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1977 · Endless Flight

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing

Leo Sayer

KeyE majorTempo105 bpm
0:00/0:00
// You Make Me Feel Like Dancing — Leo Sayer
// 105 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 62 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(105/4)

// 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 · fretless bass · "Bass    ("
const bass = note(`<
  A B C B D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W V U X Y Z AA J AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AK AM AN AO D AP H AQ
  AR K AS AT N AB AU AV AI AW AX AY
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f2 ~ f2@4 f2!2 d2 ~ d2@5 d1", B: "g2 ~ g2@4 d2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g1 ~", C: "f2 ~ f2@5 f1 d2 ~ d2@4 d2 ~",
  D: "f2 ~ f2@5 f1 d2 ~ d2@4 a2 ~", E: "g2 ~ g2@4 d2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~", F: "f2 ~ f2@4 c2 ~ d2 ~ d2@5 d1",
  G: "g2 ~ g2@4 g2!2 c2@2 f2 ~ e2 ~ c2 ~", H: "~ d#1 d#2 ~ d#2@2 d#2@2 d#2 ~ d#2@2 d#2@2 d#2 ~, d#2 ~@7",
  I: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@2 c2 f2 f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2@2 c2 f#2", J: "g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ g2@2 e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 b1 e2",
  K: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2", L: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 d2 g2 e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 b1 e2",
  M: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 e1 a1 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2", N: "g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ g2@2 e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~",
  O: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 e1 a1 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 a1 d2", P: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g1@2",
  Q: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g1 ~", R: "~ c1 c2 ~ c2@2 c2@2 c2 ~ c2@2 c2@2 c2 ~, c2 ~@7",
  S: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g1 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g1 c2", T: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 a1 d2",
  U: "g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ g2@2 c2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~ c2@2", V: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@2 c2 f2 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 a1 d2",
  W: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 d2 g2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~", X: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2",
  Y: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g1 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~", Z: "d#2 ~ d#2 ~ d#2 ~ d#2 ~ d#2 ~ d#2@2 d#2 ~ e2 ~",
  AA: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@2 c2 f2 f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2@2 f#2 ~", AB: "a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ a1@2 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~",
  AC: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 f#2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2", AD: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 g2 ~",
  AE: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 d2 g2 e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~", AF: "a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ a1@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2",
  AG: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g2 g1", AH: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g2@2 g2 ~",
  AI: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~ c2 ~", AJ: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 d2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~ c2@2",
  AK: "f2 ~ f2@4 f2 ~ d2 ~ d2@4 f2 ~", AL: "g2 ~ g2@4 g1 ~ c2@2 f2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~", AM: "g2 ~ g2@5 g1 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g1 ~",
  AN: "f2 ~ f2@4 f2!2 d2 ~ d2@4 a2 f2", AO: "g2 ~ g2@4 e2 a#1 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g1 ~",
  AP: "g2 ~ g2@4 g2!2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g1 ~", AQ: "f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ f2@2 f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2@2 f#2 ~",
  AR: "g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ g2@2 e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 e1 ~", AS: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 b1 e2",
  AT: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 e1 a1 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 d1 ~", AU: "g2 g1 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ g2 ~",
  AV: "g2 g1 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~", AW: "g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 d2 g2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g1 c2",
  AX: "f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ f2@2 d2 ~ d2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~", AY: "f2 ~ c2 ~ d2@2 f2@6 ~@4",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.56)

// chords · epiano1 · "Piano   ("
const epiano1 = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T C U V W X Y Z D AA AB O AC K AC AD AE AF AG AH AI V AI AJ AK AJ U V AL I AM AN
  AO AP AQ AR AO AS@2 AT AU AV AW
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4]@4 d4 ~ f4 a4", // F Dm
  B: "[a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@5 ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@8", // Gm7
  C: "[a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@5 ~@3 [a3,d4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4] ~", // F Dm
  D: "~@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@5 ~", // Gm7
  E: "[a3,c4,f4]@8 ~@2 [a3,d4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4] ~", // F Dm
  F: "[a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@5 ~@3 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~", // Gm7
  G: "[a3,c4,f4]@4 f4 ~ a4 c5 ~@2 [a3,d4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4] ~", H: "[f4,g4,a#4,d5] [a#3,d4,f4,g4]",
  I: "[g3,a#3,d#4]", J: "[a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@5 ~ [c4,d#4,f#4,a4]@4 d#3 f#3 a3 c4",
  K: "[g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,b3,e4]@5 ~", // G Em
  L: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4]@8", // Am7
  M: "[g3,b3,d4]@4 g3 ~ b3 d4 ~@2 [g3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,b3,e4] ~", // G Em
  N: "[c4,e4,g4,a4]@8 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a3,c4,e4,g4] ~", // Am7
  O: "[g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4]@5 ~@3 [g3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,b3,e4] ~", P: "[c4,e4,g4,a4]!2",
  Q: "[a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@4 g2@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@4 g2@2", // Gm7
  R: "[a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@3 ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@4 g2 ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~@3", // Gm7
  S: "~@2 [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@6 [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@2", // C7
  T: "[f4,g4,a#4,d5] ~ [f4,g4,a#4,d5]@5 ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@5 ~", // Gm7
  U: "~@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@4 a#3 d4 f4 g4", // Gm7
  V: "[a3,c4,f4]@4 f4 ~ a4 c5 [a3,d4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4]@5 ~", W: "[f4,g4,a#4,d5]@4 f3 g3 a#3 d4 [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@8",
  X: "[a3,c4,f4]@4 f4 ~ a4 c5 [a3,d4,f4]@8", Y: "[a#3,d4,f4,g4]!2",
  Z: "[a3,c4,f4]@4 f4 ~ a4 c5 [a3,d4,f4]@4 d4 ~ f4 a4", AA: "[g3,a#3,d#4]@4 ~@2 a#4 d#5, ~@4 d#4@3 ~, ~@5 g4@2 ~",
  AB: "~@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [c4,d#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c4,d#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c4,d#4,f#4,a4] ~", // F Cdim
  AC: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [a3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a3,c4,e4,g4]@5 ~", // Am7
  AD: "[g3,b3,d4]@8 [g3,b3,e4]@4 e4 ~ g4 b4", AE: "[c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4]@5 ~ [a3,c4,e4,g4]@8",
  AF: "~@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@5 ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@6", // Gm7
  AG: "~@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] g2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~", // Gm7
  AH: "[a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@4 c3@2 [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@4 c3@2", // C7
  AI: "[a#3,d4,f4,g4]@8 ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~", // Gm7
  AJ: "~@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4]@8", // F Dm
  AK: "[a#3,d4,f4,g4]@8 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@5 ~", // Gm7
  AL: "~@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@8", // Gm7
  AM: "~@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [c4,d#4,f#4,a4] ~ [c4,d#4,f#4,a4]@5 ~", // F Cdim
  AN: "[g3,b3,d4]@4 g3 ~ b3 d4 [g3,b3,e4]@4 e4 ~ g4 b4", // G Em
  AO: "[c4,e4,g4,a4]@4 g3 a3 c4 e4 [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4]@5 ~", // Am7
  AP: "[g3,b3,d4]@4 g3 ~ b3 d4 [g3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,b3,e4]@5 ~", // G Em
  AQ: "~@2 [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~ [c4,e4,g4,a4] ~", // Am7
  AR: "[g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@8", // G Em
  AS: "[~@2 a#3@2 d4@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@3 ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@3 ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@8 g2@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@2 g2@2 [a#3,d4,f4,g4] ~@3, f3 ~@7]/2", // Gm7
  AT: "~@2 [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@4 c3@2", // C7
  AU: "~@2 [f4,g4,a#4,d5] ~ [f4,g4,a#4,d5] ~ [f4,g4,a#4,d5] ~ [a#3,d4,f4,g4]@8", // Gm7
  AV: "[a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 [a#3,d4,f4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4]@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 [a#3,d4,f4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4] ~", // F A# F A#
  AW: "[a3,c4,f4] ~@5 [a3,c4,f4]@5 ~@5", // F
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.33)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B A C A D A E@2 F E F E F E F E@3 C E D E@3 D E B E G E@3 G E@5 F A C A F A C A C E@3 B E C E B E@3 C H I
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "x ~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@4 x ~@3", C: "x!2 ~ x ~@4", D: "x ~ x ~@4 x ~ x ~@6", E: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x",
  F: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", G: "~ x ~@6", H: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", I: "~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.22)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@3 B A C A D A E A E A E A E A@3 B A C A D A C A@3 F A D A F A D A@3 E A B A E A B A B A D A@3 B A@5 B A G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@3 x!5 ~ x ~", C: "~@4 x!3 ~@3 x ~ x ~ x!2", D: "~@2 x!6", E: "~ x!3", F: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2",
  G: "x ~ x!2 ~@4",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~ A ~@5 B ~@15 B ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@13 B ~ A ~@3 A ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x!3", B: "~@3 x!5",
})).gain(0.22)

// drums · low tom · soft notes
const low_tom_soft = s("lt").struct("<~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@13 A ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.13)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A ~ A B A B A@3 B A B A B A B A@3 B A B A@3 B A ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A@4 C B A B A B A B A B A@3 ~ A B A ~ A@3 B A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!2 ~@6", C: "x!3 ~ x!4",
})).gain(0.22)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~ A ~@25 A ~ B ~@3 B ~@17 A ~@3 A ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x ~ x!3 ~@4", B: "~@4 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@5 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 B A ~@18 C A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@5 A ~@5 A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2", B: "~@15 x", C: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~ A ~@25 A ~ B ~@3 B ~@17 A ~@3 A ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4 ~ x ~@10", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~ A ~ A B A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A B A ~ A B A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x ~ x ~@6", C: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.22)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@5 A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@5 ~@9 A@5 ~ A@5 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@5 A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@5 ~@9 A@5 ~ A@5 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.97)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@5 A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@5 ~@9 A@5 ~ A@5 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · shaker · soft notes
const shaker_soft = s("sh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@3 ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@3 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.16)

stack(
  bass, epiano1, kick, snare, low_tom, low_tom_soft, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, tambourine, cabasa,
  shaker, shaker_soft
)

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