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These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

Nancy Sinatra

KeyF majorTempo140 bpm
0:00/0:00
// These Boots Are Made For Walkin' — Nancy Sinatra
// 140 bpm, 4/4, key F major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 85 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(140/4)

// 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 pick · "Bass Guitar"
const bass = note(`<
  A B A C A C A D A E A F G H G I A C A C J C J E J B A B A B A D A D A E A K G L G I A E A E J K J B J C A D A B A E A
  E A K G I G M A C A B J K J C J C A E A B A E A N O
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2", B: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 bb1@2 bb1@2",
  C: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 g2@2 g2@2 bb2@2 bb2@2", D: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 bb1@2 b1@2",
  E: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 e2@2 f2@2 gb2@2 g2@2", F: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 bb1@2 bb1@2 a1@2 g1@2",
  G: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2", H: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 c1@2 c1@2 eb1@2 e1@2",
  I: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 c2@2 c2@2 eb2@2 eb2@2", J: "eb2@2 eb2@3 ~ bb1@2 eb2@2 eb2@3 ~ bb1@2",
  K: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 e1@2 f1@2 gb1@2 g1@2", L: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 a1@2 bb1@2 b1@2 c2@2",
  M: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 bb1@2", N: "c3@15 ~", O: "c2@15 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.56).pan(0.2)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "Guitar- Rhythm"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  A B C A@2 C B D A C D@2 E F@3 D A@2 D G B H A I C D A@2 D A B D A D@3 B J K J K D C A B L C L C L B D C D C B A D C B
  A E@2 K F A D A@2 L D H B L B A B@2 C@2 B C M@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,c4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~", B: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2",
  C: "[g3,c4,e4]!2 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@3", D: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2",
  E: "~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@5 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2", F: "[a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~",
  G: "[g3,bb3,eb4]!2 ~@2 [g3,bb3,eb4] ~ [g3,bb3,eb4] ~", // Eb
  H: "~@2 [g3,bb3,eb4]@5 ~ [g3,bb3,eb4]@2 ~@2 [g3,bb3,eb4]@2 ~@2", // Eb
  I: "~@2 [bb3,eb4,g4]@5 ~ [bb3,eb4,g4]@2 ~@2 [bb3,eb4,g4]@2 ~@2", J: "[a3,c4,f4]!2 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@3",
  K: "[a3,c4,f4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2", L: "[g3,bb3,eb4]@7 ~ [g3,bb3,eb4]@2 ~@2 [g3,bb3,eb4]@2 ~@2",
  M: "[g3,c4,e4]/2", // C
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.48).pan(0.9)

// chords · clarinet · "Brs Sect 2"
const clarinet = note(`<
  ~@4 A@3 B C D@2 ~ E@2 F G H I J K L M N@2 O@4 ~@3 P@2 Q ~ R S@2 T@2 U V@2 W X B Y@5 Z AA@2 AB AC@2 AD@3 AE ~ AF@2 AG
  AH AI@2 AJ B AK AL AM AN AO@2 AP AQ ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[g4,c5]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4,c5]@4 [e4,g4] ~ [e4,g4,c5]@2 ~@3 [e4,g4,c5]@3 ~@2 [e4,g4] ~@3 [e4,g4] ~@2 [e4,c5] g4 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@11, ~@8 b4@2 ~@10 c5@3 b4@3 ~@22]/3", // C5 C Em C Em C
  B: "~@12 g4@3 ~", C: "[e4,c5] ~ c5@4 b4@2 g4 ~@3 [e4,g4] ~@3, ~ e4@3 ~ b4 ~@2, ~@11 c5@2 ~@3",
  D: "[c5@4 ~@3 c5 [e4,g4] ~@2 c5@3 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~@15, e4@2 ~@9 e4 ~@20, g4 ~@31]/2", // Em
  E: "[[c4,f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,f4] ~ g4 ~ [c4,f4,a4] ~ [c4,a4]@2 ~@4 [c4,f4] ~@2 a4 [c4,f4] ~ c4@5 ~@2 c4 ~@2, ~@4 a4@2 ~@4 f4 ~@4 a4@2 ~@5 a4@4 ~ g4@2 ~@3, ~@22 f4 ~@5 a4@2 ~@2]/2", // F F5 F F5
  F: "[c4,f4]@3 ~ [a4,c5]@9 f4 ~@2, a4 ~@15", G: "~@6 g4 a4", H: "c5@2 c5@3 ~ c5@5 c5@4 ~", I: "c5@4 c5@3 c5@7 g4@2",
  J: "g4@5 ~@11", K: "~@6 g4 ~", L: "bb4@2 ~@2 bb4 ~ bb4@4 ~@2 bb4@2 c5@2", M: "~@2 g4@3 ~@9 g4 ~",
  N: "[bb4@2 ~@2 bb4@2 ~ bb4 ~@3 bb4@3 ~ c5@3 ~@14]/2",
  O: "[bb4@2 ~ bb4@2 ~@3 bb4@2 ~ bb4@4 c5@5 g4@2 ~@2 g4 g4@4 ~@2 g4@4 ~ f4@3 eb4@5 d4@2 ~ c4@7 ~@10]/4",
  P: "[[e4,g4,c5] ~@3 [e4,g4,c5]@3 ~ [e4,b4] ~ [e4,g4] ~@4 c5@3 ~ c5@4 ~ e4@2 ~ c5@4 ~, ~@10 c5@2 ~@11 b4@4 ~@5]/2", // C E5 Em
  Q: "[e4,g4] ~@2 [e4,g4]@2 ~@11", R: "[e4,g4] ~@3 [e4,c5]@3 ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~ [e4,c5]@2 ~@4, c5@2 ~@2 g4 ~@5 g4 ~@5",
  S: "[[e4,g4,c5]@3 ~ [e4,g4] ~ [e4,c5]@4 ~ [e4,b4]@2 ~@2 g4@5 ~@12, ~@2 c5 g4 ~@3 e4@3 ~@6]/2", // C Em C E5
  T: "[~@5 [c4,a4]@2 ~ [c4,a4]@2 [c4,a4]@2 ~@3 [c4,f4,a4]@4 g4 c4 ~ [c4,a4]@4 g4 ~ [c4,a4] ~@3, ~@5 f4 ~@2 f4 ~ f4 ~@11 f4@2 ~@8]/2", // F
  U: "[c4,f4,a4]@2 [c4,c5]@5 ~, ~@4 f4 ~@11", // F C
  V: "[~@12 g4@3 ~ e4 ~@3 c5@4 b4@3 ~ [e4,c5] ~@3, ~@15 c5@2 ~@3 e4@6 ~@6]/2", // C
  W: "[e4,c5]@3 ~@2 [e4,c5] ~ [e4,c5]@7 g4 ~", X: "[e4,g4] ~@7",
  Y: "[[e4,bb4]@2 ~@2 [e4,bb4] bb4@6 ~ bb4@3 c5@4 ~@9 e4@2 ~@3 eb4@2 ~ [eb4,g4,bb4] ~ [eb4,g4]@4 ~ [eb4,g4]@3 ~@2 g4@15 [eb4,bb4]@4 ~ eb4@2 [eb4,g4]@5 ~ [g4,bb4]@4, ~@19 g4@16 ~@12 [e4,c5]@13 ~@3 g4@5 ~@8 eb4 ~@3, ~@32 bb4@3 ~@3 bb4@9 ~@21 bb4@7 ~@5]/5", // Edim Eb Eb5 Eb Gm C
  Z: "[g4,c5]@3 ~ g4@3 ~ g4@7 ~, e4@7 e4@8 ~", AA: "[g4@4 f4@2 ~@2 eb4@3 d4@3 ~ c4@11 ~@6, e4@3 ~@29]/2",
  AB: "c5@2 ~@2 c5@4 bb4 ~ c5@3 ~@3, ~@9 b4@2 ~@5", AC: "[c5@5 b4@6 c5@4 g4@2 ~@2 g4@4 ~@9]/2",
  AD: "[~@15 c5@3 ~ c5@4 b4@2 ~ c5@5 c5@5 b4@2 c5@5 b4@4 ~]/3", AE: "g4 ~@3",
  AF: "[a4@3 a4@3 ~ a4@4 a4@3 ~ a4@5 g4@2 a4@4 g4@2 a4@2 g4@2, ~@3 g4 ~@12]/2", AG: "a4@2 c5@13 ~", AH: "c5@3 a4",
  AI: "[c5@3 c5@4 b4@4 c5@3 ~ c5@5 ~@2 c5 ~ c5@7 g4]/2", AJ: "g4@3 ~", AK: "bb4@2 ~@2 bb4 ~ bb4@10", AL: "c5@3 g4@13",
  AM: "bb4@3 ~ bb4 ~ bb4@4 ~ bb4@5", AN: "c5", AO: "[bb4 ~@3 bb4@2 ~ bb4@3 ~ bb4@4 c5@4 g4@2 ~@2 g4@8 ~]/2",
  AP: "g4@4 f4@3 eb4@4 d4@3 ~@2", AQ: "c4@15 ~",
})).s("gm_clarinet").gain(0.8).pan(0.9)

// chords · synth brass 1 · "Syn Brass 1"
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  ~@20 A B C ~ D@2 ~@20 E@2 A F A G ~@2 H@2 I J@3 K L M N O@2 P@3 Q R@2 S T U V ~@2 W@2 X Y Z AA ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "bb4", B: "c5 g4 ~@6", C: "bb4@7 c5", D: "[bb4@15 c5@3 ~@14]/2", E: "[bb4@15 c5@2 ~ g4 ~@13]/2",
  F: "c5@2 ~@5 g4@6 ~@3", G: "c5 ~@5 g4@3 ~@7", H: "[~@7 c5@25]/2", I: "g4 ~@6 g4@2 ~@7",
  J: "[g4 ~@5 g4@2 ~@7 c5@30 ~@3]/3", K: "g4@2 ~@3 g4@2 ~@9", L: "g4 ~@5 g4@2 ~@8", M: "a4@15 ~", N: "a4 ~@5 a4@6 ~@4",
  O: "[a4@4 c5@2 ~@6 a4@3 a4@2 ~@4 a4@4 ~ g4@2 f4@2 g4@2]/2",
  P: "[c5@8 ~@3 c5@2 ~@2 c5@3 ~@4 c5@5 g4@2 ~@2 c5@3 ~@4 g4 ~ g4@3 ~@5]/3", Q: "g4 ~@6 g4@2 ~@3 g4@2 ~@2",
  R: "[[eb4,bb4]@14 ~ [e4,c5]@15 ~@2]/2", S: "[eb4,bb4]@7 ~", T: "[e4,c5]@13 ~@3", U: "[eb4,bb4]@13 ~@3",
  V: "[e4,c5]@3 [e4,c5]@3 ~@2", // C
  W: "[[e4,f4] ~@4 e4!2 ~@2 [e4,g4]@2 a4 ~ [g4,a4] ~ [e4,g4] ~@6 g4@2 ~@2 g4@2 a4 ~ g4 ~, c5@2 ~@3 g4@2 ~@8 c5@2 ~@5 e4 ~@3 e4 ~@5]/2", // Fmaj7 Em Gsus2 Em
  X: "[e4,g4,c5]@2 ~@4 [e4,g4]@2 ~@2 g4@2 a4@2 g4 ~, ~@10 e4 ~@5", // C Em
  Y: "[e4,g4] ~@5 [e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4]@2 a4@2 g4 ~, c5 ~@7", // Em
  Z: "[e4,g4] ~@5 [e4,g4]@2 ~@2 g4@2 a4@2 g4 ~, c5@2 ~@8 e4 ~@5", AA: "[e4,g4,c5] ~@5 [e4,g4] ~@9",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.8).pan(0.2)

// bass · synth bass 1 · "Syn Bass"
const bass_2 = note("<A B@3 C ~@22 D E F@2 G ~@45 H I J@3 K L ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "c3@3 c3@4 b2@4 b2@5", B: "[a2@4 a2@3 g2@4 g2@4 f2@4 ~ f2@4 eb2@4 d2@3 c2@12 g2@5]/3", C: "c2@7 ~@9",
  D: "c3@6 ~ bb2@9", E: "a2 g2", F: "[f2@8 ~@3 d2@4 c2@12 g2@5, ~@8 eb2@5 ~@19]/2", G: "c2@3 ~@5",
  H: "c3@3 c3@4 bb2@8 ~", I: "a2@7 ~@5 a2@2 ~@2, ~@7 g2@9", J: "[f2@8 eb2@4 d2@3 c2@8 g2@8 c2@9 g2@8]/3",
  K: "c2@9 g2@7", L: "c2@8 g2@5 ~@2 c2",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.48).pan(0.8)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B A@3 B A B A B A B A B A@3 B A@3 B A B A@3 B A@3 B A B A B A B A B A@3 B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A B A B A B A
  B A@3 B A B A B A B A B A B A C D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", C: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x", D: "x!2",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@3 B A@11 C A@3 D A@5 C A@3 B A@11 C A@3 C A@7 C A@15 B A@12 B A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~", C: "~@2 x!3 ~@11", D: "~@4 x ~@3 x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@11 A ~@3 B ~@9 B ~@11 C ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@11 C ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@7 x", C: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", D: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A@4 B A@4 C A@6 B A@3 D A C A@3 B A@3 B A@4 C A@6 D A C A D A@7 B A@5 C A C@2 A C A@4 B A@12 D E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~ x!7", C: "x!7 ~", D: "x!2 ~ x!5", E: "~ x",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@15 A ~@3 B ~@5 A ~@15 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@31>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~ x!2 ~", B: "~@12 x!4",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@9 A ~@12 A ~@12 A ~@8 A ~@15 A ~ A@2 ~ A ~@19>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@15 A ~@9 A ~@15 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@31>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@4 A ~@11 A ~@3 B ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@11 B ~@3 B ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@12 B A>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@83 [x!8] ~>").gain(0.72)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@83 [x!8] ~>").gain(3.65)

stack(
  bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, clarinet, synth_brass_1, bass_2, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat,
  high_tom, crash, tambourine, cabasa
)

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