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Talking In Your Sleep cover art

1983 · In Heat

Talking In Your Sleep

Romantics

KeyC majorTempo130 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Talking In Your Sleep — Romantics
// 130 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 128 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(130/4)

// 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 · electric bass finger · "FINGERDBAS"
const electric_bass_finger = note("<~@32 A@7 B@2 ~@23 C@8 ~@24 D@8 ~@24>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@8 [a4,d5,f5]@31 ~ [c5,e5]@31 ~ [b4,d5]@31 ~ [a#4,d5,f5]@8, ~@20 g4@31 ~@5]/7", // Dm C Bm A#
  B: "[~@7 [g4,c5,e5] [g4,c5,e5,g5]@14 ~@10, ~@8 f5 ~@23]/2", // C
  C: "[~@8 [a4,d5,f5]@31 ~ [c5,e5]@31 [b4,d5]@31 ~@2 [a#4,d5,f5]@15 ~ [g4,c5,e5]@8, ~@20 g4@31 ~@13]/8", // Dm C Bm A# C
  D: "[~@8 [a4,d5,f5]@31 ~ [c5,e5]@31 [b4,d5]@31 ~@2 [a#4,d5,f5]@14 ~ [g4,c5,e5]@9, ~@20 g4@31 ~@13]/8", // Dm C Bm A# C
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.29)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  A B C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D E ~ F D E ~ F D E ~@7 A B C D B G C D B G C D B@2 H D G B H D G@2 H D
  I ~@7 A B C D G B C D G B H D B@2 H D B G H D G@2 H D I ~@7 A B C D B@2 C D B@2 C D G B C D G B C D G B H J
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 [a4,d5,f5] ~@3", B: "[a4,d5,f5]@2 [a4,d5,f5] ~@9 [a4,d5,f5] ~@3",
  C: "[a4,d5,f5]@2 [a4,d5,f5] ~@7 [g4,a#4,d5] ~ [g4,a#4,d5] ~@3", D: "~@2 [g4,c5,e5] ~ [g4,c5,e5] ~@7 [a4,d5,f5] ~@3",
  E: "[a4,d5,f5]@2 [a4,d5,f5] ~@13", F: "~@10 [g4,a#4,d5] ~ [g4,a#4,d5] ~@3",
  G: "[a4,d5,f5] ~ [a4,d5,f5] ~@9 [a4,d5,f5] ~@3", H: "[a4,d5,f5] ~ [a4,d5,f5] ~@7 [g4,a#4,d5] ~ [g4,a#4,d5] ~@3",
  I: "[a4,d5,f5] ~ [a4,d5,f5] ~@13", J: "~@2 [g4,c5,e5] ~ [g4,c5,e5] ~ [a4,d5,f5] ~@9",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.5)

// other · synth drum
const synth_drum = note(`<
  A ~ B ~@5 C ~@7 D E F ~ G H I ~ D J F ~ K L ~@2 M N M N M N K@2 O P Q K O P Q K R S T ~ G U Q ~ V W F ~ X Y ~@2 M N M
  N M N K@2 O P Q K O P Q K O P Q K O P Q K R Z F ~ G AA I ~ M N M N M N K@2 O P Q K O P Q K O P Q K O P Q K I AB ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ a#5 ~@14", B: "~@6 a#5 ~@9", C: "~@8 d#6 ~@7", D: "~@4 f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~ f#5 ~",
  E: "~@2 g#5 ~@3 f#5 ~ g#5 ~@3 f#5 ~ g#5 ~", F: "~@2 f#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@9", G: "~@8 f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~",
  H: "f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~ f#5 ~@5 g#5 ~@3", I: "f#5 ~@15", J: "~@2 g#5 ~@3 f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~",
  K: "~@4 f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~", L: "f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~",
  M: "~@2 f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~", N: "f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~@11", O: "f#5 ~@11 f#5 ~@3",
  P: "g#5 ~@5 f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~", Q: "g#5 ~@15", R: "f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~@3 f#5 ~ g#5 ~",
  S: "~@6 f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~", T: "~@2 g#5 ~@3 g#5 ~@9", U: "f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~@5 f#5 ~@3",
  V: "~@4 f#5 ~ g#5 ~@5 f#5 ~ g#5 ~", W: "~@2 f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~@3 f#5 ~",
  X: "~@6 f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~", Y: "g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~",
  Z: "~@2 f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~ f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~ f#5 ~", AA: "f#5 ~ g#5 ~ f#5 ~ g#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@3 g#5 ~", AB: "~@7 a#5 ~@8",
})).s("gm_synth_drum").gain(0.57)

// bass · electric bass finger · "FINGERDBAS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C E@2 F G H I J K L M B N D O B N P B O Q P B@2 C D B@2 C
  D B@2 R S@2 F T H U J V L W B C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C E@2 F G H U J V L W O R D B@2 C D B@2 X D B@2
  C D B@2 C D B@2 C Y
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 d2 ~@3", B: "~@2 a1 ~ c2 ~ d2@2 ~@8", C: "~@2 e1 ~ f#1 ~ g1@2 ~@6 d2 ~", D: "c2@2 ~@4 e2 ~ d2@2 ~@6",
  E: "[c2@2 ~@4 e2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a2@8 ~@2 c2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~]/2", F: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~",
  G: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~", H: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~",
  I: "c2 ~ c2 ~ e1@2 f#1@2 g1@2 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~", J: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~",
  K: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2 a1@2 a#1@3 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~", L: "a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~",
  M: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ d2@6 ~@2", N: "~@2 e1@2 f#1 ~ g1@2 ~@6 d2@2", O: "~@2 a1@2 c2 ~ d2@2 ~@8",
  P: "c2 ~@2 e2 d2 ~@3", Q: "~@2 e1 ~ f#1@2 g1@2 ~@6 d2@2", R: "~@2 e1 ~ f#1 ~ g1@2 ~@6 d2@2",
  S: "[c2@2 ~@4 e2 ~ d2 ~@3 a2@8 ~@2 c2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~]/2", T: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~",
  U: "c2 ~ c2 ~ e1@2 f#1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~", V: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ a1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~",
  W: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ d2@7 ~", X: "~@2 e1@2 f#1 ~ g1@2 ~@6 d2 ~", Y: "c2@2 ~@4 d2@3 ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.72)

// chords · piano · "HONKY TONK"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C D B@2 C D ~@24 A B C D B@2 C D E ~@23 A B C D B@2 C D B@2 C D B@2 C D E ~@15 A B C F B@2 C F B@2 C F B@2 C G
  B@2 C F B@2 C H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [c4,e4]!3 [c4,f4]", B: "[c4,f4]!4 [c4,e4]!3 [c4,f4]", C: "[c4,f4]!4 [a#3,f4]!4", D: "[c4,e4]!7 [c4,f4]",
  E: "[c4,f4]!4 ~@4", F: "[a#3,e4]!4 [c4,e4]!3 [c4,f4]", G: "[a#3,e4]!4 [c4,e4]!4", H: "[c4,e4]!3 [c4,f4] ~@4",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.45)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A B C@31 B@5 D E F C@24 B@5 D E F C@24 B@5 D E F C@21 B G>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x ~@2 x", B: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", D: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x", E: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~@3",
  F: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2 x", G: "x",
})).gain(0.55)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A B@31 C D B D B D B E F B@23 C D B D B D B E F B@23 C D B D B D B E F B@21 G H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x!3 ~@7 x ~@3", D: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", F: "x!4 ~@2 x ~",
  G: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", H: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.55)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@33 A ~ A ~ A ~ B C ~@24 A ~ A ~ A ~ B C ~@24 A ~ A ~ A ~ B C ~@23>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~@5 x!3", C: "x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.55)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A B@31 C B@6 D E B@23 C B@6 D E B@23 C B@6 D E B@22 F>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "x!8", C: "x ~@3 x!4", D: "x!5 ~@3", E: "~@4 x!4", F: "x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.27)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@32 [~@6 x!2 ~@8] ~@31 [~@6 x!2 ~@8] ~@31 [~@6 x!2 ~@8] ~@31>").gain(0.55)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@32 [~@4 x!2 ~@10] ~@31 [~@4 x!2 ~@10] ~@31 [~@4 x!2 ~@10] ~@31>").gain(0.55)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@6 B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.49)

stack(
  electric_bass_finger, acoustic_guitar_steel, synth_drum, bass, piano, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom,
  crash
)

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