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1959 · Blues Ballads

I Cried A Tear

LaVern Baker

KeyA majorTempo88 bpm
0:00/0:00
// I Cried A Tear — LaVern Baker
// 88 bpm, 12/8, key A major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(88/6)

const chords = arrange(
  // intro (2 bars)
  [2, "<E7 ~>"],
  // verse (8 bars)
  [8, "<[A@3 A^7@3 A6@3 A@3] E7!2 [A@3 Asus@3 A@6] [A@6 A7@6] D [A@6 E7@6]!2>"],
  // verse (8 bars)
  [8, "<[A@3 A^7@3 A6@3 A@3] E7!2 [A@3 Asus@3 A@6] [A@6 A7@6] D [A@6 E7@6] A>"],
  // solo (8 bars)
  [8, "<[A@3 A^7@3 A6@3 A@3] E7!2 [A@3 Asus@3 A@6] [A@6 A7@6] D [A@6 E7@6]!2>"],
  // verse (11 bars)
  [11, "<[A@3 A^7@3 A6@3 A@3] E7!2 [A@3 Asus@3 A@6] [A@6 A7@6] D [A@6 E7@6] A E7 ~ A>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
  [2, "<e2 ~>"],
  [8, "<a2 e2!2 a2!2 d2 [a2@6 e2@6]!2>"],
  [8, "<a2 e2!2 a2!2 d2 [a2@6 e2@6]!2>"],
  [8, "<a2 e2!2 a2!2 d2 [a2@6 e2@6]!2>"],
  [11, "<a2 e2!2 a2!2 d2 [a2@6 e2@6] a2 e2 ~ a2>"],
)

// 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 hh] [sd hh hh] [bd hh hh] [sd hh hh]").gain(0.8)

stack(keys, bass, drums)

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