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Just to Hold You Once Again

Mariah Carey

KeyE minorTempo60 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Just to Hold You Once Again — Mariah Carey
// 60 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: Full arrangement: all 57 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(60/4)

// 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 · string ensemble 2 · "strings 2"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  A B C D ~@8 E F G H I J K L ~@8 E F G H I J K M ~@7 N O P O Q R J S T U@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e5,a5,c#6]", B: "[d5,f#5,a5] [d5,f5,a5]", C: "[c#5,e5,a5]",
  D: "[b4,d#5,f#5]@3 [b4,g#5]@3 [b4,g#5]@2, ~@3 e5@4 ~", E: "[g4,c5,e5]@3 [f#4,a4,d5]",
  F: "[f#4,b4,d5]@4 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,g4]", G: "[e4,g4,c5]@3 [f#4,a4,d5]", H: "[f4,a4,c5] [g4,b4,d5]",
  I: "[e4,g4,c5] [f#4,b4,d5]", J: "[f#4,a4,d#5]@2 [g4,b4,e5] [g4,b4,d5]", K: "[g4,c#5,e5]@2 [g4,c5,d#5] [g4,c5,e5]",
  L: "[g4,b4,d5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5] [g#4,b4,e5]", M: "[g4,b4,d5] ~",
  N: "~@8 d4!2 f#4!2 a4 ~ d5!2, ~ f#5, ~@4 d5@3 ~, ~@8 a4@4 ~ a4@3", O: "[g4,c5,e5]", P: "[f#4,b4,d5] [g4,b4,e5]",
  Q: "[a4,c5,f5] [g4,b4,d5]", R: "[g4,c5,e5] [f#4,b4,d#5]", S: "[g4,c#5,e5] [g4,c5,d#5]",
  T: "[a4,d5,f5]@2 [g#4,b4,e5]!2", // Dm E
  U: "[[e4,a4,c5]@9 a4@7 [f#4,a4,d5]@3 [g4,b4]@19 [c4,g4,c5]@9 g4@7 a4@2 [d4,g4,b4]@24, ~@9 [e4,c5]@11 ~@27 [c4,c5]@9 ~@24]/5", // Am D G C5 G C
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.4).pan(0.7)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "strings 1"
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<A B C D ~@32 E F G H I J K L M N M O P Q R S T@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "a4 g4", B: "f#4 f4", C: "e4", D: "d#4@3 e4@4 ~", E: "[b4,d#5,f#5]@5 ~@3 [b4,d5,f#5]@5 ~@3",
  F: "[c#5,e5,a5] [c5,e5,a5]", G: "[b4,d5,g5] [c5,e5,g5]", H: "[b4,d5,g5]", I: "[b4,d#5,f#5]!2",
  J: "[a4,d#5,f#5] [b4,e5,g5]", K: "[c5,e5]",
  L: "[a4,c5,e5]@8 d4!2 f#4!2 a4 ~ d5!2, ~ f#5, ~@4 d5@3 ~, ~@8 a4@4 ~ a4@3", M: "[g4,c5,e5]",
  N: "[f#4,b4,d5] [g4,b4,e5]", O: "[a4,c5,f5] [g4,b4,d5]", P: "[g4,c5,e5] [f#4,b4,d#5]",
  Q: "[f#4,a4,d#5]@2 [g4,b4,e5] [g4,b4,d5]", R: "[g4,c#5,e5] [g4,c5,d#5]", S: "[a4,d5,f5]@2 [g#4,b4,e5]!2",
  T: "[~@16 d4@3 g4@19 c4@9 g4@7 a4@2 g4@24, a4@19 ~@61]/5",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.3).pan(0.3)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G D E F G H@2 I J K L M N D E F G D E F G H@2 I J K L M O P Q R S T U ~ V W@2 X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a5 b5 a5 e5 d5 a5 ~@2, ~ a4", B: "[e4,a4,c#5]@4 ~@2 a4 c#5",
  C: "[d#5,f#5,a5] b5 c#6 [d5,a5]@3 [b4,g#5]@2, ~@3 b5@4 ~", D: "[a3,e4] [g#3,e4]", E: "[g3,e4] [f#3,d4]",
  F: "[f3,d4] [e3,c#4]", G: "[d#4,a4]@3 a4@3 g#4@2, ~@3 e4@4 ~",
  H: "[[c4,g4]@5 ~@3 d4@4 a4@2 c4 ~ b3@2 b3@6 [b3,d4,g4]@4 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2, ~@8 g4@3 ~@4 d4@3 ~@6 e3@8, ~@2 [f#4,a4] ~]/2", // C5 G D G F#m
  I: "[c4,g4]@2 g4 a4, ~ d4", J: "f4@2 [c4,f4,a4]@2 [g3,d4,g4,b4]@2 b3!2, g3 ~",
  K: "[c4,e4] c4 [b3,e4] [b3,d#4], ~@4 e4 ~@11", L: "[d#4,a4]@2 e4 d4", M: "[c#4,g4]@2 c4 d4",
  N: "g3@2 [f#4,a4,d5] [g#4,b4,e5], ~ e3", O: "g3 ~", P: "d#4@5 ~@3 d4@5 ~@3", Q: "c#4 [a3,c4]", R: "b3 c4",
  S: "[g3,b3,d4] ~", T: "d#4 [d#4,f#4]", U: "a4 [g4,b4]", V: "[g4,c5]@3 ~ [f#4,a4]@4",
  W: "[[e4,g4]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@2 [g4,c5,e5] c5 c5@2 [g4,c5,d5] [g4,c5,d5]@3 b4 [f#4,b4,d5]@3 [d4,f#4,b4]@4 ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]@8, ~@7 [g4,e5]@3 ~@22]/2", // Em C Gsus4 Bm G C
  X: "[e4,g4]@2 ~ g4 [c5,e5,g5]@2 [g4,c5,e5] [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,d5] [g4,c5,d5]@2 [g4,c5,e5]@2 d5", // Em C Gsus4 C
  Y: "[c4,f4] [d4,g4,b4]", Z: "[c4,e4]!2 [b3,e4,a4] [b3,d#4]", AA: "[d#4,b4]@2 [b3,e4] b3", AB: "b3 [c4,d#4]",
  AC: "[d4,f4]@2 [d4,a4] [d4,e4]", AD: "[c4,e4,g4]@4 ~@5 [a3,c4]@5 ~@2",
  AE: "[c4@3 [b3,d4]@19 [c4,g4,c5]@9 g4@7 a4@2 [d4,g4,b4]@24, ~@31 [c4,c5]@9 ~@24]/4", // Bm C5 G C
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.48)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "pad"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  A B A C D E F G D E F G H I J K L M N O D E F G D E F G H I J K L P N Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA Z AB AC M AD AE ~@2 AF@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a5,c#6,e6]", B: "[a5,d6,f#6] [a5,d6,f6]", C: "[b5,d#6,f#6]@3 [g#5,b5,e6]@4 ~", D: "[a4,c#5,e5] [g#4,b4,e5]",
  E: "[g4,b4,e5] [f#4,a4,d5]", F: "[f4,a4,d5] [e4,a4,c#5]", G: "[f#4,b4,d#5]@3 [g#4,b4,e5]@4 ~",
  H: "[g4,c5,e5]@3 [f#4,a4,d5]", I: "[f#4,b4,d5]@4 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,g4]", J: "[e4,g4,c5]@3 [f#4,a4,d5]",
  K: "[f4,a4,c5] [g4,b4,d5]", L: "[e4,g4,c5] [f#4,b4,d5]", M: "[f#4,a4,d#5]@2 [g4,b4,e5] [g4,b4,d5]",
  N: "[g4,c#5,e5]@2 [g4,c5,d#5] [g4,c5,e5]", O: "[g4,b4,d5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5] [g#4,b4,e5]",
  P: "[a4,d#5]@2 [b4,e5] [g4,b4,d5]", Q: "[g4,b4,d5] ~", R: "[b4,d#5,f#5]@5 ~@3 [b4,d5,f#5]@5 ~@3",
  S: "[c#5,e5,a5] [c5,e5,a5]", T: "[b4,d5,g5] [c5,e5,g5]", U: "[b4,d5,g5]", V: "[b4,d#5,f#5]!2",
  W: "[a4,d#5,f#5] [b4,e5,g5]", X: "[a4,c5,e5]", Y: "[a4,c5,e5] [a4,d5,f#5]", Z: "[g4,c5,e5]",
  AA: "[f#4,b4,d5] [g4,b4,e5]", AB: "[a4,c5,f5] [g4,b4,d5]", AC: "[g4,c5,e5] [f#4,b4,d#5]",
  AD: "[g4,c#5,e5] [g4,c5,d#5]", AE: "[a4,d5,f5]@2 [g#4,b4,e5]!2",
  AF: "[~@6 [c4,g4,c5]@9 g4@7 a4@2 [d4,g4,b4]@24, ~@5 [c4,c5]@3 ~@8]/3", // C5 G C
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.24)

// chords · drawbar organ · "organ"
const drawbar_organ = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H E F G H I J K L M N O P E F G H E F G H I J K L M N O Q ~@7 R S T S U V W X Y Z AA@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a3 g3", B: "f#3 f3", C: "e3", D: "d#3@3 e3@4 ~", E: "[a2,e3] [g#2,e3]", F: "[g2,e3] [f#2,d3]",
  G: "[f2,d3] [e2,c#3]", H: "[d#3,a3]@3 a3@3 g#3@2, ~@3 e3@4 ~", I: "[c3,g3]@5 ~@3 d3@4 a3@3 ~, ~@8 g3@3 ~@5",
  J: "[b2,f#3,a3] e2", K: "[c3,g3]@2 g3 a3, ~ d3", L: "[g2,f3]@4 g2@2 b2!2", M: "c3 b2", N: "[d#3,a3]@2 e3 d3",
  O: "[c#3,g3]@2 c3 d3", P: "g2 e2", Q: "g2 ~", R: "~@8 d3!2 f#3!2 a3!2 d4!2", S: "[g3,c4,e4]",
  T: "[f#3,b3,d4] [g3,b3,e4]", U: "[a3,c4,f4] [g3,b3,d4]", V: "[g3,c4,e4] [f#3,b3,d#4]",
  W: "[f#3,a3,d#4]@2 [g3,b3,e4] [g3,b3,d4]", X: "[g3,c#4,e4] [g3,c4,d#4]", Y: "[a3,d4,f4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]!2",
  Z: "a2@6 ~@3 d3@5 ~@2", AA: "[[d3,f#3]@3 g3@7 ~@4 f3@6 ~@2 e3@6 ~@3 d#3@6 ~@3 [g2,d3]@24]/4",
})).s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.33)

// bass · fretless bass · "bass"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H E F G H I J K L M N O P E F G H E F G H I J K L M N O Q B R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a3@5 ~@3 g3@5 ~@3", B: "f#3@5 ~@3 f3@5 ~@3", C: "e3@11 ~@5", D: "d#3@4 ~@2 e3@5 ~@5", E: "a2@5 ~@3 g#2@5 ~@3",
  F: "g2@5 ~@3 f#2@5 ~@3", G: "f2@5 ~@3 e2@5 ~@3", H: "d#2@4 ~@2 e2@5 ~@5", I: "c2@2 ~ d2", J: "b2@5 ~@3 e2@5 ~@3",
  K: "c3@5 ~@3 g3@3 ~ a3@3 ~", L: "g2@5 ~@3 g2@3 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~", M: "c3@5 ~@3 b2@5 ~@3", N: "d#3@5 ~@3 e3@3 ~ d3@3 ~",
  O: "c#3@5 ~@3 c3@3 ~ d3@3 ~", P: "g2@5 ~@3 e2@5 ~@3", Q: "g2@5 ~@11", R: "e3@5 ~@3 d#3@5 ~@3", S: "d3@5 ~@3 d3@5 ~@3",
  T: "g2@11 ~@5", U: "f#3@4 ~@3 f#3 b2@4 ~@2 b2 ~", V: "d#3@4 ~@2 d#3 ~ e3@4 ~@2 e3 ~", W: "a2@4 ~@3 a2 a2@4 ~@2 a2 ~",
  X: "d3@4 ~@3 d3 d3@3 ~ d3 ~ d3 ~", Y: "c3@4 ~@3 c3 d3@4 ~@2 d3 c3", Z: "b2@3 ~ b2@2 ~ b2 e2@3 ~@2 b2 e3 d3",
  AA: "c3@4 ~@3 c3 d3@3 ~ c3 ~ d3 c3", AB: "g2@4 ~@3 g2 g2@3 ~ g2 a2 b2 ~", AC: "c3@4 ~@3 c3 b2@4 ~@3 b2, ~@8 c3 ~@7",
  AD: "d#3@5 ~@3 e3@2 ~ g3 d3 ~ e3 d3", AE: "c#3@4 ~@3 c#3 c3@4 ~@2 c3 g2", AF: "f2@4 ~@2 g2 f2 e2@2 ~ f#2 g#2@3 ~",
  AG: "a2@6 ~@3 d3@5 ~@2", AH: "[d3@2 ~ g3@7 ~@4 f3@6 ~@2 e3@6 ~@3 d#3@6 ~@3 g2@16 ~@8]/4",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.48)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@19 [~@15 x] [x ~@5 x ~ x ~@6 x]!15 [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3] ~@8 [x ~@5 x ~ x ~@6 x]!8 ~@5>")
  .gain(0.6)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@20 A@16 B@3 ~ B@3 C A@8 D ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@7 x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~", D: "x",
})).gain(0.6)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@20 [x!8]!8 ~@29>").gain(0.6)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@43 [~@7 x] ~@13>").gain(0.6)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@43 [~@12 x!2 ~@2] ~@8 x ~@4>").gain(0.6)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@28 [x!8]!7 [x!5 ~@3] [~@4 x!4]!3 [~@2 x!2 ~@4] [~@4 x!4]!4 [x!8]!8 ~@5>").gain(0.6)

// drums · china
const china = s("cr").struct("<~@12 x ~@7 x!15 [x!2] x!17 ~@4>").gain(0.6)

stack(
  string_ensemble_2, string_ensemble_1, piano, synth_strings_1, drawbar_organ, bass, kick, snare, hihat, mid_tom,
  high_tom, ride, china
)

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