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Rock On

Michael Damian

KeyC♯ minorTempo86 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Rock On — Michael Damian
// 86 bpm, 4/4, key C# minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 72 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(86/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C A@2 D E A F G H I F G H I J K J L M N M O M N M O M N M O J K J L M N M P@3 Q R S T Q R S T A U C U A V A V A
  V A V Q R S T Q R S T W
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c#2!2 e1@2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 c#2!2 e1 f#1 ~ f#1 g#1 b1", B: "c#2!2 e1@2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 [b1,c#2] c#2 e1 f#1 ~ f#1 g#1 b1",
  C: "c#2!2 e1@2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 c#2!2 [d#1,e1] f#1 ~ f#1 g#1 b1", D: "c#2!2 e1@2 f#1@2 g#1 b1 c#2!2 e1 f#1 ~ f#1 g#1 f#1",
  E: "c#2!2 e1@2 f#1@2 ~ g#1 c#2!2 e1 f#1@2 f#1 g#1 b1", F: "c#2 c#1 e1 ~ f#1 ~@2 g#1 c#2 b1 c#1 e1 ~ f#1 ~ g#1",
  G: "c#2 c#1 e1 ~ f#1 ~ g#1 ~ c#2 c#1 e1 f#1 ~ g#1 b1 c#2", H: "c#2!2 c#1 ~ e1 ~@2 g#1 c#2 c#1 e1 f#1 ~ g#1 ~ b1",
  I: "c#2!2 c#1 ~ e1 ~@2 g#1 c#2 b1 c#1 e1 ~ e1 ~ f#1", J: "g#1@6 g#2 g#1 ~ g#1 ~@3 g#1 g#2 g#1",
  K: "c#2!2 b1 ~ c#2@2 b1 e2 ~ c#2 ~ b1 ~ g#1 a#1 ~", L: "c#2@15 ~", M: "c#2 c#2@4 g#1 b1 c#2@4 c#1 ~ c#1 c#2 c#1",
  N: "b1 b1@4 f#1 b1 f#1 b1@3 b1@2 f#1 ~ f#1, ~@7 b1", O: "b1 g#1 c#2@13 ~", P: "b1 g#1 c#2 ~@13",
  Q: "c#2 c#2@4 g#1 c#2 g#1 c#2 c#2@2 c#2@2 g#1 ~ g#1, ~@7 c#2", R: "a1 a1@4 e1 a1 e1 a1!2 ~ a1@2 e1 a1 g#1",
  S: "f#1 f#1@5 ~ c#1 f#1!2 ~ f#1@2 c#1 f#1 c#1", T: "g#1 g#1@2 g#1@4 d#1 g#1!2 ~ g#1@2 d#1 g#1 d#1",
  U: "b1!2 e1@2 f#1@2 g#1 b1!3 e1 f#1 ~ f#1 g#1 b1", V: "b1!2 f#1@2 b1@3 f#1 b1!2 f#1 c#2@2 b1 f#1 b1", W: "b1 c#2 ~@6",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.72)

// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO 2"
const epiano2 = note(`<
  ~@5 A B A B ~@4 C B A@2 D E D E F G F H F G F H F G F H D E D E F G F H@2 I J K L J@2 K L J ~@4 M N M N M N M N J K L
  J@2 K L J O
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c#3!16", B: "b2!16", C: "c#3!4 ~ c#3!11", D: "[g#2,d#3,g#3]", E: "[c#3,g#3,c#4]@15 ~",
  F: "~@2 [e4,g#4,c#5]!2 ~@2 [e4,g#4,c#5]!2 ~@2 [e4,g#4,c#5]!2 ~@2 [e4,g#4,c#5]!2", // C#m
  G: "~@2 [d#4,f#4,b4]!2 ~ [d#4,f#4,b4]!3 ~@2 [d#4,f#4,b4]!2 ~ [d#4,f#4,b4]!3", H: "[b3,d#4,f#4]!2 [c#4,e4,g#4]@13 ~",
  I: "[b3,d#4,f#4]!2 [c#4,e4,g#4] ~@13", J: "c#5 g#4 c#5 g#4 d#5 g#4 e5 g#4 f#5 g#4 e5 g#4 d#5 g#4 c#5 g#4",
  K: "c#5 a4 c#5 a4 d#5 a4 e5 a4 f#5 a4 e5 a4 d#5 a4 c#5 a4",
  L: "c#5 f#4 c#5 f#4 d#5 f#4 e5 f#4 f#5 f#4 e5 f#4 d#5 f#4 c#5 f#4",
  M: "~@2 [g#3,c#4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g#3,c#4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g#3,c#4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g#3,c#4,e4]!2", // C#m
  N: "~@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]!2 ~@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]!2 ~@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]!2 ~@2 [f#3,b3,d#4]!2", // B
  O: "[d#3,f#3,b3] ~ [e3,g#3,c#4] ~@13", // B C#m
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.41)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STR 1"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~@7 A@2 ~@6 B@2 ~@8 C D C E F G H I J K J L ~@6 M N O P Q R S T ~@4 M U L U M U L U M N O P Q R S T ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g#4,c#5,g#5]/2", B: "[~ c#5, c#6@31 ~]/2", C: "[e5,e6]@4 [c#5,c#6]@4 [b4,b5]@2 [c#5,c#6] [c#5,c#6]@5",
  D: "[b4,b5] ~ [b4,b5] [g#4,g#5] [b4,b5]@2 [b4,b5] [g#4,g#5] [b4,b5]@2 [c#5,c#6] [c#5,c#6]@4 ~", // B G# B G# B C#
  E: "[b4,b5]!2 [c#5,c#6]@14", F: "e4", G: "[d#4,f#4]", H: "[e4,g#4]", I: "d#4@2 e4@13 ~", J: "[c4,d#4,g#4]@15 ~",
  K: "[c#3,g#3,c#4,g#4]@15 ~", L: "[c#4,e4,g#4]@15 ~", M: "[c#4,e4,g#4]", N: "[a3,c#4,e4]", O: "[f#3,a#3,c#4]",
  P: "[g#3,c4,d#4]", Q: "c#6 ~ c#6@2 d#6@2 e6@2 f#6@2 e6@2 d#6 ~ c#6 ~, [c#4,e4,g#4]",
  R: "c#6 ~ c#6 ~ d#6 ~ e6@2 f#6 ~ e6@2 d#6 ~ c#6 ~, [a3,c#4,e4]", // A
  S: "c#6 ~ c#6 ~ d#6@2 e6 ~ f#6@2 e6 ~ d#6 ~ c#6 ~, [f#3,a#3,c#4]", // F#
  T: "c#6 ~ c#6 ~ d#6 ~ e6 ~ f#6@2 e6@2 d#6 ~ c#6 ~, [g#3,c4,d#4]", U: "[b3,d#4,f#4]@15 ~",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.3)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@17 A B A B ~@8 C D E F A B A B ~@6 G H I A G H I A ~@4 J K L M@2 N O P G H I A G H I A Q
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g#2,d#3,g#3]", B: "[c#3,g#3,c#4]@15 ~", C: "e5@4 c#5@4 b4@2 c#5 c#5@4 ~",
  D: "b4 ~ b4 g#4 b4@2 b4 g#4 b4@2 c#5 c#5@2 g#4 b4 c#5", E: "e5@4 c#5@4 b4@2 c#5 c#5@2 b4 g#4 ~",
  F: "b4!2 [g#4,c#5]@13 ~", G: "[c#3,g#3,c#4]", H: "[a2,e3,a3]@15 ~", I: "[f#2,c#3,f#3]", J: "~@11 g#4 e5 d#5 c#5 b4",
  K: "c#5@6 b4 c#5@6 b4 c#5 ~", L: "g#4@3 g#4@2 ~ g#4@2 ~ g#4@2 ~ g#4@2 [a4,b4] c#5",
  M: "[b4 c#5@2 b4 c#5@5 b4 c#5 ~ d#5 e5 ~ f#5@9 ~ b5@7]/2", N: "~@2 f#5@3 e5 ~@2 f#5@2 e5 d#5@2 e5@2 ~",
  O: "d#5@3 b4@3 c#5@8 ~@2", P: "d#5@3 b4@2 c#5 b4@4 ~ a#4 b4@3 ~", Q: "b4@2 c#5 ~@13",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.8)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C A B A D A B A E A B A D A B A E A B A D A B A E F@2 A B A B A B A B A B A G A B A B
  A B A B A B A B A B A B H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~@4 x!3 ~@5 x ~", B: "x!2 ~@4 x!4 ~@4 x!2", C: "x!2 ~@4 x!5 ~@2 x!3", D: "x", E: "x!2 ~@14", F: "~ x ~@6",
  G: "x!2 ~@4 x!5 ~@3 x!2", H: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A B C B@5 D B@5 E B E B@3 F B@3 G B@3 F B@3 G B@3 F B@3 H I J B@3 E B@3 K B@3 D B@3 E B@3 E B@3 E B@3 K L
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!6", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@9 x!2", D: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x!2", E: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", F: "~@15 x",
  G: "~@2 x ~@11 x!2", H: "~ x ~@6", I: "x!2 ~@14", J: "x!2 ~@6 x!2 ~@4 x!2", K: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6", L: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<A ~ B ~@17 C ~@3 D ~@3 C ~@3 D ~@3 C ~@3 E ~ F ~@7 G ~@19 G ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x!3 ~@6", B: "~@10 x!4 ~@2", C: "~@7 x", D: "x!2 ~@11 x ~@2", E: "x!2 ~@14", F: "~@7 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2",
  G: "~@8 x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@17 [~ x ~ x]!23 ~@3 [~ x ~ x]!8 ~@4 [~ x ~ x]!16 ~>").gain(0.64)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@16 A B@3 C B@3 D B@3 C B@3 D B@3 C B@3 E ~ F B@7 G ~@4 B@15 G E>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@2 x ~@11 x!2", E: "~ x ~@6", F: "~@13 x!3", G: "~@4 x ~@9 x!2",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ [x!16]!39 [x!3 ~ x ~@7 x ~@3] [x!2 ~ x] ~ [x!16]!28 ~>").gain(0.21)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@16 A ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@3 B ~@3 C ~ D ~@7 E ~@19 E F>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2", B: "~@13 x ~@2", C: "x!2 ~@14", D: "~@9 x ~ x!2 ~@3", E: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", F: "x",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@20 A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@5 C ~@29>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x!2 ~@5", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A B A ~@7 A ~ A@3 ~ A ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A ~ C@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
  A ~ A ~ A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@9 x ~@6", C: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@51 [~@12 x!4] [x ~@8 x ~ x!5] [~@12 x!4] [x ~@8 x ~ x!5] ~@17>").gain(0.64)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~ A@23 ~ A@7 ~ A@7 ~@3 A@28 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2 ~@5 x!3",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:18").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D E D F D E D G D E D F D E D G D E D F D E D ~@3 D E D E D E D E A B A B D E D E D
  E D E D E D E D E D E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@4 x ~ x!3 ~@2", B: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@4 x ~ x ~@4", C: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@6 x ~@4",
  D: "~ x ~ x ~@5 x ~ x ~ x ~@2", E: "~ x ~ x ~@5 x ~ x ~@4", F: "~ x ~ x ~@7 x ~@4", G: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(2.06)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:33").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C A D A E A D F G A D A E A D F G A D A E A D F ~@3 A D A D A D A H A B A B A D A D A
  D A D A D A D A D A H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@4 x!4 ~@5 x!2", B: "x ~@4 x!4 ~@3 x!4", C: "x ~@4 x!3 ~@4 x ~@3", D: "x ~@4 x!4 ~@4 x!3",
  E: "x ~@4 x!4 ~@6 x", F: "~@5 x!4 ~@5 x!2", G: "~@2 x!2 ~@4", H: "x ~@4 x!4 ~@7",
})).gain(2.06)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<~ [x!8]!39 [x!2 ~@6] ~@2 [x!8]!28 ~>").gain(0.57)

// drums · shaker · soft notes
const shaker_soft = s("sh").struct(`<
  ~
  [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!39
  [~ x ~@14]
  ~@2
  [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!28
  ~
>`).gain(0.14)

stack(
  bass, epiano2, synth_strings_1, acoustic_guitar_steel, kick, snare, snare_soft, clap, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom,
  high_tom, crash, ride, tambourine, congas, congas_2, shaker, shaker_soft
)