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1997

Now and Forever

Marx Richard

KeyG majorTempo78 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Now and Forever — Marx Richard
// 78 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 11 "violin" violin (copy of ch 6 "viola" viola); ch 7 "strings 1" string ensemble 1 (copy of ch 12 "strings 3" string ensemble 2)
// note: Full arrangement: all 68 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(78/4)

// 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.

// other · acoustic guitar steel · "st guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note("<~@44 A B C D E F G H I ~@15>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 g3@2 f#3@3 g3@3 a3@2", B: "a3@3 b3@9 b3 c4 a3 b3", C: "c4@3 c4 b3@2 g3@2", D: "a3@8 ~ d3 e3 f#3 g3 a3 b3 d4",
  E: "b3@3 g4@4 b3 a3@3 f#4@3 f#4@2", F: "e4@3 b4@4 e4 b4@3 b4@3 a4@2", G: "a4@2 b4 g4@4 d4 d4@2 g4 g4@4 d4",
  H: "g4@8 ~ g4 f#4 e4 d4 c4 b3 a3", I: "b3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.57)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "nl guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note("<~@35 A B C B D B E F G H ~@23>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ [b1,b2,f#3,b3]", B: "~ [e3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4], e2 c2", C: "~ [d3,g3,b3] ~ [f#3,a3,d4], g1 d2",
  D: "~ [d3,g3,b3] ~ [f#3,a3,d4], g1 f#2", E: "~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4], g2 d2", F: "[a2,g3,a3,c4,e4]",
  G: "[c3,g3,c4,d#4]", H: "[g2,b3,d4,g4]",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.25)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "nl guitar M"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_2 = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q@2 G R S T U V W X Y Z M AA AB AC AD@2 AE AF AE AG AE AH AI AJ AK R S T U V W X Y
  Z M AA AB AL AM@2 AN AO@2 AP AQ AR@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@6 g2@2 [d3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4]@2 [f#3,g3,d4] ~ e3@4 ~@10 c4 b3 [d3,g3]@2, [g3,b3]@4 ~@3 c4@7 ~@2, g2@3 ~@4 g3@3 g3@5 ~, ~@2 g4@2 ~@5 e3@4 e3@3, ~@11 g4@5]/2", // G C Gmaj7 G5 G
  B: "[~@6 g2@2 [d3,g3,b3]@2 ~@2 [f#3,d4] ~ e3@4 ~@10 c4@2 g3 ~, g2@6 ~@12 e3@8 e3@5 ~, ~ d3@3 ~@3 g3@3 g3@5 ~, ~@2 [b3,g4]@2 ~@3 c4@7 ~@2, ~@11 g4@5]/2", // G D Em
  C: "~@6 g2 ~@7 a3 ~, b3@4 ~ a3@2 ~, g2@3 ~ f#2@4, ~ d3@3 ~@4, ~ g4 ~ d4",
  D: "~@6 a3 b3, e2, ~ b2@7, ~ e3@3, ~@3 [g3,e4]@5", // C
  E: "~@4 c4@2 a3 ~@7 b3@2, a2@7 ~ g2@8, ~@2 e3@5 ~ b3@6 ~@2, ~@5 e3@3, ~@3 a3",
  F: "~@12 d4@2 a3 ~, f#2@5 f#2@3, ~ d4@2 ~, ~@8 e4@7 ~",
  G: "~@6 g2 ~@7 a3@2, b3@4 ~ a3@2 ~, g2@3 ~ f#2@4, ~ d3@3 ~@4, ~ g4 ~ d4",
  H: "~@6 a3 b3, e2, ~ b2@4 ~@3, ~ e3@3, ~@3 [g3,e4]@5", I: "~@4 c4@2 a3 ~ b3@6 b3@2, a2@7 ~ g2@8, ~@2 e3@5 ~@9",
  J: "~@3 d4, f#2@5 f#2@3, ~ a3@2 a3@5, ~ d4@2 ~, ~ e4", K: "~@12 c4@2 a2 ~, c3!2, ~ e3@4 e3@3, ~ g3@3, ~@3 e4@5",
  L: "~@14 a3 ~, d#4@3 b3, b2@3 f#4@5, ~ d#3@3 b2@4, ~@2 a3@3 d#3@3",
  M: "~@3 e3 ~@3 d3, e2@2 ~ d4, ~ b2@3 d3@3 ~, ~@2 [g3,e4]@2 ~ a3@3", N: "~@3 [b3,e4]@5, c#3, ~ e3@7, ~ g3@3",
  O: "~@7 e3, a2@5 a2@3, ~ e3@4 ~@3, ~@2 g3@3 ~ [g3,c4]@2, ~@3 [c4,e4]@3 ~@2", // C5 C
  P: "~@3 d3 ~@3 d3, d3@3 ~ d3@3 ~, ~ a3@3 d4@2 d4@2, ~ [d4,g4] f#4@2, ~@5 a3@3", // G5
  Q: "[~@4 g4@2 g2 ~ [d3,g3,b3]@2 ~@2 [f#3,g3,d4] ~ e3@4 ~@10 c4@3 ~, [g2,g3,b3]@7 ~@7 g3@6 g3@10 ~@2, ~@2 d3@5 ~@7 c4@14 ~@4, ~@18 e3@8 e3@5 ~, ~@22 g4@9 ~]/2", // G Gmaj7 G
  R: "~@6 g3@6 ~@2 b3 ~, e2, ~ b2@7, ~@2 e3@3 ~ g3@2, ~@3 e4@5",
  S: "~@4 c4@2 a3 ~@5 a3@2 b3 ~, a2@7 ~ [g2,b3]@7 ~, ~@2 e3@5 ~@3 e3@5 ~", // G
  T: "~@12 d4@2 a3 ~, f#2@10 f#2@5 ~, ~ d4@2 ~, ~@8 e4@7 ~",
  U: "~@6 g2 ~@5 d4@2 a3 ~, b3@4 ~ a3@2 ~, g2@6 ~@2 f#2@7 ~, ~ d3@3 ~@4, ~ g4 ~@2",
  V: "~@7 b3, e2@3 g3@2 e2@3, ~ b2@7, ~ e3@3, ~@3 e4@5", W: "~@4 c4@2 a3 ~ b3@6 b3 ~, a2@7 ~ g2@8, ~@2 e3@5 ~@9",
  X: "~@3 d4, f#2@5 f#2@3, ~ a3@2 a3@4 ~, ~ d4@2 ~, ~ e4", Y: "~@6 e4@2 ~@6 a2 ~, c3!2, ~ e3@4 e3@3, ~ g3@3, ~@3 c4",
  Z: "~@3 f#4 ~@3 b3, d#4, b2!2, ~ d#3@4 d#3@3, ~ a3@2 a3", AA: "~@6 [b3,e4]@9 ~, c#3@15 ~, ~@2 e3@13 ~, ~@4 g3@11 ~",
  AB: "e3@2 ~@4 [c4,e4]@4 a2@2 c4 ~ g3@2, a2@5 ~@3, ~ e3@4 ~ e3@2, ~@4 g3@6 ~@3 b3@3", // C
  AC: "~@4 g4@2 d4 ~@7 a3@2, d3@7 ~@3 d3@6, ~@2 a3@5 ~ f#4@8, ~@3 d4",
  AD: "[~@4 g4@2 g2 ~ [d3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4]@2 [f#3,g3,d4] ~ e3@4 ~@2 g4@2 d3 ~@7 d#3@2, [g2,g3,b3]@7 ~@11 e3@5 ~ b2@8, ~@2 d3@5 ~@7 [g3,c4]@9 ~@3 d#3@4 ~@2, ~@7 f#4]/2", // G C Gmaj7 G C5
  AE: "~@3 d3 ~@3 g3, e2@2 ~ [c4,e4], ~ b2@3 c3@4, ~@2 [b3,e4]@2 ~ g3@2 ~", // C E5
  AF: "~@6 g3@2 ~@4 e4 ~ d4@2, g2 ~, ~ d3@3 d3@4, ~@2 b3@2 ~ a3@3",
  AG: "~@3 g3 ~@3 a3, g2 f#2, ~ d3@3 ~@2 d4@2, ~@2 [b3,g4]@2 ~ a3@2 ~", // Em
  AH: "~@6 b3@2 f#4@4 f#4@2 d4 ~, g2 ~, ~@2 d3@6 [d3,a3]@7 ~, ~ [d4,g4] ~@2", // D5 G5
  AI: "~@4 b3 ~@5 a3@4 a3 ~, a2@15 ~, ~@2 e3@13 ~, ~@5 c4@10 ~, ~@6 g4@9 ~",
  AJ: "~@8 d#4@2 c4@5 ~, c3@15 ~, ~ c4@4 ~@3, ~ d#4 ~@2, ~@6 g4@9 ~",
  AK: "~@6 g2 ~@7 a3@2, [d4,g4]@2 ~ d4, g2@3 ~ f#2@4, b3@2 b3@2 ~ a3@2 ~, ~ d3@3 ~@4", // G5
  AL: "~@6 d4 ~@7 a3@2, d3@5 d3@3, ~ a3@6 ~, ~ g4 f#4@2, ~@3 d4",
  AM: "[~@4 g4@2 g2 ~ [d3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4]@2 [f#3,g3,d4] ~ e3@4 ~@10 c4@2 g3 ~, [g2,b3]@7 ~@7 c4@6 c4@8 ~@4, ~@2 d3@5 ~@7 g3@8 g3@4 g3@4 ~@2, ~@18 e3@13 ~, ~@24 g4@7 ~]/2", // G C Gmaj7 G
  AN: "~@6 c4@4 [e3,c4]@2 c4@2 c3 ~, a2@15 ~, ~@2 e3@8 ~@2 d3 ~@3, ~@4 a3@11 ~, ~@6 e4@9 ~", // C
  AO: "[~@6 d4 ~@9 e4 ~@3 d4@4 d4@8, d3@7 d3@9, ~ a3@8 a3@2 ~@5, ~@4 g4@4 f#4@9 ~@7 f#4@4 ~@4, ~@5 d4@5 ~@6]/2",
  AP: "~@10 c3@4 a3 ~, c3@6 ~@2 e4@7 ~, ~@2 e3@13 ~, ~@4 c4@11 ~", AQ: "d#4@2 ~@4 g3 ~, g4, c4!2, c3@3 ~@5, ~ d#4@3",
  AR: "[~@7 g2@2 ~ [e3,c4]@5 [f#3,d4]@4 ~@2 [g2,g3,b3,d4,g4]@11, ~ b3@8 ~@23, ~ g2@6 ~@25, ~@3 d3@6 ~@23, ~@5 [g3,g4]@4 ~@23]/2", // C D G
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.44)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "nl guitar M" · soft notes
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_3 = note(`<
  A ~ B ~@4 C ~ D E ~@5 F ~ B G ~ H ~ C ~ I E J ~@9 K ~@3 L I ~@2 H ~ C ~ M E J ~@8 N O P Q R@2 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ d3@3 ~@4", B: "~@5 [e3,g3,c4] ~@2", C: "~ a3@2 a3@4 ~", D: "~@5 b2@3", E: "~@3 a3, ~@5 e3@3", F: "e3 ~@7",
  G: "~@14 g3 ~", H: "~@5 e3@3", I: "~@12 g3 ~@3", J: "~@14 a3 ~", K: "~@13 f#4 ~@2", L: "~@10 e4@5 ~", M: "~@6 g3 ~",
  N: "~@12 e3 d3 ~@2", O: "~@3 e4", P: "~@3 a3@2 ~@2 a3, ~ f#4@7 ~@2 a3@4 ~@2, ~@3 f#4", Q: "~@3 c3@2 ~ g3 ~",
  R: "[~@6 c3@9 a3@2 ~@15, ~ g3@5 ~@10]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.27)

// other · viola
const viola = note("<~@44 A B C D E F C G ~@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "g2 f#2", B: "b2@6 a3@2 g3@7 ~", C: "c3@2 d3 g3", D: "a3@3 g3 f#3 d3@3", E: "b2 d3", F: "b2@3 a3 g3@3 b2",
  G: "a3@3 ~",
})).s("gm_viola").gain(0.4).pan(0.2)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "strings 2"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@20 A B C D A B C D E F G H I D J@2 K L K L K L I M A B C D A B C D E F G H I D N@2 I O@2 P Q R@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g3 f#3, [b3,d4]", B: "[e3,g3,b3]", C: "[a3,c4,e4] [g3,b3,d4]", D: "[f#3,a3,d4]", E: "[g3,c4,e4]",
  F: "[f#3,b3,d#4]", G: "e4 d4, [g3,b3]", H: "[e3,a3,c#4]", I: "[a3,c4,e4]",
  J: "[[g3,b3,d4]@7 [g3,c4,e4]@5 [f#3,b3,d#4]@4]/2", K: "[g3,b3,e4] [g3,c4,e4]", L: "[g3,b3,d4] [f#3,a3,d4]",
  M: "[g3,c4,d#4]", N: "[[g3,b3,d4]@7 [g3,c4,e4]@9]/2", O: "[a3,d4,f#4]/2", P: "[c4,e4,g4]", Q: "[c4,d#4,g4]",
  R: "[~ [b3,d4,g4]@9 [g3,c4,e4]@5 [a3,d4,f#4]@6 [b3,d4,g4]@11]/2", // G C D G
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.32)

// bass · electric bass finger · "fg bass"
const bass = note("<~@35 A B C B D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z@2 AA AB AC@2 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ b1", B: "e1 c2", C: "g1@8 d1@2 d1 d1@3 b0@2", D: "g1 f#1", E: "e1 c1", F: "g1@2 d1 d2", G: "a1",
  H: "c2@5 c1 d1 e1", I: "g1@7 ~ f#1@7 ~", J: "e1@6 b0 e1", K: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 g1@7 ~", L: "f#1@5 d1 f#1 d1",
  M: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 f#1@5 ~ g1@2", N: "e1@5 e1 g1 b1", O: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 g1@6 g1@2", P: "f#1@5 f#1 e1 d1", Q: "c1@7 c1",
  R: "b0@5 c#1 d#1@2", S: "e1 d1", T: "c#1", U: "a1@6 ~ a1", V: "d2@6 d1 e1", W: "g1@3 ~ g1@2 ~ e1",
  X: "g1@2 ~ g1@4 e1", Y: "a1@3 a2@2 e2 g1 e1", Z: "d1/2", AA: "c1@3 c2@3 g1 a1", AB: "c1@10 d1@2 d#1@3 ~",
  AC: "[~ g1@6 g1@2 ~ g1@5 d1@5 ~ g1@11]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.48)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "strings 3"
const string_ensemble_2_2 = note(`<
  ~@18 A@2 B C D E F G H I J K L@2 M B N@2 O P Q R S T U V W@2 ~@5 X@2 Y Z@2 AA B AB@2 AC@2 AD AE@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@4 [d4,b4] [e4,c5] [f#4,d5] [e4,c5]@9]/2", B: "d5", C: "b4", D: "c5 e5 d5 g4", E: "a4", F: "b4 d5",
  G: "e5@3 f#5 g5@4", H: "~@2 c5 e5 d5@2 g5@2", I: "a5", J: "[g4,e5]@3 [c5,g5]", K: "[a4,f#5] [b4,a5], d#4",
  L: "[g5@3 f#5 g5@2 a5 b5@4 a5 g5@3 b4, b4@15 ~]/2", M: "e5",
  N: "[d5@4 [d4,b4] [e4,c5] [f#4,d5] [e4,c5]@5 b4@2 a4@2, ~@3 [d#4,f#4]]/2", // G C D C D#m
  O: "b3@8 ~@2 a4@2 g4 ~@3, e4@13 ~@3, g4@5 ~@3, ~@8 c4@5 ~@3", P: "g4@2 a4@2 b4 g4 a4 [b4,c5] d5@4 e5@4",
  Q: "f#5@3 g5 d5@2 c5@2", R: "[b4,d5] g5 a5@2, ~ d5@3", S: "~ f#5 e5@2 d5@2 e4@2, g5, b4 c5",
  T: "g4@2 a4@2 b4 g4 ~@6 e5@2 f#5@2, d4, b3 f#4, ~@3 a4@3 ~@2", U: "e5 [e5,g5], c5", V: "g4 g5 a5@2, [c5,d#5]",
  W: "[b5@3 ~, d5 ~, g5 ~@3]/2", X: "[~@4 [c5,e5]@3 [c5,g5], ~@7 d5@7 ~@2]/2", Y: "[a4,f#5] [d#5,a5]",
  Z: "[g5@3 f#5 g5@2 a5@2 b5@3 a5 g5 ~@3, b4@7 ~, ~@16 e5@11 ~@5]/2", AA: "e5, c5@3 ~, a4 ~",
  AB: "[d5@4 [d4,b4] [e4,c5] [f#4,d5] [e4,c5]@9]/2", AC: "[c5,e5]/2", AD: "[f#5,a5]",
  AE: "[e5@16 d#5@17 d5@9 c5@11 b4@11, g5]/4",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.12).pan(0.1)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@35 [~ x] [x!2]!6 x!3 ~@23>").gain(0.15)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~ [~@3 x] ~ [~@3 x] ~@64>").gain(0.4)

// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct("<~@20 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@33>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@4 A@16 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 B@6 ~@26>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · splash
const splash = s("cr").struct("<~@35 [~ x] ~@32>").gain(0.4)

stack(
  acoustic_guitar_steel, acoustic_guitar_nylon, acoustic_guitar_nylon_2, acoustic_guitar_nylon_3, viola,
  string_ensemble_2, bass, string_ensemble_2_2, kick, open_hat, ride_bell, tambourine, splash
)

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