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// Separate Ways (Words Apart) — Journey
// 125 bpm, 4/4, key E 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 186 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(125/4)
// 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.
// other · lead 2 sawtooth · "Saw Wave"
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
A@2 B C B C B C B D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G H I@2 J K L@2 G H I@2 J M N@2 O P Q@2 R S@2 T U T U T U V W T U T U T U V W
F@2 G H I@2 J K L@2 G H I@2 J M N@2 O P Q@2 R S@2 T U T U T U V W T U T U T U V W T U T U T U V W T U T U T U X@2 C Y
C Y C B C B C Y C Y C B C B T U T U T U V W T U T U T U V W T U T U T U V W T U T U T U Z@2 T U T U T U V W T U T U T
U V AA C AB C AB C AC ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@15 e5@5 ~@4 f#5@5 ~@3]/2", B: "g5@11 ~@5", C: "e5@5 ~@3 f#5@5 ~@3", D: "[g4@13 ~ f#4@13 ~@5]/2",
E: "[e4@27 ~@5]/2", F: "[g4@5 ~@3 b3 ~ e4@3 ~ f#4@13 ~@5]/2", G: "e4@5 ~@3 b3 ~ e4@3 ~ f#4@2",
H: "~@2 g4@3 ~ a4@3 ~ g4 ~ a4@3 ~", I: "[b4@8 ~@4 b4 ~ a4@13 ~@5]/2", J: "g4@11 ~@5", K: "~@4 g4@3 ~ f#4@3 ~ d4@3 ~",
L: "[e4@5 ~@3 b3 ~ e4@3 ~ f#4@13 ~@5]/2", M: "e4@5 ~@3 g4 ~ g4 ~ a4 ~ g4 ~", N: "[b4@13 ~ a4@10 ~@4 b4 ~ a4@2]/2",
O: "~@2 g4 ~ g4@9 ~@3", P: "g4@5 ~@3 g4 ~ g4 ~ a4 ~ g4 ~", Q: "[b4@13 ~ a4@10 ~@4 a4 ~ a4@2]/2",
R: "~@2 g4 ~ g4@7 ~@3 a4@2", S: "[~@2 b4 ~ b4@23 ~@5]/2", T: "~@4 b4@3 ~ b4@4 ~@2 b4@2",
U: "~@2 b4@3 ~ b4@3 ~ b4@5 ~", V: "b4@3 ~ a4 ~ a4@3 ~ g4@3 ~ f#4@2", W: "~@2 f#4@3 ~ f#4@3 ~ g4 ~ g4@3 ~",
X: "[b4@3 ~ a4 ~ a4@3 ~ g4@3 ~ f#4@7 ~@3 f#4@5 ~@3]/2", Y: "g5@5 ~@3",
Z: "[b4@3 ~ a4 ~ a4@3 ~ g4@3 ~ f#4@4 ~ f#4@2 f#4@2 ~ f#4@2 ~ f#4@2 f#4@2 ~]/2",
AA: "f#4@2 ~ f#4@2 f#4@2 ~ f#4@2 ~ f#4@2 f#4@2 ~", AB: "g5@5 ~@11", AC: "g5@5 ~@3 b4 ~ e4 ~ e5 ~ e5@2",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.32).pan(0.1)
// other · overdriven guitar · "Overdrive"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
~ A B C B C B C D E@2 F@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H ~ I@2 J ~ K@2 H ~ I@2 J L M@2 N O P Q R S@2 T@2 U V U V W X U V U V U V W X
G@2 H ~ I@2 J ~ K@2 H ~ I@2 J L M@2 N O P Q R S@2 T@2 U V U V W X U V U V U V W X T@2 U V U V W X U V U V U V Y@2 C B
C B C B C B C B C B C B C B T@2 U V U V W X U V U V U V W X T@2 U V U V W X U V U V U V Z@2 T@2 U V U V W X U V U V U
V W AA C B C B C AB ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ e4 ~@2 b4 ~ e4 ~@3 e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~", B: "~@2 e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~",
C: "~@2 e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~@3 e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~", D: "~@2 e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~ b4@3 ~", E: "[e4@13 ~ d4@13 ~@5]/2",
F: "[c4@27 ~@5]/2", G: "[e4@5 ~@9 d4@13 ~@5]/2", H: "c4@5 ~@11", I: "[g4@8 ~@4 g4 ~ f#4@13 ~@5]/2", J: "e4@11 ~@5",
K: "[b3@5 ~@9 d4@13 ~@5]/2", L: "c4@5 ~@3 e4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3", M: "[g4@13 ~ f#4@10 ~@6 d4@2]/2", N: "~@2 e4@2 e4@9 ~@3",
O: "e4@5 ~@3 e4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3", P: "g4@13 ~ g4@2", Q: "f#4@4 ~@3 f#4", R: "~@2 e4 ~ e4@7 ~@3 f#4@2",
S: "[~@2 g4 ~ g4@23 ~@5]/2", T: "[~@4 a4@3 ~ g4@4 ~@2 f#4@4 e4@3 ~ f#4@3 ~ g4@5 ~]/2", U: "~@4 a4@3 ~ g4@4 ~@2 f#4@2",
V: "~@2 e4@3 ~ f#4@3 ~ g4@5 ~", W: "e4@3 ~@3 e4@3 ~ e4@3 ~ d4@2", X: "~@6 d#4@3 ~@7",
Y: "[e4@3 ~@3 e4@3 ~ e4@3 ~ d4@7 ~@3 d#4@5 ~@3]/2",
Z: "[e4@3 ~@3 e4@3 ~ e4@3 ~ d4@4 ~ d4@2 d4@2 ~ d#4@2 ~ d#4@2 d#4@2 ~]/2",
AA: "d4@2 ~ d4@2 d4@2 ~ d#4@2 ~ d#4@2 d#4@2 ~", AB: "~@2 e4 ~ b4 ~ e4 ~@3 e4 ~ e4 ~ e4@2",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.28).pan(0.9)
// other · overdriven guitar · "Overdrive"
const overdriven_guitar_2 = note(`<
~@9 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D ~ E@2 F ~ G@2 D ~ E@2 F H I@2 J K I@2 L M@2 N O N O N O P Q N O N O N O P Q C@2 D ~ E@2 F ~
G@2 D ~ E@2 F H I@2 J K I@2 L M@2 N O N O N O P Q N O N O N O P Q N O N O N O P Q N O N O N O R@2 ~@16 N O N O N O P Q
N O N O N O P Q N O N O N O P Q N O N O N O S@2 N O N O N O P Q N O N O N O P T ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[b3@13 ~ a3@13 ~@5]/2", B: "[g3@27 ~@5]/2", C: "[b3@5 ~@9 a3@13 ~@5]/2", D: "g3@5 ~@11",
E: "[e4@8 ~@4 e4 ~ d4@13 ~@5]/2", F: "c4@11 ~@5", G: "[g3@5 ~@9 a3@13 ~@5]/2", H: "g3@5 ~@3 c4 ~@3 d4 ~@3",
I: "[d4@13 ~ d4@10 ~@6 d4@2]/2", J: "~@2 c4 ~ c4@9 ~@3", K: "c4@5 ~@3 c4 ~@3 d4 ~@3", L: "~@2 c4 ~ c4@7 ~@3 d4@2",
M: "[~@2 d4 ~ d4@23 ~@5]/2", N: "~@4 e4@3 ~ e4@4 ~@2 e4@2", O: "~@6 e4@3 ~ e4@5 ~", P: "c4@3 ~@3 c4@3 ~ c4@3 ~ a3@2",
Q: "~@6 a3@3 ~@7", R: "[c4@3 ~@3 c4@3 ~ c4@3 ~ a3@7 ~@3 a3@5 ~@3]/2",
S: "[c4@3 ~@3 c4@3 ~ c4@3 ~ a3@4 ~ a3@2 a3@2 ~ a3@2 ~ a3@2 a3@2 ~]/2", T: "a3@2 ~ a3@2 a3@2 ~ a3@2 ~ a3@2 a3@2 ~",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.28).pan(0.9)
// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
~@9 A B A B A B A B C@15 D E@2 F G H@2 I J@2 K C L@2 M@2 N O C@2 L@2 M@2 N O C@15 D E@2 F G H@2 I J@2 K C L@2 M@2 N O
C@2 L@2 M@2 N O K C L@2 M@2 N O C@2 L@2 M@2 N O P@2 Q@2 R@2 S@2 P@2 Q@2 R@2 S@2 K C L@2 M@2 N O C@2 L@2 M@2 N O K C
L@2 M@2 N O C@2 L@2 M@2 N T K C L@2 M@2 N O C@2 L@2 M@2 N T U@2 ~@2 U@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@2", B: "~@2 e3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~", C: "e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~",
D: "e3@3 ~ e3@3 ~ g3@3 ~ a3@3 ~", E: "[b3@3 ~@11 a3@5 ~@11 a3@2]/2", F: "~@2 g3 ~ g3@9 ~@3",
G: "g3@5 ~@3 g3@3 ~ a3@3 ~", H: "[b3@3 ~@11 a3@5 ~ d3@3 ~ d3@3 ~@3 a3@2]/2", I: "~@2 g3 ~ g3@7 ~@3 a3@2",
J: "[~@2 [g3,b3] ~ [g3,b3]@23 ~@5]/2", K: "e3!4", L: "d3@3 ~ d3@3 ~ d3@3 ~ d3@3 ~", M: "c3@3 ~ c3@3 ~ c3@3 ~ c3@3 ~",
N: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~", O: "d3@3 ~ d3@3 ~ d#3@3 ~ d#3@3 ~", P: "[e3@13 ~@3]/2", Q: "[g3@13 ~@3]/2",
R: "[c3@27 ~@5]/2", S: "[a2@27 ~@5]/2", T: "d3@2 ~ d3@2 d3@2 ~ d#3@2 ~ d#3@2 d#3@2 ~", U: "[e3@24 ~@4 e3 ~ e3@2]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.28)
// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass 2"
const bass_2 = note(`<
~@9 A B A B A B A B C@15 D E@2 F G E@2 H I@2 C@2 J@2 K@2 L M C@2 J@2 K@2 L M C@15 D E@2 F G E@2 H I@2 C@2 J@2 K@2 L M
C@2 J@2 K@2 L M C@2 J@2 K@2 L M C@2 J@2 K@2 L M N@2 O@2 P@2 Q@2 N@2 O@2 P@2 Q@2 C@2 J@2 K@2 L M C@2 J@2 K@2 L M C@2
J@2 K@2 L M C@2 J@2 K@2 L R C@2 J@2 K@2 L M C@2 J@2 K@2 L R S@2 ~@2 S@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ e2 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@2", B: "~@2 e2 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~", C: "e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~",
D: "e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ b2@3 ~", E: "[c3@3 ~ c3@3 ~ c3 ~ c3@3 ~ d3@5 ~ d3@3 ~ d3@3 ~ d3 ~ d3@2]/2",
F: "~@2 a2 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~", G: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ b2@3 ~", H: "~@2 a2 ~ a2@7 ~@3 b2@2",
I: "[~@2 c3 ~ c3@23 ~@5]/2", J: "d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~", K: "c2@3 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@3 ~",
L: "a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~", M: "d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d#2@3 ~ d#2@3 ~", N: "[e2@13 ~@3]/2", O: "[g2@13 ~@3]/2",
P: "[c2@27 ~@5]/2", Q: "[a1@27 ~@5]/2", R: "d2@2 ~ d2@2 d2@2 ~ d#2@2 ~ d#2@2 d#2@2 ~", S: "[e2@24 ~@4 e2 ~ e2@2]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.28)
// chords · lead 1 square · "SquareWave"
const lead_1_square = note(`<
~@9 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@5 F@6 G H I@6 J H K L B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2
D@2 E@5 F@6 G H I@6 J H F@6 G H I@6 G H M@16 F@6 G H I@6 J H F@6 G H I@6 J N F@6 G H I@6 J N I@6 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[[e4,g4,b4]@13 ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@18]/2", B: "[[c4,e4,g4]@27 ~@5]/2", C: "[[b3,d4,g4]@13 ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@18]/2",
D: "[[a3,d4,f#4] [a3,c4,e4,g4]@6 [a3,c4,e4,g4]@7 [b3,d4,f#4,a4]@2]/2", // D Am7 Bm7
E: "[[g3,b3,d4]@12 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@20 [a3,c4,e4,g4]@12 [b3,d4,f#4,a4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@25 ~@5]/5", // G D Am7 Bm7 G
F: "[b3,e4,g4]/6", G: "[a3,c4,e4,g4]", H: "[d4,f#4,a4]@8 [d#4,g4,a#4]@5 ~@3", I: "[[e4,g4,b4]@91 ~@5]/6",
J: "[a3,c4,e4,g4]@11 ~@5", K: "[e4,g4,b4]@6 [e4,g4,b4] [d4,f#4,a4]", L: "[d4,f#4,a4]", M: "[e4,g4,b4]@5 ~@3",
N: "[d4,f#4,a4] [d#4,g4,a#4]", // D D#
})).s("gm_lead_1_square").gain(0.24).pan(0.1)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@4 A B@3 C D E D E D E D E F@16 D G E F D@2 E H ~ F@32 D G I F D G J H ~ F@101 K ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x", B: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@6 x", C: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@7", D: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x", E: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", F: "x!2",
G: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x", H: "x!3 ~@5", I: "~ x", J: "~@4 x ~@2 x", K: "x ~@3 x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.52)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@8 A B@3 C B@3 D B@7 C B@7 E B@3 C B@2 F ~ G B@7 C B@5 C B C B@7 C B@7 H I B@2 C B@2 C ~ G B@7 C B@7 C B@7 C B@7 C B
C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B@5 C@3 B@5 C@3 B@5 C@3 B@5 C@3 B@5 C@3 B@5 C@3 B C B C B J ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@10 x!3 ~@3", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x", D: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@2 x", E: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x!2",
F: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~ x!2", G: "~@12 x ~@2 x", H: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~ x!3 ~ x!2", I: "x!2 ~ x", J: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.66)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A B C@3 D@3 E D@3 F D@3 F D@15 G D@3 F D@2 G H ~ D@31 E D@7 H I D@101 J ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@15 x", B: "~ x!3", C: "x!4", D: "x!16", E: "x!9 ~@7", F: "x!12 ~@4", G: "x!13 ~@3", H: "x!3 ~@5", I: "~@3 x",
J: "x!13 ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.52)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@9 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~ A ~@5 A@3 ~@5 A@3 ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~ A ~@5 A@3 ~@5 A@3 ~@5 A@3 ~@5
A C A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@5 A@3 ~@5 A@3 ~@5 A@3 ~@5 A C A ~@5 A@3 ~@5 A C A ~ A ~ A D ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "x!3 ~@5", C: "x!2", D: "~@6 x!2",
})).gain(0.52)
stack(lead_2_sawtooth, overdriven_guitar, overdriven_guitar_2, bass, bass_2, lead_1_square, kick, snare, hihat, crash)
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