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1997 · Left Of The Middle

Smoke

Natalie Imbruglia

KeyG majorTempo92 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Smoke — Natalie Imbruglia
// 92 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 97 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(92/4)

// 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 · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D E F E F E G E H I J I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V E F E F E G E H I J I J W@2 X Y Z AA AB AC AD AA AE AF AG
  AH AI AJ AK@4 AL AM AN AO AP AQ AR AS Z AA AT AU AV AW AX AY Z AA AT AZ AD AW AX BA BB@2 BC BD BE BF BC BG BH BI ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e3@2 ~@2 g3@2 [f#3,b3]@9 ~, ~ [f#3,d4]@2 ~@5", B: "c3 f#3 g3 d4@2 b3@3, ~@3 f#3@5",
  C: "d3@2 f#3@2 ~@2 d4@4 c4@5 ~, ~@4 g3@11 ~", D: "a4@6 b4@4 d4@3 e4@3, [a2,e3,a3,c4]",
  E: "~@2 g3 [c3,d4]@5, e3@3 ~@5, ~ f#3@2 ~@5", F: "~ a3 d4 [g2,b3]@5, d3@3 ~@5", G: "~ a3 d4 ~@3 a3@2, d3@3 [g2,b3]@5",
  H: "a3 d4 c4 [b3,d4] a3 [b3,d4]@3, d3@3 g2@5", I: "~ g3 b3 f#4@2 e4 g3@2, e3@5 ~ c3@10",
  J: "a3 d4 c4 b3 a3 b3@2 a3, d3@6 g2@9 ~", K: "~ f#3 g3 ~@3 a3 ~, e3@6 [c3,e4]@9 ~", L: "a3 d4 a3 [g2,b3]@5, d3@3 ~@5",
  M: "~ f#3 g3 [c3,d4]@5, e3@5 ~@11", N: "a3 f#4 d4 [g2,b3,g4]@5, d3@3 ~@5", O: "e2 f#2 g2 d3, [b3,d4,f#4]",
  P: "a2@3 ~@2 a2@3, [c4,e4,g4,b4]", Q: "[b3,e4,g4]@5 g3 c4 d4, c3",
  R: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,e4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@3, ~@3 d2@5", S: "e2 f#2 g2 c3, [b3,d4,f#4]",
  T: "~@5 a2@3, [c4,e4,g4,b4]", U: "g4@3 a4@3 [g3,e4]@2, c3@7 ~, b3@3 ~, e4@5 ~@3", V: "d3@3 d2@5, [a3,d4,f#4]",
  W: "~ [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4]", X: "~ [c4,d#4] ~ [c4,d#4] ~ [c4,d#4] ~ [c4,d#4], ~ [c2,c3]@7",
  Y: "~@2 [c2,c3,c4,d#4]@2 ~@2 [c2,c3,c4,d#4]@3 ~ [c2,c3,c4,d#4]@2 ~@2 [c2,c3,c4,d#4]@2", Z: "e2@2 e2!4 e2@2, [b3,d4]",
  AA: "a1@3 a1!3 a1@2, [c4,e4,g4,b4]", AB: "c2@3 c2 ~ g3 c4 d4, [b3,e4,g4]@11 ~@5, ~@2 c2!2",
  AC: "[d2,a3,d4,f#4]@3 d2!5, ~@3 [a3,d4,e4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@3", AD: "e2@2 e2!4 e2@2, [b3,d4,f#4]",
  AE: "[c2,g4]@3 c2 c2@2 [c2,g3,e4]@2, c3@7 ~, b3@3 ~, e4@5 ~@3, ~@3 a4@3 ~@2", AF: "[d2,d3]@3 d2!5, [a3,d4,f#4]",
  AG: "[e2,g3,b3,e4]", AH: "~@2 b3 a3@2 d4 ~ g4, [c2,g3,c4], e4@3 e4",
  AI: "d4 f#3 g3 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 d4, d2", AJ: "[a1,a3,c4,e4]",
  AK: "[b3 ~ g4 f#4@3 b3 ~@4 e4@2 d4@2 ~@3 [a3,c4]@6 [a1,a3,c4,e4]@8, g3 c2 d2 ~, e2@7 b3@3 b3@6 ~@16, ~ b3@5 ~ d4@6 ~@2 d4@10 ~@7]/4", // Am
  AL: "[e2,e3,g3,b3]", AM: "[a2,e3,a3,c4]", AN: "[c3,g3,c4,e4]", AO: "~@3 d4@2 ~ c4 b3, [d3,f#4], a3@5 a3@3",
  AP: "~ f#3 g3 d4@2 d4@2 g3, [e2,e3]", AQ: "~@2 c4 d4@5, [a1,a2,a3]", AR: "~ e3 g3 [a3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@2 g3, [c2,c3]",
  AS: "~@2 d4 a4@2 a4@3, [d2,d3,a3,f#4]", AT: "c2@3 c2 c2@2 c2@2, [b3,e4,g4]",
  AU: "d2@6 ~ d2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2, [a3,d4,e4]", AV: "e2@4 e2@2 ~ e2 e2@2 e2@2 e2@4, [b3,d4,f#4]",
  AW: "a1@3 a1!3 a1@2, [c4,e4,g4,b4]@15 ~", AX: "g4@3 a4@3 ~@2, [b3,e4], c3@7 ~", AY: "d2!4, [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@15 ~",
  AZ: "d2@3 d2!5, [a3,d4,e4]", BA: "d2!4, [a3,d4,f#4,a4]", BB: "[~@9 f#3 g3 a3@2 b3@3, [e2,e4,g4], b3@13 ~@3]/2",
  BC: "~@2 f#3@2 g3@2 d4@2 g3@2 d4@3 ~ g3@2, e3@6 c3@9 ~", BD: "a3 d4 c4 [g2,b3]@5, e3@3 ~@5",
  BE: "~ f#3 g3 d4 g3 d4@2 g3, e3@5 ~ c3@9 ~", BF: "a3 d4 c4 [b3,d4]@2 a3 [b3,d4]@2, d3@3 g2@5",
  BG: "a3 d4 c4 ~@2 g4@2 f#4, e3@3 [g2,b3]@5", BH: "~@2 b3 f#4@2 e4@2 d4, e3, ~ g3@2 ~@5",
  BI: "a3 d4 a3 b3@2 b3@2 a3, d3@15 ~",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.27)

// chords · violin
const violin = note("<~@42 A@2 B@2 ~@12 C@4 ~@35>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4] ~ [b3,e4]", B: "~ [c4,d#4] ~ [c4,d#4] ~ [c4,d#4] ~ [c4,d#4]",
  C: "[~ b3 g4 f#4@3 b3 d4@3 b3 e4@2 d4@2 d4@10 ~@7]/4",
})).s("gm_violin").gain(0.08)

// chords · synth strings 2
const synth_strings_2 = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B C ~@8 D E D F G H I@2 J K L M J K N O ~@8 D E P@2 Q@2 R@2 J K L M J K N O ~@16 J K L M J K N O J K L M J K N
  O ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[e4,g4,b4]@15 [c4,e4,g4]@17]/2", B: "[d4,f#4,a4]", C: "[a3,c4,e4]", D: "[e3,g3,b3]@5 ~ [c3,e3,g3]@10",
  E: "[d3,f#3,a3]@5 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@10", F: "[d3,f#3,a3]@4 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@9 ~",
  G: "[e3,g3,b3]@5 ~ [c3,e3,g3]@8 ~@2, [f3,a3] ~@15", H: "[d3,f#3,a3]@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@4 ~",
  I: "[~ b3@7 ~@8 [d3,f#3,a3]@5 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@10, [e3,g3]@7 ~@3 [c3,e3,g3]@9 ~@13]/2", J: "[b3,d4,f#4]", K: "[c4,e4,g4]",
  L: "[b3,e4,g4]@5 g3 c4 d4", M: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,e4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@3", N: "~@3 g3, [b3,e4,g4]",
  O: "[a3,b3,d4,f#4]", P: "[[e3,g3,b3]@5 ~ [e3,g3]@26]/2", Q: "[[c3,d#3,g3]@31 ~]/2", R: "[c3,d#3,a3]/2",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_2").gain(0.2)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note("<~@5 A ~@16 B C D E F G H I ~@32 J K L M N O P Q ~@27>".pickRestart({
  A: "a4@6 b4@4 d4@3 e4@3", B: "~ f#4@15, [b3,d4]", C: "~ [e4,g4]@15, c4",
  D: "~@5 g3 c4 d4, b3@11 ~@5, ~ [e4,g4]@11 ~@4", E: "~ f#4@5 ~ [d4,e4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@6, [a3,d4]@3 a3@2 ~@3",
  F: "~ [d4,f#4]@15, b3", G: "~ g4@15, [c4,e4]", H: "g4@3 a4@3 [g3,e4]@2, b3@3 ~, e4@5 ~@3", I: "~ [d4,f#4]@15, a3",
  J: "[e2,e3,g3,b3]", K: "[a2,e3,a3,c4]", L: "[c3,g3,c4,e4]", M: "~@3 d4@2 ~ c4 b3, [d3,f#4], a3@5 a3@3",
  N: "~ f#3 g3 d4@2 d4@2 g3, [e2,e3]", O: "~@2 c4 d4@5, [a1,a2,a3]", P: "~ e3 g3 [a3,d4]@2 [a3,d4]@2 g3, [c2,c3]",
  Q: "[d2,d3]", // D
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.4)

// other · cello
const cello = note("<~@22 A B C@2 A B A D ~@16 A B C@2 A B A D ~@16 A B C@2 A B A D A B C@2 A B A D ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "b3", B: "c4", C: "[b3@11 ~@4 a3@6 ~ a3@3 a3@6 ~]/2", D: "[a3,b3]",
})).s("gm_cello").gain(0.21).pan(0.4)

// chords · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note("<~@46 A B C D E F G H ~@16 A B C D E F G H A B C D E F G H ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ f#4@15, [b3,d4]", B: "~ [e4,g4]@15, c4", C: "~@5 g3 c4 d4, b3@11 ~@5, ~ [e4,g4]@11 ~@4",
  D: "~ f#4@5 ~ [d4,e4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@6, [a3,d4]@3 a3@2 ~@3", E: "~ [d4,f#4]@15, b3", F: "~ g4@15, [c4,e4]",
  G: "g4@3 a4@3 [g3,e4]@2, b3@3 ~, e4@5 ~@3", H: "~ [d4,f#4]@15, a3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.12)

// bass · fretless bass
const bass = note(`<
  ~@22 A B C D E@2 F D ~@16 G H I J G H I J ~@12 K L M K G H I J G H N O G H I J G H P Q ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2 f#2 g2 d3", B: "a2@5 a2@3", C: "c3", D: "d3@3 d2@5", E: "[e2@2 f#2@2 g2@2 c3@7 a2@3]/2", F: "c3@7 ~",
  G: "e2@2 e2!4 e2@2", H: "a1@3 a1!3 a1@2", I: "c2@3 c2 c2@2 c2@2", J: "d2@3 d2!5",
  K: "~@2 g2@2 ~ g2@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~@3 g2@2", L: "~@2 g2@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~ g2@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~", M: "~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2",
  N: "g4@3 a4@3 ~@2, [b3,e4], c3@7 ~", O: "d2@4 d2@4 d2@3 d2@4 ~", P: "b3", Q: "a3",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.32)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@21 B A@8 ~@2 A@13 B A@16 ~@8 A@26 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@4", B: "x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@21 B A@8 ~ C A@13 B A@16 ~@7 C A@26 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@6 x ~@2 x ~", C: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!11 ~ x!2 ~ x]!30 ~@2 [x!11 ~ x!2 ~ x]!30 ~@8 [x!11 ~ x!2 ~ x]!26 ~>").gain(0.32)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  [~@11 x ~@2 x ~]!30
  ~@2
  [~@11 x ~@2 x ~]!13
  ~
  [~@11 x ~@2 x ~]!16
  ~@8
  [~@11 x ~@2 x ~]!26
  ~
>`).gain(0.32)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@22 A ~@9 A ~@13 A ~@23 A ~@26>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.32)

stack(
  piano, violin, synth_strings_2, acoustic_guitar_nylon, cello, distortion_guitar, bass, kick, snare, hihat, open_hat,
  crash
)

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