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'Till My Baby Comes Home

Luther Vandross

KeyB minorTempo111 bpm
0:00/0:00
// 'Till My Baby Comes Home — Luther Vandross
// 111 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: metre changes (4/4 at bar 1, 2/4 at bar 7, 4/4 at bar 7) are rendered on a constant 4/4 grid of one bar per cycle
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 81 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(111/4)

// 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 · synth bass 2 · "SYN BASS 2"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B C D@2 E@4 F@2 G H I J K@2 I J K@2 E@4 F@2 G H I J K@2 I J K@2 L M L M L M N O I J K@2 I J K@2 E@4 F@2 G H I J
  K@2 I J K@2 I J K@2 I J K@2 P Q
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b2@4 ~ b2 ~@8 b2 d3 ~@2 c#3@2 b2 a2 ~ e2@11 ~ f#2@10 ~@3]/2", B: "b2@12 ~@9 [f#2,a2] ~ a#2",
  C: "b2@9 ~@5 e2 f#2 ~@2 a2 ~@2 a#2 ~@2", D: "[b2@9 ~@5 b2 d3 ~@2 c#3@2 b2 a2 ~ e2@10 ~@2 f#2@11 ~@2]/2",
  E: "[f#2@4 ~ g2@28 ~@9 d2@2 ~ e2@2 ~]/2", F: "[f#2@4 ~ g2@34 ~@3 d2@2 ~ e2@2 ~]/2", G: "f#2@4 ~ g2@17 ~@2",
  H: "c3@10 ~@2 a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ f#2@2 ~ f#2@3", I: "b2@9 ~@8 b2 f#2 ~@2 a2 ~ a#2",
  J: "b2@4 ~ b2 ~@8 b2 e2 ~@2 f#2 ~@2 a2 ~ a#2", K: "[b2@4 ~ b2 ~@8 b2 d3@2 ~ c#3@2 b2 a2 ~ e2@2 ~@10 f#2@10 ~@3]/2",
  L: "g2 ~@2 g2 ~@2 g2 ~ a2@12 ~@4", M: "a2@3 ~@2 b2@18 ~", N: "g2 ~@2 g2 ~@2 g2@2 a2@13 ~@3",
  O: "c3@2 ~ c3@2 ~ c3@2 ~ c3@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2 ~@2 f#2@2 ~ f#2@2 ~", P: "f#2@4 ~ g2@14 ~@2 a2@2 ~", Q: "b2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_2").gain(0.57)

// chords · epiano1 · "E.PIANO 1"
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D@2 E F G H I J K L ~ M N@2 ~ O P@2 E F G H I J K L ~ M N@2 ~ O P@2 Q R Q R Q R S T ~ M U@2 ~ O V@2 E F G H
  I J K L ~ M N@2 ~ O P@2 ~ M U@2 ~ O V@2 W X
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 [f#4,a#4,c#5,e5,g5] ~@2 [e5,g5] ~ f#5@3 e5@3 f#5 ~@2, ~@13 [f#4,a#4,c#5]@8 ~@3", // F#7 Em F#
  B: "~@12 d6 [b5,c#6] ~ d6 b5@2 d6 [b5,c#6] ~ d6 [b5,c#6] ~, ~@16 c#6 ~@7", // Bsus2
  C: "c#6 ~@14 [e5,g5]@3 [d5,f#5]@2 ~ [c#5,e5]@3", // Em D C#m
  D: "[~@22 [g4,b4,d5,f#5]@4 ~@8 [f#4,a#4,c#5,e5,g5] ~@2 [e5,g5] ~ f#5@2 ~ e5@3 d5 ~@2, ~@37 [f#4,a#4,c#5]@8 ~@3, ~@39 d5 ~@8]/2", // Gmaj7 F#7 Em F#
  E: "[a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [b4,d5,f#5]@19 ~", F: "a6@7 ~@11 b4@2 ~ d5 ~@2", G: "[a4,c#5,e5]@2 [b4,d5,f#5]@9 ~",
  H: "~ [e6,f#6]@2 ~ [d6,f#6]@2 a6 [e6,f#6]@2 ~ e6 ~ a6@9 ~@3, b6@3 a6@3 ~@3 a6@2 ~@13, ~@10 f#6@11 ~@3", // Esus2 D Esus2
  I: "[a4,c#5,e5]@4 [b4,d5,f#5]@17 ~@3", J: "a6@8 ~@7 b4@2 ~ d5@2 ~ b4 ~@2", K: "[a4,c#5,e5] [b4,d5,f#5]@4 ~",
  L: "[g4,c5,e5]@10 ~@2 [g4,b4,d5]@5 ~ [f#4,a#4,d5]@6", M: "~@15 [a#4,e5,g5]@2 ~ [a#4,d5,f#5]@2 ~ [a#4,c#5,e5]@3",
  N: "[~@22 [g4,b4,d5,f#5]@11 ~ [f#4,a#4,c#5,g5] ~@2 g5@2 f#5 ~@2 e5@2 ~@4, ~@37 [f#4,a#4,c#5]@8 ~@3]/2", // Gmaj7 F#
  O: "~@15 [e5,g5]@2 ~ [d5,f#5]@2 ~ [c#5,e5]@2 ~, ~@15 a#4@8 ~", // Em D C#m
  P: "[~@22 [g4,b4,d5,f#5]@10 ~@2 [f#4,a#4,c#5,g5]@3 g5 ~ f#5@3 e5@3 ~@3, ~@37 [f#4,a#4,c#5]@9 ~@2]/2", // Gmaj7 F#
  Q: "[g4,b4,d5,g5,b5,d6]@6 ~ [a4,c#5,e5,a5,c#6,e6]@15 ~@2", // G A
  R: "[a4,c#5,e5,a5,c#6,e6]@3 ~ [b4,d5,f#5,b5,d6,f#6]@18 ~@2", // A Bm
  S: "[g4,b4,d5,d6] ~@2 [g5,b5,d6]@2 ~ [g4,b4,d5,g5,b5,d6] [a4,c#5,e5,a5,c#6,e6]@15 ~@2, [g5,b5]@2 ~ [g4,b4,d5] ~@20", // G A G
  T: "[g4,b4,e5,g5,b5,e6]@2 ~ [g4,b4,e5,g5,b5,e6]@2 ~ [g4,b4,e5,g5,b5,e6]@2 ~ [g4,b4,g5,b5,e6]@2 ~ [g4,b4,d5,g5,b5,d6]@2 ~ [b4,d5,g5,b5,d6]@2 ~ [f#4,a#4,d5,f#5,a#5,d6]@2 ~ [f#4,a#4,d5,f#5,a#5,d6]@3, ~@9 e5 ~@5 g4 ~@8", // Em G F#aug
  U: "[~@22 [g4,b4,d5,f#5]@4 ~@8 [f#4,a#4,c#5,g5] ~@2 g5 ~ f#5 ~@2 e5@2 ~ d5 ~@2, ~@37 [f#4,a#4,c#5]@8 ~@3]/2", // Gmaj7 F#
  V: "[~@22 [g4,b4,d5,f#5]@4 ~@8 [f#4,a#4,c#5,g5] ~@2 g5 ~ f#5@3 e5@3 d5 ~@2, ~@37 [f#4,a#4,c#5]@9 ~@2]/2", // Gmaj7 F#
  W: "[a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [b4,d5,f#5]@14 ~@3 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@2", X: "[b4,d5,f#5] ~@23",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.35)

// chords · synth brass 1 · "SYNBRASS 1"
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  ~@3 A B A ~@9 A@3 ~ A C D ~@9 A@3 ~ A C D ~ E F E F E F G H A@3 ~ A C D ~@9 A@3 ~ A C D ~ A@3 ~ A C D ~ I ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@4 [d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@13", B: "~@3 [d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@4 [d5,b5]@2 ~@13, ~@9 f#5 ~@14",
  C: "~@3 [d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@4 [d5,f#5] ~@14, ~@9 b5@2 ~@13", D: "~@3 [d5,f#5,b5] ~@5 [d5,f#5]@2 ~@13, ~@9 b5 ~@14",
  E: "[g3,b3,d4,g4,b4,d5]@6 ~ [a3,c#4,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@15 ~@2", // G A
  F: "[a3,c#4,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [b3,d4,f#4,b4,d5,f#5]@18 ~@2", // A Bm
  G: "[g3,b3,d4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4,g4,b4,d5] [a3,c#4,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@15 ~@2, [g4,b4]@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@20", // G A G
  H: "[g3,b3,e4,g4,b4,e5]@2 ~ [g3,b3,e4,g4,b4,e5]@2 ~ [g3,b3,e4,g4,b4,e5]@2 ~ [g3,b3,g4,b4,e5]@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4,g4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [b3,d4,g4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [f#3,a#3,d4,f#4,a#4,d5]@2 ~ [f#3,a#3,d4,f#4,a#4,d5]@3, ~@9 e4 ~@5 g3 ~@8", // Em G F#aug
  I: "~ [a3,c#4]@3 [b3,d4,f#4]@13 ~@4 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@2, e4 ~@7", // A Bm A
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.35)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STR 1"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~@3 A@3 ~ B C D E F G H I J A K ~ A@2 L ~ B C D E F G H I J A K ~ A@2 L ~@9 J A K ~ A@2 L ~ B C D E F G H I J A K ~
  A@2 L ~ J A K ~ A@2 L ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [b4,d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@4 [b4,d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@13", B: "[a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@19",
  C: "a5@7 ~@11 b3@2 ~ d4 ~@2", D: "[a3,c#4,e4]@4 ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@18 ~",
  E: "~@2 e5 ~@3 a5 ~@2 a5@2 ~ a5@9 ~@3, b5@3 a5@2 d5@2 ~ e5@3 e5@10 ~@3, ~ f#5@2 ~ f#5@3 ~@17",
  F: "[a3,c#4,e4]@4 ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@17 ~@2", G: "a5@8 ~@7 b3@2 ~ d4@2 ~ b3 ~@2", H: "[a3,c#4,e4]@4 ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@16 ~@3",
  I: "[g3,c4,e4]@10 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [f#3,a#3,d4]@6", J: "~@3 b5 ~@5 [b4,d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@13",
  K: "~@3 [b4,d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@4 [d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@13", L: "~@3 [b4,d5,f#5,b5]@2 ~@4 [b4,f#5,b5]@2 ~@13, ~@9 d5 ~@14",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.21)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STR 1" · soft notes
const synth_strings_1_soft = note(`<
  ~@10 A ~@4 B ~ C ~@8 A ~@4 B ~ C ~@13 B ~ C ~@8 A ~@4 B ~ C ~@5 B ~ C ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 f#5@3 f#5 ~@13", B: "~@3 [b4,d5,f#5]@2 ~@19", C: "~@9 b4@2 ~@13",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.13)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B@3 C B@3 C B C B C B@3 C B C B C B C B C B C B C B@3 C B C B C B C B C B C B C B@3 C B C B C B C B C B C B C B@3 C
  B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@22 x!2", B: "x!8", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", D: "x",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A B C B@3 C B@7 C B D B E B D B E B@7 C B D B E B D B E B@7 C B D B E B D B E B@7 C B D B E B D B E B D B E B D B E F
  G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "~@3 x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~@4 x ~@2 x", D: "~@3 x ~@5 x ~@8 x ~@3 x ~",
  E: "~@3 x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~@4 x ~@3", F: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", G: "x",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~@7 A ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~@7 A ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~@7 A ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C D
  ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@21 x!2 ~", B: "~@15 x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", C: "~@21 x ~ x", D: "~@21 x!3",
})).gain(0.1)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@7 A@6 ~@2 A@14 ~@2 A@8 ~@8 A@14 ~@2 A@17 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@3 x",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@18 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@22 x!2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C D C E C D C E A B A B A B A B C D C E C D C E A B A B A B A B C D C E C D C E A B A B
  A B A B C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~ x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~@3", C: "x!8",
  D: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@9", E: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~@7", F: "x",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C D E F C D E F A B A B A B A B C D E F C D E F A B A B A B A B C D E F C D E F A B A B
  A B A B C D E F C D E F C D E F C D E F G ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@4", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@7 x ~@4",
  C: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@12",
  E: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3", F: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@9",
  G: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.1)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@15 A B A C A B A C ~@8 A B A C A B A C ~@8 A B A C A B A C ~@8 A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~@4", C: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x", D: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C D E F C D E F A B A B A B A B C D E F C D E F A B A B A B A B C D E F C D E F A B A B
  A B A B C D E F C D E F C D E F C D E F G ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x ~@10 x ~", B: "~@5 x ~ x", C: "~@11 x ~@12", D: "~@5 x ~@2", E: "~@23 x", F: "~@17 x ~@6",
  G: "~@11 x ~@11 x",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@18 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@18 x!3 ~@3",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@15 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:18").struct(`<
  ~ A@6 ~ B ~ B ~ B A@2 ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B A@2 ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B A@8 ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B A@2 ~ B ~ B ~ B
  ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@6 x ~@4 x ~@6 x ~@2", B: "~ x ~@5 x ~@4", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(1.49)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:33").struct(`<
  ~ A@6 ~ B ~ B ~ B A@2 ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ B ~ B A@2 ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C A@8 ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ B ~ B A@2 ~ B ~ C ~ B
  ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@6 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3", B: "~@5 x!2 ~@10 x!2 ~@5", C: "~@5 x!2 ~@10 x ~@6", D: "~@9 x ~ x ~@12",
})).gain(1.49)

stack(
  bass, epiano1, synth_brass_1, synth_strings_1, synth_strings_1_soft, kick, snare, snare_soft, clap, low_tom, hihat,
  hihat_soft, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, congas, congas_2
)

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