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// Cowboy — Kid Rock
// 83.5 bpm, 4/4, key G# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: Full arrangement: all 88 bars on a 32-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(83.5/4)
// 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.
// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
~ A@2 B C D@2 ~@2 E ~@3 E ~@3 E ~@3 E F@8 G@2 ~@3 E ~@3 E F@8 G@2 ~@24 F@12 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@23 [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2]@3 ~@2 [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2]@3 ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,gb2]@4 ~ [eb2,gb2] ~ [eb2,ab2]@3 ~@2 [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~]/2", // Ab5 Ebm Ab5
B: "[eb2,ab2]@3 ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2]@3 ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,gb2]@4 ~@2 [eb2,gb2] ~ [eb2,ab2]@3 ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~", // Ab5 Ebm Ab5
C: "[eb2,ab2]@3 ~@2 [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2]@3 ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,gb2]@4 ~ [eb2,gb2] ~ [eb2,ab2]@3 ~@2 [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2]", // Ab5 Ebm Ab5
D: "[~ ab2@6 b2@6 [db3,e3,f3]@47 ~@4]/2", E: "~@8 ab3 eb4@3 bb3 ab3 ~@2",
F: "[eb2,ab2]@3 ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2]@3 ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,gb2]@4 ~ [eb2,gb2] ~ [eb2,ab2]@3 ~@2 [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~ [eb2,ab2] ~", // Ab5 Ebm Ab5
G: "[d3@3 eb3@3 gb3@10]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.8)
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
~ A B ~ C ~@5 D E D E F G@3 D E D E H ~@3 H ~@9 F G@3 H ~@3 H ~@29 H ~@3 H ~@3 H ~ H ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@31 f4", B: "g4 ab4@3 g4 gb4 [f4,b4]@4 ~@2 g4@2 ab4@16 ~@2, ~@5 [gb4,c5] ~@10, ~@11 db5@20 ~",
C: "f4 g4 ab4@3 g4 gb4 [f4,b4]@4 ~@3 g4@2 ab4@16, ~@6 [gb4,c5] ~@9, ~@13 db5@19", // Fdim Gbdim
D: "~ ab3 ab3@2, eb3@3 ~@5, ~@2 gb3@7 ~@7", E: "~@7 eb3@8 ~, eb3@3 ~@5, ~@2 gb3@7 ~@7, ~@4 ab3@7 ~@5",
F: "~ db4 ab3@2, ab3@3 ~@5, ~@2 b3@7 ~@7", G: "~ db4 db4@2, ab3@3 ~@5, ~@2 b3@7 ~@7",
H: "f4 g4 ab4@3 g4 gb4 [f4,b4]@4 ~@2 g4@2 ab4@16 ~, ~@11 [gb4,c5]@2 ~@19, ~@12 db5@19 ~", // Fdim Gbdim
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.39).pan(0)
// other · harmonica
const harmonica = note("<A B ~ C ~@18 D ~ D ~ D ~ D ~@11 D ~ D ~ D ~ D ~@27 D ~ D ~ D ~ D ~ D ~ D ~@3>".pickRestart({
A: "~@31 b4", B: "c5 db5@14 ~@17", C: "b4 c5 db5@14 ~@16", D: "~@16 b4 c5 db5@14",
})).s("gm_harmonica").gain(0.8)
// other · harmonica · soft notes
const harmonica_soft = note(`<
~ A ~ B ~@19 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@11 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@27 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@15 a4 ab4 ~@15", B: "~@16 a4 ab4 ~@14", C: "a4 ab4 ~@30",
})).s("gm_harmonica").gain(0.48)
// other · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
~@3 A ~@9 B ~@7 C D@8 ~@5 B ~@3 C D@8 ~@6 E@8 F@3 G E@4 F G F G D@12 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@20 ab1@4 ab2@2 g2 f2 eb2 db2 b1 ab1", B: "~@24 eb3 ~ eb3 ~@3 eb3 ~",
C: "~@8 eb3 ~ eb3 ~@3 eb3 ~ eb3 ~ eb3 ~@3 eb3 ~ eb3 ~ eb3 ~@3 eb3 ~", D: "ab1@4 ~ ab1 gb1@4 ab1 ~ ab1@2 ~@2",
E: "ab1@3 ab1@2 ab1 b1@2", F: "db2@3 db2@2 db2 ~@2", G: "db2@3 ~@5",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.8)
// other · distortion guitar · soft notes
const distortion_guitar_soft = note("<~@9 A ~@3 B ~@7 C ~@9 D ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@9 D ~@38>".pickRestart({
A: "eb4", B: "~@24 ab2 ~ ab2 ~@3 ab2 ~", C: "~@8 ab2 ~ ab2 ~@3 ab2 ~ ab2 ~ ab2 ~@3 ab2 ~ ab2 ~ ab2 ~@3 ab2 ~",
D: "[eb3,gb3,b3]@15 ~", // B
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.48)
// other · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note("<~@6 A B A B A B A B C D C D A B A B ~@10 A B A B C D C D ~@48>".pickRestart({
A: "ab2@2 eb3 f3 ~ ab3@3 f3 eb3 b2 c3 ~ gb2 g2 ab2, ~@6 ab3 ~", B: "~@5 ab3@3 bb3 ~ eb3 ~ ab3 bb3 ab3@2",
C: "db3@2 ab3 bb3 ~ db4@3 bb3 ab3 e3 f3 ~ b2 c3 db3, ~@6 db4 ~", D: "~@5 db4@3 eb4 ~ ab3 ~ db4 eb4 db4@2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.31)
// bass · fretless bass
const bass = note("<~@22 A@8 ~@10 A@8 ~@6 B@7 C D@3 ~ B@3 C D E D ~ A@12 ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "ab1@4 ~ ab1 gb1@4 ab1 ~ ab1@2 ~@2", B: "ab1@2 ~ ab1@2 b1@2 ~", C: "ab1@4 ~@2 ab1@5 a1 bb1 b1 c2 db2",
D: "db2@4 ~@3 db2@7 ~@2", E: "db2 ~@3",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.8)
// chords · piano · Cm Db Cm Bbsus2 Cm Db Cm Eb5 …
const piano = note(`<
~@50
[bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 a5 gb5 a5 gb5 ab5 gb5 g5 gb5 g5 gb5, ab2 ~ [c3,eb3] ~ eb2 ~ [c3,eb3] ~ ab2 ~ [eb2,c3,eb3] ~ f2 ~ [g2,c3,eb3] ~]
[[db5,f5] ~ [c5,eb5] c5 eb5 c5 eb5 c5 eb5 c5 eb5 c5 eb5 c5 [c5,eb5]!2 [bb4,c5] ~@2 ab4 [eb2,c3,eb3]@2 [c5,eb5] ~ [c5,eb5] ~ [c5,eb5] ~ [g2,c3,eb3]@2 ~ [c5,eb5], ab2@2 ~@2 [c3,eb3]@2 ~@2 eb2@2 ~@2 [c3,eb3]@2 ~@2 ab2@2 ~@2 [db5,f5] ~@3 f2@2 ~@2 [c5,eb5] ~@3]
[~ c5@2 ~@2 c5@2 ~ [eb2,bb4]@2 ab4@2 [c3,eb3,bb4]@2 ab4@2 [ab2,f4]@2 ~@2 [eb2,c3,eb3,eb4]@2 ~@2 [f2,c4]@2 bb3@2 [g2,c3,eb3,c4]@2 bb3@2, [ab2,bb4] ~ [c3,eb3,bb4] ~@13]
~@35
>`).s("gm_piano").gain(0.49)
// other · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar_2 = note("<~@54 A@2 B C D@2 E F G H I J K L M N O@2 P Q ~@14>".pickRestart({
A: "[eb4@14 ab4@4 gb4@2 ab4@4 ~ ab4@6 ~]/2",
B: "ab4@2 ~ bb4@2 b4@2 ~ bb4@2 ~ ab4@2 gb4@2 ~ eb4@2 ~ f4@2 gb4@2 ~ eb4@2 ~ eb4@2 db4@2 ~",
C: "~ ab4@3 ~ ab4@3 eb4@2 ab3@2 bb3@2 b3@2 db3@2 gb3@2 ab3@4 ab3@4 gb3@2 ab3@2, eb4 ~ eb4 ~@13",
D: "[gb3@2 g3@2 db3 d3 f3 ab3 b2@2 ab2 ab2@4 gb2@3 g2 ab2@10 db3 eb3 gb3]/2",
E: "ab3 b3 ab3@3 b3 d4 eb4 gb4@3 eb4 d4 eb4 gb4@2", F: "eb4@2 db4 b3 db4 b3@2 ab3@7 ~@2", G: "~ ab4@3 b4 ab4@6 ~@5",
H: "~@2 ab3@3 gb3 ab3@4 gb3@2 db4@2 ~@2", I: "~@3 ab4@8 gb4 eb4@2 ~@2, db4", J: "b3 db4@13 db4 b3",
K: "ab3@3 gb3 ab3 e3 eb3 db3 eb3@3 b2 d3 e3 eb3 b2", L: "eb3 a2 ab2@4 gb2@4 ab2@3 db3 eb3 gb3",
M: "b3@2 ab3@4 bb3@2 b3@2 d4@2 eb4 f4 gb4 ab4", N: "ab4 gb4 ab4 b4@2 ab4@5 ~@6",
O: "[d5 ~@2 gb5@13 f5 ~ gb5@2 ab5@2 ~@10, ~ eb5@21 ~@10]/2",
P: "f5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 bb5 gb5 f5 ab5 gb5 eb5 c5 b4",
Q: "db5 d5 eb5 db5 b4 c5 db5 b4 g4 ab4 gb4 e4 eb4 c4 b3 g3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.7)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@6 A@15 B A@8 ~@2 A@7 B A@8 C@2 ~@2 D ~ A@7 E A@3 F A@3 E A@3 F A@12 ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "x!2", B: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", D: "~@15 x", E: "x", F: "x ~@6 x",
})).gain(0.8)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@6 A@15 B A@8 ~ C A@7 B A@8 ~ C ~@3 D A@7 E A@3 F A@3 E A@3 F A@12 ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
D: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", E: "~@12 x ~ x!2", F: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x",
})).gain(0.8)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@53 [~@28 x!2 ~ x] ~@34>").gain(0.8)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
~@6 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A B ~@2 A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A B ~@6 A B A B A B A D A B A E A
B A D A B A E A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~", B: "x ~ x ~@3 x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x!2 ~@6", D: "x ~@11 x ~ x!2", E: "x",
})).gain(0.8)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@54 A@7 B A@3 C A@3 B A@3 C ~@14>".pickRestart({
A: "x!4", B: "x ~@11 x ~ x!2", C: "x",
})).gain(0.8)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@53 [~@20 x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x ~@4] ~@34>").gain(0.8)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@53 [x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x ~@12] ~@34>").gain(0.8)
// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@21 A B@8 ~ C ~@7 A B@8 ~ C ~@4 B@7 D B@3 E B@3 D B@3 E B@12 ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~", B: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!2", C: "x!8", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~@7 x ~ x!2",
E: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~@7",
})).gain(0.8)
stack(
electric_guitar_clean, acoustic_guitar_nylon, harmonica, harmonica_soft, distortion_guitar, distortion_guitar_soft,
electric_guitar_muted, bass, piano, distortion_guitar_2, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, open_hat, mid_tom, high_tom,
tambourine
)
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