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Gloria

Laura Branigan

KeyA majorTempo131 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Gloria — Laura Branigan
// 131 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(131/4)

const chords = arrange(
  // intro (12 bars)
  [12, "<A!4 [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
  // verse (16 bars)
  [16, "<[A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
  // pre-chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<F#m B E A^9 D E [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
  // chorus (14 bars)
  [14, "<E!2 A!2 E!2 A!2 E G D E [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
  // chorus (16 bars)
  [16, "<[A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] F#m B E A^9 D E [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
  // interlude (8 bars)
  [8, "<[A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
  // verse (16 bars)
  [16, "<[A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
  // pre-chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<F#m B E A^9 D E [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
  // chorus (16 bars)
  [16, "<[A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] F#m B E A^9 D E [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
  // outro (12 bars)
  [12, "<[A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A] [A E@2 A] [E@2 A E] [D A@2 D] [A@2 D A]>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
  [12, "<a2!4 e2!4 a2!4>"],
  [16, "<e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2>"],
  [8, "<f#2 b2 e2 a2 d2 e2 a2!2>"],
  [14, "<e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2 e2 g2 d2 e2 a2!2>"],
  [16, "<e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2 f#2 b2 e2 a2 d2 e2 a2!2>"],
  [8, "<e2!4 a2!4>"],
  [16, "<e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2>"],
  [8, "<f#2 b2 e2 a2 d2 e2 a2!2>"],
  [16, "<e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2 f#2 b2 e2 a2 d2 e2 a2!2>"],
  [12, "<e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2 e2!2 a2!2>"],
)

// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh] [sd hh] [bd hh] [sd hh]").gain(0.8)

stack(keys, bass, drums)

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