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Running In The Family / Staring At The Sun

Running in the Family

Level 42

KeyD majorTempo124 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Running in the Family — Level 42
// 124 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 138 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(124/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C B A D E F A F E B A F G H A F I B J F A H K H A H L F K M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y A H A Z AA Z AB Z AC H AD H AC
  F AC Z L H A H I H K M N O P Q R S T U V AE@2 AF T AG AH AI AJ@2 AK@2 AL@2 AM@2 AN AO H A H L Z K AP C H A AQ AC H A F
  A H A AR A Z AS AT N O P Q R S T U V W N O P Q R S T U V W ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e1 ~ e1 f#1 g1 ~ g1 g#1", B: "a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 d2 ~ d2@2",
  C: "e1@3 ~ e1@2 f#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2 g#1@2", D: "a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 [c2,d2] ~ d2 ~",
  E: "e1 ~@2 e1!2 ~ f#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2 g#1@2", F: "a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 d2 ~ d2 ~",
  G: "e1 ~@2 e1!2 ~ f#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~ g#1@2", H: "a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~",
  I: "e1@2 ~ e1 e1@2 f#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2 g#1@2", J: "e1@2 ~@2 e1@2 f#1@2 g1@3 ~ g1@2 g#1@2",
  K: "e1@2 ~ e1!2 ~ f#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2 g#1@2", L: "e1 ~@2 e1 e1@2 f#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2 g#1@2",
  M: "a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ a1@3 ~", N: "d2@2 ~@2 d2@3 ~ a1@2 a2 ~ a1@2 a2 ~",
  O: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1@3 ~ f#1@2 g1 ~@3 a1@2", P: "~@2 a1@2 g1 ~ g1@2 f#1 ~ f#1@2 e1@2 b1@2",
  Q: "c2 ~ c2@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ g1@2 d2 e2", R: "d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 a1@2 b1 ~@3 b1@2",
  S: "~@2 b2@2 ~ f#1@3 f#1@2 g1 ~@3 a1@2, ~@2 b1 ~@13", T: "~@2 a1@2 g1 ~ g1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ e1@2 b1@2",
  U: "c2 ~ c2 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ g1 ~ b1@2", V: "~@2 b1 ~ a1 ~@2 f#1!2 ~ a1 ~ b1 ~ e1@2",
  W: "~@2 e1 ~ f#1@2 ~@2 g#1 ~ f#1 ~ e1 ~ d2@2", X: "~@4 f#1@2 ~@2 a1 ~ a2 ~@3 a2 ~", Y: "~@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~@7",
  Z: "a1 ~@3 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~", AA: "e1 ~@3 e1@2 f#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2 g#1@2",
  AB: "e1 ~@2 e1!2 ~ f#1@2 g1 ~@3 g1@2 g#1@2", AC: "e1@2 ~@2 e1@2 f#1@2 g1 ~@3 g1@2 g#1@2",
  AD: "e1 ~@2 e1 [e1,f1] ~ f#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2 g#1@2", // Fmaj7
  AE: "[~@2 e1 ~ f#1@2 ~@2 g#1 ~ f#1 ~ e1 ~ d2@6 d2@2 ~@2 a1@2 a2 ~ a1@2 a2 ~]/2",
  AF: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 b2 ~@2 f#1@2 g1 ~@3 a1@2", AG: "c2 ~ c2 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ g1@2 b1@2",
  AH: "~@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~@3 a1@2 b1@2 c2 ~", AI: "~@2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~@7", AJ: "[e1@5 ~ f#1@7 ~ g1@7 ~ a1@7 ~@3]/2",
  AK: "[e1@6 d2@4 d3 ~@3 c2@4 c3 ~@3 d2 ~ d2@7 ~]/2", AL: "[e2@5 ~ f#1@7 ~ g1@4 g2 ~@3 a1 ~ a1@6 ~@2]/2",
  AM: "[e2@5 ~ d2@4 d3 ~@3 c2@17 ~]/2", AN: "~@6 e2 ~", AO: "e1 ~@3 e1 ~ f#1@2 g1 ~@3 g1 ~ g#1@2",
  AP: "a1@2 ~ g2 a1 f#2 a#1 g2 b1@2 b1@2 d2@2 d2 g2", AQ: "a1 ~@3 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ d2 ~ d3 ~",
  AR: "a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ d2 ~ d3 ~", AS: "e1@2 ~@2 e1@2 f#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~ g#1@2",
  AT: "a1 ~@3 a1@2 a#1@2 b1 ~ a#1 ~@3 b2 ~",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.64)

// other · slap bass 2 · "SLAPBASS2"
const slap_bass_2 = note(`<
  ~@16 A ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ D ~ C ~ B ~@21 E ~ F ~ A ~ F ~ A ~ F ~ A ~ F ~@26 E ~ G ~ E ~ G ~@38
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 b4@2 ~@2 g4@3 ~@5", B: "~@4 a4@3 ~ e4@3 ~@5", C: "~@4 b4@3 ~ g4@3 ~@5", D: "~@4 a4@3 ~ e4@2 ~@6",
  E: "~@2 b4 ~ g4 ~@3", F: "~@4 a4@2 ~@2 e4@3 ~@5", G: "~@2 a4 ~ e4 ~@3",
})).s("gm_lead_8_bass_lead").gain(0.72)

// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO 2"
const epiano2 = note("<~@24 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 ~@20 E@4 F@2 E@2 G@2 E@4 H@2 ~@33 I@2 J@2 I@4 K@6 J@2 ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 [e4,a4,c#5]@8 ~]/2", B: "[~@7 [e4,a4,c#5]@9]/2", C: "[~@14 [e4,a4,c#5]@13 ~@5]/2",
  D: "[~@14 [e4,a4,c#5]@11 ~@7]/2", E: "[~@14 [e4,a4,c#5]@9 ~@9]/2", F: "[~@7 [e4,a4,c#5]@4 ~@5]/2",
  G: "[~@14 [e4,a4,c#5]@7 ~@11]/2", H: "[~@7 [e4,a4,c#5]@5 ~@4]/2", I: "[~@7 [e3,a3,c#4]@8 ~]/2",
  J: "[~@7 [e3,a3,c#4]@7 ~@2]/2", K: "[~@14 [e3,a3,c#4]@17 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.57)

// chords · synth brass 1 · "SYNBRASS1"
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  A B C B D B C E A B C B D B C E ~@16 F@2 ~@2 F@2 ~@3 G@3 H I J K L M N I ~@16 O@2 ~@2 O@2 ~@3 P@3 ~@3 Q R@2 S@2 T@2
  U@2 ~@9 H I J V L M N I H I J V L M N I O@2 ~@2 O@2 ~@3 W O@2 ~@2 O@2 ~@3 X@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [b4,e5,g5] ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5]@3 ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~", // Em D Em A
  B: "~@2 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5] ~@3", // A D
  C: "~@2 [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5]@3 ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~", // Em D Em A
  D: "~@4 [b4,e5] ~ [b4,e5,g5]@5 ~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~, ~@2 a5 ~@5", // E5 Em D A
  E: "~@2 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [a4,e5]@2 ~@2 [a4,d5] ~@3, ~@8 c#5 ~@3 f#5@2 ~@2", // A A5 D5
  F: "[d5@2 a5@2 f#5@2 d5@2 e5@4 f#5@2 d5@7 ~@11]/2",
  G: "[d5@2 a5@2 g#5@2 e5@2 b4@2 a4@2 g#4@2 d5@4 a5@2 f#5@2 d5@2 e5@4 f#5@2 d5@13 ~@5]/3",
  H: "~@4 [b4,g5]@2 ~@2 [a4,d5,f#5]@3 ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~, ~@4 e5 ~@11", // Em D Em A
  I: "~@2 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5]@2 ~@2", // A D
  J: "~@2 [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5] ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5]@3 ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~, ~@2 g5 ~@5", // Em E5 D Em A
  K: "~@2 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3 [d5,f#5] ~@3, ~@6 a4 ~", // A D
  L: "~@4 [b4,e5,a5] ~ [b4,e5,g5]@5 ~ [a4,d5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~, ~@6 f#5 ~", // Esus4 Em D5 A
  M: "~@2 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [c#5,e5] ~@3 [a4,f#5]@2 ~@2, ~@8 a4@2 ~@2 d5 ~@3", // A C#m D
  N: "~@2 [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5]@3 ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [a4,c#5] ~, ~@7 e5", // Em D Em A
  O: "[d5@2 a5@2 f#5@2 d5@2 e5@4 f#5@2 d5@5 ~@13]/2", P: "[d5 a5 g#5 e5 b4 a4 g#4 d5@2 a5 f#5 d5 e5@2 f#5 d5@5 ~@4]/3",
  Q: "~@4 c6 ~@3", R: "[[e4,g4,b4]@5 ~ [c#4,f#4,a4]@7 ~ [d4,g4,b4]@8 [c#4,e4,a4]@9 ~]/2",
  S: "[[e4,g4,b4]@5 ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@7 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@8 [d4,f#4,a4]@9 ~]/2", // Em D C D
  T: "[[e4,g4,b4]@5 ~ [c#4,f#4,a4]@8 [d4,g4,b4]@8 [c#4,e4,a4]@7 ~@3]/2", // Em F#m G A
  U: "[[e4,g4,b4,e5]@5 ~ [d4,f#4,a4,e5]@8 [c4,e4,g4,b4,d5]@16 ~@2]/2", // Em D Cmaj7
  V: "~@2 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3 [a4,f#5]@2 ~@2, ~@12 d5 ~@3", W: "d5 a5 g#5 e5 b4 a4 g#4 d5",
  X: "[d5 a5 g#5 e5 b4 a4 g#4 d5@2 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.59)

// other · alto sax
const alto_sax = note(`<
  A B C B D E C E A B C B D E C E ~@28 A B C B D E C E ~@49 A B C B D E C E A B C B D E C E ~@21
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 g4 ~@3 f#4@4 g4@2 e4 ~", B: "~@2 e4 ~@5 e4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3", C: "~@2 g4 ~ g4 ~@3 f#4@4 g4@2 e4 ~",
  D: "~@4 a4@2 g4@6 f#4@2 e4 ~", E: "~@2 e4 ~@3 e3 ~ e4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3",
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.56)

// other · vibraphone
const vibraphone = note("<~@59 A B C B A B C B ~@27 A B ~@2 A D ~@38>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 e3 g4 f#4 d4 a3 e3 g3 e3 a3 e3", B: "[g3,b3] ~ [a3,c#4] ~ [g3,b3] ~@11", C: "~@14 a3 e3",
  D: "[g3,b3] ~ [a3,c#4] ~ [b3,d4] ~@11", // G A Bm
})).s("gm_vibraphone").gain(0.5)

// chords · distortion guitar · "DISTORTION"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~@15 A B ~@6 C ~@8 D@4 E@3 F@2 G@3 ~@6 H I J ~@15 D@4 E@3 F@2 K@4 L M N ~@8 A O ~@23 D@4 E@3 F@2 P D@4 E@3 F@2 Q@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 [g4,b4] ~", B: "[g4,b4]@3 ~@5", C: "~@6 [g3,b3]@3 ~ b3 g3 b3!2 g3@2",
  D: "[d4@2 a4@2 f#4@2 d4@2 e4@4 f#4@2 d4@8 ~@2 [c#3,a3,c#4]@2 [d3,g3,d4] ~@3 [e3,a3,e4]@5 ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~@5 [e3,a3,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,g4]@10 ~@2 [g3,b3,g4] ~@3 [d3,a3,d4]@2]/4", // F#m G5 A5 A A5 C5 G D5
  E: "[d4@2 a4@2 f#4@2 d4@2 e4@4 f#4@2 d4@8 ~@2 [c#3,f#3,c#4]@2 [d3,g3,d4] ~@3 [e3,a3,e4]@5 ~ [e3,a3,e4] ~@5 [e3,a3,e4] ~@5]/3", // F#5 G5 A5
  F: "[[g3,c4,g4]@7 ~@3 [g3,c4,g4]@2 ~@2 [f#3,b3,f#4]@5 ~ [f#3,b3,f#4]@2 ~@4 [f#3,b3,f#4] ~@5]/2", // C5 B5
  G: "[d4@2 a4@2 g#4@2 e4@2 b3@2 a3@2 g#3@2 d4@4 a4@2 f#4@2 d4 ~ e4@4 f#4 ~ d4@4 [f#3,b3,f#4] ~ [f#3,b3,f#4] ~ [f#3,b3,f#4] ~ [f#3,b3,f#4] ~@7]/3", // B5
  H: "~@10 b3@3 ~ a3 ~", I: "g3@3 ~@5", J: "[g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~@4, ~@4 a4 ~@11",
  K: "[d4@2 a4@2 g#4@2 e4@2 b3@2 a3@2 g#3@2 d4@4 a4@2 f#4@2 d4 ~ e4@4 f#4 ~ d4@4 ~@6 [c#3,f#3,c#4] ~ [d3,g3,d4] ~@3 [e3,a3,e4]@5 ~ [e3,a3,e4]@2 ~@4 [e3,a3,e4]@2 ~@4]/4", // F#5 G5 A5
  L: "[g3,c4,g4]@7 ~@3 [g3,c4,g4] ~@3 [f#3,b3,f#4] ~", M: "[f#3,b3,f#4]@7 ~@3 a3@2 b3@2 c4@2",
  N: "~@2 c4 ~ c4 ~ c4 ~ c4@3 ~@5", O: "[g4,b4]@3 ~@13", P: "d4 a4 g#4 e4 b3 a3 g#3 d4",
  Q: "[d4 a4 g#4 e4 b3 a3 g#3 d4@2 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.52)

// other · acoustic guitar nylon · "NYLON GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~@84
  [g3@2 a3@2 b3 ~ g4@2 f#4@4 ~@4]
  [e4@2 f#4@2 a4@2 b4 ~@3 d5@2 b4@2 g4@2]
  [~@2 b4 ~ g4@2 f#4@2 e4@2 f#4@2 g4@2 a4@2]
  [~@2 e4 ~@3 e4@6 ~@4, ~@6 d4 ~@9]
  ~@50
>`).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.59)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@7 B A@23 C A@11 D A@7 B A@15 C A@5 E A@2 C A@7 F@3 G F G F H ~ A@7 ~ A@7 B A@7 B A@5 E A@2 C A@6 E A@2 C A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@7 x ~@4 x!2 ~", C: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", D: "x ~ x!2", E: "x ~@2 x!5", F: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
  G: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", H: "x ~@10 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@7 B A@35 C A@7 B A@15 B A@5 D A@9 C A@7 E ~ A@7 F A@7 B A@7 B A@5 D A@9 D A@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", E: "~@3 x", F: "~@7 x!8 ~",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@15 A ~@27 B ~@39 C ~@8 B ~@7 C ~@37>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@43 B A@39 B A@7 C ~ A@7 D A@35 E ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!5 ~@3", C: "x!5 ~ x ~ x ~@7", D: "x!8 ~@8", E: "x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@15 [~@13 x ~@2] ~@67 [~@3 x] ~@16 [~@10 x!2 ~@4] ~@37>").gain(0.48)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@23 A ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@3 B ~@23 D ~@13 D ~ B ~@5 B ~@9 E ~@4 B ~@25 D ~ B ~@7 D ~ B ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x ~@6", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@5 x ~ x", D: "~@3 x ~@4", E: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@15 [~@3 x] ~@84 [~@8 x!2 ~@6] ~@37>").gain(0.48)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@14 B A ~@4 B ~@5 C A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A D A ~ B A ~ B ~@4 E@2 F G A G E A ~ A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A
  ~@3 A D A ~ B A@2 ~@3 A D A ~ B A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@3 x", D: "~@4 x ~@2 x", E: "x ~@2 x ~@4", F: "~@3 x ~@4", G: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.72)

stack(
  bass, slap_bass_2, epiano2, synth_brass_1, alto_sax, vibraphone, distortion_guitar, acoustic_guitar_nylon, kick,
  snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash
)

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