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// Mele Kalikimaka — Rory Mosher
// 200 bpm, 4/4, key A# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Transcription provider: pdmx. https://musescore.com/score/5926273; license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
// note: Full arrangement: all 148 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(200/4)
// 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.
// other · trumpet
const trumpet = note("<~@23 A B C D@2 E F G@2 H I J@2 K L M ~@89 B C D@2 E F G@2 H I J@2 K N K N K O P Q>".pickRestart({
A: "~ f4 g4 a4 bb4 c5 d5 eb5", B: "f5@2 ~ f5 e5 f5 ~ g5", C: "~ f5@3 d5@2 bb4@2", D: "[f5@3 e5@3 eb5@8 ~@2]/2",
E: "d5@2 ~ d5 c5 d5 ~ eb5", F: "~ d5@3 bb4@2 g4@2", G: "[d5@3 db5@3 c5@8 ~@2]/2", H: "d5 f5 ~ f5 e5@2 f5@2",
I: "g5 f5 d5 bb4", J: "[f5@3 eb5@4 c5]/2", K: "g5@2 g5!2", L: "f5@2 c5@2 ~ c5 d5@2", M: "bb4@3 ~@13",
N: "f5@2 c5@2 ~ c5 c5@2", O: "f5@2 c5@2 ~ c5 f5@2", P: "[f5,bb5]@3 ~@13", Q: "~@3 [bb4,d5]@5",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.4)
// other · alto sax
const alto_sax = note("<~@23 A B C D@2 E F G@2 H I J@2 K L M ~@109>".pickRestart({
A: "~ f3 g3 a3 bb3 c4 d4 eb4", B: "f4@2 ~ f4 e4 f4 ~ g4", C: "~ f4@3 d4@2 bb3@2", D: "[f4@3 e4@3 eb4@8 ~@2]/2",
E: "d4@2 ~ d4 c4 d4 ~ eb4", F: "~ d4@3 bb3@2 g3@2", G: "[d4@3 db4@3 c4@8 ~@2]/2", H: "d4 f4 ~ f4 e4@2 f4@2",
I: "g4 f4 d4 bb3", J: "[f4@3 eb4@4 c4]/2", K: "g4@2 g4!2", L: "f4@2 c4@2 ~ c4 d4@2", M: "bb3@3 ~@13",
})).s("gm_alto_sax").gain(0.4)
// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
A ~ A ~ B C D@2 E F E F E F G H G H G H G I E F J@2 K@2 L M N@2 O@2 L K M N P ~ O@4 Q@2 R@2 S@6 O@2 J@2 K@2 L M N@2
O@2 L K M N O@6 Q@2 R@2 S@6 O@2 J@2 K@2 L M N@2 O@2 L K M N O@2 T ~ T ~ T@2 U V N K O@6 K@2 O@2 N K O@2 J@2 K@2 L M
N@2 O@2 L K M N M N M N T W
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[bb2,d3,f3,ab3]@6 [bb2,d3,f3,ab3] ~@9", // Bb7
B: "f5@4 e5@2 [bb2,d3,f3,ab3] ~ g5@2 f5@2 d5@2 bb4@2, [bb2,d3,f3,ab3]@3 f5 ~@4", C: "f4@2 eb4@2 e4@2 f4@9 ~",
D: "[[f3,a3,c4]@31 ~]/2", E: "[bb4,d5,f5] ~@2 [bb4,d5,f5] ~@2 [bb4,d5,f5] ~",
F: "~@2 [bb4,d5,f5] ~@2 [bb4,d5,f5] ~@2", G: "[c5,eb5,g5] ~@2 [c5,eb5,g5] ~@2 [c5,eb5,g5] ~",
H: "~@2 [c5,eb5,g5] ~@2 [c5,eb5,g5] ~@2", I: "~@2 [c5,d5,f5] ~@2 [c5,d5,f5] ~@2", J: "[bb4,d5,f5,a5]@15 ~",
K: "[eb5,g5,bb5]@15 ~", L: "[d5,f5,g5,bb5]@15 ~", M: "[c5,eb5,g5,bb5]@15 ~", N: "[a4,c5,f5]@15 ~",
O: "[bb4,d5,f5]@15 ~", P: "[bb4,d5,f5]@3 ~@13", Q: "[g4,bb4,db5]@15 ~", R: "[f4,a4,c5]@15 ~",
S: "[f4,a4,c5,eb5]@15 ~", T: "[bb4,d5,f5] ~@3", U: "[bb4,d5,f5,ab5] ~ [bb4,d5,f5,ab5] ~", V: "[bb4,d5,f5,ab5]!4",
W: "~@6 [f4,bb4,d5]@9 ~", // Bb
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.4)
// bass · acoustic bass · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
~@24 A B C D E F G H I J K D L M N ~@65 O ~ O ~ O@2 P Q R S T U T U T U S V T U R S T U A B C D E F G H I J K D W H W
H W H N X
>`.pickRestart({
A: "bb1 c2 d2 eb2", B: "f2 eb2 d2 bb1", C: "c2 d2 eb2 f2", D: "g2 eb2 d2 c2", E: "d2 c2 bb1 g1", F: "f1 g1 bb1 c2",
G: "d2 db2 c2 bb1", H: "f1 g1 a1 bb1", I: "bb1 a1 g1 f1", J: "g1 a1 bb1 c2", K: "d2 c2 d2 eb2", L: "f2 eb2 d2 c2",
M: "eb2 d2 c2 f1", N: "bb1@3 ~@13", O: "bb1 ~@3", P: "bb1 ~ bb1 ~", Q: "bb1!4", R: "f2 a2 c3 d3", S: "eb2 g2 bb2 c3",
T: "bb1 d2 f2 g2", U: "ab2 g2 f2 d2", V: "db3 c3 bb2 g2", W: "c2 d2 eb2 g2", X: "~@3 bb1@5",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.4)
// bass · acoustic bass · "Bass" · soft notes
const bass_soft = note("<A ~ A ~ A ~ B C D E D F D F G H G F G F G E D E ~@124>".pickRestart({
A: "bb1@6 bb1 ~@9", B: "c2 d2 eb2 e2", C: "f2 eb2 d2 c2", D: "bb1@3 bb1 ~@4", E: "~ f2 f1@2 g1@2 a1@2", F: "~@3 f2",
G: "c2@3 c2 ~@4", H: "~ g1 a1 bb1",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.2)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A B@23 C@14 D ~ C@64 D ~ D ~ D@2 E F C@34 D ~>".pickRestart({
A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", B: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", C: "~ x ~ x", D: "x", E: "x!2", F: "x!4",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<[~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x] [x ~ x!2 ~ x!3]!23 ~@124>").gain(0.2)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@24 [x ~ x!3 ~ x!2]!14 ~@2 [x ~ x!3 ~ x!2]!64 ~@8 [x ~ x!3 ~ x!2]!34 ~@2>").gain(0.3)
stack(trumpet, alto_sax, piano, bass, bass_soft, snare, snare_soft, ride)
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