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// Higher Ground — Stevie Wonder
// 187 bpm, 12/8, key Eb major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(187/6)
const chords = arrange(
// intro (12 bars)
[12, "<[Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9>"],
// verse (16 bars)
[16, "<[Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 F7!2 Ab7 Db7 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9>"],
// verse (16 bars)
[16, "<[Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 F7!2 Ab7 Db7 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9>"],
// chorus (12 bars)
[12, "<Ab7 Eb7#9 Ab7 Eb7#9 Ab7 Eb7#9 F7 Bb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9>"],
// verse (16 bars)
[16, "<[Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 F7!2 Ab7 Db7 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9>"],
// verse (16 bars)
[16, "<[Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 F7!2 Ab7 Db7 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9>"],
// chorus (24 bars)
[24, "<Ab7 Eb7#9 Ab7 Eb7#9 Ab7 Eb7#9 F7 Bb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9>"],
// fadeout (6 bars)
[6, "<[Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9 [Eb7#9@6 Gb@3 Ab@3] Eb7#9>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
[12, "<[eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2>"],
[16, "<[eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 f2!2 ab2 db2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2>"],
[16, "<[eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 f2!2 ab2 db2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2>"],
[12, "<ab2 eb2 ab2 eb2 ab2 eb2 f2 bb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2>"],
[16, "<[eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 f2!2 ab2 db2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2>"],
[16, "<[eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 f2!2 ab2 db2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2>"],
[24, "<ab2 eb2 ab2 eb2 ab2 eb2 f2 bb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2>"],
[6, "<[eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2 [eb2@6 gb2@3 ab2@3] eb2>"],
)
// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh hh] [sd hh hh] [bd hh hh] [sd hh hh]").gain(0.8)
stack(keys, bass, drums)
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