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This Magic Moment

Jay & The Americans

KeyC majorTempo126 bpm
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// This Magic Moment — Jay & The Americans
// 126 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 88 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(126/4)

// 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(`<
  ~@8 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O H P Q R S T U V H I J K L M N W H A B C D E F G H ~@3 X H P Q R S T U V H I J K L M
  N W@2 I J K L M N W@2 I J K L M N W@2 Y@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2@5 ~ g1@2 c2 ~ c2@4 g1@2", B: "c2@6 g1@2 c2 ~ c2@3 ~ b1@2", C: "a1@6 e1@2 a1 ~ a1@4 e1@2",
  D: "a1@6 e1@2 a1 ~ a1@4 g1 ~", E: "f1@6 c2 ~ f2 ~ f2@4 c2@2", F: "f1@5 ~ f1@2 c2@2 f2@2 c2@2 f1@2",
  G: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~", H: "g1 ~@7", I: "c2@5 ~ g1@2 c2 ~ c2@4 d2 ~", J: "c2@6 g1@2 c2 ~ c2@2 d2@2 c2@2",
  K: "a1@5 ~ e1@2 a1 ~ a1@4 e1@2", L: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1@4 g1@2", M: "f1@6 ~@2 f1 ~ f1@4 ~@2",
  N: "f1@6 c2@2 f2@2 c2@2 f1@2 c2 ~", O: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 g2 ~ g2@2 d2@2 g2@2",
  P: "a1 ~ a1@2 c2 ~ c2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 e2@2 d2@2", Q: "a1 ~ a1@2 c2 ~ c2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ e2@2 d2@2",
  R: "f1 ~ f1@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ d2@2 c2@2", S: "f1 ~ f1@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ d2@2 c2 ~",
  T: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 e2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 a2@2 g2@2", U: "c2 ~ c2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 c2@2 g2@2 c2@2 a2@2",
  V: "g1 ~ g1@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ e2@2", W: "g1 ~ g1@4 g2@2 g1 ~ g1@4 g2@2",
  X: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~", Y: "[c2@11 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.57)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  A@4 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G H D@2 E@2 F@2 G H I J K L M N O H D@2 E@2 P Q R S D@2 E@2 F@2 G H ~@3 R S I J K L M N O H
  D@2 E@2 P Q R@2 D@2 E@2 P Q R@2 D@2 E@2 P Q R@2 T@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@28 c4@4 a2@4 ~@8 d4@2 a2@8 ~@6 d4@3 ~, c3@4 c3@8 c3@2 g3@6 c3@2 g3@10 a3@15 ~@7 a2@4 a2@5 ~, ~@2 e4@31 ~@7 c4@7 ~@17, ~@6 d4@27 ~@5 b3@9 ~@17, ~@10 c4@16 c3@7 ~@3 a2@6 a2@4 e4@10 e4@7 ~]/4",
  B: "[[f3,a3]@3 [f3,a3,c4] f3@3 f3@2 ~ a3 ~@3 f3 ~, [d4,f4]@8 c4@17 ~@7, ~@4 a3@6 ~ a3 a3@3 ~, ~@18 f3@7 ~@7, ~@23 a#3@2 ~@7]/2", // F Dm
  C: "[[g3,b3,e4,g4]@6 [g3,b3,d4,g4] ~ [g3,b3,d4,g4]@17 ~@7]/2", // Em G
  D: "[[c3,e3,g3,c4]@3 ~ [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,c4]@2 ~@2 c3@2 ~@10 [e3,g3,c4]@2 ~@4 [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,c4]@2, ~@3 c3@7 ~@4 c3@6 c3@6 c3@6, ~@4 [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,c4]@3 ~ [e3,g3,c4]@2 ~@2]/2", // C
  E: "[[e3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [e3,a3,c4] ~@2 [e3,a3,c4] ~@6 [e3,a3,c4]@2, a2@3 a2@3 a2@3 a2@2 a2@2 a2@3, ~@2 [e3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [e3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [e3,a3,c4]@2 [e3,a3,c4]@2 [e3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2]/2", // Am
  F: "[[f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4] ~@2 [f3,a3,c4] ~@3 f2 ~@2 [f3,b3,d4]@2, f2@3 f2@3 f2@3 f2@2 ~@2 f2@3, ~@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [a3,c4]@4 [a3,c4]@4, ~@4 f3 [f3,b3,d4] f3 ~]/2", // F Bdim F Am Bdim
  G: "~ d4@2 ~@11 g2@2, g2@3 g2@2 g2@2 ~, [g3,b3]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@4 [b3,d4]@8, ~@2 g3 [g3,c4,e4]", // G Bm C
  H: "[g2,g3,b3,d4] ~@7", I: "[a3,c4,e4]@5 [a3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,c4,e4], a2",
  J: "[a3,c4,e4]@3 ~@4 [a3,c4,e4], a2@2 a2!2, ~@3 [a3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~", // Am
  K: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4], f2@3 f2, ~@5 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~", // F
  L: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4] [f3,a3,c4]@2, f2!2, ~@3 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@3", // F
  M: "[g3,c4,e4]@6 ~@4 [g3,c4,e4]!2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2, c3!2, ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@3", // C
  N: "[g3,c4,e4]@3 ~@5 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@4 [g3,c4,e4]@2, c3@3 c3@3 c3@2, ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~", // C
  O: "g3@2 ~ g2 ~@3 g2, [b3,d4]!2, g2@3 ~@2 g2@2 ~, ~ [g3,c4,e4] g3 [g3,c4,e4]", // Bm C
  P: "[f2,f3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 f2 ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 f2 ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~", // F
  Q: "[f3,a3,c4]@2 f2@2 [f3,b3,d4]@2 f2 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 f2 ~@5", // F Bdim F
  R: "[g2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,d3,g3] ~ [g2,d3,g3] ~", // G5
  S: "[g2,d3,g3] ~@15", T: "[[c3,e3,g3]@35 ~@13]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.48)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 2"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C D E F@2 G H I J K L@2 M N O P Q@2 R S T U H I J K L@2 V@2 A B C D E F@2 G ~@5 O P Q@2 R S T U H I J K L@2 W
  X H I J K L@2 W X H I J K L@2 W X Y@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@3 g3!2 [g3,d4,f4], ~ [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4], ~@2 g3@3 ~@3, ~@3 c3@5", // C G7 C
  B: "c3@6 c3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 c3 ~ g3@2 a2@2, [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ [c4,e4]", // C
  C: "~@8 [a3,c4,e4]@2 a2@3 ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~, a2@5 ~@3, [a3,c4,e4] ~, ~@6 e3@5 ~@5", // Am
  D: "~@3 e3 ~@3 c3, [a3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@4 [a3,c4,e4]@4, ~ a2@7, ~@5 e3@3", // Am
  E: "~@8 c3@2 f3 ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~ [f3,b3,d4]@2, f2, c4@11 ~@5, [f3,a3]@3 f3@2 ~@3, ~@4 c3@3 a3@4 ~@5", // F Bdim F
  F: "[~@6 c3@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 c3@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 d3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 d3 ~, [f3,a3,c4]@4 ~@9 d3@2 ~, ~@2 f2@10 ~@2 g2@8 g2@9 ~]/2", // F G C G C F
  G: "[g3,b3,d4] ~@15, g2 ~@7", H: "g3@3 ~@2 g3 [c3,c4,f4,a4]@2, [c3,e4,g4]@3 ~, c4@2 c4 ~, ~@3 g3@2 ~@3",
  I: "g3@3 g3 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2, c3, [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~, ~@5 g3@3", J: "~@11 e3 ~@2 e3 ~, [a2,a3,c4,e4]@15 ~",
  K: "[a2,e3]@6 [a2,e3]@2 [a2,e3,a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [a2,g3,b3,e4]@4, [a3,c4,e4]@4 ~@2 e3 ~", // A5 Am Em Am
  L: "[~@6 c3@2 ~@4 f3@2 [f3,b3,d4] ~ f3@4 c3@2 f3@2 c3@2 ~@4 [f3,a3,c4]@2, f2, [f3,a3,c4]@8 [f3,a3,c4]@4 ~@4 [a3,c4]@9 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@4 ~@2, ~@5 c3@2 ~@7 c3@2]/2", // Bdim F Am F
  M: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~ g3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~, [g2,d3]@4 ~@2 [g2,d3]@9 ~, ~@10 [b3,d4]@5 ~", // G C G5 Bm
  N: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4] ~@7", O: "~@4 e3@2 [a3,c4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c4,e4] ~ a2 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2, [a2,a3,c4,e4]@7 ~@9",
  P: "[a3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ e3 ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~ e3 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2, a2", // Am
  Q: "[[f3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 f2 ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4]@5 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 f2 ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~, f2@4 ~@8 f2@9 ~@11]/2", // F
  R: "[g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,d4,f4]@2 c3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 c3@2 [g3,d4,f4]@2 c3 ~, c3 ~@3", // C G7 C G7
  S: "[g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 c3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 c3 ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 g2@2", // C
  T: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 g2@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 g2@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 g2@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 g2 ~", U: "[g2,g3,b3,d4] ~@7",
  V: "[[g2,g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,c4,e4] g2 [g3,b3,d4] g2 [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@7, ~@7 g2@2 ~@7]/2", // G C G C G
  W: "[g2,g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,c4,e4] g2 [g3,b3,d4] g2 [g3,c4,e4] g2", // G C G C
  X: "[g2,g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 g2@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 g2@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 g2@2", Y: "[[c2,c3,g3,c4,e4]@17 ~@7]/3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.46)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@16 A@4 B@3 ~ C@4 D@4 A@4 E@2 ~@15 C@4 D@4 A@4 E@2 ~@2 A@4 E@2 ~@2 A@4 E@2 F@2 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3@15 ~ a3@15 ~, [c4,e4]@31 ~]/4", B: "[[f4,a4]@31 ~ [g3,d4,g4]@16, ~@31 [b3,b4]@16 ~]/3",
  C: "[e4@30 ~@2 f4@31 ~, a4@63 ~]/4", D: "[c5@31 ~ [d4,b4]@17 ~@15, g4@49 ~@15]/4", E: "[f4,a4]/2",
  F: "[[d4,g4,b4]@31 ~]/2", // G
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.37)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS" · soft notes
const string_ensemble_1_soft = note("<~@19 A@3 ~@13 A@3 ~@26 A@3 ~@5 A@3 ~@5 A@3 ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@16 f3@31 ~, ~@15 [a3,c4]@31 ~@2]/3", // Am
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.22)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@28 A@2 B ~ C D E F G@2 H@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L M N O P Q M ~@4 A@2 B ~ C D E F G@2 R@2 C D E F G@2 R@2 C D E F G@2 R@2 S@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[c4,c5]@4 ~@2 [d4,d5] ~ [e4,e5]@23 ~]/2", B: "[d4,d5]@5 ~ [e4,e5] ~ [f4,f5]@8", C: "~@4 e5@7 ~ d5@2 ~@2",
  D: "c5@5 ~ g4@9 ~", E: "~@4 e5@7 ~ d5 ~@3", F: "c5@7 ~", G: "[[f4,a4,c5]@31 ~]/2", H: "[[g4,b4,d5]@9 ~@7]/2",
  I: "[[c5,e5]@23 ~ [c5,e5]@3 ~ [b4,d5]@3 ~]/2", J: "[[b4,d5]@7 ~ [a4,c5]@15 ~ [a4,c5]@3 ~ [g4,b4]@3 ~]/2",
  K: "[[g4,b4]@7 ~ [f4,a4]@19 ~ a4@2 ~@2, ~@28 f4 ~@3]/2", L: "b4@5 ~ c5 ~ d5@5 ~ e5 ~", M: "f5 ~@7",
  N: "g4@3 ~ e4@7 ~ g4@2 ~@2, c4@7 ~, c5 ~@2 g4@3 ~@10", O: "a4@2 ~ b4 c5@2 ~ d5 e5@6 ~@2, [a3,c4,e4]@15 ~",
  P: "e5@2 ~ d5 c5 ~ d5 ~ e5@6 ~@2, [f3,a3,c4]@7 ~", Q: "b4@5 ~ c5 ~ d5@6 e5@2, [g3,b3,d4]", R: "[[g4,b4,d5]@29 ~@3]/2",
  S: "[[c4,e4,g4,c5]@11 ~@5]/3", // C
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.57)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A C D E D E D E D C A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A F ~@3 G C D E D E D E D C A B A B A
  B A B A B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A B F ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", B: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x", C: "x ~@6 x", D: "x ~ x!4 ~ x", E: "x ~ x!6", F: "x", G: "x!8",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@6 B C A@6 B D E@6 F C A@6 B C A@6 G D ~@3 H C E@6 F C A@7 I A@7 J A@7 K ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@9 x!2", C: "x ~ x!2", D: "x", E: "x!4", F: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@5 x!2", G: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4",
  H: "~@6 x!2", I: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~@5 x!4", J: "~@2 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@5 x!2", K: "~@3 x!5",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@14 A B ~@6 A ~@7 A B ~@6 A B ~@6 B ~@4 C B ~@6 A B ~@7 D ~@7 E ~@7 F ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!4 ~@2", B: "~@10 x!2 ~@4", C: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", D: "~@8 x!4 ~@4", E: "~@6 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2", F: "x!3 ~@5",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@51 [~@6 x!2] ~@16 [~ x!2 ~] ~@15 [~@5 x!3] ~@3>").gain(0.52)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@8 B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@4 A B@7 A B@24 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!4",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B A ~ A C A C A C A ~ A B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B A ~@4 C ~ A C A C A C 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 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", C: "~ x ~ x ~@4",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@51 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@16 [~ x ~@6] ~@15 [~@3 x!2 ~@3] ~@3>").gain(0.52)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@5 B ~@2 B ~ B ~ B ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@5 x ~ x", C: "x",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@69 x ~@7 x ~@7 x ~@2>").gain(0.52)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@24 A@7 ~@9 A@7 ~@6 A@7 ~ A@24 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x",
})).gain(0.52)

stack(
  bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, piano, string_ensemble_1, string_ensemble_1_soft, brass_section, kick, snare, snare_soft,
  low_tom, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, ride
)

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