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So Blessed

Mariah Carey

KeyB majorTempo88 bpm
0:00/0:00
// So Blessed — Mariah Carey
// 88 bpm, 12/8, key B major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 8 piano (copy of ch 2 epiano2)
// note: Full arrangement: all 62 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(88/6)

// 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
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D A B C E A B C E B F G H I J C K I J L M A B C E A B C E B F G H I J C K I J L N O P O Q H I J C K I J L R S
  T@2 U@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b1@9 ~ b1 ~ b1@10 ~@2", B: "g#1@9 ~ g#1 ~ g#1@10 ~@2", C: "e1@9 ~ e1 ~ e1@10 ~@2", D: "f#1@9 ~ f#1 ~ f#1@10 ~@2",
  E: "g1@9 ~ g1 ~ g1@10 ~@2", F: "d#1@9 ~ d#1@2 d#1@10 ~@2", G: "d1@9 ~ d1@2 d1@8 d1@2 d1@2",
  H: "f#1@9 ~ f#1 ~ f#1@5 ~ f#1@5 ~", I: "b1@9 ~ b1@2 b1@5 ~ a#1@5 ~", J: "g#1@9 ~ g#1@2 g#1@5 ~ f#1@5 ~",
  K: "f#1@9 ~ f#1 ~ f#1@3 ~ g#1@4 c#2@3 ~", L: "e1@9 ~ e1 ~ f#1@10 ~@2", M: "b1@9 ~ b1@2 b1@5 ~ f#1 g#1 b1 f#1 b1@2",
  N: "b1@9 ~ b1@2 b1@5 ~ b1@5 ~", O: "e2@9 ~ e2@2 d2@10 ~@2", P: "c#2@9 ~ c#2@2 a#1@10 ~@2",
  Q: "c#2@9 ~ c#2@2 f#1@10 ~@2", R: "b1@9 ~ b1@2 b1@5 ~ f#1@5 ~", S: "e1@10 ~@3 f#1@11",
  T: "[~@3 b1@9 ~ b1@2 b1@5 ~ f#1 g#1 b1@2 g#1@2 b1@9 ~ b1@2 b1@9]/2", U: "[~@4 b1@25 ~@19]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.31)

// chords · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@3 A ~@8 B C D E F G H I J K@3 ~@3 L ~@3 M N O P Q F G H I J R@3 S T U V@2 W X@3 Y Z@3 AA@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 f#3@6 f#4 [g#3,g#4] [b3,b4] ~ [b3,b4] ~, ~ f#2, ~@3 f#3", B: "g#2", C: "d#2", D: "d2", E: "f#2",
  F: "[b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@23 ~", G: "[g#2,g#3,b3,d#4]", H: "[e2,g#3,b3,e4]@23 ~",
  I: "f#3@12 ~@4 [g#2,g#3]@3 ~ [b2,b3] [a#2,a#3] [b2,b3] ~, [a#3,c#4]@11 ~, ~ [f#2,f#3]", // G# B A# B A#m F#
  J: "[b4,b5]@19 [c#5,c#6]@5, [b2,f#3,b3,d#4]", // B C# B
  K: "[g#2@24 [e2,b3,e4]@11 ~ a#3@10 ~@20 f#2 [g#2,g#3] ~ [a#2,a#3] [b2,b3]@2, [b4,b5]@71 ~, d#4@21 ~@3 g#3@7 ~@17 [b2,b3]@20 [b2,b3]@2 ~@2, ~@11 f#3]/3", // E5 G# A# B
  L: "~@18 [g#2,g#3] [a#2,a#3] b2 a#2 [b2,b3] ~, ~ [g2,g3]@3, ~@10 b3 ~, ~@21 a#3@2 ~", M: "~@3 [c#3,c#4]",
  N: "[b2,b3]", O: "[a#2,a#3]", P: "[a2,a3]",
  Q: "[f#2,f#3]@14 ~@2 [g#2,g#3]@2 [a#2,g#3] ~ [b2,b3]@2 [c#3,c#4]@2, ~@7 [f#2,f#3]@5, ~@9 a#3 ~@2", // F# G# A#7 B C# F#
  R: "[g#2@24 [e2,b3,e4]@11 ~ a#3@10 ~@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]@18 [f#2,d#3,f#3,b3,d#4]@6, [b4,b5]@71 ~, d#4@21 ~@3 g#3@7 ~@17 b2@24]/3", // E5 B
  S: "[e3,b3,g4]@11 ~ [d3,f#4]@12, e4@11 ~, ~@6 a3@5 ~", T: "[c#3,c#4,f4,g#4]@12 ~ f#3@11, ~@6 [c#4,f#4,g#4]@5 ~",
  U: "[e3,b3,g4]@12 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@11 ~, e4@10 ~@2 b3 ~@11", // Em D
  V: "[[c#3,c#4,f4,g#4]@12 ~@18 f#2@6 ~@3 [g#2,g#3]@5 [b2,b3] [a#2,a#3] [b2,b3]@2, ~ [c#4,f#4,g#4]@3, ~ f#3@2 [f#2,f#3]]/2", // C# G# B A# B C#sus4 F#
  W: "[b4,b5]@3 [c#5,c#6], [b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@23 ~", // B C# B
  X: "[[g#2,g#3,b3,d#4]@24 [e2,g#3,b3,e4]@23 ~ f#3@12 ~@4 [g#2,g#3]@3 ~ [b2,b3] [a#2,a#3] [b2,b3] ~, [b4,b5]@35 ~, ~@24 [a#3,c#4]@11 ~, ~@5 [f#2,f#3]]/3", // G#m E G# B A# B A#m F#
  Y: "[b4,b5]@19 [c#5,c#6]@5, [b2,f#3,b3,d#4], e6 ~@23", // B C# B
  Z: "[g#2@24 [e2,b3,e4]@11 ~ a#3@10 ~@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]@18 [f#2,d#3,f#3,b3,d#4]@6, [b4,b5], d#4@21 ~@3 g#3@7 ~@17 b2@24]/3", // E5 B
  AA: "[[e3,g3,b3,e4]@12 ~ [f#3,c#4]@13 ~ f#3@18 f#2 [g#2,g#3] ~ [a#2,a#3] ~@71, ~@13 a#3@11 ~@3 d#4@76 ~@17, ~@27 [b2,b3]@20 [b2,b3]@57 ~@16, ~@45 f#3@59 ~@16]/5", // Em F#5 G# A# B
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.15)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · soft notes
const string_ensemble_1_soft = note("<~@19 A ~ B C D ~@15 A ~ B C ~@3 E ~@5 A ~ B C ~ F@2 ~ G@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "f#2 ~", B: "[g#3,b3]@23 ~", C: "g3@5 ~ [f#3,c#4]@5 ~, ~ f#2", D: "d#4, f#3@3 ~", E: "~@10 f#4 ~@13",
  F: "[~@11 c#4 ~ f#2@14 ~@21]/2", G: "[~ f#4@7 ~@4]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.08)

// other · timpani
const timpani = note("<~@3 A B ~@10 C B ~@18 D B ~@11 E B ~@6 F G H ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@19 f#2!5", B: "f#2 ~@23", C: "~@18 f#2!6", D: "~@21 f#2!3", E: "~@15 f#2!9", F: "~@16 f#2!8",
  G: "f#2 ~@19 f#2!4", H: "f#2!4 ~@20",
})).s("gm_timpani").gain(0.3)

// other · timpani · soft notes
const timpani_soft = note("<~@35 [~@19 f#2!2 ~@3] ~@20 [~@12 f#2 ~@2 f#2 ~@8] ~@5>").s("gm_timpani").gain(0.12)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@24 A B C D A B C D B D E F G B H I J B K G ~@5 A B H I A L M N ~ O@2 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [d#4,f#4,b4] ~@5", B: "~@2 [d#4,g#4,b4] ~@5", C: "~@3 [e4,g#4,b4] ~@8", D: "~@3 [d#4,g4,a#4] ~@8",
  E: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@5, ~@6 [a#4,b4] ~@17", F: "~@3 [c#4,f#4,a#4] ~@8", G: "~@3 [d#4,f#4,b4] ~@8",
  H: "~@2 [e4,g#4,b4] ~@5", I: "~@2 [c#4,f#4,a#4] ~@5", J: "~@2 [d#4,f#4,b4] ~@5, ~@6 a#4 ~@17",
  K: "~@3 [e4,g4,b4] ~@5 [c#4,f#4,a#4] ~@2", L: "~@3 [d#4,g#4,b4] ~@8", M: "~@3 [e4,g4,b4]@2 ~@4 [c#4,f#4,a#4]@2 ~",
  N: "~@2 [d#4,f#4,b4] ~@5, ~@6 [d4,e4] ~@17", // B Dsus2
  O: "[~@9 [d#4,f#4,b4]@3 ~@7 d#5@2 c#5@6 ~@6 [d#4,f#4,b4]@3 ~@12, ~@9 a#4 ~@38]/2", // B
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.13)

// chords · epiano2
const epiano2 = note(`<
  A B C D A B C E A B C E F G H I A B C D A B J A@2 B C E A B C E F G H I A B C D A B J A K L K L D A B C D A B J M N
  O@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b3@2 d#4@2 f#4@2 b4@2 f#4@2 d#4@2 b3@2 d#4@2 f#4@2 b4@2 f#4@2 d#4 ~, b2@7 ~",
  B: "g#3 b3 d#4 g#4 d#4 b3 g#3 b3 d#4 ~ d#4 b3, g#2@23 ~, ~@9 g#4@2 ~",
  C: "e3 g#3 b3 e4 b3 g#3 e3 g#3 b3 e4 b3 g#3, e2@11 ~", D: "f#3 a#3 c#4 f#4 c#4 a#3 f#3 a#3 c#4 f#4 c#4 a#3, f#2",
  E: "d#3 g3 a#3 ~ a#3 g3 d#3 g3 a#3 c#4 a#3 g3, g2, ~@3 c#4@2 ~@7",
  F: "g#3 b3 d#4 g#4 d#4 b3 g#3 b3 d#4 g#4 d#4 b3, g#2",
  G: "d#4@2 g4 ~ a#4@2 ~@2 a#4@2 g4@2 d#4@2 g4@2 a#4@2 ~@2 a#4@2 g4@2, d#3, ~@3 d#5@2 ~@4 d#5@2 ~",
  H: "d4 f#4 a4 d5 a4 f#4 d4 f#4 a4 d5 a4 f#4, d3", I: "f#4 a#4 c#5 f#5 c#5 a#4 f#4 a#4 c#5 f#5 c#5 a#4, f#3",
  J: "e3@2 g3@2 b3@2 ~@2 b3@2 g3 ~ f#3@2 a#3@2 c#4@2 f#4@2 c#4@2 a#3@2, e2@5 ~ f#2@6, ~@3 e4@2 ~@7",
  K: "e3 g3 b3 ~ b3 g3 d3 f#3 a3 d4 a3 f#3, e2@12 d2@11 ~, ~@3 e4@2 ~@7",
  L: "c#3@2 f3@2 g#3@2 ~@2 g#3@2 f3 ~ f#3@2 a#3@2 c#4@2 f#4@2 c#4@2 a#3@2, c#2@10 ~@2 f#2@11 ~, ~@6 c#4@5 ~@13",
  M: "b3@2 d#4@2 f#4@2 b4@2 f#4@2 d#4@2 b3@2 d#4@2 f#4@2 b4@2 f#4@2 d#4 ~, b2@11 ~",
  N: "[e3,g3,b3,e4]@10 ~@3 [f#2,f#3,a#3,c#4]@11", // Em F#
  O: "[~@3 b3@2 d#4@2 f#4@2 ~@2 f#4@2 d#4@2 b3@2 d#4@2 f#4@2 b4@2 f#4@2 d#4@2 b3@2 d#4@2 f#4@2 b4@2 f#4@2 d#4@2 b3@2 d#4@2 f#4@2 b4@3 f#4@2 d#4 ~ [b2,b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@14 ~@6, ~@3 b2@12 b2@11 ~ b2@11 ~ b2@11 ~@22, ~@9 b4@4 ~@59]/3", // B
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.19).pan(0.6)

// chords · rock organ
const rock_organ = note("<~@43 A B C D E@3 ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@21 [f6,g6] [e5,f5,g5,a5,b5,c6,d6,e6] d5", B: "[g4,b4] [d4,f#4,a4], e5, e4@5 ~@7",
  C: "[c#4,f4,g#4]@12 [f#4,a#4]@10 ~ g4, c#5@11 ~", D: "[e4,g4,b4] [d4,f#4,a4], e5@23 ~",
  E: "[[c#4,f4,c#5]@12 ~@30 f#2@7 ~@23, g#4@9 ~@3 [f#4,a#4,c#5]@37 ~@23, ~@24 f#3@25 ~@23]/3", // C# F#
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.12)

// other · pizzicato strings
const pizzicato_strings = note("<~@13 [~@6 d#4 g4 a#4 f#5 d#5 a#4] [d4 f#4 a4 d5 a4 f#4 d4 ~@5] ~@47>")
  .s("gm_pizzicato_strings").gain(0.19)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@19 B A@19 B A@8 C A@3 B A@4 D E@2 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@4 x!2 ~@5", B: "x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x", C: "x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@3", D: "x", E: "~@3 x ~@9 x ~ x ~@8",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<[~@3 x]!44 ~@18>").gain(0.46)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<[~ x ~@2]!44 [~ x ~ x]!4 [~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2] [~ x ~ x]!8 ~ [~@3 x ~@3 x]!2 ~@2>")
  .gain(0.46)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@43 [~@5 x] ~@12 [~@11 x] ~@5>").gain(0.41)

// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct("<[x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@3]!44 ~@18>").gain(0.27)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@35 [~@11 x] ~@12 [~@11 x] ~@13>").gain(0.41)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<[~@11 x]!35 ~ [~@11 x]!7 ~@19>").gain(0.37)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@35 [~@5 x] ~@12 [~@5 x] ~@7 [~@5 x] ~@5>").gain(0.41)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@4 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A B ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.37)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@4 [~@3 x]!44 ~ [~@3 x]!8 [~@7 x ~@16] [~@7 x]!2 ~@2>").gain(0.41)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@44 A B@3 C A B@3 A B@3 ~ D E F ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
  C: "x!7 ~@2 x!3", D: "~@5 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  E: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", F: "x ~ x!3 ~@19",
})).gain(0.27)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<~@4 [~@3 x]!44 ~ [~@3 x]!8 [~@7 x ~@16] [~@7 x]!2 ~@2>").gain(0.46)

stack(
  bass, string_ensemble_1, string_ensemble_1_soft, timpani, timpani_soft, electric_guitar_clean, epiano2, rock_organ,
  pizzicato_strings, kick, rim, snare, low_tom, pedal_hat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, tambourine, ride, shaker
)

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