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Kind Of A Drag

The Buckinghams

KeyG majorTempo129 bpm
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// Kind Of A Drag — The Buckinghams
// 129 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 70 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(129/4)

// 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 · electric guitar clean · "El Guitar"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D E B C F G H I J K@2 L M N O N P Q@2 R S T U E S V W Q X Y Z AA AB AC AD G O G O AE@2 AF AG D C E B U AH AI
  AJ AK AL K AB AM AC Q AN AE AN AE ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [a3,d4,f4]@5 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f4]@2 ~@2", // Dm
  B: "[b3,d4,f4,g4]@7 ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~@2", C: "[g3,c4,e4]!2 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@3",
  D: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2", E: "[a3,d4,f4]!2 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@2 ~@3",
  F: "[a#3,c4,e4,g4]@7 ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2", // C7
  G: "~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@5 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2", H: "~@2 [a3,c#4,f4]@5 ~ [a3,c#4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,c#4,f4]@2 ~@2",
  I: "~@2 [c4,d4,f4,a4]@5 ~ [c4,d4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [c4,d4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2", // Dm7
  J: "[c4,d#4,f4,a4]!2 ~@2 [c4,d#4,f4,a4] ~ [c4,d#4,f4,a4] ~", K: "[a#3,d4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a#3,d4,f4] ~ [a#3,d4,f4] ~",
  L: "[a#3,c#4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a#3,c#4,f4] ~ [a#3,c#4,f4] ~", // A#m
  M: "~@2 [a#3,c#4,f4]@5 ~ [a#3,c#4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a#3,c#4,f4]@2 ~@2", N: "[a3,c4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4] ~",
  O: "[g3,a#3,d#4]!2 ~ [g3,a#3,d#4]@2 ~@3", P: "~@2 [g3,a#3,d#4]@5 ~ [g3,a#3,d#4]@3 ~ [g3,a#3,d#4]@2 ~@2",
  Q: "[a3,c4,f4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2", R: "[a3,d4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,d4,f4] ~ [a3,d4,f4] ~",
  S: "[b3,d4,f4,g4]!2 ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4]@2 ~@3", T: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2",
  U: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2", V: "[g3,c4,e4]!2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~ [g3,c4,e4] ~",
  W: "[a#3,c4,e4,g4]!2 ~@2 [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4] ~", X: "[a3,c#4,f4]!2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,f4] ~ [a3,c#4,f4] ~",
  Y: "[c4,d4,f4,a4]!2 ~ [c4,d4,f4,a4]@2 ~@3", Z: "~@2 [c4,d#4,f4,a4]@5 ~ [c4,d#4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [c4,d#4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2",
  AA: "~@2 [a#3,d4,f4]@5 ~ [a#3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [a#3,d4,f4]@2 ~@2", AB: "[a#3,d4,f4]!2 ~ [a#3,d4,f4]@2 ~@3",
  AC: "[f3,a#3,c#4]!2 ~@2 [f3,a#3,c#4] ~ [f3,a#3,c#4] ~", AD: "[f3,a#3,c#4]@7 ~ [f3,a#3,c#4]@2 ~@2 [f3,a#3,c#4]@2 ~@2",
  AE: "[a3,c4,f4]!2 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@3", AF: "~@2 [a3,d4,f4]@5 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f4]@2 ~@2",
  AG: "[b3,d4,f4,g4]!2 ~@2 [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,f4,g4] ~", // G7
  AH: "~@2 [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@5 ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [a#3,c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2", // C7
  AI: "~@2 [a3,c4,f4]@5 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@2 ~@2", AJ: "[a3,c#4,f4]!2 ~ [a3,c#4,f4]@2 ~@3",
  AK: "[c4,d4,f4,a4]!2 ~@2 [c4,d4,f4,a4] ~ [c4,d4,f4,a4] ~", // Dm7
  AL: "[c4,d#4,f4,a4]@7 ~ [c4,d#4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2 [c4,d#4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2", AM: "[f3,a#3,c#4]!2 ~ [f3,a#3,c#4]@2 ~@3",
  AN: "[g3,a#3,d#4]@7 ~ [g3,a#3,d#4]@2 ~@2 [g3,a#3,d#4]@2 ~@2", // D#
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.18)

// chords · rock organ · "El Organ"
const rock_organ = note("<~@48 A B C D E F@8 ~@4 G H@2 I ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "d5@2 f5@2 a5@3 ~ c6@2 a5@2 f5@2 ~@2", B: "~ f5 a5 c6@2 a5 f5@2, d5 ~@3",
  C: "[g4,c5,e5,g5]@5 ~ [g4,c5,e5,g5] ~ [g4,e5,g5]@2 ~ g4 ~@2 [g4,e5] ~, ~@8 c5 ~ [c5,e5]@3 ~@3", // C
  D: "e5@7 g5@4 a5@2 ~@2 d5, g4@3 ~@13", E: "~@2 f5@2 a5@3 ~@2 a5 ~ f5 ~ d5 d5@2, ~@4 c6 a5@3, ~@3 f5",
  F: "[~@6 d6@4 ~@7 g4@4 ~ [g4,c5,e5,g5] ~ [e5,g5]@2 ~ g4 ~@2 c5@2 [g4,c5]@4 ~@4 g4@2 a#4@2 ~ e5@83, ~ f5@5 f5@58, ~@2 a5@3 a5@59, ~@15 g5@4 ~@7 e5@6 e5@13 ~@83, ~@16 [c5,e5]@4 ~@4 [g4,c5] ~@5 g4 ~@5 c5@8 c5@84]/8", // C Em C5 C C5
  G: "~@11 c6@3 a#5@2", H: "[~@16 g5@10 c6@3 ~ a#5@2, a5]/2", I: "a5@15 ~",
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.4)

// other · synth brass 1 · "Syn Brass2"
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  A B@2 ~@9 C D E F G H I@4 J K L@2 ~@8 M N M O P Q R S@4 T J ~@9 U M N V W X Y@3 K Z@2 AA@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [e4,g#4] ~ [e4,g#4] ~@3 [e4,g#4] ~ [e4,g#4] ~ [e4,g#4] ~ [e4,a4]", // E A5
  B: "[~@3 [e4,a4] ~ [e4,a4] ~@3 [e4,a4] ~ [e4,a4] ~ [e4,a4] ~ [f4,g4,d5]@15 ~@2, ~@15 c5 ~@16]/2", // A5 G7
  C: "a4 ~ a4 ~ a4!2 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ g4", D: "~ a4 ~ a4 ~@2 a4 ~ a4!2 ~@2 a4 ~ a4 ~",
  E: "g4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4!2 ~@2 a4!2 ~ g4", F: "~ a4 ~@2 a4!2 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~@2", G: "~@10 f4@3 g4@3",
  H: "f4 ~ f4@2 ~@4", I: "[~@3 f4 ~@2 f4 f4@4 g4@4 f4@3 ~@2 f4@3 ~@8 a4@16 g4@9 ~@8]/4", J: "a4", K: "g4@5 ~@3",
  L: "[~ a4@8 ~@7]/2", M: "a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~", N: "a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4!2 ~@2",
  O: "a4!2 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~@2", P: "~@2 f4 g4", Q: "f4 ~@2 f4@6 ~@7", R: "~@4 f4 ~ f4 f4@4 g4@5",
  S: "[f4@2 ~ f4@8 ~@4 a4@16 g4@11 ~@5 a4@17]/4", T: "g4@11 ~@5", U: "~@7 a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~@2",
  V: "a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4!2 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~ a4 ~@2", W: "~@7 f4@5 g4@4", X: "f4@2 ~ f4@6 ~@7",
  Y: "[~@3 f4 ~ f4 ~ f4@4 g4@4 f4@2 ~@2 f4@3 ~@3 f4@2 g4@3 ~ a4@16 ~]/3", Z: "[a4@15 g4@10 ~@7]/2",
  AA: "[a4@15 g4@8 ~@9]/2",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.3).pan(0.4)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@6 A@2 B C D@4 E@4 F@3 G H@2 I@2 J K L M N O@2 P Q@4 R@8 S ~@9 T@6 U@3 V W@2 X Y
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@11 c4@2 e4@2 g4@9 e4@3 ~@5]/2", B: "~@4 d4@2 f4@2 a4 ~@3 d5@4", C: "a4@5 ~@11",
  D: "[~@6 d4@2 g4@4 b4@3 ~@4 b4@5 g4@3 f4@4 a4@6 f4@6 a4@20 ~, ~@15 d5@6 ~@43]/4",
  E: "[a4@36 f4@19 a4@2 ~@2 a4 ~ a4@3]/4", F: "[f4@22 ~ f4 g4@7 a4@17]/3", G: "g4@10 c5@3 a#4@3",
  H: "[a4@15 g4@11 c5@4 a#4@2]/2", I: "[a4@19 ~@13]/2", J: "~ d4@15", K: "g4@3 f4", L: "e4@2 b4 a4",
  M: "g4@9 a4@3 g4@2 f4@2", N: "d4@7 d5@5 a4@4", O: "[f4@23 c4@5 e4@4]/2", P: "g4 c5 g4 e4",
  Q: "[~@29 a4@3, a4@3 ~, ~@23 f4@7 ~@2]/4",
  R: "[~@4 f4@19 a4@8 f4@28 g4@4 a4@16 g4@11 c5@3 a#4@2 a4@17 ~@10 c5@3 a#4@2 ~, ~@28 g4@3 ~]/8", S: "a4@9 ~@7",
  T: "[~@4 a4@41 f4@43 a4@2 ~ a4@2 ~ a4@2]/6", U: "[~ f4@26 g4@4 a4@17]/3", V: "g4@10 c5@3 a#4@2 ~",
  W: "[~@15 g4@12 c5@3 a#4@2, a4@17 ~@15]/2", X: "a4", Y: "g4@3 ~",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.24)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D E F D G H I H J K L M L H N H N O H E P Q D E P D R H O H O S L T L H U H U V H E F W D E P D X H Y H V T
  L M L H Z H U I ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 d2@3 ~ a1@2 d2@2 d2@3 ~ a1@2", B: "g1@2 g1@3 ~ d1@2 d2@2 d2@2 f2@2 f2@2",
  C: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 e2@2 f2@2 f#2@2 g2@2", D: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2",
  E: "d2@2 d2@3 ~ a1@2 d2@2 d2@3 ~ a1@2", F: "g1@2 g1@3 ~ d1@2 b1@2 c2@2 c#2@2 d2@2",
  G: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 a#1@2 a#1@2 a1@2 g1@2", H: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2",
  I: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 c1@2 c1@2 d#1@2 d#1@2", J: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g#1@2 a1@2",
  K: "a#1@2 a#1@3 ~ f1@2 d2@2 d#2@2 e2@2 f2@2", L: "a#1@2 a#1@3 ~ f1@2 a#1@2 a#1@3 ~ f1@2",
  M: "a#1@2 a#1@3 ~ f1@2 c#2@2 d#2@2 e2@2 f2@2", N: "d#2@2 d#2@3 ~ a#1@2 g2@2 g#2@2 a2@2 a#2@2",
  O: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1@2 c2@2", P: "g1@2 g1@3 ~ d1@2 a1@2 a1@2 a#1@2 b1@2",
  Q: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 g2@2 g2@2 a#2@2 a#2@2", R: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 e1@2 f1@2 f#1@2 g1@2",
  S: "a#1@2 a#1@3 ~ f1@2 f1@2 f1@2 g#1@2 g#1@2", T: "a#1@2 a#1@3 ~ f1@2 f2@2 f2@2 g#2@2 g#2@2",
  U: "d#2@2 d#2@3 ~ a#1@2 a#2@2 a#2@2 c#3@2 c#3@2", V: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 c2@2 c2@2 d#2@2 d#2@2",
  W: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 a#1@2 b1@2", X: "c2@2 c2@3 ~ g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 a#1@2 a#1@2",
  Y: "f1@2 f1@3 ~ c1@2 c1@2 c1@2 d#1@2 e1@2", Z: "d#2@2 d#2@3 ~ a#1@2 a#1@2 a#1@2 c#2@2 c#2@2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B C@3 B C@3 B C B C B C@5 B C@3 B C@3 B C@3 B C B C B C@5 B C@3 B C@3 B C@3 B C B C B C@5 B C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A@3 B A@3 C A@7 C A D A@3 D A@3 D A@3 B A@7 D A C A@3 C A@3 C A@3 B A@7 C A C A@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@3 x!4 ~@4", C: "~@3 x!2 ~@11", D: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@11 A ~@7 A ~ B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@11 B ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~ A ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@6", B: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.32)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@11 A ~@7 A ~@17 B ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 B ~@3 A ~ A ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B C B D C@3 D C@6 B D C A C B C A C B C D C@3 A C@7 E C A B C@2 F C@3 A C@2 B E C@6 B A C A C@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!7 ~", C: "x!8", D: "x!2 ~ x!5", E: "~ x!6 ~", F: "x!2 ~ x!4 ~",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@7 A ~@3 B ~@7 B ~@13 A ~@9 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@7 B ~ B ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!4", B: "~@3 x ~ x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@5 A ~ A ~@11 A ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@13 A ~@2 A ~@2 A ~@6 A@2 ~@6 A ~@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@11 A ~@7 A ~@23 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~ A ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@8 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~ B ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@7 B ~ B ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@7 B ~ B ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2", B: "x",
})).gain(0.48)

stack(
  electric_guitar_clean, rock_organ, synth_brass_1, string_ensemble_1, bass, kick, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, hihat,
  mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash
)

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