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// Express Yourself — Madonna
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 116 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 · fretless bass · "tk2"
const bass = note(`<
~@3 A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C D E F B D E F B D E F B D E F B A B A C A B A C D E F B D E F B D E F B D E F B A
B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "g1 ~@5 g1 ~ f1 ~@2 e1 ~@2 c1 ~", B: "~@2 g1 ~@2 g1 ~@2 f1 ~@2 e1 ~@2 c1 ~",
C: "~@2 g1 ~@2 g1 ~@2 f1 ~@2 e1 ~@2 d1 ~", D: "g1 ~@3 g1 ~@3 f1 ~@2 e1 ~@2 c1 ~",
E: "~@2 f1 ~@2 f1 ~@2 d1 ~@2 c1 ~@2 e1 ~", F: "f1 ~@3 f1 ~@3 f1 ~@2 d1 ~@2 g1 ~",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.4)
// chords · synth bass 1 · "tk3"
const synth_bass_1 = note(`<
~@11 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A
B C D A B C D ~@8 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D E F E G E F E G ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[b3,d4,g4]!2 ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4]!2 ~", // G
B: "~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4] [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~", // F Am F
C: "~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]!4 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~@2", // F
D: "~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] g4 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] [b3,g4] [b3,d4,g4] [b3,d4] [b3,d4,g4]", // G Em G Bm G
E: "[a3,c4,f4]!2 ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@3", // F C G
F: "~ [a3,c4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] [g3,c4,e4] ~ [b3,d4] ~@3", // Am F C Bm
G: "~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] [d4,g4]", // F C G G5
})).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.09).pan(0)
// other · string ensemble 1 · "tk5"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
~@2 A B ~@2 C D ~@2 E D ~@2 F G ~@2 H I ~@2 J K ~@2 L I ~@2 M N ~@2 O D ~@2 P Q ~@2 R K ~@2 M I ~@2 S I ~@2 T G ~@2 U
V ~@2 W K ~@2 X Y ~@6 Z AA AB N AC N AB N AD K ~@2 AE K ~@2 AF AG ~@2 AH G ~@2 AI AJ AK AL AM ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [g3,g4] ~@3 [e3,e4] ~@3 [d3,d4] ~@3", B: "[c3,c4] ~@7", C: "~@10 [f3,f4] [e3,e4] [f3,f4] [e3,e4] [d3,d4] ~",
D: "[g2,g3] ~@15", E: "~@2 [g3,g4] ~@2 [g3,g4] ~@2 [f3,f4] ~@2 [e3,e4] ~@2 [d3,d4] ~",
F: "~@2 [g3,g4] ~@2 [g3,g4] ~@2 [f3,f4] ~@2 [e3,e4] ~@2 [d3,d4]@2", G: "[g2,g3] ~@7",
H: "~@2 [g3,g4] ~@2 [g3,g4] ~@2 [f3,f4] ~@2 [e3,e4]@2 ~ [d3,d4]@2", I: "[g2,g3]@3 ~@13",
J: "[d3,d4]@2 [e3,e4] ~ [d3,d4]@2 [e3,e4]@2", K: "[g3,g4]@3 ~@13",
L: "~@4 [d3,d4]@2 [e3,e4] ~ [f3,f4]@2 [e3,e4] ~ [d3,d4]@2 [c3,c4] ~", M: "[b2,b3] [c3,c4] [c#3,c#4] [d3,d4]",
N: "[g3,g4] ~@7", // G
O: "[d3,d4] [e3,e4] [d3,d4] [e3,e4] [f3,f4] [e3,e4] [d3,d4] ~ [b2,b3] [c3,c4] [b2,b3] [c3,c4] [d3,d4] [c3,c4] [b2,b3] ~", // D E D E F E D B …
P: "~@4 [b3,b4] [c4,c5] [d4,d5] [e4,e5]", Q: "[g4,g5]@3 ~@13", R: "~@2 [g4,g5] ~ e5 ~ [d4,d5] ~, ~@8 e4 ~@7",
S: "~@2 d3 [e3,e4] f3 [e3,e4] [d3,d4] ~@3 [b2,b3] [c3,c4] [d3,d4] [c3,c4] [b2,b3] ~, ~ d4 f4 ~@5", // E D B C D C B
T: "[d3,d4] [c3,c4] [b2,b3] [a2,a3]", // D C B A
U: "[b3,b4] [c4,c5] [b3,b4] [c4,c5] [d4,d5] [c4,c5] [b3,b4] ~ [b3,b4] [c4,c5] [b3,b4] [c4,c5] [d4,d5] [b3,c4,c5] b4 ~", // B C B C D C B C …
V: "[g4,g5] ~@15", W: "~@2 g4 ~ e5 ~ d5 ~, ~@4 g5 ~@3 e4 ~@3 d4 ~@3",
X: "[b3,b4]@2 [c4,c5] ~ [b3,b4]@2 [c4,c5] ~ [b3,b4]@2 [c4,c5] ~ [d4,d5]@2 [e4,e5]@2", Y: "[g4,g5] ~@7",
Z: "~@8 [b3,b4] [c4,c5] [b3,b4] [c4,c5] [d4,d5] ~ [b3,b4] ~", AA: "[g3,g4] ~@15", AB: "~@7 [f3,f4]",
AC: "~@6 [f3,f4] ~@3 [f3,f4] ~@3 [f3,f4]@2", // F
AD: "[b2,b3] [a2,a3] [b2,b3] ~ [c3,c4] [b2,b3] [c3,c4] ~ [d3,d4] [c3,c4] [d3,d4] ~ [e3,e4] [d3,d4] [e3,e4] ~", // B A B C B C D C …
AE: "~@4 e4 ~ d5 ~, ~@8 e5 ~@3 d4 ~@3",
AF: "[b3,b5] [c4,c6] [b3,b5] [c4,c6] [b3,b5] [c4,c6] [d4,d6] ~ [g3,g5] [a3,a5] [g3,g5] [a3,a5] [b3,b5] [a3,a5] [g3,g5] ~", // B C B C B C D G …
AG: "[g3,g5] ~@15", AH: "[b2,b3] ~ [c3,c4] ~ [c#3,c#4] ~ [d3,d4] ~",
AI: "~@2 [d3,d4] [e3,e4] [f3,f4] [e3,e4] [d3,d4] ~@3 [b2,b3] [c3,c4] [d3,d4] [c3,c4] [b2,b3] ~", // D E F E D B C D …
AJ: "[g2,g3]@2 [g4,g5] ~@2 [g4,d5,g5] ~@2 [g4,d5,g5] ~@2 [g4,g5]@2 ~ [f4,f5] ~", // G G5 G F
AK: "~@2 [g4,g5] ~@2 [g4,g5] ~@2 [g4,g5] ~@2 [g4,g5] ~@2 [f4,f5] ~", // G F
AL: "~@2 [g4,g5] ~@2 [g4,g5] ~@2 [g4,g5] ~@2 [g4,d5,g5] ~@2 [f4,f5] ~", // G G5 F
AM: "~@2 [g4,g5] ~@2 [g4,d5,g5] ~@2 [g4,d5,g5] ~@2 [g4,d5,g5] ~@2 [f4,f5] ~", // G G5 F
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.3)
// other · synth brass 1 · "tk6"
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@17 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@17 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 g5",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.19).pan(1)
// chords · pad poly · "tk7"
const pad_poly = note(`<
~@11 A B C D A B C D ~@16 A B C D A B C D ~@16 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D E F E G E F E G E F E G E F E G A B C D
A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ [g3,b3,d4]@15", B: "[c4,e4], g3@7 ~", C: "[a3,c4,f4]", D: "[b3,d4,g4]@15 ~",
E: "[b3,d4,g4] ~@5 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ g3 [g3,c4,e4] ~ g3 [g3,b3,d4] ~", // G F C G
F: "~@6 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ g3 [g3,c4,e4] ~ g3 [g3,b3,d4] ~", // G F C G
G: "~@6 [b3,d4,g4] g3 [a3,c4,f4] ~ g3 [g3,c4,e4] ~ g3 [g3,b3,d4] ~", // G F C G
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.2)
// chords · percussive organ · "tk8"
const percussive_organ = note("<~@51 A@4 B C D@2 ~@57>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@4 d5@4 f5@8 [c5,e5]@8 d5@7 ~, g5@31 ~]/4", B: "[b3,d4,g4]", C: "[c4,f4,a4]@15 ~",
D: "[a4 g4 a4 ~ [b3,d4]@4, [c4,f4]!2 ~@2, ~@3 g4@5]/2", // Bm F5
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.15)
// other · lead 2 sawtooth · "tk9"
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
~@11 A B A B A B A B ~@16 A B A B A B A B ~@16 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@8 g5!2 g4!2 ~ g4 g5!2", B: "g6!2 g5!2 ~ g5 g6!2 g5!2 g4!4 g5!2",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.12)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@11 [x!4]!104 x>").gain(0.3)
// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@3 A@8 B@8 A@16 B A B@6 A@16 B A B@6 A@11 ~ B@13 A B@22 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@10 A B@3 C B@2 C D B@3 C B@2 D B@4 D B@2 C E B@2 C D B@2 C D B@3 C B@2 C D B@3 D B@3 E B@3 C B@2 C D B@3 D B@2 C E
B@2 C D B@2 C E B@3 C B@2 F E B@3 C B C D E B@3 C B@2 F E B@3 C B@2 C D ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@11 x!2 ~ x!2", B: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", C: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2",
D: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!2", E: "x!16", F: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x!6 ~ x",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!4] ~@10 [x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x]!104 ~>").gain(0.25)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@11 [~ x!3 ~ x!3]!104 ~>").gain(0.2)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3
A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct(`<
~@12 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B
~ B ~ B ~ B ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x!3 ~ x ~ x!2 ~", B: "~@7 x!8 ~",
})).gain(0.2)
// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct(`<
~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2", B: "~@4 x!2 ~@6 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.25)
// drums · woodblocks
const woodblocks = s("woodblock:4").struct("<~@115 x>").gain(0.5)
stack(
bass, synth_bass_1, string_ensemble_1, synth_brass_1, pad_poly, percussive_organ, lead_2_sawtooth, kick, clap, snare,
hihat, open_hat, crash, cowbell, shaker, woodblocks
)
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