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Ain't That Just the Way

Lutricia McNeal

KeyG majorTempo87 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Ain't That Just the Way — Lutricia McNeal
// 87 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 77 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(87/4)

// 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 · "Ain't Tha"
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G H ~@8 I J K L M N O P Q F R S Q F R T ~@4 M N O P Q F R T Q F R T U@2 V@2 Q F R S Q F Q F Q F Q F ~@4
  Q F R S A B C W
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g2,e4,g4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [b2,e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e3,e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ e3 [b2,e4,g4,b4] ~ e3 [g2,e4,g4,b4] ~ a2", // C Em
  B: "[b2,d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [f#2,d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [b2,d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [f#2,d4,f#4,a4] ~ f#2 [a2,d4,f#4,a4] ~ b2", // Bm7 D Bm7 D
  C: "[c3,e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [g2,e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [c3,e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [g2,e4,g4,c5] ~ e2 [g2,e4,g4,c5] ~ a2", // C
  D: "[g2,g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [d2,g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g2,g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [d2,g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2", // G
  E: "[e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ e1 [e1,e4,g4,b4] ~ a1", // Em
  F: "[b1,d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ f#2 [f#2,d4,f#4,a4] ~ b1", // Bm7 D
  G: "[c2,e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~ e1 [e1,e4,g4,c5] ~ b1", // C
  H: "[g2,d3]@7 ~", // G5
  I: "[e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~ [e4,g4,c5] [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [g4,b4,e5], [c3,e3] ~@2", // C D Em C
  J: "[g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~ [g4,b4,d5]!2 ~ [a4,c5,e5]", // G Am
  K: "[e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~ [e4,g4,c5] [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [g4,b4,e5]", // C D Em
  L: "[g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [f#4,g4,a4,b4,d5] ~@2 [f#4,a4,d5] ~@2", // G Gmaj7 D
  M: "[e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ e2 [a2,e4,g4,b4] ~ a2", // Em
  N: "[d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2, b2@5 ~@7", // D
  O: "[e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~ d3 [g2,e4,g4,c5] ~ g2", // C
  P: "[d4,g4,b4] ~@19 [e2,e3] [g2,g3]@2 [a2,a3], [g1,g2]@19 ~@5", // G E G A G
  Q: "[e2,e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ e1 [e1,e4,g4,b4] ~ a1", // Em
  R: "[c2,e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~ e1 [g1,e4,g4,c5] ~ a1", // C
  S: "[g1,g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~ e2 [g2,g4,b4,d5] ~ a2", // G
  T: "[g1,g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@5", // G
  U: "[[g2,e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ e2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ e2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ a2, ~@21 g2@2 a2@2 ~@20 g2@2 ~]/2", // Em D
  V: "[[e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5] ~ e2 [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~ e2 g2@2 a2, ~@21 g2@2 a2@2 ~@23]/2", // C G
  W: "[g2,g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [d2,g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g2,g3,b3,d4] ~@11", // G
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.29).pan(0.4)

// bass · fretless bass
const bass = note(`<
  ~@5 A B C D E F G H I J K D E F G H I J K D A B C L A B C L E F G H I J K D A B C L A B C L ~@3 M A B C L A B A B A B
  A B ~@4 A B C L ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@7 ~@4 e2 e2@4 ~@2 a1@6", B: "b1@6 ~@5 b1 b1@4 ~@2 d2@6", C: "c2@6 ~@5 c2 c2@4 ~@2 c2@6", D: "g1 ~@3",
  E: "c2@7 ~@13 c2 d2@3", F: "g1@3 ~@7 g2@2", G: "c2@6 ~@14 c2 d2@3", H: "g1@6 ~@6 g1@6 f#1@5 ~",
  I: "e2@7 ~@13 e2 a1@3", J: "b1@3 ~@7 b1@2", K: "c2@3 ~@7 d2@2", L: "g1@6 ~@5 d1 g1@6 f#1@6", M: "~@3 f#1",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.59)

// other · trumpet
const trumpet = note("<~ A B C D ~@68 A B C E>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 e4 b4 ~@2 a4@3 g4 ~@2", B: "a4@4 ~ a4 ~@2 a4 f#4 ~@4 e4 f#4 ~@2 a4@2 ~ b4 ~@2",
  C: "d5@5 e5 ~@8 e4 g4 ~@2 a4@3 b4 ~@2", D: "g4@4 ~ g4 ~@2 d4 b3 ~ b3!2 ~@2 b3 ~ d4 ~@2 e4 g4@2 ~, ~@10 b3 ~",
  E: "g4@4 ~ g4 ~@2 d4 b3 ~ b3 [b4,d5,g5]@2 ~@10", // G
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.19)

// chords · tenor sax
const tenor_sax = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C D E F G H I J K L@2 M N O P Q R S@2 T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG S@2 AH AI AJ@2 AF AG AK@2 AH AI AJ@2
  AH AI AL AI AL AI AL AI AM AG AK@2 AH AI AJ@2 ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@20 g3 a3@2 b3", B: "c4@2 c4@2 ~ c4@2 ~ c4@2 ~ c4@4 b3 ~@2 a3@3 c4@2 ~", C: "b3@6 g3@9 ~@5 g3 a3@3",
  D: "c4@3 c4 c4@2 ~ c4@2 ~ c4@3 ~@2 b3@2 ~ a3@3 g3@3", E: "d4@9 ~@12 e4 f#4 ~",
  F: "g4@2 ~ g4@2 ~ g4 ~ g4@2 g4@2 ~@2 g4@2 ~ a4@3 b4@3 ~", G: "~ e4 ~ d4@4 ~@14 d4@3, f#4 ~@11",
  H: "c4@2 ~ c4@2 ~ c4 c4@2 ~ c4@3 ~@2 b3@3 a3@3 g3@2 ~", I: "g3@7 ~@13 g3 a3@2 b3",
  J: "c4@2 ~ c4 c4@2 ~ c4@2 ~ c4@4 ~ b3@2 ~ a3@2 ~ b4 ~@2", K: "[b3,d4]@4 [a3,c4] ~ b3@9 ~@5 g3 a3@3, ~@5 g3@9 ~@10",
  L: "[c4@2 ~ c4 c4@2 ~ c4@2 ~ c4@3 ~@2 c4@3 e4@3 d4 ~ d4@12 ~@9 e4 f#4@2 ~]/2",
  M: "[g4,b4]@3 g4 [g4,b4]@4 ~ [e4,g4] [g4,b4]@3 ~@2 [g4,b4]@3 [a4,c5]@3 [b4,d5]@3, ~@3 e4@2 ~@19", // G Em G Am Bm
  N: "[f#4,a4]@5 [e4,g4] [d4,f#4]@13 ~@2 d4@3, ~@2 a3@5 ~", // F#m Em D
  O: "[c4,e4]@2 ~ [c4,e4]@2 ~ [c4,e4] [c4,e4]@3 [c4,e4]@4 ~ [b3,d4]@3 [a3,c4]@3 [g3,b3]@2 ~", // C Bm Am G
  P: "~@6 g4@3 ~@3 b4@5 ~ a4@4 ~@2, [g3,b3]@11 ~@13", Q: "g4 ~@2 g4 ~@2 g4 ~@2 g4 ~ g4@4 f#4@2 ~ e4 ~@2 g4@2 ~",
  R: "f#4@5 ~ d4@4 ~@2 b3@4 ~ f#3@5 ~@2", S: "[e3@3 g3 ~@2 g3@3 a3 ~ b3@2 ~@2 a3@2 ~ g3@2 ~ d4@6 b3@8 ~@13]/2",
  T: "~@2 [g4,b4]!2 ~ e4 [g4,b4]@2 ~ b4@2 ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~, ~@9 g4 ~@14", // G
  U: "[f#4,a4]@5 ~ [d4,f#4]@6 [b3,d4]@5 [f#3,b3]@6 ~", V: "e3@2 ~ g3!2 ~ g3@2 ~ g3 g3@3 ~ a3@2 ~ b3@3 e4@4",
  W: "~ b3@2 ~ d4@7 ~@9 a3 b3@3", X: "c4@2 ~ c4 c4@2 ~ c4@2 ~ e4@2 ~@3 d4 e4@3 d4@4 ~",
  Y: "[b3,d4]@6 b3@9 ~@5 a3 b3@2 ~, ~@6 g3@7 ~@11", Z: "c4@2 ~ c4 c4@2 ~ c4@2 ~ c4@2 ~ b3@2 ~@3 e4@2 e4 ~ f4@2",
  AA: "~@2 d4@5 b3@2 e4@3 ~@8 e4 f#4@2 ~, ~ e4@2 ~@21", AB: "g4@3 e4 ~ g4@4 e4 g4@2 ~@3 g4@3 a4@2 ~ b4@2 ~",
  AC: "f#4@4 ~ e4 d4@8 ~@7 d4@3",
  AD: "[c4,e4]@2 ~ [c4,e4]@2 ~ [c4,e4] ~ c4@2 [c4,e4]@4 ~ [b3,d4]@3 [a3,c4]@3 [g3,b3]@2 ~, ~@7 e4@2 ~@15", // C Bm Am G
  AE: "g3@5 ~ b4@4 ~ b4@5 a4 g4@5 ~@2, b3@4 ~ c5 ~@6",
  AF: "[e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ g4@4 [d4,f#4,a4]@3 [b3,e4,g4]@3 [e4,g4,b4]@3, ~@5 [e4,b4]@2 ~@5", // Em D Em E5
  AG: "[d4,f#4,a4]@6 [b3,d4,f#4]@6 [f#3,b3,d4]@5 [d3,f#3,b3]@6 ~", // D Bm
  AH: "~@2 [e4,g4,b4] [e4,g4,b4]@2 [b3,e4,g4] [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,b4] ~@2, ~@6 b4 ~@2 b4 ~@2 b4 ~@2 b4 ~@2 b4 ~@2 g4@2 ~", // Em E5
  AI: "[d4,f#4,a4]@5 ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@6 [f#3,b3,d4]@4 ~ d3@5 ~@2, ~@16 [f#3,b3]@5 ~@3", // D Bm B5
  AJ: "[e3@2 ~ g3!2 ~ g3@2 ~ g3 g3@3 a3@2 ~ b3@3 ~ e4@3 b3@2 ~ d4@8 ~@14]/2",
  AK: "[e3@3 g3 ~@2 g3@3 a3 ~ b3@2 ~@2 a3@2 ~ g3@2 ~ d4@6 b3@17 ~@4]/2",
  AL: "e3@2 [e4,g4,b4] [e4,g4,b4]@2 [b3,e4,g4] [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~ [e4,b4] ~@2, ~@6 b4 ~@2 b4 ~@2 b4 ~@2 b4 ~@2 b4 ~@2 g4@2 ~", // Em E5
  AM: "[e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~ g4@4 [d4,f#4,a4]@3 [b3,e4,g4]@3 [e4,g4,b4]@3, e3 ~@4 [e4,b4]@2 ~@5", // Em D Em E5
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.38)

// chords · tenor sax · soft notes
const tenor_sax_soft = note("<~ A B C@2 ~@68 A B C@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "g4 ~@2 g4 ~@2 g4 ~@2 g4 ~ g4@4 f#4@2 ~ e4 ~@2 g4@2 ~", B: "f#4@5 ~ d4@4 ~@2 b3@4 ~ f#3@5 ~@2",
  C: "[e3@3 g3 ~@2 g3@3 a3 ~ b3@2 ~@2 a3@2 ~ g3@2 ~ a3@5 ~ g3@9 ~@12]/2",
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.25)

// other · trombone
const trombone = note("<A B C D E ~@68 B C D F>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@23 e3", B: "g2 ~@5 b2 ~@5 e3 ~@4 e3 b2 ~ e3 g2 ~ a2", C: "b2 ~@5 f#2 ~@5 b2 ~@5 f#2 ~ f#2 a2 ~ b2",
  D: "c3 ~@5 g2 ~@5 c3 ~@5 g2 ~ e2 g2 ~ a2", E: "g2 ~@5 d2 ~@5 g2 ~@5 d2 ~@5", F: "g2 ~@5 d2 ~@5 g2 ~@11",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.31)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B C B D B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B E B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B F B C B C B C B G ~@3 H B C B C B C B C B
  C B F B C B C B C B C ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x ~@4 x!2 ~@4 x", B: "x ~@10 x!2 ~@2 x ~@7 x", C: "x ~@10 x!2 ~@2 x ~@8", D: "x ~@22 x",
  E: "x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~@4 x!2 ~@5", F: "x ~@10 x!2 ~@4 x!2 ~@4 x", G: "x ~@10 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2",
  H: "~@17 x ~@3 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~ [x!4]!3 [x!2 ~@2] ~@68 [x!4]!3 [x!3 ~]>").gain(0.32)

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

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~
  [~@3 x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2]!4
  ~@43
  [~@23 x]
  ~@24
  [~@3 x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2]!3
  [~ x ~ x ~@4]
>`).gain(0.16)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@4 A B@3 C B@15 D B@7 E B@11 E B@4 ~@3 C B@20 ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "x!8", C: "~@6 x!2", D: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", E: "x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@4 [~@5 x ~ x] ~@72>").gain(0.32)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@17 A ~@6 A@2 ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@6 A@2 ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~
  [x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x]!4
  ~@68
  [x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x]!3
  [x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@11]
>`).gain(0.16)

stack(
  piano, bass, trumpet, tenor_sax, tenor_sax_soft, trombone, kick, kick_soft, snare, snare_soft, hihat, tambourine,
  crash, ride
)