Strudelify
KeyC majorTempo83 bpm
0:00/0:00
// The Actor — Michael Learns to Rock
// 83 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 85 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(83/4)

// 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.

// chords · electric guitar jazz · "JAZZ GTR"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note("<~@59 A B C D E F G H I ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 g3 a3", B: "c4 a3 c4@6 b3@7 ~", C: "b3@2 c4@9 ~@3 c4 b3", D: "c4@4 b3@3 ~", E: "d4@2 c4 ~ c5@4 a4 g4@5 ~@2",
  F: "[g#4,c5]@7 ~ [g4,a#4]@3 ~ [g4,a#4] [a#4,c5] [a#4,d5] ~", G: "[a#4,d#5]@4 a#4@4 [c5,g#5]@5 [c5,g#5] [d#5,g5] ~",
  H: "[c5,f5]@4 [c5,f5] [d#5,g5] [c5,g#5]@5 ~ [d#5,g#5] [f5,a#5] [d#5,c6]@2", I: "[g5,b5]@7 ~@9",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.16).pan(0.2)

// bass · fretless bass · "FRETLESS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B A C@2 D E F G H I J K L M N O H P Q M R S T G U V W M X E Y Z AA P AB M AC M AD Z AE AF AG M AH AI AJ Z AK AJ AD M
  AL AM AJ Z AK AN AO AP AQ M AR Z U AS AJ E AT AU AV G AW AX AY M AZ AI AV G BA BB BC BD
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f1@12 ~ f1 f2@2", B: "f1@13 ~ f1 ~", C: "[f1@7 ~ f1@2 c2@2 a1@2 f1@6 ~@2 f1 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~]/2",
  D: "c2@7 g1 c2 ~ c2@2 ~ c2 g1@2", E: "f1@5 ~ f1 ~ g1@5 ~ g1 ~", F: "c2@6 ~ c2 c2@4 ~ c2 g1 ~",
  G: "g#1@4 ~@2 g#1 ~ a#1@5 ~ a#1 ~", H: "d#2@5 ~ d#2 ~ g#1@4 ~ g#1@3", I: "f1@4 ~ f1 c2@2 f1@4 ~ f1@2 ~",
  J: "g1@5 ~@3 g1@5 g1@2 ~", K: "f1@5 ~ f1 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~", L: "c2@6 ~ g1 c2 ~ c2@2 ~ c2@2 g1",
  M: "f1@4 ~@2 f1 ~ g1@5 ~ g1 ~", N: "c2@5 g1 a1 ~ c2@4 ~ c2 g1@2", O: "g#1@5 ~ g#1 ~ a#1@5 ~ a#1@2",
  P: "f1@4 ~ f1 c2@2 f1@4 ~ f1 c2 f1", Q: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~@2 g1 d2@2", R: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ f1@5 ~ f1 ~",
  S: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 ~", T: "g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~ g1@4 ~ g1 d2@2", U: "d#2@5 ~ d#2 ~ g#1@5 ~ g#1 ~",
  V: "g1@4 ~ g1 d2@2 g1!2 ~ g1 ~ g1 d2@2", W: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@4 ~ c2@3", X: "c2@7 f1 c2@2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ g1",
  Y: "c2@5 ~ g1@2 c2 ~ c2@2 ~ c2 g1 ~", Z: "g#1@5 ~ g#1 ~ a#1@5 ~ a#1 ~", AA: "d#2@4 ~ d#2 ~ d#2 g#1@5 ~ g#1@2",
  AB: "g1@6 ~ g1!2 ~ g1@3 c2@2 ~", AC: "c2@5 ~ g1 ~ c2@4 ~ g1@3", AD: "c2@6 ~ g1 c2 ~ c2@2 ~ c2 g1 ~",
  AE: "d#2@5 ~ d#2 ~ g#1@6 ~ g#1", AF: "f1@6 ~ f1!2 ~ f1@2 ~ f1 c2 f1", AG: "g1@6 ~ g1 g1@4 ~ g1 ~ g1",
  AH: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ f1@5 ~ f1@2", AI: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 ~", AJ: "g1@6 ~ g1!2 ~ g1@2 ~ g1 d2@2",
  AK: "d#2@5 ~ d#2 ~ g#1@5 ~ g#1@2", AL: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ f1@4 ~ f1 g1 ~", AM: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ c2@5 ~ c2@2",
  AN: "g1@6 ~ g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~ g1 d2@2", AO: "c2@6 ~ g1 c2 ~ c2@2 ~ c2 ~ c2", AP: "f1@5 ~ f1 ~ g1@5 ~ g1@2",
  AQ: "c2@6 ~ g1 c2 ~ c2@2 ~ g1@3", AR: "c2@7 g1 c2 ~ c2@2 ~ c2@2 g1", AS: "f1@6 ~ c2 f1 ~ f1@2 ~ f1 c2 f1",
  AT: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ f1@4 ~ f1 c2 ~", AU: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ c2@4 ~ c2@3", AV: "g1@4 ~ g1 d2@2 g1@2 ~ g1 ~ g1 d2 g1",
  AW: "d#2@5 ~ d#2 ~ g#1@4 ~ g#1@2 ~", AX: "g1@7 ~ g1@4 ~ g1 d2@2", AY: "c2@5 ~ g1@2 c2@2 ~ c2 ~ c2 g1 ~",
  AZ: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ f1@4 ~ f1 ~ f1", BA: "d#2@4 ~@2 d#2 ~ g#1@5 g#1@2 ~", BB: "g1@6 ~ g1 g1@4 ~ g1 d2@2",
  BC: "c2@6 ~ g1 c2 ~ c2@3 g1 c2 ~", BD: "c2@11 ~@5",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.24)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STR 1"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  A@2 B@3 C D C E F G H D C D C E F G H D I J K E L M N D C D C E F G H D C D C E F G H D I J K E L M N D I J K E L M N
  D C D C E F G H D I J K E L M N D I J K E L M N ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[a3,c4,f4]@15 ~]/2", B: "[[a3,c4,f4]@40 [g3,b3,d4]@7 ~]/3", C: "[g3,c4,e4]@15 ~",
  D: "[a3,c4,f4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@7 ~", E: "[g#3,c4,d#4]@7 ~ [a#3,d4,f4]@7 ~", F: "[g3,a#3,d#4]@7 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4]@8",
  G: "[g#3,c4,f4]@7 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4,f4]@7 ~", H: "[g3,c4,d4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@8", I: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@8",
  J: "[a3,d4,f4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@7 ~", K: "[g3,b3,d4]@15 ~", L: "[g3,a#3,d#4]@7 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4]@7 ~",
  M: "[g3,c4,d4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@7 ~", N: "[g3,c4,e4]",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.11).pan(0.4)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
  A@5 ~@6 B C D E F G H I J C K L M G N O P Q R@2 S T U V W Q X@2 Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ
  AR AS C D C D AT AU AV AW C AX AY AZ BA BB BC BD BE BF BG BH BI BJ BK BL BM
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[f3,c4]@22 ~@2 [f3,d4] ~ [f3,b3]@2 ~@28 [f3,d4] ~ [f3,b3]@2 ~@2 [f3,c4]@6 ~@12, [f2,c3]@6 [f3,c4]@5 ~@5, ~@8 [f2,c3]@9 ~@3]/5", // F5 Dm Fdim Dm Fdim F5
  B: "~@5 g3 g4 a3", C: "[a3,c4,f4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@7 ~", D: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~", E: "[a3,c4,f4]@6 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@7 ~",
  F: "[g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ e4 c4", G: "[g#3,c4,d#4]@3 ~ [a#3,d4,f4]@3 ~",
  H: "~@4 d#4@3 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4]@7 ~, g3@7 ~@9, ~@2 a#3@5 ~@9", // G#
  I: "[g#3,c4,f4]@7 ~@5 d#4@2 f4@2, ~@8 g#3@7 ~, ~@10 c4@5 ~", J: "[g3,c4,d4]@3 ~ [b3,d4] g3 g4 a3, ~@8 g3 ~@7",
  K: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@8", L: "[d4,f4]@4 [a3,c4,f4]@3 ~", M: "[b3,d4]@10 g3 ~ d4@2 b3@2",
  N: "a#3@4 g3@3 ~ [g#3,c4]@7 ~, d#4@7 ~, g3 ~@7", O: "[g3,c4,d4]@7 ~ g3@3 ~ g3@3 ~, ~@8 [b3,d4]@7 ~",
  P: "[g3,e4]@9 ~ g3@2 g4@2 g3 a3, c4@5 ~@3", Q: "[a3,c4,f4]@3 ~@5",
  R: "[~@13 [g3,e4]@2 ~ [a3,f4]@5 ~@11, ~@13 c4@8 ~@11]/2", S: "~@13 c4@3, ~@12 e4@3 ~", T: "[g#3,c4,d#4]@3 ~@5",
  U: "[a#3,d#4]@7 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4]@5 [g#3,c4,d#4] ~@2, g3@5 ~@11", V: "[g#3,c4,f4]@7 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4,f4]@6 ~@2",
  W: "~@4 [g3,c4,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@2", X: "[~@16 [a3,f4]@5 ~@11, ~@11 g3@3 c4@7 ~@11, ~@13 e4@2 ~@17]/2",
  Y: "~@14 g3 ~, ~@11 e4@4 ~, ~@13 c4@3", Z: "[g#3,c4,d#4]@6 ~@2 a#3@3 d4@3 a#3@2, ~@8 f4@7 ~",
  AA: "[g3,a#3,d#4]@7 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4]@7 ~", AB: "~@3 c4 [g#3,c4,d#4]@3 ~, ~@5 g#3@3 ~@8",
  AC: "[g3,d4]@8 [g3,b3,d4]@7 ~, c4@3 ~@5", AD: "[a3,c4,f4]@7 ~ [g3,d4]@6 b3@2", AE: "g3@7 ~ [a3,f4]@8, c4@15 ~",
  AF: "[a3,d4]@7 ~@6 a3@3, f4@15 ~, ~@9 c4@7", AG: "[g3,b3]@12 ~ b3@2 ~, ~@12 [g3,d4]@3 ~",
  AH: "[g#3,c4,d#4]@7 ~ [a#3,d4]@2 ~@3 d4@2 ~, ~@11 f4@5, ~@13 a#3 ~@2", // G# A#
  AI: "g3@3 ~@2 g3 ~@2 [g#3,c4]@7 ~, d#4 ~, ~@3 a#3@4 ~@9", // G#
  AJ: "~@8 [b3,d4]@5 [g3,b3,d4] ~@2, ~@2 g3@3 c4@3 ~@8, ~@3 d4@3 g3@7 ~@3", AK: "[g3,c4,e4]@5 ~@3",
  AL: "[a3,c4,f4]@7 ~@5 g3 ~ g3@2, ~@9 d4@7, ~@9 b3@5 ~@2", AM: "[g3,c4]@7 ~ [a3,f4]@4 ~ [a3,f4]@3",
  AN: "d4@7 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@7 ~, a3@3 ~@13", AO: "~@5 [g3,b3] ~@2 [g3,b3]@2 ~ d4@3 b3 ~",
  AP: "[g#3,c4,d#4]@7 ~ d4@3 ~@2 d4@2 ~, ~@8 a#3 ~@2 f4@5", AQ: "[g3,a#3]@4 ~ g3@2 ~ [g#3,c4]@7 ~, d#4@7 ~",
  AR: "[g3,c4,d4]@7 ~ g3@4 ~ g3@2 ~, ~@8 [b3,d4]@7 ~", AS: "[g3,c4,e4]@11 ~@5",
  AT: "[g#3,c4,d#4]@7 ~ [a#3,d4,f4]@6 ~@2", AU: "[a#3,d#4]@7 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4]@6 ~@2, g3@5 ~@11",
  AV: "[g#3,c4,f4]@7 ~ [g#3,c4,d#4,f4]@5 ~@3", AW: "[g3,c4,d4]@6 ~@2 [g4,d5] e5 [g4,c5] ~ [g4,b4]@3 ~",
  AX: "[g3,c4,e4]@8 ~@2 a3@2 [a3,c4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~", AY: "[a3,c4,a4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@7 ~",
  AZ: "[g4,b4,d5]@9 ~ [g4,b4] ~ g4@2 [g4,d5] ~, ~@12 c5 ~@3", BA: "[g#4,c5,d#5]@6 ~@2 a#4@3 d5@3 a#4 ~, ~@8 f5@7 ~",
  BB: "[g4,a#4,d#5]@7 ~@6 [g#4,d#5]@2 ~", BC: "[g3,c4,d4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 g3@3 d4@2",
  BD: "[g3,c4]@6 ~@2 e4@2 f4@2 g4@2 c4 ~", BE: "[a3,f4]@7 ~@4 d4@4 ~, ~@8 g3@7 ~", BF: "[g3,c4]@7 ~ [a3,f4]@7 ~",
  BG: "[a3,d4]@8 ~@2 f4@5 ~, ~@8 c4@7 ~, ~@2 a3 ~", BH: "[g3,b3]@7 ~ [g3,b3]@2 g3@2 d4@2 [g3,b3] ~, ~@10 c4 ~@5",
  BI: "[g#3,c4]@7 ~ a#3@3 ~@2 a#3@2 ~, ~@8 f4@7 ~, ~@11 d4@4 ~", BJ: "g3@5 a#3@2 ~ [g#3,c4]@7 ~, d#4@7 ~",
  BK: "[g3,c4,d4]@5 [g3,c4,d4] ~@2 [b3,d4]@5 g3 [g3,d4] ~, ~@4 g3 ~@3", // Gsus4 Bm G5
  BL: "c4@10 g3 ~@3 g3 ~, g3@9 ~@3 e4@3 ~, ~@13 c4@2 ~", BM: "[g3,c4,e4]@3 ~",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.22).pan(0.6)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@12 A B A B C D E F A G H F C D F B A B A B C D E F A B A B C D E F A G H F C D F B A G H F C D F B A B A B C D E F A
  G H F C D F B A G H F C D F B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f3,c4]!8 [g3,d4]!8", B: "[c3,g3]!16", C: "[g#3,d#4]!8 [a#3,f4]!8", D: "[d#3,a#3]!8 [g#3,d#4]!8", E: "[f3,c4]!16",
  F: "[g3,d4]!16", G: "[c3,g3]!8 [f3,c4]!8", H: "[d3,a3]!8 [f3,c4]!8",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.06).pan(0.1)

// other · electric guitar muted · "BRIGHTNESS"
const electric_guitar_muted_2 = note("<~@59 A@2 B@2 C@2 ~@20>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@10 g3 a3 c4 a3 c4@6 ~@12]/2", B: "[~@10 g3 a3 c4 g3 a3 c4@4 ~@13]/2",
  C: "[d4 ~ d4 ~ c4 d4 c4 a3 c4 a3 g3 ~ a3 g3 e3 c3@4 ~@13]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.19).pan(0.9)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STR 1"
const synth_strings_1_2 = note(`<
  A@4 B C B C D E F G B C B C D E F G B H I J D E G C B C B C D E F G B C B C D E F G B H I J D E G C B H I J D E G C B
  C B C D E F G B H I J D E G C B H I J D E G C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2", // F
  B: "~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2", // F G
  C: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]!2", // C
  D: "~@2 [g#3,c4,d#4]!2 ~@2 [g#3,c4,d#4]!2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4]!2", // G# A#
  E: "~@2 [g3,a#3,d#4]!2 ~@2 [g3,a#3,d#4]!2 ~@2 [g#3,c4,d#4]!2 ~@2 [g#3,c4,d#4]!2", // D# G#
  F: "~@2 [g#3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [g#3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [g#3,c4,d#4,f4]!2 ~@2 [g#3,c4,d#4,f4]!2", // Fm Fm7
  G: "~@2 [g3,c4,d4]!2 ~@2 [g3,c4,d4]!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2", // Gsus4 G
  H: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2", // C F
  I: "~@2 [a3,d4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]!2", // Dm F
  J: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2", // G
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.35).pan(0.8)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@5 B A C A@2 D@2 A B A C A@2 D@2 A@3 B A@2 D A@2 B A C A@2 D@2 A B A C A@2 D@2 A@3 B A@2 D A@4 B A@2 D A@4 B A@2 D
  A@4 B A@2 D A@4 B A@2 D A E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~@5", C: "x ~@2 x!3 ~@2", D: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", E: "x",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@4 [~ x ~ x]!16 ~@8 [~ x ~ x]!16 ~@41>").gain(0.31)

// drums · rim · soft notes
const rim_soft = s("rim").struct("<~@5 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@47>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.14)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<[~ x ~ x]!4 ~@16 [~ x ~ x]!8 ~@16 [~ x ~ x]!40 ~>").gain(0.31)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@20 [x!8]!64 ~>").gain(0.17)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@21 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.1)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@84 x>").gain(0.21)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@20 A ~@2 A ~@3 A ~@16 A ~@2 A ~@3 A@2 ~@2 A ~@3 A@2 ~@2 A ~@3 A@17 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct(`<
  A@5 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@42
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@12",
})).gain(0.14)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<[x!8]!84 ~>").gain(0.1)

// drums · shaker · soft notes
const shaker_soft = s("sh").struct("<[~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!84 ~>").gain(0.07)

// drums · claves
const claves = s("clave:2").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A
  ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(1.2)

stack(
  electric_guitar_jazz, bass, synth_strings_1, piano, electric_guitar_muted, electric_guitar_muted_2, synth_strings_1_2,
  kick, rim, rim_soft, snare, hihat, open_hat, crash, tambourine, tambourine_soft, shaker, shaker_soft, claves
)

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