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Hit the Road Jack (8D)

Hit The Road Jack

Ray Charles

KeyG♯ minorTempo170 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Hit The Road Jack — Ray Charles
// 170 bpm, 4/4, key G# minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 129 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(170/4)

// 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 C D E D F D G D H D E D I D J K F L F M E N O P Q R S R S R G R T R S R S R G R T D T L U R V W X W Y W Z R S
  R S R G R AA W U W AB R AC@4 U AD S AE AB R AF AG AH M AI W AJ M Q R S R G R G R T R G R S R G R AK R G R G R G R AK R
  G R G R G R AK R G R G R G R AL
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g#2 f#2", B: "e2 d#2", C: "e2@4 d#2 ~@3", D: "g#2@7 ~ f#2@7 ~", E: "e2@7 ~ d#2@4 g2@3 ~", F: "e2@7 ~ d#2@4 g2@4",
  G: "e2@7 ~ d#2@3 ~ d#2@3 ~", H: "e2@2 d#2 g2", I: "e2@8 d#2@4 g2@3 ~", J: "e2@8 d#2@3 ~ d#2@3 ~", K: "g#2@7 ~ f#2@8",
  L: "g#2@6 ~@2 f#2@7 ~", M: "g#2@6 ~@2 f#2@5 ~@2 f#2", N: "g#2@7 ~ f#2@6 ~@2", O: "e2@6 ~ d#2@8 ~",
  P: "g#2@7 ~ f#2@5 ~@2 d#2", Q: "e2@3 ~ b1@3 ~ d#2@3 ~ g2@3 ~", R: "g#2@7 ~ f#2@5 ~@2 f#2", S: "e2@7 ~ d#2@3 ~ g2@3 ~",
  T: "e2@5 ~@2 e2 d#2@4 g2@3 ~", U: "e2@5 ~@2 e2 d#2@3 ~ g2@3 ~", V: "e2@6 ~@2 d#2@3 ~ d#2@3 ~", W: "g#2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~",
  X: "e2@3 ~ b1@3 ~ d#2@3 ~ d#2@3 ~", Y: "e2@5 ~@2 d#2@8 ~", Z: "e2@3 ~ b1@3 ~ d#2@3 ~@5", AA: "e2@7 ~ d#2@3 ~@5",
  AB: "e2@6 ~@2 d#2@3 ~ g2@3 ~", AC: "[e2@6 ~@2 d#2@5 ~@2 g#2@6 ~@2 f#2@6 ~@2 e2@6 ~@2 d#2@8 g#2@7 ~@2 f#2@5 ~@3]/4",
  AD: "g#2@4 ~@4 f#2@5 ~@2 f#2", AE: "g#2@6 ~@2 f#2@4 ~@3 f#2", AF: "e2@3 ~ b1@4 d#2@4 g2@3 ~",
  AG: "g#2@5 ~@3 f#2@5 ~@3", AH: "e2@3 ~ d#2@3 ~", AI: "e2@6 ~@2 d#2@5 ~@3", AJ: "e2@5 ~@2 d#2@7 ~@2",
  AK: "e2@5 ~@2 e2 d#2@4 d#2@3 ~", AL: "e2@5 ~@2 e2 d#2@4 ~@4",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.64)

// chords · alto sax · "sax 1"
const alto_sax = note(`<
  ~ A B A C D ~@3 D ~ A E D ~@3 D ~ A E ~@5 F ~@2 D ~@3 D ~ A E D ~@3 D ~ A E ~@9 F ~ G D ~@3 D ~ A H I J K L I M@5 ~@11
  F ~@2 D ~@3 D ~ A E D ~@3 D ~ A E D ~@3 D ~ A E D ~@3 D ~ A E D ~@3 D ~ A E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g#3 f#3", B: "e3@8 d#3@3 ~@5", C: "e3@4 d#3 ~@3", D: "~@11 [d#4,g#4] ~@4", E: "e3@8 d#3@7 ~",
  F: "~@7 [g4,d#5,f#5]@6 ~@3", G: "~@2 [e4,d#5] ~ [d#4,g4,a#4,d#5] ~@3, ~@4 [g#4,b4] ~@11",
  H: "e3@8 d#3@2 ~@2 d#4 ~@2 b3", I: "c#4@8 g#3 ~@6 g#3", J: "b3@2 ~ b3 c#4 ~@3 c#4@4 b3 ~@3",
  K: "d#4@3 ~ d#4 ~@3 g#4@3 ~ g#4 ~@3", L: "b4@3 ~ b4@2 ~ g#4 ~@4 d#4 ~@2 b3",
  M: "[b3@2 ~ b3 c#4 ~@3 c#4@4 b3 ~@2 g#5@4 g#5 ~@3 g#5@3 ~ g#5 ~@3 g#5@3 ~ g#5 ~@3 g#5@4 g#5 ~@3 [d#4,g#4,c#5,g#5]@32 ~, ~@15 [g#4,b4,d#5]@8 [f#4,a#4,c#5]@8 [e4,g#4,b4]@8 [d#4,g4,a#4]@8 ~@33]/5", // C#sus2 G#m F# E D#
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.56).pan(0.8)

// other · tenor sax · "sax 2"
const tenor_sax = note(`<
  ~ A B A B C ~@3 C ~ D E C ~@3 C ~ D E ~@5 F ~@2 C ~@3 C ~ D E C ~@3 C ~ D E ~@9 F ~ G C ~@3 C ~ D H I J K L I M@5 ~@11
  F ~@2 C ~@3 C ~ D E C ~@3 C ~ D E C ~@3 C ~ D E C ~@3 C ~ D E C ~@3 C ~ D E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g#2 f#2", B: "e2@4 d#2 ~@3", C: "~@11 g#3 ~@4", D: "g#3 f#3", E: "e3@8 d#3@7 ~", F: "~@7 [d#3,a#3,c#4]@6 ~@3",
  G: "~@2 [e3,e4] ~ [d#3,a#3,d#4] ~@3, ~@4 b3 ~@11", H: "e3@8 d#3@2 ~@2 d#4 ~@2 b3", I: "c#4@8 g#3 ~@6 g#3",
  J: "b3@2 ~ b3 c#4 ~@3 c#4@4 b3 ~@3", K: "d#4@3 ~ d#4 ~@3 g#4@3 ~ g#4 ~@3", L: "b4@3 ~ b4@2 ~ g#4 ~@4 d#4 ~@2 b3",
  M: "[b3@2 ~ b3 c#4 ~@3 c#4@4 b3 ~@2 [g#3,d#4]@6 ~@2 [f#3,c#4]@6 ~@2 [e3,b3]@5 ~@3 [d#3,a#3]@7 ~ [g#2,d#3,g#3]@32 ~]/5", // G#5 F#5 E5 D#5 G#5
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.64).pan(0.2)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "el guit1"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@5 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@8 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@12 A B A B A B A C A B A B A B ~@10 A B A B
  A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [b3,d#4,g#4] ~@7 [a#3,c#4,f#4] ~@3", B: "~@4 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@7 [g3,a#3,d#4] ~@3",
  C: "~@4 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g3,a#3,d#4] ~@7", D: "~@4 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@11",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.56).pan(0.7)

// chords · electric guitar jazz · "el guit2"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
  ~@5 A B A B C B D E A B A B C B D E ~@8 A B A B C B D E A B A B C B D E ~@10 F G A B A B C B D H A B A B C I@5 ~@6 J K
  J K J L J K A B A B C B D E A B A B C B D E A B A B C B D E A B A B C B D E A B A B C B D E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d#4,g#4]@7 ~ [a#3,c#4,f#4]@8", B: "[g#3,b3,e4]@6 ~ [g3,a#3,d#4]@8 ~", C: "[b3,d#4,g#4]@8 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@7 ~",
  D: "[b3,d#4,g#4] [a#3,c#4,f#4]", E: "[g#3,b3,e4]@6 ~ [g3,a#3,d#4]@9", F: "[b3,d#4,g#4]@7 ~ [a#3,c#4,f#4]@7 ~",
  G: "~@2 [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,a#3,d#4] ~@3", H: "[g#3,b3,e4]@3 ~@5",
  I: "[[g#3,b3,e4]@6 ~ [g3,a#3,d#4]@8 [b3,d#4,g#4]@8 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@8 [g#3,b3,e4]@6 ~@2 [g3,a#3,d#4]@7 ~ [b3,d#4,g#4]@32 ~]/5", // E D# G#m F# E D# G#m
  J: "[b3,d#4,g#4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f#4] ~", K: "[g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,a#3,d#4] ~", L: "[g#3,b3,e4]@4 ~@3 [g3,a#3,d#4]@6 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.32).pan(0.3)

// other · alto sax · "sax 3"
const alto_sax_2 = note("<~@26 A ~@27 A ~@31 A ~@27 B C ~ D E F ~ G H I J ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 g#4@7 ~@2", B: "c#4 d#4 c#4 b3 c#4 d4 d#4 g#4", C: "b4 g#4@5 ~@2", D: "g#4 b4 g#4 d#4 g#4@2 d#4 c#4",
  E: "d#4@2 c#4 b3 c#4 b3@2 ~", F: "d#4!2 c#4 g#3@4 ~", G: "g#3@2 b3@2 d#4@2 d4 ~@3 c#4@2 e4@2 c#4@2",
  H: "~@2 d#4@2 g#4@2 d#4 ~@3 g#4@2 a#4@2 b4 ~", I: "g#4@2 d#4 ~@3 d#4 ~ d#4@2 c#4@2 b3@2 g#3@2",
  J: "b3 g#3 b3 c#4 d#4 g#3 ~@2",
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.64)

// other · rock organ · "organ"
const rock_organ = note("<~@45 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@3 ~@51 E@4 F@4 E@4 F@4 E@4 F@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "g#5/2", B: "d#6/2", C: "[b5 g#5@7]/2", D: "[g#6@47 ~]/3", E: "g#5/4", F: "[d#6@31 ~]/4",
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.56)

// other · electric guitar clean · "el guit3"
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note("<~@59 A B C ~ D ~@23 E F G H I J K ~@3 L@2 ~@3 M ~@26>".pickRestart({
  A: "b3@2 ~ g#3@4 g#3@6 ~@3", B: "~@3 c#4@4 b3 c#4@4 b3@3 c#4", C: "d#4@7 ~", D: "~@2 f#4@5 ~", E: "~@2 g#5@5 ~",
  F: "d#5 ~@3 d#5@9 ~@3", G: "~@4 d#5@9 ~@3", H: "~@11 c#5@4 b4", I: "g#4@2 ~ b4 c#5@2 ~ d#5 c#5@7 ~",
  J: "~@4 d#5@2 ~ d#5@8 ~", K: "g#4@7 ~", L: "[~@15 d#5@2 ~@2 d#5@2 ~@2 d#5@7 ~@2]/2", M: "~@3 d#4@12 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.64)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ A@25 B A C A@25 B A C A@13 D E@2 F A@12 B A C A@15 B A@15 B A@7 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@6 x ~@8", C: "x!3 ~", D: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", E: "~@7 x ~@7 x", F: "~ x",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<A B@3 ~@17 B@8 ~@16 B@11 ~@17 B@55 C>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B@7 C B@8 ~@7 D B@7 E B@8 ~@11 F B@7 G B@6 H@2 ~@15 I B@7 J B@7 K B@7 L B@7 K B@7 M
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@7", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@3", D: "~@11 x!2 ~@3", E: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x",
  F: "~ x!2 ~", G: "~@4 x ~ x!3 ~@7", H: "~@3 x!2 ~@6 x!2 ~@3", I: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x",
  J: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x!3 ~ x", K: "~@3 x!3 ~@2 x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x", L: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x",
  M: "~@3 x!3 ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@4",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A@3 B A@51 B A@7 B ~@8 A@16 ~@40>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@20 [~@15 x] ~@23 [~@15 x] ~@84>").gain(0.56)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~ A@3 B A@51 B A@7 C ~@8 A@16 ~@40>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@6 x", B: "x", C: "x ~@6 x ~@8",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@4 B ~@2 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@8 B ~@2 A ~@12 C D@2 ~@13 B ~@2 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x ~@8", C: "~@15 x", D: "~@7 x ~@7 x",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@65 A B A B A@2 ~@18 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x", C: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.64)

stack(
  bass, alto_sax, tenor_sax, electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_jazz, alto_sax_2, rock_organ,
  electric_guitar_clean_2, kick, rim, snare, hihat, low_tom, open_hat, crash, ride_bell
)

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