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Don't Bother Me

The Beatles

KeyE minorTempo140 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Don't Bother Me — The Beatles
// 140 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 2 "Bass Guitar" named as a bass, played on electric bass finger (its piano patch is not one); ch 3 "Rhythm Guitar" named as a guitar, played on electric guitar clean (its piano patch is not one)
// note: Full arrangement: all 59 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. 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 · electric bass finger · "Bass Guitar"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C D E F G H I J G K C L C M E N G O I J G K C L C P Q R C S T R C U V W X L Y Z C M E L G O I J G AA C L C L AB L
  D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2@2 d2@3 ~ a1@2 d2@2 d2@3 ~ a1@2", B: "d2@2 d2@3 ~ a1@2 d2@2 d2@2 d#2@2 d#2@2",
  C: "e2@2 e2@3 ~ b1@2 e2@2 e2@3 ~ b1@2", D: "e2@2 e2@3 ~ b1@2 g2@2 a2@2 a#2@2 b2@2",
  E: "e2@2 e2 ~ b1@2 b1@3 ~ f#1@2 b1@2 b1@2", F: "a1@2 a1@3 ~ e1@2 e1@2 e1@2 f1@2 f1@2",
  G: "g1@2 g1@3 ~ d1@2 g1@2 g1@3 ~ d1@2", H: "e2@2 e2@3 ~ b1@2 g1@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1@2",
  I: "b1@2 b1@3 ~ f#1@2 b1@2 b1@3 ~ f#1@2", J: "a1@2 a1@3 ~ e1@2 a1@2 a1@2 d2@2 d2 ~",
  K: "g1@2 g1@3 ~ d1@2 b1@2 c2@2 c#2@2 d2@2", L: "a1@2 a1@3 ~ e1@2 a1@2 a1@3 ~ e1@2",
  M: "e2@2 e2@3 ~ b1@2 b2@2 b2@2 d3@2 d3@2", N: "a1@2 a1@3 ~ e1@2 e2@2 e2@2 g2@2 g2@2",
  O: "e2@2 e2@3 ~ b1@2 e2@2 e2@2 d2@2 c2@2", P: "e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 d#2 ~",
  Q: "d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~", R: "d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d#2 ~",
  S: "e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 c#2 ~", T: "d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2@2",
  U: "e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 a1 ~", V: "b1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 b1 ~",
  W: "b1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 b1 ~ b1@2 g#1 ~", X: "a1@2 a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~",
  Y: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2", Z: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 g2@2 g2@2 a#2@2 a#2@2",
  AA: "g1@2 g1@3 ~ d1@2 d2@2 d2@2 f2@2 f2@2", AB: "e2@2 e2@3 ~ b1@2 b1@2 b1@2 d2@2 d2@2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.47)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Rhythm Guitar"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A B C D E F G D H I G J D K L D M N O P H I Q G D R C D S T L C B@2 P D U V W N X Y P D Z W Q L U AA J Q C R L R L R P
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,d4,f#4]@7 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2", // D
  B: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@5 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@2", C: "[g3,b3,e4]!2 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@2 ~@3",
  D: "[g3,b3,e4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,e4]@2 ~@2", E: "[g3,b3,e4]@3 ~@3 [f#3,b3,d4]@3 ~@3 [f#3,b3,d4]@3 ~",
  F: "[a3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2", G: "[g3,b3,d4]!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~",
  H: "[f#3,b3,d4]!2 ~@2 [f#3,b3,d4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4] ~", I: "[a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [c4,d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~",
  J: "[g3,b3,d4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2", K: "[a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2",
  L: "[g3,b3,e4]!2 ~@2 [g3,b3,e4] ~ [g3,b3,e4] ~", M: "[g3,b3,e4]@3 ~ [f#3,b3,d4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 ~@4 [f#3,b3,d4]@3 ~",
  N: "[a3,c4,e4]!2 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@3", O: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2",
  P: "~@2 [g3,b3,e4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,e4]@2 ~@2", Q: "[g3,b3,d4]!2 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@3",
  R: "[a3,c#4,e4]!2 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@3", S: "[a3,d4,f#4]!2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~",
  T: "[a3,d4,f#4]!2 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~@3", U: "[f#3,b3,d4]!2 ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 ~@3",
  V: "~@2 [f#3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [f#3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2", // Bm
  W: "~@2 [a3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2", X: "[g3,c4,e4]!2 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@3",
  Y: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2", // C
  Z: "[g3,b3,e4]@3 ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [f#3,b3,d4]@3 ~", // Em Bm
  AA: "[a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [c4,d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~", // Am D7
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.33)

// chords · piano · "Riffs"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@6 A B ~@2 C@2 D@2 E ~@3 F@2 ~@2 G H I J K ~ L M N O P Q O R S T U V W X R ~@3 Y@2 ~@2 Z@4 AA@2 E AB AC
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 b4@3 a4@2 g4@7", B: "f4 e4@5 ~@10", C: "[~@4 b4@3 a4@2 g4@5 e4@4 ~@14]/2",
  D: "[[g3,b3,e4]@6 ~@9 [a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~@10]/2", E: "[g3,b3,e4]@7 ~@9", F: "[~@4 b4@3 a4@2 g4@5 e4@5 ~@13]/2",
  G: "~@8 b4@2 ~ g4@4 ~, ~@5 a4 ~@2", H: "e4 ~@3", I: "[g3,b3,e4]@3 ~@5", J: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~", K: "[g3,b3,e4]@5 ~@3",
  L: "[f#4,a4,d5]@3 ~@5", M: "[f#4,a4,d5] ~", N: "[e4,g4,b4] ~", O: "[e4,g4,b4]@7 ~@9", P: "[f#4,a4,d5]@7 ~@9",
  Q: "~ a4@8 ~@7, [f#4,d5] ~", R: "[e4,g4,b4]@3 ~@5", S: "[b4,d5,f#5]@7 ~@9", T: "[b4,d5,f#5]@5 ~@3",
  U: "[a4,c5,e5]@7 ~@9", V: "[a4,c5,e5]@3 ~@5", W: "[c4,e4,g4]@7 ~@9", X: "[c4,e4,g4] ~",
  Y: "[~@4 b4@4 a4@2 g4@4 e4@5 ~@13]/2",
  Z: "[~@8 b4@2 ~ g4@4 e4@4 ~@12 [g3,b3,e4]@6 ~@10 [a3,c#4,e4]@6 ~@11, ~@5 a4 ~@26]/4", // Em A
  AA: "[[g3,b3,e4]@4 ~@4 c#4@3 ~@5, ~@15 [a3,e4]@6 ~@11]/2", AB: "[a3,c#4,e4]@5 ~@11", AC: "[g3,b3,e4]@5 ~@11",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.25)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B A B A B A B A B A B A@3 B A B A B A B A B A@3 C@2 A@2 C@2 A@2 C@3 A@2 B A B A B A@2 B A B A B A@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", C: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@12 B C A@10 B D C A@2 D@2 A@2 D@2 A@3 D A@6 C A@6 B@2 C A C A D>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@3 x!4 ~@4", C: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~", D: "~@3 x!2 ~@11",
})).gain(0.26)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@13 A ~@11 B A ~@2 B@2 ~@2 B@2 ~@3 B ~@6 A ~@8 A ~ A ~ B>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.17)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@3 A ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@9 A ~@3 D ~@3 D@2 ~@2 D@2 ~@3 D ~@3 A ~@6 C ~@8 D>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", C: "~ x ~@6", D: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@2 B A@11 C B A@7 B A@3 D A B A C B A@2 C A@3 D A@6 D A@2 B A@5 C A C A>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!7 ~", C: "~ x!7", D: "x!2 ~ x!5",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@12 A ~@11 A B ~@3 B@2 ~@2 B@2 ~@3 B ~@13 A@2 ~@4 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!4", B: "~@3 x ~ x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.26)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@2 A ~@12 A ~@7 A ~@5 A ~@2 A ~@16 A ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@25 A ~@3 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@3 A ~@19 A>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x",
})).gain(0.26)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@14 A ~@12 B ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@6 B ~@8 A ~ A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.26)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@27 A@2 B C A@2 B C A@3 B C ~@19>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@27 A@2 B C A@2 B C A@3 B C ~@19>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x",
})).gain(1.52)

stack(
  bass, electric_guitar_clean, piano, kick, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash,
  tambourine, cabasa
)

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