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I'll Be on Your Side

Stevie B

KeyE♭ majorTempo88 bpm
0:00/0:00
// I'll Be on Your Side — Stevie B
// 88 bpm, 4/4, key D# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: metre changes (4/4 at bar 1, 2/4 at bar 17, 4/4 at bar 18, 2/4 at bar 42, ...) are rendered on a constant 4/4 grid of one bar per cycle
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 69 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(88/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F E F E F E F G H I J K L M N O L M N P Q R S@2 T U T U T U T V W X Y Z A B C AA A B C AB AC H I J K L M N
  O L M N AD L M N AE@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "eb2@6 ~ eb2 g2@5 ~ g2 ~", B: "ab2@5 ab1 ab2 ~ g1@3 c2@2 ~@3, ~@8 f1 ~@7", C: "f1@5 f2 f1@2 g2@4 g1@2 g2@2",
  D: "bb1@5 bb2 f2 bb2 ~@8", E: "eb2@6 ~ eb2 g2@7 ~", F: "f2@7 f2 bb2@5 f2 bb1 ~", G: "c2@6 c2@2 b1@6 ~ b1",
  H: "bb1@6 ~ a1 ~@2 f1@4 ~@2", I: "f1@4 f2 f1 ~ f1 g1@5 g2 d2 g1", J: "bb1@5 bb2@2 bb2 bb1@5 bb1 ~ bb1",
  K: "bb1@6 ~@2 eb2@6 ~ eb2", L: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ ab2@5 ab1 ab2 ~", M: "g1@3 c2@2 ~@3 f1@5 f2 f1@2, f1 ~@15",
  N: "g2@4 g1@2 g2@2 bb1@5 bb2 f2 bb2", O: "bb1@3 bb1@2 bb2 f2 bb2 eb2@6 ~ eb2", P: "bb1@5 bb1 ~@2 eb2@6 eb3 eb2",
  Q: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ ab2@6 ~ ab2", R: "g2@3 c3@2 c2 ~@2 f2@6 ~ f2", S: "[g2@7 g2 bb1@14 ~@2 eb2@6 ~ eb2]/2",
  T: "g2@7 ~ f2@7 f2", U: "bb2@5 f2 bb1 ~ eb2@6 ~ eb2", V: "bb2@5 f2 bb1 ~ c2@6 c2@2", W: "b1@6 ~ b1 bb1@6 ~ a1",
  X: "~@2 f1@4 ~@2 f1@4 f2 f1 ~ f1", Y: "g1@5 g2 d2 g1 bb1@5 bb2@2 bb2", Z: "bb1@5 bb1 ~ bb1 bb1@6 ~@2",
  AA: "bb1@5 bb2 f2 bb2 bb1@3 bb1@2 bb2 f2 bb2", AB: "bb1@5 bb2 f2 bb2 bb1@5 bb1 ~@2",
  AC: "c2@6 c2@2 b1@6 ~ b1, eb2 ~@15", AD: "bb1@5 bb1 ~@2 eb2@6 ~ eb2", AE: "[bb1@3 bb1@2 bb2 f2 bb2 eb2@28 ~@12]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.56)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
  A B C D E F G F H F G F H I J K L M@2 N O P@2 Q R@3 N O S T U V W T U V X Y Z AA@2 B C D AB B AC D AD I J K L AE@2 N O
  P@2 Q R@3 N AF@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 bb3 c4 eb4 f4",
  B: "[bb3,bb4]@4 ~ [f4,bb4]@2 [g4,bb4] [f4,bb4]@5 bb4 ~ eb4, eb3@7 [g4,bb4], [eb4,g4] d4, ~ bb3@3, ~@13 f4@3", // Bb Bb5 Gm Bb5 Gm Eb
  C: "~@7 c4 [g2,g3,bb3,d4]@3 [c3,c4,eb4,g4] ~@4, [f4,bb4] ~, ~ eb4@3 ~@4, ~ ab3 ~@2, ~@3 bb3 ~@4", // Gm Cm Bb5
  D: "f3@5 ~@2 ab4 ~@3 bb4 [f4,bb4]@3 ~, [c4,eb4,ab4]@8 ~ d4@6 ~, ~@5 f3@3 g3@7 ~, ~@6 c5@2 ~@2 g4@5 ~", // Bb5 Ab
  E: "[bb2,f3,bb3,c4,eb4,f4,ab4]@8 ~@4 bb3 c4 eb4 ~", // Fm7
  F: "eb3@4 ~@3 bb3 ~@6 eb4@2, [eb2,f3,bb3] ~, ~ bb2 ~ g3, ~@5 eb3@3 ~@3 eb4@3 ~@2, ~@6 g3@2 [g3,bb3]@5 bb3@3", // Ebsus2 Gm
  G: "~@6 bb3 ~ [ab3,c4,eb4]@4 [bb3,d4]@3 ~, [ab3,eb4]@7 ~@9, ~@5 f3@2 ~ bb2@7 ~", // Ab Bb Ab5
  H: "~@6 g4@2 [ab3,c4,eb4,f4]@4 [bb3,d4]@3 ~, [ab3,eb4]@6 bb3 ~@9, ~@4 [c4,ab4]@3 ~@9, ~@5 f3@2 ~ bb2@7 ~", // Fm7 Bb Ab5 Fm
  I: "g4@3 ~ g4!2 [c4,g4]@2 [b3,eb4,g4]@4 [b3,eb4,g4]@4, c3 ~, [c4,eb4]@5 eb4@3 ~@8, ~@3 g3@5 ~@8, ~ d4 ~@2", // C5 Baug Cm
  J: "[bb3,eb4,g4]@4 [bb3,eb4,g4]@3 [a2,a3,eb4,g4] ~@2 [f3,d4] [eb3,c4]@3 [f3,d4] ~", // Eb Am7b5 Dm Cm Dm
  K: "[f3,c4]@4 ~@3 g4 bb4@4 [g4,bb4]@4, [eb4,ab4,c5] ~, ~ f3 [g3,f4]@2, ~@5 c4@3 ~@8, ~@3 f4 ~@4", // F5 Gm Ab G7
  L: "bb2@4 ~ ab3 [bb3,eb4] [bb3,eb4]@2 ab3@2 ~@4 ab3, [ab3,c4,eb4]@6 ~@3 [c4,eb4]@5 [c4,eb4]@2, ~@4 bb2@7 ab3@2 ab3@2 ~, ~@3 bb2", // Eb5 Ab Cm
  M: "[[bb2,ab3,c4,eb4] ~@7 [bb3,bb4]@4 ~ [f4,bb4]@2 [g4,bb4] [f4,bb4]@5 bb4 ~ eb4 ~@7 c4, ~@4 eb3@7 [g4,bb4] ~@3 bb3, ~@4 [eb4,g4]@4 d4@4 ~ eb4@3, ~@3 bb3@3 ~ ab3, ~@21 f4@3 [f4,bb4]@8]/2", // Ab Bb Bb5 Gm Bb5 Gm Eb Bb5
  N: "[g2,g3,bb3,d4]@3 [c3,c4,eb4,g4] ~@4 f3@5 ~@2 ab4, ~ [c4,eb4,ab4], ~@13 f3@3, ~@7 c5", // Gm Cm Ab
  O: "~@3 bb4 [f4,bb4]@3 ~ [bb2,f3,bb3,c4,eb4,f4,ab4]@8, g3@7 ~@9, ~ d4@6 ~@9, ~@2 g4@5 ~@9", // Bb5 Fm7
  P: "[~@3 [bb3,bb4]!5 [bb3,bb4]@4 ~ [f4,bb4]@2 [g4,bb4] [f4,bb4]@5 bb4 ~ eb4 ~@7 c4, ~@5 c4@3 eb3@14 [g4,bb4]@2 ~@6 bb3@2, ~@3 eb4 [eb4,g4]@4 d4@4 ~ eb4@3, ~@3 bb3@3 ~ ab3, ~@21 f4@3 [f4,bb4]@8]/2", // Bb Bb5 Gm Bb5 Gm Eb Bb5
  Q: "[g2,g3,bb3,d4]@3 eb4@2 [g3,eb4]@2 [ab3,f4] f3@5 ~@2 ab4, ~@3 [c3,c4,g4]@4 ~ [c4,eb4,ab4]@8, ~@13 f3@3, ~@7 c5", // Gm Cm Db C5 Ab
  R: "[~@3 bb4 [f4,bb4]@3 ~ ab3@2 ~@7 eb4@4 c4 d4 c4 [bb3,bb4]@4 ~ [f4,bb4]@2 [g4,bb4] [f4,bb4]@5 bb4 ~ eb4 ~@7 c4, g3@7 ~ [bb2,c4,eb4]@3 eb4@2 ab4@9 ~@6 bb3@10 [g4,bb4]@2 ~@6 bb3@2, ~ d4@6 ~@3 ab3@12 ~@2 eb3@16 ~@4 ab3@4, ~@2 g4@5 ~@4 c4@4 g4@7 ~@2 [eb4,g4]@8 d4@8 ~@2 eb4@6, ~@12 bb2@10 ~@15 f4@3 [f4,bb4]@8]/3", // Bb5 Bb Bb5 Gm Bb5 Cm7 Gm Eb …
  S: "~@4 bb3 c4 eb4 ~ eb3@4 ~@3 bb3, ~ [eb2,f3,bb3], ~@3 bb2, ~@13 eb3@3, ~@7 g3", // Ebsus2
  T: "~@6 eb4@2 ~@6 bb3 ~, [g3,bb3]@4 g3@4 [ab3,eb4]@7 ~, ~@3 eb4@2 bb3@3 ~@5 f3@2 ~", // Gm Ab5
  U: "[ab3,c4,eb4]@4 [bb3,d4]@3 ~ eb3@4 ~@3 bb3, bb2@7 ~ [eb2,f3,bb3]@8, ~@3 bb2, ~@13 eb3@3, ~@7 g3", // Ab Bb Ebsus2
  V: "~@3 eb4 ~@3 g4, [g3,bb3]@4 g3@4 [ab3,eb4]@6 bb3 ~, ~@3 eb4@2 bb3@3 ~@4 [c4,ab4]@3 ~, ~@13 f3@2 ~", // Gm Ab5 Fm
  W: "[ab3,c4,eb4,f4]@4 [bb3,d4]@3 ~ eb3@4 ~@3 bb3, bb2@7 ~ [eb2,f3,bb3]@8, ~@3 bb2, ~@13 eb3@3, ~@7 g3", // Fm7 Bb Ebsus2
  X: "[ab3,c4,eb4,f4]@4 [bb3,d4]@3 ~ g4@3 ~ g4!2 [c4,g4]@2, bb2@7 ~ c3@8, ~@8 [c4,eb4]@5 eb4@3, ~@11 g3@5, ~@3 d4", // Fm7 Bb C5 Cm
  Y: "[b3,eb4,g4]@4 [b3,eb4,g4]@4 [bb3,eb4,g4]@4 [bb3,eb4,g4]@3 [a2,a3,eb4,g4]", // Baug Eb Am7b5
  Z: "~@2 [f3,d4] [eb3,c4]@3 [f3,d4] ~ [f3,c4]@4 ~@3 g4, ~ [eb4,ab4,c5], ~@3 f3, ~@13 c4@3, ~@7 f4", // Dm Cm Dm F5 Ab
  AA: "[bb4@4 [g4,bb4]@4 bb2@4 ~ ab3 [bb3,eb4] [bb3,eb4]@2 ab3@2 ~@4 ab3 [bb2,ab3,c4,eb4] ~@7, [g3,f4]@8 [ab3,c4,eb4]@6 ~@3 [c4,eb4]@5 [c4,eb4]@2 ~@8, ~@12 bb2@7 ab3@2 ab3@2 ~@9, ~@5 bb2 ~@2]/2", // Gm Eb5 Ab G7 Ab Cm
  AB: "[bb2,f3,bb3,c4,eb4,f4,ab4]@8 ~@3 [bb3,bb4]!5, ~@13 c4@3, ~@7 eb4", // Fm7 Bb
  AC: "~@7 c4 [g2,g3,bb3,d4]@3 eb4@2 [g3,eb4]@2 [ab3,f4], [f4,bb4] ~, ~ eb4@3 ~@4, ~@4 ab3@4 ~@3 [c3,c4,g4]@4 ~, ~@3 bb3 ~@4", // Gm Cm Db Bb5 C5
  AD: "ab3@2 ~@7 eb4@4 c4 d4 c4, [bb2,c4,eb4]@3 c4@4 g4@7 ~@2, ~ ab3@6 ~, ~@3 eb4@2 ab4@9 ~@2, ~@2 bb2@5 ~", // Cm7
  AE: "[[bb2,ab3,c4,eb4] [eb4,eb5]!3 ~@2 [g4,g5] [ab4,ab5] [bb3,bb4]@4 ~ [f4,bb4]@2 [g4,bb4] [f4,bb4]@5 bb4 ~ eb4 ~@7 c4, ~@4 [eb4,eb5]@3 ~ eb3@14 [g4,bb4]@2 ~@6 bb3@2, ~@5 [f4,f5]@2 ~ [eb4,g4]@8 d4@8 ~@2 eb4@6, ~@3 bb3@3 ~ ab3, ~@21 f4@3 [f4,bb4]@8]/2", // Ab Eb G Ab Bb Bb5 Gm Bb5 …
  AF: "[~@3 bb4 [f4,bb4]@3 ~ bb3@7 [bb3,bb4] [bb3,bb4]!8 [eb3,eb4,g4,bb4]@29 ~@11, g3@7 ~ [bb2,f3,f4,ab4]@16 ~@40, ~ d4@6 ~ [c4,eb4]@14 eb4@2 ~@40, ~@2 g4@5 ~@14 [c4,c5]@3 ~@40]/4", // Bb5 Bb Eb Bb7 Cm C
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.61)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STR 1"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D ~@8 E F G H ~ I J K@2 I J L@2 M N O P@4 ~@4 Q R@2 S@2 A B C T A B C U E F G H V@2 W X@3 Y Z@2 I J AA@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 d4@3 eb4@5", B: "ab3 ~", C: "ab3@6 bb3@2 g3@7 ~", D: "~@5 [ab4,bb4,c5,eb5]@3", E: "[c4,eb4,g4] [b3,eb4,g4]",
  F: "[bb3,eb4,g4]@7 [a3,eb4,g4]@3 f4@5 ~", G: "[f3,ab3,c4,eb4]@8 [bb3,eb4]@7 ~", H: "[bb2,ab3,c4,eb4]",
  I: "d4@3 eb4@5 ab3@8", J: "~@4 ab3@3 bb3", K: "[g3@7 ~ bb2@11 ~ ab4@3 ~@9, ~ [ab3,c4,eb4]@2 ~]/2",
  L: "[g3@7 ~ [ab3,c4,eb4]@14 ~@4 g4 ab4 g4@3 ~]/2", M: "f4@2 g4 eb4@4 ~@3 bb4@4 c5@2", N: "bb4@6 ~@4 g4 ab4 g4@3 eb4",
  O: "~@2 g4 ab4 g4@2 eb4@2 ~@2 ab4@2 g4@2 eb4@2", P: "[c4@4 ~@4 eb4@28 d4@3 ~ bb3@15 ~@9]/4", Q: "~ [c4,eb4,g4]",
  R: "[[b3,eb4,g4]@8 [bb3,eb4,g4]@7 [a3,eb4,g4]@3 f4@5 ~ [f3,ab3,c4,eb4]@8]/2", // Baug Eb Am7b5 Fm7
  S: "[[bb3,eb4]@7 ~ [bb2,ab3,c4,eb4]@16 ~@8]/2", T: "bb2@11 ~ ab4@3 ~, [ab3,c4,eb4]", U: "[ab3,c4,eb4]@7 ~",
  V: "[~@8 g5@4 ~@4 d4@3 eb4@5 [ab3,c6]@8, ~@3 bb5@3 ~@2]/2", W: "bb5@3 ~ ab3@3 bb3, ~ ab5",
  X: "[g3@7 ~ bb2@10 f6@2 [ab4,eb6]@2 d6@2 ~@8 d4@3 eb4@5 ~@2 bb5@6, ~ [ab3,c4,eb4]@2 bb5@2 ab3]/3", // Ab5 Ab
  Y: "g5@4 ab3@3 bb3", Z: "[[g3,g5]@8 [ab3,c4,eb4,ab5]@15 ~@9]/2",
  AA: "[g3@7 ~ bb2@11 ~ ab4@3 ~ [eb3,bb3,g4]@28 ~@12, ~ [ab3,c4,eb4]@2 ~@5]/4", // Eb Ab
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.32)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STR 1" · soft notes
const synth_strings_1_soft = note("<~ A@2 ~@14 B@2 ~@2 B@2 ~@19 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@6 B@2 ~ C@3 D ~ B@2 ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[g3,bb3]@15 c4@8 ~@9, eb4@7 ~@25]/2", B: "[~@8 [g3,bb3]@15 c4@8 ~, ~@8 eb4@7 ~@17]/2",
  C: "[g5@8 bb5@10 ~@6 [g3,bb3]@15 ~ c6@2 ~@6, ~@24 eb4@7 ~@8 c4@8 ~]/3", D: "~ f5",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.21)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B C A D E D E D E D F D G D E H I J I J I J I K L M D N I J I J I J I O C P I Q D E D E D E D E D E D E R I J I J
  I J I J I J I K ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@12 x ~ x", C: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", D: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@7", E: "x ~@7 x ~@4 x ~ x", F: "x ~@7 x ~@4 x!3",
  G: "x ~@6 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", H: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@6 x", I: "x!2", J: "x ~@4 x ~ x!2 ~@6 x", K: "x ~@4 x ~ x!2 ~@7",
  L: "~ x", M: "~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@7", N: "~@8 x ~@6 x", O: "x ~@4 x!4 ~@6 x", P: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@6 x",
  Q: "x ~@4 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x", R: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@6 x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~ A B ~@2 A@12 ~@8 C A ~@2 C A@11 B ~@27>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@2 A B C ~@12 D B@7 E ~ B@2 ~@12 F B@7 G B@3 H I B@7 J B@2 K L ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", E: "~ x ~@3 x!2 ~@9", F: "~@9 x ~@2 x ~@2 x",
  G: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~", H: "~@4 x ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~ x", I: "~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@4 x ~@3", J: "~ x ~@3 x!2 ~@5 x ~@3",
  K: "~@4 x ~@7 x!2 ~ x", L: "~@6 x!2 ~@8",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@17 A ~@7 B ~@15 C ~@7 D ~@2 C E F ~@7 B ~@2 G H ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~@9", B: "~@3 x!2 ~@11", C: "~@13 x!2 ~", D: "~@11 x!2 ~@3", E: "~@9 x ~@6", F: "~@3 x ~@4",
  G: "~@11 x ~@4", H: "~@3 x!3 ~@10",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@53 [~@3 x ~@3 x] [~ x ~@2] ~@11 [~ x ~@2 x ~@11] ~@2>").gain(0.5)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A B@3 C B@12 D B@7 E B@2 F G B@11 H B@7 I B@12 E B@3 J ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!5 ~", B: "x!8", C: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~@5 x ~@3", D: "x!2 ~ x!5", E: "~ x!7", F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~",
  G: "~@2 x ~ x!4", H: "x!6 ~ x", I: "x!4 ~ x!3", J: "x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@53 [~@3 x ~ x ~@6 x ~@3] [~@3 x ~@12] ~@10 [~@15 x] [~@3 x ~@12] ~@2>").gain(0.5)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  A ~@3 B ~@7 B ~ B ~@2 C ~@6 D E ~@2 A ~@7 A ~ A ~@2 F ~@6 A G ~@11 D E ~@2 B H ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@7 x ~@8", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@7 x ~@5 x ~@2", E: "x", F: "~@3 x", G: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@7", H: "~ x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@52 [~@15 x] [~@2 x ~@8 x ~@4] [~ x!2 ~@13] ~@10 [~@12 x!2 ~@2] ~@3>").gain(0.5)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@3 ~ B C@7 D ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E ~ E@3 ~ E C@7 F C@12 B C@3 E ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~ x!2", C: "x!4", D: "x!2", E: "~ x", F: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.5)

stack(
  bass, piano, synth_strings_1, synth_strings_1_soft, kick, rim, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat,
  high_tom, ride
)

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