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// Whatta Man — Salt-N-Pepa
// 87 bpm, 4/4, key G minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 97 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(87/4)
// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · "a, b" plays two voices at once.
// A part's distinct bars are riffs (A, B, C...) played in order: edit a riff to change every repeat.
// bass · synth bass 2 · "SYN BASS 2"
const bass = note(`<
~@2 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C A B A C A B A B A B A C A B A B A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A B A B A C A
B A B A B D ~ A B A E A B A B A B A B A B A E A B A B A B D ~ A B A B A B F
>`.pickRestart({
A: "g2 ~ g2@2 ~@3 f2 g2@2 g2 ~@4 g2", B: "c2 ~ c2@2 ~@3 bb1 c2 c3 bb2@2 a2@2 f2@2", C: "c2 ~@15", D: "g2 ~@15",
E: "c2 ~ c2@2 ~@12", F: "g2 g1 ~@14",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_2").gain(0.45)
// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
~@2 A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A ~ A B A C A B A C A B A ~ A B A C A B A ~ A B A ~ A B A ~ A B A C A B A ~ A
B A C A ~@3 A B A ~ A B A C A B A C A B A D A B A C A ~@3 A B A C A B E
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 [bb4,d5] ~ [bb4,d5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ [g4,bb4]!2 [g4,bb4]@2 g4@2", B: "~@4 [e4,a4]@2 [d4,g4]@5 ~@5",
C: "~@2 [d4,g4] ~@3 [d4,g4]@2 a4@5 ~@3", D: "~@2 [e4,a4] [d4,g4] ~@4", E: "[g4,bb4]!2 ~@14",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.19).pan(0.2)
// chords · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR" · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note(`<
~@2 A ~ A B A ~ A B A ~ A B A ~ A B A ~ A ~ A ~ A B A ~ A B A ~ A ~ A ~ A B A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A B A ~ A ~ A
~ A B A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A B A ~ A B A ~ A ~ A ~ A B A ~@3 A ~ A B A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 [bb4,d5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ [g4,bb4] ~@4 d4@2", B: "~@8 e4@5 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.09).pan(0.2)
// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO 2"
const epiano2 = note(`<
~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A
~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A B
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@10 [g3,bb3,d4,g4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 [g3,bb3,d4] ~", B: "[g3,bb3,d4,g4]!2 ~@14",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.13).pan(0.6)
// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO 2" · soft notes
const epiano2_soft = note(`<
~@2 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A ~ A B A ~ A B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B A ~ A B A ~ A B A ~ A B A B A B A ~ A
B A B A B ~@2 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@2 A B A B A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ [bb3,d4,g4]@6 ~, g3@7 ~", B: "[bb3,d4,e4] ~",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.08).pan(0.6)
// other · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section = note(`<
~@8 A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~@3 A ~@13 A ~ B ~ A ~@3 B ~@27 A
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[g4,g5]!2 ~@14", B: "[g4,g5]!2 ~@12 [g4,g5]!2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.41)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@2 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A
B A B A B C ~ A B A D A B A B A B A B A B A D A B A B A B C ~ A B A B A B C
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~ x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@4 x", B: "x ~ x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@5", C: "x", D: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@2 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A
B A B A B ~ C A B A D A B A B A B A B A B A D A B A B A B ~ C A B A B A B E
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", C: "~@12 x ~@2 x", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "~ x ~@14",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@9 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.05)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@2 [x!5 ~ x!2]!94 ~>").gain(0.35)
// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@2 [~@13 x ~ x]!94 ~>").gain(0.2)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@2 [~@5 x ~@2]!94 ~>").gain(0.25)
stack(
bass, electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, epiano2, epiano2_soft, brass_section, kick, snare, snare_soft,
hihat, hihat_soft, open_hat
)
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