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// mad men theme — RJD2
// 115 bpm, 4/4, key C# minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 2 "Violine" named as a string part, played on violin (its electric bass finger patch is not one)
// note: Transcription provider: pdmx. https://musescore.com/score/972471; license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
// note: Full arrangement: all 17 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. 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.
// chords · tremolo strings · "Klavier"
const tremolo_strings = note("<~@5 A B@4 C D E@3 F G>".pickRestart({
A: "~@7 d#3",
B: "[[c#3,c#5,e5,a5]@4 g#5 ~@3 [c#5,e5,a5]@4 g#5 ~@3 [c5,d#5,g#5]@4 f#5 ~@3 [c5,d#5,g#5]@4 f#5 ~@3 [a4,c#5,f#5]@4 e5 ~@3 [a4,c#5,f#5]@4 e5 ~@3 [g#4,c#5,e5]@4 d#5 ~ g2@2 [g#4,c#5,e5]@4 d#5@4, ~@3 c#3@3 ~ d#3@3 ~ d#3@3 ~ g#2@3 ~ g#2@3 ~ g2@3 ~@2 g#2@4]/4", // A G# F#m C#m
C: "c#3@2 ~ g#2 [c#3,a5]@2 ~ d3, [c#4,e4,g#4,c#5]@15 ~, ~@3 g#5", // F#m C#m
D: "f5 f#5 c#5 [g#2,a4] f4 f#4 f4 [d3,c#4], c#3 ~ c#3 ~", // Amaj7 Dmaj7
E: "[g#3 d4 c#4 [g#2,g#3] d4 c#4 d3@2 c#6 e6 d#6 [g#2,c#6] c6 b5 a#5 [d3,a5] c#3@2 ~ g#2 c#3@2 ~ d#3, c#3@4 ~@4 c#3@4 g#3@35 ~, ~@4 c#3 ~ c#3 ~ g#5@4]/3", // G# C#5 D5
F: "g#2@2 ~ g2 g#2@2 ~ d#3", G: "c#3@15 ~",
})).s("gm_tremolo_strings").gain(0.4)
// chords · tremolo strings · "Klavier" · soft notes · C#5 D5 C#5
const tremolo_strings_soft = note(`<
~@4
[c#6 e6 d#6 [g#2,c#6] c6 b5 a#5 [d3,a5], c#3 ~ c#3 ~]
[c#3@2 ~ g#2 c#3@2 ~@2, [c#5,g#5]]
~@11
>`).s("gm_tremolo_strings").gain(0.2)
// other · violin · "Violine"
const violin = note("<A B C D E@2 F@4 G@2 H I J K L>".pickRestart({
A: "a4@4 g#4 ~@3 a4@4 g#4 ~@3", B: "g#4@4 f#4 ~@3 g#4@4 f#4 ~@3", C: "f#4@4 e4 ~@3 f#4@4 e4 ~@3",
D: "e4@4 d#4 ~@3 e4@4 d#4@4", E: "[c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 ~ d2 c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 ~ d#2, c#4]/2",
F: "[[c#2,a4]@4 g#4 ~@3 a4@4 g#4 ~@3 g#4@4 f#4 ~@3 g#4@4 f#4 ~@3 f#4@4 e4 ~@3 f#4@4 e4 ~@3 e4@4 d#4 ~ g1@2 e4@4 d#4@4, ~@3 c#2@3 ~ d#2@3 ~ d#2@3 ~ g#1@3 ~ g#1@3 ~ g1@3 ~@2 g#1@4]/4", // F#m
G: "[c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 ~ d2 c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 ~ d2, c#4]/2", H: "c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 d2@2", I: "c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 ~ d2",
J: "c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 ~ d#2", K: "[c#2,e4]@4 d#4 ~ g#1@2 [c#2,e4]@4 ~@2 d#2@2, ~@3 d#4", L: "[c#2,c#4]",
})).s("gm_violin").gain(0.11)
// other · viola · "Bratsche"
const viola = note("<~@4 A@2 B C D E A@2 ~@3 E F>".pickRestart({
A: "e3/2", B: "c#4 ~ c#4 ~", C: "c4 ~ c4 ~", D: "a3 ~ a3 ~", E: "g#3 ~ f#3@2", F: "e3",
})).s("gm_viola").gain(0.2)
// other · viola · "Bratsche" · soft notes
const viola_soft = note("<[c#4 ~ c#4 ~] [c4 ~ c4 ~] [a3 ~ a3 ~] [g#3 ~ f#3@2] ~@13>").s("gm_viola").gain(0.13)
// other · cello · "Violoncello"
const cello = note("<A@4 B@2 A@4 C@2 ~@2 D@2 E>".pickRestart({
A: "[c#3@2 ~ c#3@3 ~ d#3@3 ~ d#3@3 ~ g#2@3 ~ g#2@3 ~ g2@3 ~ g2 g#2@4]/4", B: "[c#3@15 d#3]/2", C: "c#3/2",
D: "[~@7 g#2@3 ~ g2 g#2@4]/2", E: "c#3",
})).s("gm_cello").gain(0.27)
// bass · contrabass
const bass = note("<A B C D ~@2 E B C D ~@7>".pickRestart({
A: "c#2@2 ~ c#2 c#3@2 ~ d#2", B: "d#3@2 ~ d#2 d#3@2 ~ g#1", C: "g#2@2 ~ g#1 g#2@2 ~ g1", D: "g2@2 ~ g1 g#1@2 ~@2",
E: "~@3 c#2 c#3@2 ~ d#2",
})).s("gm_contrabass").gain(0.3)
// bass · acoustic bass
const bass_2 = note("<~@4 A B C ~@3 A@2 D A B@2 E>".pickRestart({
A: "c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 ~ d2", B: "c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 ~ d#2", C: "c#2 ~@3", D: "c#2@2 ~ g#1 c#2@2 d2@2", E: "c#2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.3)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@5 A B@2 C D E F G H I J ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@10", B: "x ~ x!2 ~@6 x!2 ~@2 x ~", C: "x ~@2 x ~@12", D: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x ~@5",
E: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~", F: "~@2 x!2 ~@7 x!2 ~@3", G: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5", H: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x",
I: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", J: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.28)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@5 A B C D E F G H I J I ~>".pickRestart({
A: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "~@4 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x",
D: "~@4 x ~ x ~@3 x!4 ~ x", E: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", F: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3",
G: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x", H: "x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x!3 ~", I: "~ x ~ x", J: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.28)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@5 A B C D E F G H I J K L>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x!3 ~@4", B: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3", C: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~", D: "~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x", E: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@2 x ~@6",
F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~@3", G: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x!3 ~ x ~", H: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@5", I: "x!6 ~ x",
J: "x!8", K: "x!6 ~@2", L: "x",
})).gain(0.28)
// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<[~@2 x!3 ~ x!2] [x ~ x!3 ~ x!2] [x!4] [x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~] ~@13>").gain(0.1)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@5 [~@7 x] ~@3 [~@7 x] ~@7>").gain(0.28)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@5 [~@9 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2] [~ x ~@14] ~ [~ x!2 ~@7 x!4 ~@2] [~@13 x ~@2] ~@7>").gain(0.28)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@5 A B C@2 ~ B D ~ E ~ E ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@10", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@3 x ~@4", D: "~ x", E: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.28)
// drums · open hat · soft notes
const open_hat_soft = s("oh").struct("<~@2 [~@3 x ~@3 x] [~@4 x ~@2 x] ~@13>").gain(0.1)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@6 [x ~@2 x ~@4] ~@5 [~ x ~@5 x ~@8] ~@4>").gain(0.28)
// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct("<~@8 x ~@8>").gain(0.31)
stack(
tremolo_strings, tremolo_strings_soft, violin, viola, viola_soft, cello, bass, bass_2, kick, snare, hihat, hihat_soft,
low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, open_hat_soft, crash, ride_bell
)
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