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Barefootin'

Rufus Thomas

KeyD majorTempo142 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Barefootin' — Rufus Thomas
// 142 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 6 "EL. M.TOM" (melodic tom patch on one pitch) is played as the kit's tom
// note: Full arrangement: all 117 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(142/4)

// 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 · slap bass 1 · "SLAPBASS 1"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G H F I J K L M N O P Q I R E F G H F I J K L M S O P Q I R E F G H F T J K L M N O P Q I R E F G H F I
  J K L M N O P Q I R E F G H F I J K L M S O P Q I U E F G H F T J K L M S O P Q I V A B A B A B A B A B A B A B D J
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2 ~@3 d2 ~@5 a1@2 c2 ~ a1 ~", B: "d2 ~@3 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 a1 ~ c2 ~ d2@2",
  C: "~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 a1@2 c2 ~ a1 ~", D: "d2 ~@3 a1 ~ c2@4 a1 ~ c2@2 c#2 ~",
  E: "d2 ~@3 d2 ~@3 d2 ~ a1@2 c2 ~ a1 ~", F: "d2 ~@3 d2 ~@5 a1@2 c2@2 a1 ~", G: "d2 ~@3 d2@2 ~@2 d2 ~ a1@2 c2 ~ c2@2",
  H: "~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 a1@2 c2@2 a1 ~", I: "d2 ~@3 d2 ~@3 d2@2 a1@2 c2@2 a1 ~", J: "d2 ~@7", K: "~@10 d2@4 f2 ~",
  L: "g2 ~@3 g2 ~@3 g2@2 d2@2 f2@2 d2 ~", M: "g2 ~@3 g2 ~@5 d2@2 f2@2 d2 ~", N: "d2 ~@3 d2 ~@3 d2 ~ a1@2 c2@2 a1 ~",
  O: "d2 ~@3 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 e2@2 f#2@2 a2 ~", P: "a2 ~@3 a2 ~@3 a2@2 e2 ~ f#2 ~ g2@2",
  Q: "~@2 g2@2 ~@2 g2@3 ~ d2@2 f2@2 d2 ~", R: "d2 ~@3 a1 ~ c2@4 a1 ~ c2 ~ c#2@2",
  S: "d2 ~@3 d2 ~@3 d2 ~ a1 ~ c2@2 a1 ~", T: "d2 ~@3 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 a1@2 c2@2 a1 ~", U: "~@4 a1 ~ c2@4 a1 ~ c2@2 c#2 ~",
  V: "d2 ~@3 a1@10 ~@2",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.64)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 C ~@7 D E F G H@2 I J C ~@7 D E F G H@2 I K L ~@7 M E F G N@2 I K C ~@7 D E F G H@2 I J C ~@7 D E F G H@2 I
  O L ~@7 D E F G H@2 I P A@14 O Q
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@8 [b4,d5,f5] ~ [b4,d5] ~@3 [a4,d5]@9 ~@9, ~@5 f5 ~@10]/2", // Bdim Bm D5
  B: "[~@8 [b4,d5,f5] ~ [b4,d5,f5] ~@3 [a4,d5]@5 ~ a4 ~ c5@3 ~ a4@2 c5 ~ c#5 ~]/2", C: "d5 ~@7",
  D: "~@4 [b4,d5,f5] ~@3 b4@2 [d5,f5] ~@5, ~@8 d5 ~@7", E: "~@4 [a4,b4,d5,f5] ~@3 [a4,d5] ~ [b4,d5] ~@5",
  F: "~@4 [a4,d5] ~@3 b4@2 a4 ~@5", G: "~@2 [a4,b4,d5,f5]@2 ~@2 a4 ~ a4@2 b4 ~ [b4,d5]@2 a4 ~, ~@8 d5 ~@7",
  H: "[a4 ~@3 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3 [a4,c#5,f5] ~ [c#5,e5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5]@5 ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~@3 [g4,b4,e5] ~ d5 ~ [a4,e5] ~ a4 ~]/2", // A Aaug C#m G Em A5
  I: "[a4,d5,f#5] ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5] ~@3 [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a4,f5] ~ a4 ~ [a4,d5] ~", // D Dm D5
  J: "[a4,d5] ~@3 a4 ~ c5@3 ~ a4 ~ c5 ~ c#5 ~", K: "[a4,d5] ~@3 a4 ~ c5@4 a4 ~ c5 ~ c#5 ~", L: "d5 ~@15",
  M: "~@4 [b4,d5,f5] ~@3 [b4,d5] ~ [d5,f5] ~@5", // Bdim Bm Dm
  N: "[a4 ~@3 [a4,c#5] ~@3 [a4,c#5,f5] ~ [c#5,e5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5]@5 ~ [g4,b4,e5] ~@3 [g4,b4,e5] ~ d5 ~ [a4,e5] ~ a4 ~, ~@2 e5 ~@13]/2", // A Aaug C#m G Em A5
  O: "~@4 a4 ~ c5@3 ~ a4@2 c5 ~ c#5 ~", P: "[a4,d5,f#5] ~@3 [a4,c#5,f5]@12", Q: "[d4,f#4,a4,d5] ~@7",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.46)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T@2 U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI@2 AJ@2 AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AR AS
  AT AU AV D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T@2 U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AW AX AY AZ BA BB BC BD BE BF BG BH BI
  BJ BK BL BM BN BO BP BQ@2 BR BS BT BU@2 BV BW BX BY BZ CA
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4 ~@3 [d4,f4,a4,d5] ~@3 e4 ~ f4 ~ d4 ~ d4@5 ~ [f4,a4,d5] ~ d4 ~ [f#4,a4] ~ d5@2 a4 ~@3]/2", // Dm F#m
  B: "d4@4 [f4,a4,d5] ~ d4 ~ d4 ~ [f#4,a4]@2 d5@2 d4 ~", C: "[f#4,a4,d5] ~@3 a4@2 c5@3 ~ a4@2 c5@2 c#5 ~",
  D: "d5 ~@5 f4 ~ f#4 ~ a4 ~ [a4,d5,e5] ~ f#4 ~", E: "d5 ~ a4@3 ~ d4@3 ~@3 [f#4,a4,d5] ~ d4 ~, ~@6 e4 ~@9",
  F: "~@2 [f#4,a4,d5] ~ d4 ~ f#4 ~ [f#4,a4,b4] ~ e4 ~ f#4 ~ d4 ~", G: "d4 ~ [f#4,a4] ~ e4 ~ d4@6 [f#4,a4,b4,d5] ~ d4 ~",
  H: "~@2 f4@2 [f#4,a4] ~ a4 ~ d5@2 f#4 ~@3 b4@2", I: "~@2 a4@2 f#4@2 f4 ~ f#4@2 e4 ~ f#4@2 d4@2", J: "[f#4,d5] ~@15",
  K: "~@10 a4@2 ~@2 a4 ~, ~@5 d5@3, ~@3 b4", L: "g4@4 [b4,d5] ~@5 b4@2 a4@2 b4@2, ~@5 d5@3, ~@10 c5 ~@5",
  M: "g4 ~@3 [g4,b4,d5] ~@5 [g4,b4,d5]@2 e5@2 g4 ~", N: "~@2 f4@2 f#4@2 a4 ~ d5@2 f#4 ~ d5@2 a4 ~",
  O: "~@2 d5@2 b4 ~ a4 ~ b4@2 f#4@2 d4@2 f#4 ~", P: "e4 ~@3 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [a4,c#5,e5]@2 [b4,d5]@2 a4 ~",
  Q: "g4@3 ~ [g4,b4,d5] ~@7 a4@2 g4 ~, ~@5 [b4,d5]@2 ~", R: "f4 ~@3 [a4,d5]@2 ~@2 d5@2 ~@2 f#4@2 d4 ~, ~@5 a4@2 ~",
  S: "[f#4,a4,d5] ~@3 a4@2 c5@3 ~@3 c5@4, ~@5 a4@3", // D
  T: "[d5 ~@5 f5 f#5 a5 ~ d6 ~@3 d6@4 a5@2 ~@6 f#5 ~ f5@2 f#5@2, ~@11 a5@3 ~@2]/2",
  U: "d5@2 ~@8 b4@2 a4 ~ f#4 ~, ~@2 d5 ~", V: "f4 ~ f#4 ~ a4 ~ d4@6 [f#4,a4,d5] ~ d4 ~",
  W: "~@2 [f#4,a4,b4,d5] ~ e4 ~@3 [f#4,a4,d5] ~@3 [f#4,a4,d5] ~@3", // Bm7 D
  X: "~@2 [f#4,a4,d5]@2 e4 ~ d4@2 [f#4,d5]@2 e4 ~@3 f#4@2, ~@3 e4", Y: "[d4,d5] ~@15",
  Z: "~@10 a4@2 b4@2 [a4,b4] ~, ~@10 d5@5 ~", AA: "g4@2 ~@2 [g4,b4,c5,d5] ~@5 [a4,b4,d5]@2 [a4,e5]@2 [b4,d5] ~",
  AB: "[g4,b4,d5] ~@3 [g4,a4,b4,d5] ~@3 [a4,e5]@2 [b4,d5] ~ g4 ~ [a4,b4] ~", // G A5 Bm Asus2
  AC: "f4 ~ f#4 ~ a4@2 f#4 ~ [a4,d5]@2 e4 ~ f#4@2 d4 ~", // D5
  AD: "f4 ~ f#4@2 f4 ~ [f#4,a4] ~ e4@2 [f#4,a4] ~ d4@2 [f#4,a4] ~", // F#m
  AE: "a4 ~@2 c#5 [c#5,e5] ~ a4 ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~ [b4,d5]@2 a4 ~ b4 ~", // C#m A Bm
  AF: "g4 ~@3 [g4,b4,d5] ~@3 [a4,d5]@2 b4 ~ [g4,d5] ~ a4 ~", // G D5 G5
  AG: "d4@2 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 d4 ~ f#4@2 e4@2 f#4 ~, ~@10 a4@5 ~", // F#m
  AH: "[d4,a4] ~@3 a4@2 c5@4 ~@2 c5@2 c#5 ~, ~@5 a4@2 ~", // D5
  AI: "[d5 ~@3 [d5,f#5,a5] ~@3 a4 ~ [d5,f#5,a5]@2 a4 ~@3 f#4@3 ~@5 f4 f#4 a4 ~ d5 ~ f#4 ~, ~@7 a4@3 ~@6]/2", // D
  AJ: "[d5@4 [f#4,a4] ~ d4 ~@3 [f#4,a4]@2 d4 ~@2 f#4@3 d4 ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ f#4 ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [e4,a4] ~ d4 ~ [e4,a4] ~, ~@7 e4 ~@8]/2", // F#m D A5
  AK: "d4@4 [f#4,a4] ~ d4 ~@3 f4@2 [f#4,a4,d5] ~ f4 ~, a4 ~@15", // F#m D
  AL: "f#4 ~ [f4,f#4,a4,d5]@2 f4 ~ [f#4,a4] ~@5 e4@2 d4 ~, ~@5 f#4@2 ~", AM: "d4 ~@15", AN: "~@6 g4 [b4,d5]",
  AO: "g4@3 ~ [b4,d5] ~@3 [a4,d5]@2 b4@2 g4 ~@3", AP: "~@14 [g4,b4,d5] ~",
  AQ: "~@5 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [f#4,a4]@2 e4@2 [d4,f#4] ~@3, ~@8 d4 ~@7", // D F#m D
  AR: "~@2 f4 [f#4,a4] ~@2 d5 ~@3 a4@2 d4@2 f#4 ~, ~@2 d5 ~", // F#m
  AS: "~@4 [e4,a4,c#5,e5] ~ e4 ~ [a4,c#5]@2 b4 ~ [a4,c#5]@2 e4 ~, ~@2 e4 ~", // A
  AT: "g4 ~@3 [a4,d5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5] ~ [a4,d5]@2 g4 ~ f#4@2", // D5 G D5
  AU: "d4@2 ~@2 [f#4,a4,d5] ~ d4 ~ [d4,f#4]@2 [e4,g4]@2 d4@2 e4 ~", // D Em
  AV: "[d4,f#4] ~@5 c5@4 ~@2 c5@2 c#5 ~, ~@5 a4@2 ~@3 a4@4 ~@2", AW: "f#4 ~@3 a4 ~ c5@4 a4@2 c5@2 c#5 ~",
  AX: "d5 ~@3 f4 [f#4,a4] d5 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~ d5 ~ a4 ~", AY: "d5@2 a4 ~ f#4@2 d4@6 [f#4,a4] ~ d4 ~",
  AZ: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ e4@2 d4 ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@3", // D
  BA: "[d4,f#4,a4] ~ e4@2 d4 ~@7 [f#4,a4] ~ f#4 ~, ~@3 d4@4 ~", BB: "~@2 [f4,f#4] a4 d5 ~ a4 ~ d5@3 ~ d5@2 f#4 ~",
  BC: "d5 ~ a4 ~ d5@2 a4@2 f#4@2 d4 ~ e4@2 f#4@2", BD: "d4 ~@7", BE: "~@10 b4@2 a4@2 b4 ~, ~@10 d5@5 ~, ~@10 g4 ~@5",
  BF: "g4@2 ~@2 [a4,d5]@2 ~@2 [a4,d5]@2 b4@2 g4 ~ b4 ~", // D5
  BG: "[g4,b4,d5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5] ~@5 g4@2 a4@2 g4 ~, ~@5 [b4,d5]@2 ~", // G Bm
  BH: "f4 [f#4,a4] d5 ~ [f#4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4] ~ d5@2 d4@2 e4@2 f#4 ~", // F#m D F#m
  BI: "d4@2 ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 e4@4 f#4 ~", // D
  BJ: "[e4,a4,c#5,e5] ~@3 [e4,a4,c#5,e5] ~ e4 ~ c#5 ~ a4@2 ~@2 a4 ~, ~@5 [e4,c#5]@2 ~, ~@3 b4", // A C#m
  BK: "g4@2 ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@3 g4@2 a4@2 g4@2 a4 ~, ~@2 [b4,d5] ~", // G Bm
  BL: "d4@3 ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~@3 [d4,f#4]@2 e4@2 f#4@2 d4 ~, ~@2 a4 ~", BM: "~@4 f5@11 ~",
  BN: "f5@4 d5@2 b4 ~ f5@4 d5@2 b4 ~", BO: "d5 ~ f5@2 d5@2 b4 ~ d5@4 b4@2 a4 ~",
  BP: "~@2 a4 b4 d5 a4 b4 d5 a4 b4 d5 a4 b4 d5 [a4,b4] ~", // Asus2
  BQ: "[d5@4 ~ a4 ~@2 f4@2 a4@2 f4 d4@7 f4@2 d4 ~ f4 ~ a4@2 f4 ~ d4 ~, ~@2 b4 ~@13]/2",
  BR: "f4@3 ~ a4@2 f4 ~ f4 f#4 [a4,d5] ~ a4 ~ d5 ~", BS: "d5@4 f4 [f#4,a4] d5 ~ [f4,f#4] d5 a4 f4 f#4 d5 [f4,f#4,a4] ~",
  BT: "b4@2 a4@2 f#4@2 f4@2 f#4@2 f4@2 ~@2 e4 ~, ~@3 f#4",
  BU: "[d4@4 a4 ~@3 a4 b4 d5 ~ d5 ~@5 b4@2 a4@2 b4 ~ f5@2 d5@2 b4@2 a4 ~, ~@7 d5@3 ~@6]/2",
  BV: "d5@2 ~@2 d5@3 ~ b4@2 a4@2 f4@2 a4 ~", BW: "d4@5 ~@5 a4 [b4,d5] ~ b4 d5 ~",
  BX: "d5@2 ~@2 d5@2 b4 ~ d5@2 b4@2 a4 ~ f5@2", BY: "~@2 f5@3 ~ f5@4 d5@2 b4@2 d5 ~",
  BZ: "[a4,d5,f#5] ~@3 a4@2 c5@4 a4 ~ c5@2 c#5 ~", CA: "d5 ~@7",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.64)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR" · soft notes
const acoustic_guitar_steel_2 = note(`<
  ~@2 A ~ B ~@2 C ~@9 D ~ E F ~@3 G H ~@3 I J ~ K L M ~@2 M N O P Q ~@2 R S ~@4 T ~@4 C ~@9 D ~ E F ~@3 G H ~@3 I J ~ K
  L M ~@6 N ~@4 U V ~ W ~@19
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 f4 ~", B: "d4 ~@15", C: "f#4 ~@15", D: "~@3 a4 ~@10 e5 ~", E: "~@2 f#4 ~@3 f#4 ~@9", F: "d4 ~@13 c#5 ~",
  G: "~@4 f#4 ~@11", H: "~@6 d4 ~@3 d4 ~@5", I: "~@2 b4 ~@13", J: "~@2 b4 ~@9 e5 ~@3", K: "~@10 [e4,d5] ~@5",
  L: "~@2 a4 ~@13", M: "~@6 a4 ~@9", N: "~@14 a4 ~", O: "~@8 f#4 ~@7", P: "~@12 f#4 ~@3", Q: "~@12 b4 ~@3", R: "~@7 c5",
  S: "~@4 g4 ~@11", T: "~@2 a4 ~@3 g4 ~@9", U: "~@8 g4 ~@7", V: "~@3 f#4 ~@12", W: "~@2 e4 ~@6 e4 ~@6",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.32)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B@3 C B@6 D A B@7 C B@6 D A B@7 C B@6 D A B@7 C B@6 D A B@7 C B@6 D A B@7 E B@6 D A B@7 F B@14 C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", C: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!3", D: "x", E: "~@2 x!2 ~ x!3", F: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A B@3 C B@6 C A B@7 C B@6 C A B@7 C B@6 C A B@7 C B@6 C A B@7 C B@6 C A B@7 ~ B@6 C A B@7 C B@14 C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "x",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  A ~@3 B ~@7 C ~@7 B ~@7 C ~@7 B ~@7 C ~@7 D ~@7 C ~@7 B ~@7 C ~@7 B ~@6 E C ~@7 D ~@14 A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@6 x!2", C: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", D: "~@5 x!3", E: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B@3 C B@6 D@2 B@7 C B@6 D@2 B@7 C B@6 D@2 B@7 C B@6 D@2 B@7 C B@6 D@2 B@7 E B@6 D@2 B@7 D B@14 C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "x!8", C: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!3", D: "x!4", E: "~@2 x!2 ~ x!3",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@6 B ~@8 A ~@6 C ~@8 A ~@6 C ~@8 D ~@6 B ~@8 A ~@6 C ~@8 A ~@6 D ~@8 D ~@14 A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~ x ~@2", B: "~@5 x!3", C: "~@10 x!3 ~ x ~", D: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@11 A ~@15 A ~@15 A ~@15 A ~@15 A ~@15 B ~@25>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!2 ~@4", B: "~@2 x!2 ~@12",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@6 B ~@15 A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@13 A B@2 C D@2 C E ~@8 F D C D C@3 E ~@8 A D G C D B C E ~@8 A B@2 C D@2 C E ~@8 F D C D C@3 E ~@8 A B H C@2 D I E J
  B@2 C B D I K C@2 B C@2 L ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!6", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x!8", D: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", E: "x",
  F: "~@2 x ~ x!4", G: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", H: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~",
  I: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~", J: "x ~ x ~ x!4", K: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x!2",
  L: "x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.48)

stack(
  bass, brass_section, acoustic_guitar_steel, acoustic_guitar_steel_2, kick, snare, low_tom, pedal_hat, mid_tom,
  high_tom, crash, ride
)

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