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You're No Good

Linda Ronstadt

KeyB minorTempo107 bpm
0:00/0:00
// You're No Good — Linda Ronstadt
// 107 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 98 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(107/4)

// 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 · piano
const piano = note("<~@4 A@4 B C D E D@8 A@4 B C D E D@6 F ~@5 D G D G B C D E@2 D@12 ~@37>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,f#4,b4]@5 ~ [e4,g#4,b4]@10", B: "[b3,d4,g4]!2 [a3,c#4,e4]!2",
  C: "[a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4]!2 [c#4,f4,g#4] [c4,e4,g4]", D: "[d4,f#4,b4]!2 [e4,g#4,b4]!2",
  E: "[c#4,e4,g#4,a#4]!8", F: "[d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~", G: "[d4,g4,b4]!4",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.28).pan(0.4)

// bass · acoustic bass
const bass = note(`<
  A B A B A@4 C D E F G@8 H I J K C D E F G@6 L ~@5 M N M N C D E F O G@12 ~@5 P@28 Q@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b2@3 e2@4 ~", B: "b2@2 a2@2 b2@2 e2@7 ~@3", C: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 a2@5 ~ a2@2", D: "d2@4 ~ d2 c#2 c2",
  E: "b2@5 ~ b2@2 e2@5 ~ e2@2", F: "f#2 ~ f#2@2 ~@2 f#2@3 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~", G: "b2@3 ~ b2@2 d2@2 e2@3 ~ e2@2 d2@2",
  H: "b2@5 ~ e2@2 ~@2 e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2", I: "b2@2 a2@2 b2@2 e2@2 ~@2 e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2", J: "b2@5 ~ e2@2 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@2 e2@2",
  K: "b2 a2 b2 e2 ~ e2!3", L: "b2@3 ~ b2@7 ~@5", M: "b2@5 ~ b2@2 g#2@5 ~ g#2@2", N: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@4 f#2@2 a2@2",
  O: "f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~", P: "[b2@7 d2@8 e2@8 a2@4 f#2 e2 d2 c#2 f#2]/4",
  Q: "[b2@7 d2@8 e2@8 a2@4 f#2 ~@4]/4",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.25).pan(0.4)

// chords · synth strings 1
const synth_strings_1 = note("<~@12 A@8 ~@8 A@6 ~@15 A@12 ~@5 B@8 ~@3 C D@8 ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d4,f#4] [e4,g#4,b4]", B: "b5/8", C: "~@8 a5@2 f#5@3 e5 d5 c#5", D: "b4/8",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.2).pan(0.7)

// other · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note("<~@40 A B A C D@2 E F G ~@49>".pickRestart({
  A: "b3@3 d4 g#3@3 d4", B: "g3@3 ~ b3@2 d4@6 b3@2 ~@2", C: "g3@3 ~ b3@2 d4@6 b3@2 d4@2",
  D: "[b4@4 a4@2 d5@4 b4@2 a4@2 g5@6 ~@2 e5@2 d5@2 e5@2 b4@3 ~]/2", E: "~@2 f#4@5 ~@3 g#4@5 ~",
  F: "~@2 a#4@6 c#5@3 ~ a#4@2 f#4@2", G: "~ c#5@3 f#5@4",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.59).pan(0.2)

// chords · electric guitar jazz
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C@4 ~ D ~@9 E C@4 ~ D ~@10 F G F G F G F H ~@16 E ~@5 I@12 J K L M@2 K L M@2 K L M@2 K ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d5@6 b4@9 ~", B: "d5 c#5 d5 b4@4 ~", C: "[d4,b4] ~@3 [d4,b4] ~@3 [e4,b4] ~@3 [e4,b4] ~@3",
  D: "~@5 [d5,f#5,a5] [c#5,f5,g#5] [c5,e5,g5]", E: "~@10 [e4,b4] ~ [e4,b4]@3 ~", F: "a4 e5@2 d5 e5@4",
  G: "g4@2 f5@4 d5@2 f5@7 ~", H: "g4 f5@2 d5 f5@2 ~@2",
  I: "[[b3,e4]@10 [e3,a3]@2 [f#3,b3]@2 [a3,d4]@14 [b3,e4]@16 ~@2 [e4,a4]@9 ~ [e4,a4]@2 [d4,f#4]@2 [c#4,e4]@2 [a3,f#4]@2]/4", // E5 A5 B5 D5 E5 A5 D C#m …
  J: "~ f#4 a4 e5@5, b3", K: "~ f#4 a4 d5@5", L: "~@2 g#4@2 b4@2 e5@9 ~",
  M: "[f#4 a4 d5 e5@2 a4 d5 e5@2 f#4 a4 e5@5]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.33).pan(0.3)

// chords · electric guitar jazz · soft notes
const electric_guitar_jazz_2 = note("<~@92 A B@2 C A D>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 g#4@2 b4@2 e5@9 ~", B: "[f#4 a4 d5 e5@2 a4 d5 e5@2 f#4 a4 e5@5]/2", C: "~ f#4 a4 d5@5",
  D: "f#4 a4 d5 e5@2 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.13).pan(0.3)

// chords · epiano2
const epiano2 = note(`<
  A B A B C D C D E F G H ~@2 I J@2 ~ I@2 C D C D E F G H ~@2 I J@2 ~@3 K L K L K L K L E F G H@2 M@4 ~@2 I J@2 ~ I@2
  ~@5 N@24 O@2 ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f#4,b4]@5 ~ [b3,e4]@7 ~@3", B: "[f#4,b4]@2 [e4,a4]@2 [f#4,b4]@2 [b3,e4]@9 ~", C: "~@6 e4 d4",
  D: "b3@7 ~@5 [e4,b4]@4", E: "[b3,d4,g4]!2 [a3,c#4,e4]!2",
  F: "[a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4]!2 [c#4,f4,g#4] [c4,e4,g4]", G: "[d4,f#4,b4]!2 [e4,g#4,b4]!2",
  H: "[c#4,e4,g#4,a#4]!8", I: "~ e4 d4 b3 e4 d4 b3@2", J: "[~ e4 d4 b3 e4 d4 b3@4 ~@6]/2", K: "a3@3 g#3@4 ~",
  L: "g3@5 ~ g3@8 ~@2", M: "d4 e4",
  N: "[~@3 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]]/8", // Bm
  O: "[~@3 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 ~@5]/2", // Bm
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.24)

// chords · epiano2 · soft notes
const epiano2_soft = note("<~@91 A@7>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@3 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 d4 b3 e4 [b3,d4]@4 e4 ~@4]/7", // Bm
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.08)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@11 B A@15 B A@11 C A@3 B A@3 B@2 A@3 B A@8 D@4 A@23 ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@7 x ~@4 x ~@2", C: "x ~@7 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2", D: "x!4",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~@88 [x!2]!9 x>").gain(0.1)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@11 B A@15 B A@15 B A@3 B@2 A@3 B A@8 ~@4 A@22 ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@39 [~ x] ~@47 [~ x ~ x]!10 [~ x ~@2]>").gain(0.1)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!8]!61 x ~@3 [x!8]!25 [x!5 ~ x ~] [x!3 ~] ~@6>").gain(0.31)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@90 [~@5 x ~ x] [~ x ~ x ~ x!3] [x!8]!5 [x!3 ~@5]>").gain(0.1)

stack(
  piano, bass, synth_strings_1, overdriven_guitar, electric_guitar_jazz, electric_guitar_jazz_2, epiano2, epiano2_soft,
  kick, kick_soft, snare, snare_soft, hihat, hihat_soft
)

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