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Se a Vida E (That's the Way Life Is)

Pet Shop Boys

KeyA majorTempo92 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Se a Vida E (That's the Way Life Is) — Pet Shop Boys
// 92 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 101 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. 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.

// bass · fretless bass · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C D E B C F G H I J K L M N A B C D E B C F A B@2 K G H I J K L M N A B C D E B C F A B@2 K O P O Q O R S T
  ~@2 G H I J K L M N A B C D E B C F A B@2 K A B@2 K A B C D E B C F A B@2 K A B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1 b1", B: "c#2 d2", C: "b1 a1", D: "b1 e1", E: "a1 b1, g1 ~@7", F: "b1 [e1,e2]", G: "a1@5 a1!3",
  H: "d2@6 d2 c#2", I: "b1@4 ~ b1!3", J: "e2@6 e2 f#2", K: "a1@7 a1", L: "d2@6 ~ d2", M: "b1@3 b1 d2@3 d2",
  N: "a1@4 a1 ~ a1!2", O: "f1@13 ~ f1@2", P: "e1@6 e1!2", Q: "e1@12 e1 ~ e1@2", R: "e1@11 ~ e1@2 e1@2", S: "f1",
  T: "g1",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.8)

// chords · drawbar organ · "Organ"
const drawbar_organ = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C@2 A B C@2 D E F G H@2 I J A B C@2 A B C@2 K L M N D E F G H@2 I J A B C@2 A B C@2 K L M N O P O P O P O Q R
  ~ D E F G H@2 I J A B C@2 A B C@2 K L M N K L M N A B C@2 A B C@2 K L M N K L ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,c#4,e4] [b3,d4,f#4]", B: "[c#4,e4,g#4] [d4,f#4,a4]", C: "[[b3,d4] [a3,c#4] [b3,d4] [e3,g#3,b3], f#4@3 ~]/2",
  D: "[c#4,e4]@7 ~, a3", E: "[a3,d4,f#4]", F: "[b3,d4,f#4]", G: "[b3,e4,g#4]", H: "[[c#5,e5] [d5,f#5], a4]/2",
  I: "[b4,d5,f#5] [a4,d5,f#5]", J: "[a4,c#5,e5]", K: "[a4,c#5,e5] [b4,d5,f#5]", L: "[e5,g#5] [d5,f#5,a5], c#5@3 ~@5",
  M: "[c#5,e5,g#5] [d5,f#5], ~@4 a5@3 ~", N: "[a4,c#5,e5]@7 ~", O: "[f4,a4,c5]", P: "[e4,g4,b4]", Q: "[g4,b4,d5]",
  R: "e4 ~",
})).s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.27).pan(0.3)

// other · brass section · "Trumpet"
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@7 A B C D ~@19 E ~@17 F G E ~ H ~@5 I ~@11 J K L M N C O ~ F G E ~ F G E ~ J K L M N C O ~ F G E ~ F ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ a4 ~ g#4 a4 e4 ~ f#4 ~ a4 ~ g#4 a4 ~@3", B: "~@2 a4 g#4 a4 e4 ~ f#4 ~ a4 ~ g#4 a4@2 ~@2", C: "b4@7 ~ a4@8",
  D: "b4@7 ~@2 e5 ~ e5!3 ~@2", E: "~@9 e5 ~ e5!3 ~@2", F: "~ e5 ~ e5!3 ~ e5@6 ~@3", G: "~ f#5 ~ e5 c#5 e5 ~ e5@9",
  H: "~@12 g5 d5 b4 g4", I: "[g#5,b5]@6 ~ [c6,c#6] [b5,d6]@8", J: "~@9 a4 ~ g#4 a4 e4@2 ~", K: "b4@7 ~ a4@7 ~",
  L: "b4@7 ~ e5@8", M: "~@9 a4 ~ g#4 a4 e4 ~@2", N: "~@5 a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ g#4 a4 e4@2 ~", O: "b4@8 e5@7 ~",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.64).pan(0.6)

// other · brass section · "Trumpet" · soft notes
const brass_section_soft = note("<~@51 A B C D C E F ~@23 A ~@15 A ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "[f4,a4,c5]@7 ~", B: "[e4,g4], b4@7 ~", C: "[f4,a4,c5]@15 ~",
  D: "~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4]!2 ~ [e4,g4,b4] ~", // Em
  E: "[e4,g4,b4]!2 ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@5 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@2", F: "c5, a4@7 ~, f4@3 ~",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.4).pan(0.6)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C@2 A B C@2 D E F G H I J@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 K L M N D E F G H I J@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 K L M N O P O P O P O Q R
  ~@9 A B C@2 A B C@2 K L M N K L M N A B C@2 A B C@2 K L M N K L ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a4,c#5,e5] [b4,d5,f#5]", B: "[c#5,e5,g#5] [d5,f#5,a5]",
  C: "[[b4,d5] [a4,c#5] [b4,d5] [e4,g#4,b4,e5,g#5], f#5@3 ~]/2", D: "[a4,c#5,e5]@7 ~", E: "[d5,f#5], a4@7 ~",
  F: "[d5,f#5]@7 ~, b4", G: "[b4,e5,g#5], f#5 ~@7", H: "[a4,e5], c#5@7 ~", I: "[a4,d5,f#5]",
  J: "[[b4,d5,f#5]@4 [d5,f#5]@4 ~ c#5@7, ~ a4@3, ~ e5]/2", K: "[a4,c#5,e5]@4 [b4,d5]@3 ~, ~ f#5",
  L: "[c#5,e5,g#5]@4 [d5,f#5,a5]@3 ~", M: "[c#5,e5,g#5]@4 [d5,a5]@3 ~, ~ f#5", N: "[a4,c#5,e5]", O: "[f4,a4,c5]",
  P: "[e4,g4,b4]", Q: "[g4,b4,d5]", R: "e4@3 ~",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.24).pan(0.7)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Guitar"
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<~@59 A B@8 C ~@32>".pickRestart({
  A: "[e3,b3]", // E5
  B: "[~@16 [c#4,e4]@12 ~@4 [d4,f#4]@14 ~@2 [d4,f#4]@12 ~@4 g#4@12 ~@4 e4@13 ~@3 [d4,f#4]@14 ~@2 [d4,f#4]@12 ~@3 a3, ~@15 a3@12 ~@4 a3@15 ~ b3@13 ~@3 [b3,e4]@13 ~@3 [a3,c#4]@13 ~@3 a3@14 ~@2 b3@13 ~@4]/8", // C#m D E5 A
  C: "[c#4,e4]@3 ~", // C#m
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.4)

// other · melodic tom · "Ethnic Perc"
const melodic_tom = note(`<
  A B C D E F G F H F I D E F G F H F I D E F G F H F I F H F I D E F G F H F I D E F G F H F I F H F I J@7 K L M ~@4
  J@3 N D E F G F H F I F H F I F H F I D E F G F H F I F H F I F H ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f2,a2,c3]!5 ~ [f2,a2,c3]!3 ~@7", B: "[e2,g2,b2]!2 ~ [e2,g2,b2]!2 ~ [e2,g2,b2]!3 ~@7",
  C: "~@2 [e2,g2,b2]!2 ~@4 [e2,g2,b2] ~ [e2,g2,b2] ~ [e2,g2,b2] ~ [e2,g2,b2] ~", // Em
  D: "~ c3!2 ~ c3!2 c2 c3 ~ c3!2 ~ c3!2 c2 c3, c2@3 c4@3 ~@2 c2@2 ~ c4@2 ~@3",
  E: "~ c3!2 ~ c3!2 c2 c3 [c2,e3,g3,a3] c3 [c3,d3,e3,g3] c4 [c3,e3,g3,a3] c3 [c2,e3,g3,a3] c3, c2@2 ~ c4@2 ~@11", // Am7 C Am7
  F: "c2 c3!2 c4 c3!2 c2 c3 c2 c3!2 c4 c3!2 c2 c3",
  G: "c2 c3!2 c4 c3!2 c2 c3 c2 c3!2 ~ [c3,c4] [a2,a#2] [c2,a#2,c3] [a2,c3]", // C A#maj7 C7 Am
  H: "c2 c3!2 c4 c3!2 c2 c3 c2 c3!2 ~ [c3,c4] c3 c2 c3", // C
  I: "c2 c3!2 c4 c3!2 c2 c3 c2 [c3,a3,b3] [c3,b3] [a3,c4] [c3,b3] [c3,a3] [c2,b3] [c3,a3]", J: "c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~",
  K: "c3@2 ~ c5 c3@2 c4@2 c3@2 ~ c5 c3@2 c4 ~", L: "c3@3 c5 ~@2 c4@2 c3@2 ~ [b4,c5] ~@2 c4 ~",
  M: "c3 ~@2 [b4,c5] ~@2 c4 ~ [c3,c4] ~ [c3,c4] ~ [c3,c4] ~ [c3,c4] ~", // Cmaj7 C
  N: "c3@2 ~@2 c3@2 ~@2 [c4,c5] ~ [c4,c5] ~ [c3,c4,c5] ~ [c4,c5] ~, ~@4 c3 ~@3", // C
})).s("gm_melodic_tom").gain(0.48)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@2 ~ B@7 C B@7 C B@7 C B@3 C B@7 C B@7 C B@3 C D E D E F G F@2 H I ~@4 B@3 C B@7 C B@3 C B@3 C B@7 C B@3 C B@2 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8 ~@8", B: "x!4", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", D: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", E: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", F: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3",
  G: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@7", H: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", I: "x ~@2 x ~ x!3",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A B C D@7 E D@7 E D@7 E D@3 E D@7 E D@7 E D@3 E F G F G F G F H I J ~@7 K D@7 E D@3 E D@3 E D@7 E D@3 E D@2 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!9 ~@7", B: "x!9 ~@5 x ~", C: "~@2 x!3 ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "x!16", E: "x!5 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!4",
  F: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", G: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x!2", H: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x!4", I: "x!9 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~",
  J: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", K: "~@11 x!5",
})).gain(0.24)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@51 [~ x ~ x]!8 ~@42>").gain(0.56)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  A B C D E F G F H I@2 D E F G F H I@2 D E F G F H I@2 F H I@2 D E F G F H I@2 D E F G F H I@2 F H I@2 ~@8 J K ~@8 D E
  F G F H I@2 F H I@2 F H I@2 D E F G F H I@2 F H I@2 F H ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!9 ~@7", B: "x!9 ~@5 x ~", C: "~@2 x!3 ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4",
  E: "x ~@5 x ~ x ~@6 x", F: "x!2", G: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", H: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2", I: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3",
  J: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~", K: "x ~ x ~ x!4",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@51 [x!16]!8 ~@2 [x!16]!8 ~@32>").gain(0.72)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  A B C D E F G F H F I D E F G F H F I D E F G F H F I F H F I D E F G F H F I D E F G F H F I F H F I ~@8 J K ~@8 D E
  F G F H F I F H F I F H F I D E F G F H F I F H F I F H ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!5 ~ x!3 ~@7", B: "x!5 ~ x!3 ~@5 x ~", C: "~@2 x!3 ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "~@3 x ~@3 x",
  E: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@4 x!4 ~", F: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~", G: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~",
  H: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~ x ~", I: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!3", J: "~@3 x!2 ~@6 x ~@2 x ~",
  K: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~@3 A B A C A D A E A B A C A D A E A B A C A D A E A D A E A B A C A D A E A B A C A D A E A D A E ~@8 F G ~@8 A B A
  C A D A E A D A E A D A E A B A C A D A E A D A E A D ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@2", B: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@4 x!4 ~@2", C: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~ x ~",
  D: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~ x!3 ~@2", E: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@3 x!5 ~@2", F: "~@3 x ~@7 x ~@4", G: "~@3 x ~@4 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A@2 B C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@21 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@3 C
  ~@3 C ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "x",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct("<~@9 [~@3 x] ~@91>").gain(0.8)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@3 A@15 B A@8 C A@3 C A@6 B A@8 C A@12 D ~@8 C A@7 C A@3 C A@3 C A@7 C A@3 C A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!16", B: "x!14 ~ x", C: "~ x!15", D: "x!9 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct("<~@52 x ~@48>").gain(0.8)

// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:4").struct("<~@65 [~@3 x] ~@35>").gain(1.47)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct("<~@61 A B C D C E D F ~@32>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@3", B: "~@3 x!2 ~@6 x!2 ~@3", C: "~@3 x!2 ~@7 x ~@3", D: "~ x ~ x",
  E: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@4 x ~@3", F: "~@4 x!2 ~@6 x ~ x ~",
})).gain(1.79)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:18").struct("<~@61 A B C D E F G H ~@32>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@4 x ~ x", B: "x ~@6 x ~ x ~@3 x!2 ~", C: "x ~@6 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", D: "x ~ x ~@3 x!3 ~ x ~@2 x ~ x",
  E: "x ~@4 x ~ x ~ x ~@4 x ~", F: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x ~", G: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x!2",
  H: "x ~ x!2 ~@3 x!2 ~ x ~@5",
})).gain(1.79)

// drums · congas
const congas_3 = s("conga:33").struct("<~@62 [~@11 x ~@4] ~@38>").gain(1.79)

// drums · agogo bells
const agogo_bells = s("agogo:2").struct(`<
  ~@61
  [x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4]
  [x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x]
  [x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x]!4
  [x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x]
  [x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@4]
  ~@32
>`).gain(1.53)

// drums · agogo bells
const agogo_bells_2 = s("agogo:4").struct("<~@61 [~@4 x!2 ~@7 x ~@2] [~@4 x!2 ~@6 x!2 ~@2]!7 ~@32>").gain(1.53)

// drums · claves
const claves = s("clave:2").struct("<~@61 A B C D B E F G ~@32>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x",
  D: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!2 ~ x", E: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2", F: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@2 x",
  G: "~@4 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(2.74)
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