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To Be Around You

Mariah Carey

KeyF majorTempo112 bpm
0:00/0:00
// To Be Around You — Mariah Carey
// 112 bpm, 4/4, key F major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 7 "background left" voice oohs (copy of ch 6 "background right" voice oohs)
// note: Full arrangement: all 123 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(112/4)

// 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 · piano
const piano = note(`<
  A B@2 C D@3 E F G@2 H I J@2 K L M N M O B@2 C D@3 E F G@2 H I J@2 K L P@2 Q@2 R@3 S@2 T U V B@2 C D@3 E F G@2 H I J@2
  K L P@2 Q@2 R@3 W@2 X@3 Y Z AA AB ~@6 AC X@3 Y Z AA AB P@2 Q@2 R@3 AD@3 Q@2 R@3 AE@2 ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 a3 bb3 eb4 ~ f4@3 ~, ~@8 [b2,f3]@5 ~@3", // Bdim
  B: "[[a3,d4,f4]@5 ~@3 [a3,d4,f4] ~@7 [c3,g3]@4 ~@2 b2 c3 [db4,e4,g4]@3 ~@5, [bb2,f3]@11 ~@4 [c4,e4,g4]@8 ~ [db3,a3]@5 ~@3]/2", // Dm C5 Dbdim Bb5 C Gbm
  C: "[d3,c4,f4]@8 ~@2 [c3,c4] ~ [c3,c4] [d3,d4] [f3,f4] ~", // Dm7 C D F
  D: "[[c4,e4,a4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,bb4]@3 ~ [f2,c4,e4]@4 a2@2 ~@2 bb2@11 ~@5 [c3,g3]@5 ~@3 [db3,a3]@4 [g4,c5] ~ bb4 ~, c3@4 ~@10 [a3,d4]@8 ~@8 [c4,e4,g4]@4 ~@6 [e4,a4]@3 ~@5]/3", // Am C7 Fmaj7 C5 Gbm C5 D5 C …
  E: "[c4,d4,f4,a4]@3 ~@13, d3@11 ~@5", // Dm7
  F: "[f2,c4,f4,a4] ~ [g2,d4,g4,bb4] ~ [f4,a4,c5] ~ [g4,bb4,d5] ~ [a4,c5,f5]@2 g2 ~ [f4,a4,d5]@2 a2 ~, ~@4 a2@2 ~@2 f2 ~@3 a2 ~@3", // F Gm F Gm F Dm
  G: "[[f4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [f4,a4,d5]@3 ~ [f4,a4,c5]@3 ~@7 [e4,g4,d5]@2 ~@4 [c4,f4]@4 c3@3 ~, bb2@11 ~@3 [e4,g4,c5]@4 ~@14, ~@16 a2@5 ~@3 d3@3 ~@5]/2", // F Dm F Em7 F5 C
  H: "[f4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [f4,a4,d5]@3 ~ [f4,a4,c5]@3 ~@3 [e4,g4,d5]@2, bb2@11 ~@5", // F Dm F Em7
  I: "a2@5 ~@3 [c3,bb3,e4]@3 ~ [f2,a3,e4]@3 ~", // C7 Fmaj7
  J: "[[f4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [f4,a4,d5]@3 ~ [f4,a4,c5]@3 ~@7 [f4,a4,d5]@2 ~@12, bb2@11 ~@3 [f4,a4,c5]@4 ~@14, ~@16 a2@11 ~@5]/2", // F Dm F Dm F
  K: "[eb4,g4]@5 ~@11, eb2@11 ~@5", // Eb
  L: "[c3,bb3,d4,f4] ~ [c3,bb3,d4,g4] ~ [c3,d4,f4,a4] ~ [c3,d4,f4,bb4] ~ [c3,d4,f4,bb4,c5]@3 ~ [db3,g4,db5,f5]@3 ~", // Bb Gm Dm7 Bb Gm7b5
  M: "[a4,c5,e5,g5]@3 ~ [a4,c5,e5,g5] ~@2 [a4,c5,e5,g5]@2 ~ [g4,bb4,d5,f5] ~ [a4,c5,e5,g5]@3 ~", // Am7 Gm7 Am7
  N: "[bb4,d5,f5,a5]@3 ~ [bb4,d5,f5,a5] ~@2 [bb4,d5,f5,a5]@2 ~ [bb4,d5,f5,a5] ~ [bb4,d5,f5,a5] ~ [bb4,d5,f5,a5] ~", // Bbmaj7
  O: "[bb4,d5,f5,a5]@3 ~ [bb4,d5,f5,a5] ~@2 [d5,f5,a5,c6]@2 ~ [d5,f5,a5,c6] ~ [bb4,d5,f5,a5] ~ [bb4,d5,f5,a5] ~", // Bbmaj7 Dm7 Bbmaj7
  P: "[[c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [d4,f4,a4]@2 ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~@13]/2", // C Dm
  Q: "[[d4,f4,a4] ~ [f4,a4,c5] ~@12 [bb3,d4,g4]@2 ~@3 [d4,f4,a4] ~@2 [f4,a4,c5]@2 ~ [f4,a4,c5] ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~]/2", // Dm F Gm Dm F Dm
  R: "[[c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [f4,a4,c5]@2 ~ [d4,f4,a4]@4 ~@9 [f4,a4,c5]@6 ~@11]/3", // C F Dm F
  S: "[[g3,db4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,db4,g4]@3 ~ d4 e4 f4 g4 a4 ~ c5 [e4,g4,d5]@2 ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ [bb3,d4,f4] ~ [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~]/2", // Gm7b5 A7 Em7 C Bb C
  T: "[d4,f4,a4]@3 ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~", // Dm C Dm
  U: "[c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ [bb3,d4,f4] ~ [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~", // C Bb C
  V: "[d4,f4,a4]@3 ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~@2 [f4,a4,c5]@2 ~ [f4,a4,c5] ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~", // Dm F Dm
  W: "[[g3,db4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,db4,g4]@3 ~ d4 e4 f4 g4 a4 ~ c5 [e4,g4] [c4,e4,g4]@5 ~@5 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ [b3,eb4,gb4]@2 ~, ~@15 d5@2 ~@15]/2", // Gm7b5 A7 Em C B
  X: "[[bb3,d4,f4]@5 ~@3 [c4,e4]@4 ~@2 [d4,f4,bb4]@4 ~@4 [bb3,d4,g4]@4 ~@4 [d4,e4,a4]@4 ~@6 [db4,f4,a4] ~ f4 ~ d4 ~ c4 ~]/3", // Bb C Bb Gm Dsus2 Dbaug
  Y: "[c4,e4,g4]@11 ~@5", Z: "[f4,bb4,d5]@5 ~@3 [c4,eb4]@3 ~@5", AA: "[d4,f4]@2 ~ [f4,a4] ~@4",
  AB: "~@10 [db4,f4,a4] ~ [db4,f4,a4]!3 ~", AC: "[e4,g4] ~@9 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ [b3,eb4,gb4]@2 ~, c4@5 ~@11",
  AD: "[[g3,db4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,db4,g4]@3 ~ d4 e4 f4 g4 a4 ~ c5 [e4,g4] [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@2 [d4,f4,a4]@2 ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~@13, ~@15 d5@2 ~@31]/3", // Gm7b5 A7 Em C Dm
  AE: "[[g3,db4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,db4,g4]@3 ~ d4 e4 f4 g4 a4 ~ c5 [e4,g4,d5]@2 ~@15]/2", // Gm7b5 A7 Em7
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.54)

// bass · electric bass finger · "bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@16 A B C B D E F G H I J K L M N M O M P Q R B C B S B S T U B S B S E F G H I J K L M N M O M P Q R B C B S B S T U
  V W M P X Y M Z AA AB AA AB AA AB V W M P X Y M Z B C B S B S T U B C B S B S T U ~@12
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3@3 ~ db3@3 ~", B: "d2@3 ~ d2 ~@2 d2@2 ~ d2 ~ f2 ~ a2 ~",
  C: "bb2@3 ~ bb2 ~@2 g2@2 ~ ab2 ~ a2 ~ d3 ~", D: "bb2@3 ~ bb2 ~@2 g2@2 ~ ab2 ~ a2 ~ f2 ~",
  E: "bb2@3 ~ bb2@2 ~ f2 bb2 f2 bb2 ~@3 bb2 ~", F: "a2@3 ~ a2@2 ~ b2 db3@4 ~@2 a2 ~",
  G: "d2@3 ~ d2@2 ~ d2 d2@3 ~@3 d3 ~", H: "c3@3 ~ c3@3 ~ f3@3 ~ f2@3 ~", I: "bb2@3 ~ bb2 f2 ~ bb2@4 ~@3 bb2 ~",
  J: "a2@3 ~ a2 ~ b2 c3 db3@5 ~@3", K: "d2@3 ~ d2@2 ~ d2!2 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 ~", L: "c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ f2@3 ~ f2@3 ~",
  M: "bb2@3 ~ bb2@2 ~ bb2@2 ~ bb2 ~ bb2 ~ bb2 ~", N: "a2@3 ~ a2@2 ~ d3@2 ~ f2 ~ a2@3 ~",
  O: "a2 ~ a2 ~ c3 ~ a2 ~ d3 ~ f2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~", P: "a2@3 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2 ~ a2@3 ~",
  Q: "eb2@3 ~ eb2@3 ~ eb2 ~ bb2 ~ eb3 ~ eb2 ~", R: "c3 ~ c3 ~@5 db3 ~ db3 ~@5",
  S: "bb2@3 ~ bb2 ~@2 g2@2 ~ ab2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~", T: "bb2@3 ~ a2@2 ~ g2@8 ~", U: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2@3 ~",
  V: "d2@5 ~@5 d3@2 ~ db3@2 ~", W: "c3@3 ~ c3@2 ~ c3 f2@3 ~ f2@3 ~", X: "d2@3 ~ d2@2 ~ d2@2 ~ d3@2 ~ db3@2 ~",
  Y: "c3@4 ~@2 c3!2 f2@3 ~ f2@3 ~", Z: "e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2!3 ~", AA: "d2@4 d2@3 d2@3 d2@2 f2@2 a2@2",
  AB: "bb2@4 bb2@3 g2@3 ab2@2 a2@2 f2@2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.8)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "sinth"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~@36 A B C B C B C D E@2 ~@18 A B C B C B C D E@2 ~@21 B C B C B C D F@2 C B C B C D E@2 ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ [e4,g4,c5]", B: "[c4,e4,g4]", C: "[d4,f4,a4] [d4,g4,bb4]", D: "[f4,a4,c5] [e4,g4,c5] [e4,g4,bb4] ~",
  E: "[[g3,db4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,db4,g4]@3 ~@8 [e4,g4,d5]@4 ~@13]/2", // Gm7b5 A7 Em7
  F: "[[g3,db4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,db4,g4]@3 ~@8 [e4,g4] [c4,e4,g4]@16, ~@15 d5@4 ~@13]/2", // Gm7b5 A7 Em C
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@17 A@56 B A@3 B A@9 B A@3 B A@19 ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@5 x!2 ~@4 x ~@3", B: "x ~@5 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@8 A@65 ~ A@3 ~ A@9 ~ A@3 ~ A@19 ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@17 A@56 B A@3 B A@9 B A@3 B A@19 ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!3 ~@5",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@17 A@56 ~ A@3 ~ A@9 ~ A@3 ~ A@19 ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!3 ~ x ~@2 x!4 ~ x ~@3",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@16 A ~@56 B ~@3 B ~@9 B ~@3 B ~@31>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~@13 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@17 A@56 ~ A@3 ~ A@9 ~ A@3 ~ A@19 ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@16 A ~@56 B ~@3 B ~@9 B ~@3 B ~@31>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", B: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@16 [~@2 x!2 ~@4] ~@106>").gain(0.52)

// drums · china
const china = s("cr").struct("<~@16 A ~@56 B ~@3 B ~@9 B ~@3 B ~@31>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x ~@9 x ~@2 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.52)

stack(piano, bass, synth_strings_1, kick, clap, snare, hihat, low_tom, open_hat, mid_tom, high_tom, china)

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