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// I Won't Back Down — Petty
// 115 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 6 "Rhythm Guitar elec" acoustic guitar steel (copy of ch 5 "Rhythm Guitar Acoustic" acoustic guitar steel)
// note: Full arrangement: all 71 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(115/4)
// 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 · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
A B A B A C A B A D A B A C A B A D A B A E F@2 G@2 H@2 A C A B A C A B A D A B A C A B A D A B A E F@2 G@2 H@2 A C
F@2 G@2 H@2 A C A C I@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "e2!4 d2!4", B: "g1!6 b1 d2", C: "g1!8", D: "c2!7 d2", E: "~ g1!5 ~ g1",
F: "[c2@4 c2@2 c2@2 c2@2 g1 ~@3 d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ g1 ~ e2@2 g2@2]/2",
G: "[c2@4 c2@2 c2@2 c2@2 g1 ~@3 d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ g1 ~@3 g2@2]/2",
H: "[c2@4 c2@2 c2@2 c2@2 g1 ~@3 d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ g1 ~ d2@4]/2", I: "[e2!4 d2!3 g1@9]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.66)
// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "Rhythm Guitar Acoustic"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
A B A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A C A B A D E@4 F@2 A B A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A C A B A D E@4 F@2 A B E@4 F@2 A
B A B G@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[e3,b3]!4 [d3,a3]!4", B: "[g2,d3]!8", C: "[c3,g3]!8", D: "~ [g2,d3]!5 ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,g4]",
E: "[[g3,c4,e4,g4]@2 [g3,c4,e4,g4]!3 [g3,b3,g4] ~ [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,a3,d4,g4]!4 [g3,b3,g4]@2 [g3,c4,e4,g4]]/2", // C G D Dsus4 G C
F: "[[g3,c4,e4,g4]@2 [g3,c4,e4,g4]!3 [g3,b3,g4] ~ [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]!4 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]]/2", // C G D
G: "[[e3,b3]!4 [d3,a3]!3 [g2,d3,g3,b3,g4]@9]/2", // E5 D5 G
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.35)
// other · violin · "Solo"
const violin = note("<~@40 A@4 B C D@2 E@2 ~@21>".pickRestart({
A: "[e5@28 a#4 a4@2 g4@29 ~@2 d#4@2, ~@29 b4 ~@34]/4", B: "~ e4@14 f#4", C: "g4", D: "[~@4 b4@6 d5@4 b4@15 ~@3]/2",
E: "[b3@4 d4@2 b3@2 d#4 ~ d4 ~ a#3 a3 ~ g3@16 ~, ~@9 e4@2 ~@21]/2",
})).s("gm_violin").gain(0.64)
// other · electric guitar clean · "Solo Doubler"
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<~@40 A@4 B C D@2 E@2 ~@21>".pickRestart({
A: "[e4@28 a#3 [a3,b3]@2 g3@29 ~@2 d#3@2]/4", B: "~ e3@14 f#3", C: "g3", D: "[~@4 b3@6 d4@4 b3@15 ~@3]/2",
E: "[b2@4 d3@2 b2@2 d#3 ~ d3 ~ a#2 a2 ~ g2@16 ~, ~@9 e3@2 ~@21]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.32)
// chords · rock organ · "Hammond Chorus"
const rock_organ = note("<~@21 A@7 B@2 ~@9 C@8 ~@2 D@7 E@8 ~ F G@2 H@3>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@6 [c5,e5,g5] ~ [c5,e5] ~ [b4,g5]@2 ~@2 [c5,e5]@11 ~@2 [b4,d5] ~@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@10 ~@3 [b4,d5,g5]@2 ~ [c5,e5,g5]@11 ~@2 [b4,d5] ~@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@5 ~@3 [c5,e5,g5] ~ [c5,e5] ~@2 b4@2 ~ [c5,e5]@11 ~@2 [b4,d5] ~@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@15 ~@3, ~@8 g5@2 d5 ~@3 g5@13 ~@16 [c5,e5] ~@14 g5@2 ~@12 g5@2 [d5,g5]@2 ~@2 g5@13 ~@21]/7", // C Em C Bm D G C Bm …
B: "[[b4,d5]@6 ~@2 [a4,c5]@4 ~@3 [g4,b4]@17]/2", C: "[~@15 [g5,b5]@113]/8",
D: "[~@6 [c5,e5,g5] ~ [c5,e5] ~ d5 b4@2 ~ [c5,e5]@11 ~@2 [b4,d5]@2 ~@2 [f#5,a5]@10 ~@2 [b4,d5,g5]@2 ~ [c5,e5]@11 ~@2 [b4,d5]@2 ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@6 ~@2 c5 [e5,g5] c5 e5 ~ [b4,d5]@2 ~ [c5,e5]@11 ~@2 b4@2 ~@2 [f#5,a5]@14 ~@3, ~@8 g5@4 ~@2 g5@15 ~ d5@10 ~@3 f5 ~@2 g5@13 ~@14 g5@4 ~ g5@13 d5 ~@2 d5@14 ~@4]/7", // C Bm F#m G C Bm D Em …
E: "[[b4,d5]@7 ~@2 a4@4 ~ [g4,b4]@5 ~@3 c5 [e5,g5] [c5,e5] ~@2 [b4,d5] ~@2 [c5,e5]@11 ~@2 [b4,d5]@2 ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@10 ~@3 [b4,d5,g5]@3 [c5,e5]@11 ~ b4@2 ~@2 [d5,f#5,a5]@6 ~@2 [e5,g5] ~ [c5,e5] ~@2 [b4,d5]@2 ~ [c5,e5]@11 ~@2 [b4,d5]@2 ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@15 ~@3, ~@8 c5@4 ~@12 g5@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@13 ~@19 g5@14 ~@12 g5@2 g5@2 ~@2 g5@13 ~@21, ~@74 d5 ~@11 c5@2 ~@40]/8", // Bm G Em C Bm C Bm D …
F: "~@8 [b4,d5]@2 ~ [b4,d5] ~@2 [a4,c5]@2", G: "[[g4,b4]@21 ~@3 [b4,d5]@2 ~ [b4,d5]@2 ~ [a4,c5] ~]/2",
H: "[~@5 g5@11, [g4,b4]@47 ~]/3", // G
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.53)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@21 B A@3 C A@5 D A@17 B A@3 C A@3 B A@3 C A@6 E ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", B: "x!5 ~ x ~", C: "x!7 ~", D: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@3", E: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x",
})).gain(0.66)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@21 B A@3 C A@5 D A@17 B A@3 C A@3 C A@3 C A@6 E ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x!5 ~ x", C: "x!8", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", E: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2",
})).gain(0.66)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@21 B ~@3 C ~@6 A@17 B ~@3 C ~@3 A ~@3 C ~@9>".pickRestart({
A: "x!8", B: "x!6 ~ x", C: "x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.66)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@25 [x!7 ~] ~@27 [x!7 ~] ~@7 [x!7 ~] ~@9>").gain(0.44)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@21 A B ~ B ~ B ~@4 C ~@17 A B ~ B ~ B ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~@5 A ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x", B: "x", C: "~ x",
})).gain(0.74)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@22 A B A ~ A B@4 C ~@18 A B A ~ A B@2 ~ A B A ~ A B@5 D ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x!7", B: "x!8", C: "x!4 ~@4", D: "x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.74)
stack(bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, violin, electric_guitar_clean, rock_organ, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom, crash, ride)
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