [e4,a4,c#5] ~@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~", // G Bm A Bm
  V: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~@2 [e4,a4,c#5] ~@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~", // G Bm A Bm
  W: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [f#4,b4,d5] ~@2 [e4,a4,c#5] ~ d5 [f#4,b4,d5] e5", // G Bm A Bm
  X: "f#5@2 e5 e5@2 d5@3 b4@7 e5", Y: "f#5@2 e5 e5@2 d5 b4@4 c#5@4 d5@2",
  Z: "f#5 e5@2 ~@2 c#5 ~ d5 ~ c#5@2 b4 ~ a4 ~@2", AA: "f#5@2 e5 e5@3 d5@3 b4@6 e5",
})).s("gm_tubular_bells").gain(0.32)

// other · pad sweep · "SWEEP PAD"
const pad_sweep = note(`<
  A B C B ~@7 D ~@7 D ~ E ~@3 E ~@9 D ~ E ~@3 E ~@6 A B C B ~@7 D ~ E ~@3 E ~@3 E ~@3 E ~@3 E ~@3 E ~@3 A B C B ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d5@3 c#5@5", B: "e5@3 e5@3 d5@10", C: "d5 c#5", D: "g4@2 a4 f#4@2 a4@2 e4@2 a4@2 d4@5",
  E: "f#5 e5@2 d5@2 c#5@2 d5@2 c#5@2 b4@2 a4@3",
})).s("gm_pad_sweep").gain(0.47)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<[x ~@14 x]!94 ~@2>").gain(0.71)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<[~ x]!94 ~@2>").gain(0.79)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~ 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: "~@11 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.55)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~ A ~@9 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A@2 ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.47)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<[x!4]!94 ~@2>").gain(0.16)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:33").struct(`<
  ~ 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: "~@7 x ~@6 x ~",
})).gain(1.76)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<[x!16]!94 ~@2>").gain(3.19)

stack(
  bass, piano, woodblock, woodblock_soft, electric_guitar_muted, string_ensemble_2, epiano2, french_horn, tubular_bells,
  pad_sweep, kick, snare, low_tom, crash, ride, congas, cabasa
)

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