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1973 · The Dark Side of the Moon

The Great Gig in the Sky

Pink Floyd

KeyG minorTempo59 bpm
0:00/0:00
// The Great Gig in the Sky — Pink Floyd
// 59 bpm, 4/4, key G minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: track names are the Roland MT-32 patch names at their program numbers ("Harmo Pan Lead" on 33, "Fantasy Lead" on 32, "chorale" on 34, "Shakuhachi" on 107), so with no bank select the whole file is read through the MT-32 patch table: ch 5 "Bass Line" Acou Bass 2 -> acoustic bass; ch 6 "Harmo Pan Lead" Harmo Pan -> pad warm; ch 4 "Celeste" Celesta 1 -> celesta; ch 7 "Fantasy Lead" Fantasy -> pad new age; ch 8 "chorale" Chorale -> choir aahs; ch 9 "Shakuhachi" Shakuhachi -> shakuhachi
// note: Full arrangement: all 65 bars on a 48-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(59/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "Bass Line"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@3 B@7 C@6 D E F G H I J K@3 L@3 M N@2 O P Q@3 R S T@4 U V W@5 X Y X Z X AA@2 AB X AB AC Z AD AE
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@47 bb1@48 f2@49]/3", B: "[d2@47 e2@48 d2@48 e2@37 ~@11 f2@48 bb1@48 g1@42 ~@6 c2]/7",
  C: "[~@47 f2@47 ~ bb2@24 eb2@24 ~@24 bb2@24 ~@13 f1@12 bb1@21 ~@2 g2@13 d2@12 g2@12 d2@11 ~, ~@143 bb1@48 bb1@25 ~@72]/6",
  D: "c2 g1 c2 g1", E: "g2@11 d2@13 g2@12 d2@11 ~", F: "c2@12 g1@11 c2@13 g1@12", G: "g2@12 d2@12 g2@12 d2@11 ~",
  H: "c2@3 g1@3 c2@3 g1@2 ~", I: "g2@4 bb2@5 ~ g2@2 bb2@3 c3@4 ~@2 d3@4 ~@4 d3@6 ~ c3@3 bb2@3 g2@3 ~@3",
  J: "~@6 d3@3 c3@4 ~@5 d3@3 c3@15 ~@12", K: "[g2@17 d2@6 g2@19 d2@5 c2@17 ~ g1@4 c2@26 g2@18 ~ d2@3 g2@26 ~]/3",
  L: "[c2@18 g1@3 c2@25 ~ g2@13 d2@11 g2@13 d2@11 c2@12 g1@12 d1@12 ~ g1@10 ~@2]/3", M: "d3 g2 a2 bb2 c3 f2 g2 a2",
  N: "[bb2@5 ~ eb2@6 f2@6 g2@6 a2@6 d2@6 e2@5 f2@6 b2@13 gb2@12 d2@12 b1@12]/2", O: "b2@6 gb2@6 d2@6 b1@5 ~",
  P: "b2@43 ~@5", Q: "[f2@12 d2@11 ~ a1@12 d2@11 bb1@20 ~@28 f2@12 c2@12 ~ f2@12 c2@9 ~@3]/3",
  R: "g2@11 d2@12 ~ g2@12 d2@10 ~@2", S: "c2@12 g1@11 c2@13 g1@6 ~@6",
  T: "[g2@11 d2@12 g2@12 d2@11 ~ c2@12 g1@12 c2@12 g1@8 ~@4 f2@12 c2@12 f1@12 c2@12 bb2@12 f2@13 bb1@12 f2@9 ~@3, ~@23 d2 ~@168]/4",
  U: "g2@12 d2@12 g1@11 d2@12 ~", V: "c2@11 g1@12 ~ c2@12 g1@9 ~@3",
  W: "[f2@12 c2@12 f1@12 c2@10 ~ bb1@12 f1@12 ~ eb2@12 bb1@11 bb2@11 ~ f2@13 bb1@11 f2@12 bb2@12 ~ f2@12 bb1@12 f2@8 ~@3 g2@18 d2@6 ~ g2@12 d2@6 g2@6, ~@228 e2 ~@11]/5",
  X: "e2@3 g1 e2@2 c2@2", Y: "g2@18 d2@6 g2@12 d2@5 g2@7", Z: "g2@3 d2 g2@2 d2 g2",
  AA: "[g2@18 d2@6 g2@12 d2@6 g2@5 c2@18 ~ g1@6 c2@12 c2@11 ~]/2", AB: "g2@18 d2@6 g2@12 d2@6 g2@5 ~",
  AC: "c2@3 g1 c2@4", AD: "c2@18 g1@6 c2@23 ~", AE: "g2@5 ~",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.24)

// chords · piano
const piano = note("<A B C@2 D@5 E F@2 G H I@2 ~@32 J@3 K@3 L M N O L P L M L Q@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ [d4,gb4]@6 b3@5 ~ gb4@5 b3@6 [d4,gb4]@6 b3@6 [d4,gb4]@6 b3@6, ~@12 d4@7 ~@29", // D
  B: "[f4,a4]@6 d4@6 [f4,a4]@6 d4@6 [f4,a4]@6 d4@6 [f4,a4]@6 d4@5 ~", // F
  C: "[[d4,f4]@5 bb3@6 ~ f4@6 bb3@5 ~ [d4,f4]@5 bb3@6 [d4,f4,c5]@6 [bb3,bb4]@6 f4@6 c4@7 f4@6 c4@6 [f4,a4]@6 c4@6 [f4,a4]@6 c4@6, ~@11 d4@7 ~@5 d5@12 ~@12 a4@13 a4@12 ~@24]/2", // Dm Dm7 Bb F
  D: "[[g4,bb4]@6 ~ g4 ~@4 [g4,bb4]@6 d4@6 [g4,bb4]@6 d4@6 [g4,bb4]@6 d4@5 [e4,g4]@6 c4@6 [e4,g4]@6 c4@6 [e4,g4]@6 c4@6 [e4,g4]@6 c4@6 [g4,bb4]@6 d4@6 [g4,bb4]@6 d4@6 [g4,bb4]@6 d4@6 [g4,bb4]@6 d4@5 ~ [e4,g4]@6 c4@6 [e4,g4]@6 c4@6 [e4,g4]@6 c4@6 [e4,g4]@6 c4@4 ~@2 [a3,c4]@6 f3@6 [a3,c4]@6 f3@6 [a3,c4]@6 f3@6 [a3,c4]@7 f3@6, ~@6 d4@7 ~@227]/5", // Gm Em Gm Em Am
  E: "[bb3,d4]@5 f3@6 [bb3,d4]@6 f3@7 [bb3,d4]@6 f3@6 [bb3,d4]@5 f3@6 ~", // Bb
  F: "[[bb3,d4]@6 g3@5 ~ d4@6 g3@5 ~ d4@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4]@5 g3@6 [c4,e4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4]@7 g3@6 [c4,e4]@5 g3@6 [c4,e4]@7 g3@5 ~, ~@11 bb3@8 ~@4 bb3@8 ~@65]/2", // Bb C
  G: "[a3,c4] f3 [a3,c4] f3 [a3,c4] f3 [a3,c4] f3", // Am
  H: "~@5 f3@6 [bb3,d4]@6 f3@6 [g3,bb3]@6 eb3@6 ~ g3@5 eb3@6 ~, [bb3,d4]@8 ~@27 bb3@7 ~@6", // Bb Gm Bb
  I: "[[bb3,d4]@6 bb4@5 d5@6 f5@7 bb5@6 f5@5 d5@6 f5@4 ~@9 bb4@6 d5@5 f5@6 bb5@6 f5@6 d5@6 f5@3 ~@4, ~@47 [bb3,d4,f4]@44 ~@5]/2", // Bb
  J: "[~@5 bb4@6 d5@6 f5@6 bb5@6 f5@6 d5@6 f5@6 bb2@6 [bb3,f4] bb4@6 [bb2,d5]@6 [bb3,d4,f4] ~@5 bb2@5 [bb3,d4,f4] ~@5 [bb2,d5]@6 [bb3,d4,f4] f5@3 ~@3 d4@5 g3@3 ~@4 [bb3,d4]@6 g3@3 ~@3 [bb3,d4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4]@6 g3@6, ~@54 d4 ~@11 f5@5 bb5@6 f5@6 ~@12 bb3@7 ~@42]/3", // Bb5 Bb
  K: "[[c4,e4]@6 g3@5 ~ c4@6 g3@5 ~ c4@5 g3@6 ~ c4@6 g3@5 ~ d4@5 g3@7 [bb3,d4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4]@6 g3@5 ~ d4@5 ~ g3@5 [e4,g4]@6 c3@6 [e4,g4]@7 c3@6 [e4,g4]@6 c3@6 [e4,g4]@5 ~ c3@6, ~@11 e4@7 ~@5 e4@7 ~@5 e4@6 ~@6 bb3@8 ~@28 bb3@5 ~@56]/3", // C Bb Em
  L: "[bb3,d4] g3 [bb3,d4] g3 [bb3,d4] g3 [bb3,d4] g3", M: "[c4,e4] g3 [c4,e4] g3 [c4,e4] g3 [c4,e4] g3",
  N: "[bb3,d4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4]@6 g3@5 ~ d4@6 g3@5 ~ d4@5 ~ g3@6, ~@23 bb3@6 ~@6 bb3@5 ~@8", // Bb
  O: "[e4,g4]@5 c3@6 ~ e4@6 c3@6 [e4,g4]@6 c3@6 [e4,g4]@6 c3@6, ~@11 g4@7 ~@30", // Em
  P: "[c4,e4] c3 [c4,e4] c3 [c4,e4] c3 [c4,e4] c3", // C
  Q: "[[c4,e4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4]@6 g3@5 ~ [c4,e4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4]@6 ~@6 [bb3,d4]@48, ~@7 g3@9]/2", // C Bb
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.26)

// other · pad warm · "Harmo Pan Lead"
const pad_warm = note("<~@3 A@6 B@3 C@4 ~@7 D@5 ~@21 E F@4 ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@42 c4@5 d4@49 e4@46 f4@49 e4@35 ~@12 c5@37 bb4@3 a4@3 g4@7]/6", B: "[d5@46 d5@49 e5@36 d5@3 e5@3 d5@7]/3",
  C: "[c5@45 f4@26 g4@24 f4@83 ~@14]/4",
  D: "[~@47 d5@19 bb4@3 d5@26 c5@48 g4@13 d4@3 g4@8 bb4@4 c5@5 d5@9 g5@4 e5@43 ~@8]/5", E: "~@45 g3@2 ~",
  F: "[d3@3 g3@5 bb3@5 ~@2 c4@5 ~ d4@20 f4@6 e4@43 ~@5 g4@4 ~ bb4@5 g4@2 bb4@4 c5@5 ~ d5@21 f5@5 e5@42 ~@7]/4",
})).s("gm_pad_warm").gain(0.51)

// other · celesta · "Celeste" · Asus2 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Asus2 Dsus2 Fsus2 Asus2 …
const celesta = note(`<
  ~@15
  [~@23 e2 f2 g2 [a2,b2] c3 d3 [e3,f3] g3 a3 [b3,c4] d4 [e4,f4] g4 [a4,b4] c5 [d5,e5] [f5,g5] [a5,b5] [c6,d6] [e6,f6] [g6,a6] ~@4]
  ~@35
  [~@35 d6 c6 b5 a5 g5 f5 e5 ~ d5 c5 b4 ~ a4]
  ~@13
>`).s("gm_celesta").gain(0.1)

// chords · epiano2 · "Elect Piano"
const epiano2 = note("<~@15 A@2 B C D E F G H I@2 J@4 K L@2 M N O P@2 Q R@3 S T U V W@3 ~@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@47 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@7 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6]/2", // Bb
  B: "[c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 ~ g4@6 g3@5, ~@6 [c4,e4] ~", // C
  C: "~ [d4,f4]@5 g3@7 [bb3,d4,f4]@5 g3@6 ~ f4@5 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6, bb3@8 ~@16 [bb3,d4]@7 ~@17", // Dm Bb
  D: "[c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@7 g3@5 ~ [e4,g4]@5 g3@6 ~ g4@5 ~ g3@5, ~@24 c4@7 ~@5 [c4,e4]@6 ~@6", // C Em C
  E: "~ [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@5", // Bb
  F: "~ [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@5", // C
  G: "~ [bb3,d4,f4]@5 g3@6 ~ f4@5 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6, ~@12 [bb3,d4]@7 ~@29", // Bb
  H: "[c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@5 [c4,e4,g4]@7 g3@5 ~ g4@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6, ~@23 [c4,e4]@7 ~@18", // C
  I: "[[bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@5 ~ f4@5 g3@6 ~ f4@6 g3@5 ~ f4@5 g3@6 ~ g4@5 g3@6 ~ g4@5 g3@6 ~ e4@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6, ~@11 [bb3,d4]@7 ~@5 [bb3,d4]@7 ~@5 [bb3,d4]@7 ~@5 [c4,e4]@7 ~@5 [c4,e4]@7 ~@5 [c4,g4]@7 ~@18]/2", // Bb C Bb C C5
  J: "[[bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@5 ~ g4@5 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 ~ g3@5 ~ f4@6 g3@5 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4,f4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@6 g3@6 [c4,e4,g4]@7 g3@5 ~, ~@47 [c4,e4]@7 ~@41 [bb3,d4]@8 ~@89]/4", // Bb C Bb C Bb
  K: "[bb4,d5] g4 [bb4,d5] g4 [a4,c5] f4 [a4,c5] f4, g4 ~@15", // Bb Am
  L: "[[g4,bb4]@6 eb4@5 ~ g4@6 eb4@6 gb4@6 d4@5 ~ gb4@6 d4@3 ~@9 b2@2 d3@3 ~@12 b4@6 ~@12 d4@7, ~@11 bb4@6 ~@7 a4@3 ~@8 a4@6 ~@6 b3@36 b3@13, ~@47 [d4,gb4]@19 d4@14 d4@9 ~@7, ~@59 gb3@36 ~, ~@68 gb4@9 gb4@19]/2", // Gm D
  M: "~@9 d4@3 gb4@6 d4@3 gb4@2 b4@6 gb4@2 d4@4 b3@7 d4@6, b2@43 ~@5, ~ b3 ~@6",
  N: "~ b3 [d4,gb4] b3 [d4,gb4] b3 [d4,gb4] b3, [b2,d4,gb4]@5 ~@19", O: "[f4,a4] d4 [f4,a4] d4 [f4,a4] d4 [f4,a4] d4",
  P: "[[f4,bb4]@6 d4@5 ~ f4@6 d4@5 [f4,bb4]@6 d4@6 [f4,bb4]@7 d4@5 [f4,a4]@7 c4@6 [f4,a4]@6 c4@6 [f4,a4]@6 c4@6 [f4,a4]@6 c4@5 ~, ~@11 bb4@8 ~@77]/2", // Bb5 F
  Q: "[g4,bb4] d4 [g4,bb4] d4 [g4,bb4] d4 [g4,bb4] d4", // Gm
  R: "[[e4,g4]@6 c4@5 ~ g4@6 c4@6 [e4,g4]@6 c4@5 [e4,g4]@7 c4@5 ~ bb4@6 d4@5 [g4,bb4]@7 d4@5 ~ bb4@6 d4@5 ~ bb4@6 d4@5 [e4,g4]@7 c4@6 [e4,g4]@6 c4@5 [e4,g4]@6 c4@6 [e4,g4]@6 c4@7, ~@11 e4@8 ~@28 g4@8 ~@16 g4@7 ~@5 g4@6 ~@55]/3", // Em Gm Em
  S: "[a4,c5] f4 [a4,c5] f4 [a4,c5] f4 [a4,c5] f4", T: "[bb4,d5] f4 [bb4,d5] f4 [bb4,d5] f4 [bb4,d5] f4",
  U: "[bb4,d5]@6 g4@5 ~ d5@6 g4@6 [bb4,d5]@6 g4@6 [bb4,d5]@6 g4@6, ~@11 bb4@8 ~@29", // Bb
  V: "[c5,e5]@3 g4@3 [c5,e5]@3 g4@3 [c5,e5]@3 g4@3 [c5,e5]@3 g4@2 ~, d5 ~@47", // C
  W: "[~@6 f3@6 ~@6 f3@6 ~@6 f3@5 ~ a3@6 f3@5 [bb3,d4]@7 f3@5 [bb3,d4]@6 f3@6 [bb3,eb4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,eb4]@6 g3@6 [bb3,d4]@7 f3@5 ~ d4@6 f3@6 [bb3,d4]@6 f3@5 ~ d4@6 f3@4 ~@2, [a3,c4]@10 ~@2 [a3,c4]@11 ~ [a3,c4]@10 ~ c4@7 ~@65 bb3@7 ~@17 bb3@7 ~@6]/3", // Bb Eb5 Bb Am
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.26)

// other · shakuhachi
const shakuhachi = note("<~@57 A@4 B C D ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@41 a5@3 g5@3 a5@10 g5@3 ~@3 a5@3 g5@2 ~ a5@11 g5@2 ~@6 a5@2 g5@2 ~ a5@15 g5@3 ~@8 e5@2 eb5 d5 ~ c5@14 ~@5 g5@4 bb5@2 ~@4 g5 ~ bb5@4 ~ c6@3 ~@2 d6@4 ~@5 d6@6 c6@3 bb5@3 g5@2 ~@4]/4",
  B: "g6@9 ~ d6@2", C: "c6@3 bb5 g5@3 bb5", D: "g5@43 ~@5",
})).s("gm_shakuhachi").gain(0.25)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@16 [x!2]!48 x>").gain(0.41)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~@16 [~@5 x ~@2]!48 ~>").gain(0.2)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@16 [~ x ~ x]!48 ~>").gain(0.41)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@16 [x!4]!48 x>").gain(0.41)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@16 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!48 ~>").gain(0.2)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@64 x>").gain(0.31)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@15 A ~@2 B ~@11 C@2 B@2 ~@14 B ~@15 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@47 x", B: "x", C: "x ~@22 x ~@24",
})).gain(0.31)

stack(bass, piano, pad_warm, celesta, epiano2, shakuhachi, kick, kick_soft, snare, hihat, hihat_soft, open_hat, crash)

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