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// You Need Me — Mariah Carey
// 118 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 117 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(118/4)
// 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 · slap bass 1
const bass = note(`<
~@6 A B A C@2 B D E C@2 F E C@2 D E C A D G H I J K C@3 B L M N O C P C B Q@2 C R S@2 T I J K C@3 B L M N O C@4 L U N
V W X C Y Z AA AB AC C@3 B L M N O C@4 L U N V C B C B AD AE AF AC C B C B AD AE AF AC C B C B AD AE AF AC ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "a1@3 ~@11 g1@2", B: "a1@2 ~@12 g1 ~", C: "a1@3 ~@11 g1 ~",
D: "g3!2 ~ g3 ~@2 g3@2 ~@2 c3 d3 g3!2 [g1,g3] g3, a1@3 ~@13", E: "a1@2 a3@8 ~@4 g1 ~",
F: "g3!2 ~ g3 ~@2 g3@2 ~@2 c3 d3 g3!2 [g1,g3] g3, a1 ~@3", G: "a1@2 a3@8 ~@4 e1 ~, g1 ~@15", H: "f1@4 ~@10 c1 ~",
I: "f1@3 ~@7 f1@2 a1@2 [b1,c2] ~", J: "d2@3 ~@3 d2@4 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2", K: "g1@3 ~@3 g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~",
L: "f1@3 ~@11 e1 ~", M: "f1@2 ~@12 f1 ~", N: "e1@3 ~@11 d1 ~", O: "e1@3 ~@9 g#1@2 ~@2", P: "a1@3 ~@13",
Q: "[g3!2 ~ g3 ~@2 g3 ~ g3!3 ~ g3 ~ [g1,g3] ~ a1@3 ~@3 a3@4 ~@4 g1 ~, a1@3 ~@12 a3@3 ~@14]/2", R: "a1 ~@6 g1",
S: "[g3!2 ~ g3 ~@2 g3 ~ g3!3 ~ g3 ~ g3 ~ a1@2 ~@4 a3@2 ~@6 [g1,d4]@2, a1@3 ~@11 g1@2 ~@16, ~@15 a3@2 ~@15]/2", // G5
T: "f1@4 ~@10 c1 ~, c4 ~@7", U: "f1@3 ~@11 f1 ~", V: "e1@3 ~@9 g1@2 e1@2", W: "f1@3 ~@11 c1 ~",
X: "f1@3 ~@9 f1@2 g1@2", Y: "a1 ~@5 c2@2", Z: "c1@3 ~@11 c1 ~", AA: "c1@2 ~@10 c1@3 ~", AB: "f1@3 ~@9 f1@2 ~@2",
AC: "e1@2 ~@10 g#1@3 ~", AD: "f1@3 ~@11 e1@2", AE: "f1@3 ~@11 f1@2", AF: "e1@2 ~@10 b0 ~ d1 ~",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.44)
// bass · synth bass 1
const bass_2 = note(`<
~@7 A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ B ~ A ~ C ~ C ~ B ~ C ~@4 D E D F G F H I D E ~ J ~ F ~ F ~ E ~@4 K F L E M N H O P F P J Q N R O
~ S D T ~ H U V P J W N X N Y I P F P F M Y R Z W F L J U F H I L F L E X E AA AB L AC L AD M F AA O ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 c1@5", B: "~@6 c1@9 ~", C: "~@3 c1@4 ~", D: "~@4 a1@9 ~@3", E: "~@4 c1@9 ~@3", F: "~@2 c1@5 ~", G: "~ f1@3",
H: "~@2 e1@5 ~", I: "~ g#1@2 ~", J: "~ c1@3", K: "~ a1@2 ~", L: "~@2 a1@5 ~", M: "~@4 f1@9 ~@3", N: "~@4 c1@11 ~",
O: "~@4 g#1@9 ~@3", P: "~ a1@3", Q: "~@2 f1 ~ f1@11 ~", R: "~@4 e1@9 ~@3", S: "~@2 f2@5 ~", T: "~@2 b1@5 ~",
U: "~@4 f1@11 ~", V: "~@2 e1@3 ~@3", W: "~@4 a1@11 ~", X: "~@2 f1@5 ~", Y: "~@4 e1@11 ~", Z: "~@4 g#1@7 ~@5",
AA: "~ e1@2 ~", AB: "~@4 g#1@5 ~@7", AC: "~@2 c1@5 ~, ~@4 d1 ~@11", AD: "~@4 c1@7 ~@5",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.47).pan(0.7)
// chords · pad warm
const pad_warm = note(`<
~@18 A@8 B@3 C D@4 E@2 F@2 ~@2 A@8 G@2 H ~ D@4 I@4 D@4 E@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M@2 N O P@4 Q@2 R@2 S@6 F@2 D@4 E@2 T@6 E@2 U@6
V@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a3,e4]/8", B: "[f4@31 d4@16 ~]/3", C: "g4 ~@7", D: "[a5,e6]/4", E: "[f5,c6]/2", F: "[e5,b5]/2", G: "[f4@31 ~]/2",
H: "d4", I: "[[f5,c6]@31 ~ b5@32, ~@31 e5@33]/4", J: "[[e5,b5]@7 ~]/2", K: "[[f4,a4,c5]@30 d5 ~]/2",
L: "[~ [c5,e5]@31, ~ a4@29 ~@2]/2", M: "[[g4,c5,e5]@29 ~@3]/2", N: "[f4,a4,c5]", O: "[e4,g#4,b4]", P: "[a4,e5]/4",
Q: "[f4,c5]/2", R: "[[e4,b4]@31 ~]/2", S: "[[a5,e6]@2 [f5,c6]]/6", T: "[[e5,b5] [a5,e6]@2]/6",
U: "[~ b5@31 [a5,e6]@64, e5@11 ~@21]/6", V: "[[f5,c6]@31 [e5,b5]@33]/4",
})).s("gm_pad_warm").gain(0.1).pan(0.4)
// other · orchestra hit
const orchestra_hit = note("<~@6 A ~@31 A ~@12 B ~@39 C ~@7 D ~@17>".pickRestart({
A: "[a5,a6] ~@7", B: "[a5,a6] ~@15", C: "[c6,c7]@2 ~@4 [a5,a6] ~@5 b5@2 ~@2, ~@12 b6 ~@3",
D: "[f5,f6] ~@5 [g5,g6] ~@5 [a5,a6] ~@3", // F G A
})).s("gm_orchestra_hit").gain(0.33)
// other · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
~@18 A@8 B@2 C D E@4 F@2 G@2 ~@2 H@8 I@3 J K@4 F@2 L@6 M@4 B@2 N@2 O@2 P Q R@4 S@4 E@4 F@2 G@2 E@4 F@2 G@2 E@4 F@2 G@2
E@4 F@2 G@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "a3/8", B: "f4/2", C: "d4", D: "g4@15 ~", E: "a5/4", F: "f5/2", G: "e5/2", H: "[a3@63 ~]/8",
I: "[f4@31 d4@16 ~]/3", J: "g4@13 ~@3", K: "[a5@63 ~]/4", L: "[e5 a5@2]/6", M: "[f5@32 e5@31 ~]/4", N: "a4/2",
O: "c5/2", P: "f4", Q: "e4@15 ~", R: "[a3@63 ~]/4", S: "[f4@31 e4@32 ~]/4",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.08).pan(0.7)
// other · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note("<A@2 B C D@3 ~@110>".pickRestart({
A: "[d4@19 ~ e4@3 a3@4 f4@3 a3@2]/2", B: "~ e4@3 d4@2 c4@2 d4 ~ f4 c4 d4 f4 [c4,d4] f4, ~@9 e4@2 ~@5",
C: "c4 d4 f4 [c4,d4] f4 [c4,d4] f4 [c4,d4] f4 [c4,d4] f4 [c4,d4] f4@2 e4@2", D: "[c4@2 ~ a3@2 g3@28 ~@15]/3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.46).pan(0.2)
// other · lead 5 charang
const lead_5_charang = note(`<
~@4 A@2 ~@24 B@4 C@2 D@2 ~ E ~@12 F@2 G@2 C@2 H@2 B@2 G@2 I@2 J@2 ~@7 K L@2 M@2 N O P Q R ~ B@2 S@2 T@2 U@4 V@2 W@2
X@4 V@2 J@2 F@2 Y@2 Z@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@3 a4@13]/2", B: "[a3@7 ~]/2", C: "[f3@7 ~]/2", D: "[e3@3 ~]/2", E: "a5@13 ~@3", F: "[a3@15 ~]/2",
G: "[a3@29 ~@3]/2", H: "[e3@25 ~@7]/2", I: "[f3@29 ~@3]/2", J: "[e3@31 ~]/2", K: "a5@11 ~@3 e4@2",
L: "[c5@4 d5@2 e5@2 c5@3 ~ a4 ~ a4@14 ~@4]/2", M: "[e4@2 [b3,e4]@2 ~@2 a3@16 ~@8 d4 e4, c4 ~@31]/2",
N: "f4@2 a4@2 d4 e4 a4@7 ~ b3 d4, ~@6 f4 ~@9", O: "f4@4 f4 f4@2 e4@2 ~ d4@3 ~ d4 [e4,f4]",
P: "~ [d4,e4] f4 d4 ~ d4 [e4,f4] d4 [e4,f4] ~ d4 f4 [d4,e4] f4@2 ~, ~@2 f4 ~@5", // Dsus2 Fmaj7 Dsus2
Q: "[d4,e4] g4 [d4,e4] g4 [d4,e4] g#4 ~ [d4,e4,g#4] d4 e4 g#4 ~ a5@4", R: "~@4 a4@3 ~", S: "[f3@15 ~]/2",
T: "[e3@13 ~@3]/2", U: "[~@4 a3@29 ~@3 a3@24 ~@4, ~@36 b3 ~@27]/4", V: "[f3@31 ~]/2", W: "[e3@29 ~@3]/2",
X: "[a3@30 ~ a3@32 ~]/4", Y: "[a3@31 ~]/2", Z: "[f3@30 ~ e3@32 ~]/4",
})).s("gm_lead_5_charang").gain(0.72)
// other · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note("<~@10 A ~@2 B ~ C D E ~ F ~ G ~ F@2 H ~@14 A I ~ A J K L ~ L ~@68>".pickRestart({
A: "~@6 a3 ~@3 a3 ~@5", B: "~@10 a3 ~@2 a3!2 ~", C: "~@2 g3 ~@3 a3 ~@9", D: "~@10 a3 ~@2 a3 ~@2",
E: "~@8 a3!2 ~ a3 ~@4", F: "a3!2 ~ a3 ~@12", G: "a3!2 ~ a3 ~@6 a3 ~@3 a3 ~", H: "~@2 a3 ~@3 a3 ~@9",
I: "~@10 a3!2 ~@4", J: "~@2 a3 ~@3 a3 ~@7 a3!2", K: "a3 ~@5 a3 ~@9", L: "~@10 a3 ~@3 a3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.05).pan(0.4)
// other · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
~@26 A@2 ~@2 B C B C D E F G ~@10 H I ~@2 B C B C J E F G B C B C J E F G K L@2 M N@2 O ~@9 B C B C J E F P B C B C Q
C J E F R B C B C Q C J E F R B C ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@6 [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4]@4 ~@2", B: "a3!4 b3!4 c4!4 d4!4", C: "e4!4 f4!4 g4!7 ~", D: "~ f3!3 g3!4 a3!4 b3!4",
E: "c4!4 d4!4 e4!7 ~", F: "e3!4 f3!4 g3!4 a3!4", G: "b3!4 c4!4 d4!4 e4!4", H: "~@6 [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@4",
I: "~@6 [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4]@3 ~@3", J: "f3!4 g3!4 a3!4 b3!4", K: "~@8 [c4,f4]!2 ~ [c4,f4] ~ [c4,f4] ~@2",
L: "[~@6 f3 g3 a3@2 f3 ~ g3 ~ a3@5 ~@13]/2", M: "a3 ~@2 a3 ~@2 a3 ~ d4@3 ~ a3@3 ~",
N: "~@8 [c4,e4]!2 ~ [c4,e4] ~ [c4,e4] ~@2", O: "~@8 [c4,f4] [c4,f4]@2 [c4,f4] ~ [c4,f4] ~@2",
P: "b3!4 c4!4 d4!3 ~ e4!4", Q: "a3!4 b3!4 c4!4 d4!3 ~", R: "b3!4 c4!4 d4!3 ~ e4!2 ~ e4",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.08).pan(0.7)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@6 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D B C B D B D B@3 A B A B A B A B A B A E A B A B A B D A@2 B A B
A B D B A@7 F A@2 D A@3 D B A@7 G A@15 G A@7 B ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@4", C: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", D: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", E: "x ~@4 x ~@2", F: "x ~@4 x ~ x",
G: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.56)
// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@6 A@23 B ~@8 A B A@11 C ~@7 B ~@57>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "x",
})).gain(0.56)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@9 A ~@19 B C@3 D C@4 ~@5 A ~@3 B ~@3 E C@3 D C@3 F C@3 D C@3 D C@7 B C@3 D C@7 D C@3 G C@7 H C@3 D C@3 G C@7 I ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "~@3 x", C: "~ x ~ x", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", E: "x ~@4 x!2 ~", F: "~@2 x ~ x ~@5 x!3 ~@3",
G: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x", H: "~ x!2 ~@4 x", I: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.5)
// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct(`<
~@6 A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 C ~@3 D ~@4 A C A@3 B A@7 E ~@3 D ~@3 F ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@3 D ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@15 D
~@13
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@5 x!2 ~", E: "x ~@4 x ~@2", F: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.39)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@37 A ~@21 B ~@7 C ~@3 D ~@3 E ~@41>".pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "~ x", D: "~@7 x", E: "~@3 x ~ x ~@10",
})).gain(0.56)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
~@6 A B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@9 C B D A B A@3 B A@3 B A C A@7 E A@15 C A@7 C A@7 C A@7 E A@7 C A@7 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!4", B: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!2", C: "x", D: "x!2 ~@2", E: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@37 A ~@29 B ~@7 C ~@7 D ~@7 E ~@3 F ~@3 G ~@7 E ~@3 F ~@3 G ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", B: "~ x ~ x ~@4", C: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@10", D: "x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@5", E: "~@3 x ~ x!2 ~",
F: "~@7 x", G: "~@5 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.56)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
~@9 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~ A ~ A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~
A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@2 A ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.5)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@13 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@21 B ~@27 C ~@19 B ~@15 B ~@5>".pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "x",
})).gain(0.5)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@6 A ~@3 A ~@15 A ~@2 B A ~@7 A ~@9 A ~@2 B A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 B A ~@3 A ~@2 B A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A
~@2 C A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 D ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@3 x ~@3 x", D: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.56)
// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct("<~@40 x ~@51 x ~@15 x ~@8>").gain(0.56)
// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<~@6 [x!8]!33 [x!4 ~@4] [x!8]!75 [x!7 ~] ~>").gain(0.33)
stack(
bass, bass_2, pad_warm, orchestra_hit, string_ensemble_1, distortion_guitar, lead_5_charang, electric_guitar_muted,
electric_guitar_clean, kick, rim, snare, clap, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride_bell, shaker
)
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