Strudelify

Like Dreamers Do

The Beatles

KeyC majorTempo146 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Like Dreamers Do — The Beatles
// 146 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 2 "ACOUSTIC GUITAR" named as a guitar, played on acoustic guitar steel (its epiano2 patch is not one)
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 6 "BRASS" trombone (copy of ch 5 "STRINGS" tremolo strings); ch 7 "FRENCH HORN" french horn (copy of ch 5 "STRINGS" tremolo strings)
// note: Full arrangement: all 81 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(146/4)

// 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 · slap bass 1 · "BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  A B C@2 D E F G H@2 C@2 I@2 G F A B J@2 K L@2 M N F A B I O P G H B Q@2 R@2 S T H B U V I@2 W X Y Z AA AB AC AD Y AE K
  F AF@2 I O AG X A B AH AI R@2 W T A B J@2 AJ T AK AL AM
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2@3 g2@4 g1", B: "c2@6 g2 ~ g2@4 g1@2 ~@2", C: "a1@6 e2 ~ e2@6 a1 ~", D: "d3@5 ~ g#2@2 a2@6 c#2@2",
  E: "d2@6 g#1@2 a1@6 d2 ~, ~@8 g1 ~@7", F: "g2@4 ~@2 g2@2 d3@6 g2 ~", G: "g2@3 d3 d3@3 g2", H: "c2@6 g2 ~ g2@6 c2 ~",
  I: "d2@6 a2 ~ a2@6 d2 ~", J: "[e2@6 b2@8 g#3@8 b2@4 e3@2 b2@2 e2 ~]/2", K: "f2@5 ~ f2 ~ f2@5 ~ f2 ~",
  L: "[g2@6 d3 ~ d3@6 c2@8 g2 ~ g2@6 c#2 ~]/2", M: "c2@3 g2 g2@3 c2", N: "f2@3 c3 c3@3 f2",
  O: "d2@6 a2 ~ a2@4 a1@2 ~@2", P: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 a2@6 d2 ~", Q: "[a1@6 e2@8 c3@8 e2@4 a2@2 e2@2 a1 ~]/2",
  R: "[d2@6 a2@8 f3@8 a2@4 d3@2 a2@2 d2 ~]/2", S: "g2@6 d3 ~ d3@6 f#2 ~", T: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@5 ~ g2 ~",
  U: "a1@3 e2@4 e1", V: "a1@6 e2 ~ e2@4 e1@2 ~@2", W: "g2@6 d3 ~ d3@6 g#2 ~", X: "g2@6 d3 ~ d3@6 b1 ~",
  Y: "c2@6 g2 ~ g2@6 c#2 ~", Z: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 g2@6 c2 ~", AA: "e3@5 ~ a#2@2 b2@6 d#2@2",
  AB: "e2@6 a#1@2 b1@6 e2 ~, ~@8 a1 ~@7", AC: "f2@4 ~@2 f2@2 c3@6 f2 ~", AD: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 d3@6 g2 ~",
  AE: "c2@6 g2 ~ g2@6 e2 ~", AF: "[c2@6 g2@8 e3@8 g2@4 c3@2 g2@2 c2 ~]/2", AG: "d2@6 a2 ~ a2@6 f#2 ~",
  AH: "a2@5 ~ d#2@2 e2@6 g#1@2", AI: "a1@6 d#1@2 e1@6 a1 ~, ~@8 d1 ~@7", AJ: "f2@6 c3 ~ c3@6 f#2 ~",
  AK: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 ~", AL: "c2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@4 g1@4", AM: "c2",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.35).pan(0.6)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "ACOUSTIC GUITAR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  A@2 ~ B ~ C D E@3 F@2 G@2 H I J@2 K@2 L M@3 N O A@2 P@2 Q I ~ R S@2 T@2 U V A@2 W@2 G@2 H X Y Z AA@2 N X Y AB AC I J@2
  AD@3 O AE@2 AF@2 ~ C H AG AE@2 AH@3 I Y AI AJ
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[e4,g4,c5]@23 ~@5 g4@2 c5 ~, c4@21 ~@3 c4@6 ~@2, ~@26 e4@5 ~]/2", // C
  B: "~@10 a3@5 ~, a5@15 ~, ~@2 e5@13 ~, ~@4 c5@11 ~, ~@6 a4@9 ~",
  C: "~@10 d4@5 ~, d6@15 ~, ~@2 a5@13 ~, ~@4 f5@11 ~, ~@6 d5@9 ~",
  D: "~@6 d5@3 ~ [b3,f4,a4,d5]@2 ~@4, b3 ~, ~@2 f4@7 ~@7, ~ a4 ~@2", // Bm7b5
  E: "[~@6 d5@3 ~ [b3,f4,g4,d5]@2 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4,c5]@4 ~@4 [c4,e4,g4,c5]@21 ~@5, b3 ~@5, ~@2 f4@7 ~@39, ~ g4 ~@10]/3", // G7 C
  F: "[[a3,c4,e4]@2 ~@4 [a3,c4,e4]@21 ~@5]/2", G: "[[f4,a4,d5]@23 ~@5 a4@2 d5 ~, d4@21 ~@3 d4@6 ~@2, ~@26 f4@5 ~]/2",
  H: "[f3,b3,d4,a4]@7 ~", I: "~@6 d5@3 ~ [b3,f4,g4,d5]@2 ~@4, b3 ~, ~@2 f4@7 ~@7, ~ g4 ~@2",
  J: "[c4@2 ~@4 c5@12 [f3,c#4,g#4]@2 [e3,c4,g4]@9 ~@3, ~@2 e4@15 ~@15, ~@4 g4@13 ~@15]/2", // C# C
  K: "[[g#3,d4,e4,b4]@26 d4@2 ~@2 e5 ~, ~@14 g#4 ~, ~@29 b4@2 ~]/2", L: "[f4,a4,c5,f5]@7 ~",
  M: "[[b3,f4,g#4,d#5]@14 [c4,e4,g4]@15 ~ [a#3,e4,g#4,c#5]@15 ~@3]/3", // Fm7b5 C A#m7b5
  N: "~@6 c5@3 ~ [a3,f4,a4,c5]@2 ~@4, a3 ~, ~@2 f4@7 ~@7, ~ a4 ~@2", O: "[f3,b3,d4,g4]@7 ~",
  P: "[[c4,f#4,b4,e5]@2 ~@4 [c4,f#4,b4,e5]@21 ~@5]/2", Q: "[c4,d4,f4,a4]@7 ~",
  R: "~@10 c4@5 ~, c6@15 ~, ~@2 g5@13 ~, ~@4 e5@11 ~, ~@6 c5@9 ~",
  S: "[[c4,a4,e5]@26 a3@2 ~@2 a4 ~, ~@14 c4 ~, ~@29 e4@2 ~]/2", T: "[[d4,f4,a4,d5]@2 ~@4 [d4,f4,a4,d5]@21 ~@5]/2",
  U: "[b3,f4,a4,e5]@7 ~", V: "[b3,d#4,f4,g#4]@7 ~",
  W: "[[c4,e4,a4]@23 ~@5 e4@2 a4 ~, a3@21 ~@3 a3@6 ~@2, ~@26 c4@5 ~]/2", X: "[f3,b3,d#4,g#4]@7 ~", Y: "[e3,g3,c4]@7 ~",
  Z: "[c4,e4,g4,c5]@7 ~", AA: "[[g#4,b4,e5]@23 ~@5 b4@2 e5 ~, d4@21 ~@3 d4@6 ~@2, ~@26 g#4@5 ~]/2",
  AB: "[a#3,e4,g4,c5]@7 ~", AC: "[f3,a3,c4,f4]@7 ~", AD: "[[f#3,c4,e4,b4]@13 c4 f#4 [c4,f4]@8 ~, ~@30 [a4,d5] ~@17]/3",
  AE: "[[e3,c4,g4]@2 ~@4 [e3,c4,g4]@21 ~@5]/2", AF: "[[a3,c4,e4]@26 a3@2 ~@2 a4 ~, ~@14 c4 ~, ~@29 e4@2 ~]/2",
  AG: "[f3,a3,b3,d4]@7 ~", // Bm7b5
  AH: "[d4@2 ~@4 e5@12 [a3,d4,d#4,g4]@2 [g#3,c#4,d4,f#4]@9 ~@9 c5@3 ~ [a3,f4,a4,c5]@2 ~@4, ~@2 g#4@15 ~@13 a3@10 ~@8, ~@4 b4@13 ~@17 f4@7 ~@7, ~@9 a4 ~@2]/3", // Dsus4 C#sus4 F
  AI: "[e3,c4,g4]@2 ~@2 [e3,c4,g4]@2 ~@2 e4@2 g4 ~ c5 ~ c5 ~", AJ: "[e3,c4,g4] ~",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.36).pan(0.3)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "ELECTRIC GUITAR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C D E F G H I@2 J K L E M@3 N O L P Q R@2 G S@2 T U L V W X@4 L@2 A@2 I@2 Y@2 E L Z AA@2 AB O E P AC O F V AD
  AE@2 AF E AG@2 B@2 C D L E AH@2 AI@3 F P AJ AK
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[c4,g4]@2 ~@2 [c4,g4]@2 ~@4 [c4,g4]@2 ~@2 [c4,g4]@7 ~ g3@2 [c4,g4]@2 g3@2 [c4,g4]@2 ~@2]/2", // C5
  B: "[~@7 [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2 e3 [a3,c4,e4] e3 [a3,c4,e4] ~, e3@10 a2@9 ~@13, ~@2 a3@10 e3@7 ~@13, ~ c4@2 ~@5, ~@3 e4@3 ~@10]/2", // Am
  C: "[d4,a4] ~ [d4,a4] ~@2 d3 a3 [d4,a4]", D: "~ d3 a3 [d4,a4]@2 d3 [a3,d4,a4] ~",
  E: "~@2 [b3,f4]@5 ~ [b3,f4]@2 ~@2 [b3,f4]@2 ~@2", F: "~@2 f4 g4@2 f4 ~ b3, ~@2 b3@9 ~ d4@4",
  G: "[c4,g4] ~ [c4,g4] ~@2 c3 g3 [c4,g4]", H: "~ c3 g3 [c4,g4]@2 c3 [g3,c4,g4] ~",
  I: "[[a3,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,e4]@2 ~@4 [a3,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,e4]@7 ~ e3@2 [a3,e4]@2 e3@2 [a3,e4]@2 ~@2]/2", // A5
  J: "[a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~@2 [a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4]", K: "~@8 [a3,f4] ~ d3 ~ [a3,f4]@2 ~@2",
  L: "[b3,f4] ~ [b3,f4] ~@2 [b3,f4] ~@2", // Bdim
  M: "[[c4,g4]@2 ~@2 [c4,g4]@2 ~@4 [c4,g4]@2 ~@2 [c4,g4]@7 ~ g3@2 [c4,g4]@2 g3@2 [c4,g4]@2 [g#3,d4]@4 ~@2 [g#3,d4]@2 ~@4 e2@2 e3@2 [g#3,d4]@2]/3", // C5 G#dim
  N: "~ e2 e3 [g#3,d4]@2 e2 [e3,g#3,d4] ~", O: "[a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~@2 [a3,f4] ~@2",
  P: "~@2 [g3,e4]@5 ~ [g3,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,e4]@2 ~@2", Q: "~@2 e4 g4@2 e4 ~ a#3, ~@2 a#3@9 ~ c4@4",
  R: "[[a3,f4] ~ [a3,f4] ~@2 [a3,f4] ~ [b3,f4]@2 ~ [b3,f4] ~@2 [b3,f4] ~@2]/2", // Dm Bdim
  S: "[~ c3 g3 [c4,g4]@2 c3 [g3,c4,g4] [c4,f#4]@2 ~ [c4,f#4] ~@2 [c4,f#4] ~ [c4,f#4]]/2", // C5 Cdim
  T: "~@8 [c4,f#4] ~ d3 ~ [c4,f#4] ~@3", U: "[c4,f4] ~ [c4,f4] ~@2 [c4,f4] ~@2",
  V: "[g3,e4] ~ [g3,e4] ~@2 [g3,e4] ~ [g3,e4]", W: "~@8 [g3,e4] ~ c3 ~ [g3,e4]@2 ~@2",
  X: "[~@7 [a3,c4,e4] ~ [a3,c4,e4]@2 e3 [a3,c4,e4] e3 [a3,c4,e4] ~@8 [d4,f4,a4] ~ [d4,f4,a4]@2 a3 [d4,f4,a4] a3 [d4,f4,a4] ~, e3@10 a2@9 ~@19 a4@6 ~@20, ~@2 a3@10 e3@7 ~@17 f4@8 ~@20, ~@4 c4@8 ~@18 a3@12 d3@9 ~@13, ~@6 e4@6 ~@22 d4@10 a3@7 ~@13]/4", // Am Dm
  Y: "[~@7 [d4,f4,a4] ~ [d4,f4,a4]@2 a3 [d4,f4,a4] a3 [d4,f4,a4] ~, a3@10 d3@9 ~@13, ~@2 d4@10 a3@7 ~@13, ~ f4@2 ~@5, ~@3 a4@3 ~@10]/2", // Dm
  Z: "[g3,e4] ~ [g3,e4] ~@2 [g3,e4] ~@2", // C
  AA: "[~@2 e4 g4@2 e4 c4 [g#3,d4]@2 ~ [g#3,d4] ~@2 [g#3,d4] ~ [g#3,d4], ~@2 g3@9 ~@21]/2", // G#dim
  AB: "~@8 [g#3,d4] ~ e2 ~ [g#3,d4] ~@3", AC: "[a#3,e4] ~ [a#3,e4] ~@2 [a#3,e4] ~@2",
  AD: "~@8 [g3,e4] ~ c3 ~ [g3,e4] ~@3", // C
  AE: "[~@7 [c4,d4,f#4] ~ [c4,d4,f#4]@2 a3 [c4,d4,f#4] a3 [c4,d4,f#4] ~, a3@10 d3@9 ~@13, ~@2 c4@10 a3@7 ~@13, ~ d4@2 ~@5, ~@3 f#4@3 ~@10]/2", // D7
  AF: "~@2 [c4,f4]@5 ~ [c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [c4,f4]@2 ~@2", // F5
  AG: "[[a3,d4,g4]@2 ~@8 b4@4 d5@4 b4@4 g4@4 e4@2 g4@2 a4 ~, ~@4 [a3,d4]@27 ~, ~@2 g4@7 ~@7]/2", // Dsus4 D5
  AH: "[~@7 [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,e4,g4]@2 g3 [c4,e4,g4] g3 [c4,e4,g4] ~, g3@10 c3@9 ~@13, ~@2 c4@10 g3@7 ~@13, ~ e4@2 ~@5, ~@3 g4@3 ~@10]/2", // C
  AI: "[~@7 [g#3,b3,d4] ~ [g#3,b3,d4]@2 e3 [g#3,b3,d4] e3 [g#3,b3,d4] [a3,f4]@2 ~ [a3,f4] ~@2 [a3,f4] ~@2, e3@10 e2@9 ~@29, ~@2 g#3@10 e3@7 ~@29, ~ b3@2 ~@9, ~ d4 ~@6]/3", // G#dim Dm
  AJ: "[c4,e4] ~@3 [c4,e4]@2 ~@4 [c4,e4] ~@5", AK: "[c4,e4]@3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.19).pan(1)

// chords · percussive organ · "ORGAN"
const percussive_organ = note(`<
  ~@15 A@3 B@2 C D E F G@2 H@2 I@2 J D ~@15 K@2 L M@2 N D O P Q D R@2 S@2 N T ~@8 U@2 B@2 C T O V@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 g5@9 c6@8, ~@7 g6@17]/3", B: "[g#6 e6, d6]/2", C: "[f6,c7]", D: "b5 d6, f6", E: "[e6,g6]", F: "[e6,a#6]",
  G: "[a5@4 c6@3 [f6,b6]@9, f6@7 ~@9]/2", H: "[c7 g6, e6]/2", I: "[c6 d6, f#6]/2", J: "c6 d6, f6",
  K: "[~@7 [e6,c7]@9]/2", L: "g5 c6, e6", M: "[g#5 b5, e6]/2", N: "[f6,a6]", O: "[g5,e6]", P: "a#5 c6, e6",
  Q: "a5 c6, f6", R: "[g5 c6, e6]/2", S: "[c7 a6, f#6]/2", T: "[b5,f6]", U: "[~@7 g6, [g5,e6]]/2",
  V: "[~@16 g6@9 ~@7, [g5,e6]@13 ~@3]/2", // C
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.2)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@15 B A@31 B A@15 B A@7 C A@8 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "x", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct(`<
  A B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B A B A B A
  B A B A ~ A B A B A B A ~ A B A B A B ~ A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@7 A ~@7 B ~@15 C ~@15 B ~@15 B ~@7 D ~@6 A ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "x", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2", D: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@31 [~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2] ~@49>").gain(0.2)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@7 A ~@11 B ~@7 C ~@29 B ~@13 D ~@5 B A ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@4 x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~ x", D: "~@6 x!2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B C B@4 ~ D B@3 C B C ~@17 A B E B@3 C B C B E B E B C ~@17 F B@3 C G E ~@8 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~ x!3 ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~", B: "x!8", C: "x!5 ~ x!2", D: "~ x!4 ~ x!2", E: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
  F: "~ x!7", G: "x!7 ~",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~ A ~ B ~@9 C A ~ D ~@4 C A ~ D C D ~@2 C ~@9 D ~@6 C ~@3 D ~@2 C A C A C A ~@8 E ~@2 C ~@3 B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~@3 x", D: "~@6 x!2", E: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~@2",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<A ~ A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~ A B ~@16 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@5 A B ~@15 B ~@4 A C ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "x", C: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~@7 A ~ B ~ B ~@3 C ~@2 D ~@3 D ~@10 B ~@5 B ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@6 D ~ D ~@6 C ~@7 D ~@4 D ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "~@2 x!6", D: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@15 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@16 A B@14 ~@17 A B@14 ~@9 A B@5 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!8",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct(`<
  ~@16 A B C D C D E C E B ~ B E@2 B ~@17 B C@3 E@2 C@2 F G ~ F G E D ~@9 F D F E B ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x", B: "x", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", D: "~@3 x ~@4", E: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~", F: "~@3 x", G: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:13").struct(`<
  ~@16 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@17 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.63)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:18").struct(`<
  ~@16 A B A B C B C B D B C B A B D ~@17 D B A B A B D B D B D B D B C ~@9 D B D B D B ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2", B: "x!2 ~@6", C: "~ x!2 ~ x ~@3", D: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.63)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<[~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!80 ~>").gain(1.01)

// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<[x!4]!80 ~>").gain(0.35)

stack(
  bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, electric_guitar_clean, percussive_organ, kick, rim, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, hihat,
  mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride, cowbell, congas, congas_2, cabasa, shaker
)

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