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Making Memories

Rush

KeyD majorTempo200 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Making Memories — Rush
// 200 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 110 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(200/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · [...]/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 · acoustic guitar nylon · "Guitar"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  A@40 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 D E F G H@2 I@2 A@20 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 D E F G H@2 I@2 A@8 J@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4] [g3,c4,e4]@2]/2", // D F C
  B: "[[d4,g4,b4]@3 [d4,g4,b4] ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]@3 [d4,g4,b4]@2 b4 [d4,g4,c5] b4 ~@2]/2", // G Csus2
  C: "[[a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 f#4 [a3,d4,g4] f#4 ~@2]/2", // D Dsus4
  D: "[c4,f4,a4]@3 [c4,f4,a4]@2 f4@3", E: "[c4,f4,a4]@3 [c4,f4,a4]@3 ~@2", F: "[g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5]@2 c5@3",
  G: "[g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5]@3 ~@2", H: "[[a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [c4,e4,g4]@4]/2",
  I: "[[c4,e4,g4]@3 [c4,e4,g4]@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~]/2", J: "[[a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.8).pan(0.7)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  A@40 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 A@20 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 A@8 H@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[d2,d3] ~@2 [f2,d3] ~@2 [c2,d3]@3 c2@2 c2 g1@2 c2@2]/2", B: "[g2@3 g2 ~ g2 e3@3 d3@2 d3 b2@2 d3@2]/2",
  C: "[d2@3 d2 ~ a1 d2@3 d2@2 d2 b1@2 d2@2]/2", D: "[f2@7 b1]/2", E: "[c2@7 c2]/2",
  F: "[d2 ~@2 f2 ~@2 c2@3 c2@2 g1 c2@4]/2", G: "[c2@3 b1@2 b1 c2@3 b1@2 b1 c2@2 c#2@2]/2",
  H: "[[d2,d3] ~@2 [f2,d3] ~@2 [c2,d3]@3 ~@7]/2", // D Dm Csus2
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.8).pan(0.3)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@40 A@13 ~@3 A@7 B A@7 C A@7 ~ A@12 ~@4 A@13 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~ x", B: "~@3 x", C: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@38 A B C@13 D ~ E C@7 F C@3 ~ C@3 G C@7 ~ C@7 H C@4 ~ I B ~ C@13 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@8 x ~ x ~ x!4", C: "~ x", D: "x!4 ~ x ~@2", E: "~@12 x!4", F: "x ~ x ~ x!5 ~@7", G: "~@3 x ~ x ~@2",
  H: "~@8 x!8", I: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~@9",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@55 A ~@11 B ~@11 B ~@15 C ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@4", B: "~@14 x!2", C: "~@12 x!4",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@24 A@15 B C@13 D E ~ C@11 F C@11 ~ C@12 A ~ A ~ C@13 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x", C: "x!8", D: "~@3 x", E: "~ x ~@2", F: "x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@54 A B ~@11 C ~@11 D ~@15 E ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~@6", C: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", D: "~@8 x!2 ~ x!3 ~@2", E: "~@8 x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@54 A ~@12 B ~@11 C ~@15 C ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x ~@6 x ~", B: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", C: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x ~@8",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@40 A ~@5 A ~@9 A ~@6 B ~@4 A ~@2 C ~@6 A ~ A ~@7 A ~@3 A D ~@2 A ~@13>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x", C: "~@3 x", D: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.8)

stack(acoustic_guitar_nylon, bass, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, crash)

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