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Reminiscing

The Beatles

KeyC majorTempo148 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Reminiscing — The Beatles
// 148 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 5 "BUDDY HOLLY" electric guitar jazz (copy of ch 3 "GUITAR" electric guitar clean)
// note: Full arrangement: all 61 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(148/4)

// 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"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C@2 A@2 D E C F G F H B D E I E J K B F A E L M N O P Q R S H B K F H B D E G F C@2 H B I@2 D E F C B F B F B F
  T U
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 ~", B: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@6 c2 ~", C: "f2@5 ~ f2 ~ f2@5 ~ f2 ~", D: "g2@6 g2 ~ g2@5 ~ g2 ~",
  E: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@6 g2 ~", F: "f2@5 ~ f2 ~ f2@6 f2 ~", G: "f2@6 f2 ~ f2@5 ~ f2 ~", H: "c2@6 c2 ~ c2@5 ~ c2 ~",
  I: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@5 ~ g2 ~", J: "f2@5 ~ f2 ~ f2@6 e2 ~", K: "f2@5 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@3 ~ f2 ~",
  L: "f2@5 ~ f2@2 c3@5 ~ c3 ~", M: "f2@5 ~ f2@2 c2@6 a2 f2", N: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 d3@5 ~ d3 ~", O: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 d2@6 g2 f#2",
  P: "f2@5 ~ f2 ~ c3@5 ~ c3 ~", Q: "f2@5 ~ f2@2 c2@4 f2 ~ f#2 ~", R: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ d2@8",
  S: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 d2@4 g2 ~ g2 ~", T: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2 ~", U: "c2 ~ g1 ~ a1 ~@3 c2@2 ~@6",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.4)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "GUITAR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E@2 F@2 G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T S U V@2 W N I J W N X B I J Y@2 F@2 I J C D Z AA AB AC AD AE Q AF AG AH
  AI T S Q AJ AK
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@7 ~", B: "[g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@8 ~@2",
  C: "[a3,c4,f4]@10 f3@2 [a3,c4,f4]@3 ~", D: "[a3,c4,f4]@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4]@8 ~@2",
  E: "[[c4,e4,g4]@14 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4] ~ [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3 c3@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2, ~@14 c3@9 ~@9]/2", // C
  F: "[[g3,b3,d4]@25 ~@3 b3@2 d4@2, ~@13 g3@3]/2", G: "[a3,c4,f4]@4 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~", H: "[a3,c4,f4]@5 ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~",
  I: "f4@4 ~@2 c5 ~, [a3,c4]@7 ~, ~@4 f4@3 ~", J: "[a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4]@8 ~@2",
  K: "[g3,c4,e4]@10 c3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~", L: "[g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@8 ~@2",
  M: "g3@4 ~@2 d4 g4, d4@3 ~, b3@5 b3@2 ~, ~@4 g3@3 ~", N: "[g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@8 ~@2",
  O: "[b3,d4,f4,g4]@10 g2@2 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@3 ~", P: "[b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@8 ~@2",
  Q: "f4@4 f4 ~ c5 ~, [a3,c4]@5 ~@3", R: "f4@4 f4 ~ c5 ~, [c4,d#4,a4]@5 ~@3",
  S: "[g3,c4,e4]@6 c3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~@3", T: "[a3,c4,f4]@15 ~",
  U: "[g3,b3,d4] ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@4", // G
  V: "[[c4,f4,a4]@14 ~@2 [c4,f4,a4] ~ [c4,f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,f4,a4] ~@3 f2@2 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2, ~@14 f2@9 ~@9]/2", // F
  W: "~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@7 ~", X: "c4@4 ~@2 g4 ~, [g3,e4]@7 ~, ~@4 c4@3 ~",
  Y: "[[g3,c4,e4]@25 ~@5 g4@2, ~@13 c4@3]/2", Z: "[g3,c4,e4]@4 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~", AA: "[g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~",
  AB: "[g3,b3,d4]@5 g2 [g3,b3,d4] ~", AC: "[g3,b3,d4]@5 g3 b3 ~", AD: "[b3,d4,f4,g4]@5 g2 [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~",
  AE: "[b3,d4,f4,g4]@5 g3 b3 ~", AF: "[c4,d#4,f4,a4]@6 f3@2 [c4,d#4,f4,a4]@3 ~ [c4,d#4,f4,a4] ~@3",
  AG: "[g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@6 ~@4", AH: "[a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [a3,c4,f4]@6 ~@4",
  AI: "c4@4 c4 ~ g4 ~, [g3,e4]@5 ~@3", AJ: "[g3,c4,e4]@14 c3 ~", AK: "[g3,c4,e4]@2 c3 ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@8",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.35)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "GUITAR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A@2 B C@5 D E@4 F G@2 H I J K L@2 K M N O@2 P@2 Q@2 R@2 S@2 T@3 U V W X@5 Y Z AA@5 AB AC AD AE@3 AF@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[g2,g3]@2 g3 [g2,g3]@2 [g3,b3] [g2,g3,b3]@2 [g3,b3] [g2,g3,b3] ~ [g3,b3] ~ [g3,b3] ~ c4@4 ~ e4@9 ~@3, ~@11 g2@2 ~@2 [c3,g3]@15 ~@2]/2", // G C5
  B: "~@10 d#4 ~ e4@4, ~@10 c3@5 ~",
  C: "[~@4 c4@9 ~@3 [g#3,a3] ~ c4@9 ~@13 [d#4,e4] ~@11 c4@6 c4@7 ~@6 a#3 b3@2 d4 ~ d4 ~ e4@2, f2@38 ~@4 g4@23 ~@15, ~@4 f3@23 ~@13 c3@6 c4@6 ~@28, ~@48 c3@17 ~@7 g2@8]/5", // Amaj7 Emaj7
  D: "f4@3 ~@3 [g2,d4]@9 ~, g2@3 ~@5, ~@4 e4@11 ~", // G5
  E: "[a3@12 ~ c4 ~@2 f2@16, [f2,f3]@31 f3@32 ~, c4@13 ~ c4@2 ~@16, ~@3 g#3 ~@4, ~@12 a3@3 a3 ~@16]/4", // F
  F: "~@8 e4@2 g4 ~ g4@4, ~ c3, ~@8 d#4 ~@7",
  G: "[c3@4 [c3,a4]@3 ~@2 a4@2 ~ g4@12 b3@2 d4 ~ d4 ~ e4@2, a4 ~@7 c3@16 g2@8, ~@8 g4@2 ~@14 a#3 ~@7]/2", // F
  H: "f4@3 ~@2 d4@5 d4@5 ~, g2@9 ~@7, ~ e4@3", I: "[g2,g3,d4]", J: "[g2,g3,b3,d4]@15 ~", K: "[f2,f3,a3,c4]@15 ~",
  L: "[[f2,f3,a3,c4]@15 [c3,c4,e4,g4]@16 ~]/2", M: "[c3,c4,e4,g4]", N: "[c3,e4,g4]@2 g3!2, ~ d4",
  O: "[~@2 g#3 ~ [f3,c4]@2 ~@2 f2@4 ~@2 c4@2 f2@4 f3@2 ~@6 f2@2 [f3,c4]@2, f2@4 ~@2 [f2,d4]@2 ~@2 f2 f3 f2@2 ~@2, ~ a3@7 ~@2 d4@3 [f3,d4]@2 ~, ~@6 c4@8 ~@2 d#4@15 ~, ~@6 f3@6 f3@8 ~@2 c4@8 [c#4,d4] ~]/2", // F5 Dm Dmaj7
  P: "[~@2 [g3,b3]@2 d4@2 d4@2 [g3,d4] ~ g3@2 [g2,g3,e4]@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~@8 g3@2 g3@2 g3@2, g2@4 [g2,g3,c4]@4 g2@4 ~@3 g3@2 ~ g3@4 d4@6 ~@4, ~@10 d4@4 [d4,e4]@2 f4 ~ e4@8 e4@5 ~, ~@5 g2!2 [g2,d4], ~@11 g3@2 ~@3]/2", // G G5 C C5 Dsus2 G5
  Q: "[f2@2 a3 ~ [f3,c4]@2 [f3,c4]@2 [f3,c4]@2 f3@2 [f2,f3,d4]@2 ~ [f2,d#4]@2 ~@2 f2@3 ~@4 f3@2 [f2,f3,c4]@2 c4@2, ~ a3@3 ~@2 f2 ~, ~@2 f2@2 f2@2 ~ f3@2 f3@2 f3@2 ~@3, ~@5 c4@3 ~@3 c4@3 ~@2, ~@14 d4@2 ~@2 d4@8 d4@5 ~]/2", // F5 Dm F7 F5
  R: "[b3 ~@3 g2@2 [g3,d4]@2 ~@2 g3@2 ~@2 d4@2 g2@2 ~@2 g2@2 ~ g2@3 ~@4 d#4@2, g2@4 ~@4 g2@4 g3@10 d4@9 ~, ~@2 [g3,c4]@4 ~@4 d4@4 ~@2 f4 ~ e4@8 ~@2 g2@4, ~@12 [g2,e4]@4 ~@6 g3@4 [g3,e4]@5 ~]/2", // G5 C5 C
  S: "[e4@3 ~ g4@19 ~ [d#4,e4] ~ [c4,g4]@2 c4@2 c4@2, c3@3 c3, d#4 ~@27 g4@4]/2", // Emaj7 C5
  T: "[~@2 a3@14 ~@7 g4, f2@39 ~ c3@8, ~@11 [d#4,e4]]/3", U: "c3@4 ~@2 a4@2 g4 ~ a4@6, g4 ~, ~ [c3,a#4] c3 ~",
  V: "~@4 b3 d4 ~ e4, ~ g2, ~@8 a#3 ~@3 d4@4", W: "~@6 d4@4 ~@2 g2@3 ~, f4@15 ~, g2@4 ~ d4@3, ~@4 e4@11 ~",
  X: "[~@4 [f3,c4]@6 c4@4 ~@2 f2@8 ~@2 [f3,b3,c4]@2 f3@3 ~ f3@4 ~@19 f2@3 ~@2 f2@2 ~@6 [c4,g4]@6 c4@4 c4@2, f2@14 f3@12 ~@2 c4@8 [f3,c4]@22 [f3,g3,c4]@4 c4@5 ~@7 g4@6, ~@4 a3@11 ~@9 [f2,g#3,a3]@5 ~@3 f2@22 [g#3,a3]@10 c3@6 ~@10]/5", // F5 F C5 F5 Fsus2 F Amaj7
  Y: "c4 c4@2 [c4,g4]@2 c4@2 c4, c3@2 ~@3 g4@3, a#4 ~ a4@13 ~", // C5
  Z: "g2@4 ~@2 [g3,d4]@2 [g3,d4] ~ d4@2 e4 ~ d4 ~, ~@4 [g2,a#3,b3]@4 g2@7 ~, ~@10 g3@5 ~", // G5 G
  AA: "[[g3,f4] ~@5 [g3,d4]@4 [g3,d4]@2 g2@2 ~@12 d4@4 g3@6 [b3,d4]@6 ~@9 c4@6 ~@3 f2@2 ~@10 f3@2 ~@2 f2@2 [f3,c4]@2, g2@2 e4@10 ~@8 g3@4 ~@12 g3@4 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@5 ~@4 f3@4 ~@3 f3@4 f3@6 f3@4 ~@2 [f3,c4]@4 ~@2, ~@2 g3@4 ~@8 [g3,d4]@6 [b3,d4]@6 ~@19 a3@5 ~@8 c4@10 c4@6 ~@6, ~@4 g2@4 ~@8 g2@6 g2@10 ~@15 f2@6 ~@11 f2@6 f2@6 ~@4]/5", // G7 G5 Bm F5 G F5 G5 Bm
  AB: "c3@3 ~@9 c3@2 g#3@2, ~@3 d#4@12 ~, ~@4 e4@11 ~, ~ c3!2 ~, ~@6 [c4,g4]@4 [c4,g4]@5 ~", // C5
  AC: "a3@3 ~ c4@6 ~@2 f2@2 f3@2, f2@3 ~@2 f3@2 ~, g#3 ~@9 c4@6",
  AD: "c3@4 [c3,d#4,e4]@2 ~@6 c3@2 g#3 ~, ~@6 [c4,g4]@4 [c4,g4]@5 ~, ~@2 c3 ~", // C C5
  AE: "[~@4 [f3,c4]@6 ~@2 f2@2 d#4!2 e4 ~ c4@4 c4@4 ~@18 f2@2 d#4 ~, a3@15 ~@3 g4@22 f2@2 c4@5 ~, f2@6 ~@4 [f3,c4]@5 c3@3 ~@8 c4@4 c4@10 a3@7 ~, ~@28 c3@4 c3@15 ~, ~@36 f2@2 g#3@9 ~]/3", // F5
  AF: "[d#4 ~@9 c4@4 ~@2 c3@4 [c3,d3,e4]@3 ~ [c3,c4,e4,g4]@5 ~@3, e4@5 ~@3, c3@3 ~@4 c4@2 ~@7, ~@4 g4@19 ~@9]/2", // C
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.41)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "GUITAR" · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note(`<
  A ~@14 B C ~@7 D ~@4 E F ~@2 G@2 ~@3 H@2 I J ~@3 K L ~ I M N O ~@2 P ~ Q R ~ K S
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 b3 ~@8", B: "~@13 d4@2 ~", C: "~@9 g2@3 ~@2 g3@2, ~@3 g2", D: "c4@4 ~@3 f3, ~ g2", E: "~@2 f3 ~@13",
  F: "~@7 f3", G: "[~@4 c4 c4@21 ~@6]/2", H: "[~@3 c3@3 ~@2]/2", I: "~@2 g2 ~", J: "~@10 f3@5 ~", K: "~@3 c3@3 c3@2",
  L: "~@4 c3@4 c3@4 c3@3 ~", M: "~@8 g3@2 [g3,b3]@5 ~", N: "g2@6 ~@2 g3@2 ~ g2@3 ~@2, ~@6 g2@5 ~@5",
  O: "~@4 f3 ~@3, ~@3 f2@3 ~@2", P: "~@7 f3@3 ~@6, ~@3 f2@3 ~@2", Q: "~@3 f2@3 ~@2", R: "~@3 c3@4 ~ c3@4 ~@4",
  S: "~@2 c4@2 c4@3 ~@9",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.2)

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

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ A@23 B A@7 C A@22 D A E C A F>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~", C: "~@4 x ~@3 x!4 ~@4", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "x!5 ~ x ~", F: "x",
})).gain(0.57)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@16 [~@2 x!2 ~@4] ~@44>").gain(0.57)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@16 [~@3 x] ~@38 [~@13 x!2 ~] ~ [~ x!4 ~ x ~] ~@3>").gain(0.57)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A B C@5 B@5 C B D B E B C B@3 C B F B@13 C B@5 C B E B@3 C B C B@6 G>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x ~ x ~", B: "x!8", C: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~",
  E: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", G: "x!3 ~ x ~@3",
})).gain(0.57)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@32 [~@12 x!4] ~@22 [~@11 x!2 ~@3] ~@2 [~@12 x!4] ~@2>").gain(0.5)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@3 A B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@12 A B ~@9 B ~@3 B ~@7 B ~ B ~@2 C B ~@2 D ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@10 x ~@4 x", D: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.43)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@55 [~ x] ~@5>").gain(0.64)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~ A ~@23 A ~@7 A ~@22 A@2 ~ A B>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@11 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@10 x!3 ~@3",
})).gain(0.64)

stack(
  bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, kick, snare, clap, low_tom, hihat,
  mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, tambourine
)

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