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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

James Taylor

KeyG majorTempo108 bpm
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// How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) — Taylor James
// 108 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 90 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(108/4)

// 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 · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
  A B@2 C D E@2 F G H I J K@2 L M N@2 O P Q R S T A B@2 C D E@2 F G H I J K@2 L M N@2 O P Q R S T A B@2 C D E@2 F G H I
  J K@2 L M N@2 O P Q R S T A B@2 C A B@2 C A B@2 C A B@2 U V@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g4,b4] ~ d4 ~ [g4,b4]@2 [f4,a4]@2 c4 ~ [f4,a4]@2 [e3,e4]@2 b3 ~ [e4,g4]@2 d4@2 a3 ~ [c4,d4,f4] ~, g3@2 ~@4 f3@4 ~@2 g4 ~@5 f4 ~@5", // G F E Em Dm7
  B: "[[b3,c4,e4,g4]@15 ~@3 [e4,g4] ~@3 [a3,g4]@7 ~ [a3,g4]@4 ~@2 a3@4 ~@2 a3@4 ~@2, ~@9 b3 ~ [c4,e4]@6 ~ [c4,f#4]@5 ~]/2", // Cmaj7 Em A7 C Cdim
  C: "[b3,d4,g4]@4 g3 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [d4,g4]@2 b3 ~ d4@2 [g3,b3]@2 [c4,e4,g4]@3 ~@3, ~@10 b3 ~@3 g4 ~@9", // G C G5 G C
  D: "b4@2 d4 ~ [g4,b4]@2 f4@2 c4 ~ [f4,a4] ~ [b3,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f4]@2 ~@2, g3@5 ~ f3@5 ~ e3@4 ~@8, g4 ~@5 a4 ~@17", // G F Em Dm
  E: "[[b3,c4,e4,g4]@17 ~@5 [a3,c4,e4,g4]@10 ~@4 [c4,f#4]@11 ~, ~@12 a3@3 ~]/2", // Cmaj7 Am7 Cdim
  F: "[b3,d4]@4 g3 ~ [c4,e4]@5 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ b3 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@4 ~@2, ~@2 g4 ~@5", // Bm C G C
  G: "[b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@9 [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@5 ~", H: "[b3,d4,g4]@11 ~",
  I: "~@6 [b3,e4,g4]@10 e3@2 [b3,e4,g4]@4 e3 ~, ~@4 e3@9 ~@11", // Em
  J: "~@6 [a3,c4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,f#4]@7 ~ [a3,f#4]@5 ~, ~@5 c4@6 ~", // F#dim D
  K: "[~@7 a4@2 ~ [d#4,c5]@2 e4 ~ e4@2 c4 ~ [d4,g4]@3 ~ c4 ~ b3@3 ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@9 ~@3 d4@4 [g3,b3]@2, ~@6 [c4,f4,c5]@2 ~@2 [c4,g4] ~@2 g4@2 ~@7 g4@4 ~@16 g3@2 ~@4]/2", // Cm G5 G F5 C5
  L: "~@6 [g3,b3,d4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@6 e3@2 ~@4 e3 ~, ~@4 e3@6 e4@5 ~@3 [g3,b3,d4,e4]@6", M: "~@3 [a3,c4,f#4]@8 ~",
  N: "[~@6 [c4,f4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [c4,d#4,g4,c5]@2 e4 g4 e4@2 c4 ~ [d4,g4]@3 ~ c4@2 b3@4 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@16 ~@2, ~@10 a4 ~@11 g4@5 ~@21]/2", // F Cm G5 G
  O: "~@6 [g3,a#3,e4,g4]@3 ~ [a#3,e4]@7 ~ [g3,a#3,e4,g4]@6, ~@10 [g3,g4]@5 ~@9", // Edim A#dim Edim G
  P: "~@4 g3 ~ [g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ d4!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@6, ~@7 b3 ~@4", // G
  Q: "~@3 [g3,a#3,e4,g4] ~ [g3,g4]@3 ~ [g3,g4]@3, ~@5 [a#3,e4]@6 ~", // Edim G A#dim
  R: "~@7 [c5,e5]@2 ~ [a#4,d5] ~ b4 d5 b4 ~ g4 ~ [g3,g4,b4,d5,g5]@3 ~@2 g4, ~@3 g3@2 g4 ~@6, ~@6 [g4,g5]@2 ~@2 g5@5 ~@9", // C A# G
  S: "~@6 [c5,e5,g5,c6]@2 ~@2 [e5,g5,c6]@3 c5 g5 e5 g5 ~@2 g5@4 ~, ~@10 c5 ~@4 c5@2 ~ [c5,e5,c6]@5 ~", // C
  T: "~@7 g6@2 ~@15, ~@5 [g5,b5]@5 ~@14, ~@2 [g3,d6] ~@5", // G G5
  U: "[b3,d4]@2 g3 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ [b3,d4]@2 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~, g4@3 ~@9 g4@2 ~@10", // Bm C Bm C
  V: "[~ [b3,g4]@3 ~@6 [f3,a3,b3,e4]@34 ~@4, d4 ~@15]/2", // Em Fmaj7
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.56)

// bass · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B@2 C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S R T U V A W X Y Z E AA AB H AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ T AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ E
  AR AS AT E AU AV AW AX J AE AY AZ AH BA BB T BC BD BE BF AM BG BH E BI AC BJ E BI AC BK E BI AC AQ E BI BL BM@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2 f2 e2 d2", B: "[c2@3 ~@2 c2!2 ~@2 b1@2 a1@5 ~ a1 d2@4 ~ d2]/2", C: "g1@3 ~@2 g1!2 ~@4 d2",
  D: "g2@3 f2@2 ~ e2@3 d2@3", E: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@2 b1@2 ~", F: "a1@5 b1 d2@3 e2@2 f#2", G: "g2@2 ~ c2@3 g1@2 ~ c2@2 ~",
  H: "g1@2 ~@4 d2!2 ~ d2@3", I: "g1@3 ~@2 g1!2 ~@3 b1 d2", J: "e2@4 ~ e2!2 ~@2 b1@2 e2", K: "d2@4 ~ d2 a1@4 ~ a1",
  L: "c2@3 ~@2 c2@2 ~ c2 e1@2 f1", M: "g1@4 ~ g1!2 ~ g1 a#1 b1 d2", N: "e2@4 ~ e2 b1@3 e2@2 b1",
  O: "d2@4 ~ d2 a1@3 d2@2 a1", P: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@3 e2 f#2", Q: "g2@4 ~@2 g2@3 a1 ~ b1", R: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@2 e1@2 f1",
  S: "g1@8 ~@2 g1@2 g1@2 ~@4 g1 ~ a1@2 b1@2", T: "g1@3 ~@2 g1!2 ~@2 a1@2 b1", U: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@4 e2",
  V: "g2 ~@2 g2 ~@8, f#2 ~@23", W: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@2 b1@3", X: "a1@3 b1@2 c#2 d2@3 e1 ~ f#1",
  Y: "g1@3 ~@2 g1!2 ~@2 d2 ~ g1", Z: "g2@3 f2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ d2@3", AA: "a1@3 b1@2 c2 d2@3 e1@2 f#1",
  AB: "g1@3 c2@2 ~ g1@2 ~ c2@2 ~", AC: "g1@3 ~@2 g1!2 ~@2 a#1 b1 d2", AD: "e2@3 ~@2 e2 b1@3 e2@2 b1",
  AE: "d2@4 ~ d2 a1@3 d2 ~ a1", AF: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@2 d2 e2 f#2", AG: "g2@4 ~ g2!2 ~@2 g1 b1 d2",
  AH: "e2@4 ~ e2 b1@3 e2 ~ b1", AI: "d2@3 f#2 ~ f#2 g2 ~ g2 g#2@2 a2", AJ: "c2@4 ~ c2 e1 ~ e1 f1@2 f#1",
  AK: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@3 e1 f1", AL: "g1@6 ~@4 g1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~ a1@4 b1@2", AM: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@5",
  AN: "g1@3 ~@2 g1!2 ~@2 a1 ~ b1", AO: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@2 e1 ~ f1", AP: "g1@3 g2 ~@8", AQ: "g2@2 ~ f2@3 e2@3 d2@3",
  AR: "a1@3 b1@2 c2 d2@3 e1 ~ f#1", AS: "g1@4 ~ g1!2 ~@2 a#1 b1 d2", AT: "g2@2 ~ f2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ d2@3, ~ g2 ~@4",
  AU: "a1@3 b1 ~ c2 d2@3 e2@2 f#2", AV: "g2@2 ~ c2@3 g1@2 ~ c2@3", AW: "g1@2 ~@4 d2!2 ~ d2@2 ~",
  AX: "g1@4 ~ g1!2 ~@2 g2@2 f#2", AY: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~ c2 e2 f2 f#2", AZ: "g2@4 ~ g2 g1 ~ g1 a#1 b1 d2",
  BA: "d2@3 ~@2 d2 a1@3 d2@3", BB: "c2 ~ c2 e1@3 f1@3 f#1@2 ~", BC: "c2@4 ~ c2!2 ~@4 e1", BD: "g1@4 ~ g1!2 ~@2 a1@2 b1",
  BE: "c2@3 ~@2 c2!2 ~@2 e1 ~ f1", BF: "g1@3 ~@2 g1!2 ~@4 b1", BG: "~@3 g2@2 ~@7",
  BH: "g2@2 g2@2 g2 ~ f2@6 e2@4 ~@2 d2@4 ~@2", BI: "a1@3 b1 ~ c2 d2@3 f#1@3",
  BJ: "g2@2 ~ f2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ d2@2 ~, ~ g2 ~@4", BK: "g2@3 f2@3 e2@2 ~ d2@3", BL: "g1@2 ~ c2@3 g1 ~@2 c2@2 ~",
  BM: "[g1 ~@4 g1@19]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.5)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "SLOWSTRING"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@17 A@2 B@5 C D@3 E F@4 ~@4 G H I@4 J@5 K@4 L M@4 ~@4 N@6 O@5 P@4 Q R@4 S@4 T@4 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g5@6 d6 e6]/2", B: "[~@73 g5@5 ~ g5@19 ~@22, g6@49 ~@11]/5", C: "~@2 [e5,g5] [a4,d5,f5]",
  D: "[~@7 a4@8 ~@9, g5, c5@2 ~, e5@23 ~@13]/3",
  E: "~ [d5,g5,b5]@5 ~ [c5,f5]@4 ~ [e5,g5]@6 ~ [c5,f5]@2 ~@3, ~@3 a5@2 ~ b4@2 ~ a5 ~@2", // G F5 Em F5
  F: "[~@21 a4@26 ~ [b4,d5]@5 ~ [c5,e5]@6 [b4,d5]@5 ~ [c5,e5]@6 [b4,d5]@3 ~@21, ~ g5@51 ~@2 g5@9 ~@3 g5@8 ~@22, ~ [c5,e5]@46 ~@49]/4", // Bm C Bm C Bm C
  G: "d5@23 ~", H: "g5@23 ~", I: "[[d5,f#5]@23 ~ e5@24 ~@36 d6@6 e6@6, ~@23 g5@60 ~@13]/4",
  J: "[~@71 g5@30 ~@19, g6@101 ~@19]/5",
  K: "[~@12 [b4,e5,g5]@6 [a4,d5,f5]@5 ~@23 a4@24 ~@2 d5@21 ~@3, ~@23 g5@71 ~@2, ~@23 [c5,e5]@48 ~@25]/4", // Em Dm C
  L: "[d5,g5,b5]@6 [c5,f5,a5]@5 ~@2 [b4,e5,g5]@5 ~ [c5,f5]@5, ~@6 a5 ~", // G F Em F5
  M: "[~@22 a4@25 ~ d5@15 ~@33, [c5,e5]@47 ~@49, ~ g5@76 ~@19]/4", // C
  N: "[g5@47 ~ f#5@23 [e5,g5]@24 g5@36 ~ d6@6 e6@5 ~, ~@47 d5@24 ~@73]/6", O: "[~@95 g5@8 ~@17, g6@103 ~@17]/5",
  P: "[~@12 [b4,e5,g5]@6 [a4,d5,f5]@5 ~@23 a4@25 ~@25, ~@23 g5@71 ~@2, ~@23 e5@48 ~@25, ~@24 c5@47 ~@25]/4", // Em Dm
  Q: "[d5,g5]@6 [c5,f5,a5]@6 [b4,e5,g5]@5 ~ [c5,f5]@6, ~@17 a5@5 ~@2", // G5 F Em F5
  R: "[~@22 a4@24 ~@2 d5@21 ~@3 [d5,b5]@5 ~ [c5,f5,a5]@5 ~ [e5,g5]@6 [c5,f5,a5]@6, g5@77 ~@19, [c5,e5]@47 ~@37 b4@4 ~@8]/4", // G F Em F C
  S: "[~@11 a4@12 ~@13 [d5,b5]@2 ~ [c5,f5,a5,f6]@3 [e5,g5,e6]@3 [a5,f6]@3, c5@46 ~@2 d5@22 ~@14 b4@3 ~@3 [c5,f5]@4 ~@2, ~ g5@60 g5@16 ~@19, ~ e5@46 ~@25 g6@6 ~@18]/4", // G F Em Dm F5
  T: "[~@22 a4@25 ~@25 g6@3 ~@21, g5@37 ~@11, [c5,e5,e6] ~]/4", // C
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.37)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B@16 C B@4 D ~ A@4 B@3 E B@14 D ~ A@2 B@5 E B@5 C B F A E B@4 D ~ E B@6 ~ B@6 E G H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@5 x ~@4 x", B: "x ~@4 x!2 ~@5", C: "x ~@4 x!2 ~@3 x!2", D: "x!2 ~@2", E: "x!2", F: "x ~@4 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2",
  G: "x ~@4 x ~@6", H: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A B@11 C B@3 C B@6 D E B@3 F B@15 C B@2 D E B@15 G B@6 D E B@3 C B@3 H B@7 ~ I
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8 ~@4", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@3 x ~@5 x ~ x", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "x!6 ~@6", F: "~@3 x ~@3 x!3 ~@2",
  G: "~@3 x ~@7 x", H: "x!7 ~@5", I: "~@8 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<A ~@23 B ~@23 B ~@23 B ~@7 B ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!2", B: "~@8 x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A B@21 C ~ D B@21 C ~ A B@7 ~@8 A B@5 C ~ A B@6 ~ D B@2 E B@3 F ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x!9", B: "x!12", C: "x!4 ~@8", D: "~ x!11", E: "x!9 ~@3", F: "x",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<A ~@23 B ~@23 B ~@23 B ~@7 C ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!2 ~@2", B: "~@7 x ~@2 x ~", C: "~@4 x!2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@24 A ~@23 A ~@23 A ~@7 B ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!2", B: "~@7 x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~ A ~@23 A ~@23 A ~@11 A ~@2 B ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@2 C ~@3 D ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@11 x", C: "~@3 x", D: "~@5 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@57 [x!12]!4 [~ x!11] [x!12]!2 [x!11 ~] ~@25>").gain(0.5)

stack(piano, bass, string_ensemble_2, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, crash, ride)

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