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A Farewell To Kings

Madrigal

Rush

KeyE majorTempo95 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Madrigal — Rush
// 95 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 72 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(95/4)

// 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 · recorder · "Flute"
const recorder = note(`<
  A B C D A B C D E F G H ~ I J@2 K@2 L@2 M@2 N@2 O@2 P Q R S T U@2 K@2 L@2 M@2 N@2 V@2 P Q W@2 X Y X Z X Y X Z X Y X Z
  X Y X Z X Y X Z X Y X ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e6@3 b5@3 c#6@2", B: "a5@3 f#5@3 g#5@2", C: "e5@14 c#5 b4", D: "a4@3 f#4@3 e4@2", E: "e6@3 b5@3 c#6@2, [e5,g#5]",
  F: "[f#5,a5]@3 f#5@3 g#5@2, [a4,d5]", G: "[g#4,b4,e5]@14 c#5 b4", H: "[d4,f#4,a4]", I: "~@6 e4!2",
  J: "[g#4 g#4@2 a4@3 a4 f#4@2 f#4@3 ~@3 e4]/2", K: "[g#4@2 g#4 a4@2 a4@2 c#5@3 ~@4 g#4!2]/2",
  L: "[g#4 g#4@2 a4@2 b4@2 f#4@2 f#4@3 ~@2 g#4!2]/2", M: "[g#4@2 g#4 a4 ~ b4 e5 c#5@3 ~@5 e5]/2",
  N: "[g5@4 g5@2 f#5 e5@5 f#5@2 d5@4 d5@6 ~@4 e5@2 d5@2]/2", O: "[c#5 c#5@2 e5 c#5@2 c#5 d5@3 ~@5 f#5]/2",
  P: "g5@2 g5 f#5@2 e5 f#5@2", Q: "e5 d5@3 ~@3 d5", R: "c#5 c#5@2 a#4@3 a#4@2", S: "b4 ~", T: "~@7 b3",
  U: "[g#4 g#4@2 a4@3 a4 f#4@2 f#4@3 ~@2 e4!2]/2", V: "[c#5 c#5@2 e5 c#5@2 c#5 d5@3 ~@4 f#5!2]/2",
  W: "[c#5 c#5@2 a#4@3 a#4 b4@5 b4@4]/2", X: "g#5@3 a5 ~ g#5 a5@2", Y: "[f#4,a4,d5,f#5]", Z: "[c#5,e5,g#5,c#6]",
})).s("gm_recorder").gain(0.5).pan(0.3)

// chords · piano
const piano = note("<A B A B A B A B C D C E F G ~@58>".pickRestart({
  A: "[e4,g#4,b4,e5]", B: "[d4,f#4,a4,d5]", C: "~ e3 g#3 e4@5, [e2,g#4,b4,e5], e4@3 ~@5",
  D: "~ d3 f#3 d4@5, [d2,f#4,a4,d5], d4@3 ~@5", E: "~ d3 f#3 a3@5, [d2,d4,f#4,a4]",
  F: "[a1,g3,b3,a4]@3 [g3,b3,e4]@2 d4 [a2,g3,b3,c#4]@2, ~@3 e2@3 ~@2", // Em A7
  G: "[a1,g3,b3,a4]@3 [g3,b3,e4]@2 d4 [g3,b3,c#4,e4] e4, ~@3 e2@3 a2@2", // Em C#m7b5
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.5).pan(0.7)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Acoustic"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  A B A B A B A B C D C E F G H@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M@2 N O P Q@2 H@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 R@2 N O S@2 T U T V T U T V T U T V
  T U T V T U T V T U T V ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e4,g#4,b4,e5]", B: "[d4,f#4,a4,d5]", C: "~ e3 g#3 e4@5, [e2,g#4,b4,e5], e4@3 ~@5",
  D: "~ d3 f#3 d4@5, [d2,f#4,a4,d5], d4@3 ~@5", E: "~ d3 f#3 a3@5, [d2,d4,f#4,a4]",
  F: "[g3,b3,a4]@3 [g3,b3,e4]@2 d4 [g3,b3,c#4]@2", G: "[g3,b3,a4]@3 [g3,b3,e4]@2 d4 [g3,b3,c#4,e4] e4",
  H: "[g#4 g#4@2 [c#4,e4]@2 [b3,e4] [c#4,e4,a4] f#4@2 f#4@6 e4, [b3,c#4,e4]@3 a4@3 ~ [a3,b3,d4]@8 ~]/2", // C#m E5 A C#m7 Bm7
  I: "[g#4@2 g#4 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [b3,e4] [c#4,e4] [d4,f#4,c#5]@7 g#4!2, [b3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@2 a4@2 ~@9]/2", // A E5 C#m Dmaj7 C#m7
  J: "[g#4 g#4@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [b3,e4] [c#4,e4] f#4@2 f#4@5 g#4!2, [b3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@2 b4@2 [a3,b3,d4]@7 ~@2]/2", // A E5 C#m C#m7 Bm7
  K: "[[b3,c#4,e4,g#4]@2 g#4 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e4,g#4,b4] [e4,a4,c#5,e5] [e4,g#4,c#5]@7 ~ e5]/2", // C#m7 A E A C#m
  L: "[g5@4 g5@2 f#5 e5@5 f#5@2 d5@4 d5@10 e5@2 d5@2, [g4,b4,e5]@3 [g4,b4]@4 [f#4,a4]@7 ~@2]/2", // Em G F#m
  M: "[c#5 c#5@2 e5 c#5@2 c#5 [d4,f#4,b4,d5]@7 ~ f#5, [e4,f#4,a#4]@3 [e4,f#4,a#4]@4 ~@9]/2", // Bm F#7
  N: "[g4,b4,e5,g5]@2 g5 [g4,b4,f#5]@2 e5 [g4,b4,f#5]@2", O: "e5 d5@5 ~ d5",
  P: "c#5 c#5@2 a#4@3 a#4@2, [e4,f#4,a#4]@3 [a#3,e4,f#4]@5", Q: "[[b3,e4,a4]@4 [b3,e4,g#4]@10 ~ b3, b4@7 ~]/2",
  R: "[c#5 c#5@2 e5 c#5@2 c#5 [d4,f#4,b4,d5]@7 ~ e5, [e4,f#4,a#4]@3 [e4,f#4,a#4]@4 ~@9]/2", // Bm F#7
  S: "[c#5 c#5@2 a#4@3 a#4 [b3,e4,a4,b4]@5 [b3,e4,g#4,b4]@4, [e4,f#4,a#4]@3 [a#3,f#4]@5 ~@8, ~@3 e4@4 ~@9]/2", // Esus4 E F#7 D#m
  T: "[g#4,b4,c#5]@3 [a4,c#5] ~ [g#4,b4,e5] [a4,c#5]@2", U: "[f#4,a4,d5]", V: "[c#5,e5,g#5]",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.8).pan(0.3)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@12 A@2 B C B D B E F G H I J K H I J L@2 B C B D B E F G H I J K H I J M B N B O B N B O B N B O B N B O B N B O B N
  B O ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1@3 e2@3 a2@2", B: "e2@3 e2@5", C: "b2@3 g#2@3 b2@2", D: "d3@3 e3@3 g#2@2", E: "b2@3 f#2@3 g#2@2",
  F: "e2@3 e2@3 e2@2", G: "e3@2 d3 c#3@3 b2@2", H: "e2!2 b2 e3@2 b2 e2@2", I: "d2!2 a2 d3@2 a2 d2@2",
  J: "f#2!2 a#2 c#3@2 a#2 f#2@2", K: "b2 f#2 d2 b1@3 d2@2", L: "[b2 e2@3]/2", M: "b2 e2", N: "b2@3 g#2@3 f#2@2",
  O: "c#3@2 d3 e3@3 a2@2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.8).pan(0.7)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@47 A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~@3 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.69)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@39 [~ x]!7 ~ [~ x ~ x]!24 ~>").gain(0.69)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@39 [x!4]!7 ~ [x!8]!24 ~>").gain(0.69)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@38 [~@7 x] ~@6 [~@7 x] [~ x] ~@25>").gain(0.69)

stack(recorder, piano, acoustic_guitar_nylon, bass, kick, snare, hihat, crash)

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