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Dieci ragioni per vivere

Michele Zarrillo

KeyA majorTempo93 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Dieci ragioni per vivere — Michele Zarrillo
// 93 bpm, 4/4, key A 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: Full arrangement: all 119 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(93/4)

// 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(`<
  A B C D E B C F G B C H E B C F G B C H E B C F G B C F I B C F J B C F I B C F K B C H E B C F G B C H E B C F G B C
  F I B C F J B C F I B C F L M N M O P Q P R M N M O P O P Q S N P R S@2 T U V W X Y Z Y T U V W X Y Z Y ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 e1 f#1 a1 f#1", B: "b1@6 b0!2 b0@8", C: "a1@7 f#1 a1 ~ a1@3 f#1 a1 b1", D: "c#2@6 c#1!2 c#1@8",
  E: "f#1@7 f#1 e1@2 f#1@2 a1@2 f#1@2", F: "a1@6 a1!2 a1@8", G: "a1@7 a1 e1@2 f#1@2 a1@2 f#1@2", H: "c#2@6 c#2!2 c#2@8",
  I: "f#1@7 f#1 f#1@2 e1@2 f#1@2 a1@2", J: "a1@7 a1 a1@2 e1@2 f#1@2 a1@2", K: "a1@5 ~@2 a1 e1@2 f#1@2 a1@2 f#1@2",
  L: "a1!2 f#2 a1 e2 f#2 c#2 b1 e2 b1 c#2 e2 c#2 e2 b1 a1", M: "c#1!8", N: "f#1!5 g#1 a1 c#2", O: "f#1!5 g#1 a1 c#1",
  P: "g1!8", Q: "f#1!5 c#1 f#1 c#1", R: "f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 e1 f#1", S: "a1!8",
  T: "b1@2 b1@2 b1@2 b1@2 b1@2 b1@2 b1@2 b1!2", U: "a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1!2",
  V: "c#2@2 c#2@2 c#2@2 c#2 c#1 c#2@2 c#2@2 c#2@2 c#1 c#2", W: "f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1!2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1!2",
  X: "b1@2 b1@2 b1@2 b1@2 b1!2 b1@2 d2@2 b1!2", Y: "a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1!2 a1@2 a1@2 a1!2",
  Z: "a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1!2 a1@2 a1@2 a1 e1",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.72)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A@2 B@4 C@3 ~@8 D ~@3 D ~ E A@2 B@4 F@2 G@2 B@4 H@2 I ~@8 D ~@3 D ~ E A@2 B@4 F@2 G@2 B@4 H@2 J K L M L N L N O M L M
  L N L N D P L N O P Q@2 B@4 F@2 G@2 B@4 F@2 G@2 B@4 R S@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@8 [a3,d4]@7 ~, ~@15 [b2,f#3]@15 ~@2]/2", // D5 B5
  B: "[e4@7 ~ a4@6 ~@2 [c#4,e4]@12 ~@4 [a3,e4]@11 ~@5 [a3,d4]@14 ~@2, ~@15 b3@13 ~@3 e3@11 ~@5 [b2,f#3]@15 ~@2]/4", // C#m A5 D5 B5
  C: "[e4@7 ~ a4@6 ~@2 [c#4,e4]@12 ~@4 [a3,e4]@8 ~@8, ~@15 b3@13 ~@3 e3@9 ~@8]/3", D: "[a3,d4,f#4]@15 ~",
  E: "[c#4,e4,a4]@15 ~", F: "[e4@7 ~ a4@6 ~@2 [c#4,e4]@12 ~@2 d4 c#4, ~@15 b3@13 ~@4]/2",
  G: "[d4 c#4 a3@10 ~@4 [a3,d4]@14 ~@2, e4@11 ~@4 [b2,f#3]@15 ~@2]/2", // D5 B5
  H: "[e4@7 ~ a4@6 ~@2 [c#4,e4]@12 ~@4, ~@15 b3@13 ~@4]/2", I: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@7", J: "[a3,c#4]@3 ~@13, e4@3 ~",
  K: "[b3,e4,g#4]@15 ~, [a3,c#4]@3 ~@13", L: "[a3,c#4,f#4]@15 ~", M: "[b3,e4,g#4]@15 ~", N: "[g3,b3,a4]@15 ~",
  O: "[a3,d4,a4]@15 ~", P: "[b3,e4,a4]@15 ~", Q: "[[b3,e4,a4]@15 ~ [a3,d4]@14 ~@2, ~@15 [b2,f#3]@15 ~@2]/2",
  R: "e4@7 ~@2 a4@7", S: "[~@3 [c#4,e4]@23 ~@6, ~@2 b3@23 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.17).pan(0.2)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~@33 A B C D A B C ~@17 A B C D A B E F A B C D A B E@2 G H@2 I J K L M G H@2 I J I J N O P Q M O@2 A B C D A B E F A
  B C D A B E F ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 e5@5, ~ f#4@7, ~ a4@3", B: "~@3 e5@5, ~ e4@7, ~ a4@3", C: "~@3 a4@5, c#4, ~@3 e4@13",
  D: "~@4 g#4@2 a4@9 ~, ~@2 c#4@13 ~", E: "~@3 c#5@5, ~ e4@7, ~@4 b4@11 ~", F: "~@3 c#5@5, ~ e4@7, ~ b4@3",
  G: "[b3,e4,g#4]@7 ~", H: "[[e4,a4]@4 f#4 g#4 ~@2 b3@7 ~, c#4@14 e5@15 ~@3, ~@6 a4@9 ~]/2",
  I: "[e4,a4]@4 f#4 g#4 a4 c#5, c#4@15 ~", J: "[d4,a4,d5]@15 ~", K: "[f#4,a4,c#5]@7 ~", L: "[g4,a4,d5]@15 ~",
  M: "[f#4,a4,d5]", N: "[f#4,a4,d5]@7 ~", O: "[a3,c#4,a4]@7 ~", P: "[e4,a4] ~, c#4@7 ~", Q: "[b3,d4,a4]@7 ~",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.64)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@25 A B C D A B C@2 A B C D A B C E F A C D F A C@2 F A C D F A C@2 A B C D A B C@2 A B C D A B C@2 G H G H I H I@2 G
  H G H I H I J K H I@2 K@2 A B C D A B C@2 A B C D A B C@2 A B C D A L M@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]!2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]!2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2", // D
  B: "[d4,e4,a4]@2 [d4,e4,a4]!2 [d4,e4,a4]@2 [d4,e4,a4] [d4,e4,a4]@2 [d4,e4,a4] [d4,e4,a4]@2 [d4,e4,a4]!2 [d4,e4,a4]@2", // Dsus2
  C: "[c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]!2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4] [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4] [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]!2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2", // A
  D: "[a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [a3,c#4,f#4]!2 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [a3,c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [a3,c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [a3,c#4,f#4]!2 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2", // F#m
  E: "[c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]!2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 ~@10", // A
  F: "[b3,d4,f#4]@2 [b3,d4,f#4]!2 [b3,d4,f#4]@2 [b3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,f#4]@2 [b3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,f#4]@2 [b3,d4,f#4]!2 [b3,d4,f#4]@2", // Bm
  G: "[e4,g#4]@4 [b3,e4,g#4]@2 [b3,e4,g#4] [b3,e4,g#4]@2 [b3,e4,g#4] [b3,e4,g#4]@2 [b3,e4,g#4]!2 [b3,e4,g#4]@2", // E
  H: "[c#4,f#4]@4 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [a3,c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [a3,c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [a3,c#4,f#4]!2 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2", // F#5 F#m
  I: "[d4,a4]@4 [a3,d4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,a4] [a3,d4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,a4] [a3,d4,a4]@2 [a3,d4,a4]!2 [a3,d4,a4]@2", // D5
  J: "[d4,f#4]@4 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]!2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2", // D
  K: "[e4,a4]@4 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4] [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4] [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]!2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2", // A5 A
  L: "[d4,e4,a4]@2 [d4,e4,a4]!2 [d4,e4,a4]@2 [d4,e4,a4] [d4,e4,a4]@2 ~ [d4,e4,a4] [d4,e4,a4]@2 [d4,e4,a4] ~ [d4,e4,a4]", // Dsus2
  M: "[[d4,e4,a4]@2 ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@22 ~@7]/2", // Dsus2 A
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.09).pan(0.7)

// chords · synth strings 1
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A B E@2 F@2 G H I J K@2 F@2 G H I J K@2 A B C D A B L@2 A B C D A B M@2 F@2 G H I J K@2 F@2 G H I J K@2 A B
  C D A B L@2 A B C D A B C N@2 O P O Q R Q S P O P O Q O Q T O@2 Q S O@2 A B C D A B L@2 A B C D A B L@2 A B C D A U@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b2,a3,d4,f#4]", B: "[a2,a3,d4,e4]", C: "[c#3,a3,e4,a4]", D: "[f#2,c#4,e4,a4]", E: "[[c#3,c#4,e4,a4]@9 ~@7]/2",
  F: "[b1 a1, [a3,d4,f#4]]/2", G: "[c#2,c#4,e4,a4]", H: "[f#1,c#4,f#4,a4]", I: "[b1,a3,d4,f#4]", J: "[a1,d4,f#4,a4]",
  K: "[c#4@5 d4@2 c#4@9, [a1,e4,a4]]/2", L: "[c#3 a2, [a3,e4,a4]]/2", M: "[c#3@4 a2 ~@3, [a3,e4,a4]@5 ~@3]/2",
  N: "[[c#3,e4] [b3,e4,g#4], [a3,a4]@5 ~@3]/2", O: "[a3,c#4,e4]", P: "[b3,e4,g#4]", Q: "[b3,d4,a4]", R: "[c#4,e4,a4]",
  S: "[a3,d4,a4]", T: "[d4,f#4,a4]", U: "[[a2,a3,d4,e4]@19 [a2,a3,e4,a4]@23 ~@6]/3",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.32)

// other · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note("<~ A B C D A B E@2 ~@8 F@3 ~ G@3 ~@16 H ~@31 I ~@37 J K L M@2 N@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "f#4", B: "a4 b4", C: "e4@12 d4@3 [d4,e4]", D: "c#4", E: "[e5@3 ~]/2", F: "[e3@11 ~@5]/3", G: "[b4@11 ~@5]/3",
  H: "~@2 [a3,e4]!2 [a3,e4,a4]@12", I: "e5", J: "~@10 e4@3 a4@3", K: "e5@3 b4@5", L: "~@2 a5@3 g#5@3 e5@6 f#5@2",
  M: "[c#5@3 e5@8 ~@2 a5@3]/2", N: "[a5@10 d6@15 b5@10 b5@23 ~@6]/4",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.29)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B A C A B A D A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A@15 D A@53 E A@16 F@5 G ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@7", B: "x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~", C: "x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~", D: "x", E: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@4",
  F: "~ x ~ x", G: "~@4 x ~@8 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ A@7 B A@31 B A@15 C A@23 D A@11 D A E A@16 ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", E: "~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@80 [~@13 x ~@2] ~@11 [~@13 x ~@2] ~ [~@5 x ~@2] ~@24>").gain(0.48)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A@15 C D A@15 D A@15 D A@7 D A@7 D A@4 E D A F@3 A@2 F G A@2 F@3 A H
  I@5 J ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!5 ~ x!2", C: "x!3 ~@5", D: "~ x!7", E: "~ x ~ x!3 ~@2", F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
  G: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", H: "x!7 ~", I: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2",
  J: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~ A@7 ~ A@31 ~ A@56 ~@3 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@3 A@2 ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x ~@8",
})).gain(0.16)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@69 B ~@16 C@5 D E ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@6 x!2", C: "x!4", D: "x ~@3 x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~@2", E: "~@3 x ~@12",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@41 A ~@15 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@4 B A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@110 [~@11 x!5] ~@6 [x!2 ~@6] ~>").gain(0.48)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<~ [~@4 x!2 ~@10]!24 [x!16]!15 [x!5 ~@11] [x!16]!75 [x!8 ~ x!5 ~ x] [x ~ x!2 ~@12] ~>")
  .gain(0.16)

stack(
  bass, electric_guitar_clean, piano, acoustic_guitar_steel, synth_strings_1, overdriven_guitar, kick, snare, low_tom,
  hihat, hihat_soft, open_hat, crash, ride, shaker
)

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