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Bowfinger (Music From The Motion Picture)

Secret Agent Man

Johnny Rivers

KeyE minorTempo165 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Secret Agent Man — Johnny Rivers
// 165 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: ch 3 "ACOU PIANO" named as a piano, played on piano (its electric guitar jazz patch is not one)
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 124 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(165/4)

// 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(`<
  ~@3 A B C D E F E G H I J K E L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y A B C D E F E G H I J K E L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y A B C
  D E F E G H I J K E L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y A B C D E F E G H I J K E L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y A B C D A B Z AA
  AB AC AD@2 R
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ b1@2 d2@3 ~ d2 ~", B: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 d2 ~ b1@2 d2@3 ~", C: "e2@5 ~ b1@2 d2@2 b1@2 d2@3 ~",
  D: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ d2@2 b1@2 d2@3 ~", E: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 b1 ~ b1@2 d2@2 b1@2", F: "a1@2 ~ a1 a2 a1 a2 a1",
  G: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 d2@2 b1@2 d2@2 b1 ~", H: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 b1 ~ b1@2 d2@2 b1@2", I: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 ~@2 e2@2 d2@2 e2 ~",
  J: "b1@4 ~@2 b1@2 f#1 ~ f#1@3 ~ f#1@2", K: "b1@4 ~@2 b1@3 ~ b1@2 d2@3 ~", L: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@3 ~ e2@2 d2 ~ b1@2",
  M: "a2@4 ~@2 a2@2 e2@5 ~ a2 ~", N: "a2@5 ~ a2@2 g2@2 e2@2 a1@2 a2 ~", O: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@5 ~ e2 ~",
  P: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~", Q: "e2@2 ~ e2@2 b1 e2 b1", R: "e1 ~@7", S: "b1@5 ~ b1@6 ~@2 b1 ~",
  T: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@4 b1@2 e1@3 ~", U: "b1@4 f#1@2 b1@4 f#1@2 b1@3 ~", V: "e2@5 ~ e2@4 b1@2 e2@3 ~",
  W: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@5 ~ c2@2 ~@2", X: "b1@5 ~ b1@5 ~ b1 ~@3", Y: "b1@4 ~@2 b1@4 f#1@2 b1@2 f#1 ~",
  Z: "e1@2 ~@6 e2 ~ [e1,e2] e1 e2 e1 e2 e1", AA: "[e1,e2] ~ [e1,e2] e2 e1 ~ e2 e1 e2 ~ e2 ~ e2!2 ~ e2",
  AB: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ [e1,e2] ~ e1 e2 e1 e2 ~ e1 ~ e2", AC: "~@2 e2 ~ e2 ~@2 d2 ~@2 e2@2 ~ d2 ~@2",
  AD: "[b1@3 ~ a1@3 ~@2 g1@5 e1@5 ~ e2@12]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.5).pan(0.4)

// chords · piano · "ACOU PIANO"
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B C D C E F G F H I@2 J@2 I@2 K@2 L M N O P F P F Q R S T D C E F G F H I@2 J@2 I@2 K@2 L M N O P F P F Q R S T D
  C E F G F H I@2 J@2 I@2 K@2 L M N O P F P F Q R S T D C E F G F H I@2 J@2 I@2 K@2 L M N O P F P F Q R S T D C E T D
  U@6 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b3@2 e4 ~@3 c4 e4, ~@3 c4@3 ~@2, ~@5 e4@2 ~", B: "~@2 e4 ~@2 e4 c4 e4, c#4@3 c4@3 ~@2",
  C: "b3@2 e4 ~@2 e4 c4 e4, ~@3 c4@3 ~@2", D: "c#4@2 e4 ~@2 e4 c4 e4, ~@3 c4@3 ~@2",
  E: "c#4@4 e4@2 ~@4 e4@2 c4@2 e4 ~, ~@3 c4@3 ~@2", F: "[e2,e3,g3,b3]", G: "[a2,a3,c4,e4]",
  H: "~@2 [e2,e3,g3,b3] ~@5 [e2,e3,g3,b3]@6 ~@2", I: "[e2,e3,g3,b3]/2",
  J: "[[b2,a3,d#4,f#4]@18 [b2,a3,d#4,f#4] ~@5 [b2,a3,d#4,f#4]@7 ~]/2", K: "[a2,a3,c4,e4]/2", L: "[e2,e3,g3,b3]@15 ~",
  M: "[a2,a3,c4,e4]@15 ~", N: "[e2,e3,g3,b3]@3 ~", O: "[e2,e3] ~@15", P: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4]", Q: "[c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]",
  R: "[a3,d#4,f#4]", S: "[b2,a3,d#4,f#4]@13 ~@3", T: "b3@2 e4 ~@2 e4 c4 e4, e4 ~@5 c4@6 ~@4",
  U: "[[e2,e3,g3,b3] ~@7 [e2,g3,b3]@3 [e2,g3]@2 b3 ~ [e2,g3] [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3] b3 ~@3 e3 e3@2 ~@3 e3 [e4,g4] ~@2 g4 e3!2 ~ e3 [g4,b4] b4 ~ b4 ~ g4 [g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@3 e3 ~ b3 [e3,b3,g4,b4]@2 [g4,b4] ~ [e3,b3]@2 ~@16 e5@21, ~@8 e3@15 ~@3 [e4,g4] e3 [e4,g4]@2 e3 [e4,g4] e3 e4 [g4,b4]@2 [g4,b4]@2 e3 g4 e3 [e4,g4] b4 e4@3 ~ [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4]@2 e4@4 ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~ [g4,b4]@8 g4 b4@28, ~@13 [e2,g3]@2 ~ e2@32 ~@12 b3@5 b3@6 e3@24 ~, ~@14 b3@2 ~@3 g3@32 [e3,g4,b4]@2 ~@2 [e3,b3,e4]@2 ~@2 e3@4 e3@7 g4@26, ~@21 b3@27 [e3,b3]@2 b3@2 ~@5 e4@5 e4@11 b3@23]/6", // Em G Em G Em G E5 Em …
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.48).pan(0.6)

// other · electric guitar muted · "OVERDRIVE GTR."
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~ A B C D C E ~@17 F ~ G H I J K D C E ~@17 F ~ G H I J K D C E L@3 M N@2 O@2 P@2 Q R@3 S T ~ F ~ G H I J K D C E ~@17
  F ~ G H I J K D C E K D U@6 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b3@2 e4 ~@3 c4 e4, ~@3 c4@3 ~@2, ~@5 e4@2 ~", B: "~@2 e4 ~@2 e4 c4 e4, c#4@3 c4@3 ~@2",
  C: "b3@2 e4 ~@2 e4 c4 e4, ~@3 c4@3 ~@2", D: "c#4@2 e4 ~@2 e4 c4 e4, ~@3 c4@3 ~@2",
  E: "c#4@4 e4@2 ~@4 e4@2 c4@2 e4 ~, ~@3 c4@3 ~@2", F: "~@3 a3@3 e3@2", G: "~@6 a3@6 e3 ~@3", H: "~@6 a#4@4 a4 ~@5",
  I: "~@6 a4@4 g4 ~@5", J: "~@6 e4@6 d4 ~@3", K: "b3@2 e4 ~@2 e4 c4 e4, e4 ~@5 c4@6 ~@4",
  L: "[e4@3 ~ e4@3 ~ g4 ~ a4@3 ~ a4@6 g4 ~ g4@3 ~ e4@3 ~ g4@4 e4@7 ~ a4@5 ~]/3", M: "a4@4 g4 ~ e4@8 ~@2",
  N: "[e4@2 ~@2 e4@3 ~ g4 ~ a4@2 ~@2 a4@6 a4@2 ~@2 c5@2 a4@4 ~@2]/2", O: "[c5@8 a4@13 ~ c5@3 ~ a4@2 c5@2 ~@2]/2",
  P: "[d5@3 ~ c5@3 ~ a4@5 ~ a4@11 ~@5 g4@2]/2", Q: "~@2 g4@2 ~@2 g4 ~ g4@3 ~ a4@3 ~",
  R: "[g4@5 ~ e4@7 ~ e4@5 ~ e4@3 ~ g4 ~ a4@3 ~ a4@5 ~ g4 ~ g4@3 ~ e4@3 ~ g4@2]/3",
  S: "~@2 e4 ~ g4 ~ a4@3 ~ a4 ~ a4@3 ~", T: "e4 ~@7",
  U: "[~@16 b3 ~@2 b3 [e3,b3]@2 e3 e3@2 ~@2 b3 ~@10 b3@13 e4@3 ~@3 a4@3 b4@2 ~ b4@3 ~ d5@6 ~ e5@20 ~@2, ~@8 b3@2 b3@2 b3@2 b3@2 ~@2 e3@2 ~@2 b3@3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@5 e3@16 ~@45, ~@9 e3@2 e3@2 e3@2 e3@2 [e3,b3]@2 ~@6 [e3,b3]@2 ~ b3@5 b3@5 ~@16 g4@5 ~@37]/6", // E5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.58).pan(0.9)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "RHYTHM GUITAR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@7 A B C D@3 E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J K L M N O P Q@2 R@2 S@2 A B C D@3 E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J K L M N O P Q@2 R@2 S@2 A B C D@3
  E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J K L M N O P Q@2 R@2 S@2 A B C D@3 E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J K L M N O P Q@2 R@2 S@2 R@2 T@2 U@4 V
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3], e2@3 e2@2 e2@3, ~ [e3,g3,b3]!2 ~", // Em
  B: "[a3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,c4,e4] ~@2 [a3,c4,e4] [a3,c4,e4]@2, a2!2, ~@3 [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@3", // Am
  C: "[e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@5 [e3,g3,b3], e2@3 e2@3 e2@2, ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@3 [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~", // Em
  D: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@6 [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3] [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]@3, e2@3 e2@2 e2@2 e2@4 e2@3 e2@10, ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~ [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@9]/3", // Em
  E: "[[a3,d#4,f#4]@4 ~@4 [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 ~@4 [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [a3,d#4,f#4]@4 ~@8 [a3,d#4,f#4]@3 ~, b2@6 b2@6 b2@10 b2@4 b2@5 ~, ~@2 [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 ~ [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 ~@3 [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 ~@2]/2", // D#dim
  F: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@4 [e3,g3,b3] [e3,g3,b3]!2 ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]!2 [e3,g3,b3]@2, a3 ~@5 [e3,g3,b3]@4 [e3,g3,b3]@4 ~@6 [e3,g3,b3]@4 ~@8, ~@4 e2@2 e2@3 e2@2 e2@5]/2", // Em
  G: "[[a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4]!2 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4] [a3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,c4,e4]@2, a2@6 a2@5 ~ a2@8 a2@12, d4 ~@3 [a3,c4,e4]@4 ~@10 [a3,c4,e4]@4 ~@10]/2", // Am
  H: "[e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3], e2@3 e2@5, ~ [e3,g3,b3] ~@2", // Em
  I: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4] [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3, a2", // C
  J: "~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@4 [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@4 [e3,g3,b3]@3 ~, e2@10 e2@5 ~, ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~", K: "[e2,e3,g3,b3] ~@7",
  L: "f#4@2 f#4 [b3,d4,f#4]@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@3, [b2,b3,d4]@3 b2@5", // Bm
  M: "[e3,g3,b3,e4,g4]@6 [e3,g3,b3]@4 ~@2 [e4,g4]@3 ~, ~@3 [e4,g4]@3 ~@2, ~@10 [e3,g3,b3]@5 ~", // Em
  N: "[b3,d4,f#4]@6 [b3,d4,f#4]@6 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~, ~@6 b2@9 ~", // Bm
  O: "~@4 [e4,g4]@2 ~@4 [e4,g4]@5 ~, [e3,g3,b3]@8 [e3,g3,b3]@7 ~, ~@3 [e4,g4]@2 ~@3", // Em
  P: "[c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@6 [c4,e4,g4]@4, [c3,g3]@5 [c3,g3]@3, ~@3 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~@2", // C C5 C
  Q: "[~@2 [b3,d#4,f#4]@4 ~@2 [d#4,f#4]@6 [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [a3,d#4]@4 [a3,d#4]@2 [a3,d#4,f#4]@4 [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [a3,d#4,f#4] ~@3, ~@2 b3@5 ~, ~@8 f#4@3 ~@5]/2", // B D#m D#dim Adim D#dim
  R: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3] [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]!3, e2@4 e2@3 e2@9, ~@3 [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~ [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@8]/2", // Em
  S: "[[e3,g3,b3]@3 [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3] [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]!2 ~, ~@5 [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@9, ~@6 e2@9 ~]/2", // Em
  T: "[[e2,e3,g3,b3] ~@7 [e2,e3,g3,b3]@3 ~@3 e2 [e2,g3,b3] ~@3 e2 ~@6 e2 [e2,g3,b3] ~@3 e2, ~@11 e3@21, ~@11 [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3]@2 ~ [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3]@3 [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3]@2 ~ [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3]@2, ~@12 e2@2 ~@3 e2@2 ~ e2@2 e2@2 e2@2 ~@3 e2@2 ~]/2", // Em G
  U: "[[g3,b3] ~@3 e2 [g3,b3] ~@3 e2 [e2,g3,b3]@2 ~@32 e2@9 ~@11, e3@5 ~@2 e2@2 ~@3 [e2,e3,g3,b3]@2 [e2,e3]@2 e2@2 e2@2 e2@2 e2@3 e2@10 e2@9 ~@20, e2@2 e2@2 ~ [e2,e3]@3 ~@13 g3@5 g3@4 ~ g3@6 g3@4 g3@11 ~@12, ~ [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3]@2 ~ [g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 ~@3 [g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 b3@7 b3@11 b3@13 ~@12, ~@21 e3@2 e3@9 ~ e3@20 ~@11]/4", // G Em E G Em G Em
  V: "[e3,g3,b3,e4,g4] ~@15", // Em
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.29).pan(0.2)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A@5 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D@4 A B A@2 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D@4 A B A@2 B A B A B A B A B
  A B A B A B A B A C D@4 A B A@2 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D@4 A B A@2 B A B A B E ~@5 C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", C: "x", D: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", E: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@7 A@7 B C D A@3 D E F A G C G C A H D A@2 I A@4 D A@2 H A C A@4 J F A K D B A C H A@3 L A@2 D@2 A C A M C A D A@3 N
  F A O A B A ~ H A@3 J A@3 D A@3 O A@6 J P A H C Q D A R A D A@3 C P ~@4 S ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@3 x", E: "~@4 x ~@5 x!4 ~@2", F: "x!2",
  G: "~@10 x!3 ~ x ~", H: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", I: "~@10 x ~ x!2 ~ x", J: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6", K: "~@4 x ~@5 x!2 ~@4",
  L: "~@10 x!6", M: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@3 x!5", N: "~@10 x!3 ~ x!2", O: "~@4 x ~@5 x!2 ~@2 x ~", P: "x",
  Q: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3", R: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", S: "~@3 x ~@4 x ~ x ~ x!4",
})).gain(0.39)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@15 A B ~@3 B C ~@2 B A B A ~@2 B ~@2 D ~@4 B ~@2 E ~ A ~@7 F B ~@2 A ~@4 B ~@2 B@2 ~ A ~ G A ~ B ~@3 H ~@2 A ~@3 I
  ~@8 B ~@3 A ~@7 J ~ E A K B ~ A ~ B ~@3 A ~@5 L ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@14 x!2", D: "~@4 x ~@6 x ~@2 x ~", E: "~@11 x ~@4", F: "~@6 x!2",
  G: "~@3 x ~@6 x ~@5", H: "~@4 x ~@8 x ~@2", I: "~ x ~ x", J: "~ x", K: "~@7 x", L: "~ x!3 ~@4",
})).gain(0.19)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@29 A ~@26 A ~@26 A ~@26 A ~@11 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x",
})).gain(0.39)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B@6 C@15 B D E D E C@2 F C@19 B D E D E C@2 F C@19 B D E D E C@2 F C@19 B D E D E C@2 F C@6 G B@5 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "x!8", D: "x!3 ~ x!4", E: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~", F: "x!7 ~", G: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.39)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@29 A ~@26 A ~@26 A ~@26 A ~@10 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@23 A B A B ~@2 C ~@20 A B A B ~@2 C ~@20 A B A B ~@2 C ~@20 A B A B ~@2 C ~@12 D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@4", B: "~@3 x ~@3 x", C: "~@7 x", D: "x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@29 A ~@26 A ~@26 A ~@26 A ~@10 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@8 x ~@4 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@23 A ~ A ~@24 A ~ A ~@24 A ~ A ~@24 A ~ A ~@4 B@6 C ~@5 A>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x",
})).gain(0.39)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@23 A B A B ~@3 C@3 D ~@16 A B A B ~@3 C@3 D C@7 E C@7 ~ A B A B ~@3 C@3 D ~@16 A B A B ~@3 C@6 F ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "x!2 ~@2", C: "x!4", D: "x!3 ~", E: "x", F: "~ x",
})).gain(0.39)

stack(
  bass, piano, electric_guitar_muted, acoustic_guitar_steel, kick, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat,
  high_tom, crash, ride
)

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