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Nowhere To Run cover art

1965 · Dance Party

Nowhere To Run

Martha & The Vandellas

KeyA♭ majorTempo129 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Nowhere To Run — Martha & The Vandellas
// 129 bpm, 4/4, key Ab major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(129/4)

const chords = arrange(
  // intro (3 bars)
  [3, "<~ Ab5!2>"],
  // chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // verse (8 bars)
  [8, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<Ab5!4>"],
  // chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // bridge (4 bars)
  [4, "<Bb7!2 Eb7!2>"],
  // verse (8 bars)
  [8, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // bridge (4 bars)
  [4, "<Bb7!2 Eb7!2>"],
  // verse (8 bars)
  [8, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // bridge (4 bars)
  [4, "<Bb7!2 Eb7!2>"],
  // chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
  // fadeout (4 bars)
  [4, "<Ab [Gb@2 Db@2] Ab [Gb@2 Db@2]>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
  [3, "<~ ab2!2>"],
  [8, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [8, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [4, "<ab2!4>"],
  [8, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [4, "<bb2!2 eb2!2>"],
  [8, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [4, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [8, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [4, "<bb2!2 eb2!2>"],
  [8, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [4, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [8, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [4, "<bb2!2 eb2!2>"],
  [8, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
  [4, "<ab2 db2 ab2 db2>"],
)

// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh] [sd hh] [bd hh] [sd hh]").gain(0.8)

stack(keys, bass, drums)