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Reggae Night

Jimmy Cliff

KeyC majorTempo110 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Reggae Night — Jimmy Cliff
// 110 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 1 "A.PIANO 3" piano (copy of ch 3 "SAW WAVE" lead 2 sawtooth)
// note: Full arrangement: all 114 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(110/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · [...]/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 2 · "SYN BASS 2"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B C D ~@3 D ~@2 E F G F H F G F E I J I J I J I E F G F H F G F E K L M N F G F H F G F E I J I J I J I E F G
  F H F G F E O L P Q O R M S D ~@3 D ~@2 E F G F H F G F E F G F H F G F E F G F H F G F E F G F H F G F E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g#1@10 ~@2 g#1 ~ a#1@16 ~@2]/2", B: "g#1@10 ~@2 g#1@3 ~", C: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2",
  D: "c2@2 [a1,b1] [e1,f1,g1] d1 ~@11", E: "f1 ~ e1 ~ f1 ~ g1 ~", F: "c2@2 ~ c2 ~ g1 c2 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ g1@2 g1@2",
  G: "f1@3 ~ f1 ~ g1 ~", H: "f1@3 f1 ~@4 f1@2 ~@2 g1@2 ~@2", I: "c2@2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2!2 ~@3 e1@3 ~",
  J: "f1@2 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~ f1!2 ~@3 g1@2 ~@2", K: "g#1@2 ~ g#1 ~@8 g#1 ~ a1@2", L: "a#1@2 ~ a#1 ~@8 a#1 [g1,a1] f1 ~",
  M: "g#1@2 ~ g#1 ~@12", N: "g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~", O: "g#1@2 ~ g#1 ~@7 g#1!2 ~ a1@2",
  P: "g#1@3 g#1 ~@7 g1 g#1 ~ a1@2", Q: "a#1@2 ~ a#1 ~@4 f1@3 ~ g1@3 ~", R: "a#1@3 a#1 ~@8 a#1 [g1,a1] f1 ~",
  S: "g1@2 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_2").gain(0.4)

// chords · lead 2 sawtooth · "SAW WAVE"
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B C D E D F D E D G H I D J H I D G K L M L K L M N H I D J H I D G O P O G H I D J H I D G K L M L K L M N H
  I D J H I D G O P O P O P O G ~@7 G H I D J H I D G H I D J H I D G H I D J H I D G H I D J H I D G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[g#3,c4,d#4,g4]@12 [g#3,c4,d#4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,d4,f4]@16 ~@2]/2", B: "[g#3,c4,d#4,g4]@11 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4,g4]@4",
  C: "[a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@4 [f3,a3,c4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@4", // F C F G
  D: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]!2 [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~", // G C G C
  E: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~", F: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 [f3,a3,c4] ~@4 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2",
  G: "[a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~", // F C F G
  H: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~", // G C G C
  I: "[f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~", J: "[a3,c4,f4]@3 [a3,c4,f4] ~@4 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2",
  K: "[g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]", L: "[f3,a3,c4]@2 [f3,a3,c4] [g3,b3,d4]", M: "[e3,g3,c4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]",
  N: "[a3,c4,f4] [g3,c4,e4] [f3,a3,c4] [g3,b3,d4]", O: "[g#3,c4,d#4,g4]@2 ~ [g#4,c5,d#5,g5]@3 ~@2",
  P: "[g#3,c4,d4,f4]@2 ~@2 [g#4,c5,d5,f5] ~ [g#4,c5,d5,f5] ~", // Dm7b5
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.3)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@30 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~@20 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~@8 C D C ~ C D C B C D C ~ C D C B A ~@3 A ~@2 B C D C ~ C D C B C D C ~ C D C
  B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 [c4,c5,c6] ~ [g3,g4,g5] [a3,a4,a5] [c4,c5,c6] ~", B: "[f4,f5] ~@3 [e4,e5] ~@3 [f4,f5] ~@3 [g4,g5] ~@3",
  C: "[g4,c5,e5] ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~@13", D: "[a4,c5,f5] ~ [f4,a4,d5] ~@13",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.64).pan(0.6)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@2 A B A C D E F E D E F G D E F E D E F G H I H I H I H J D E F E D E F G A B A J D E F E D E F G H I H I H I H J D
  E F E D E F G A B A B A B A J K L K L K L K G D E F E D E F G D E F E D E F G D E F E D E F G D E F E D E F G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a#3,a#4,a#5]@2 ~@2 [a#3,a#4,a#5] ~@3 [a#3,a#4,a#5] ~@3 [a#3,a#4,a#5]@2 ~@2", // A#
  B: "[a#3,a#4,a#5]@2 ~@2 [a#3,a#4,a#5] ~@3 [a#3,a#4,a#5] ~@3 [a#3,a#4,a#5]@2 a#4 [a#3,a#4]", C: "f4 ~ e4 ~ c4 ~ d4 ~",
  D: "~@2 [e4,g4,c5]!2 ~ [e4,g4,c5]!2 ~@3 [e4,g4,c5] ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~", // C G C
  E: "~ [c4,f4] [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,f4] [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,f4] [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,f4] [c4,f4,a4] ~", // F5 F F5 F F5 F F5 F
  F: "~@2 [e4,g4,c5]!2 ~ [e4,g4,c5]!2 ~@3 [e4,g4,c5]!2 [d4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~", // C G C
  G: "~ [c4,f4] [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,e4] [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [a3,c4] [a3,c4,f4] ~@2 [b3,d4] [b3,d4,g4] ~", // F5 F C Am F Bm G
  H: "[c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4] [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,e4,g4]!2 ~ [c4,e4,g4,c5] [c4,e4,g4] [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2", // C G
  I: "[c4,f4,a4]@2 [c4,a4] [c4,f4,a4] ~ [c4,f4,a4] ~ [c4,f4,a4]!2 ~@3 [d4,g4,b4]@2 ~@2", // F G
  J: "[c4,f4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~", // F C F G
  K: "~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@3 [e4,g4,c5] ~@3 [e4,g4,c5] ~@3 [e4,g4,c5] ~", // C
  L: "~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,f4,a4] ~", // F
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.24).pan(0.7)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR" · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note(`<
  ~@3 A ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~@9 B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~ A ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~@9 B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 D E
  D E D E D C ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 a#5 ~", B: "~ a4 ~@3 a4 ~@3 a4 ~@3 a4 ~@2", C: "~ a4 ~@3 g4 ~@3 f4 ~@3 g4 ~@2",
  D: "~ [e4,g4,c5] ~@7 [e4,g4,c5] ~@6", E: "~ [c4,f4,a4] ~@7 [c4,f4,a4] ~@6",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.16).pan(0.7)

// other · music box
const music_box = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D E ~@31 F B F ~@2 G H ~@2 G H D E ~@15 F B F B F B F ~@26 G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G H ~@2 G H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c4,c5] ~ [c5,c6] ~ [d#5,d#6] ~ [a#5,a#6] ~@5 [c4,c5] ~ [d4,d5] ~", B: "~@2 [d5,d6] ~ [f5,f6] ~ [a#5,a#6] ~@9",
  C: "[c4,c5] ~ [c5,c6] ~ [d#5,d#6] ~ [a#5,a#6] ~@5 [g4,g5] ~@3", D: "[f4,f5] ~@3 [e4,e5] ~@3 [c4,c5] ~@3 [d4,d5] ~@3",
  E: "[c4,c5] ~@15", F: "~@2 [c5,c6] ~ [d#5,d#6] ~ [a#5,a#6] ~@9",
  G: "~@2 [e4,e5] [f4,f5] ~ [a4,a5] ~ [g4,g5] ~ [f4,f5] ~@2 [e4,e5] ~ [d4,d5] ~", // E F A G F E D
  H: "[d4,d5] ~@5 [e4,e5] ~ [c4,c5] ~@7", // D E C
})).s("gm_music_box").gain(0.4)

// bass · slap bass 2 · "SLAPBASS 2"
const bass_2 = note("<~@80 [~@9 g2 a2@2 c3@2 ~@2] ~@33>").s("gm_slap_bass_2").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A@3 B C@7 B C@7 B C@7 B C@7 B C@11 B C@7 B C@7 B C@15 B C@7 B C@7 B C@7 B C@7 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!4", C: "x!2",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@6 A@7 B A@7 B A@7 B A@7 B A@11 B A@7 B A@7 B A@15 B A@7 B A@7 B A@7 B A@7 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@6 [~ x ~ x]!108>").gain(0.56)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@77 [~@7 x ~@8] ~@36>").gain(0.32)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@6 A@3 B A@3 ~ A@7 ~ A@7 ~ A@7 ~ A B A C A@3 B A@3 ~ A@7 ~ A@7 ~ A B A B A B A C A@3 B A@3 ~ A@7 ~ A@7 ~ A@7 ~ A@7 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3", C: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@13 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@11 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@11 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@3 C ~@3 D ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 C ~@3 E ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x!2 ~@11", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@10 x ~@2 x!3", D: "~@6 x ~@3 x!2 ~@4", E: "~@5 x!2 ~@6 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@9 A ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~ A ~ B ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~ A C A ~ A C B ~@3 A ~ D ~ B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "x!4", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@2 A@3 B A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3
  A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!4",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  A B ~@7 C ~@3 D ~@3 E ~@3 F ~@7 G ~@15 H ~@11 C ~@7 I ~@11 J ~@3 K ~@3 L ~@3 M ~@7 N ~@6 O P ~@6 O P
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "x ~@6 x!3 ~ x!2 ~@3", C: "~@10 x!2 ~@2 x!2", D: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3",
  E: "~@7 x!3 ~ x!2 ~ x ~", F: "~@9 x!2 ~ x ~ x!2", G: "~@10 x ~@2 x!2 ~", H: "x ~ x!2 ~ x ~@2 x ~@4 x!2 ~",
  I: "~@2 x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~", J: "~@2 x!2 ~ x!3 ~@2 x!2 ~ x!3", K: "~@2 x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@2 x!2",
  L: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4", M: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~", N: "~@11 x ~@2 x ~", O: "~@8 x ~@6 x", P: "x!4",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · high tom · soft notes
const high_tom_soft = s("ht").struct("<~@57 A ~@7 B ~@11 C ~@26 D ~@7 D ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x ~@6", B: "~ x ~@14", C: "x!2 ~@7 x ~@6", D: "~@11 x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@2 [~ x ~ x]!4 [~@3 x]!8 [~ x ~@2]!24 ~@4 [~ x ~@2]!24 ~@8 [~ x ~@2]!40>")
  .gain(0.48)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct(`<
  ~@6 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 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
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:18").struct(`<
  ~@6
  [~ x ~ x]!16
  [~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~@4 x ~@3]!8
  [~ x ~ x]!20
  [~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~@4 x ~@3]!8
  [~ x ~ x]!56
>`).gain(1.02)

// drums · congas · soft notes
const congas_soft = s("conga:18").struct(`<
  ~@6
  [~@3 x ~@7 x ~@4]!16
  [~@11 x ~@4]!8
  [~@3 x ~@7 x ~@4]!20
  [~@11 x ~@4]!8
  [~@3 x ~@7 x ~@4]!56
>`).gain(0.51)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:33").struct("<~@6 [~@3 x ~@3 x]!16 [~@7 x]!8 [~@3 x ~@3 x]!20 [~@7 x]!8 [~@3 x ~@3 x]!56>")
  .gain(1.02)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct(`<
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