Strudelify
KeyB minorTempo141 bpm
0:00/0:00
// 241 — Reel Big Fish
// 141 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 92 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(141/4)

// 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.

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A B C D E F G H E F G H G I J K G E L M N O N P Q B C D A B C D E F G H E F G H G I J K G E L M N O N R S B
  C D A B C D E F G H E F G H E F G H E F G H T ~@2 U@2 V W X Y Z ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~", // Bm D
  B: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~", // D
  C: "~@2 [e4,g4,b4,e5] ~@3 [e4,g4,b4,e5] ~@3 [e4,g4,b4,e5] ~@3 [e4,g4,b4,e5] ~", // Em
  D: "~@2 [f#4,a#4,c#5,f#5] ~@3 [f#4,a#4,c#5,f#5] ~@3 [f#4,a#4,c#5,f#5] ~@3 [f#4,a#4,c#5,f#5] ~", // F#
  E: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~", // Bm
  F: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4] ~", // D
  G: "~@2 [e4,g4,b4] ~@3 [e4,g4,b4] ~@3 [e4,g4,b4] ~@3 [e4,g4,b4] ~", // Em
  H: "~@2 [f#4,a#4,c#5] ~@3 [f#4,a#4,c#5] ~@3 [f#4,a#4,c#5] ~@3 [f#4,a#4,c#5] ~", // F#
  I: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4]@2", // Bm
  J: "[c4,e4,g4]@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4]@2", // C
  K: "[b3,d4,f#4]@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~", L: "[c4,e4,g4]!8",
  M: "[d4,f#4,a4]!8", N: "[a3,e4,a4]@2 [a3,e4,a4] ~@13", O: "[c4,g4,c5]@2 [c4,g4,c5] ~@13",
  P: "[f#3,b3,d4] [g3,a3,b3,c#4,d4,f#4] [c#4,d4,e4,f#4,g4,a4] [a3,d4,e4,g4,a4] [b3,c#4,d4,e4,f#4] [g3,b3,c#4] [g3,a3,b3,c#4,d4] [d3,e3,f#3,g3,a3] [b2,c#3,d3,e3] [f#2,g2,b2,c#3,d3,f#3,a3] [g2,a2,c#3,g3] [e2,g2,a2,b2,c#3] [d2,e2,g2,a2,b2] [g1,a1,b1,c#2,g2,b2] [f#1,g1,d2,e2] [f#1,e2,g2,a2]", // Bm Gmaj7 Dmaj7 Asus4 Bm C#m7b5 G D …
  Q: "[f#1,c#2,g2,a2,b2] ~ [b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~", // F#m Bm D
  R: "c#6 [a5,b5,c#6] [g5,a5,c#6] [g5,b5,d6] [b5,d6] [f#5,g5,a5,d6] [g4,b4,c#5,d5,f#5,g5,a5,b5,d6] [b3,c#4,d4,e4,f#4,g4,a4,b4,c#5,e5,f#5,a5,b5,d6] [c#3,e3,f#3,b3,d4,a4,b4] [c#3,d3,e3,f#3,g3,a3,b3,d4,e4] [e3,g3,b3,d4,e4] [a3,b3,c#4,d4,e4]!2 [a3,b3,e4,f#4] [b2,c#3,d3,f#3,g3,b3,c#4,d4] [g2,a2,b2,c#3,d3,e3,f#3,b3]", // A A7 G Bm D Gmaj7 Bm7 Dmaj7 …
  S: "[f#3,a3,c#4,d4,e4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~", // F#m7 Bm D
  T: "[b3,d4,f#4,b4]!2 ~@6", // Bm
  U: "[[f#3,f#4]@4 ~ [e3,e4]@4 ~ [d3,d4]@4 ~ [c#3,c#4]@4 ~ [b3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,f#4,b4] [d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4] [f#4,g4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4]!2 [b3,d4,f#4,b4] [d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4] [d4,g4,a4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4]]/2", // F# E D C# Bm Gmaj7 Bm G …
  V: "[d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4]!2 [f#4,a4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4,b4] [c#4,d4,f#4,a4] [b3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,f#4,b4] [d4,f#4] [b3,d4,f#4,b4] [c#4,d4] [b3,d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4] [b3,d4,f#4,b4] [d4,f#4,b4]", // Bm B7 Bm Dmaj7 Bm D Bm Dmaj7 …
  W: "[f#4,g4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4]!2 [d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4] [d4,f#4] [f#4,g4,a4,b4] [b3,d4] [d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4] [d4,f#4] [a4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4] [c#4,d4,f#4,a4]", // Gmaj7 Bm D Gmaj7 Bm D Bm D …
  X: "[b3,d4] [f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4] [c#4,d4] [b3,d4] [d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4] [f#4,b4] [b3,d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,b4] [f#4,g4,b4] [d4,f#4] [b3,d4] [d4,f#4,b4]", // Bm B5 Bm Dmaj7 Bm B5 Bm Gmaj7 …
  Y: "[b3,d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,b4] [d4,f#4] [b3,d4,f#4] [d4,a4,b4] [d4,f#4,g4] [b3,d4] [d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,b4] [b3,d4] [d4,f#4] [d4,f#4,a4] b4 [b3,d4,f#4] [c#4,d4,a4] [d4,f#4]", // Bm D Bm Bm7 Gmaj7 Bm D Bm …
  Z: "[b3,d4,f#4] ~@6 [b3,d4,f#4,b4]@8 ~", // Bm
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.31)

// other · tenor sax
const tenor_sax = note(`<
  A B C D E B C D E F G H I F G H J ~@8 K@3 L B C D E B C D E F G H I F G H J ~@8 K@3 M B C D E B C D E F G H I F G H I
  F G H I F G H I N G H O@6 P ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 g4@2 a4 ~ a#4 ~", B: "b4@2 b4 ~ d5@2 b4 ~@7 f#4 ~", C: "~ f#4 e4 d4 e4 f#4 g4 a4",
  D: "b4@2 b4 ~ d5@2 b4 ~@9", E: "f#5@8 ~@2 g4@2 a4 ~ a#4 ~", F: "f#4@2 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~",
  G: "e4@2 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~", H: "b4@2 b4 ~@3 b4 ~@3 b4 ~@3 b4 ~", I: "g4 f#4", J: "g4@6 a4 g4 f#4@8",
  K: "~@6 a4 b4 c5 ~ a4 b4 c5 ~@3", L: "f#5 ~@3 g3@3 ~ a3@3 ~ a#3@3 ~", M: "f#5@2 ~@2 g4@3 ~ a4@3 ~ a#4@3 ~",
  N: "[f#4,b4]@2 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~", O: "[g4@7 a4 g4 ~ f#4@8 ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4]@76]/6", P: "~@7 [b4,b5]@8 ~",
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.41)

// other · trombone
const trombone = note(`<
  A B C D E B C D E F G H I F G H J ~@8 K@3 L B C D E B C D E F G H I F G H J M N O P Q R S T K@3 U B C D E B C D E F G
  V@2 F G W X F G Y Z F G AA AB AC G H AD@6 AE ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 g3@2 a3 ~ a#3 ~", B: "b3@2 b3 ~ d4@2 b3 ~@7 f#3 ~", C: "~ f#3 e3 d3 e3 f#3 g3 a3",
  D: "b3@2 b3 ~ d4@2 b3 ~@9", E: "c#4@8 ~@2 g3@2 a3 ~ a#3 ~", F: "b3@2 b3 ~@3 b3 ~@3 b3 ~@3 b3 ~",
  G: "d4@2 d4 ~@3 d4 ~@3 d4 ~@3 d4 ~", H: "e4@2 e4 ~@3 e4 ~@3 d#4 ~@3 e4 ~", I: "g4 f#4", J: "g4@6 a4 g4 f#4@8",
  K: "~@6 a3 b3 c4 ~ a3 b3 c4 ~@3", L: "f#3 ~@3 g3@3 ~ a3@3 ~ a#3@3 ~", M: "g4@10 a4@3 ~ g4@2",
  N: "f#4@10 f4@3 ~ f#4@2", O: "g4@10 b4@3 ~ g4@2", P: "f#4@13 ~@3", Q: "~@2 b3!2 b3@2 a3@2 b3@2 d4@2 b3@2 a3@2",
  R: "b3@2 d4@2 b3@2 a3@2 b3@3 ~@5", S: "e4!2 e4@2 e4@2 d4@2 e4@2 f#4@2 ~@2 g4@2",
  T: "~@2 f#4@3 ~ e4 d4 d4@2 e4 ~ b3@3 ~", U: "f#3@2 ~@2 g3@3 ~ a3@3 ~ a#3@3 ~", V: "~@2 e4 ~@3 f#4 g4 f#4@6 ~@2",
  W: "~@2 e4 d#4 e4 ~@3 e4 d#4 e4 ~@3 e4@2", X: "g4@3 ~ f#4@2 e4 d4 a3@2 b3 ~ b3@2 a3@2",
  Y: "e4 ~ e4 ~ d#4@2 e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ d#4@2 e4 ~", Z: "b3@5 ~ c#4@3 ~ b3@3 ~ a3@2",
  AA: "b3@2 b3 ~@3 b3@2 a3@2 a3 ~@3 a3@2", AB: "g3@2 g3 ~@3 g3@2 f#3@2 f#3@2 f#3 g3 a3 a#3",
  AC: "[f#3,b3]@2 [f#3,b3] ~@3 b3 ~@3 b3 ~@3 b3 ~", // B5
  AD: "[d4@4 ~ d4@2 e4 d4 ~ c#4@8 ~@2 [f#3,b3]@18 ~@5 [f#3,b3]@53, ~@5 [b2,d3]@19]/6", AE: "~@7 [b2,b3]@8 ~",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.42)

// bass · fretless bass
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A B C E F G H I F G H I J K L K J K M N O P O Q A B C R A B C S F G H I F G H I J K L K J K M N O P O T A B
  C S A B C U F G H I F G H I F G H I F G H I V ~@2 W@2 X Y@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b1@2 b1@2 d2@2 b1 ~@3 b1 ~@3 d2 ~", B: "~ d2 a2 d2 b2@2 a2 d2", C: "e2@2 e2@2 b2@2 e2 ~@3 e2 ~@3 e2 ~",
  D: "f#2 c#3 f#3 g3 f#3 f#2 g2 f#2", E: "f#2 f#3 ~ f#2 g2 ~ g3 a2 ~ a3 a2@2 c#3@2 d3@2",
  F: "b1@2 b1@2 d2@2 b1 ~@3 b1 ~@3 b1@2", G: "d2@2 d2@2 a2@2 d2 ~@3 d2 ~@3 d2@2",
  H: "e2@2 e2@2 b2@2 e2 ~@3 e2 ~@3 e2@2", I: "f#2 e2 d2 c#2", J: "e2 b2 g2 e2 b2 g2 f#2 e2",
  K: "b1@2 b1 ~@3 f#2 ~@3 b1 ~@3 b1@2", L: "c2@2 c2 ~@3 g2 ~@3 c2 ~@3 c2@2", M: "c2!2 [c2,g2] c2!2 [c2,g2] c2 [c2,g2]",
  N: "[d2,a2]!8", O: "a1@2 a1 ~@13", P: "c2@2 c2 ~@13", Q: "f#2 ~@15", R: "f#2 f#3 g2 g3 a2 a3 a#2 a#3",
  S: "f#2@2 c#3@2 ~@2 f#3 g3 f#3@2 f#2@2 g2@2 f#2@2", T: "f#2 ~@7", U: "f#2 c#3 f#3 c#3 f#2 c#3 f#3 c#3", V: "b1!2 ~@6",
  W: "[f#2@4 ~ e2@4 ~ d2@4 ~ c#2@4 ~ b1!2 ~ b1 a1 ~ b1!3 ~ b1!2]/2", X: "~ c#2 d2 ~ e2 f#2 ~ g2 a2 ~ b2!2 ~ b2!2 ~",
  Y: "[b2 ~ b2@2 b2@2 a2@2 b2@3 ~ c#3@3 b2@3 ~ a2@3 f#2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ d2@4 ~ c#2@15 ~@5 [b1,b2]@8 ~]/4", // B
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.42)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A@2 B C A@2 B A B@7 D E B@2 F E B G H I@3 J A@2 B C A@2 B C B@7 D E B@2 F E B G H I@3 K A@2 B C A@2 B F B@15 L I ~@2
  M N O P Q R S@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~", B: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", D: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~@8",
  E: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", F: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~@2", G: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4",
  H: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~ x ~@3 x ~", I: "x!2 ~@6", J: "x", K: "x ~@4 x ~ x", L: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2",
  M: "x ~@4 x ~@4 x ~@4 x", N: "~@4 x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2", O: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3", P: "~ x!8 ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x",
  Q: "~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", R: "~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@5", S: "~@7 x ~@8",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@89 [~@7 x] ~@2>").gain(0.42)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@7 B A@7 C A@6 D E F@3 G A@15 C A@3 H A@2 D E F@3 ~ A@7 I A@15 C ~@8 J K ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x", E: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2",
  F: "x!2 ~@6", G: "x", H: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", I: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", J: "~@7 x", K: "~@7 x ~@8",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@16 A B@3 C B@2 ~@21 A B@3 C B@2 ~@5 D ~@35>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x!2 ~@5", B: "x!4", C: "x!3 ~", D: "~@6 x!2 ~@8",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@28 [~@10 x!3 ~@3] ~@27 [~@3 x] ~@23 [~@9 x ~@6] ~@10 [~@7 x ~@8]>").gain(0.42)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@16 A ~@11 B ~@15 A ~@11 C ~@23 D ~@10 E>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!8", B: "x ~@2 x", C: "~@3 x", D: "~@8 x ~@5 x!2", E: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~ A@15 B ~@6 A C ~@4 A@15 B ~@6 A C ~@4 A@23 C ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!2 ~@2", C: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@2 B A ~@2 B A ~@7 A ~@2 C A ~@2 B D@3 E A ~@2 B A ~@2 B A ~@7 A ~@2 C A ~@2 B D@3 E A ~@2 B ~@3 C A ~@7 A ~@7 D
  ~@2 F ~@5 G ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@3 x", D: "x!2 ~@6", E: "x!2", F: "x ~@4 x ~@4 x ~@4 x", G: "~@7 x ~@8",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@8 [~@6 x!2] ~@71 [~@12 x!2 ~@2] ~@11>").gain(0.42)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@90 [~@7 x ~@8] ~>").gain(0.42)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@25 A@3 B ~@24 A@3 ~@24 C A ~ D B ~@7>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~@6", B: "x", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "x!16",
})).gain(0.35)

stack(
  acoustic_guitar_nylon, tenor_sax, trombone, bass, kick, rim, snare, hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, crash,
  high_tom, tambourine, ride
)

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