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1983 · The Wild Heart

Stand Back

Stevie Nicks

KeyG majorTempo120 bpm
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// Stand Back — Stevie Nicks
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 129 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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 strings 1 · "strings"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E F G@2 E F G@2 E F G@2 E F G@2 H I@2 J K L M@4 N@2 O@2 P@2 Q@2 E F G@2 E F G@2 E F G@2 E F G@2 R
  I@2 J K L S@4 N@2 T@2 P@2 Q@2 N@2 U@2 P@2 Q@2 E F V@2 E F G@2 W I@2 J X L S@4 Y Z AA Z AA AB AA AC@2 Z AA Z AD@2 AA AE
  AF@6 AG@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[g3,b3,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [a3,c#4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@6 [a3,c#4,f#4]@4, g2@7 a2@9]/2", // Em G F#m A F#m
  B: "[[b3,d4,g4]@4 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,f#4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@6 [g3,b3,e4]@3 ~, b2@14 g2@17 ~]/2", // G Bm E5 Gmaj7 G Em
  C: "[[g3,b3,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@4 ~@2 a3@3 ~ [a3,e4]@3 ~ [a3,e4]@5 ~ [a3,f#4]@4, g2@13 [c#4,f#4]@3 ~ c#4@3 ~@2 c#4@10, ~@7 a2@9]/2", // Em G A5 D F#5
  D: "[[b3,d4,g4]@4 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 [d4,f#4] b3 ~ [b3,e4]@3 ~ [g2,g3,d4]@16 ~@2, b2@7 b3@7 ~@2]/2", // G Bm D E5 G5
  E: "[g2,d4], [g3,b3]@7 ~", F: "~ e4@15, [a2,a3,c#4]", G: "[[b2,f#4] [g2,g3], [b3,d4]]/2",
  H: "[g3,b3]@3 ~ [a2,c#4,e4]@4, g2@13 ~@3, d4@4 a3@3 ~", // G A
  I: "[[b2,f#4]@2 g2 [a2,c#4,e4], d4@25 ~@7, b3@22 ~@2 a3 ~@7, ~@8 g3@3 ~@5]/2", J: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4]@15 ~",
  K: "[g2,d4] [a2,c#4,e4], g3@7 ~ a3@6 ~@2, b3@5 ~@11", L: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4]@7 ~",
  M: "[g3@30 ~@20 a5 ~@3 a5 ~@3 a5 ~@3 a5 ~, [g2,d4]@32 [a2,a3,e4]@29 ~@3, b3@28 ~@3 c#4@29 ~@4]/4", // G5 A5
  N: "[[g3,b3,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@4 ~@2 [a3,c#4,f#4]@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@6 [a3,c#4,f#4]@4, g2@7 a2@9]/2", // Em G F#m A F#m
  O: "[[b3,d4,g4]@4 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ e4@3 ~ [g3,b3,f#4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@6 [g3,b3,e4]@3 ~, b2@14 g2@17 ~, ~@9 b3@2 ~@21]/2", // G Bm Gmaj7 G Em
  P: "[[g3,b3,e4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@4 ~@2 [a3,c#4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,e4]@5 ~ [a3,f#4]@4, g2@7 a2@9, ~@11 c#4@5]/2", // Em G F#m A A5 D
  Q: "[[b3,d4,g4]@4 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [b3,d4] ~ [b3,e4]@3 ~ [g2,g3,b3,d4]@14 ~@4, b2@7 ~@9, ~@7 f#4@2 ~@23]/2", // G Bm E5 G
  R: "[g3,b3]@3 ~ [a2,c#4,e4]@4, g2@7 ~, d4@4 a3@3 ~", // G A
  S: "[g3@30 ~@2 [a2,a3,e4]@29 ~@3, [g2,d4]@33 ~@31, b3@28 ~@3 c#4@29 ~@4]/4", // A5 G5
  T: "[[b3,d4,g4]@4 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,f#4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 b3@5 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@3 ~, b2@14 g2@17 ~, ~@21 [g3,d4]@6 ~@5]/2", // G Bm E5 Gmaj7 G Em G5
  U: "[[b3,d4,g4]@4 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,f#4] ~ [b3,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,f#4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@6 [g3,b3,e4]@3 ~, b2@14 g2@17 ~]/2", // G Bm E5 Gmaj7 G Em
  V: "[b2 [g2,g3], [b3,d4], f#4@15 ~@17]/2", W: "[g2,d4] [a2,c#4,e4], [g3,b3]@3 ~ a3@3 ~",
  X: "[g2,g3,d4] [a2,c#4,e4], b3@5 ~@3 a3@6 ~@2", Y: "~ g2@7 [a2,c#4,e4]@8, [b3,d4] ~", Z: "[b2,d4,f#4]",
  AA: "[g2,b3,d4] [a2,c#4,e4]", AB: "[b2,f#4], d4@7 ~",
  AC: "[[b2,f#4]@2 ~ [a2,e4], d4@23 c#4@8 ~, ~@16 [g2,b3]@9 ~@7]/2", // B5 A5 G
  AD: "[[g2,b3,d4] ~ [b2,f#4]@2, ~@8 [a2,c#4,e4]@9 ~@15, ~@15 d4@16 ~]/2", AE: "[b2,d4], f#4@7 ~",
  AF: "[[b3,e4]@4 [b3,d4]@3 ~ b3@4 ~@2 [a3,c#4,f#4]@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~ e4@6 f#4@3 ~ g4@3 ~ [b3,d4,f#4]@4 [b3,d4] ~ [b3,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,f#4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@3 d4@7 e4@4 e4@4 d4@3 d4@4 ~@3 [a3,f#4]@4 [a3,e4]@3 ~ e4@5 ~ c#4@3 d4, g2@7 a2@9 ~@7 g2@9 g2@7 a2@9, g3@11 ~@11 [a3,c#4]@9 b2@15 ~@7 g3@22 ~@11 a3@9 ~, ~@7 d4@4 ~@20 [b3,d4]@4 ~@5 f#4@2 ~@11 b3@10 ~ b3@11 ~@3 c#4@13 f#4@5]/6", // E5 Bm F#m A Bm E5 Gmaj7 G …
  AG: "[g4@4 f#4@3 d4 f#4@2 [b3,e4]@3 ~ [g2,g3,b3,d4]@34, b2@7 ~@17, b3@7 ~ b3 ~@39]/3", // E5 G
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.2)

// bass · electric bass finger · "bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A D C D C D C A@2 B@2 A B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C
  A D C D C D C A@2 B@2 A B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A@2 B C A D C D C D C A@2 B@2 D C D C D C D C D C D C D C
  D C A B C A@2 B C E@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2!16", B: "a2!16", C: "b2!16", D: "g2!8 a2!8", E: "[g2@31 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.26)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<[x!2]!127 ~@2>").gain(0.41)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@25 B A@33 C A@25 D A@7 C A@33 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@6 x ~@3", C: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~", D: "~@4 x ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!3 ~ x!4]!127 ~@2>").gain(0.26)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@25 A ~@25 B ~@3 C ~@33 C ~@11 A ~@9 D ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x!2 ~ x ~", B: "~@8 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~", C: "~@6 x!2", D: "~@9 x ~@2 x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@25 A ~@25 B ~@3 C ~@33 C ~@11 D ~@9 E ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~@4 x!4 ~@8", C: "~@11 x ~@4", D: "~@3 x!2 ~@3", E: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@26 A ~@25 A ~@7 A ~@25 A ~@15 A ~@9 A ~@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@111 [x!2 ~@2 x ~@11] ~@17>").gain(0.41)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@26 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B@12 C ~ A B C A B@2 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 A B ~ A B C A
  B@2 D A B A B A B A B@2 A@2 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "x!4", C: "x!2 ~ x", D: "x",
})).gain(0.2)

stack(synth_strings_1, bass, kick, snare, hihat, hihat_soft, low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, high_tom, tambourine)

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