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When I Was Young

The Animals

KeyE minorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// When I Was Young — The Animals
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. 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 90 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 · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@10 A B A C D E F@2 ~@2 A B A C D E F@2 ~@2 G H I J K@2 L@2 ~@2 A B A C D E F@2 ~@2 M N O P Q R S@2 T U V W X@2 Y@2
  ~@9 Z@3 AA@3 AB@6 AC@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 [g3,b3,e4] e3, e2@7 ~ e2@8, ~@4 [g3,b3,e4]@7 ~@5", // Em
  B: "~ d3 [f#3,a3,d4] ~@4 d3, d2@2 d3 [f#3,a3,d4], ~@6 [f#3,a3,d4]@4 d2@5 ~", // D
  C: "~ d3 [f#3,a3,d4] ~@4 d3, d2@2 d3 [f#3,a3,d4], ~@3 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 d2@3", // D
  D: "~ e3 ~ e3 ~ e3 [g3,b3,e4] e3, e2!2, ~@4 [g3,b3,e4]@7 ~@5", // Em
  E: "~@2 d3@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 d3 ~@5 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 e3@2, d2@2 d3 ~, ~@3 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 d2@3", // D
  F: "[[e2,e3,g3,b3,e4]@19 ~@13]/2", // Em
  G: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 ~@3 d3@2 ~@2 d3@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 d3 ~, g2@3 ~ g2@4, ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~@3", // G
  H: "[g3,b3]@3 ~@3 e3@2 ~@2 e3@2 [g3,b3,e4]@2 e3@2, e2@7 ~ e2@7 ~, e3 ~@3 [b3,e4]@6 ~@6", // G Em E5
  I: "[g3,b3,e4]@2 e3@2 [g3,b3]@2 e3 ~@5 [g3,b3,e4]@2 e3@2, e2@6 [g3,b3,e4]@4 e2@5 ~, ~@2 e3 ~", // Em G Em
  J: "~@2 e3 ~@3 [g3,b3,e4] e3, [g3,b3,e4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@4 e2@6, ~ e2@3 e3@2 ~@2", // Em
  K: "[[f#3,a3,d4]@3 ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4] ~ [d3,a3] ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4] ~ [d3,f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~@2 [f#3,a3]@2 a3@2 a3 ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3]@2 ~@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 d3 ~, d2@14 d3@2 d4@4 ~@4 d3 ~@3 d3 ~@3, ~@15 d2@10 ~ d2@5 ~]/2", // D D5 D F#m D F#m D
  L: "[[e2,e3,g3,b3,e4]@9 ~@7]/2", // Em
  M: "[d4,g4]@4 ~@4 g4 ~ [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [g2,a#3,d4,g4]@2, g2@3 ~, ~@4 g3@7 ~@5, ~@3 [a#3,d4]@2 ~@3", // G5 Gm A#
  N: "[a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 f3@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 f3@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~, f2@6 ~ f2", // F
  O: "[a#3,d4,g4]@4 [a#3,d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,g4] ~, g2@11 ~ g3@3 ~, ~@13 g2@2 ~", // Gm
  P: "[a3,c4,f4]@3 f3 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 f3@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4,f4] ~, f2@2 ~ f2, ~@6 f3 ~@9", // F
  Q: "[d4,g4]@3 ~ [d4,g4]@2 [d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,g4] ~, [g2,a#3]@5 ~ [g2,g3]@2, [g3,f4] ~@5 g3 ~@9", // G5 Gm G G7
  R: "[a3,c4,f4]@3 f3 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 f3@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 f3@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~, f2@7 ~, ~@6 f3 ~@9", // F
  S: "[[a#3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,g4] ~ [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4] ~@3 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2, g2@6 g3 ~@4 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 ~@3, ~@13 g2@11 ~@2 g2@5 ~]/2", // Gm G5 Gm
  T: "[a#3,d4,f4]@3 ~@3 f3@2 ~@2 f3@2 [a#3,d4,f4]@2 f3 ~, a#2@3 ~ a#2@4, ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4]@3 ~@3", // A#
  U: "[a#3,d4]@3 ~@3 g3@2 ~@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2, g2@7 ~ g2@7 ~, g3 ~@3 [d4,g4]@6 ~@6", // A# Gm G5
  V: "[a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4]@2 g3 ~@5 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2, g2@6 [a#3,d4,g4]@4 g2@5 ~, ~@2 g3 ~", // Gm A# Gm
  W: "~@2 g3 ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4] g3, [a#3,d4,g4]@5 ~ [a#3,d4,g4]@4 g2@6, ~ g2@3 g3@2 ~@2", // Gm
  X: "[[a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [f3,a3,c4,f4] ~ [f3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,c4,f4] ~ [f3,a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4]@2 c4@2 c4 ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 f3 ~, f2@14 f3@2 f4@4 ~@4 f3 ~@3 f3 ~@3, ~@15 f2@10 ~ f2@5 ~]/2", // F F5 F Am F Am F
  Y: "[[g2,g3,a#3,d4,g4]@9 ~@7]/2", Z: "[~@4 [g3,a#3]@15 ~@5, ~@7 [g2,d3]@31 ~@10]/3",
  AA: "[~@4 g2@8 [g3,a#3,d4]@2 ~@5 g3 ~ g3 [a#3,d4,g4] g3, ~@24 g4@3 ~ [d4,g4]@6 ~@14, ~@5 g3 [a#3,d4,g4] ~, ~@32 g2@7 ~ g2@8]/3", // Gm G5 Gm
  AB: "[~@4 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@3 ~@15 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~ g3 ~@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 ~@6 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [d4,g4]@3 ~@3 g3@3 ~ g3@2 [d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 g3@2 [a#3,d4,g4]@2 ~ f2, [a3,c4,f4]@3 ~@4 g3@2 ~@2 g3@2 ~ g3@5 ~ g3@5 ~@5 g3@2 ~@2 f3@2 ~@26 g3@2 ~@2 f3@3 ~ g3@4 ~ g3@2 g4@3 ~@16, ~ f2@5 f2@2 g2@7 ~ g2@5 ~ g2@9 f2@3 ~ f2@4 ~ g2@23 f2@4 f2@5 a#3@12 ~@10 g3@2, ~@12 [a#3,d4,g4]@5 ~ [a#3,d4,g4]@5 ~ [d4,g4]@4 ~@12 [a#3,d4,g4]@4 ~@20 [a3,c4,f4]@4 ~@3 g2@24 ~, ~@76 d4@3 ~@17]/6", // F Gm F Gm G5 Gm F G5 …
  AC: "[[a3,c4,f4]@2 f3 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [g3,a#3,d4,g4]@32 ~@8, ~@3 f2@4 ~ g2@28 ~@12]/3", // F Gm
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.38).pan(0.4)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR" · soft notes
const acoustic_guitar_steel_2 = note(`<
  ~@15 A ~@9 A ~@5 B ~@2 C D ~@9 A ~@4 E@2 F ~ G ~ H I ~ J ~@2 K L ~@15 M@2 ~ N ~ O ~ P ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 d3 ~@5", B: "~@2 e3@2 g3@7 ~@5, ~ e4@2 ~@13", C: "~@6 [f#3,d4] ~@5 d3 ~@3",
  D: "~@2 f#3@2 [f#3,d4] ~@3 d4@3 ~@5", E: "[a#3@5 ~@10 g3@2 ~@15]/2", F: "g3 ~@2 g3 ~@11 g3", G: "~@3 g3 ~@12",
  H: "g3 ~@3 a#3 ~@11, ~@3 g3@4 ~@9", I: "~@6 g3 ~@9", J: "~@2 g3@2 a#3@7 ~@5, ~ g4@2 ~@13",
  K: "~@6 [a3,f4] ~@5 f3 ~@3", L: "~@2 a3@2 [a3,f4] ~@3 f4@3 ~@5", M: "[~@6 a#3@3 ~@7]/2", N: "~@2 a#3 ~",
  O: "a#3@3 ~@13", P: "[d4,g4]@3 ~ a#3@3 ~@9",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.16).pan(0.4)

// bass · fretless bass · "FRETLESS"
const bass = note(`<
  A@11 B A B A B A C A@3 B A B A B A C A@2 D A@3 B@2 A C A@3 B A B A B A C E@2 D F D F D F D@2 G D@3 F@2 D H D@2 I J I K
  L M N@2 D O D@3 O D O D O D P@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2!8", B: "d2!8", C: "e2!4 d2!4", D: "g2!8", E: "e2/2", F: "f2!8", G: "a#2!8", H: "g2!4 f2!4", I: "g2@15 ~",
  J: "f2@15 ~", K: "f2@13 ~@3", L: "g2@13 ~@3", M: "f2@13 ~ f2@2", N: "[f2@23 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ g2@2 g2@2]/2", O: "f2!4 g2!4",
  P: "[f2@2 f2@2 f2@2 f2@2 g2@13 ~ g2@2 g2@16 ~@8]/3",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.44)

// other · distortion guitar · "DISTORTION"
const distortion_guitar = note("<~@2 A@4 ~@44 B C B C B C D@2 ~@18 E F@2 G ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "[e2@13 ~@3]/4", B: "a#3", C: "a3", D: "[a#3@15 ~]/2", E: "~@8 g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~",
  F: "g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~", G: "g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~@9",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.27).pan(0.4)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel_3 = note("<~@5 A B@2 C@2 ~@8 A C ~@8 A C ~@45 D E@3 F ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "[b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~", // E5
  B: "[b2,e3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,e4] ~", // E5
  C: "[b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~ [b2,e3,b3,e4] ~", // E5
  D: "~@8 [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~", // G5
  E: "[d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~", // G5
  F: "[d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~ [d3,g3] ~@9", // G5
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.27).pan(0.7)

// chords · sitar
const sitar = note("<~@16 A B A B ~@6 A B ~@8 A B A B ~@6 A B ~@16 C D ~@21 E F@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [a4,e5]@4 [g4,d5]@3 ~ [f#4,c#5]@4", B: "[e4,b4] ~", C: "~@4 [c5,g5]@4 [a#4,f5]@3 ~ [a4,e5]@4", D: "[g4,d5] ~",
  E: "~@3 [c5,g5]", F: "[[a#4,f5]@3 ~ [a4,e5]@4 [g4,d5]@16 ~@8]/2",
})).s("gm_sitar").gain(0.27).pan(0.7)

// other · piccolo
const piccolo = note("<~@20 A B C B C B D ~ E@2 ~@10 A B C B C B D ~@3 F G F G H G I@2 ~@32>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ e5", B: "d5", C: "e5@15 ~", D: "e5@5 ~@3", E: "[e5@31 ~]/2", F: "g5", G: "f5", H: "g5@15 ~", I: "[g5@31 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_piccolo").gain(0.33).pan(0.4)

// other · fiddle
const fiddle = note(`<
  ~@6 A@4 B ~@5 A@4 C D C E F E G H I@2 ~@6 J K J L C E C D C E M K ~@2 N O N O N O P@2 ~@4 Q@2 R S ~@10 T U@4 V W X Y Z
  AA AB AC@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~", B: "e4 ~@7", C: "[e4,g4]", D: "[d4,f#4]@15 ~", E: "[d4,f#4]",
  F: "[e4,g4]@15 ~", G: "~@4 a4 b4 a4@2 g4 g4@2 ~ f#4 f#4@3, ~@9 a4 ~@3 g4 ~@2", H: "e4@7 ~", I: "e4/2",
  J: "~@4 a4 b4 a4 ~ g4 a4 g4 ~ f#4 g4 f#4@2", K: "e4", L: "e4@15 ~",
  M: "~@4 a4 b4 a4 ~ g4 [g4,a4] ~@2 f#4 f#4@2 ~, ~@13 g4 ~@2", N: "d4", O: "c4", P: "[d4@31 ~]/2",
  Q: "[a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~", // Dm
  R: "~@4 c5 d5 c5 ~ a#4 c5 a#4 ~ a4 a#4 a4@2", S: "g4 ~", T: "~@8 g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~",
  U: "g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~", V: "g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g4 ~ g5 a5",
  W: "a#5 a5 a#5 a5 g5 a5 a#5 a5 g5 a5 a#5 a5 a#5 a5 g5 a5", X: "a#5 a5 g5 a5 a#5 a5 a#5 a5 a#5 a5 g5 a5 a#5 a5 a#5 a5",
  Y: "g5 a5 a#5 a5 a#5 a5 g5 a5 a#5 a5 g5 a5 a#5 a5 a#5 a5", Z: "g5 a5 a#5 a5 g5 a5 a#5 a5 ~@4 g5@2 f5 e5",
  AA: "f5@2 e5 d5 e5@2 d5 c5 d5@2 c5 a#4 c5@2 a#4 a4", AB: "a#4@2 a4 g4 a4@2 g4 f4 g4@3 ~ c5 d5 c5 ~",
  AC: "[a#4 c5 a#4 ~ a4 a#4 a4@2 g4@16 ~@8]/2",
})).s("gm_fiddle").gain(0.33)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@9 B C@6 A@3 D C@6 A@3 E C@3 F C@2 A@3 D C@6 A@3 ~ G@8 C@6 A H A ~@7 I J K B@2 L@3 F L@4 F M ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!8", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", D: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", E: "x!3 ~@2 x ~@2", F: "x!2", G: "x!4", H: "x ~@3 x!4",
  I: "~ x", J: "~@2 x!2", K: "x ~ x ~ x!4", L: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", M: "x!5 ~@3",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@10 A@5 B ~@3 C A@5 B ~@3 C A D A E F G ~@3 C A@5 B ~@12 A@5 H ~@15 I A I H J A K A L ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", C: "~@2 x!6", D: "~@4 x ~@4 x!3 ~ x!3", E: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x",
  F: "x!2 ~ x", G: "~@4 x ~@4 x!6 ~", H: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x", I: "~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~@4 x ~@3", J: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@3",
  K: "~ x!6 ~@5 x ~@3", L: "~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~@8",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@5 A@5 ~@21 B ~@18 C D E C D F G@2 ~@16 H ~@4 I ~ I ~@5 I ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~@2 x!3", B: "~@3 x", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", D: "x ~ x ~ x!4", E: "x!5 ~ x!2", F: "x!3 ~ x ~ x!2", G: "x!8",
  H: "~ x", I: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.33)

// drums · low tom · soft notes
const low_tom_soft = s("lt").struct("<~@5 [~ x ~ x!2 ~@3]!5 ~@80>").gain(0.22)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@48 [~@2 x ~ x!4] [x!8]!6 [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!3 ~@8 [~@2 x ~ x!4] [x!8]!12 ~@11>")
  .gain(0.38)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@31 [~ x] ~@49 x ~@5 x ~@2>").gain(0.38)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@55 [x!4]!3 ~@32>").gain(0.44)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@16 A ~@9 A ~@2 B C A@2 D A@3 ~@9 A ~ A ~@9 C A@6 ~ A ~@12 E F G H I G J F G@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!2", C: "x!2 ~ x", D: "~ x!3", E: "x ~ x!2", F: "~ x!2 ~", G: "~ x", H: "~@3 x", I: "x!3 ~",
  J: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.33)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  A@9 B C@6 ~ D E F C@6 ~ D E ~ G H I J I K ~ D E F C@6 ~ D ~@10 G I@5 ~ D ~@13 L M N O N P Q M ~ H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@3 x!4", C: "x!8", D: "x ~@4 x!3", E: "x ~ x!2", F: "x ~ x!6", G: "~ x ~ x!3 ~ x", H: "~ x!3 ~@4",
  I: "~ x!7", J: "x!2 ~@6", K: "~ x!4 ~@3", L: "~@5 x ~ x", M: "x!2 ~ x ~ x!3", N: "~@5 x!3", O: "x!6 ~@2",
  P: "x!4 ~ x!3", Q: "x ~@4 x ~ x",
})).gain(0.27)

stack(
  acoustic_guitar_steel, acoustic_guitar_steel_2, bass, distortion_guitar, acoustic_guitar_steel_3, sitar, piccolo,
  fiddle, kick, snare, low_tom, low_tom_soft, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, ride
)

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