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Hold Me

Savage Garden

KeyC majorTempo90 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Hold Me — Savage Garden
// 90 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 5 synth choir (copy of ch 4 voice oohs)
// note: Full arrangement: all 109 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(90/4)

// 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
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  A B C B A D A D A D A D A D A D A D E F A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A D A G A D A D A D H I J K L M J K L N O A B
  A B A D A D A D A D A D A D A D H I A D A D A D H I A D A D A D H I A D A D A D H I A D A D A D P ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,c4]@2 ~@2 g3 ~ [g3,b3]@2 ~@2 g3@2 [g3,b3]@2 g3 ~, [c2,c3]@5 ~ [g1,g2]@9 ~, ~ g3 ~@2 g3 ~@3, ~@3 c4@2 ~@4 b3@3 ~@4", // C5 G C G
  B: "[a3,c4]@2 ~@2 a3 ~ [g3,b3]@2 ~@2 g3@2 [g3,b3]@2 g3@2, [a1,a2]@5 ~ [g1,g2]@9 ~, ~ a3 ~@2 g3 ~@3, ~@3 c4@2 ~@4 b3@3 ~@4", // Am G A G
  C: "[g3,c4]@2 ~@2 g3 ~ [g3,b3]@2 ~@2 g3@2 [g3,b3]@2 g3 ~, [c2,c3]@5 ~ [g1,g2]@8 ~@2, ~ g3 ~@2 g3 ~@3, ~@3 c4@2 ~@4 b3@3 ~@4", // C5 G C G
  D: "[e3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 e3 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 f3@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 f3@2, [a1,a2]@5 ~ [f1,f2]@9 ~, ~ e3 ~@2 f3 ~@3, ~@3 [a3,c4]@2 ~@4 [a3,c4]@3 ~@4", // Am F A F Am
  E: "[f3,a3,c4]@2 f3 [a3,c4] f3 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 f3 [a3,c4] f3 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 f3 ~", // F Am F Am F
  F: "[g3,b3]@2 g3 [g3,b3] g3 ~ [g3,b3]@2 g3 [g3,b3] g3 ~ [g3,b3]@2 g3@2", // G
  G: "[f3,a#3,c4]@2 ~@2 f3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 g3 [b3,d4] g3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 g3@2, ~ f3 ~@6, ~@3 [a#3,c4]@2 ~@11", // Fsus4 G Bm G A#sus2
  H: "[f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 f3@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 f3@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 f3 ~, ~ f3 ~@2 f3 ~@3, ~@3 [a3,c4]@3 ~@3 [a3,c4]@3 ~@4", // F Am
  I: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 g3 ~ g3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 g3@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 g3 ~, ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@3 g3@2 ~@6, ~@9 [b3,d4]@3 ~@4", // G Bm
  J: "[f3,a#3,d4]@2 ~@2 f3@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 ~@2 f3@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 f3 ~, ~ f3 ~@2 f3 ~@3, ~@3 [a#3,d4]@3 ~@3 [a#3,d4]@3 ~@4", // A#
  K: "[d3,f3,a3] ~ d3 [d3,f3,a3] ~ d3!3, ~ d3 ~@2 d3 ~@3, ~@3 [f3,a3]@3 ~@3 [f3,a3]@3 [f3,a3]@4", // Dm F
  L: "~@4 d#3@2 [d#3,g3,a#3]@2 ~@2 d#3@2 [d#3,g3,a#3]@2 d#3 ~, [d#3,g3,a#3] d#3 ~@2 d#3 ~@3, ~ g#3@14 ~, ~@3 [g3,a#3]@3 ~@3 [g3,a#3]@3 ~@4", // D# Gm
  M: "[g3,a#3]@2 ~@4 [g3,a#3]@2 d#3 f3 f3@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 f3 ~, ~ d#3 d#3@2 ~@4, ~@3 [g3,a#3]@3 ~@3 [a3,c4]@3 ~@4", // Gm F Gm Am
  N: "[g3,b3,d4] ~ g3 [g3,b3,d4] ~ g3!3, ~ g3 ~@2 g3 ~@3, ~@3 [b3,d4]@3 ~@3 [b3,d4]@3 [b3,d4]@4", // G Bm
  O: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 g3@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 g3@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 g3 ~, ~ g3 ~@2 g3 ~@3, ~@3 [b3,d4]@3 ~@3 [b3,d4]@3 ~@4", // G Bm
  P: "[f3,a3,c4]@2 ~@2 f3@2 [f3,a3,c4]@2 ~ [a3,c4]@3 ~@4, ~ f3 ~@2 f3 ~@3, ~@3 [a3,c4]@3 ~@10", // F Am
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.35)

// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~@12 A B A C A B D E A B A C F G H G H I J K F G H G H I L M A B A C A B D E N O P Q R O S T@2 ~@4 H U H V H U J W A B
  A C A B D E A B A C A B D E A B A C A B D E A B A C A B D E A B A C A B D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2@3 g1@5", B: "a1@3 f1@5", C: "a1@3 f1@5, b1 ~@15", D: "f1", E: "g1", F: "c2@5 ~ g1@9 ~", G: "a1@4 ~@2 f1@9 ~",
  H: "c2@2 ~ g1@4 ~", I: "a1@2 ~ f1@5", J: "c2@4 ~@2 g1@7 ~@3", K: "a1@2 ~ f1@4 ~", L: "c2@2 ~ g1@5", M: "a#1@3 g1@5",
  N: "a#1@4 ~@2 a#1@9 ~", O: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@9 ~", P: "d#1@4 ~@2 d#1@9 ~", Q: "d#1@3 ~ f1@3 f1", R: "a#1@5 ~ a#1@8 a#1 ~",
  S: "d#1@4 ~@2 d#1@9 d#1", T: "g1/2", U: "a1 ~@3", V: "a1@5 ~@11", W: "a1@5 ~ f1@10",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.72)

// other · piano
const piano = note("<A B ~@25 C@2 ~@28 A B A B ~@48>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 c4 d4", B: "e4 c4 g3 d4@5", C: "[~@12 c6@9 ~@11, ~@10 c5@11 ~@11]/2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.56)

// chords · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note("<~@2 A B ~@35 C ~@28 D ~@2 E F ~@36>".pickRestart({
  A: "b3 ~@3 g3@2 d4@8 c4 d4, c4@3 ~@5", B: "e4 c4 g3 d4@4 ~", C: "[f3,a#3]@2 ~ [g2,d3,g3]@5, a#2@3 ~@5",
  D: "[c3,g3,c4]", E: "~@14 g4 a4", F: "c5@2 d5@2 e5@2 a4@4 g4@5 ~",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.48)

// other · vibraphone
const vibraphone = note("<~@32 A ~@3 A ~@4 B ~@28 B ~@7 B ~@30>".pickRestart({
  A: "g3 ~ g3 b3 ~ c4 ~ b3 ~ g3 ~@6", B: "e4 f4 e4 c4 ~@2 c4@7 ~@3",
})).s("gm_vibraphone").gain(0.32)

// chords · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<~@31 A ~@3 A ~@20 A ~@11 A ~@7 A ~@23 A ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [c5,g5,c6]@5", // C5
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.04)

// chords · percussive organ · Am G5
const percussive_organ = note("<~@99 [[a5,c6,e6]] [c6 b5, [d5,g5], a5 ~@15] ~@8>").s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.28)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@20 A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@9 ~@12 A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@2 C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", B: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", C: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@20 [~ x ~ x]!37 ~@12 [~ x ~ x]!38 [~ x ~@2] ~>").gain(0.5)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@68 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@20 [x!16]!37 ~@12 [x!16]!38 [x!10 ~@6] ~>").gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@19 A ~@19 B ~@16 C ~@11 D ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@6 x!2 ~", B: "~@13 x!2 ~", C: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~", D: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@3",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@19 A ~@19 B ~@16 C ~@11 D ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@8 x ~@2 x ~@3", B: "~@5 x!2 ~", C: "x ~@4 x!2 ~", D: "x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · china
const china = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@20 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@4 A ~ A ~ A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@4 [~@3 x]!16 ~@41 [~@3 x]!8 ~@40>").gain(0.4)

stack(
  acoustic_guitar_steel, bass, piano, distortion_guitar, vibraphone, string_ensemble_1, percussive_organ, kick, snare,
  low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, china, tambourine
)

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