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// There's Got To Be A Way (album version) — Mariah Carey
// 110 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 11 "brass" named as a brass, played on brass section (its pad poly patch is not one)
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 1 "sinth 1" pad warm (copy of ch 9 "strings" synth strings 1)
// note: Full arrangement: all 143 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(110/4)
// 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 · epiano2 · "sinth 2"
const epiano2 = note(`<
A B C@3 ~@8 D@2 E F E F E F A G H I J G K@2 A G H I J G K@2 ~@8 D@2 E F E F E F A G H I J G K@2 A G H I J G K@2 L F
M@2 L N@3 O P Q R S T U@2 D@2 E F E F E V@2 W X Y Z AA X AB@2 AC X Y Z AA X AB@2 AC X Y Z AA X AB@2 AC X Y Z AA X AB@2
AC X Y Z AA X AB@2 AC X Y Z AA X AB@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[f#4,a4,d5]", B: "e4@3 d4@4 ~, [f#4,b4,d5]",
C: "[[f#4,a4]@7 f#4@2 ~@6 a3@8 ~, c#5@8 ~ f#4@8 ~@7, ~@7 a4@16 ~, ~@7 d4@6 d4@8 ~@3, ~@3 e4 ~@2]/3", // F#m
D: "[~@7 [e4,g4,c5]@8 ~, [d4,f#4,b4] ~]/2", E: "[d4,f#4,b4]", F: "[e4,g4,c5]", G: "[e4,a4,c#5]", H: "[f#4,b4,d5]",
I: "[f#4,a4,c#5]", J: "[g4,b4,d5]", K: "[f#4,a4,d5]/2", L: "[f4,a4,c5]", M: "[g4,b4,d5]/2",
N: "[g4@7 [g4,b4,d5]@8 [g4,b4,d5]@8 ~, [e4,c5] ~@2]/3", O: "[f#4,a4,d5]@4 [f#4,a4,d5]@3 ~@9",
P: "d5@3 ~@3 f#4 ~ [c#4,e4,a4] b4 ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@4 ~, c#5, [e4,a4] ~", // A A5
Q: "[f#4,a4,d5]@3 [f#4,a4,d5] ~@2 [f#4,a4,d5]@5 ~@5, b4", // D
R: "c#4@3 ~ d5@3 ~ [f#4,a4,c#5]@2 ~ a4@2 ~ b4 ~, [f#4,a4,c#5] ~", S: "[d4,g4,b4]@3 [d4,g4,b4] ~@6 [d4,g4,b4] ~@5, d5",
T: "[c#4,e4,a4]@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@6 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@5, c#5", // A
U: "[d5@4 [d4,d5]@3 ~ [d4,d5]@2 ~ [d4,f#4,d5] ~@2 d4@5 ~ [d4,d5]!2 ~@2 [d4,d5]@2 ~ [d4,d5] ~@4, a4, f#4@11 ~@21]/2", // D
V: "[e4,g4,c5]/2", W: "[f4,g#4,c#5]", X: "[g4,c5,e5]", Y: "[a4,d5,f5]", Z: "[a4,c5,e5]", AA: "[a#4,d5,f5]",
AB: "[a4,c5,f5]/2", AC: "[a4,c5,f5]",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.5).pan(0.4)
// bass · electric bass finger · "bass"
const bass = note(`<
A B C@3 D E F@2 D G H@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M N O P Q R S T M N O P Q R U V D E F@2 D G H@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M N O P Q R S
T M N O P Q R U W X@2 Y Z AA@4 M N AB AC Q R U AD I@2 J@2 K@2 AE@3 AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AG AH AI AJ AK AO AP AN
AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AG AH AI AJ AK AO AP AN AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AG AH AI AJ AK AO AP ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "d3", B: "b2", C: "[~@14 g2@32 d2 ~, f#2 ~@2]/3", D: "d3@4 ~@2 d3 ~@9", E: "b2@4 ~@2 b2 ~@9",
F: "[f#2@4 ~@2 f#2 ~@3 f#2 ~@3 g2@8 ~@4 g2 ~@3 g2 ~]/2", G: "b2@4 ~@2 b2 ~@7 a2 b2",
H: "[f#2@4 ~@2 f#2 ~@3 f#2 ~@3 g2@8 ~@4 g2 ~@3 g2 a2]/2",
I: "[b2@3 ~ b2@3 ~@3 b2 ~@3 c3@5 ~ c3@3 ~@4 d2 e2 f#2 a2 b2]/2",
J: "[b2@3 ~ b2@3 ~@3 b2 ~@3 c3@5 ~ c2@3 ~@7 d3 e3]/2", K: "[b2@3 ~ b2@3 ~@3 b2 ~@3 c3@5 ~ c3@3 ~@6 f#2 a2 b2]/2",
L: "[b2@3 ~ b2@3 ~@3 b2 ~@3 c2@11 ~@7]/2", M: "d2@3 ~ d2 ~ c#2 d2 ~ c#2 d2@3 ~ g2 ~",
N: "a2@3 ~ a2 ~ f#2 a2 ~ f#2 a2@2 ~ f#2 a2 a#2", O: "b2@3 ~ b2 ~ a2 b2 ~ a2 b2@3 ~ b2 c#3",
P: "f#2@3 ~ f#2 ~ e2 f#2 ~ e2 f#2@2 ~ e2 f#2 a2", Q: "g2@3 ~ g2 ~ f#2 g2 ~ f#2 g2@3 ~ g2 g#2",
R: "a2@3 ~ a2 ~ f#2 a2 ~ f#2 a2@2 ~ a2 b2 d3", S: "d2@3 ~ d2 ~ c#2 d2 ~ c#2 d2@3 ~ d3 b2",
T: "d3@3 ~ d3 ~ c#3 d3 e3 [e3,f#3] d3 c#3 ~ a2 f#2 e2", U: "d2@3 ~ d2 ~ c#2 d2 ~ c#2 d2@3 ~ c#2 ~",
V: "d2@11 ~@3 a2 ~", W: "d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ e3 [e3,f#3] d3 c#3 ~ a2 ~ d2",
X: "[f2@3 ~ f2 ~ e2 f2 ~ e2 f2@3 ~ a#2 c3@2 c2 c3 ~ c3 ~ a#2 c3 ~ a#2 c3@3 ~ a#2 c3]/2",
Y: "g2@3 ~ g2 ~ f2 g2 ~ f2 g2@4 ~ f2", Z: "g2 g3 g2 ~ g2 ~ f2 g2 ~ f2 g2 ~ g2 a2 f2 d2",
AA: "[f2@3 ~ f2 ~ e2 f2 ~ e2 f2@3 ~ a#2 c3@2 d2 c3 ~ c3 ~ a#2 c3 ~ a#2 c3@3 ~ g2@16 a2@8 ~@2 a3 ~ a2@4 ~@2]/4",
AB: "b2@3 ~ b2 ~ a#2 b2 ~ a#2 b2@3 ~ c#3 d3", AC: "f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ e2 f#2 ~ e2 f#2@2 ~ e2 f#2 a2",
AD: "d2@3 ~ d2 ~ c#2 d2 e3 [e3,f#3] d3 ~@5", AE: "[b2@3 ~ b2@3 ~@3 b2 ~@3 c2@27 ~@7]/3",
AF: "c#2@3 ~ f2 ~ e2 f2 ~ e2 f2@3 ~ a#2 ~", AG: "c3@3 ~ c3 ~ a2 c3 ~ a2 c3@2 ~ a2 c3 c#3",
AH: "d3@3 ~ d3 ~ c3 d3 ~ c3 d3@3 ~ d3 e3", AI: "a2@3 ~ a2 ~ g2 a2 ~ g2 a2@2 ~ g2 a2 c3",
AJ: "a#2@3 ~ a#2 ~ a2 a#2 ~ a2 a#2@3 ~ a#2 b2", AK: "c3@3 ~ c3 ~ a2 c3 ~ a2 c3@2 ~ c3 d3 f3",
AL: "f2@3 ~ f2 ~ e2 f2 ~ e2 f2@3 ~ f3 d3", AM: "f3@3 ~ f3 ~ e3 f3 g3 [g3,a3] f3 e3 ~ c3 a2 g2",
AN: "f2@3 ~ f2 ~ e2 f2 ~ e2 f2@3 ~ a#2 ~", AO: "f2@3 ~ f2 ~ e2 f2 ~ e2 f2@3 ~ e2 ~", AP: "f2@11 ~@3 c3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.71)
// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
~@5 A B C@2 A B D@2 ~@8 E F G H I F J@2 E F G H I F J@2 A B C@2 A B D@2 ~@8 E F G H I F J@2 E F G H I F J@2 K L M@2 K
N@3 F G H I F J@2 E ~@9 O P Q R S P T@2 U P Q R S P T@2 U P Q R S P T@2 U P Q R S P T@2 U P Q R S P T@2 U P Q R S P
T@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a3,e4] a3 f#4 g4 f#4 e4 e4@2, ~@3 [a3,d4]@4 ~", B: "e4@2 d4!2 ~ d4 f#4 a4, [f#3,a3] ~",
C: "[c#4@3 ~ d4 ~ c#4@3 ~ d4@3 ~ [g3,b3]@4 a3 ~ g3 ~ g3@4 ~@6, [f#3,a3]@3 ~@5]/2", // G F#m
D: "[c#4@3 ~ d4 ~ c#4@3 ~ d4@3 ~ [g3,b3]@4 a3 ~ g3 ~ g3@4 f#4@2 b4@2 a4@2, [f#3,a3]@3 ~@5]/2", // G F#m
E: "[f#4,a4,d5]@3 a4 d5 a4 d5 a4 d5 a4 [f#4,a4]@3 [f#4,a4,d5]!2 ~, ~@10 d5 ~@5", // D F#m D
F: "[e4,a4,c#5]@3 a4 c#5 a4 c#5 a4 c#5 a4 [e4,a4,c#5]@3 [e4,a4,c#5]!2 ~", // A
G: "[f#4,b4,d5]@3 b4 d5 b4 d5 b4 d5 b4 [f#4,b4,d5]@3 [f#4,b4,d5]!2 ~", // Bm
H: "[f#4,a4,c#5]@3 a4 c#5 a4 c#5 a4 c#5 a4 [f#4,a4,c#5]@3 [f#4,a4,c#5]!2 ~", // F#m
I: "[g4,b4,d5]@3 b4 d5 b4 d5 b4 d5 b4 [g4,b4,d5]@3 [g4,b4,d5]!2 ~", // G
J: "[f#4,a4,d5]@3 ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5]!2 ~ [f#4,a4,d5] [f#4,a4,d5]@2 a4 ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~", // D
K: "[a4,c5,f5]@2 ~ [a4,c5,f5] ~@2 [a4,c5,f5]@2 ~ [a4,c5,f5] ~@2 [a4,c5,f5]@2 ~ [a4,c5,f5]", // F
L: "[e4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [e4,g4,c5]", // C
M: "[g4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [g4,b4,d5] ~@2 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [g4,b4,d5]", // G
N: "[[e4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [e4,g4,c5] ~@2 [e4,g4,c5]@2 ~ [g4,b4,d5]@5 ~@10 [g4,b4,d5]@5 ~@13]/3", // C G
O: "[f4,g#4,c#5]@3 g#4 f5 c5 f5 c5 f5 c5 [a4,c5]@3 [a4,c5,f5]!2 ~, ~@10 f5 ~@5", // C# Am F
P: "[g4,c5,e5]@3 c5 e5 c5 e5 c5 e5 c5 [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5]!2 ~", // C
Q: "[a4,d5,f5]@3 d5 f5 d5 f5 d5 f5 d5 [a4,d5,f5]@3 [a4,d5,f5]!2 ~", // Dm
R: "[a4,c5,e5]@3 c5 e5 c5 e5 c5 e5 c5 [a4,c5,e5]@3 [a4,c5,e5]!2 ~", // Am
S: "[a#4,d5,f5]@3 d5 f5 d5 f5 d5 f5 d5 [a#4,d5,f5]@3 [a#4,d5,f5]!2 ~", // A#
T: "[a4,c5,f5]@3 ~ [a4,c5,f5] ~ [a4,c5,f5]!2 ~ [a4,c5,f5] [a4,c5,f5]@2 c5 ~ [a4,c5,f5] ~", // F
U: "[a4,c5,f5]@3 c5 f5 c5 f5 c5 f5 c5 [a4,c5]@3 [a4,c5,f5]!2 ~, ~@10 f5 ~@5", // F Am F
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.33)
// chords · synth strings 1 · "strings"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
~@13 A@2 B@6 C D E F G D H@2 C D E F G D H@2 ~@8 A@2 B@6 C D E F G D H@2 C D E F G D H@2 I J K@2 I L@3 C D E F G D H@2
A@2 B@4 M@3 N O P Q R O S@2 T O P Q R O S@2 T O P Q R O S@2 T O P Q R O S@2 T O P Q R O S@2 T O P Q R O S@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[[d4,b4]@11 ~@3 [e4,c5]@16 ~@2]/2", B: "[~@7 [e4,c5]@8 ~, [d4,b4] ~]/2", C: "[f#4,a4,d5]", D: "[e4,a4,c#5]",
E: "[f#4,b4,d5]", F: "[f#4,a4,c#5]", G: "[g4,b4,d5]", H: "[f#4,a4,d5]/2", I: "[f4,a4,c5]", J: "[e4,g4,c5]",
K: "[g4,b4,d5]/2", L: "[g4@7 [g4,b4,d5]@8 [g4,b4,d5]@8 ~, [e4,c5] ~@2]/3", M: "[~@7 [e4,c5]@16 ~, [d4,b4] ~@2]/3",
N: "[f4,g#4,c#5]", O: "[g4,c5,e5]", P: "[a4,d5,f5]", Q: "[a4,c5,e5]", R: "[a#4,d5,f5]", S: "[a4,c5,f5]/2",
T: "[a4,c5,f5]", // F
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.48).pan(0.6)
// chords · brass section · "brass"
const brass_section = note(`<
~@21 A B C D E B A ~ A B C D E B A ~@17 A B C D E B A ~ A B C D E B A ~@9 F G H I J K L@2 ~@9 M N O P Q N M ~ M N O P
Q N M ~ M N O P Q N M ~ M N O P Q N M ~ M N O P Q N M ~ M N O P Q N M ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,c#5] [f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,c#5] [f#4,a4,d5] ~@5", // D F#m D F#m D
B: "~@4 [e4,a4,c#5] ~ [f#4,a4,c#5] [e4,a4,c#5] ~ [f#4,a4,c#5] [e4,a4,c#5] ~@5", // A F#m A F#m A
C: "~@4 [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [a4,b4,d5] [f#4,b4,d5] ~ [a4,b4,d5] [f#4,b4,d5] ~@5", // Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm
D: "~@4 [f#4,a4,c#5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] [f#4,a4,c#5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5] [f#4,a4,c#5] ~@5", // F#m D F#m D F#m
E: "~@4 [g4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] [g4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,b4,d5] [g4,b4,d5] ~@5", F: "~@4 [f#4,a4,d5]@3 ~@9",
G: "[e4,a4,d5]@3 ~@3 f#4 ~ [c#4,e4,a4] b4 ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@4 ~", H: "[f#4,a4,d5]@2 ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~@2 [f#4,a4,d5]@5 ~@5",
I: "[c#4,f#4,a4]@3 ~ d5@3 ~ [f#4,a4,c#5]@2 ~ a4@2 ~ b4 ~", J: "[d4,g4,b4]@2 ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~@6 [d4,g4,b4] ~@5",
K: "[c#4,e4,a4]@2 ~ [c#4,e4,a4] ~@6 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@5", // A
L: "[~@4 [d4,d5]@3 ~ [d4,d5]@2 ~ [d4,f#4,d5] ~@2 d4@5 ~ [d4,d5]!2 ~@2 [d4,d5]@2 ~ [d4,d5] ~@4]/2", // D
M: "~@4 [a4,c5,f5] ~ [a4,c5,e5] [a4,c5,f5] ~ [a4,c5,e5] [a4,c5,f5] ~@5", // F Am F Am F
N: "~@4 [g4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,e5] [g4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,e5] [g4,c5,e5] ~@5", // C Am C Am C
O: "~@4 [a4,d5,f5] ~ [c5,d5,f5] [a4,d5,f5] ~ [c5,d5,f5] [a4,d5,f5] ~@5", // Dm Dm7 Dm Dm7 Dm
P: "~@4 [a4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,f5] [a4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,f5] [a4,c5,e5] ~@5", // Am F Am F Am
Q: "~@4 [a#4,d5,f5] ~ [a4,d5,f5] [a#4,d5,f5] ~ [a4,d5,f5] [a#4,d5,f5] ~@5", // A# Dm A# Dm A#
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.4)
// chords · string ensemble 1 · "strings 1"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
~@77 A B C D E F G@2 ~@9 H I J K L I H ~ H I J K L I H ~ H I J K L I H ~ H I J K L I H ~ H I J K L I H ~ H I J K L I H
~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [f#4,a4,d5]@3 ~@9", B: "[e4,a4,d5]@3 ~@3 f#4 ~ [c#4,e4,a4] b4 ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@4 ~",
C: "[f#4,a4,d5]@2 ~ [f#4,a4,d5] ~@2 [f#4,a4,d5]@5 ~@5", D: "[c#4,f#4,a4]@3 ~ d5@3 ~ [f#4,a4,c#5]@2 ~ a4@2 ~ b4 ~",
E: "[d4,g4,b4]@2 ~ [d4,g4,b4] ~@6 [d4,g4,b4] ~@5", F: "[c#4,e4,a4]@2 ~ [c#4,e4,a4] ~@6 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@5",
G: "[~@4 [d4,d5]@3 ~ [d4,d5]@2 ~ [d4,f#4,d5] ~@2 d4@5 ~ [d4,d5]!2 ~@2 [d4,d5]@2 ~ [d4,d5] ~@4]/2", // D
H: "~@4 [a4,c5,f5] ~ [a4,c5,e5] [a4,c5,f5] ~ [a4,c5,e5] [a4,c5,f5] ~@5", // F Am F Am F
I: "~@4 [g4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,e5] [g4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,e5] [g4,c5,e5] ~@5", // C Am C Am C
J: "~@4 [a4,d5,f5] ~ [c5,d5,f5] [a4,d5,f5] ~ [c5,d5,f5] [a4,d5,f5] ~@5", // Dm Dm7 Dm Dm7 Dm
K: "~@4 [a4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,f5] [a4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,c5,f5] [a4,c5,e5] ~@5", // Am F Am F Am
L: "~@4 [a#4,d5,f5] ~ [a4,d5,f5] [a#4,d5,f5] ~ [a4,d5,f5] [a#4,d5,f5] ~@5", // A# Dm A# Dm A#
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.6)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@5 A@8 B@24 A@8 B@31 ~ B@16 ~ B@48 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "x ~@4 x ~ x", B: "x!4",
})).gain(0.66)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@5 A@8 B@7 C B@16 A@8 B@7 C B@15 C B@6 D ~ B@15 C E B@48 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!2", C: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x!4 ~", D: "x ~@7 x ~@4 x ~@2", E: "~@9 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.66)
// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct("<~@5 A@8 B@24 A@8 B@31 ~ B@16 ~ B@48 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "x!2 ~ x", B: "x!8",
})).gain(0.66)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@4 [~ x ~@2] ~@138>").gain(0.66)
// drums · china
const china = s("cr").struct("<~@4 A ~@31 B ~@31 B ~@6 B ~@16 B ~@16 B ~@15 B ~@15 B ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@2", B: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.66)
// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<[x!4]!4 [x!2 ~@2] ~@138>").gain(0.66)
// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:4").struct("<~@5 [~@3 x ~ x ~@2]!71 ~ [~@3 x ~ x ~@2]!16 ~ [~@3 x ~ x ~@2]!48 ~>").gain(1.73)
// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct("<~@5 [~ x]!71 ~ [~ x]!16 ~ [~ x]!48 ~>").gain(2.1)
stack(
epiano2, bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, synth_strings_1, brass_section, string_ensemble_1, kick, snare, pedal_hat, ride,
china, tambourine, bongos, congas
)
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