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1968 · Cry Like A Baby

Cry Like A Baby

The Box Tops

KeyD majorTempo133 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Cry Like A Baby — The Box Tops
// 133 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(133/4)

const chords = arrange(
  // intro (4 bars)
  [4, "<Bm!4>"],
  // verse (17 bars)
  [17, "<D!8 G!2 A [G@2 D@2] [D@2 F#@2] F# [F#@2 D@2] [A@2 G@2] [D@2 ~@2]>"],
  // verse (14 bars)
  [14, "<D!8 G!2 A [G@2 D@2] D [D@2 ~@2]>"],
  // bridge (9 bars)
  [9, "<Em!2 [Bm@2 A@2] G7 Em!2 [Bm@2 A@2] G!2>"],
  // solo (7 bars)
  [7, "<D!5 F#!2>"],
  // verse (12 bars)
  [12, "<D!8 G [G@2 D@2] D!2>"],
  // verse (8 bars)
  [8, "<D!8>"],
  // outro (8 bars)
  [8, "<D7 D!3 D7 D!3>"],
  // fadeout (8 bars)
  [8, "<D7 D!3 D7 D!3>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
  [4, "<b2!4>"],
  [17, "<d2!8 g2!2 a2 [g2@2 d2@2] [d2@2 f#2@2] f#2 [f#2@2 d2@2] [a2@2 g2@2] [d2@2 ~@2]>"],
  [14, "<d2!8 g2!2 a2 [g2@2 d2@2] d2 [d2@2 ~@2]>"],
  [9, "<e2!2 [b2@2 a2@2] g2 e2!2 [b2@2 a2@2] g2!2>"],
  [7, "<d2!5 f#2!2>"],
  [12, "<d2!8 g2 [g2@2 d2@2] d2!2>"],
  [8, "<d2!8>"],
  [8, "<d2!8>"],
  [8, "<d2!8>"],
)

// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh] [sd hh] [bd hh] [sd hh]").gain(0.8)

stack(keys, bass, drums)

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