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Perfect Way

Scritti Politti

KeyB majorTempo106 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Perfect Way — Scritti Politti
// 106 bpm, 4/4, key B major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: metre changes (4/4 at bar 1, 1/4 at bar 84, 4/4 at bar 85) are rendered on a constant 4/4 grid of one bar per cycle
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 120 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(106/4)

// 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 · synth brass 1
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~@2 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@7 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@2 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@7 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@18 D ~@3 D ~@7 E ~
  E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 [g#3,b3,e4]@3 [f#3,b3,d#4,d#5,f#5] ~@4, ~@8 e5 ~@7", // E B
  B: "[f4,a#4] ~@2 [e4,a#4] ~@4 [g#4,a#4] ~@2 [g4,a#4] ~@4", C: "~@8 [g#3,b3,e4]@3 [f#3,b3,d#5,f#5] ~@4, ~@8 e5 ~@7",
  D: "~@4 [f4,a#4] ~@2 [e4,a#4] ~@4 [g#4,a#4] ~@2 [g4,a#4]", E: "~@12 [g#3,b3,e4]@3 [f#3,b3,d#5,f#5], ~@12 e5 ~@3",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.18).pan(0.3)

// bass · slap bass 2
const bass = note(`<
  ~@5 A B A C A B D E D B D E D B D E D B D F G H I J K L K L K L K L ~ D B D E D B D E D B D E D B D F G M N J K L K L
  K L K L ~ O@3 P O@3 Q R S R T R S R U V W X Y Z W X Y AA@2 AB@2 AC AD AE AD AE AD AE AD AE AD AE AD AE AD AE AD AE AD
  AE AD AE AD AE AD AF
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a#1!2 f1 f1@2 ~ d1@2 d#1@2 ~@6", B: "f1@2 g1 e1 ~@4 g#1@2 a#1 g1 ~ d#1@2 d#1",
  C: "f1!2 ~ a#1 e1 ~@3 g#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 f1 g#1", D: "a#1!2 f1!2 ~@2 d1@2 d#1@2 ~@6",
  E: "f1!2 a#1!2 ~@3 f1 g#1@2 g1@2 ~@2 f1 g1", F: "f1!2 a#1!2 ~@3 f1 g#1@2 g1@2 f1@2 f1 g1", G: "c2 g1", H: "f#1!2",
  I: "a1 e1", J: "a#1@2 g1 e1", K: "f#1!2 ~@2 f#1@2 c#1 d#1 e1 f#1 c#1 ~@4 a#1", L: "f#1!2 ~@6 e1@2 ~@2 f#1@2 d#1 c#1",
  M: "f#1@8 f#1 b1@2 c#2 b1@2 g#1@2", N: "a1@2 a1 a1@2 c2 ~ d2 e1@8", O: "c1!2 ~@5 c1 ~@2 c1@2 ~@4",
  P: "c1!2 ~@5 c1 ~ c1 c1@2 ~@4", Q: "c1!2 ~@8 d1!2 ~@4", R: "c1@5 ~ g1@2 f1@3 ~@5",
  S: "c1@5 ~@2 a#1 ~ a#1 a1@2 g1@2 f1 g1", T: "~ c2 ~ a#1 ~@4 g#1!2 g1@2 f1@2 f1 g1",
  U: "c1@4 ~@4 c#1 d#1 g#1 f#1 a#1 c#2 ~@2", V: "~@4 a#1!2 f1!2 ~@2 d1@2 d#1@2 ~@2",
  W: "~@4 f1@2 g1 e1 ~@4 g#1@2 a#1 g1", X: "~ d#1@2 d#1 a#1!2 f1!2 ~@2 d1@2 d#1@2 ~@2",
  Y: "~@4 f1!2 a#1!2 ~@3 f1 g#1@2 g1@2", Z: "~@2 f1 g1 a#1!2 f1!2 ~@2 d1@2 d#1@2 ~@2",
  AA: "[f1@2 f1 g1 c2@8 g1@8 f#1@8 f#1 b1@2 c#2]/2", AB: "[b1@2 g#1@2 a1@2 a1 a1@2 c2 ~ d2 e1@8 a#1@8 g1@4]/2",
  AC: "e1@4 f#1!2 ~@2 f#1@2 c#1 d#1 e1 f#1 c#1 ~", AD: "~@3 a#1 f#1!2 ~@6 e1@2 ~@2",
  AE: "f#1@2 d#1 c#1 f#1!2 ~@2 f#1@2 c#1 d#1 e1 f#1 c#1 ~", AF: "f#1@2 d#1 c#1 ~@12",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_2").gain(0.36)

// other · orchestra hit
const orchestra_hit = note(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~@26 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@22 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@16 B ~@13 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 g#5 ~@2 b5 ~@4", B: "~@8 c#5 d#5 g#5 f#5 a#5 c#6 ~@2", C: "~@12 g#5 ~@2 b5",
})).s("gm_orchestra_hit").gain(0.3).pan(0.4)

// other · orchestra hit · soft notes
const orchestra_hit_soft = note("<~@112 [~@12 g#5 ~@2 b5] ~ [~@12 g#5 ~@2 b5] ~ [~@12 g#5 ~@2 b5] ~@3>")
  .s("gm_orchestra_hit").gain(0.12).pan(0.4)

// chords · synth strings 1
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~@8 A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@3 C D E F G H ~ H ~ H ~ H ~ I ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@3 C D E F G J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ I ~@19 K ~@3 K
  L@3 M N ~@7 O ~@3 O ~@3 O ~@3 O ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g#4,a#4,d#5]@7 ~ [g4,a#4,d#5]@3 ~@5", B: "[g#4,a#4,d#5]@7 ~ [g4,a#4,d#5]@5 ~@3",
  C: "[g#4,a#4,d#5]@7 ~ [g4,a#4,d#5]@4 [a4,c5,f5]@4", D: "[g4,c5,e5] [f#4,a4,d5]", E: "[e4,a4,c#5] [e4,g#4,b4]",
  F: "[e4,g4,c5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5] [d4,g4,b4]", G: "[c4,f4,a4]@2 [f#4,a4,d5] [e4,g#4,b4]",
  H: "[f#4,a#4,c#5]@8 [e4,g#4,b4]@3 ~@5", I: "[f#4,a#4,c#5]@5 ~@11", J: "[f#4,a#4,c#5] [e4,g#4,b4]",
  K: "~@4 [g#4,a#4,d#5]@7 ~ [g4,a#4,d#5]@4", // G#sus2 D#
  L: "[[a4,c5,f5] [g4,c5,e5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5]@2 [e4,a4,c#5]@2 [e4,g#4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,c5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5]]/3", // F C D A E C D
  M: "[d4,g4,b4] [c4,f4,a4]@2 [f#4,a4,d5]", N: "[e4,g#4,b4] [a#4,c#5,f#5]@2 ~", O: "~ [a#4,c#5,f#5]@2 ~",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.27)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~@6 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@16 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@23 B C B D B E B F ~ G ~@3 G ~@31
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f4,a#4,c5] ~@2 [e4,a#4,c5] ~@4 [g#4,a#4,d#5] ~@2 [g4,a#4,d#5] ~@4", B: "~ e5 ~@2 c5 ~@4 g4 a4 c5@2 ~@3",
  C: "~ c5@2 ~ c5 ~ g4 a4 a#4 ~ a4 ~ g4 a4 ~@2", D: "~ d5 ~@2 a#4 ~ f4 ~ g#4 ~ g4 ~ f4 g4 ~@2",
  E: "~ c5 ~@2 c5 ~ g4 a4 a#4 ~ a4 ~ g4 a4 ~@2", F: "~ d5 ~@2 a#4 ~ f4 ~@9",
  G: "~@4 [f4,a#4,c5] ~@2 [e4,a#4,c5] ~@4 [g#4,a#4,d#5] ~@2 [g4,a#4,d#5]", // Fsus4 C7 G#sus2 D#
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.26).pan(0.4)

// other · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<A@4 ~@25 A@8 ~@21 A@8 ~@29 B A@23 C>".pickRestart({
  A: "f#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@3", B: "~@4 f#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@3", C: "f#5 ~@15",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.46).pan(0.6)

// chords · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  A B A B ~ C D C E C D C F G D H E C D C E C D C E ~@4 A B A B A B A B ~ C D C F G D H E I D I E I D I E ~@4 A B A B A
  B A B ~@17 J K L M J K L M ~@4 N@2 O@6 P@2 Q@14 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 [e3,g#3,b3] [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@9", B: "~@8 [g#3,b3,e4]@3 [f#3,b3,d#4] ~@4", C: "~ d4 ~@2 a#3 ~@4 f3 g3 a#3 ~@4",
  D: "~ a#3 ~@2 a#3 ~ f3 g3 g#3 ~ a#3 g3 ~ d#3 ~@2", E: "~ a#3 ~@2 a#3 ~@11",
  F: "~ a#3 ~@2 a#3 ~ f3 g3 g#3@2 a#3@2 ~@2 f3 g3", G: "a#3!2 ~ f3 a#3 ~@4 f3 g3 a#3 ~@4",
  H: "~ a#3 ~@2 a#3 ~@4 f3 g3 a#3 ~@4", I: "~ d4 ~@2 a#3 ~ [f4,a#4]@2 ~ f3 g3 a#3 ~@4, [f4,a#4] ~@3 [a#3,d#4] ~@3",
  J: "~@5 d4 ~@2 a#3 ~ [f4,a#4]@2 ~ f3 g3 a#3, ~@2 [f4,a#4] ~@3 [a#3,d#4] ~", K: "~@5 a#3 ~@2 a#3 ~ f3 g3 g#3 ~ a#3 g3",
  L: "~ d#3 ~@3 d4 ~@2 a#3 ~ [f4,a#4]@2 ~ f3 g3 a#3, ~@2 [f4,a#4] ~@3 [a#3,d#4] ~", M: "~@5 a#3 ~@2 a#3 ~@7",
  N: "[~@10 [e3,g#3,b3,e4] [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@8 ~@5 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 ~@6]/2", // E
  O: "[[e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 ~ [e3,g#3,b3,e4] ~@6 [e3,g#3,b3,e4] [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@8 ~@5 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 ~@6]/2", // E
  P: "[[e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 ~ [e3,g#3,b3,e4] ~@6 [e3,g#3,b3,e4] [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@8 ~@13]/2", // E
  Q: "[~@10 [e3,g#3,b3,e4] [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@8 ~@13]/2", // E
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.19).pan(0.7)

// other · kalimba
const kalimba = note(`<
  A B A B ~@4 C ~@7 C ~@12 A B A B A B A B ~@8 C ~@12 A B A B A B A B ~@29 D E F E F E F E F E F E F E F E F E F E F E F
  E G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ f#4 c#4 f#4 ~ g#4 ~@4 f#4 ~ c#4 f#4 ~@2", B: "~ f#4 d#4 f#4 ~@3 g#4 ~@3 e4 d#4 ~ d#4 c#4", C: "~@9 f4 g4 ~@5",
  D: "~@5 f#4 c#4 f#4 ~ g#4 ~@4 f#4 ~", E: "c#4 f#4 ~@3 f#4 d#4 f#4 ~@3 g#4 ~@3 e4",
  F: "d#4 ~ d#4 c#4 ~ f#4 c#4 f#4 ~ g#4 ~@4 f#4 ~", G: "d#4 ~ d#4 c#4 ~@12",
})).s("gm_kalimba").gain(0.3).pan(0.3)

// other · brass section · C# D# G# F# A# C#
const brass_section = note("<~@82 [~@8 [c#4,c#5] [d#4,d#5] [g#4,g#5] [f#4,f#5] [a#4,a#5] [c#5,c#6] ~@2] ~@37>")
  .s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.44)

// chords · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~@29 A B A B A B A B ~@21 A B A B A B A B ~@9 C D E F C G E H ~@13 I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~ I ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 [c#3,f#3]", B: "[c#3,f#3] [c#3,f#3]@2 ~@13", C: "~@14 [c3,g3,c4]!2", D: "[c3,g3,c4]@3 ~@13",
  E: "~@14 [a#2,f3,a#3]!2", F: "[a#2,f3,a#3] [a#2,f3,a#3]@3 ~@12", G: "[c3,g3,c4]@3 ~@7 [c3,g3,c4]@2 ~@4",
  H: "[a#2,f3,a#3]@3 ~@13", I: "~@3 [c#3,f#3]!2 [c#3,f#3]@2 ~@9",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.32).pan(0.6)

// other · music box
const music_box = note("<~@8 A ~@7 A ~@8 B C B D ~@16 A ~@8 B C B D ~@9 E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~@17 F@4 G ~@24>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 [d#5,d#6]@2 [f5,f6] [d5,d6]", B: "[c5,c6] [d5,d6]", C: "[c#5,c#6] [b4,b5]", D: "[f5,f6]@2 [d5,d6] [b4,b5]",
  E: "[c5,e5,g5]@11 ~@5", F: "[~ [c5,c6]@2 [d5,d6]@2 [c#5,c#6]@2 [b4,b5]@2 [c5,c6]@2 [d5,d6]@2 [f5,f6]@2 [d5,d6]]/4",
  G: "[b4,b5] ~@3", // B
})).s("gm_music_box").gain(0.33)

// other · kalimba
const kalimba_2 = note(`<
  A B A B ~@4 C ~@7 C ~@12 A B A B A B A B ~@8 C ~@12 A B A B A B A B ~@29 D E F E F E F E F E F E F E F E F E F E F E F
  E G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ f#3 c#3 f#3 ~ g#3 ~@4 f#3 ~ c#3 f#3 ~@2", B: "~ f#3 d#3 f#3 ~@3 g#3 ~@3 e3 d#3 ~ d#3 c#3", C: "~@9 f3 g3 ~@5",
  D: "~@5 f#3 c#3 f#3 ~ g#3 ~@4 f#3 ~", E: "c#3 f#3 ~@3 f#3 d#3 f#3 ~@3 g#3 ~@3 e3",
  F: "d#3 ~ d#3 c#3 ~ f#3 c#3 f#3 ~ g#3 ~@4 f#3 ~", G: "d#3 ~ d#3 c#3 ~@12",
})).s("gm_kalimba").gain(0.16).pan(0.7)

// other · violin
const violin = note(`<
  ~@29 A B C B C B C B ~@21 C B C B C B A B ~@29 D E D E F E D G ~ H ~ H D H F H D H D H D H I H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 c#5@2 ~@2 b4@3 ~ c#5@2 ~ a4", B: "~ g#4 ~ f#4 ~@12", C: "~@4 c#5@2 ~@2 b4@2 ~@2 c#5@2 ~ a4",
  D: "~@4 c#5 ~ b4 ~", E: "c#5@2 ~ a4 ~ g#4 ~ f#4 ~@8", F: "~@8 c#5@3 ~ b4@2 ~@2", G: "c#5@3 a4 ~ g#4 ~ f#4 ~@8",
  H: "~@2 c#5 a4 ~ g#4 ~ f#4 ~@8", I: "~@8 c#5@2 ~@2 b4@3 ~",
})).s("gm_violin").gain(0.3).pan(0.4)

// chords · pad metallic
const pad_metallic = note("<~@67 A B A B A B A B ~@45>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d5,e5,g5]@11 ~@5", B: "[d1,d2]@3 ~",
})).s("gm_pad_metallic").gain(0.34)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C@3 D E F G F G F G F G A B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C@3 D E F G F G F
  G F G A H@3 I H@3 J B K L M B K B N O P O P O P O P@4 Q R S T S T S T S T S T S T S T S T S T S T S T S ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2 ~@8", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", C: "x!2", D: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", E: "x ~@5 x!2 ~@3 x ~ x ~@2",
  F: "x ~@6 x ~@2 x ~@4 x", G: "x!2 ~@6 x ~@2 x ~@4", H: "x!2 ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@5", I: "x!2 ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@5",
  J: "x!2 ~@8 x!2 ~@4", K: "x ~@6 x ~@2 x ~@5", L: "x ~@5 x ~ x ~@6 x", M: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", N: "x ~@6 x ~@3 x ~@4",
  O: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", P: "~ x ~ x", Q: "~@3 x!2 ~@5 x!2 ~@3 x", R: "~ x ~@2 x ~@6 x ~@2 x ~",
  S: "~@3 x!3 ~@6 x ~@2 x", T: "~@4 x ~@6 x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B@3 C B@16 ~@3 D E B E B E B E F G B@16 ~@3 D E B E B E B E F G B H B@5 I B@3 J B@3 K L@8 M ~@2 N O P L P L P L
  P O P L P L P L P O P L P L P L P Q
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~ x ~@8 x!2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~@7 x ~@3", D: "~@9 x ~@2 x ~ x!2", E: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x",
  F: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", G: "~@3 x ~ x ~@6 x ~ x!2", H: "~ x ~@2", I: "~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2",
  J: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", K: "~@4 x ~@3 x!3 ~ x!2 ~@2", L: "x!2", M: "x", N: "~@13 x ~@2",
  O: "x ~ x!2 ~@4 x ~@7", P: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@7", Q: "x ~ x!2 ~@12",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@4 A ~@32 B ~@28 B ~@7 C ~@45>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!3 ~@7", B: "~ x", C: "~@13 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B@3 C B@3 C B@3 C B@3 C B@7 D B@8 E B@3 C B@3 C B@3 C B@7 D B@8 E B F B@5 G B@7 G H B@3 I B@7 J B@23 K
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!3 ~@3", B: "x!8", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", D: "x!7 ~", E: "x ~@9 x!3 ~@3", F: "x!6 ~ x",
  G: "x!5 ~@3", H: "~@2 x!6", I: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", J: "x ~ x!6", K: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@19 B ~@7 B ~@4 C ~@15 B ~@7 B ~@4 C ~@7 D ~@3 E ~@11 F ~@7 F ~@7 F ~@7 F ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~@12", B: "~@7 x ~@8", C: "~ x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@8", D: "~@9 x ~@2 x ~@3", E: "~ x ~@14", F: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@4 [~@8 x ~@2 x ~@4] ~@32 [~@11 x ~@4] ~@28 [~@11 x ~@4] ~@53>").gain(0.42)

// drums · high tom
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