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Scatman's World

Scatman John

KeyD majorTempo144 bpm
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// Scatman's World — Scatman John
// 144 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 132 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(144/4)

// 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.

// bass · synth bass 2 · "SYN BASS 2"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D E A F B A B C D E A F B A B C D E A F ~ A B C D E A F B A B C D E A F B@2 A B C D E A F B A B C D E A F B A B
  C D E A F B A B C D E A F B@2 A B C D E A F B A B C D E A F B A B C D E A F B A B C D E A F B A B C D E A F B@2 G H G
  I E J H K G H G I E J H K L
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2@2 ~ d2@2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2", B: "a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 ~@2 a1@2",
  C: "b1@2 ~ b1@2 ~ b1@2 ~@2 b1@2 ~@2 b1@2", D: "f#1@2 ~ f#1@2 ~ f#1@2 ~@2 f#1@2 ~@2 f#1@2",
  E: "g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2", F: "e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~@2 e2@2 ~@2 e2@2",
  G: "a#1@2 ~ a#1@2 ~ a#1@2 ~@2 a#1@2 ~@2 a#1@2", H: "d#2@2 ~ d#2@2 ~ d#2@2 ~@2 d#2@2 ~@2 d#2@2",
  I: "c2@2 ~ c2@2 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 c2@2", J: "g#1@2 ~ g#1@2 ~ g#1@2 ~@2 g#1@2 ~@2 g#1@2",
  K: "f2@2 ~ f2@2 ~ f2@2 ~@2 f2@2 ~@2 f2@2", L: "a#1@2 ~ a#1@2 ~ a#1@2 ~@2 a#1@2 ~@4",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_2").gain(0.5)

// other · lead 2 sawtooth · "SAW WAVE"
const lead_2_sawtooth = note(`<
  ~@8 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A ~@9 A B A B A B A B ~@9 A B A B A B A B ~@8 A B A B A B A B ~@9 A B A B A B A B ~@16
  A B A B A B A B A C D C D C D C D C ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c#4 ~ d4 ~ a4 ~ c#4 d4 ~ a4 ~ c#4 d4 ~ a4 ~", B: "c#4 ~ d4 ~ a4 ~ c#4 d4 ~ a4 ~ d4 a4 ~ b4 ~",
  C: "d4 ~ d#4 ~ a#4 ~ d4 d#4 ~ a#4 ~ d#4 a#4 ~ c5 ~", D: "d4 ~ d#4 ~ a#4 ~ d4 d#4 ~ a#4 ~ d4 d#4 ~ a#4 ~",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.35).pan(0.6)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STR 1"
const synth_strings_1 = note("<A@2 B@16 C@6 ~@17 A@2 B@24 C@6 ~ A@2 B@8 C@6 ~@8 A@2 B@8 D@7 E@3 F@8 G@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[d4,f#4]@16 ~@7 g4@8 ~, a3, ~ [c#4,e4]]/2", // D C#m
  B: "[[b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~@9 e4@7 ~ [g3,b3]@16 [f#3,a3]@16 ~@16 f#4@8 [c#4,e4]@8 [d4,f#4]@16 ~@7 g4@8 ~, ~@15 [f#3,a3]@16 d4@56 ~@25 [c#4,e4]@16, ~ c#4 ~@2 g3@2 ~@2, ~@8 b3@3 a3@5]/8", // Bm G F#m C#m D F#m C#m
  C: "[[b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~@9 e4@7 ~ [g3,b3]@16 [f#3,a3]@16 ~@16 f#4@8 [a3,c#4,e4]@8, ~@15 [f#3,a3]@16 d4@56 ~@9, ~ c#4 ~@2 g3@2, ~@8 b3@3 ~]/6", // Bm G F#m A F#m
  D: "[[b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~@9 e4@7 ~ [g3,b3]@16 [f#3,a3]@16 ~@16 f#4@8 [a3,c#4,e4]@24, ~@15 [f#3,a3]@16 d4@56 ~@25, ~ c#4 ~@2 g3@3, ~@8 b3@3 ~@3]/7", // Bm G F#m A F#m
  E: "[[g#3,d4,f4]@16 [d#4,g4]@16 ~@7 g#4@8 ~, a#3, ~@2 [d4,f4]]/3", // Ddim D# Dm
  F: "[[c4,d#4,g4]@15 ~@9 f4@7 ~ [g#3,c4]@16 [g3,a#3]@16 ~@16 g4@8 [d4,f4]@8 [d#4,g4]@16 ~@7 g#4@8 ~, ~@15 [g3,a#3]@16 d#4@56 ~@25 [d4,f4]@16, ~ d4 ~@2 g#3@2 ~@2, ~@8 c4@3 a#3@5]/8", // Cm G# Gm Dm D# Gm Dm
  G: "[[c4,d#4,g4]@15 ~@9 f4@7 ~ [g#3,c4]@16 [g3,a#3]@16 ~@16 g4@8 ~@8, ~@15 [g3,a#3]@16 d#4@56 ~@9, ~@2 d4@2 ~@4 c4@3 ~, ~@32 g#3@11 ~@5]/6", // Cm G# Gm
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.14).pan(0.4)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  A B A B C@4 A B A B C@4 A B A B C@4 ~@17 A B A B C@4 A B A B C@4 A B A B C@4 A B A B C@4 ~ A B A B C@4 A B A B C@4 ~@8
  A B A B C@4 A B A B D@5 E F@2 G@2 H@2 I J@3 G@2 H@2 I K
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d5,f#5]", B: "[c#5,e5]", C: "[b4@2 a4@2 b4@2 f#5 [c#5,e5], d5@7 ~]/4",
  D: "[b4@2 a4@2 b4@2 f#5 [c#5,e5]@3, d5@7 ~@3]/5", E: "[d5,f5]", F: "[[a#4,a#5]@3 [c5,c6]]/2",
  G: "[[g4,g5]@6 [a#4,a#5] [c5,c6]]/2", H: "[[d#4,d#5]@14 [f4,f5] [g4,g5]]/2", I: "[f4,f5]",
  J: "[[a#4,a#5]@10 [c5,c6] [d5,d6]]/3", K: "[a#4,a#5]@9 ~@7",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.11).pan(0.6)

// bass · synth bass 1 · "+SYNBASS 3"
const bass_2 = note(`<
  ~@16 A B C D E F G ~ H I J K L H M I H I J K L H M I@2 H I J K L H M I A B C D E F G B H I J K L H M I H I J K L H M
  I@2 H I J K L H M I A B C D E F G B H I J K L H M I H I J K L H M I H I J K L H M I@2 N O N P L Q O R N O N P L Q O R
  S
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@4 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4] ~", // D
  B: "~@2 [c#4,e4,a4] ~ [c#4,e4,a4] ~@2 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@4 [c#4,e4,a4] ~ [c#4,e4,a4] ~", // A
  C: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@4 [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~", // Bm
  D: "~@2 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@4 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~", // F#m
  E: "~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@4 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~", // G
  F: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@4 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~", // D
  G: "~@2 [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4] ~@2 [b3,e4,g4] ~@4 [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4] ~", H: "d2!16", I: "a1!16", J: "b1!16",
  K: "f#1!16", L: "g1!16", M: "e2!16", N: "a#1!16", O: "d#2!16", P: "c2!16", Q: "g#1!16", R: "f2!16", S: "a#1!14 ~@2",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_1").gain(0.25).pan(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 ~ A@2 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A ~ A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@7 B A@3 B A@2 B A@3 B A ~ A@3 B A@3 B A@3
  B A@3 B ~@8 A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A ~ A@3 B A@7 B A@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@7 A B@7 C B@7 ~ B@16 D B@7 C B@7 E B@16 D B@7 C B@8 ~@7 F B@7 C B@9 C B@7 E B@7 G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x!4", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "x!16", D: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~ x ~", E: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6",
  F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x!2", G: "~@4 x ~@5 x!4 ~@2",
})).gain(0.29)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@8 [~ x ~ x]!15 ~ [~ x ~ x]!16 ~ [~ x ~ x]!32 ~ [~ x ~ x]!58>").gain(0.36)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@7 ~ A@15 ~ A@16 ~ A@32 ~ A@57 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", B: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~@2",
})).gain(0.43)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@40 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@32 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@58>").gain(0.36)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<A@7 ~ A@15 ~ A@16 ~ A@32 ~ A@57 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@6 B A ~@7 A ~@9 A ~@7 A ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!4",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<[x!8]!7 ~ [x!8]!16 ~@17 [x!8]!16 ~@17 [x!8]!57 [x!7 ~]>").gain(0.29)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct(`<
  [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!7
  ~
  [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!16
  ~@17
  [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!16
  ~@17
  [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!57
  [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2]
>`).gain(0.21)

stack(
  bass, lead_2_sawtooth, synth_strings_1, string_ensemble_1, bass_2, kick, snare, clap, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, crash,
  tambourine, tambourine_soft
)

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