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It's the First Time

Lois Lane

KeyE minorTempo98 bpm
0:00/0:00
// It's the First Time — Lois Lane
// 98 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 99 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(98/4)

// 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 · electric bass finger · "FINGERDBAS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X A B C D E F G H I J K Y M Z O P Q R S T U V W X AA
  AB AC AD AE AF AG AH Q R S T U V W X Q R S T U V W X Q R S T U AI W X Q R Q R Q R Q R AJ ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g1@4 ~@3 g1!2 ~ g1 ~@3 d1 ~", B: "g1@4 ~@3 g1!2 ~ g1@3 ~ b1 g1", C: "e1@5 ~@2 d1 d#2 ~ e2 ~@2 d1 e1 f#1",
  D: "e1@6 ~ d1 d#1!2 e1@4 ~@2", E: "g1@4 ~@3 g1!2 ~ g1@3 ~ d1 ~", F: "g1@5 ~@2 g1!2 ~ g1@3 ~ b1 g1",
  G: "e1@5 ~@2 d1 d#2 ~ e2@2 ~ d1 e1 f#1", H: "e1@4 ~@3 d1 d#1!2 e1@4 ~@2", I: "a1@4 ~@3 a1!2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1 b1@2",
  J: "d2@5 ~@2 d2 a1 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~", K: "g1@5 ~@2 g1!2 ~ g1 ~@2 d1 g1 ~", L: "g1@5 ~@2 g1!2 ~ g1@2 ~ e1 g1@2",
  M: "a1@5 ~@2 a1!2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1 b1@2", N: "d2@5 ~@2 d2!2 ~ d2 ~@2 a1 d2@2", O: "e2@6 ~ e2!2 ~ e2 ~@2 d2 d#2@2",
  P: "e2@5 ~@2 e2!2 ~ e2@3 ~@3", Q: "c2@3 ~@4 c2!2 ~ c2 ~@2 a1 c2@2", R: "d2@5 ~@2 a1 d2 ~ d2 ~@2 a1 d2 ~",
  S: "c2@5 ~@2 c2!2 ~ c2 ~@2 a1 c2 ~", T: "b1@4 ~@3 b1 g1 ~ b1 ~@2 g1 a1 ~",
  U: "c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~ a1 c2 ~ c2 ~@2 a1 c2 a1", V: "b1@4 ~@3 e1 b1 ~ b1 ~ e1@2 g1 ~",
  W: "a1 e1 a1 e1 a1 e1 g1 g#1 a1 ~@4 a1 c2 ~", X: "d2@3 ~@4 a1 c2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ f#2 ~",
  Y: "g1@5 ~@2 g1!2 ~ g1 ~@2 e1 g1@2", Z: "d2@6 ~ d2!2 ~ d2 ~@2 a1 d2@2", AA: "a1@3 ~@4 a1!2 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1 a#1",
  AB: "b1@4 ~@3 b1!2 ~ b1@2 ~@2 a1 b1", AC: "e2@4 ~@3 e2!2 ~ e2@2 ~@2 e2 d#2", AD: "d2@4 ~@3 d2!2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 e2",
  AE: "a1@4 ~@3 a1!2 ~ a1@3 ~ a1 a#1", AF: "b1@6 ~ b1!2 ~ b1@3 ~ b1 ~", AG: "e2@5 ~@2 e2 e1@5 ~ e2 d#2",
  AH: "d2@5 ~@2 d2!2 ~ d2 ~@3 a1 d2", AI: "b1@4 ~@3 e1 b1 ~ b1 ~ e1 ~ g1 ~", AJ: "e2!2 ~@14",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.42)

// chords · epiano1 · "E.PIANO 1"
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~@25 A@2 ~@2 B ~@19 A@2 ~@2 B ~@11 A@2 ~@2 B ~@3 A@2 ~@2 B ~@3 A@2 ~@2 B ~@3 A@6 B C D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[b4,e5,g5]@3 ~]/2", B: "[b4,e5,g5]", C: "[a4,d5,f#5] ~@7", D: "[g4,b4,e5]@5 ~@11",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.33)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@9 A@2 B C A@2 D E F G H I F G J K H L H M N O P Q@3 R C A@2 D E F G H I F G J K H L H M N O P S@2 M H I T M U V H L
  H M N O P W H L H M N O P W H L H M N O P W H L H L H L H X@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,g4,b4,d5,e5,a5]/2", B: "[e3,e4,g4,b4,e5]@5 [e3,e4,b5,e6]@2 [e3,e4,d6,f#6], ~@10 g5 ~@3 a5 ~",
  C: "[e3,e4,g5,b5,e6]", D: "[e3,e4,g4,b4,e5]@5 [e3,e4,g5,b5,e6]@2 [e3,e4,a5,d6,f#6]", E: "[e3,e4,g5,b5,e6]@15 ~",
  F: "[c5,e5,a5]", G: "[b4,d5,e5,a5]", H: "[b4,e5,g5]", I: "[b4,d5,g5]", J: "[a4,d5,f#5,a5]", K: "[b4,e5,g#5,b5]",
  L: "~@7 f#6, [a4,d5,f#5], ~@5 e6@3", M: "[a4,d5,f#5]", N: "[b4,e5,g5,b5,e6,g6]", O: "[a4,d5,f#5,a5,d6,f#6]",
  P: "[g4,c5,e5]", Q: "[~ a5 [g3,g4,b4,d5,e5,a5]@4, [a4,f#5]@2 ~, d5 ~@2, ~ [d6,f#6]@4 ~]/3",
  R: "[e3,e4,g4,b4,e5]@10 [e3,e4,g5,b5,e6]@4 [a5,d6,f#6] ~, ~@7 [e3,e4]", // Em D E
  S: "[~ [a4,c5,e5,g5], [d5,f#5], a4 ~, ~ [a5,d6,f#6]@3]/2", T: "[a4,c5,e5,g5]", U: "[b4,e5,g5]@15 ~",
  V: "[b4,d5,g5]@11 ~@5", W: "~ [a5,d6,f#6], [a4,d5,f#5]", X: "[~@7 f#6@16 ~, [a4,d5,f#5]@2 ~, ~@5 e6@16 ~@3]/3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.33)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~ A@8 ~@6 B@2 C@4 D@4 E F E F E F G F ~@6 B@2 H@2 I@2 J@4 E F E F E F G F K L@3 K F M@2 E F E F E F G F E F E F E F G
  F E F E F E F G F E F E F E F E F N ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[a3,f#4]@8 ~@4 e4@2 d4 e4 [a3,f#4]@8 ~@4 e4@2 d4 e4, b3, d4@48 ~@16 d4@49 ~@15, ~@32 g3@31 ~@33 g3@32]/8", // D
  B: "[e4,g4,b4,d5]/2", C: "[c4@2 d4@2 ~@3 d4, e4@7 ~, a4 g3, ~ b3@3]/4",
  D: "[c4 b3 ~ [b3,e4,g#4], a4@3 ~, e4@32 f#4@19 ~@13, ~ d4@2 ~]/4", E: "[b3,e4,g4]", F: "[a3,d4,f#4]", G: "[g3,c4,e4]",
  H: "[a5@3 b5 g5@4, [c5,e5]]/2", I: "[b4,d5,f#5]/2",
  J: "[g5@6 b5@2 ~@8 [f#4,a4,d5]@7 ~ b5@4 e6@3 ~, [c5,e5]@32 d6@15 [b4,e5]@14 ~@3, ~@16 a5@32 g#4@13 ~@3]/4", // D C E5
  K: "[c4,e4,a4]", L: "[[a3,d4,f#4]@15 [e4,g4]@16 [g3,d4]@16 ~, ~@15 b3@32 ~]/3", M: "[e4 d4, [b3,g4]]/2",
  N: "[b3,e4], g3@7 ~", // E5
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.24)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G H I J I J I J K J L M N O P Q R S T U V T U W X Y I J I J I J K J L M N O P Q R S T U V T U W X Y ~@8
  T U V T U W X Y T U V T U W X Y T U V T U W X Y T U T U T U T U Z ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 f#5 a5!2 ~ a5 ~ a5 f#5 a5 b5 ~ b5 [a4,a5] [a#4,b5]", // A Bmaj7
  B: "b4!2 a4 ~ b4 e5 [a4,f#5] [b4,a5] ~ a5 ~ a5@2 f#5 a5 ~", // D B7
  C: "~@2 d5 e5 f#5!2 e5 f#5 d5 e5 f#5 ~ f#5 d5 [a4,e5] [a#4,f#5]", // A5 D#m
  D: "b4!2 a4 ~ b4 d5 [a4,e5] [b4,f#5] f#5 e5 f#5 d5 ~ d5 e5 f#5", // A5 B5
  E: "~@2 f#5 a5 b5 ~ b5 a5 b5 f#5 a5 b5 f#5 a5 [a4,b5] [a#4,f#5]", // Asus2 D#m
  F: "[b4,a5] [b4,e5] [a4,f#5] ~ [b4,f#5] d5 [a4,e5] [b4,f#5] f#5 e5 f#5 d5 ~ d5 e5 f#5", // B7 E5 D B5 A5 B5
  G: "d5 e5 f#5 b4 ~@5 b4 d5 e5 f#5 d5 [a4,e5] [a#4,f#5]", H: "b4 [b4,f#5] a4 e5 b4 ~ a4 b4 ~ f#5 a5 b5!2 a5 b5 ~",
  I: "~@14 a4!2", J: "b4!2 a4 ~ b4 ~ a4 b4 ~@8", K: "~@14 a4 ~", L: "a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5",
  M: "b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5", N: "~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~ a5 b5 ~",
  O: "[e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5]", // A5 G A5 G A5 G A5 G …
  P: "[g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5]", // G A5 G A5 G A5 G A5 …
  Q: "~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g5,b5] ~", // A5 G A5 G A5 G A5 G …
  R: "[e5,a5] [g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5]", // A5 G#m A5 G#m A5 G#m A5 G#m …
  S: "[g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g#5,b5] ~ [e5,a5] [g#5,b5]", // G#m A5 G#m A5 G#m A5 G#m A5 …
  T: "[a4,e5] b4 d5 [a4,e5] b4 d5 [a4,e5] b4 d5 [a4,e5] b4 d5 [a4,e5] b4 d5 e5", // A5
  U: "[g4,b4] d5 e5 [g4,b4] d5 e5 [g4,b4] d5 e5 [g4,b4] d5 e5 [g4,b4] d5 e5 b4", // G
  V: "[a4,d5] e5 b4 [a4,d5] e5 b4 [a4,d5] e5 b4 [g4,d5] e5 b4 [g4,d5] e5 b4 d5", // D5 G5
  W: "[a4,d5] e5 b4 [a4,d5] e5 b4 [a4,d5] e5 b4 [a4,d5] e5 b4 [a4,d5] e5 b4 d5", // D5
  X: "[g4,e5] b4 d5 [g4,e5] b4 d5 [g4,e5] b4 d5 [g4,e5] b4 d5 [g4,e5] b4 d5 e5", // C
  Y: "[a4,b4] d5 e5 [a4,b4] d5 e5 [a4,b4] d5 e5 [a4,b4] d5 e5 [a4,b4] d5 e5 ~", Z: "e5!2 ~@14",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.22).pan(0.3)

// other · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar_2 = note("<~@73 A@2 B C D E F@4 G H D I J K@3 L@2 M@2 N O P ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[g5@3 f#5]/2", B: "e5@2 d5 b4", C: "b4@2 c5 d5 b4@2 a4 g4 f#4@8", D: "g4@8 b4@3 a4@3 g4@2", E: "f#4@5 d4@3",
  F: "[e4@4 e4 f#4 g4 a4 b4 c5 d5@8 e5 d5 f#5@4 e5 d5 e5@10 g5 e5 f#5@12 b4 c5 b4 a4 b4@10]/4", G: "e5 d5",
  H: "b4 c5 d5@4 b4 a4 g4 f#4@7", I: "f#4 e4", J: "d4@10 e4 f#4 g4 a4 b4@2",
  K: "[b4@6 a4 g4 a4@11 [e4,g4] a4@2 a4@4 e4 g4 a4@2 a4@8 e4 g4 a4 g4 e4 g4@4 ~]/3", // Em
  L: "[~@3 [e4,g4] a4@2 a4@4 e4 g4 a4@2 a4@4 ~@4 e4 g4 a4 g4 e4 g4@3 ~@2]/2", // Em
  M: "[~@3 [e4,g4] a4@2 a4@4 e4 g4 a4@2 a4@4 ~@4 e4 g4 a4 g4 e4 g4@5]/2", N: "~@3 [e4,g4] a4@2 a4@4 e4 g4 a4@2 a4@2",
  O: "~@6 e4 g4 a4 g4 e4 g4@5", P: "e4 e4@6 ~@9",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.48)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ [x!2]!63 [x ~@3 x ~@2 x] [x!2]!32 [x!2 ~@14] ~>").gain(0.42)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ [~ x ~ x]!63 [~@4 x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@3] [~ x ~ x]!32 [x!2 ~@14] ~>").gain(0.36)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<[~@3 x] ~@47 [~@7 x] ~@50>").gain(0.42)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B@7 C B@7 D B@7 A B@7 E B@7 F B@5 C G E B@7 H B@6 I A B@7 J B@7 C B@15 K ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x", B: "x!8", C: "~@3 x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", D: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2 x",
  E: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", F: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", G: "~@3 x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2 x",
  H: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~@2 x!2 ~ x", I: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", J: "~@3 x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x", K: "x!2 ~@14",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@5 A@3 ~@7 A ~@6 A@2 ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!6 ~ x",
})).gain(0.18)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@48 [~@12 x!2 ~@2] ~@50>").gain(0.42)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@5 A@2 ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@15 B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2 ~@14",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~ A@9 ~@7 A ~@7 A@9 ~@7 A ~@5 A@50 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.42)

stack(
  bass, epiano1, piano, string_ensemble_1, overdriven_guitar, overdriven_guitar_2, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat,
  hihat_soft, mid_tom, crash, tambourine
)

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