Strudelify
I've Been Thinking About You cover art

1997

I've Been Thinking About You

Londonbeat

KeyB minorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// I've Been Thinking About You — Londonbeat
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 112 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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 A C A D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R O P Q S A B A C A D E F A D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R O P Q S A B A C A D
  E F A B A C A D E F A B A C A B A C O P Q R O P Q S A B A C A D E F T@2 ~@6 A B A C A D E F U@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b2@3 ~ b2@3 b3 b2@2 c#3@2 d3@2 c#3@2", B: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~", C: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ g2@2 g3@2 g2@2 g3@2",
  D: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@2 g3@2", E: "b2@3 ~ b2@3 ~ b2@2 c#3@2 d3@2 b2@2", F: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ g2@4 g3@2 g2 ~",
  G: "b2 ~@3 b2@2 ~ b2 ~ b2 c#3@2 d3@2 c#3@2", H: "a2 ~ a2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~", I: "b2@3 ~ b2@2 ~ b2@2 c#3 d3@2 c#3@2 d3@2",
  J: "a2@2 ~@2 a2@3 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@2 ~@2", K: "b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 c#3 d3 c#3", L: "a2@2 ~@2 a2@2 ~@2 g2 g3 g2@2 g3@2 g2 ~",
  M: "b2@2 ~@2 b2@2 ~ b2@2 b2 c#3@2 d3@2 c#3 ~", N: "a2@2 ~@2 a2 a3 a2 ~ g2@2 g3@2 g2@2 g3 ~",
  O: "g2@4 g3@2 g2 g3@2 g2 ~@2 g2@2 g3 ~, ~@5 g3@2 ~", P: "e3@3 ~ e3@2 b2 e3 ~ e3@2 e3 b2@2 e3@2",
  Q: "d3@3 ~ d3@2 a2 d3@4 d3@3 d3 ~", R: "b2@4 b3@2 b2 a2 ~ a2 a3@2 a2@2 a3 ~",
  S: "d3 ~ c#3 ~ b2 ~ a2@3 a2 a3@2 g2@2 g3 ~", T: "[b2@23 ~@9]/2", U: "[b2@11 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.62)

// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO 2"
const epiano2 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E D F G H I H I H I H J K L M N K O P Q A B C D E D F G E D F G H I H I H I H J K L M N K O P Q A B C D E D
  F G A B C D E D F G R S T U R S T U K L M N K O P Q A B C D E D F G A B C D E D F G A B C D E D F G V@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~ b2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3", // Bm Em Bm
  B: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ a2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 g2 [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~", // A G
  C: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~ b2 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3", // Bm G Bm
  D: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 g2 [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~", // A G
  E: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3", // Bm G Bm
  F: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3", // Bm G Bm
  G: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ a2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 g2 [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@3", H: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4]",
  I: "[a3,c#4,e4] [g2,g3,b3,d4]", J: "[a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~ [g2,g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@2", K: "[g3,d4,g4,b4,d5]",
  L: "[e3,e4,g4,b4]@15 ~", M: "[d3,d4,f#4,a4]", N: "[b3,b4]@3 [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@5, [d4,f#4] ~@7", O: "[e3,b3,d4,g4,b4]",
  P: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@15 ~", Q: "[d4,f#4]@2 [c#4,e4] ~ [b3,d4] ~ [a3,c#4]@6 [g3,b3]@2 ~@2",
  R: "b2@2 ~ b2 d3 e3 ~ f#3 ~ f#3 ~ f#3 e3 ~ f#3 ~", S: "a3@2 ~ a3!2 b3@2 f#3@4 ~@3 e3 ~",
  T: "d3@3 d3!2 e3@2 b2@2 b2@2 b2 d3 ~ e3 ~", U: "c#3@2 ~ c#3!2 a2@2 b2@5 ~@4", V: "[b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4]/2",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.52)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A C ~@8 D E F G H I J K A B A B A B A C A B A C ~@8 D E F G H I J K A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A C L M
  N O L M N O D E F G H I J K A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A B P@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b2,f#3,d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4] [b2,f#3] ~@4 d4@2 [d4,g4]@2 [b2,f#3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2, ~@5 [b2,f#3]@2 [b2,f#3]@5 ~@4, ~@3 [d4,f#4] f#4@2 ~@2", // Bm D B5 G5 Bm B5 D
  B: "~@3 a3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~ [c#4,e4,a4] [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 g3 [b3,d4,g4]@2 g3 ~, [c#4,e4,a4]!2 ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2, ~ a3@2 ~@6 g3@2 ~@5", // A G A G
  C: "~@3 [a3,a4,e5] [c#4,e4,a4] ~ [c#4,e4,g4,a4] [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [g3,g4] [b3,d4,g4,d5]@2 g3 ~, [c#4,e4,a4,e5]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 ~@2 d5@3 ~ [b3,d4,g4,d5]@2 ~@4, ~ a3@2 ~@6 [g3,g4]@2 ~@5", // A5 A A7 G A G
  D: "[g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ g4@2 ~@2 g4@2 g4@2 g4@2, ~@2 g4@3 [g3,b3,d4]@3 g4@2 ~@6, ~@9 [g3,b3,d4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]@4", // G
  E: "[e3,g3,b3,e4]@2 e4 [e3,g3,b3] ~ [e3,g3,b3] e4@2 ~@2 e4@2 [e3,g3,b3,e4]@2 [e3,g3,b3,e4]@2, ~@4 e4 ~@3, ~@9 [e3,g3,b3]@3 ~@4", // Em
  F: "[d3,f#3,a3]@2 ~ [d3,f#3,a3]@2 [d3,f#3,a3] d4 ~@3 d4@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4]@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4]@2, d4 ~ d4@3 ~@3 d4@2 ~@6, ~@9 [d3,f#3,a3]@3 ~@4", // D
  G: "[b3,d4,f#4]@2 [b3,d4,f#4]!2 ~ [b3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@4", // Bm A
  H: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 g4 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 g4@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 g4 ~, ~@3 g4@2 ~@3", // G
  I: "[e3,g3,b3,e4] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@8 e4@2, ~ e4@2 e4@2 e4@2 ~, ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]!2", // Em
  J: "[d3,f#3,a3]@2 ~ [d3,f#3,a3]@2 [d3,f#3,a3] ~@8 d4@2, d4 ~ d4@3 d4@5 d4@4 ~@2, ~@2 [d3,f#3,a3]!2", // D
  K: "[d4,f#4]@2 [c#4,e4]@2 [b3,d4] ~ [a3,c#4]@4 ~ [a2,e3] [g3,b3]@2 ~@2, ~@5 [a3,c#4] ~@2", // D C#m Bm A A5 G A
  L: "b2@2 ~ b2 d3 e3 ~ f#3 ~ f#3 ~ f#3 e3 ~ f#3 ~", M: "a3@2 ~ a3!2 b3@2 f#3@4 ~@3 e3 ~",
  N: "d3@3 d3!2 e3@2 b2@2 b2@2 b2 d3 ~ e3 ~", O: "c#3@2 ~ c#3!2 a2@2 b2@5 ~@4", P: "[[b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4]@27 ~@5]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.64)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E D E F A B C D E D E F G H I J G K L M A B C D E D E F E D E F A B C D E D E F G H I J G K L M A B C D E D
  E F A B C D E D E F ~@8 G H I J G K L M A B C D E D E F ~@8 A B C D E D E F N@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", B: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] [g2,g3,b3,d4]", C: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4]",
  D: "[a2,a3,c#4,e4] [g2,g3,b3,d4]", E: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", F: "[a2,a3,c#4,e4]@8 [g2,g3,b3,d4]@7 ~", G: "[g3,b3,d4]",
  H: "[e3,g3,b3,e4]", I: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]", J: "[b3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4]@5", K: "[e3,b3,e4,g4]",
  L: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", M: "[d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@3 [g3,b3,d4] ~", N: "[[b2,f#3]@11 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.34)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A B@7 C B@7 C B@19 C B@7 C B@23 C B@7 D B@15 C B@7 D B@7 C E ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2", B: "x!4", C: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x", D: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!4", E: "x",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@7 B A@7 B A@7 C A@7 C A@3 B A@7 B A@7 C A@7 C A@7 B A@7 D A@7 C A@7 B A@7 D A@7 B ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@10 x", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", D: "~@4 x ~@9 x!2",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@8 A ~@7 A ~@19 A ~@7 A ~@23 A ~@7 B ~@15 A ~@7 B ~@7 A ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!3 ~", B: "~@8 x!6 ~@2",
})).gain(0.07)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~ [~ x ~ x]!108 ~@3>").gain(0.66)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<A B@68 C D C D C D C D B@16 C D C D C D C D B@8 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@12 x ~ x!2", D: "~@14 x!2",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ [x!16]!108 ~@3>").gain(0.22)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<A ~@68 B C B C B C B D ~@16 B C B C B C B D ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@4 x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@5", C: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3 x!3 ~@2", D: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<A ~@68 B C B C B C B D ~@16 B C B C B C B D ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x ~@4", B: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@8", C: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x!2 ~@5", D: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x!3 ~@4",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A
  ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.66)

stack(
  bass, epiano2, acoustic_guitar_steel, string_ensemble_1, kick, snare, snare_soft, clap, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom,
  high_tom, crash
)

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