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Chronologie 4

Jean Michel Jarre

KeyA minorTempo128 bpm
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// Chronologie 4 — Jean Michel Jarre
// 128 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// 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(128/4)

// 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 · synth bass 1 · "SynBass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C A@3 B C A D A B C A D A C B@2 A C B A E@2 F G H I F G H I F G H I ~ A@3 B C A@3 B C A@3 C B@2 A C B A@2 E@2
  J K L M J K L N O P Q R S T U V S T U V S T U V ~@4 W X Y Z W X Y Z W X Y Z W X Y Z W X Y Z W X AA ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1@2 a2 ~ a1@2 a2 e2 a1@2 a2 ~ a1@2 a2 b1", B: "c2@2 c3 ~ c2@2 c3 g2 c2@2 c3 ~ c2@2 c3 d2",
  C: "f2@2 f3 ~ f2@2 f3 c3 f2@2 f3 ~ f2@2 f3 g2",
  D: "a1@2 [a2,a4] [e5,a5] a1@2 a2 e2 a1@2 a2 ~ a1@2 a2 b1, ~@4 a4 ~@11", // A A5
  E: "g1@2 g2 ~ g1@2 g2 d2 g1@2 g2 ~ g1@2 g2 a1", F: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~ c2!3 ~ c2 ~ c2@2",
  G: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2 g1 ~ g1!3 ~ g1 ~ g1@2", H: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2!3 ~ d2 ~ d2@2",
  I: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ f2!3 ~ f2 ~ f2@2", J: "a1@2 a2@2 a1@2 a2@2 a1@2 a2@2 a1@2 a2 ~", K: "a1 a2 a1 a2 a1 a2 g1 g2",
  L: "f1 f2 f1 f2 f1 f2 f1 f2", M: "f1 f2 f1 f2 f1 f2 g1 g2", N: "f1 f2 f1 f2 f1 f2 e1 e2",
  O: "g1 g2 g1 g2 g1 g2 g1 g2, d6 ~@7 b5 ~@5 b4 ~", P: "g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 ~ d6 g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 f2@2, ~@3 g2 ~@4",
  Q: "~ d5 g5 d6 g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 g2@2, g1 g2 ~@6", R: "g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 g2 ~", S: "c2!16",
  T: "g1!16", U: "d2!16", V: "f2!16", W: "[c2,c6] c2!15", X: "g1!7 [g1,d6] g1!8", Y: "d2!3 [d2,d6] d2!12",
  Z: "[f2,c6] f2!15", AA: "d2!3 [d2,d6] d2!11 ~",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.35)

// bass · synth bass 1 · "SynBass" · soft notes
const bass_soft = note(`<
  ~@16 A B ~@3 A B ~@54 C D E ~@17 F D G H F D G H F D G H F D G H F D G H F D I ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 [e5,a5] a4 [e5,a5] a4 [e5,a5]", B: "a4 [e5,a5] ~@3 [e5,a5] a4 [e5,a5] a4 [e5,a5] a4 [e5,a5] ~@3 [e5,a5]",
  C: "~@2 d6 g5 d5 d6 g5 d5 ~ g5 d5 g5 d5 b4 ~ g4", D: "b3 d4 b3 d4 g4 d5 g5 ~ b5 g5 d5 g5 d5 b4 d5 b4",
  E: "g4 ~@3 b5 g5 d5 g5 d5 b4 d5 b4 g4 d4 b3 g3", F: "~@2 c6 g5 c5 c6 g5 c5 a5 g5 c5 g5 c5 g4!3",
  G: "f4 d5 a5 ~ a5 f5 d5 f5 d5 a4 d5 a4 f4 d4 a3 e3", H: "~@2 c6 f5 d5 c6 f5 d5 a5 f5 d5 f5 d5 a4!2 f4",
  I: "f4 d5 a5 ~ a5 f5 d5 f5 d5 a4 d5 a4 f4 d4 a3 ~",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.15)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "Strings"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  A@8 B@15 C@4 D@4 E@2 F@3 G F@3 G F@3 G ~ H@7 B@5 C@4 I@5 J@2 K@2 L@2 K@2 M@2 N@4 F@3 G F@3 G F@3 G O P@3 F@3 G F@3 G
  F@3 G F@3 G F@3 G F@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@31 a2@94 ~@3, ~@14 a1@111 ~@3]/8",
  B: "[[a3,a4]@16 [g3,g4]@15 ~@17 e4@32, c4, e4@31 f4@17 ~@32, ~@2 [a3,a4]@3]/5", // A G A
  C: "[e4@15 [f3,f4]@17 [g3,e4,g4]@32, c4, [a3,a4] ~]/4", // F C A
  D: "[e4@15 f4@12 ~ f4@4 [g3,g4]@16 [a3,a4]@16, c4, a3@31 ~@33, a4@27 d4@4 ~ e4@32]/4", E: "[b3,d4,g4]/2",
  F: "[[c4,e4]@16 b3@15 ~ a3@16, g4@31 f4@16 ~, ~ d4@2]/3", G: "[c4,f4,a4]",
  H: "[[c4,a4]@32 [a3,a4]@16 [g3,g4]@15 ~@17 e4@32, e4@63 f4@17 ~@32, ~@2 c4@5, ~@4 [a3,a4]@3]/7", // F A G A
  I: "[e4@15 f4@12 ~ f4@4 [g3,g4]@16 [a3,a4]@32, c4, a3@31 ~@49, a4@27 d4@4 ~ e4@48]/5", // G A
  J: "[~@15 f4@17, [b3,d4,g4]]/2", K: "[[c4,e4,a4]@27 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@3 ~]/2", L: "[[a3,c4,f4]@27 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@4]/2",
  M: "[[a3,c4,f4]@27 ~ [g#3,b3,e4]@4]/2", N: "[b3,d4,g4]/4", O: "[c4,f4,g4,a#4]@15 ~",
  P: "[[f4,g4,a#4,c5]@15 ~ [c4,g4,a#4]@15 [f4,g4,a#4,c5]@17, ~@5 f4@5 ~@6]/3", // Fsus4 C7 Fsus4
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.3)

// other · synth strings 1 · "Strings"
const synth_strings_1_2 = note(`<
  A@8 ~@4 B C D E F B C D G H@2 I J K L I J K M N O P Q R S P Q R S P Q R S ~@2 B C D E F B C D G H@2 I J K L I J K T U
  V@2 ~@6 W@2 ~@4 P Q R S P Q R S P Q R S X Y X Y P Q R S P Q R S P Q R S P Q R S P Q R S P Q R ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@31 a2@96 ~, ~@7 a1@57]/8", B: "~@5 a4 c5 e5", C: "a5@6 e5@2 a5@3 e5@3 c5@2", D: "g5@5 ~ a5@2 g5@3 e5@3 c5@2",
  E: "f5@6 g5@2 f5@2 ~ c5@3 d5@2", F: "e5", G: "f5@6 a5@2 f5@2 ~ c5@3 f5@2", H: "[e5@3 ~]/2",
  I: "~ a4 c5 a4 a5 e5 c5 a4", J: "~ f4 a4 f4 f5 c5 a4 f4", K: "~ e4 g4 e4 e5 c5 g4 e4", L: "~ g4 c5 g4 f5 e5 c5 g4",
  M: "~ e4 a4 e4 c5 b4 c5 d5", N: "g4", O: "d5@2 ~ d5@2 ~ d5@2 ~ d5@2 ~ d5@2 ~@2", P: "[g4,c5,e5]@15 ~",
  Q: "[g4,b4,d5]@15 ~", R: "[f4,a4,d5]@15 ~", S: "[f4,a4,c5]", T: "~ e4 a4 e4 c5 b4 a4 e4",
  U: "e5 d5 c5 a4 e4 a4 e5 d5", V: "g4/2", W: "[~@8 c6@21 ~@3]/2", X: "[a#3,d#4]", Y: "[c4,f4]",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.4)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~@33 A B C D A B C D A B C D ~ E F E G H E F E G H E F ~@23 A B I D A B I D A B I D ~@4 A B I D A B I D A B I D A B I
  D A B I D A B J ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c6,e6]!16", B: "[b5,d6]!16", C: "[a5,d6]!14 [a5,e6] [a5,d6]", D: "[a5,c6]!16", E: "e6!10 b6!3 e6!3",
  F: "e6!8 b6!5 e6!3", G: "c6!8 g6!5 c6!3", H: "c7!14 f6!2", I: "~ [a5,d6]!2 ~ [a5,d6]!10 [a5,e6] [a5,d6]",
  J: "~ [a5,d6]!2 ~ [a5,d6]!10 [a5,e6] ~", // D5 A5
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.25)

// bass · electric bass finger · "AcouBass"
const bass_2 = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C A@3 B C A@3 B C A@3 C B@2 A C B A D@2 B D E C B D E C B D E C ~ A@3 B C A@3 B C A@3 C B@2 A C B A@2 D@2 A F
  G H A F G I D@4 B D E C B D E C B D E C ~@4 B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D J ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a2!16", B: "c3!16", C: "f3!16", D: "g2!16", E: "d3!16", F: "a2!12 g2!4", G: "f2!16", H: "f2!12 g2!4",
  I: "f2!12 e2!4", J: "d3!15 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.45)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@7 A B@2 C B@4 C B@2 D B E F B@2 F B F B@4 G@2 B@16 H B E I B J K@2 B@2 E B D B L H B@2 D M B@11 N B@12 ~@4 B@23 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "x!4", C: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!2", D: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!4", E: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x",
  F: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", G: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3", H: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x",
  I: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@3", J: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x", K: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x",
  L: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!5", M: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@3", N: "x ~ x ~ x!4",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~@7 A ~@12 B ~@43 C ~@3 D E F@10 G ~@40>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!15 ~", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@8", D: "~ x ~ x ~@4", E: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x", F: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  G: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@2 B C D A@2 B C D A@2 B A@5 E A F A@2 D G A@7 B A@3 H C F@2 A@3 C D A@2 B I A@4 C A J A@2 K A@2 ~@11 L M A@6 B
  A@3 H ~@3 N A@3 B A@3 H A@3 B A@7 H A@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", C: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@3", D: "~@3 x!2 ~@7 x ~@3", E: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~",
  F: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", G: "~@3 x!13", H: "~@2 x!14", I: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", J: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3",
  K: "~@3 x!2 ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@3", L: "~@6 x!10", M: "x!2 ~ x", N: "~@12 x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@10 A ~@4 A ~@4 A ~@34 A ~@3 B ~@20 C ~@40>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x ~@2", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "x!6 ~@10",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct(`<
  ~@31 A@2 B C B D B C B D B C B D ~@36 B C B D B C B D B C B D ~@4 B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B E B C B D B C B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@3 x!2 ~@7 x ~@3", D: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", E: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@7 [x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x] ~@113>").gain(0.35)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@7 A B@25 C D C E D@3 F G D@2 H ~ B@23 ~@4 I J I J I J I J C D C E D@3 F G D@2 H ~@4 K@22 L ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!10", B: "x!6 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", C: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~", D: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2 x!2",
  E: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x ~@2", F: "x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~@4", G: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~",
  H: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~", I: "x!7 ~@2 x!7", J: "x!16", K: "x ~ x!5 ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x!2",
  L: "x ~ x!5 ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@7 A B@25 ~@13 B@23 ~@4 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@41>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!6 ~@10", B: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x", C: "~@7 x!2 ~@7",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@36 A ~@3 A ~@43 A ~@3 A ~@32>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<A B C D@4 ~@70 E D@3 ~@12 D@4 ~@24>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "x!8", E: "~ x!7",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · splash
const splash = s("cr").struct("<~@31 [~@4 x!2 ~@2]!2 ~@46 [~@4 x!2 ~@2]!2 ~@40>").gain(0.45)

// drums · vibraslap
const vibraslap = s("vibraslap:0").struct("<~@31 x!2 ~@46 x!2 ~@40>").gain(5.25)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@32 [~@11 x!5] x ~@87>").gain(1.51)

// drums · cabasa · soft notes
const cabasa_soft = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@32 [~@8 x!3 ~@5] ~@88>").gain(0.5)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<A B C D@4 ~@26 E@12 ~@24 F ~@11 E@12 D@4 E@22 G ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!2", C: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x",
  D: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", E: "x!16", F: "~ x ~ x", G: "x!15 ~",
})).gain(0.25)

stack(
  bass, bass_soft, synth_strings_1, synth_strings_1_2, piano, bass_2, kick, kick_soft, snare, snare_soft, clap, low_tom,
  hihat, hihat_soft, open_hat, tambourine, splash, vibraslap, cabasa, cabasa_soft, shaker
)

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