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Electric Ladyland

Voodoo Chile

Jimi Hendrix

KeyE minorTempo86 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Voodoo Chile — Jimi Hendrix
// 86 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 7 "Tr1Copy7" overdriven guitar (copy of ch 1 "GtrSol 1" overdriven guitar); ch 8 "Tr2Copy8" overdriven guitar (copy of ch 2 "WahGtr 2" overdriven guitar)
// note: Full arrangement: all 45 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): ClnWah 4, GtrHarm6.
setcpm(86/4)

// 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 · overdriven guitar · "WahGtr 2"
const overdriven_guitar = note("<A B C D ~@3 E@2 ~@12 F G H I ~ J K L ~@11 M N ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "c#4@3 ~ a3@2 d4 ~ f#3@2 g3@2 g3@2 e3 ~", B: "d4@3 d4 b3 ~ e4@4 ~@3 [e3,b3,e4] [b2,e3,b3,e4] [e3,b3,e4]",
  C: "c#4@3 a3@2 ~ d4 ~ f#3@2 g3@2 a3 e3@2 ~", D: "d4@4 d4 ~ e4@2 ~@8", E: "[~@10 a4@19 ~@3]/2", F: "~@6 a#4 g4",
  G: "a4@11 ~ a4@4", H: "a4@3 a4@4 a#4 e5 d5 a4@2 a4 b4 g4@2", I: "e4@5 ~@3", J: "e4@2 d4 e4 ~ g4@8 a3 d4 g4",
  K: "a4@3 ~ a4@2 d5 a#4", L: "a4 ~ g4 e4@10 ~@3", M: "~@6 d5@4 d5 ~ d5!2 ~ d5", N: "d5 ~ d5@2 ~@12",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.28)

// bass · electric bass finger · "bass   3"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C D E F G H I J K L M@2 I N O H I N P H I Q R@2 S T@2 U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 e2", B: "e1@2 e1@2 d2@2 e2 ~@2 e1 a1 e1 g1@2 e2 ~", C: "d2 e2 ~ b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 b1 e2 b1 g1@2 g2@2",
  D: "e1 e1@2 e1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 e1 a1 e1 g1@2 e2@2", E: "d2 e2@3 d2@2 e2 g1@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 d2@2",
  F: "e1 e2@3 b2@2 g3 g1@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 g1@2", G: "d2 e2 ~ b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 b1 e2 b1 a1 g1@3",
  H: "e1 e1@2 g1@2 e1 d2 ~@2 e1 a1 e1 g1@2 e2@2", I: "d2 e2@3 e2 ~ g1@3 a1@2 a#1 b1 e1 d2@2",
  J: "e1@2 e1@2 d2@2 b1 e2@2 e1 a1 e1 g1@2 e2 ~", K: "d2 e2 ~ b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 b1 e2 b1 ~ b1 d2@2",
  L: "e1@2 e2@2 d2@2 e2 ~@2 e1 a1 e1 g1@2 e2 ~",
  M: "[d2 e2 ~ b1 d2@2 e2 ~@2 b1 e2 b1 a1@2 g1 e1@2 e1@2 g1@2 e1 d2 ~@2 e1 a1 e1 g1@2 e2@2]/2",
  N: "e1@2 ~ e1 d2@2 e1 e1@2 d1 e1@2 g1@2 e2 ~", O: "e1 e2 ~ e1 g1@2 e1 e2 ~ b1 e2 b1 a1@2 g1@2",
  P: "e1 e2 ~ e1 g1@2 e1 e2 ~ b1 e2 b1 a#1 a1 g#1 ~", Q: "c2@2 ~ c2 c3@2 e1 c2@2 e1 c2@2 c3@2 c2 ~",
  R: "[d2 d3 ~ d2 c3@2 a2 d3 ~ a1 c2 a1 d2 ~ e2 e1@3 ~ e1 g1@2 e1 d2 ~ e1 a1 e1 g1@2 e2@2]/2",
  S: "d2 e2@3 e2 ~ e3@3 g1@2 a1@2 b1 d2@2",
  T: "[e1@2 ~ e1 d2 e1@2 g1@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1@2 d2@2 e2 g1@4 a1 e2 ~ b1 a2 g2 b2@2 d3@2]/2",
  U: "e1 e1@2 g1@2 e1@2 a1 ~ e1 b1 e1 d2@2 e2@2", V: "d2 e2@3 b2 ~ g2@3 a1@2 a#1 b1 e1 d2@2",
  W: "e1 e2@2 d2@2 b1@2 a#1@2 a1@2 g1@2 d1 e1@2", X: "g2 e2@3 a1 e1@3 g1 a1@2 b1@2 d2@2 b1",
  Y: "e2 e1@2 d2@2 e1@2 c#2@2 e1@2 b1 g1@2 a1 ~", Z: "e1 e2 g1@2 a1@2 e1 g2 ~ b1 d2 e2 a2 g2@3",
  AA: "e1 e2@3 b2@2 g3 g1@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1@2 d1", AB: "e1 g1@3 d2 ~ g1@3 a1@2 a#1 b1 e1 d2@2",
  AC: "a#2@2 a2@2 g2@2 e1@3 d1 e1@2 g1@2 e2 ~", AD: "g2 e2@2 g2@2 a2@2 b2 ~ d3 e3 a#2 a2@2 g2@2",
  AE: "e2 e1@2 g1@2 e1 d2 ~@2 e1 a1 e1 g1@2 e2@2", AF: "d2 e2@3 e2 ~@11",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.71)

// other · electric guitar clean · "ClnWah 4"
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<~@17 [~@11 d3@3 ~@2] ~@10 [~ g4 ~@14] ~@16>")
  .s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.27)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "GtrChds5"
const overdriven_guitar_2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D E F@3 G H I J@2 K L M N K O M P H Q R S T O U P V W X S Y Z X AA@2 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e2,e3,b3]@2 [e2,e3,b3]@6 ~@2 [e3,b3]!2 g#2@2 e3 ~, ~@2 e2 ~", // E5
  B: "[e2,e3,b3]!2 [e3,b3]@2 ~@4 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~ [e3,d4,g4,b4] g2@2 [e3,d4,g4,b4]!2, ~ e2@3 ~@4", // E5 Em7
  C: "[e2,e3,b3]@5 [g2,g3,d4] ~ [g2,g3,d4] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] [g2,g3,d4]!2 [g2,g3,d4]@2", // E5 G5 E5 G5
  D: "[e2,e3,b3]@2 [e2,e3,b3]@6 ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,d4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e3,d4,g4,b4]!2, ~@2 e2 ~", // E5 Em7
  E: "[e2,e3,b3]!2 [e2,e3,b3]@6 [e2,e3,b3] [e2,e3,b3]@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [d2,d3,a3]", // E5 D5
  F: "[[e2,e3,b3]@2 [e2,b2,e3]!2 g#2@2 e3@6 ~ [b3,e4,b4]@9 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~@2 [b3,e4,b4]@9 ~ [b2,e3]!2 ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3], ~@12 [e2,b2]@10 ~@9 [e2,b2]@8 ~@9]/3", // E5
  G: "~@2 [b2,e3]!2 g#2@2 e3@4 e2@2 [g2,g3,d4]!2 ~@2, e2 ~@3", // E5 G5
  H: "e2@2 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3]!3", // E5
  I: "e2@8 [e2,e3,b3]!2 [e2,e3,b3]@2 ~ e2 g3@2", // E5
  J: "[e2@4 ~@2 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [g2,g3,d4] ~@4 [b2,e3]!2 g#2@2 [g4,d5]@4 [e3,b3]!2 e5@4, ~@15 e2@5 ~@12]/2", // E5 G5 E5 G5 E5
  K: "e2@2 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] [g2,g3,d4]!2 ~ [g2,g3,d4] ~ [g2,g3,d4]", // E5 G5
  L: "e2@2 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ e2 g3@2", // E5
  M: "e2@5 ~ [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [g2,g3,d4] ~ [g2,g3,d4]", // E5 G5
  N: "~@2 [b2,e3]!2 g#2@2 [g3,g4]@4 [e3,b3]!2 g5@4, e2 ~@3", // E5 G E5
  O: "e2@2 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ e2 d4@2", // E5
  P: "e2@2 [b2,e3]!2 g3@3 [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~ [e3,d4,g4,b4] [d4,g4,b4] ~@2", // E5 Em7 G
  Q: "c3@2 [a#3,e4,g4]!2 ~@2 c3@4 [a#3,e4,g4]!2 ~@2 [a#3,e4,g4]!2, ~@13 c3@2 ~", // Edim
  R: "d3@2 [c4,f#4,a4] ~@3 [c4,f#4,a4]!2 ~ [c4,f#4,a4] ~ [b3,f4,g#4] ~ [c4,f#4,a4] ~ [c4,f#4,a4], ~@5 d3@2 ~@9", // F#dim Fdim F#dim
  S: "e2@2 [b2,e3,b3]!2 g3@2 e3 d4@8 ~", // E5
  T: "[b2,e3,b3]!6 ~ [b2,e3,b3] ~ [e3,d4,g4,b4] ~ [e3,d4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e3,d4,g4,b4]!2, ~@3 e2", // E5 Em7
  U: "e2!2 g2@4 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [g2,g3,d4] ~ [g2,g3,d4]", // E5 G5
  V: "e2@2 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~@2 [e2,e3,b3] ~ [g2,g3,d4] ~ [g2,g3,d4]!3", // E5 G5
  W: "e2@2 [d4,g4,b4]!2 ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]@4 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~ [e2,e3,b3]!3", // G E5
  X: "~ [e3,b3,e4] ~ [e3,b3,e4] [d4,g4,b4]@4 ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3], e2 ~@7", // E5 G E5
  Y: "[b2,e3,b3]!6 ~ [b2,e3,b3] ~ [e3,d4,g4,b4] ~ [e3,d4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e3,d4,g4,b4]!2", // E5 Em7
  Z: "e3@2 [d4,g4,b4]!2 ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]@4 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~ [e2,e3,b3]!3", // G E5
  AA: "[~ [e2,e3,b3] ~ [e2,e3,b3] [g2,g3,d4]!2 [e2,e3,b3]@4 [d4,g4,b4]!2 ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]@4 [e2,e3,b3]!2 ~ [e2,e3,b3]!3 ~ [e3,b3,e4] ~ [e3,b3,e4] [d4,g4,b4]@4, ~@12 e2 ~@3]/2", // E5 G5 E5 G E5 G
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.51).pan(0.3)

// other · guitar harmonics · "GtrHarm6"
const guitar_harmonics = note("<~@5 A B ~@3 C ~ D ~@19 E ~@2 F G ~ H I ~ J ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 a#5 ~@11", B: "~@2 d6 ~@5", C: "~@5 d5 a5@2 ~@3 a5@2 ~@3", D: "~@10 c5@5 ~", E: "~@3 b5@2 ~@3",
  F: "~@14 e4 ~", G: "~@4 c#4 ~@11", H: "~@7 a4 b4 ~@4 d5 ~@2", I: "~@3 a5 ~ b4 ~@5 b4 ~ c#5 ~ e5", J: "~@7 g#5@9",
})).s("gm_guitar_harmonics").gain(0.41)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A B C D E F G D H B I F C D H J K D H J K D H J K L H J K D H L M N O F H J K P Q ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x ~ x!2", B: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x", C: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@4 x ~", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", E: "~ x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@6",
  F: "~@4 x ~ x ~@5 x ~@2 x", G: "~@2 x ~ x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", H: "~ x ~@2 x ~@4 x!2 ~@5",
  I: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", J: "~ x ~ x", K: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5", L: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~",
  M: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@7", N: "x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~", O: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@3", P: "~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x",
  Q: "~ x ~@2 x ~@11",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@5 B ~ C ~ D ~@3 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ E ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ A ~ C ~ C ~ A F ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2", B: "~@5 x ~@10", C: "~@15 x", D: "~@11 x ~@4", E: "~@13 x!2 ~", F: "x",
})).gain(0.5)

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

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@3 B ~ C ~ D ~ E ~@3 D ~ B ~ D ~ F ~ D ~ G ~ D ~ B ~ D ~ H ~@3 D ~ B ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x ~@2 x ~", B: "~@13 x!2 ~", C: "~@5 x ~@5 x ~@4", D: "~@12 x!4", E: "~@5 x!2 ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~", F: "~@15 x",
  G: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", H: "~@13 x ~ x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~ A ~@16 B C ~@2 D E ~@2 F G ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~@11", D: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", E: "~ x ~@2",
  F: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", G: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@3 B C A ~ D ~ A C ~@2 D ~ E ~ D ~ F ~ D ~ E ~ D ~ E ~ D ~ G ~ B ~ D ~ E ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@11 x ~@4", C: "~@3 x ~@12", D: "~@10 x!4 ~@2", E: "~@11 x!2 ~@3", F: "~@11 x ~ x ~@2",
  G: "~@13 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · high tom · soft notes
const high_tom_soft = s("ht").struct("<~@11 A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~@3 A ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B A C A D A E C F A G ~ E A ~ A E A ~ A E A G B H A ~ A E A I A J A K@2 ~ L ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x", C: "x ~@6 x ~@8", D: "~@6 x ~@6 x ~@2", E: "~@3 x ~@3 x", F: "x ~@6 x", G: "~@15 x",
  H: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", I: "~@5 x ~@3 x ~@4 x ~", J: "~@13 x ~@2", K: "~@3 x ~@4", L: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B A C A D E F G H A I J F ~@2 E F ~@2 K F ~@2 L M A I E F E F N O E P Q I R F ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!7 ~", C: "~ x!3 ~@3 x", D: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~", E: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", F: "x!3 ~@5",
  G: "~ x!3 ~ x!3", H: "~ x!5 ~@2", I: "x!8", J: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!4", K: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~",
  L: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@2", M: "~ x!2 ~@5", N: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", O: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x!2 ~@6",
  P: "x!3 ~@4 x", Q: "x ~ x ~ x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~", R: "~@2 x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:4").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B A C D E F G A H D E F G I@2 F G I@2 F G I@2 F G I@2 F G F G I@2 F G I@2 F D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x!2 ~@3 x ~", B: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@2 x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~@7 x!3 ~", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "~@2 x ~@5 x ~@2 x!3 ~@2",
  F: "x ~ x ~@5 x ~@3 x!4", G: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2", H: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@3 x!3 ~", I: "~@3 x ~@3 x",
})).gain(1.17)

// drums · bongos
const bongos_2 = s("bongo:18").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B C D E F G H I J E F G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G H G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G K ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@5", C: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x",
  D: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~@4 x", E: "x!3 ~@3 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3", F: "x ~@3 x!3 ~@2 x ~@6", G: "x ~@2 x!4 ~@3 x ~@5",
  H: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~@5", I: "~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", J: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@4 x", K: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(1.17)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B C D E F G H A I E F G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G H G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G J ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@5 x ~@3 x ~ x!3 ~ x", C: "~@9 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2", D: "x ~@8 x ~@3 x!2 ~",
  E: "~@5 x ~@3 x ~@6", F: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4", G: "~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~@4", H: "~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@5",
  I: "~@5 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~", J: "~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@10",
})).gain(1.43)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:18").struct(`<
  ~@5 A B C D E F G H A D E F G I@2 F G I@2 F G I@2 F G I@2 F G F G I@2 F G I@2 F G ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@14", B: "~@5 x ~@6 x ~@3", C: "~ x ~@3 x ~@5 x ~@4", D: "~ x!2 ~@4 x ~@3 x ~@4", E: "~ x ~@3 x!2 ~@3 x ~@5",
  F: "~@5 x!2 ~@2 x ~@6", G: "x ~@2 x ~@12", H: "x", I: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(1.43)

// drums · congas
const congas_3 = s("conga:33").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~ B@2 C D ~ E A ~ C D ~ E F@2 ~ E F@2 ~ E F@2 ~ E F@2 ~ E ~ E F@2 ~ E F@2 ~ G ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@9 x", B: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@8", C: "~@3 x ~@5 x!2 ~@2 x!3", D: "~@12 x ~ x!2", E: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4",
  F: "~ x ~ x", G: "~@3 x ~@12",
})).gain(1.43)

// drums · cabasa
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