0:00/0:00
// You Can Call Me Al — Simon Paul
// 130 bpm, 4/4, key F major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 76 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(130/4)
// 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.
// chords · pad poly
const pad_poly = note("<~@8 A B A B C D C D ~@18 A B A B A B A B ~@26 A B A B A ~@3>".pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [a4,c5,f5]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5] ~@2 [f4,bb4,d5]@2", // F C Bb
B: "~@4 [a4,c5,f5]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5] ~@2 [a4,c5,f5]@2", // F C F
C: "~@4 [a4,c5,f5,a5]@4 [g4,c5,e5,g5]@3 [g4,c5,e5,g5] ~@2 [f4,bb4,d5,f5]@2", // F C Bb
D: "~@4 [a4,c5,f5,a5]@4 [g4,c5,e5,g5]@3 [g4,c5,e5,g5] ~@2 [a4,c5,f5,a5]@2", // F C F
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.31)
// chords · pad poly · soft notes · F C F C Bb F C F
const pad_poly_soft = note(`<
~@73
[~@4 [a4,c5,f5]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5] ~@2 [a4,c5,f5]@2]
[~@4 [a4,c5,f5]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5] ~@2 [f4,bb4,d5]@2]
[~@4 [a4,c5,f5]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5] ~@2 [a4,c5,f5]@2]
>`).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.1)
// chords · synth brass 1
const synth_brass_1 = note("<A B C D C D C D C D C D C D C D ~@52 C D ~@6>".pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [a3,c4,f4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@2 [bb3,d4]@2", // F C Bb
B: "~@4 [a3,c4,f4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@2 [g3,c4,e4] [a3,c4,f4]", // F C F
C: "~@4 [a3,c4,f4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@2 [f3,bb3,d4]@2", // F C Bb
D: "~@4 [a3,c4,f4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2", // F C F
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.46)
// chords · synth brass 1 · soft notes
const synth_brass_1_soft = note("<~@34 A B A B A B A B ~@28 A B A B A B>".pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [a3,c4,f4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@2 [f3,bb3,d4]@2", // F C Bb
B: "~@4 [a3,c4,f4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2", // F C F
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.31)
// bass · acoustic bass
const bass = note(`<
~@4 A B C B C B C B D B D B D B D B D B D B D B E F E F E F E F D B D B G B D B H I H I H I H I H I H I H I D B H I D
B H I D J K L D B ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
A: "f2!2 f2@2 a2@2 c3 ~@8 c3", B: "g2!3 ~ bb2@2 c3 ~@7 c3@2", C: "f2!3 ~ a2@2 c3 ~@7 c3@2",
D: "f2!3 ~ a2@2 c3@2 ~@6 c3@2", E: "f2!2 f2@2 a2@2 c3@2 f2!2 f2@2 a2@2 c3@2", F: "g2!2 g2@2 bb2@2 c3@2 c3@4 c3@4",
G: "f2!2 f2@2 a2@2 c3@2 ~@6 c3@2", H: "f2!3 ~ a2@2 c3@2 f3!4 c3@2 a2@2", I: "g2!3 ~ bb2@2 c3 ~ d3!4 c3@2 a2@2",
J: "g2!3 ~ bb2@2 c3 ~@9", K: "~@2 bb3 c4 d3 f3 g3 bb2 c3 d3 bb2 g2@2 a2 g2@2",
L: "c3 d3!3 g2 a2 g2 f2 d3 c3 a2 g3 f3 d3 c4 bb3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.46)
// bass · acoustic bass · soft notes
const bass_soft = note(`<
~@70
[f2!3 ~ a2@2 c3@2 ~@6 c3@2]
[g2!3 ~ bb2@2 c3 ~@7 c3@2]
[f2!3 ~ a2@2 c3@2 ~@6 c3@2]
[g2!3 ~ bb2@2 c3 ~@7 c3@2]
[f2!3 ~ a2@2 c3@2 ~@6 c3@2]
[g2!3 ~ bb2@2 c3 ~@7 c3@2]
>`).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.2)
// chords · marimba
const marimba = note("<~@16 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N K O P Q R S T ~ R U V W ~@26 R ~ R ~@5>".pickRestart({
A: "~ a4@2 c5@3 a4@2 a4@2 a4 g4@2 g4 f4@2", B: "~@2 bb4@2 a4@2 a4@2 a4@2 a4 g4!2 f4 f4@2",
C: "~@2 c5@2 a4@2 a4@2 a4@2 g4!3 f4 f4@2", D: "~ bb4 a4!3 f4 g4 f4", E: "~@2 c5@2 a4@2 a4@2 a4@2 g4!4 f4@2",
F: "~ bb4 a4!3 f4 a4 f4", G: "~@2 a4@2 f4@2 f4@2 f4!4 g4!2 a4@2", H: "~@2 a4@2 f4@2 f4@2 f4!2 f4@2 g4@2 a4@2",
I: "c5@2 c5!2 c5@2 c5 a4 c5@4 a4@2 f4!2", J: "a4@3 g4 g4@4 g4@4 f4@4", K: "a4@2 f4!2 a4@2 f4!2",
L: "~@2 a4!2 a4@4 g4@2 f4@2 ~@4", M: "~@2 a4 c5!2 a4@2 a4", N: "bb4 a4 g4 f4 ~@2 a4!2",
O: "a4 a4@3 a4@2 a4@2 bb4@2 a4@2 g4@2 f4@2", P: "~@2 c5 a4@3 a4@2 a4@4 a4@2 g4@2", Q: "a4@2 f4@2 f4!2 f4@2 ~@8",
R: "[a3,c4,f4,a4]@2 [a3,c4,f4,a4]@2 [c4,f4,a4,c5]@2 [c4,f4,a4,c5]@2 [e4,g4,d5] [e4,g4,c5]@2 [e4,g4,c5] [e4,g4,c5]@4", // F Em7 C
S: "a4!2 [f4,a4,c5] c5 [e4,g4,d5] c5@2 [f4,a4,c5]", T: "[f4,a4,c5] [f4,a4,c5]@3",
U: "a4 a4@3 [f4,a4,c5]@2 c5@2 [c4,e4,a4]@2 g4@2 a4@2 [c4,f4,a4]@2", V: "c5@4 [c5,e5,g5]@3 [bb4,d5,f5]",
W: "[bb4,d5,f5]@8 ~@2 d5@4 c5!2", // Bb
})).s("gm_marimba").gain(0.72)
// chords · marimba · soft notes · F Em7 C F Em7 C
const marimba_soft = note(`<
~@72
[[a3,c4,f4,a4]@2 [a3,c4,f4,a4]@2 [c4,f4,a4,c5]@2 [c4,f4,a4,c5]@2 [e4,g4,d5] [e4,g4,c5]@2 [e4,g4,c5] [e4,g4,c5]@4]
~
[[a3,c4,f4,a4]@2 [a3,c4,f4,a4]@2 [c4,f4,a4,c5]@2 [c4,f4,a4,c5]@2 [e4,g4,d5] [e4,g4,c5]@2 [e4,g4,c5] [e4,g4,c5]@4]
~
>`).s("gm_marimba").gain(0.32)
// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
~@16 A B A B A B A B A B ~@8 C D C D C D C D A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 ab4 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~ e4 [a3,c4,f4]@3 [a3,c4,f4] ~@4, ~@3 [c4,f4,g4] ~@4", // F Csus4
B: "~@3 f4 [d4,g4]@2 ~ e4 [c4,f4]@3 [c4,e4] ~@4, ~@3 [c4,f4] ~@4", // G5 F5 C F5
C: "~@4 [a4,c5,f5]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5] ~@2 [f4,bb4,d5]@2", // F C Bb
D: "~@4 [a4,c5,f5]@4 [g4,c5,e5]@3 [g4,c5,e5] ~@2 [a4,c5,f5]@2", // F C F
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.54)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@4 [x!4]!21 ~ [x!4]!40 ~@2 [x!4]!2 ~@6>").gain(0.46)
// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~@70 [x!4]!6>").gain(0.2)
// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@3 [~@2 x ~ x!4] [x!4]!61 ~@3 [x!4]!8>").gain(0.31)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@3 A B@11 C ~@9 C ~@7 C ~@23 C ~@18>".pickRestart({
A: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@3 x ~ x!3",
})).gain(0.46)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@3 A ~@11 B ~@9 B ~@7 B ~@23 B ~@18>".pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.46)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@4 A@18 B A B ~ A C A C A C A@10 B@15 A@2 B A B A B A D ~@2 A@2 ~@6>".pickRestart({
A: "x!8", B: "x!5 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!4", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!4", D: "x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.46)
// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@70 [x!8]!6>").gain(0.2)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@3 A ~@11 B ~@9 B ~@7 B ~@23 B ~@18>".pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x", B: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.41)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@3 A B@11 C D@9 E D@39 F ~@2 D@2 ~@6>".pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@3 x ~@3 x", D: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", E: "~@3 x ~@4", F: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.46)
// drums · open hat · soft notes
const open_hat_soft = s("oh").struct("<~@70 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!6>").gain(0.2)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@3 A ~@11 B ~@9 B ~@7 B ~@23 B ~@18>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@2", B: "x",
})).gain(0.46)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@65 [~@3 x] ~@10>").gain(0.46)
stack(
pad_poly, pad_poly_soft, synth_brass_1, synth_brass_1_soft, bass, bass_soft, marimba, marimba_soft,
electric_guitar_clean, kick, kick_soft, rim, snare, low_tom, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom, open_hat, open_hat_soft,
high_tom, crash
)
More by Paul Simon
50 Ways To Leave Your Lover1976 · E minor · 102 bpmAt the ZooD minor · 170 bpmBridge Over Troubled WaterC major · 94 bpmHazy Shade of WinterF major · 132 bpmKodachromeE major · 140 bpmLate In The EveningF major · 120 bpmLoves Me Like a RockG major · 144 bpmMe and Julio Down by the School YardA major · 180 bpm
Not in the database
That song isn't here.
Nothing in the database matches this link. It may have been renamed, or the address was mistyped. The closest songs to :
Real transcriptions · Editable patterns · Instrumental
Type a song.
Get Strudel code.
Chords, structure, melody, bass and drums compiled from open transcriptions into Strudel live-coding patterns. Play it here, scrub through the bars, then open it in strudel.cc and start hacking.
Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
The JokerSteve Miller Band · 1973
Love Me DoThe Beatles · 1964
I Don't MindJames Brown · 1961
- Real transcriptionsMcGill chord charts, Lakh MIDI and quality-filtered PDMX scores. The library includes alternate transcriptions of some songs.
- One bar, one cycleEvery layer follows the same bar timeline, keeping the code, playback and song structure aligned.
- Instrumental by designDetected vocal parts are removed. Guitar riffs, harmonica and other instrumental leads stay.