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We Are Family

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

KeyB majorTempo116 bpm
0:00/0:00
// We Are Family — Sister Sledge
// 116 bpm, 4/4, key B major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 162 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(116/4)

// 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 · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A@7 B@8 C@7 D@6 E@4 F@2 G@2 F@2 H@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L M N@6 D@6 E@4 F@2 G@2 F@2 H@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L M N@6 D@6 O@3 P@7 D@6
  Q@4 ~@15 R@7 D@6 O@3 P@7 D@6 Q@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@6 [d#4,d#5] ~@7 [a3,a4] [e2,e3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@8 [a2,b3,d4,g4]@7 [a2,b3,d4,g4] ~@7 [d#4,d#5] ~@7 [a3,a4] [e2,e3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@8 [a2,g3,b3,d4,g4], [b2,f#3,b3,b4]@7 [a2,e4]@8 ~@16 [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 ~@9, d#4@6 ~ [a3,a4]@7 ~@9 g3@8 ~@5 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~@5 [d4,d5]@3 ~@9, f#4@5 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@16 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@9, ~@4 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~@5 [d4,d5]@3 ~@16 d#4@7 ~ [a3,a4]@7 ~@10]/7", // D# A E G D# A E G …
  B: "[~@6 [b3,b4]!2 [b3,b4]@2 [b3,b4]@2 [b3,b4]@2 ~@14 [d#4,d#5]@2 ~@14 [a3,a4]@2 [e2,e3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@16 ~@8 [a3,a4]!2 ~@4 [d4,d5]@2 ~@14 [d#4,d#5]@2 ~@14 [a3,a4]@2 e3@14 e3@2 [a2,g3,b3,d4,g4]@2, ~@7 [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 ~@8 [a2,g3,g4]@8 [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 [e2,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@8 ~, ~@7 d#4@7 ~ [a3,a4]@7 ~@9 b3@6 [b3,b4]@2 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@9, ~@7 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@13 [a3,a4]@3 ~@5 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~@5 [d4,d5]@3 ~@9, ~@12 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~@5 [d4,d5]@3 ~@8 d4@7 ~ d#4@7 ~ [a3,a4]@7 ~@10]/8", // B D# A E A D D# A …
  C: "[~@6 a2 ~@7 [d#4,d#5] ~@7 [a3,a4] [e2,e3,b3,e4,b4]@8 a2@5 a2 ~ [g3,b3,d4,g4] ~@7 [d#4,d#5] ~@7 [a3,a4] [e2,e3,b3,b4], ~@3 g3@2 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@16 d#4@7 ~ [a3,a4]@7 ~@2, ~@7 b3@3 ~@4 d#4@14 ~@2 [a3,a4]@14 ~@18 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@14 ~@12 [g#4,g#5]@6 ~@10 [d4,d5]@6 [e4,g#4] ~, ~@4 a2@2 ~ [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 ~@14 a2@2 [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 ~, ~@12 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~@5 [d4,d5]@3 g#4@3 ~@13 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~]/7", // D# A E5 G D# A E5 G …
  D: "[~@22 [a3,a4]!2 ~@2 [b3,b4]@2 [a2,b3,b4]@2 ~@14 [d#4,d#5]@2 ~@14 [a3,a4]@2 [e3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@14 [e3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 e4 ~@7 [a3,a4]!2 ~@4 [d4,d5]@2 [b2,b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@2, ~@7 [g3,d4,g4]@8 ~@5 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~@5 [d4,d5]@3 ~@8 d4@7 ~@2, ~@7 a2@7 ~ [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 e2@8 [a2,g3,g4]@8 ~, ~@7 b3@6 ~@2 d#4@7 ~ [a3,a4]@7 ~@9 b3@6 [b3,b4]@2 ~, ~@12 [a3,a4]@3 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@13 [a3,a4]@3 ~]/6", // A B Asus2 D# A E A D …
  E: "[~@12 [d#4,d#5]@2 ~@14 [a3,a4]@2 e3@14 e3@2 [a2,b3,d4,g4,b4]@8 b3@4 b3@2 [a2,b3,d4,g4,b4]@3 ~, ~@4 [g#4,g#5]@3 [a3,a4]@7 ~@18, ~@5 [f#4,f#5]@2 [a2,e4]@8 [e2,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@8 ~@4 [a2,d4,g4,b4]@3 ~@2, ~@7 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@17, ~@24 [d4,d5]@6 ~@24 a4 ~@9]/4", // D# A G G# A F# A5 E …
  F: "[[b2,b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@7 [a2,a3,b3,c#4,e4]@4 [e2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@5]/2", // B A E
  G: "[[b2,b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@14 [a2,e3,a3,b3,c#4,e4]@7 ~ b3@4 [b3,b4] b3 b3@2 [b3,b4]@2, ~@11 [e2,e3,g#3,e4]@5, ~@27 b4@3 ~@2]/2", // B A B E
  H: "[b3@7 [a2,a3,b3,c#4,e4]@4 [e2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@5, [b2,d#4,f#4]@11 ~@5]/2", // A E B
  I: "[[b2,b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@7 [e3,b3,e4]@4 [e2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@5, ~@7 [a2,a3,c#4]@9]/2", // B E5 E A
  J: "[[b2,b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@13 ~ [a2,e3,a3,b3,c#4,e4]@8 b3@4 [b3,b4] [b3,b4]@3 [b3,b4]@2, ~@11 [e2,e3,g#3,e4]@5]/2", // B A B E
  K: "[[b2,b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@7 [a2,e3,a3,b3,c#4,e4]@4 [e2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@5]/2", // B A E
  L: "[b2,b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@13 ~ [a2,e3,a3,b3,c#4,e4]@2", M: "~@3 [e2,e3,g#3,b3,e4]@4 [b2,d#4,f#4,b4], ~@14 b3 ~",
  N: "[~@6 [d#4,d#5] ~@7 [a3,a4] [e2,e3,b3,e4,b4]@8 a2@5 a2 ~ [g3,b3,d4,g4] ~@7 [d#4,d#5] ~@7 [a3,a4] [e2,e3,b3,b4], ~@8 [g#4,g#5]@6 [a3,a4]@14 ~@18 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@14 ~@12 [g#4,g#5]@6 ~@10 [d4,d5]@6 [e4,g#4] ~, ~@5 [f#4,f#5]@2 [a2,e4]@8 ~@14 a2@2 [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 ~, ~@7 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@16 d#4@7 ~ [a3,a4]@7 ~@2, ~@12 [d4,d5]@3 g#4@3 ~@13 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~]/6", // D# A E5 G D# A E5 G# …
  O: "[~@12 [d#4,d#5]@2 ~@14 [a3,a4]@2 [e2,e3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@15 ~ [e2,e3,b3,e4]@2, ~@4 [g#4,g#5]@3 [a3,a4]@7 ~@10, ~@5 [f#4,f#5]@2 [a2,e4]@8 ~@9, ~@7 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@9, ~@4 [d4,d5] ~@3]/3", // D# A E E5 G# A F# A5 …
  P: "[~@2 [f2,f3,c4,f4] ~ [f#2,f#3,c#4,f#4] ~ [g2,g3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [a2,a3,e4,a4] ~ [a#2,a#3,f4,a#4] ~@15 [d#4,d#5]@2 ~@14 [a3,a4]@2 [e2,e3,b3,e4,b4]@16 a2@10 a2@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@14 [d#4,d#5]@2 ~@14 [a3,a4]@2 [e2,e3,b3,b4]@2, ~@7 [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 ~@14 a2@2 [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 ~, ~@14 d#4@14 ~@2 [a3,a4]@14 ~@18 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@14 ~@12 [g#4,g#5]@6 ~@10 [d4,d5]@6 [e4,g#4] ~, ~@7 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@16 d#4@7 ~ [a3,a4]@7 ~@2, ~@12 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~@5 [d4,d5]@3 g#4@3 ~@13 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~]/7", // F5 F#5 G5 A5 A#5 D# A E5 …
  Q: "[~@12 [d#4,d#5]@2 ~@14 [a3,a4]@2 [e2,e3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@15 ~ [e2,e3,b3,e4]@4 [f2,f3,c4,f4] ~ [f#2,f#3,c#4,f#4] ~ [g2,g3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [a2,a3,e4,a4] ~ [a#2,a#3,f4,a#4] ~ [b2,b3,f#4,b4] ~, ~@4 [g#4,g#5]@3 [a3,a4]@7 ~@18, ~@5 [f#4,f#5]@2 [a2,e4]@8 ~@17, ~@7 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@17, ~@12 [d4,d5]@3 ~@17]/4", // D# A E E5 F5 F#5 G5 A5 …
  R: "[~@14 [d#4,d#5] ~@7 [a3,a4] [e2,e3,b3,e4,b4]@8 a2@5 a2 ~ [g3,b3,d4,g4] ~@7 [d#4,d#5] ~@7 [a3,a4] [e2,e3,b3,b4], ~@7 [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 ~@14 a2@2 [b2,b3,b4]@8 [a2,e4]@8 ~, ~@14 d#4@14 ~@2 [a3,a4]@14 ~@18 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@14 ~@12 [g#4,g#5]@6 ~@10 [d4,d5]@6 [e4,g#4] ~, ~@7 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~@16 d#4@7 ~ [a3,a4]@7 ~@2, ~@12 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~@5 [d4,d5]@3 g#4@3 ~@13 f#4@6 [f#4,f#5]@2 [c#4,c#5]@6 [c#4,c#5]@2 ~]/7", // D# A E5 G D# A E5 B …
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.42)

// bass · slap bass 1 · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E B C D F B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C G H I H I H I H I H I H I H I H J@2 B C D E B C D F B
  C D E B C G H I H I H I H I H I H I H I H J@2 B C D E B C D F B C D E B K@2 L B C D E B C D E B C D E B K@2 L B C D E
  B C D F B C D E B K@2 L B C D E B C D F B C D E B K@2 L B C D E B C D F B C D E B K@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b1 ~@3 b1 ~@2 b1!2 ~ b1 ~@3 a1@2", B: "~@4 a1 ~@2 a1!2 ~ a1 ~@3 e2@2", C: "~@4 e2 ~@2 e2!2 ~ e2 ~@3 a1@2",
  D: "~@4 a1 ~@2 a1!2 ~ a1 ~ a#1 ~ b1@2", E: "~@4 b1 ~@2 b1!2 ~ b1 ~@3 a1@2", F: "~@7 a1",
  G: "~@4 a1 ~@2 a1!2 ~ a1 ~@4 b1", H: "b1@3 b1 d#2 ~ f#2 ~ a2@2 f#2 ~ b1 ~ f#2@2", I: "~@4 f#2 ~ e2@4 ~@5 b1",
  J: "[~@4 f#2 ~ e2@4 ~@4 b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~@2 b1!2 ~ b1 ~@3 a1@2]/2",
  K: "[~@4 e2 ~@2 e2!2 ~ e2 ~@3 e2@4 f2 ~ f#2 ~ g2@3 ~ a2 ~ a#2 ~ b2@2]/2", L: "b1@2 ~@2 b2 ~@3 b1 ~@5 a1@2",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.36)

// other · electric guitar muted · "Guitar"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C F ~@15 G E B C D E B C H@2 B C D E B C I@8 ~@58 J ~@14
  K L M N O L M N O L M N O L P ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b3 ~ b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ b3 ~@3 b3@2", B: "~@2 b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ b3 ~@3 e4@2", C: "~@2 e4 ~ e4!3 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~@3 b3@2",
  D: "~@2 b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ f#4 ~ d4 ~ b3@2", E: "~@2 b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ b3 ~@3 b3@2",
  F: "~@2 b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ f#4 ~ d4@2 ~@2", G: "~@7 b3",
  H: "[~@2 b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ f#4 ~ d4 ~ b3@4 b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ b3 ~@3 b3@2]/2", I: "[~@2 b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ f#4@118]/8",
  J: "~@6 d4 ~@9", K: "~@2 b3 ~@3 b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ b3 ~", L: "~@2 b3@3 ~ b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ b3 ~",
  M: "~@2 e4@3 ~ e4 ~ e4!3 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~", N: "~@2 b3@3 ~ b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ f#4 ~", O: "d4 ~ b3@3 ~ b3 ~ b3!3 ~ b3 ~ b3 ~",
  P: "~@2 e4@3 ~ e4 ~ e4!3 ~ e4 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.29).pan(0.9)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<~@9 A B ~@14 A B ~@30 A B ~@30 A B ~@14 A B ~@30 A B ~@14 A B ~@5 C ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 [b3,b4,b5]", // B
  B: "~@2 [a2,a3,a4] [a#2,a#3,a#4] [b2,b3,b4] ~ [f#3,f#4,f#5] [e3,e4,e5] [f#3,f#4,f#5] ~ [b3,b4,b5] [a3,a4,a5] [b3,b4,b5] ~@3", // A A# B F# E F# B A …
  C: "~@7 [b4,b5]", // B
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.48)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1_2 = note(`<
  ~ A@8 ~ B@7 A@8 ~ C@8 ~@14 C@8 ~@2 C@8 ~@14 C@8 ~@2 D@8 ~@8 B@7 ~@31 C@8 ~@2 B@7 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b5/8", B: "[~ b5@7]/7", C: "[~@7 b5@57]/8", D: "[~@7 b5@48 b5@9]/8",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.21)

// bass · slap bass 2 · "Slap Bass"
const bass_2 = note(`<
  ~ A B C B A B C B D B C B A B C B A B C B A B C B A B C B A B C B ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E A B C B A B C B D B
  C B A B C B ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E A B C B A B C B D B C B A B C ~ F B C B A B C B A B C B A B C ~ F B C B A
  B C B D B C B A B C ~ F B C B A B C B D B C B A B C ~ F B C B A B C B D B C B A B C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 b2 ~@6", B: "~@9 a2 ~@6", C: "~@9 e3 ~@6", D: "~ d3@2 ~@2 a#2@2 ~@2 g#2@2 ~@5", E: "~@2 f#3 ~@7 e3 ~@5",
  F: "~@2 d#3 ~@3 f#2 ~@3 b2 ~@5",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_2").gain(0.57)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ A@47 B C A@30 B C A@46 D A@15 D A@15 E ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@6 x", C: "~ x", D: "x", E: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@9 A@24 ~@16 A@16 ~@16 A@32 ~@32 A@16 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A B@15 C B@7 C B@7 D B@15 E B@7 C B@7 D B@15 E B@7 C B@7 D B@7 C B@7 D B@15 E B@15 E B@7 C B@7 D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!3 ~ x ~", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "~@4 x ~@3 x!3 ~ x ~@3",
})).gain(0.54)

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

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@32 A ~@31 A ~@31 A ~@15 A ~@47 A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@32 A ~@31 A ~@31 A ~@15 A ~@47 A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!3 ~@5",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@2 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@3 B
  ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@6", B: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~ A ~@15 A ~@15 A ~@14 B ~@16 A ~@14 B ~@63 B ~@15 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.48)

stack(
  piano, bass, electric_guitar_muted, string_ensemble_1, string_ensemble_1_2, bass_2, kick, clap, snare, hihat, low_tom,
  mid_tom, open_hat, crash
)

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