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Another Saturday Night

Sam Cooke

KeyG majorTempo126 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Another Saturday Night — Sam Cooke
// 126 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 7 electric guitar muted (copy of ch 2 acoustic bass); ch 9 celesta (copy of ch 3 steel drums)
// note: Full arrangement: all 104 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(126/4)

// 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.

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "MCPI"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A B A C A C D ~ E F E G E F D H I B A C A C J ~ E F E G E F D K I B A C A C L ~ E F E G E F M K N O N P Q P N R E F
  E G E F M K I B A C A C L ~ E F E G E F M K E F E G E F M ~ A B A C A C S@8 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] ~@4", B: "[d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4]@5 ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@8",
  C: "[g2,c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@3 [g2,c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] ~@4", // C
  D: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@4 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4] ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2", // G D G
  E: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] [d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] [d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] [d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]", // G
  F: "[g2,c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] [g2,c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@2 [g2,c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] [g2,c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]", // C
  G: "[a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]", // D
  H: "~ [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]!2 [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]!2", // D
  I: "[g2,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] ~@4, d3 ~@7", // G
  J: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@4 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4] ~ [d3,a3,d4]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2, ~@10 [f#3,f#4] ~@5", // G D D5 G F#
  K: "~ [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]!2 [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]!2 [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]!2", // D
  L: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@4 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,a3,d4]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2, ~@10 [f#3,f#4] ~@5", // G D D5 G F#
  M: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@4 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2", // G D G
  N: "[c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@2 [g2,c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4]@2 [g2,c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] [c3,g3,c4,e4,g4] [g2,c3,g3,c4,e4,g4], g2 ~@7", // C
  O: "[d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] [d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] [d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4], g2 ~@7", // G
  P: "[b2,e3,b3,e4,g4]@2 [g2,b2,e3,b3,e4,g4] [b2,e3,b3,e4,g4]@2 [g2,b2,e3,b3,e4,g4] [b2,e3,b3,e4,g4] [g2,b2,e3,b3,e4,g4], g2 ~@7", // Em
  Q: "[b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 [f#2,b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4] [b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4]@2 [f#2,b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4] [b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4] [f#2,b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4], f#2 ~@7", // Bm
  R: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] [a2,d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4], a2 ~@7", // D
  S: "[[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@4 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4] ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [g2,g3,b3]@114, ~@7 d3 ~@56, ~@14 [d4,g4] ~@113]/8", // G D G G5
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.25).pan(0.2)

// bass · acoustic bass
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B A C A D E ~ F G H I F G J K A B A C A L E M F G H I F G J N A B A C A D E ~ F G H I F G J N O P Q R S T U V F G
  H I F G J W ~@5 X E Y F G H I F G J Z F G H I F G J ~ A B A C A D E AA ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 ~@8", B: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 ~@8", C: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 ~@8", D: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 ~@2 d2@2 e2@2 f#2 ~",
  E: "g2@3 ~ g2@2 ~@2 d2@2 d2@2 ~@2 g2@2", F: "g2@3 ~@3 g2@2 ~@2 g2 ~ e2@2 d2 ~",
  G: "c2@3 ~@3 c2@2 ~@2 e2 ~ f2@2 f#2 ~", H: "g2@3 ~@3 g2@2 ~@2 b1@2 c2@2 c#2 ~", I: "d2@3 ~@3 d2@2 e2@4 d2@3 ~",
  J: "g2@3 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ d2@2 d2@4 g2@2", K: "~@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2 ~",
  L: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 ~@2 d2 ~ e2@2 f#2 ~", M: "~@2 g2@5 d2@2 ~@7", N: "~@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2 ~",
  O: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@3 ~ g2@2 e2@2 c2@2", P: "g2@4 ~@2 g2@3 ~ g2@2 e2@2 g2@2", Q: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@3 ~ c2@2 d2@2 c2@2",
  R: "e2@5 ~ e2@3 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 d2 ~", S: "b1@4 ~@2 b1@2 ~@2 b1@2 d2 ~ d2 ~", T: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 ~@2 e2 ~ d2@2 d2@2",
  U: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@3 ~", V: "d2@4 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~",
  W: "~@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~", X: "~@10 d2@2 e2@2 f#2 ~", Y: "~ d1@2 d2@3 ~@2",
  Z: "~@2 d2@2 d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~", AA: "~@3 g1 ~@4",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.45).pan(0.6)

// chords · steel drums
const steel_drums = note(`<
  ~ A B C D C D E ~ C D A B C D E ~@9 C D A B C D E ~@9 C D A B C D E ~@9 C D A B C D E ~@9 C D A B C D E ~ C D A B C D
  E ~ A B C D C D E F ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b4 ~ g4 ~ [d4,d5] ~ [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~", // D G
  B: "a4 ~ f#4 ~ [d4,c5] ~ [f#4,a4] ~@3 [f#4,a4] ~@3 [f#4,a4] ~", // D7 F#m
  C: "b4 ~ g4 ~ [d4,d5] ~ [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,e5] ~", D: "e5 ~ c5 ~ g4 ~ [g4,e5] ~@3 [g4,e5] ~@3 [g4,c5] ~",
  E: "[g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4] ~ [g4,b4] ~", F: "~@5 d4 b4@2 ~@8",
})).s("gm_steel_drums").gain(0.32).pan(0.6)

// chords · brass section
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 ~ C D ~@20 E ~@2 F ~ G H I J K L M ~@4 E ~@2 F ~@4 N ~@7 E ~@2 F ~@12 O ~@2 F ~@4 O ~@2 F ~ P@2 B@2 ~ C D
  ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b4@2 ~@4 g4 ~@3 b4@2 ~@2 [d3,d4]@10 ~@2 [d4,a4,c5]@2 [a4,c5] ~@3, d4 ~@31]/2", B: "[[g3,b4] [g3,c5], g2]/2",
  C: "~@10 [d4,a4]@2 [a4,c5] ~@3, ~@10 c5 ~@5", D: "[g2,g4,d5]@8 [d3,a4,c5] ~ [d3,a4,c5]@4 [g2,g4,b4] ~",
  E: "~@10 [a4,d5] ~ a4@2 [a4,d5] ~, ~@11 e5@3 ~@2", F: "[g4,b4]@4 b4@2 g4 ~ [d4,a4]@2 [d4,a4]@2 ~@2 [d4,g4]@2",
  G: "~@2 [d4,b4]@2 g4 [d4,b4] ~@2, ~@8 d4 ~@7", // G
  H: "~@2 [d4,f#4] ~ f#4@2 [e4,g4] ~ g4@2 [f4,g#4] ~ [f#4,a4]@2 ~@2, ~@4 d4 ~@3 e4 ~@7", // D Em Fm F#m
  I: "~@4 [d4,b4]@4 [d4,e5] ~ [d4,b4]@2 ~@4", J: "~@2 [g4,c5]@3 ~ [g4,b4]@2 b4@2 [e4,a4] ~ [e4,a4] ~@3, ~@8 g4 ~@7",
  K: "~@4 [g4,d5]@4 [g4,b4] ~ [g4,d5]@5 ~", // G5 G G5
  L: "~@2 [e4,e5] ~ [e4,e5]@2 d5@2 [e4,d5] ~ a4@2 [a4,c5]@2 ~@2, ~@6 e4 ~@3 c5 ~@5", // E E7 Am
  M: "b4@2 ~@2 b4@2 ~@2 [d4,a4] ~ [d4,a4]@2 ~@2 [g3,g4]@2, g4 ~@3 g4 ~@11", // D5 G
  N: "~@2 [b4,e5] ~ [b4,e5]@2 b4 ~ [a4,d5]@4 [b4,e5]@2 ~@2", O: "~@10 [a4,d5] ~ a4@2 [a4,d5]@2, ~@11 e5@3 ~@2",
  P: "[b4@2 ~@4 g4 ~@3 b4@2 ~@2 d4@10 ~@2 [d4,a4,c5]@2 [a4,c5] ~@3, d4 ~@31]/2", // D7 Am
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.54).pan(0.7)

// other · baritone sax
const baritone_sax = note(`<
  ~@3 A B ~@2 C ~@17 D@2 E F ~@12 D@2 E F ~@3 G H I J@2 K L M N ~@34 A B ~@2 C ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2", B: "c2@15 ~", C: "g2@8 d2@2 d2 ~@3 g2@2", D: "[~@6 g2 ~ [a#2,b2] ~ g2@2 ~@2 c2@8 e2 ~@5 f2 ~ f#2 ~]/2",
  E: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~@9", F: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~@9", G: "~@12 e3@2 g3 ~", H: "g3@3 ~ g3@2 ~@2 g3@2 ~@2 g3@2 a3 ~",
  I: "e3@2 d3 ~ d3@3 ~ b2 a2 g2 ~ a2@2 g2 ~", J: "[~@6 e3@3 ~ g3 ~ g3 ~ a3 b3@13 ~@4]/2",
  K: "~ b3@2 ~ b3@2 d4 ~ d4@6 ~@2", L: "~ b3@4 ~ a3 g3 a3 g3 e3 ~ g3@2 a3 ~", M: "~@2 e3@3 ~ g3@3 ~ b3@3 d4 ~@2",
  N: "d4@2 ~ e4@2 ~ b3 d4@7 ~@2",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.64).pan(0.7)

// chords · rock organ
const rock_organ = note("<~@49 A B A C D C A E ~@47>".pickRestart({
  A: "[e5,g5,c6]", B: "[d5,g5,b5]", C: "[e5,g5,b5]", D: "[d5,f#5,b5]", E: "[f#5,a5,d6]@15 ~",
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.54)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel_2 = note("<~@17 A B C D E F G ~@9 A B C D E F G ~@64>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,b4]@5 ~ [d4,b4]@3 ~ [d4,b4]@2 ~@4", B: "[d4,c5]@5 ~ [d4,c5]@3 ~@3 [a4,d5]@3 ~",
  C: "[g4,b4]@2 [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4] ~ [b4,e5]@2 ~@4", // G E5
  D: "[g4,c5]@2 [g4,c5] ~@3 g4 ~ [g4,c5]@2 [g4,c5] ~@3 g4 ~", E: "[g4,b4]@2 [g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4]@3 ~@3 [g4,b4]@2 ~@2",
  F: "[g4,c5]@2 [g4,c5] ~@3 [g4,c5]@3 ~@3 [g4,c5] ~ [g4,c5] ~", // C5
  G: "[g4,b4]@2 ~@2 [g4,b4]@2 ~@2 [f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 [d4,g4]@2", // G F#m G5
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A@6 B C D@2 A E D@2 F G A H I A@3 B C D@2 A E D@2 F G A H I A@3 B J K D K E K D F G K L M K A@3 N K D K E K D F G
  ~@6 B O K D K E K D F G K D K E K D F P A@6 B ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@4", B: "x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x", C: "~ x ~@3 x!3", D: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", E: "x ~@2 x ~ x!3", F: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x",
  G: "~@2 x!6", H: "x ~@5 x ~@8 x", I: "x ~@5 x ~@7 x!2", J: "~@6 x!2", K: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", L: "x ~@5 x ~@3 x ~@4 x",
  M: "x ~@5 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2", N: "x ~ x!6", O: "~ x ~@4 x!2", P: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.65)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@9 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~@8 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~@15 B ~@7 C ~@7 B ~@15 B ~@7 D ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "x!2 ~@6", C: "~ x ~@6", D: "x",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<[x!3 ~] ~@103>").gain(0.65)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@7 A ~ B@6 C ~ B@2 D B@3 E ~ B@6 C ~ B@2 D B@3 E F B@6 G H B@2 D B@3 I J B@6 C H ~@6 E K B@3 L B@2 C M B@6 C N ~@6 A
  ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@6 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x!2 ~@4", D: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", E: "~@4 x ~@2 x", F: "~ x ~@6",
  G: "~@2 x!2 ~@3 x", H: "~@2 x!4 ~@10", I: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", J: "~ x!7", K: "~ x ~@2 x!4", L: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x",
  M: "~@2 x!14", N: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.65)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@9 A@6 B A ~@8 A@6 B A ~@8 A@6 B A ~@8 A@6 B A ~@8 A@6 B A@7 B C ~@6 D ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x!2", C: "x!4", D: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.65)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@56 [~ x!7] ~@47>").gain(0.51)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  A B A B A B A C D ~@8 B A B A B A E F ~@8 B A B A B A E G ~@7 H B@2 ~ B@2 A I J ~@7 K ~@3 L M N E J ~@7 O ~@7 B@2 A B
  A B A C ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "~@3 x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@6 x!3 ~@7", E: "~@5 x ~@2", F: "~@6 x!3 ~ x ~@5",
  G: "~@2 x ~@3 x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", H: "~@3 x!5", I: "~@5 x!3", J: "~@6 x!2", K: "~@6 x ~@5 x!4",
  L: "~@2 x!2 ~@9 x ~@2", M: "~@10 x!2 ~@4", N: "~@9 x ~@2 x ~@3", O: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.65)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@95 [~@3 x] ~@8>").gain(0.65)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@15 A ~@8 B ~@6 A@2 ~@7 A ~@6 A ~@15 A ~@7 C D ~@6 A ~ E ~@5 A ~@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~ x ~@5 x", C: "x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x", D: "~ x!7", E: "x",
})).gain(0.65)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~ A B@3 A B C ~@9 A B@3 A B D ~@9 A B@3 A B D ~@9 E B@3 E B E B ~@8 A B@3 A B D ~@17 A B@3 A B C ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!3", B: "x!8", C: "x!6 ~@2", D: "x ~ x!4 ~@2", E: "x ~ x!6",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@19 A ~@3 A ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.29)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct(`<
  ~ A@6 B ~ A@6 B ~ A@6 B ~ A@6 B ~ A@6 B ~ A@6 B ~ A@6 B ~ A@6 B ~@9 A@6 B ~ A@6 B ~ A@6 B ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · ht
const ht = s("ht").struct("<~@8 A ~@57 B ~ C D E ~@33>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2", C: "~@2 x ~ x!4", D: "~@3 x", E: "~@8 x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.65)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@65 [x!8]!7 ~@32>").gain(2.21)

// drums · guiro
const guiro = s("guiro:4").struct("<~ A@6 ~@10 A@6 ~@10 A@6 ~@10 A@6 ~@10 A@6 ~@18 A@6 ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(13.81)

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