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Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) cover art

1969 · Led Zeppelin II

Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman)

Led Zeppelin

KeyA majorTempo145 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman) — Led Zeppelin
// 145 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 101 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): OVERDRIVE.
setcpm(145/4)

// 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 · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C D ~@2 A B E F G H I J K H L ~ M N A B C D ~@2 C D ~@2 E F G H I J K H O@3 ~@2 A B C D ~@2 A B E F G H I J K
  H L ~ M N A B C D ~@2 C D ~@2 E F G H I J K H P@3 M N A B C D A B C D A B C D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a2@2 c3 a2 c3 c#3 d3 g2", B: "~@2 g2 ~ g2@2 a2@2 c3@4 a2@4", C: "g2@2 a2 ~@5 g2@2 a2@2 ~@4",
  D: "~@2 [a2,e3]@2 [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [d3,a3]@2 ~@2 [a2,e3]@3 ~", E: "g2 a2 ~@2 g2 a2 ~@2",
  F: "~@2 a2@2 e3 ~ [a2,e3] ~ [d3,a3]@2 ~@2 [a2,e3]@3 ~, ~@2 e3 ~@13", // A5 D5 A5
  G: "[a3,d4,f#4]@4 ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@2", // D
  H: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@5", // D
  I: "[a3,c#4,e4]@4 ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@3 [a3,d4,e4]@2", // A Asus4
  J: "~@2 [a3,d4,e4]@2 ~@2 [c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@4 ~@4", // Asus4 C#m A
  K: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@2", L: "[e3,b3,e4]@3 ~@13",
  M: "[e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~", // E5
  N: "[e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~ [e3,a#3,b3] ~ [e3,a#3,b3] ~ [e3,b3] ~", // E5 E E5
  O: "[[e3,b3], e4 ~@2]/3", P: "[[e3,b3]@11 ~, e4 ~@2]/3",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.35).pan(0.2)

// bass · electric bass finger · "FINGERDBAS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G B C D E F H I J K L M N ~ O@2 C D E F A B E F G B E F H I J K L M N ~@2 A B C D E F G B C D E F H I J
  K L M N ~ O@2 C D E F A B E F G B E F H I J K L M N ~@2 O@2 C D E F C D E F C D E F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@2", B: "~@2 a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1 ~", C: "a1@2 c2 a1 c2 c#2 d2 g1",
  D: "~@2 g1 ~ g1@2 a1@2 c2@4 a1@4", E: "g1 a1 ~@2 g1 a1 ~@2", F: "~@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 d2@4 a1@3 ~",
  G: "a1@2 a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@2", H: "d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a2 ~ a2@2 d3@3 ~ f#2@2",
  I: "~@2 g2 ~ g2@2 g#2@2 a2@2 a1@2 d2@2 e2@2", J: "a1 ~ a1@2 ~@2 e2@2 a2 ~ a2@2 ~@2 g2 ~", K: "g2 ~ e2@3 d2 a1 c2",
  L: "d2 f#1 g1 g#1 a1 a#1 ~ b1", M: "c2 c#2 ~ d2 ~ a1 d2 d#2", N: "e2 ~@7",
  O: "e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.42)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar_2 = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B C D E F G B H I J ~@8 K L B C D E A@2 D E F G I J ~@9 A@2 B C D E F G B H I J ~@8 K L B C D E A@2 D E F G I J
  ~@9 K L B C D E B C D E B C D E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a4@31 ~]/2", B: "a3@2 c4 a3 c4 c#4 d4 g3", C: "~@2 g3 a3 c4@2 a3@2", D: "g3@2 a3@2 ~@4 g3@2 a3 ~@5",
  E: "~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ e4 ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~", F: "a3@5 a2 ~@2",
  G: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2@2 a3@7 ~", H: "~@2 g3 ~ g3@2 a3@2 c4@4 a3@4", I: "g3 a3 ~@2 g3 a3 ~@2",
  J: "~@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~", K: "[b3,e4] e4!5 [b3,e4]!2",
  L: "[b3,e4]!8", // E5
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.42).pan(0.8)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE" · soft notes
const overdriven_guitar_soft = note(`<
  ~@4 A ~ B C ~@4 D ~@8 E ~@2 A ~ B ~@3 B C ~@2 D ~@12 A ~ B C ~@4 D ~@8 E ~@2 A ~ B ~@3 B C ~@2 D ~@9 E ~@2 A ~ B ~ A ~
  B ~ A ~ B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 g3 ~@13", B: "~@4 [a3,c#4] ~@11", C: "~@6 a2 ~", D: "~@4 c#4 ~@11", E: "~ b3!5 ~@2",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.24).pan(0.8)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar_3 = note("<~ A@2 ~@16 B ~@21 B ~@20 B ~@21 B ~@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a4@31 ~]/2", B: "g#5 ~@3",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.4).pan(1)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE" · soft notes
const overdriven_guitar_soft_2 = note("<~@19 A ~@21 A ~@20 A ~@21 A ~@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "f#5 ~@15",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.25).pan(1)

// other · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar_4 = note("<~@56 A@2 B C D@2 E F@3 ~@35>".pickRestart({
  A: "[f#4@4 a4@2 f#4@2 a4 ~ b4@2 ~@2 c5@10 a4@4 ~@2 g5@2]/2", B: "~@2 g5@2 ~ g5@2 ~ e5@5 d5 ~@2", C: "c#5@9 ~@7",
  D: "[f#4@4 a4@2 f#4@2 a4@2 b4@2 ~@2 c5@10 a4@5 ~@2 e4]/2", E: "e4 ~ f4!2 ~ f#4!2 ~ g4!2 ~ g#4!2 ~ a4 ~",
  F: "[a#4!2 ~ b4 b4@2 c5!2 ~ c#5!2 ~ c5 ~ c5@32 ~@2]/3",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.64)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A@2 B C D E A@2 B C D E F G H G H I ~@2 J K B C D E A@2 D E A@2 D E F G H G H I ~@3 A@2 B C D E A@2 B C D E F G H G
  H I ~@2 J K B C D E A@2 D E A@2 D E F G H G H I ~@3 J K B C D E B C D E B C D E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", B: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@3", D: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x", E: "x ~ x!2 ~@4", F: "x ~@6 x",
  G: "~@3 x ~@4", H: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", I: "~@3 x ~@3 x", J: "~ x ~ x", K: "x!6 ~ x",
})).gain(0.62)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~@10 A ~@10 B ~@31 A ~@10 B ~@22 B ~@13>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@5 B A@5 B C D C E C F G H ~ H A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B C D C E C F G ~ H A@5 B A@5 B C D C E C F G H ~ H A@3 B A@3 B A@3
  B C D C E C F G ~ H ~ H A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~", C: "~ x", D: "~ x ~@2 x!4", E: "~@2 x ~@6 x ~ x!3 ~ x", F: "~ x ~@3 x!2 ~",
  G: "x", H: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.78)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@21 A B ~@41 A B ~@21 A B ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!6 ~@2",
})).gain(0.39)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@19 A ~@21 A ~@20 A ~@21 A ~@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.7)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@21 A B ~@41 A B ~@21 A B ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!6 ~@2",
})).gain(0.39)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A@5 B A@5 B A C A C A@2 ~@2 A@5 B A@3 B A@3 B A C A C A@2 ~@3 A@5 B A@5 B A C A C A@2 ~@2 A@5 B A@3 B A@3 B A C A C
  A@2 ~@3 A@5 B A@3 B A@3 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@13 A B A B A C ~@16 A B A B A C ~@15 A B A B A C ~@16 A B A B A C ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "x!2 ~@2", C: "x!4",
})).gain(0.54)

stack(
  overdriven_guitar, bass, overdriven_guitar_2, overdriven_guitar_soft, overdriven_guitar_3, overdriven_guitar_soft_2,
  overdriven_guitar_4, kick, kick_soft, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, crash, ride_bell
)

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