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You Are the Sunshine of My Life

Stevie Wonder

KeyC majorTempo140 bpm
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// You Are the Sunshine of My Life — Stevie Wonder
// 140 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 123 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(140/4)

// 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 · fretless bass
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A C D E F B G H A C D E F B A H I H A J A K L M N O P Q R S@2 T A C D E F B A H U C D E F B A H V H
  A J V H W M N O N Q R@3 B G C D E F X A H A Y D E F B A H V H A J A H L M N O N Q R@2 S T A C D E F B A H A C D E F B
  A Z AA ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~", B: "g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~", C: "f1@4 ~@2 f1 ~ f1@4 ~@2 f1 ~",
  D: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~", E: "a#1@4 ~@2 a#1 ~ a#1@4 ~@2 a#1 ~", F: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~",
  G: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@2 c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~", H: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~", I: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~",
  J: "f2@4 ~@2 f2 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~", K: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1@2", L: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ f1@4 ~@2 f1 ~",
  M: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~", N: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ e1@4 ~@2 e1 ~", O: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~",
  P: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~", Q: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ b1@3 ~ c2@3 ~", R: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~",
  S: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~", T: "g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~ d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~", U: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@4 ~@2 c2@2",
  V: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ g2@4 ~@2 g2 ~", W: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~", X: "g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1@2",
  Y: "f1@4 ~@2 f1 ~ f1@4 ~@2 f1@2", Z: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ g1@6 ~@2", AA: "c2@3 ~@13",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.64)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 C D E F G@2 H I J K L M N O H P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE@2 AF AG AH AI G@2 H I J K L M N O H P Q R
  S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE@2 AF AG AH AI G@2 H I J K L M N O H P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE@2 AF AG AH AI
  G@2 H I J K L M N O H P Q R S T AJ ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@4 [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [e3,g3,b3,d4] ~@3 [e3,g3,b3,d4]@4 [g3,b3,d4] ~@3 g3 ~ g3@3 ~ [e3,g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2, ~@4 e3@2 ~@16 [e3,b3,d4]@5 ~@5]/2", // G Em7 G Em7 E7
  B: "[~@4 [b3,d#4]@2 [b3,d#4]@2 ~@2 [f3,b3,d#4] ~@3 [b3,d#4]@4 [b3,d#4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d#4]@2 [b3,d#4]@3 ~ [f3,b3,d#4] ~@3, ~@4 f3@4 ~@6 f3@6 ~@2 f3@5 ~@5]/2", // B Fm7b5 B Fm7b5
  C: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@3 [e3,g3,b3,d4]@2, e3@11 ~@5, ~@4 g3 ~@11", // G Bm G Em7
  D: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2", // G
  E: "[f3,b3,d#4]@3 ~ [b3,d#4]@2 [b3,d#4]@2 [b3,d#4]@2 [f3,b3,d#4] ~@3 [f3,b3,d#4]@2, ~@2 f3@3 ~@3", // Fm7b5 B Fm7b5
  F: "~@2 [f3,b3,d#4] ~@3 b3@2 [b3,d#4]@3 ~ [f3,b3,d#4] ~@3, ~@6 f3@5 ~@5, ~@6 d#4 ~@9", // Fm7b5 B Fm7b5
  G: "[[g3,c4,e4]@9 ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 e4@2 [a3,f4]@6 [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4] ~@5, ~@14 c4@7 ~@11, ~@14 g3 ~@17]/2", // C Dm F
  H: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@3 [e3,g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [e3,g3,b3,d4] ~@3, e3 ~@3", // G Em7
  I: "[c#4,f#4]@2 f#4@2 c#4 ~ [a#3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@2 ~@4, a#3@3 ~@5, ~@2 c#4 ~@13", // F#5 F#
  J: "[f3,a3,c4]@4 a3 ~@3 [f3,c4]@4 [a3,c4]@2 ~@2, ~@8 a3@3 ~@5", // F F5 Am
  K: "~@2 [f3,b3,d4,f4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f4]@4 [b3,d4,f4] ~ [b3,d4,f4] ~@3, ~@6 f3@7 ~@3", // Bdim
  L: "[c4,e4]@3 ~ [c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [c4,e4]@3 ~ [c4,e4] ~@3, g3 ~ g3 ~", // C
  M: "[c4,f4]@3 ~ [c4,f4]@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@4, a3 ~@3", // F5 G
  N: "[e3,g3,c4]@4 [g3,c4] ~@3 [e3,g3,c4]@3 ~ [e3,g3,c4]@3 ~", // C C5 C
  O: "~@2 [a3,d4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a3]@3 ~ [f3,a3]@2 [a3,d4] ~@3, f3@2 ~ d4@3 ~@2", // D5 F D5
  P: "[c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [c#4,f#4]@3 ~ [c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4] ~@3, a#3@4 ~@2 a#3@7 ~@3", // F#5
  Q: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [f3,a3,c4] ~@3 [f3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@2 f3 ~", // F
  R: "~@2 [f3,b3,d4] ~@3 [b3,d4]@4 [b3,d4]@2 [b3,d4]@2 ~@2, ~@6 f3@7 ~@3", // Bdim Bm
  S: "[c4,e4]@3 ~ [c4,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~@3, g3 ~@3", T: "~@3 [c4,f4,a4]@4 ~ [b3,g#4]@7 ~, ~@4 e4 ~@3",
  U: "[c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@3", // C
  V: "[c4,d4,f4]@3 ~ [c4,d4,f4]@2 [c4,d4,f4] ~@3 [c4,d4,f4]@4 ~@2", // Dm7
  W: "[c4,e4,b4]@4 [c4,e4,b4] ~@3 [c4,e4,b4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,b4] ~@3", // Cmaj7
  X: "[a3,g4]@4 [c4,d#4,g4] ~ [a3,c4,d4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,d4,f4]@4 ~@2, [c4,d#4]@3 ~@13", // A7 Cm Dm7 Cm
  Y: "[c4,e4,b4]@4 [c4,e4] ~@3 [e4,b4]@3 ~ [e4,b4] ~@3, ~@4 c4@3 ~", // Cmaj7 C E5
  Z: "[d4,f4,a4]@4 [d4,f4,a4] ~ [d4,f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,d4,f4,a4]@4 ~@2, c4@7 ~@9", // Dm Dm7
  AA: "[b3,d4,g#4]@4 [b3,d4,g#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g#4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,g#4] ~@3", // G#dim
  AB: "~@2 [e4,g4,b4]@5 ~ [e4,g#4,c5]@3 ~ [e4,b4]@3 ~", // Em Eaug E5
  AC: "~@4 c#4@2 c#4 ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~, e4@7 ~@9", // A
  AD: "[d4,f#4]@3 ~ [d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [b3,e4,g#4]@4 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@3, a3@3 ~@5", // D E
  AE: "[[a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ e4@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4]@4 ~@2 [c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4] ~ [c4,e4]@2 a3 ~ [a3,c4,e4] ~@3, ~@2 a3@2 ~@5 a3@4 ~@3, ~@4 c4 ~@27]/2", // Am C Am C Am
  AF: "[a3,c4,f#4]@4 [a3,c4] ~ [a3,c4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f#4]@2, ~ f#4 ~@2", // F#dim Am F#dim
  AG: "~@2 a3 ~ [a3,c4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [c4,f#4]@3 ~ [c4,f#4]@2 ~@2, ~@2 a3 ~", // F#dim Cdim
  AH: "~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@5 ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3", // G
  AI: "~@2 b3@2 b3@2 ~@2 b3@2 b3 ~ [f3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2, ~ [g3,f4]@2 ~ [f3,d4]@2 ~@2", // Bdim G7 Dm
  AJ: "~@7 b4@9, c3, ~ c4@7, ~@3 e4@13, ~@5 g4@11",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.44).pan(0.6)

// chords · synth strings 1
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 C@2 D@2 E F G H I J E J E K G H L M E N O P Q R Q S T U V W X@2 Y@4 E F G H I J E J E K G H L M E N O P Q R
  Q S T U V W X@2 Y@4 E F G H I J E J E K G H L M E N O P Q R Q S T U V W X@2 Y@4 E F G H I J E J E K G H L M E N Z ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c5@6 g4 b4]/2", B: "[d#5@7 g4]/2", C: "[b4@23 g4@2 ~ e4@3 c4@3]/2", D: "[d#4@31 ~]/2", E: "c4", F: "f4@15 ~",
  G: "e4", H: "a#4", I: "a4", J: "d4 g4", K: "f4", L: "~@2 d4 ~, a4", M: "g4", N: "d4 c#4", O: "c4@13 ~@3",
  P: "f5@8 g4@7 ~, [f4,c5,a5]", Q: "[c4,b4,e5,g5]@15 ~", R: "[f4,d#5,g5] [g4,c5,a5]", S: "f4@7 ~ g4@7 ~, [c5,f5,a5]",
  T: "[b4,d5,g#5]@15 ~, b3@13 ~@3", U: "[e4,e5], b4@3 ~@13", V: "[a3,c#5,e5]@15 ~", W: "[d4,d5,f#5] [e4,e5,g#5]",
  X: "[[a3,a5], [c5,e5]@15 ~]/2", // A C
  Y: "[[d4,d5,d6]@15 ~ d5@8 a4@4 f#4@4 g4@15 ~ g4@3 ~ f4@3 ~ e4@3 ~ d4@4, f#5@31 ~ g5@32, ~@4 d4@11 ~, ~@8 c6@8 b5@9 ~@7]/4", // D
  Z: "c4@5 ~@11",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.43).pan(0.7)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A B
  A B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A C D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", D: "x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<[x!4] ~@122>").gain(0.3)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@7 B A@7 B A@7 C A@15 B A@7 D A@7 C A@15 D A@7 D A@7 C A@15 C A@7 D A@7 E F ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x!3 ~@11", C: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~", D: "~@4 x ~@3 x!4 ~@4", E: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3", F: "x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@7 D ~@7 C ~@3 B ~@11 D ~@7 C ~@3 D ~@3 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@3 C ~@3 A ~@15 D ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@6", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A@3 B A@3 C A@3 C A@3 C D A@6 C D A@2 C A@5 B A C A@3 C D A@6 C D A@2 C A@3 C D B A C B A B C A B@2 A@4 C E B A@4 B
  F G B A@2 B A@2 C E A B A@2 B A C A@7 F D A@6 C D A@2 C A@3 F H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!5 ~ x!2", B: "x!5 ~ x ~", C: "x!8", D: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2", E: "~ x!4 ~ x!2", F: "x!7 ~", G: "~ x!4 ~ x ~",
  H: "x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@8 A ~@7 A ~@23 A ~@7 B ~@23 B ~@7 B ~@31 B ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~ x!2 ~", B: "~@12 x!4",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@29 A ~@23 A ~@2 A ~ A ~@2 A@2 ~@6 A ~@4 A@4 ~@2 A ~@5 A ~@2 A ~@9 A ~@18
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@8 [~ x] ~@7 [~ x] ~@23 [~ x] ~@82>").gain(0.45)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@17 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@15 B ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2", B: "x",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").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 ~ B@16
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B@16 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "x!8",
})).gain(0.5)

stack(
  bass, acoustic_guitar_nylon, synth_strings_1, kick, rim, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash,
  shaker
)

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