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She's on the Left

Jeffrey Osborne

KeyB minorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// She's on the Left — Jeffrey Osborne
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 131 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 · [...]/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 A C A B A D A E A C A E A C A E A C A E A C F G H I J K L M A E A C A E A C N O A E A C A E A C A E A C A E A
  C F G H I J K L M A E A C A E A C A E A C A E A C F G H I J K L M ~@8 A B A C A B A D A E A C A E A C A E A C A E A C
  P
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b2 ~@4 f#2 g2 f#2", B: "a2 ~@7", C: "a2@2 ~@6 a2!3 ~ a2@2 b2 ~", D: "a2@2 ~@6 a2!3 ~ a2 ~ b2 ~",
  E: "a2@2 ~@6 e2!3 ~ f#2@2 e2 ~", F: "e2 ~@9 e2 ~@3 e2 ~", G: "f#2 ~@9 f#2@3 ~ f#2 ~", H: "b2 ~@9 b2 ~ b2 f#2 a2 b2",
  I: "a2@2 ~@4 a2 ~@3 a2 ~ b2 a2@2 ~, ~@13 b2 ~@2", J: "e2 ~@9 e2 ~@3 e2@2", K: "f#2@2 ~@8 f#2 ~ f#2!2 a2 ~",
  L: "b2 ~@5 b2 ~@5 b2 ~@3", M: "f#2 ~ f#3@2 a#3 ~ c#4 ~ d4@2 c#4 ~ g3 ~ f#3 ~", N: "e2@15 ~", O: "f#2@15 ~",
  P: "b2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.54)

// other · epiano1 · "E.PIANO 1"
const epiano1 = note(`<
  A B A C D E F E G H E F I H E F ~@16 J K L M N O L P Q R S R Q T S R U V ~@16 J K L M N O L P Q R S R Q T S R Q R S R
  Q T S R J K L M N O L P D E F E D E F E G H E F I H E F Q R S R Q T S R Q R S R Q T S R W
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b5!3 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4", B: "b5!2 b4 b5!3 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4",
  C: "b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2", D: "b4 b5!2 b4 b5 b4 b5 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2",
  E: "b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5", F: "b5 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5 b4",
  G: "b5 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2", H: "b4 b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!3 b4 b5!2 b4 b5 b4",
  I: "[b4,b5] b5!2 b4 b5!2 b4 b5!3 b4 b5!2 b4 b5 b4", J: "[e3,g3,b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", K: "[f#3,a3,b3,c#4,e4]@15 ~",
  L: "[b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", M: "[a3,b3,d4,f#4]@7 ~", N: "[e3,g3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@15 ~", O: "[f#3,a3,b3,c#4,e4,a4,c#5]@15 ~",
  P: "[f#2,c#4,f#4,a#4] ~ f#3@2 a#3 ~ c#4 ~ d4@2 c#4 ~ g3 ~ f#3 ~", Q: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", R: "[a2,a3,c#4,e4]@15 ~",
  S: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4]@7 ~", T: "[a2,a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~", U: "[e4,g4,b4]@13 ~ g4@2", V: "f#4@2 e4@2 b4@4 a4@4 c#5@3 ~",
  W: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~@15, b2 ~@7", // Bm
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.39)

// chords · marimba
const marimba = note(`<
  ~@8 A ~@3 B ~@6 C ~@2 D ~@4 C ~@4 E F ~ G ~ F ~ H D ~@3 D ~@8 C ~@2 D ~@4 C ~@2 D ~ E F ~ G ~ F ~ H D ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@3
  D ~@3 E F ~ G ~ F ~ H ~@8 A ~@3 B ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@3 I
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [d5,f#5,b5]!2 ~ [d5,f#5,b5]!2 ~ [d5,g5,b5,d6]@3 [d5,f#5,a5,c#6] ~@4", // Bm G Dmaj7
  B: "~@2 [d5,f#5,b5]!2 ~ [d5,f#5]!2 ~ [d5,g5,b5,d6]@3 [d5,f#5,a5,c#6] ~@4", C: "~@2 a4!2 ~@2 a4!2 ~@2 a4!2 ~@2 a4 b4",
  D: "~@2 [f#4,b4,d5,f#5,d6]!2 ~ [f#4,b4,d5,f#5,d6]!2 ~ [d5,g5,d6]@2 [f#4,b4,f#5,d6] ~@5, ~@8 [g4,b4] ~@7", // Bm G5 Bm G
  E: "~@2 [b4,d5,f#5,a5]!2 ~@2 [b4,d5,f#5,a5]!2 ~@8", F: "~@2 [a4,b4,e5]!2 ~@12",
  G: "~@2 [b5,d6,f#6]!2 ~ [b5,d6,f#6] ~@2 [b5,d6,g6] ~ [b5,d6,f#6] ~@5", // Bm G Bm
  H: "[f#3,c#5,f#5,a#5] ~ f#4@2 a#4 ~ c#5 ~ d5@2 c#5 ~ g4 ~ f#4 ~", I: "[b4,d5,f#5] ~@15, b3 ~@7",
})).s("gm_marimba").gain(0.53)

// other · tubular bells · "TUBULARBEL"
const tubular_bells = note("<~@48 A B@2 ~@55 C D E ~ C D E ~@18>".pickRestart({
  A: "[e5,g5,b5]@7 g5", B: "[f#5 e5 b5@2 a5@2 c#6@6 ~@4]/2", C: "b5@11 ~ a5@2 b5@2", D: "c#6@4 a5@9 ~ f#5@2",
  E: "b5@15 ~",
})).s("gm_tubular_bells").gain(0.39)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  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 D 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 B A B C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@4 x ~ x", B: "x ~@5 x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x", D: "x ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<[~ x ~ x]!8 ~@90 [~ x ~ x]!7 [~ x ~@2] ~@25>").gain(0.35)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@7 B A@7 B A@7 B A@7 B A@7 B ~@2 A@7 B A@7 B A@7 C A@7 B A@7 B A@7 C ~@7 D A@7 B A@7 C A@7 C E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4", D: "~@14 x!2", E: "x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@73 A ~@23 A ~@7 B ~@15 A ~@7 A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!4 ~@4", B: "~@12 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.14)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@8 A@40 ~@2 A@48 ~@8 A@13 B A@10 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@7 [~@14 x!2] ~@41 [~@6 x!2] ~@55 [~@4 x ~@9 x!2] ~@24 x>").gain(0.35)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  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 ~@2 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 B A B
  A B A B A B A B A B A B C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~", B: "x!3 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!7", C: "x",
})).gain(0.14)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~ C ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@15 B ~@7 B ~@15 D ~@7 B ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x ~@4 x ~@2", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@4 x ~@8 x ~@2", D: "~@3 x ~@8 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~ C ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@15 B ~@7 B ~@23 B ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x ~@8", B: "~@10 x!2 ~ x ~@2", C: "~@2 x!2 ~@6 x!2 ~@4",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@40 A ~@3 A ~@29 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@19 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@48 [~ x ~ x]!2 ~@81>").gain(0.35)

stack(
  bass, epiano1, marimba, tubular_bells, kick, rim, snare, snare_soft, clap, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, crash,
  tambourine
)

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