Strudelify

Biker Like an Icon

McCartney

KeyE minorTempo170 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Biker Like an Icon — McCartney
// 170 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 147 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(170/4)

// 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 · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C B D E F G A B C B D E F G H I J K A B C B H I J K A B C B A B C B D E F G A B C B D E F G H I J K A B C B H
  I J K A B C B A B C B D E F G A B C B D E F G H I J K A B C B A B C B D E F G H I J K A B C B H I J K A B C B H I J K
  A B C B H I J K A B C B L@2 M N O@6 P
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e1@11 ~ g1@3 ~", B: "a1@5 ~ a1@4 e1 ~ g1@4", C: "e1@8 ~@2 e1 ~ g1@4", D: "e1@9 ~ e1 ~ g1@4",
  E: "a1@5 ~ a1@3 ~ e1 ~ g1@4", F: "e1@4 ~ e1 g1@2", G: "a1@4 e1@2 a1@4 e1@2 g1@3 ~", H: "c1@6 ~@2 c1 ~ c1@3 ~ c1 ~",
  I: "c1@5 ~ c1 ~ c1@4 c1@3 ~", J: "a1@6 ~@2 a1@5 ~ a1 ~", K: "b1@6 g1 ~ b1@3 ~ g1@4", L: "[a1@27 e1@2 g1@3]/2",
  M: "a1", N: "b1 g1", O: "[e1@7 ~]/6", P: "e1@3 ~@13",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.33)

// other · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~@7 A@3 ~@6 B@2 ~@6 C D E F B@2 ~@2 C D E F B@2 ~@18 C D E F B@2 ~@2 C D E F B@2 ~@18 C D E F B@2 ~@10 C D E F B@2 ~@2
  C D E F B@2 ~@2 C D E F B@2 ~@2 C D E F B@2 ~@2 G H I J@7 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@12 [a#2,a#3] [g2,a2,g3,a3] [e2,e3]@33 ~]/3", B: "[e2,e3]/2", C: "[d4,d5]@7 ~", D: "[c4,c5]@15 ~",
  E: "[b3,b4]@7 ~", F: "[a3,a4]@15 ~", G: "[e4,b4,d5]!2, b1", H: "[e4,a4,c5]!2, a1", I: "[e4,g4,b4]!2, g1",
  J: "[[d4,f#4,a4]@8 [d4,f#4,a4]@7 ~@2 e1@92 ~@3, f#1@14 ~ [e4,g4]@48 ~@49, ~ b4@3 ~@3, ~@17 e5@48 ~@47]/7", // D Em
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.54)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  A B C B D B D E D B D E D B F G D B D E D B F G H I J K D B D E H I J K D B D E D B D E D B F G D B D E D B F G H I L
  K D B D E H I L K D B D E D B D E D E F G D B D E D E D E H I L K D B D E D B D E D B F G H I L K D B D E H I L K D B
  D E H I L K D B D E H I L K D B D E M N O P Q@6 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e3,a3,d4,e4]@3 ~ e3 ~ [e3,a3] ~ [a3,d4,e4] ~ [a3,d4,e4]@2 ~@2 [e3,a3,d4,e4]@2, b2@7 ~, ~@2 e3 ~", // Dsus2 A5 Asus4 Dsus2
  B: "~@2 e3 ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 e3 ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2, a2@7 ~", // A
  C: "~@4 [e3,a3,d4,e4]@2 ~@2 e3 ~ [e3,a3,d4,e4]@2 ~@2 [e3,a3,d4,e4]@2, b2", // Dsus2
  D: "~@2 e3 ~ [e3,a3,d4,e4]@2 ~@2 e3 ~ [e3,a3,d4,e4]@2 ~@2 [e3,a3,d4,e4]@2, b2@15 ~", // Dsus2
  E: "~@2 e3 ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~ e3 ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2, a2@15 ~", // A
  F: "~@2 [e3,b3,d4,e4] ~ [e3,b3,d4,e4] ~ [e3,b3,d4,e4] ~ [e3,b3,d4,e4] ~ [e3,b3,d4,e4] ~ [b3,d4,e4] ~ [b3,d4,e4] ~, b2, ~@3 e3", // E7
  G: "[b3,d4,e4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2, a2, e3 ~@7", // E7 A
  H: "[b3,e4]@4 e3 ~ e3 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@3 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@2, b2 ~, e3@3 ~@13", // E5
  I: "~@2 [b2,e3,b3,e4]@4 [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@3 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@3 ~", // E5
  J: "[b3,e4]@4 e3 ~ e3 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,b3,e4]@3 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@2, b2 ~, e3@3 ~@13", // E5
  K: "~@2 [b2,e3,b3,e4]@4 [b2,e3] ~ [b2,b3,e4]@3 ~ [b2,b3,e4]@4, ~ e3", // E5
  L: "e3@3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,b3,e4]@3 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@2, b2 ~, [b3,e4]@3 ~@5", // E5
  M: "[b2,e3,b3,e4]@3 ~@2 [b2,e3,b3,e4]@5 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~@2", // E5
  N: "[b2,e3,b3,e4]@4 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@4 ~@2 [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~@2", // E5
  O: "[b2,e3,b3,e4]@4 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@4 ~@2 [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [e3,b3,e4] ~@2, ~@13 b2@3", // E5
  P: "[b2,e3,b3,e4]@4 ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4]@4 ~@2 [b2,e3,b3,e4]@3 ~@2", // E5
  Q: "[[b3,e4]@45 [b3,e4]@2 ~ [b3,e4]@2 ~ [b3,e4]@2 [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4]@2 ~ [b3,e4]@2 ~ [b3,e4] [b3,e4]@2 ~ [b3,e4]@2 [b3,e4] ~@2 [b3,e4]@2 ~ [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4]@2 [b3,e4] ~@2 [b3,e4]@3 ~@2 e4@6 ~, [b2,e3]@87 [b2,e3]@8 ~, ~@44 b3@3 ~]/6", // E5
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.26).pan(0.9)

// other · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C@3 ~@3 D E ~@6 F G H I J@2 K L ~@2 M N J@2 K L ~@2 M N ~@4 D E ~@6 F G H I ~@44 F G H I ~@43
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ e4 ~@2 e4 b3 ~ e4", B: "b3@2 ~@2 e4@2 b3@3 ~ e4@2 b3@3 ~", C: "[e4@2 b3@2 e3@2 e4@39 ~@3]/3",
  D: "~@8 e3 ~ e3 ~@3 e3 ~", E: "~@6 e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~@3 e3 ~", F: "~ e3 b2 e2 e3 b2 e2 d3", G: "~ d3 a2 e2 d3 a2 e2 e3",
  H: "~@2 e3@2 b2@2 e2@2 e3@2 b2@2 e2 ~ d3@2", I: "~ d3 a2 e2 d3 a2 e2 ~", J: "[[c3,g3]@15 ~]/2", K: "[e3,a3]@7 ~",
  L: "[f#3,b3]@13 ~@3", M: "~ e3 b2 e2 e3 b2 e2 e3", N: "~ e3 b2 e2 e3 b2 e2 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.26).pan(0.2)

// other · electric guitar muted · soft notes
const electric_guitar_muted_2 = note("<~@4 A B@2 ~@5 C D E ~@29 C D E ~@100>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 b3@2 e3@3 ~@3 e3@3 ~", B: "[~@2 e3@3 ~@3 e3@3 ~@3 e3@4 ~@14]/2", C: "~@4 e3 ~@11", D: "~@2 e3 ~ e3 ~@11",
  E: "~@11 e3 ~ e3 ~ e3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.13).pan(0.2)

// other · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@15 A ~@11 B ~@7 B C@2 D@2 ~@6 E@2 ~ F ~ G ~@4 H@2 I J@3 ~ K H@2 I L@4 M N@2 O P Q R@3 S@2 T@2 U V W@2 H@2 I X@3 ~ Y
  ~@3 Z ~@4 H@2 I J@3 ~ AA H@2 I AB AC@3 AD H@2 I AE@5 H@2 I AB AF@2 AG@2 AH AI AJ AK ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [e2,e3] [a2,a3]@2 [g2,g3]@2", B: "~ [e3,e4]", C: "[~@4 e4@25 ~@3]/2",
  D: "[d4 e4@2 d4 e4@3 b3@2 a3 g3@2 a3 g3 e3@2]/2", E: "[e3@24 b3@2 e3@2 g3@3 ~]/2", F: "~@8 g3@4 e3@3 ~",
  G: "~@6 b2@2 g3@2 g3@2 e3@3 ~", H: "[c3,g3]/2", I: "[e3,a3]", J: "[[f#3,b3]@8 [b3,e4]@28 ~@2 e3 ~ a3@4 g3@4]/3",
  K: "e3@15 ~", L: "[[f#3,b3]@8 [b3,e4]@31 ~ b3@2 e4@4 b3@17 ~]/4", M: "b3@3 b3@3 b3@2",
  N: "[~ e4@2 ~ e4@2 ~ e4@2 ~ e4@2 ~@2 e4@2, b3@5 ~ b3@5 ~ b3@5 ~ b3@4 ~@2 b3@7 ~]/2", O: "b3 a3 g3 e3@3 d3@2",
  P: "e3@2 a3 g3", Q: "b2 g3 e3 b2 g3 e3 a3 b2", R: "[b3 b2 g3 b2 e3 d#3 d3 c#3@4 d3@3 e3@3 g3@3 a3@2 g3@2]/3",
  S: "[b3@3 e4@2 b3 d4 e4@2 b3 g4@2 e4@3 ~]/2", T: "[g3@2 d3@2 e3@2 g3@4 d3@2 g3@2 f#3@4 e3@2 d3@2 c#3@9 ~]/2",
  U: "g3@2 e3 a3@2 e3 b3@2", V: "a3@4 e3@2 g3@5 e3 d3@4", W: "[e3@23 ~ [e3,b3]@8]/2", X: "[[f#3,b3]@8 [b3,e4]@39 ~]/3",
  Y: "e3 [e3,b3]", Z: "~@2 [a2,a3] [g2,g3]", AA: "~@3 e3 a3@2 g3@2", AB: "[f#3,b3] [b3,e4]",
  AC: "[b3@4 ~ b3@3, ~@4 b3 ~@3, ~@26 e4@7 ~@15]/3", AD: "b3 a3 g3 e3 d3@2 e3@2",
  AE: "[[f#3,b3]@8 [b3,e4]@37 ~ b3@6 e3@2 ~@4 e3@2 ~@2 b3@3 ~@3 e3@2 ~@4 e3@2 b2@3 ~, ~@27 b2@3 b2@4 ~ b2@2 ~@3, ~@56 b3@4 ~@6 b3@4 ~@2 b3@5 ~@3]/5", // B5 E5
  AF: "[b3@22 a3@4 e3 ~ g3@4]/2", AG: "[e3@22 g3@6 e3@3 ~]/2", AH: "d4", AI: "c4", AJ: "b3", AK: "a3",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.39).pan(0.3)

// other · lead 8 bass lead
const lead_8_bass_lead = note("<~@16 A B A B A B A B ~@24 A B A B A B A B ~@44 A B A B ~@43>".pickRestart({
  A: "e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 ~", B: "a3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~",
})).s("gm_lead_8_bass_lead").gain(0.23).pan(0.6)

// chords · synth strings 1
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~@28 A@4 B C D E A@4 ~@20 A@4 B C D E A@4 ~@20 A@4 ~@12 A@4 B C D E A@4 ~@4 A@4 B C D E A@4 B C D F G@6 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[g4,e5]@63 ~]/4", B: "d5", C: "c5", D: "b4", E: "a4@7 ~", F: "a4", G: "[[g4,e5]@89 ~@7]/6",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.23).pan(0.7)

// other · pizzicato strings
const pizzicato_strings = note(`<
  ~@36 A B A B C D E F E G E F C D E F E G E F ~@4 A B A B ~@4 A B A B C D E F E G E F C D E F E G E H ~@4 A B A B C D E
  F E G E F ~@4 A B A B ~@4 A B A B ~@4 A B A B ~@4 A B A B ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 d4 ~@3 e4 ~ d4 ~@3 e4 ~", B: "~@4 d4 ~@3 e4 ~ d4 ~@3 [e4,b4,d5]@2", C: "e3@2 ~@2 d4 ~@3 e4 ~@3 e3 ~ e4 ~",
  D: "e3 ~@3 d4@2 ~@2 e4 ~@3 e3 ~ [e4,b4,d5] ~", E: "e3 ~@3 d4 ~@3 e4 ~@3 e3 ~ e4 ~",
  F: "e3 ~@3 d4 ~@3 e4 ~@3 e3 ~ [e4,b4,d5] ~", G: "e3@2 ~@2 d4 ~@3 e4 ~@3 e3 ~ [e4,b4,d5] ~", H: "e3 ~@3 d4 ~@3 e4 ~@7",
})).s("gm_pizzicato_strings").gain(0.35)

// other · pad metallic
const pad_metallic = note("<~@132 A@4 ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~ e1@15]/4",
})).s("gm_pad_metallic").gain(0.55)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@16 B C B C A@4 B C B C A@20 B C B C A@4 B C B C A@4 B@17 C B C A@12 B C B C A@4 B C B C A@4 B C B C A@4 B C B C
  A@4 D ~ D ~@6 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x!4", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", D: "x", E: "~@14 x!2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@7 B A@7 B C@3 D A@4 C@3 D A@11 B A@7 B C@3 D A@4 C@3 D A@11 B A@8 C@3 D A@11 B C@3 D A@4 C@3 D A@4 C@3 E A@4 C@3
  E A@4 ~@10 F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", C: "~ x", D: "~@7 x", E: "~@4 x!4", F: "x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@23 A ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@19 A ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@23 B ~@11 A ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@31>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@4 x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@39 B C A@22 B D@3 E D@3 E F E D E D E D E A@8 C A@11 C A@7 C A@2 B G@3 A C A@3 G@3 A C A@2 B ~@10 H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~", C: "~ x!3", D: "x!8", E: "x!6 ~@2", F: "~ x!7", G: "x!2 ~@2", H: "x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@11 B A@4 ~@4 A@3 B ~@4 A@3 B A@11 B A@3 B ~@4 A@3 B ~@4 A@3 B ~@20 A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B ~@4 A@3 B ~@4 A@3 B ~@4 A@3
  B ~@4 A@3 B ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@19 A ~@11 A ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 B C@3 ~@4 A
  C@3 ~@4 B ~@4 D B ~ E A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@2 x!2", D: "x", E: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat · soft notes
const open_hat_soft = s("oh").struct("<~@140 [~@3 x] x [~ x] [~ x ~@6] [x!2] ~@2>").gain(0.25)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@39 A ~@8 B ~@22 A ~@8 B ~@15 B ~@11 B ~@7 B ~@2 A ~@4 B ~@7 B ~@2 A ~@4 B ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@32 A B@2 C ~@28 A B@2 C ~@36 B D B E ~@4 A B@2 C ~@4 B D B E ~@4 B D B E ~@4 F@3 G ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!3 ~", B: "x!4", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", E: "x!2 ~ x", F: "x!2", G: "x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct("<~@32 A B@2 C ~@28 A B@2 C ~@38 B D ~@4 A B@2 C ~@6 B D ~@6 B D ~@15>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "x!2", D: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@24 A@16 ~@16 A@40 ~@8 A@32 B@2 C B D ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!6 ~ x!9", C: "x!4 ~ x ~ x!9", D: "~@4 x!2 ~@10",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct("<~@136 [~@3 x ~@4]!2 [~@2 x!2 ~@4] [~@3 x ~@4] [x!4 ~@2 x!10] ~@6>").gain(0.1)

stack(
  bass, piano, acoustic_guitar_nylon, electric_guitar_muted, electric_guitar_muted_2, overdriven_guitar,
  lead_8_bass_lead, synth_strings_1, pizzicato_strings, pad_metallic, kick, snare, snare_soft, hihat, hihat_soft,
  open_hat, open_hat_soft, crash, ride, ride_soft, tambourine, tambourine_soft
)

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