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The First Time

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KeyF♯ majorTempo106 bpm
0:00/0:00
// The First Time — Surface
// 106 bpm, 4/4, key F# 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 67 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(106/4)

// 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(`<
  ~@2 A@3 B C D E C D F G H I J K L M L N L O P Q R S C D E C D F G H I J K L M L N L O P Q R S H I J K L M L N L O P Q
  R T ~@2 U V ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d3@7 d3 d3@7 a2", B: "d3@7 d3 f#3@5 f#3@2 f#3", C: "b2@7 f#2 b2@7 b2", D: "a#2@4 d#3@4 g#3@3 g#2 ~ g#2 g#3 g#2",
  E: "e3@6 ~ e3 d#3@3 ~ c#3@3 ~", F: "e3@4 ~ e3 e2 e3 f3@4 ~ f3 ~ f3", G: "f#3@5 f#3@2 c#3 f#2@5 f#3 f#2 ~",
  H: "e2@5 e3 e2@2 a2@4 g2@3 ~", I: "f#2@5 f#3 f#2@2 b2@5 b2 ~@2", J: "e2@5 e3 e2 e3 a2@4 ~ a2 ~ a2",
  K: "c#3@4 ~ c#3@2 g#2 c#3@4 ~ c#3 g#2 c#3", L: "f#2@6 ~ f#2 a#2@6 ~ a#2", M: "b2@4 a#2@4 g#2@4 c#3@2 ~ c#3",
  N: "b2@4 ~ b2 ~ b2 e3@5 e2 e3 ~", O: "b2@4 ~ b2 ~ b2 c#3@4 d3@3 ~", P: "d#3@4 ~ d#3@2 d#3 d3@6 d3@2",
  Q: "c#3@4 ~ c#3 ~ c#3 c3@5 ~ c3@2", R: "b2 c#3", S: "f#2@5 f#3@2 c#3 f#2@4 ~ f#2 ~ f#2", T: "f#2@7 ~@9",
  U: "b2@7 ~ c#3@8", V: "f#2@15 ~",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.57)

// chords · epiano1 · "E.PIANO 1"
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G H F G I J K L M N O P O Q O R S T U V F G H F G I J K L M N O P O Q O R S T U V K L M N O P O Q O R S
  T U W X Y Z AA ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 e5 a4 d5 a4 d5 e5", B: "[d4,a4]@7 [d4,a4] [d4,g4,a4]@8, f#4@9 ~@7",
  C: "[c#4,e4,a4]@6 ~ f#4 [g4,a4]@3 [f#4,a4]@3 [e4,a4] ~, ~@3 [e4,a4] ~@4", D: "[d4,f#4,a4] [d4,g4,a4]",
  E: "[c#4,e4,a4]@6 [e4,a4] [f#4,a4] [e4,g#4]@2 ~@3 f#4 g#4 ~, ~@8 b3 ~ b3@5 ~, ~@11 e4@4 ~", // A A5 F#m E
  F: "[b2,f#3,a#3,c#4,d#4,f#4]@7 ~ [b2,b3,e4,g#4]@7 ~", // Bmaj7 E
  G: "[a#2,g#3,a#3,c#4,d#4]@3 ~ [d#3,a#3,c#4,d#4,g4]@3 ~ [g#2,d#3,f#3,b3]@3 ~ [f#3,d#4]@3 ~, ~@11 [g#2,d#3]@3 ~@2", // A#m7 D#7 G#m7 D#m G#5
  H: "e3@3 ~@3 g#4 ~ [d#3,f#3,a#3,d#4,f#4]@4 [c#3,e3,g#3,c#4,e4]@3 ~, [g#3,g#4]@7 ~@9, [b3,d#4]@4 b3@3 ~@9, ~@3 e3@4 ~@9, ~@5 d#4@2 ~@9", // D#m C#m G# B
  I: "~@3 d#4 ~@4, [e3,g#3,b3] ~, d#4@5 f#4@3 ~@8, ~ a#4 ~@2", // E
  J: "f#4@5 ~ a#3@2 ~@4 c#4@2 f#4 ~, [f#3,b3]@8 f#3@7 ~, ~@5 f#4@3 ~@2 a#3@5 ~", // B5
  K: "[d4,f#4,a4]@4 ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@3 [a3,e4,a4]@4 [g3,g4]@2 ~@2, [e3,b3] ~, ~ g3 ~@2", // D A5 G E5
  L: "c#4@5 ~ e4 ~@6 b4@2 ~, [f#3,a3,e4,a4]@7 ~ a3@7 ~, ~@5 c#4@2 ~ b4@3 f#4@4 ~, ~@8 [e4,f#4]@2 e4@5 ~, ~@9 [b3,c#4]@6 ~", // F#m7 Esus2 Bsus2
  M: "b4@4 ~@2 e4@2 [a3,c#4]@4 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~, [e3,b3,g4]@8 a2@7 ~, e4@3 ~@5, ~ [f#4,b4] ~@2", // A F#m A Em B5
  N: "[c#4,d#4,f#4]@4 [c#4,d#4,f#4]@4 c#3@2 ~@3 c#5@2 ~, c#3@8 f4@7 ~, ~@8 [c#4,g#4]@3 c#4@4 ~, ~@10 c#3@5 ~, ~@12 g#4@3 ~", // D#m7 C#5
  O: "~@4 c#5 ~ f#4@2 ~@2 f#5@6, [f#2,f#3,a#3,c#4], ~ g#4@3, ~@5 [a#4,c#5]@11, ~ f#4", // F# A#m
  P: "[b2,f#3,b3,d#4,f#4]@4 [a#3,c#4]@4 [g#2,g#3,b3,d#4]@4 [c#3,g#3,c#4,f#4]@3 ~", // B A#m G#m C#sus4
  Q: "f#4@5 [c#4,f#4]@3 b3@3 ~ b4@2 ~@2, [b2,b3,d4]@4 [e3,e4,g#4]@3 ~, ~@11 b3@3 ~@2", // F#5 Bm E
  R: "f#4@5 [c#4,f#4]@2 b3 [c#3,b3,d#4,f#4]@3 ~ [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~, [b2,b3,d#4] ~", // F#5 B D B
  S: "~@5 d#4@2 ~ [d3,a#3,d4]@4 ~@2 d4@2, d#3@7 ~@5 d3@4, [d#4,f#4]@4 f#4@3 ~ f#4@8, ~@2 a#3@5 ~@6 a#3@3, ~@3 a#4@4 ~@9", // Gm D#m
  T: "[a#3,c#4,f#4]@4 [a#3,c#4,f#4]@4 [c3,a#3]@4 ~@2 c4 ~, c#3@8 [c4,f#4]@7 ~, ~@12 c3@3 ~, ~@13 a#3@2 ~", // F# C7 Cdim
  U: "[f#3,a#4]@4 ~ a#4@3 f#4@4 f4@2 c#4 ~, [b2,b3,d#4,f#4] ~, ~ f#3 ~@2", // F# B
  V: "c#5@4 c#5 ~@2 c#4 e4@4 ~@2 a#4 ~, f#3@8 [f#3,a#4,c#5]@7 ~, [f#4,a#4]@5 [a#4,c#5]@3 ~@8, ~@4 g#4@4 ~@5 e4@2 ~, ~@6 f#4@2 ~@4 f#2@3 ~", // F# A#m
  W: "~@4 c#5 f#5@2 ~@3 f#5 f5@2 f#5 ~@2, [f#4,a#4,c#5]@5 ~@2 f#4@7 ~@2, ~@2 f#5@2 ~@5 c#5@2 ~@5, ~@3 f5@2 ~@3 a#4@3 ~@5", // F#
  X: "a#4 ~@2 f5 ~ f#5@2 f#5 ~@4 a#4 f#5@2 ~, [d#4,f#4]@8 d4@7 ~, ~ a#4@3 a#4@4 ~ f#4@6 ~, ~@2 f#5@2 ~@6 f#5@3 ~@3, ~@11 f5@2 ~@3", // D#m
  Y: "~@3 f5 ~@2 c#5 ~@6 f#5@2 ~, f#4@7 ~ c4@7 ~, ~ a#4@6 ~@2 f#4@6 ~, ~@2 f#5@2 c#5@2 ~@5 f5@4 ~, ~@5 f#5@2 ~@3 f#5@2 g#4@3 ~",
  Z: "b4 ~@2 b4 [c#4,g#4,c#5,f#5]@2 [c#4,g#4,c#5,f5]@2, c#4 ~, [d#5,f#5] f#5 ~@2, ~ f#4@3 ~@4, ~@3 b4@2 d#5@3 ~@8", // C#sus4 C# D#m
  AA: "[f#4,a#4,c#5,f#5]", // F#
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.47)

// chords · tubular bells · "TUBULARBEL"
const tubular_bells = note("<~ A B ~ C D E ~@13 F ~@5 G E ~@13 F ~@5 H ~@7 F ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 d5 c#5 a4@5 ~@5", B: "~@2 e5 f#5@2 d6 ~ b5 ~@8", C: "~@2 e5 f#5 ~ d6 ~ b5@7 ~@2",
  D: "~@6 e5 f#5 g#5 ~ b4 e5 ~ g#5 ~@2", E: "f#5@5 ~@11",
  F: "[f#5,d6] ~@2 [e5,c#6] ~ [d5,b5] ~@2 [c#5,a5] ~@2 [b4,g#5] ~ a4 ~@2", G: "~@13 b4 a#4 f#4",
  H: "f#4@4 ~ g#4 a#4 c#5 f#5 g#5 a#5 c#6@3 ~@2",
})).s("gm_tubular_bells").gain(0.32)

// chords · electric guitar jazz · "JAZZ GTR" · D C#m Bm A Bm C#m Bm C#m …
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
  ~@48
  [[d5,f#5]@5 ~ [c#5,e5] [b4,d5] [a4,c#5]@3 ~ [b4,d5]@3 ~]
  [[c#5,e5]@7 ~ [c#5,e5]@3 [b4,d5]@3 [c#5,e5] ~]
  [[d5,f#5]@7 ~ [c#5,e5]@4 d5@2 e5 ~]
  [f#5@5 f#5 ~ f#5 g#5@6 ~@2]
  ~@15
>`).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.66)

// chords · synth strings 2 · "SYN STR 2"
const synth_strings_2 = note(`<
  ~ A B@4 ~@3 C D E F G H I J K L K M N O P@2 Q ~ R S T U@2 V W G H I J K L K M N O P@2 Q X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE M AF@2
  P@2 Q AG@3 AH AI ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a5,a6] [a3,a4]", B: "[f#5@8 g5@8 e5@8 g5@2 ~ f#5@3 e5@2 f#5@8 g5@8 e5@7 ~ [b4,f#5,b5]@7 ~, [a4,a5]@7 ~]/4",
  C: "d#4@8 e4@2 d#4 c#4@2 b3@3, f#4", D: "[c#4,g#4]@2 [d#4,a#4]@2 [g#4,b4]@2 c#5 d#5, ~@3 f#4", E: "e4 f4, g#4",
  F: "~ a#4, [f#4,c#5]@15 ~", G: "[e3,b3]@4 a3@2 ~ b4, a4@7 ~, ~@3 g3", H: "c#5@6 b4 c#5, f#3@7 ~@9",
  I: "[e4,d5]@2 ~ a4, ~ e5", J: "[b3,c#5]@15 ~", K: "[f#3,a#3,c#4]",
  L: "[b3,d#4,f#4] [a#3,c#4,f4] [g#3,b3,d#4] [c#4,f#4]", M: "[b3,d4,f#4] e4", N: "[f#4,a#4,c#5]@2 a#4 f#4",
  O: "[b3,d#4,f#4]@3 [d4,f#4]", P: "[d#4@8 d4@8 c#4@8 c4@7 ~, f#4]/2", Q: "[b3,d#4,f#4]@8 c#4@7 ~", R: "f#4",
  S: "g#4 a#4 b4 a#4", T: "b4@8 c#5@4 d#5@3 ~",
  U: "[d#4@8 e4@2 d#4 ~@2 b3@3 [c#4,g#4]@4 [d#4,a#4,a#5]@4 [g#4,b4,b5]@4 c#5@2 d#5@2, f#4@4 ~@3 [f#4,f#6], f#5@11 c#4@2 ~@19, ~@3 g#5@2 ~@3]/2", // C#5 D#5 G#m F#
  V: "[e4,d#6]@4 c#6@3 b5, g#4, ~ f4", W: "~ a#4, [f#4,c#5,c#6]@15 ~", X: "f#4@4 ~ g#4 a#4 c#5 f#5 g#5 a#5 c#6@3 ~@2",
  Y: "d6@6 c#6 b5 a3@4 ~@2 [b4,b5]@2, a4@7 ~, [e3,b3]@4 a5@3 ~, ~@3 g3", Z: "[c#5,c#6]@6 [b4,b5] [c#5,c#6], f#3@7 ~@9",
  AA: "[e4,d5,d6]@2 ~ a4, ~ [e5,e6]", AB: "[b5,f#6]@8 g#6@7 ~, [b3,c#5]@15 ~",
  AC: "~@7 c#6, [f#3,a#3,c#4], c#6@7 ~, ~@3 a#5", AD: "[b3,d#4,f#4,d#6] [a#3,c#4,f4,c#6] [g#3,b3,d#4] [c#4,f#4], ~ b5",
  AE: "[f#3,a#3,c#4,a#5]", // F#
  AF: "[[f#4,a#4,c#5,c#6]@2 [a#4,f6] f#4 ~ f6 d#6 [d4,f#4,d6], ~@3 f#6@2 ~@3, ~@4 [b3,d#4,f#4]@3 ~]/2", // F# A#5 D B
  AG: "[[a#3,f#4] ~@2, f#6@47 ~, c#5 ~]/3", AH: "a#5@4 f#5@4 d#5@4 b4@3 ~", AI: "[f#2,c#3,a#3,c#4]",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_2").gain(0.32)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@6 A B A B A B A@2 B A B C@10 A B A B A B A@2 B A B C@23 ~@4 D ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@7 x ~@6 x", B: "x ~@7 x ~@4 x ~ x", C: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@4 x ~ x", D: "x",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@6 [~ x ~ x]!11 ~@10 [~ x ~ x]!11 ~@29>").gain(0.71)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@17 A@8 ~@13 A@9 B A@3 B A@9 ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@6 x!3 ~@2",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@47 [~@8 x!2 ~@6] ~@3 [~@8 x!2 ~@6] ~@15>").gain(0.21)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@16 A ~@20 A ~@9 B ~@3 B ~@8 A ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2", B: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B@4 C D C D C D E C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D E C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C
  B@4 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "x ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "x ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x ~ x!4",
  E: "x ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x!3 ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@16 A ~@20 A ~@9 B ~@3 B ~@8 A ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  A@2 ~@4 A ~ A ~ A ~ B A ~ B ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B A ~ B ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
  ~@4 C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@13 x ~ x", C: "x",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@16 [~@9 x ~ x ~@4] ~@20 [~@9 x ~ x ~@4] ~@22 [~@9 x ~ x ~@4] ~@6>").gain(0.71)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@6 A ~ A ~ A ~ A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@4
  A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.71)

stack(
  bass, epiano1, tubular_bells, electric_guitar_jazz, synth_strings_2, kick, rim, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, hihat,
  mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, ride
)

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