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These Are the Days of Our Lives

Queen

KeyC majorTempo112 bpm
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// These Are the Days of Our Lives — Queen
// 112 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: ch 7 "Bell" named as a mallet, played on tubular bells (its acoustic guitar nylon patch is not one)
// note: Full arrangement: all 120 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(112/4)

// 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.

// other · overdriven guitar · "Guitar Echo"
const overdriven_guitar = note("<~@80 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E F G H ~@29>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@3 a4 f5@16 f5 e5 d5 c5 d5 c5 a4 g4 a4 g4 f4 e4]/2", B: "[f4 e4 d4 c4 d4@2 e4@18 ~@8]/2",
  C: "[~@2 b4@2 g5@16 g5 f#5 e5 d5 e5 d5 b4 a4 b4 a4 g4 f#4]/2", D: "g4 f#4 e4 d4 d5@8 ~@4",
  E: "~@2 c5@3 b4@3, ~@4 b4 ~@11", F: "a4 g4 a4 b4@5", G: "~@4 g4!8 e5 d5 e5 d5", H: "c5",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.64)

// other · overdriven guitar · "Guitar Echo"
const overdriven_guitar_2 = note("<~@80 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E@3 F ~@29>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 a4 f5@16 f5 e5 d5 c5 d5 c5 a4 g4]/2", B: "[a4 g4 f4 e4 f4 e4 d4 c4 d4@2 e4@18 ~@4]/2",
  C: "[~@6 b4@2 g5@16 g5 f#5 e5 d5 e5 d5 b4 a4]/2", D: "b4 a4 g4 f#4 g4 f#4 e4 d4 d5@8",
  E: "[~@8 c5@6 b4@6 a4@2 g4@2 a4@2 b4@10 ~@4 g4!8, ~@8 b4 ~@39]/3", F: "c5",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.64)

// chords · distortion guitar · "Guitar"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~@7 A ~@3 B ~@4 C@2 D E F G H I J@2 H I J@2 ~@9 K@2 ~@14 L M N@2 L M O@2 ~@42 P Q ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a#3,d4]@3 [a3,c4]@5", B: "[a#3,d4]@6 ~@4 c3@2 c3!4, ~@3 [a3,c4]@5",
  C: "[~@6 d4@4 c4@3 ~ a3@4 g3@4 f3@3 ~ e3@6]/2", D: "[e3,a3,c4]", E: "[g4,a4]@2 g4@4 e4@2 [d4,e4] d4 c4 d4 c4@2 ~@2",
  F: "~@10 d3 e3 g3@4", G: "[d3,b3]@3 [e3,c4]@3 [f3,d4] ~", H: "[e4,g4]@3 [d4,f4]@3 [c4,e4]@2",
  I: "[b3,d4]@3 [c4,e4]@3 [b3,d4]@2", J: "[[b3,d4] [a3,c4]@15]/2", K: "[~@6 c3 d3@2 c3 d3@4 c3 d3@2 c3 d3@2 c3@12]/2",
  L: "[g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [g3,d4,f4]@6 ~@4", M: "[g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@6 ~@4", N: "[~ f3 c4 g3@13]/2",
  O: "[~@12 a#3@2 c4@5 ~ c4@2 [c4,a4]@10]/2", P: "~@5 g4 e5 d#5", Q: "c5",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.64)

// chords · synth strings 2 · "String Synth"
const synth_strings_2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B C A@2 B C D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 E@2 H I J@2 K L M@2 N O P Q R S T A@2 B C A@2 B C D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 E@2 K I J@2 H I
  M@2 N U V Q R S T W@2 X@2 Y@2 Z AA AB@2 W@2 X@2 AC@2 Z AA AB@2 K I J@2 AD L M@2 N O P Q AE AF AG@4 AH@4 ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[c4,e4,g4]@21 ~ [c4,f4,a4]@5 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@4]/2", B: "[f3,a3,c4]", C: "[f3,a#3,d4]@5 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@10",
  D: "[g3,c4,e4]/2", E: "[g3,b3,d4]/2", F: "[a3,d4,f4]/2", G: "[a3,c4,e4]/2",
  H: "[c4,e4,g4]@5 ~ [d4,f4,g4]@6 [c4,e4,g4]@4", I: "[b3,d4,g4]@5 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@5 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@4",
  J: "[~ [c5,g5]@3, [a3,c4,f4]]/2", K: "[c4,e4,g4]@5 ~ [d4,f4,g4]@5 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@4",
  L: "[b3,d4,g4]@6 [c4,e4,g4]@5 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@4", M: "[~ [c5,g5,c6]@3, [a3,c4,f4]]/2",
  N: "[c5,e5,g5]@5 ~ [d5,f5,g5]@5 ~ [c5,e5,g5]@4", O: "[b4,d5,g5]@5 ~ [c5,e5,g5]@5 ~ [b4,d5,g5]@4",
  P: "[a#4,d5,f5]@5 ~ [c5,e5,f5]@5 ~ [a#4,d5,f5]@4", Q: "[a4,c5,f5]", R: "[g3,c4,e4,g4,c5,e5]",
  S: "[g3,b3,d4,g4,b4,d5]@7 ~", T: "[c4,f4,a4]", U: "[b4,d5,g5]@6 [c5,e5,g5]@5 ~ [b4,d5,g5]@4",
  V: "[a#4,d5,f5]@6 [c5,e5,f5]@5 ~ [a#4,d5,f5]@4", W: "[d4,f4,a4]/2", X: "[c4,e4,a4]/2", Y: "[d4,g4,b4]/2",
  Z: "[d4,f4,a#4]", AA: "[c4,e4,a4]", AB: "[b3,d4,g4]/2", AC: "[e4,g4,b4]/2",
  AD: "[c4,e4,g4]@6 [d4,f4,g4]@5 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@4", AE: "[g4,c5,e5]", AF: "[g4,b4,d5]@7 ~",
  AG: "[~ [g5,c6]@2 ~, [c4,f4,a4], ~ c5 ~@2]/4", AH: "[e3,g3,c4,d4]/4",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_2").gain(0.64)

// chords · tubular bells · "Bell"
const tubular_bells = note("<~@30 A B C D ~@29 A B E D ~@31 A B C D F G H I J K ~@12>".pickRestart({
  A: "[e5,g5]@3 [d5,f5]@3 [c5,e5]@2", B: "[b4,d5]@3 [c5,e5]@3 [b4,d5]@2",
  C: "[a#4,d5,f5]@5 ~ [c5,e5,f5]@5 ~ [a#4,d5,f5]@4", D: "[a4,c5,f5]", E: "[a#4,d5,f5]@6 [c5,e5,f5]@5 ~ [a#4,d5,f5]@4",
  F: "[g4,c5,e5]", G: "[g4,b4,d5] ~@7", H: "~ a4 g4 c5 a4 g4 c4 g4", I: "g4 c5 a4 g4 c4 a4 g4 c5",
  J: "a4 g4 c4 a4 g4 c5 a4 g4", K: "c4",
})).s("gm_tubular_bells").gain(0.64)

// other · pad new age · "Keyboard" · C
const pad_new_age = note("<~@36 [~ a4 g4 c5 a4 g4 c4 a4] [[e5,g5,c6]] ~@31 [~ a4 g4 c5 a4 g4 c4@2] ~@50>")
  .s("gm_pad_new_age").gain(0.64)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C@2 A B D E F@2 G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC A B C@2 A B D E AD@2 G AE AF J K L M N AG P Q
  V AH T U R W X Y Z AI AJ AC AK@2 AL AM AN AO AP AQ N AR AK AS AT AM AU AV AW AX AY AZ BA X U AC S T U AC BB X BC BD N
  BE BF AC BG@2 A BH A BI ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 e3@5, c2", B: "~@3 f3@3 e3@2, c2", C: "[~@3 a3@5 a#3 a3@2 a#3@5, f2]/2", D: "~@3 a3@5, f2",
  E: "a#3 a3@2 a#3@5, f2", F: "g1@6 g1@9 ~", G: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2", H: "g1@2 g1@3 ~ g1@9 ~",
  I: "a1@5 ~ a1@8 a2@2", J: "d3@3 f3 ~ e3 d3 a2", K: "a1@3 e2@3 a2 e2", L: "g2 a2@2 c3@2 a2 g2 e2",
  M: "g2@6 g1@4 d2 e2 g2@2 e2@2", N: "g1", O: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ c2@6 c3@4", P: "b2@3 a2@3 g2@2", Q: "f2 c3 f3 f3@5",
  R: "f2@2 c3@2 f3@2 g3@3 ~ f3@6, ~@6 f3 ~@9", S: "c2@2 c2@4 c2@5 ~ c2@4", T: "b1@3 c2@3 g1@2", U: "f1!3 f1@5",
  V: "f2 c3 f3 g3@2 f3@3, ~@6 f3 ~@9", W: "c2 c2@2 d2@3 c2@2", X: "b1@3 a1@3 g1@2", Y: "a#1@3 c2@3 a#1@2",
  Z: "a2@15 ~, g2 ~@15", AA: "g2 g1@2 g1@5", AB: "g1@3 g1@5", AC: "f2 c3 f3 g3@2 f3@3", AD: "g1@5 ~ g1@9 ~",
  AE: "g1@2 g1@4 g1@9 ~", AF: "a1@3 a1@4 a2", AG: "c2 c2@2 c2@3 c3@2", AH: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ c2@6 c2@4",
  AI: "g2@2 g1@3 ~ g1@10", AJ: "g1@5 ~ g1@10", AK: "d2@2 ~ d2@4 ~", AL: "a1 e2 a2 a2@4 a1", AM: "a1@3 a2@3 c2 d2",
  AN: "e2@2 b2 g3@2 f#3 e3 b2", AO: "e2@2 b2 e3@4 b2", AP: "a#1", AQ: "a1", AR: "g1@4 g1@2 g1@3 ~ g1@2 g1@2 a1@2",
  AS: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@6 ~@2 d2 e2", AT: "a1@2 ~ a1@3 ~ a1", AU: "e2 e3@2 b2@3 e2@2", AV: "e2@3 e3@5", AW: "a#1@3 a#2@5",
  AX: "a1@3 a2@5", AY: "g1@13 ~ g1@2", AZ: "g1@5 ~ g1@4 g1@2 a1@2 b1@2", BA: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ c2@5 ~ c2@4",
  BB: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ d2@5 ~ c2@4", BC: "a#1 ~ a#1@2 a#1@2 c2@6 a#1@4", BD: "a2", BE: "g1 ~@7", BF: "f3 c3 f3 g3@2 f3@3",
  BG: "f1 c2 f2 g2@2 f2@3", BH: "~@6 f3@3 ~ e3@6, c2", BI: "c2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.64)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<[x ~@2 x ~@4]!103 x [x ~@2 x ~@4]!2 [x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@5] [x ~@2 x ~@4]!13>")
  .gain(0.64)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@22 A@56 B A@10 C A@2 D C A@2 D B A@5 ~ A@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@12 x ~ x!2", C: "~@12 x ~@2 x", D: "~@6 x!2",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A@7 B A@3 C A@8 D E A@6 D C A@4 F A@5 B A@3 C A@8 D E A@6 D C A@4 F A@9 D@2 ~ F A@2 D G A@3 D@2 F A@2 C A@4 F A F A@2
  ~ A C A@14
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!2 ~ x", C: "x!2 ~@2", D: "x ~@2 x", E: "x", F: "~ x!3", G: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@7 A ~@2 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@7 A ~@2 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3
  A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@34 A ~@32 A ~@12 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@7 A ~ A ~@2 A ~@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@7 A ~@3 B ~@8 C ~@7 C ~@11 A ~@3 B ~@8 C ~@7 C ~@15 C@2 ~@4 C ~@4 C@2 ~@30
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!3 ~@7", B: "~@3 x!2 ~ x ~", C: "~ x!3 ~@4",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:4").struct(`<
  A B C D E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E
  A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E A E B E ~ E B E A E B C D E B C D E B
  C D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@6", B: "~ x ~@5 x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~", D: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x", E: "~ x ~@4 x ~",
})).gain(1.68)

// drums · bongos
const bongos_2 = s("bongo:18").struct(`<
  ~@2 A B C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C
  E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C E C D C ~ C D C E C ~ A B C ~ A B C ~
  A B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~", E: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(1.68)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:18").struct(`<
  A B A C ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A
  D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A ~@2 D A D ~ B A C ~ B A C ~ B
  A C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2", D: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(2.05)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:33").struct(`<
  A B A C ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A
  D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A D ~ D A ~@2 D A D ~ B A C ~ B A C ~ B
  A C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "x ~@2 x ~@4", D: "~@3 x ~@3 x",
})).gain(2.05)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<[x!8]!103 x [x!8]!16>").gain(0.64)

stack(
  overdriven_guitar, overdriven_guitar_2, distortion_guitar, synth_strings_2, tubular_bells, pad_new_age, bass, kick,
  snare, hihat, open_hat, crash, ride, bongos, bongos_2, congas, congas_2, shaker
)

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