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Know By Now

Robert Palmer

KeyE majorTempo118 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Know By Now — Robert Palmer
// 118 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 118 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): DISTORTION.
setcpm(118/4)

// 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 · synth bass 1 · "SYN BASS 1"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@17 A B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B D ~@15 E F G F E F G F B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B D ~@15 E F G F E F G F E F G
  F E F G F E F G F E F G F E F G F E H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 e2!2", B: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~", C: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2!2",
  D: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ d#2 ~ f2 ~", E: "c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~",
  F: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~", G: "f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~", H: "b1 ~ b1 ~@13",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.31)

// bass · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass_2 = note(`<
  A@2 ~@4 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H I J K L M F G H I J K L N B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 O@2 P B Q D Q B Q D Q F G H I
  J K L M F G H I J K L N B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 O@2 P B Q D Q B Q D Q B Q D Q B Q D Q B Q D Q B Q D Q B Q D Q B R
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 e5@8 ~, [g#4,c#5]@15 ~, ~@3 [e4,b4]@12 ~]/2", B: "c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~ c#2 ~",
  C: "a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~", D: "f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~",
  E: "g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~", F: "b1 ~ b1@2 ~@2 b1@2 ~@2 e1@2 g1@2 b1@2",
  G: "~@2 b1@2 ~@2 b1 ~@3 e1@2 g1@2 b1@2", H: "a#1 ~ a#1 ~@3 a#1@2 ~@2 e1@2 g1@2 a#1@2",
  I: "~@2 a#1@2 ~@2 e1@2 g1@2 a#1@2 ~@2 a#1 ~", J: "a1 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 ~@2 e1@2 g1@2 a1@2",
  K: "~@2 a1 ~@3 e1@2 g1@2 a1 ~@3 a1@2", L: "g1 ~ g1 ~@3 e1@2 ~@2 e1@2 g1@2 a1 ~",
  M: "~@4 g1@2 a1@2 b1@2 d2@2 b1 a1 g1@2", N: "~@2 g1 a1 g#1!2 d#1 f1", O: "b1@15 ~", P: "b1@7 ~",
  Q: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~", R: "b1 ~ b1 ~@13",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.36)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "SLOWSTRING"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@10 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 ~@8 E@8 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 F@3 G@4 H@4 ~@8 E@8 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 F@3 G@4 H@4 G@4 H@4
  G@4 H@4 G@4 I@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c#4,f4]/2", B: "[a#3,d#4]/2", C: "[g#3,a#3,c#4]/2", D: "[f4 ~@3 d#4@4, g#3, c#4 ~, ~ f#4@7]/2",
  E: "[b5@29 ~@3]/8", F: "[[c#4,e4,g#4]@2 [e4,f#4,b4], b2]/3", G: "[a4 g#4@3, c#4]/4", H: "[c#4,g#4]/4",
  I: "[c#4,g#4]/2", // C#5
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.22).pan(0.4)

// chords · electric guitar jazz · "+HAWAIIGTR"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
  ~ A B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 ~@20 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 ~@31 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 ~@37
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ c#5, ~@3 g#4@3 ~@2", B: "[~@3 d#4@13, c#3@15 ~, ~ f3@15, ~ g#3@7]/2",
  C: "[~@6 d#4@23 ~@3, a#2@29 ~@3, ~@2 c#3@27 ~@3, ~@4 f3@25 ~@3]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.29).pan(0.1)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@2 A@4 B@4 C@4 D@2 E@2 ~@16 C@4 B@4 D@2 E@2 ~@3 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 ~@16 C@4 B@4 D@2 E@2 ~@3 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 F@2
  G@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 H@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@6 c#3 ~ a#2 ~ c#3 ~@25 d#3@2 ~@6 f4@20, ~@6 a#2@3 ~@2 g#4@8 ~@13, ~@14 d#3@9 ~@15 c#3@4 a#3@16 ~@6, ~@16 d#4@17 ~@7 d#3@4 ~@20]/4",
  B: "[~@10 g#3@8 ~@8 c#4@2 f4@6 c5@4 c#5@4 c5@4 f4@15 ~@3, ~ c#4@4 ~@4 c#4@3 ~@20, ~@6 g#4@7 ~@9 g#4@6 ~@36]/4",
  C: "[~@10 g#3@8 ~@8 c#4@2 f4@10 g#4@8 f4@15 ~@3, ~ c#4@4 ~@4 c#4@3 ~@20, ~@6 g#4@7 ~@9 g#4@6 ~@36]/4",
  D: "[~@18 g#4@4 f#4@9 ~, ~@5 f4@5 ~@6]/2", E: "[~@2 f4@4 g#4 c5@7 ~@2]/2",
  F: "[~@3 e4@2 b3@4 ~@4 a3@2 b3, f#3@15 ~@3 f#3@7 ~@7, ~@2 a3@9 ~@9 b3@6 ~@6, ~@11 e4@4 ~]/2",
  G: "[~@5 b3@2 ~@4 a3@2 b3 f#3@2, f#3@11 ~@9 b3@5 ~@7, ~ a3@2 e4@4 g#4@6 ~@3, ~@4 b3@5 ~@9 e4@9 ~@5]/2",
  H: "[~@3 e4@2 b3@4 ~ b3@3 ~@3, f#3@15 ~@3 f#3@7 ~@7, ~@2 a3@9 ~@21]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.17).pan(0.8)

// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO 2"
const epiano2 = note("<~@18 A@8 B@8 ~@23 A@8 C@8 ~@45>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[e3,b3,e4]@28 [e3,b3,e4]@2 [e3,a#3,e4]@30 [e3,a#3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,f#4]@30 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,b3,e4]@33 ~]/8", // E5 Edim F#m7 A5 E5
  B: "[[e3,g3,b3,e4]@28 [e3,b3,e4]@2 [e3,a#3,e4]@30 [e3,a#3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,f#4]@30 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,b3,e4]@33 ~]/8", // Em E5 Edim F#m7 A5 E5
  C: "[[e3,g3,b3,e4]@28 [e3,b3,e4]@2 [e3,a#3,e4]@30 [e3,a#3,e4]@2 [e3,a3,f#4]@30 [e3,a3,e4]@2 [e3,b3,e4]@25 ~@9]/8", // Em E5 Edim F#m7 A5 E5
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.38).pan(0.6)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 ~@16 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 ~@27 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 ~@33
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@3 c3@3 ~@6 c3@2 c#3@2, f3@2 ~ c#3@2 ~@3, ~@9 f3@5 ~@2]/2", B: "[~@2 c3 ~ a#2@10 ~@2, d#3@6 c#3@5 ~@21]/2",
  C: "[~@3 f3@3 ~@2 c#3@8, g#3@8 ~@4 f#3@17 ~@3]/2", D: "[g#3@4 f3@2 ~@2 c#3@21 ~@3, ~@6 f#3@11 ~@15]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.24)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note(`<
  ~@6 A B@3 A B@3 ~@4 C D E F G H I ~ C D J F K L M N A B@3 A B@3 ~@4 O P@2 Q R Q R Q R Q S C D E F G H I ~ C D J F K L
  M N A B@3 A B@3 ~@4 O P@2 Q R Q R Q R Q S Q R Q R Q R Q S Q R Q R Q R Q S Q R Q R Q T
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [c#4,f4,g#4] ~@2 [c#4,f4,g#4] ~@2", // C#
  B: "[~@2 [c#4,f4,g#4] ~@2 [c#4,f4,g#4] ~@2 [f4,c5]@11 ~@5, ~@15 c#4@22 ~@11, ~@15 a#3@14 ~@19]/3", // C# F5
  C: "[b2,e3,b3]@4 ~@8 [b2,e3,b3]@3 ~", D: "~@8 [b2,e3,b3]@3 ~@5", E: "[a#2,e3,a#3]@4 ~@8 [a#2,e3,a#3]@3 ~",
  F: "~@8 [a#2,e3,a#3]@3 ~@5", G: "[a2,e3,a3]@4 ~@8 [a2,e3,a3]@3 ~", H: "~@8 [a2,e3,a3]@3 ~@5",
  I: "[g2,e3,g3]@4 ~@8 [g2,e3,g3]@3 ~", J: "[e3,a#3,f#4]@4 ~@8 [e3,a#3,f#4]@3 ~", K: "[e3,a3,c4]@4 ~@8 [e3,a3,c4]@3 ~",
  L: "~@8 [e3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [e3,a3]@4", M: "[g2,e3,g3]@8 ~@4 [g2,e3,g3]@3 ~", N: "~ [d#3,g#3,c4,g#4]",
  O: "[f#3,b3,e4,f#4,b4]", P: "[b2,f#3,b3,e4,f#4,b4]", Q: "~@2 [a3,b3,e4]@5 ~, f#3@15 ~",
  R: "~@2 [b3,e4]@2 d#4 ~@3 e4@4 d#4@3 ~, ~ b3", S: "~@2 [b3,e4]@2 d#4 ~@3 e4@4 d#4@4, ~ b3",
  T: "~@2 [b3,e4]@2 d#4 ~@11", // E5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.11).pan(0.9)

// chords · distortion guitar · "DISTORTION"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~@8 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@4 B C ~@6 B C ~@8 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@15 B C ~@6 B C ~@8 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@37
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c#4@11 ~@5]/2", B: "g3@4 ~@8 g3@3 ~", C: "~@8 g3@3 ~@5",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.13).pan(0.2)

// other · pizzicato strings · "PIZZICATO"
const pizzicato_strings = note(`<
  ~@9
  [~@10 d#5 ~@3 f5 ~]
  [d#5@2 ~@2 c#5 ~ g#4@2 ~@2 d#5 ~@3 f5 ~]
  [d#5@2 ~@2 c#5 ~ g#4@2 ~@2 c5@2 ~@2 c#5 ~]
  [c5@2 ~@2 a#4 ~ f4@2 ~@8]
  ~@105
>`).s("gm_pizzicato_strings").gain(0.31).pan(0.8)

// other · marimba
const marimba = note("<~@9 A B C D ~@20 A B C D E B C D ~@31 A B C D E B C D ~@38>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 d#5 ~@3 f5 ~", B: "d#5@2 ~@2 c#5 ~ g#4@2 ~@2 d#5 ~@3 f5 ~", C: "d#5@2 ~@2 c#5 ~ g#4@2 ~@2 c5@2 ~@2 c#5 ~",
  D: "c5@2 ~@2 a#4 ~ f4@2 ~@8", E: "~@10 d#5@2 ~@2 f5 ~",
})).s("gm_marimba").gain(0.36).pan(0.3)

// other · vibraphone
const vibraphone = note("<~@41 A@2 B ~@36 A@2 B ~@22 C@3 ~ C@3 ~ C@3 ~ D>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a#4@4 f4@4 d#4@4 g#4@11 ~ f4@4 f#4@4]/2", B: "c#4@3 ~",
  C: "[~ [f#4,f#5]@2 [g#4,g#5]@2 [a4,a5]@2 [b4,b5]@4 [a4,a5]@4 [g#4,g#5]@2 [e4,e5] [f#4,f#5]@4 ~@2]/3", // F# G# A B A G# E F#
  D: "~ [f#4,f#5]@2 [g#4,g#5]@2 ~@3", // F# G#
})).s("gm_vibraphone").gain(0.27).pan(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@5 A B@40 C@2 D B@36 C@2 D B@29 C>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", C: "x", D: "x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ A ~@3 A B@11 C B@7 D B@19 C ~@2 A B@15 D B@19 C ~@2 A B@7 D B@21 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3", D: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@6 A B@7 A B@2 C A B@6 D A B@6 E A B@2 F B@4 A B@2 C ~@3 A G B H A G B@2 A B@6 D A B@6 E A B@2 F B@4 A B@2 C ~@3 A G
  B H A G B@2 A B@2 H A G B H A G B H A G B H A G B H A I
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!8", C: "x!4 ~@3 x", D: "x!5 ~@3", E: "x!6 ~@2", F: "x!7 ~", G: "x!5 ~ x!2", H: "x!5 ~ x ~",
  I: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~ A ~@54 B ~@7 C ~@7 C ~@22 D ~@3 E ~@3 F ~@3 E ~@3 F ~@3 E ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@2 x ~@7 x!2 ~@4", C: "~ x ~@6", D: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", E: "~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~", F: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@17 A ~@7 B ~@7 C ~@3 D ~@7 A ~@2 C ~ B ~ E ~ B ~@9 B ~@7 C ~@3 D ~@7 A ~@2 C ~ B ~ E ~ B ~@5 E ~ B ~ E ~ B ~ E ~ B ~
  E ~ B ~ E ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~@3 x", D: "~@7 x", E: "~@5 x ~ x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@5 A B ~@7 B ~@2 C B ~@7 B ~@6 C B ~@7 B ~@2 C B@2 D B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@6 C B ~@7 B ~@2 C B@2 D B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3
  B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "x", C: "~ x", D: "x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.23)

// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct("<[~@3 x ~@4] ~@117>").gain(0.35)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@49 A B A B A B A B ~@31 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!11 ~ x ~ x ~", B: "x!16", C: "x!4 ~@12",
})).gain(0.17)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@49 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@32 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.12)

// drums · triangle
const triangle = s("triangles:35").struct("<~@46 A B C ~@36 A B C ~@30>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~", C: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(1.51)

stack(
  bass, bass_2, string_ensemble_2, electric_guitar_jazz, acoustic_guitar_steel, epiano2, electric_guitar_clean,
  electric_guitar_clean_2, distortion_guitar, pizzicato_strings, marimba, vibraphone, kick, snare, hihat, mid_tom,
  open_hat, crash, ride_bell, tambourine, tambourine_soft, triangle
)

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