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1991 · Marc Cohn

Walking In Memphis

Marc Cohn

KeyC majorTempo104 bpm
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// Walking In Memphis — Marc Cohn
// 104 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 106 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): CLEAN GTR, DISTORTION.
setcpm(104/4)

// 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(`<
  ~@4 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D E F G F G H A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D E F G F G H A B C D A
  B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D E F G F G I C J C J C J C J C J C J C J C J C J C J A B C D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 d2@4", B: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@3 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 d2@2 e2@2",
  C: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@3 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 d2@3 ~", D: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@3 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 d2@4",
  E: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 b1 e2 ~ e2 ~ b1 e2@2 e2 ~", F: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 a1 d2 ~ d2 ~ a1 d2 ~ d2@2",
  G: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 b1 e2 ~ e2 ~ b1 e2 ~ e2@2", H: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 a1 d2 ~ d2 ~ a1 d2 ~ d2 ~",
  I: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 f#2 a2!2 f#2@2 c#2@2 b1@2", J: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@3 f#2 a2!2 f#2@2 c#2@2 b1@2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.4)

// chords · percussive organ · "ORGAN 2"
const percussive_organ = note(`<
  ~@16 A B C B C B C B D E@2 F@3 G@2 H@2 C I J K L M J N O P Q N O R C B D E@2 F@3 G@2 H@2 ~@8 A B C B C B C B D E@2 F@3
  G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e5,a5,c#6] [f#5,a5,d6]", B: "[g#5,b5,e6]@7 [f#5,a5,d6]@9", C: "[e5,a5,c#6]@7 [f#5,a5,d6]@9",
  D: "[c#5,g#5,b5,c#6,e6]", E: "[b4@8 a4@4 b4 ~@3 [g#5,b5,c#6,e6]@16, [f#5,a5,b5,c#6,d6] ~, ~@3 c#5@5]/2",
  F: "[b4@8 a4@4 c5 ~@3 [g#5,b5,c#6,e6]@16 b4@8 a4@8, [f#5,a5,b5,d6]@2 e5@3 ~, ~@3 c#5@5 [f#5,a5,b5,d6]@4]/3", // C#m7 Bm7
  G: "[[c#5,e5]@7 [d5,f#5]@9 [e5,g#5]@7 ~@5 f#6@4, a6@28 e6 ~@3, g#6 ~@22 [d5,f#5]@9]/2", // C#m D E D
  H: "[[c#5,e5]@7 [d5,f#5]@9 e5@7 ~@5 f#6@4, a6@28 e6 ~@3, ~@23 [d5,f#5]@9]/2", I: "e6@7 d6@8 ~", J: "e5@7 [f#5,d6]@9",
  K: "e6@7 [a5,d6]@8 ~", L: "a5, e5@7 ~@9", M: "[b5,e6]@7 f#5@8 ~", N: "b5@7 ~@9", O: "e5@7 ~@9", P: "b5@7 d6@9",
  Q: "[e5,c#6]@7 f#5@9, a5", R: "b5@7 f#5@8 ~",
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.22).pan(0.6)

// chords · percussive organ · "ORGAN 2" · soft notes
const percussive_organ_soft = note(`<
  ~@33 A ~ B C D E F G H I J K L I M ~@11 A ~@25 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g#5@7 ~@9", B: "[g#5,b5]@7 [f#5,a5]@8 ~", C: "[a5,c#6]@7 a5@8 ~", D: "[g#5,b5]@7 f#5@8 ~", E: "c#6@7 [f#5,d6]@9",
  F: "g#5@7 [a5,d6]@9", G: "[a5,c#6]@7 a5@9", H: "[g#5,e6]@7 [f#5,a5,d6]@8 ~", I: "c#6@7 [f#5,d6]@9, a5",
  J: "[g#5,e6]@7 [f#5,a5]@9", K: "~@7 d6@9", L: "[g#5,e6]@7 [f#5,a5,d6]@9", M: "[g#5,e6]@7 [a5,d6]@8 ~",
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.12).pan(0.6)

// other · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@4 A B A B ~@48 A B A B ~@8 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@7 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 [a4,a5] [g#4,g#5] [f4,f#4,g4,f#5,g5] ~@3 [f#4,f#5]!4 ~ [g#4,g#5]", // A G# F# G#
  B: "~ [g#4,g#5] ~ [g#4,g#5]!2 ~ [g4,g5] [f#4,f#5] ~@8", // G# G F#
  C: "[a4,a5] ~ [a4,a5] ~ [a4,a5]@2 [f#4,f#5] [a4,a5] ~ [a4,a5] ~ [f#4,f#5] a4@2 [b4,b5] ~, ~@12 a5 ~@3", // A F# A F# B
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.6).pan(0.4)

// other · brass section · "BRASS 1" · soft notes
const brass_section_soft = note(`<
  ~@4 A ~ A ~@49 A ~ A ~@23 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 [e4,e5,f5] [d#4,d#5] ~@8", // Fmaj7 D#
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.33).pan(0.4)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@5 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@8 A B ~@2 A C ~@2 A ~ D ~ A E ~@2 A F G ~@7 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 H ~ D ~
  H ~ D ~@7 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 [e3,b3]", B: "~@11 a3 ~@4", C: "~@7 d3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~@4", D: "~@2 b3 ~@4 d3 ~ d3 ~@6", E: "~@11 d3 ~@4",
  F: "~@9 d3 ~ d3 ~@4", G: "~@9 d3 ~@6", H: "~@2 b3 ~@4 d3 ~ d3 ~@4 [e3,b3]@2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.09).pan(0.4)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D E F E F G H A B C D A B I J A B K L A B M N A B O P E F E F G H A B C D A
  B C D A B C D K L K L K L K L E F E F G H A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4] [a3,d4,f#4]@4", // A D D5 D
  B: "[b3,e4,g#4] ~ [b3,e4,g#4] ~ [b3,e4,g#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4] [a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~", // E D D5 D
  C: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~ d4 [a3,d4,f#4]@4", // A D
  D: "[b3,e4,g#4] ~ [b3,e4,g#4] ~ [b3,e4,g#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4] [a3,d4,f#4]@4", // E D D5 D
  E: "[g#3,c#4,e4] ~ [g#3,c#4,e4] ~ [g#3,c#4,e4]@2 ~ [g#3,c#4,e4] ~ [g#3,c#4,e4] ~ [g#3,c#4,e4] [g#3,c#4,e4]@3 ~", // C#m
  F: "[f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4] [f#3,a3,d4]@3 ~", // D
  G: "[g#3,c#4,e4] ~ [g#3,c#4,e4] ~ [g#3,c#4,e4]@2 ~ [g#3,c#4,e4] ~ [g#3,c#4,e4] ~ [g#3,c#4,e4] [c#4,e4] ~@3, ~@12 g#3@3 ~", // C#m
  H: "[f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4] [f#3,a3,d4]@4", // D
  I: "[c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4,a4]@3 [f#4,a4]@2 [f#4,a4]@2 [f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4] ~ a4, ~@6 [a3,d4,f#4,a4]!2", // A F#m D
  J: "[b3,e4,g#4]@2 [b3,e4,g#4]@2 [b3,e4,g#4]@2 e4 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4,a4] [d4,f#4,a4]!2 [a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~", // E D
  K: "[a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4] [d4,f#4,a4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4]!2 [f#4,a4] ~ a4, ~@7 [a3,d4,f#4,a4]", // A D F#m D
  L: "[e4,g#4]@2 [e4,g#4]@2 [b3,e4,g#4]@2 [b3,e4,g#4] [f#4,a4]!2 ~ a4 [a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4] [a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~, b3@4 ~@4 d4@3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2, ~@9 [f#4,a4]@2 ~@5", // E F#m D F#m D F#m
  M: "[a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@3 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 a4!2 [f#4,a4] [d4,f#4,a4] [f#4,a4] ~ a4, ~@2 a3@4 ~@3 [d4,f#4]@3 ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2", // A D F#m D F#m D
  N: "[e4,g#4,b4]@2 [e4,g#4,b4]@2 [e4,g#4,b4]@3 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]!2 [f#4,a4] [a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~, ~@9 [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@5, ~@5 a3@2 ~", // E D F#m D
  O: "[a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 a4 [f#4,a4]@2 [f#4,a4]@2 [f#4,a4] [d4,f#4,a4] [f#4,a4] [d4,f#4,a4]@2, ~@7 d4@5 ~@4", // A F#m D F#m D
  P: "[b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [e4,g#4,b4] a4!2 [f#4,a4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4] [a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~, ~@7 d4@4 ~ [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 ~@2, ~@7 f#4@2 ~@7", // E F#m D F#m D
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.12).pan(0.7)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean_3 = note(`<
  ~@8 A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C D E D F D G H I J K A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C D E D F D G H I J K ~@2 L@2 M
  N O P H I J K H I J K D E D F D G H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K H I J Q
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,c#4] ~ [a3,c#4] ~ [a3,c#4]@2 ~ [a3,d4] ~ [a3,d4] ~ [a3,d4]!2 d4 [a3,d4] ~", // A D5
  B: "[g#3,e4] ~ [g#3,e4] ~ [g#3,e4]@2 ~ [a3,d4,e4] ~ [a3,d4,e4] ~ [a3,d4,e4]!2 [d4,e4] [a3,d4,e4] ~", // C#m Asus4 Dsus2 Asus4
  C: "[g#3,e4] ~ [g#3,e4] ~ [g#3,e4]@3 [a3,d4,e4] ~ [a3,d4,e4] ~ [a3,d4,e4]!2 [d4,e4] [a3,d4,e4]@2", // C#m Asus4 Dsus2 Asus4
  D: "~@2 [c#4,e4,g#4] ~@2 [c#4,e4,g#4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g#4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g#4]!2 ~", // C#m
  E: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4]!2 ~", // Bm
  F: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4]!2 ~", // Bm
  G: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4]!2 ~", // Bm D
  H: "[c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4] ~ [c#4,e4,a4] [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [d4,f#4,b4]!3 [f#4,b4]@2", // A Bm B5
  I: "[c#4,e4,c#5]@2 [c#4,e4,c#5]@2 [c#4,e4,c#5] ~ [c#4,e4,c#5] [d4,f#4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [d4,f#4,b4] [d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,b4] [d4,f#4,b4]@2", // C#m Bm D Bm
  J: "[c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e4,a4] ~ [e4,a4] [d4,f#4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [d4,f#4,b4]!2 [f#4,b4] [d4,f#4,b4]@2, ~@2 c#4 ~@5", // A A5 Bm B5 Bm
  K: "[c#4,e4,c#5]@2 [c#4,e4,c#5]@2 [c#4,e4]@2 c#5 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [d4,f#4,b4] [f#4,b4]!2 [d4,f#4,b4]@2, ~@4 c#5 ~@7 b3@4, ~@6 d4 ~", // C#m Bm B5 Bm
  L: "e4!8 ~ e4!7", M: "e4!2 ~ e4!13", N: "e4!16", O: "e4!8 ~ e4!3 ~ e4!3", P: "e4!15 ~",
  Q: "[c#4,e4,c#5]@2 [c#4,e4,c#5]@2 [c#4,e4]@2 c#5 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [d4,f#4,b4]@2 [d4,f#4,b4] [f#4,b4]!2 ~@2, ~@4 c#5 ~@7 b3@4, ~@6 d4 ~", // C#m Bm B5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.13).pan(0.8)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@23 B A@5 B A@3 B A@15 B A@5 B A@3 B A@15 B A@5 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3", B: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@60 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!16 ~@6 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!24>").gain(0.48)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@23 B A@5 B A@3 B A@15 B A@5 B A@3 B A@15 B A@5 B A@3 B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3", B: "~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!7",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@11 B A@3 B A@3 B A@17 B A@3 B A@3 B A@17 B A@3 B A@3 B A@34>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@17 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@17 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@34>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.43)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A@5 B A ~@3 A ~@2 C ~ C A C A ~@2 C ~@3 D A@5 B A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A@5 B A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~
  A ~ A ~ A C A ~ A ~ A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@4 x ~@2", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@24 A B C D E F ~@20 A B C D E F ~@4 G H@2 G I H I G@2 H@2 G I H I G A B C D E F G H@2 G I H I G@2 H@2 G I H I G@2
  H@2 G I H I G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!8 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", C: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x!2", D: "x ~ x!6",
  E: "x!8", F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", G: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~",
  H: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x!2", I: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.27)

// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct("<~@24 A B C D E F ~@20 A B C D E F ~@20 A B C D E F ~@24>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", C: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2",
  D: "~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", E: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", F: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@24 A B C@3 D ~@20 A B C@3 D ~@8 C@12 A B C@3 D C@24>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x!3 ~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", D: "~ x ~ x!5",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct("<~@24 A B C@3 D ~@20 A B C@3 D ~@20 A B C@3 D ~@24>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "x ~ x!2", C: "x!4", D: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.27)

stack(
  bass, percussive_organ, percussive_organ_soft, brass_section, brass_section_soft, electric_guitar_clean,
  electric_guitar_clean_2, electric_guitar_clean_3, kick, clap, snare, hihat, open_hat, crash, ride, ride_soft,
  tambourine, tambourine_soft
)