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Kylie

I Should Be So Lucky

Kylie Minogue

KeyC majorTempo120 bpm
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// I Should Be So Lucky — Kylie Minogue
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 5 "SLOWSTRING" string ensemble 2 (copy of ch 3 "POLYSYNTH" pad poly)
// note: Full arrangement: all 100 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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 · slap bass 2 · "SLAP BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A B C D E F G H E F G H I J F K H L M G A B C D A B C D E F G H E F G H I J F K H L M G A B C D A B C D A B
  C D A B C D E F G H I J F K H L M G A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f1 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 f1", B: "e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~",
  C: "d1 ~ d1 ~ d1 ~ d1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~", D: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~",
  E: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 g#1", F: "f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~",
  G: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~", H: "e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~",
  I: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 a#1", J: "g#1 ~ g#1 ~ g#1 ~ g#1 ~ g#1 ~ g#1 ~ g#1 ~ g#1 ~",
  K: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~", L: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~",
  M: "d1 ~ d1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_2").gain(0.4)

// other · pad poly · "POLYSYNTH"
const pad_poly = note(`<
  A@2 B C D@2 E@2 F G@2 H I J@2 H K L@2 B M N@2 H O@2 B C D@2 E@2 F G@2 H I J@2 H K L@2 B M N@2 H O@2 B C D@2 E@2 F ~@3
  P Q ~@3 J@2 H K L@2 B M N@2 H O@2 B C D@2 E@2 R@2 B C D@2 E@2 R@2 B C D@2 S ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 c5@4 ~ d5@4]/2", B: "e5", C: "c5 d5",
  D: "[~@6 [c5,f5]@2 ~@2 c5@2 a4@2 g4 ~ g4@2 a4@2 ~@4 d5@8, e5@10 ~@2 b4 ~@2 c5@9 ~@8]/2", E: "[e5@15 c5@8 ~ d5@8]/2",
  F: "e5@7 ~", G: "[a4@22 ~@2 a4@2 b4@3 ~ c#5@2]/2", H: "d5", I: "e5@5 e4 f#4@2", J: "[a4@23 ~ a4@2 b4@4 c#5@2]/2",
  K: "e5@15 ~", L: "[b4@23 ~ b4@2 c#5@4 d#5@2]/2", M: "f#5", N: "g5/2", O: "[g5@13 ~ c5@8 ~@2 d5@8]/2",
  P: "~@6 f5@2 ~@2 c5@2 a4@2 g4 ~, ~ e5", Q: "g4 a4 ~@6", R: "[e5@13 ~ c5@8 ~@2 d5@8]/2", S: "e5@15 c5",
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.35)

// other · synth brass 1 · "SYNTHBRASS"
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  A@4 B@4 C ~@8 D ~@3 E@2 F G@4 H@4 C ~@8 D ~@3 E@2 F G@4 I@4 J@4 H@4 C K L M N O@2 P ~ Q M R G@4 I@4 J@4 S@4 J@4 T@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@14 c5@6 a4@2 ~@2 g4@2 a4 ~@3 g4@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@5]/4",
  B: "[~@14 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 g4@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4@2 ~@2 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@5]/4",
  C: "~@2 g4 ~ a4 ~@3 g4 ~@2 a4 ~@4", D: "~@2 b4 ~@5", E: "~@4 g4@3 ~@9", F: "d4@4 e4@4 f4@5 ~@3",
  G: "[a4@2 g4@2 e4 ~ [g3,b3,d4,a4] ~@3 g4@3 ~ c5@6 a4@2 ~@2 g4@2 a4 ~@3 g4@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@5, ~@5 [e3,g3,c4]@4 ~@23]/4", // G C
  H: "[~@14 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 g4@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4@2 ~@2 c5@6 a4@2 ~@2 g4@2 a4 ~@5]/4",
  I: "[~@14 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 g4@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@5]/4",
  J: "[~@2 g4 ~ a4 ~@3 g4 ~@2 a4 ~@2 c5@6 a4@2 ~@2 g4@2 a4 ~@3 g4@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@5]/4",
  K: "~@2 a4 ~@2 a4 ~@2 a4 ~@7", L: "~@2 a4 ~@2 a4 ~@2 a4@2 ~@6", M: "~@2 g4 ~@2 g4 ~@2 g4 ~@7",
  N: "~@2 a4@2 ~ a4 ~@2 a4@2 ~@6", O: "~@2 b4@2 ~ b4 ~@2 b4@2 ~@6", P: "~@2 a4@2 ~ a4 ~@2 a4 ~@7",
  Q: "~@2 g4@2 ~ g4 ~@2 g4 ~@7", R: "d4@4 e4@3 ~ f4@5 ~@3",
  S: "[~@14 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 g4@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 c5@6 a4@2 ~@2 g4@2 a4 ~@5]/4",
  T: "[~@14 c5@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 g4@6 a4 ~@3 g4@2 a4 ~@3 c5@2]/3",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.35)

// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO"
const epiano2 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A B C D ~@12 E F G H@2 B C D A B C D ~@12 E F G H@2 B C D A B C D ~@4 A B C D ~@8 E F G H@2 B C D A B C D A
  B C D A B C D A B C D A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]@5", B: "[e3,g3,b3]@3 [e3,a3,c4]@5", C: "[d3,f3,a3,c4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]@5",
  D: "[e3,g3,c4]@13 ~@3", E: "[e3,g3,b3,d4]@13 ~@3", F: "[e3,g3,c#4]@7 ~", G: "[d3,f3,a3]@15 ~",
  H: "[[d3,g3,b3]@5 ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@9 [f3,a3]@6 [g3,b3,d4]@10, ~@5 [e3,g3,c4]@4 ~@7]/2", // G F G C
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.4)

// other · clavinet
const clavinet = note(`<
  ~ A B A C A B A D E F G H E F I H J K F L I@2 M I A B A D A B A D E F G H E F G H J K F L I@2 M I A B A D A B A D A B
  A C A B A N E F G H J K F L I@2 M I A B A D A B A D A B A C A B A D A B A D A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f2@2 f3 f2!2 f3 ~ f2 g3 g2!2 g3 g2!2 g3@2", B: "a2@2 a3 ~ a2 a3 a2!2 a3 a2!2 a3 ~ a2 a3@2",
  C: "c3 ~ c4 c3!2 c4 c3!2 c4 c3 c4 c3!2 c4@2 ~", D: "c3 ~ c4 c3!2 c4 c3!2 c4 c3 c4 c3!2 c4 ~@2",
  E: "a2@2 a3!2 a2 a3 a2!2 a3 a2!2 a3 a2!2 a3@2", F: "f#2@2 f#3!2 f#2 f#3 f#2!2 f#3 f#2!2 f#3 f#2!2 f#3@2",
  G: "g2 ~ g3!2 g2 g3 g2!2 g3 g2!2 g3 g2!2 g3@2", H: "e2@2 e3!2 e2 e3 e2!2 e3 e2!2 e3 e2!2 e3 ~",
  I: "g2@2 g3!2 g2 g3 g2!2 g3 g2!2 g3 g2!2 g3@2", J: "b2@2 b3!2 b2 b3 b2!2 b3 b2!2 b3 b2!2 b3@2",
  K: "g#2@2 g#3!2 g#2 g#3 g#2!2 g#3 g#2!2 g#3 g#2!2 g#3 ~", L: "b2@2 b3!2 b2 b3 b2!2 b3 b2!2 b3 b2!2 b3 ~",
  M: "d2@2 d3!2 d2 d3 d2!2 d3 d2!2 d3 d2!2 d3@2",
  N: "c3 ~ c4 c3!2 c4 c3 [c3,c6] [c4,a5,b5] [c3,e5,f5,g5,a5] [c4,b4,c5,d5] [c3,f4,g4,a4] [c3,c4,d4,e4] [f3,g3,a3,b3] [c3,d3,e3] [g2,a2,b2]", // C F Fmaj7 G F C G7 C …
})).s("gm_clavinet").gain(0.3)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B C B C B C B C B@15 D B C B C B C B C B@15 D B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B@11 D B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C
  B C B C B C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x!2", C: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", D: "x ~@5 x!3 ~@7",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A B@3 C B@3 C B@7 D B@3 E B@3 F B@3 C B@3 C B@7 D B@3 E B@3 F B@3 C B@3 C B@3 C B@3 C B@7 D B@3 F B@3 C B@3 C B@3 C
  B@3 C B@3 C B@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x ~", D: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3",
  F: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B@3 A B@3 A B@3 A B@2 A@2 B A B A B A B A B@3 A B@3 A B@3 A B@2 A@2 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
  A B@3 A B@3 A B@2 A@2 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!2", B: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
  A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.3)

stack(bass, pad_poly, synth_brass_1, epiano2, clavinet, kick, snare, hihat, crash)

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