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Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

KeyD majorTempo123 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Mr. Tambourine Man — The Byrds
// 123 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 70 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): CLEAN GTR.
setcpm(123/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D E F E G H I C D E F E G H J K C D E F E G E F E F E G H I C D E F E G E F@2 H I C D E F E G H I C D E F E
  G H L ~ A B A B A B M
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2@5 ~ d2@2", B: "g2@5 ~ g2@5 ~ a1@4", C: "g2@4 ~@2 g2 ~ g2@4 g2@3 ~", D: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~",
  E: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~", F: "g2@4 ~@2 g2 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~", G: "g2@4 ~@2 g2 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@2 ~@2",
  H: "a2@4 ~@2 a2 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~", I: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~", J: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~",
  K: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 d2@3 ~ d2@4", L: "d2", M: "d2@5 ~@3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.59)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D@2 E F@2 A B C D@2 E G H@2 I B C D@2 E J K J D@2 E F@2 A B C D@2 E J L@4 A B C D@2 E F@2 A B C D@2 E G M@2
  ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g4,d5]@4 ~@8 g4@2 b4 ~, b4@3 g4@2 d5@3, ~@4 d5@4 b4@5 ~@3", // G5
  B: "a4@2 ~@2 c#5!2 a4 e5, c#5@6 a4@5 ~@5, ~@4 e5@7 ~@5",
  C: "[f#4,a4,d5]@3 ~ f#4@2 a4@2 ~@4 a4@2 f#4 ~, ~@2 d5@3 d5@3, ~@8 f#4@5 ~@3", // D
  D: "[~@2 d5@2 d5@2 ~@6 g4@2 b4 ~@15 f#4 ~, [g4,b4]@5 ~ g4@4 d5@8 a4@4 a4@4 d5@6, ~@8 b4@5 ~@3 f#4@4 d5@4 f#4@4 a4@4]/2", // G
  E: "[g4,d5]@4 ~@4 b4@2 b4@2 g4@2 b4 ~, b4@6 g4@5 ~@5, ~@4 d5@5 ~ d5@6", // G5
  F: "[[a4,c#5]@3 ~ c#5 ~@5 a4@2 e5@2 ~@4 e4@2 ~@6 e4@2 ~@2 e4@2, ~@4 a4@4 d5@4 ~@2 a4@5 ~ [a4,c#5]@4 [a4,d5]@4 [a4,c#5,e5]@4, ~@6 c#5@9 ~ c#5@4 ~@2 e4@4 ~@6]/2", // A D5 A
  G: "[a4,c#5]@3 ~ c#5 ~@5 a4@2 e5@2 a4@2, ~ a4 d5 ~, ~@6 c#5@9 ~", // A
  H: "[[f#4,a4]@2 a4 ~@9 f#4@2 ~@2 a4@4 ~@2 a4@4 d5 ~ a4@2 d5@2, d5@2 f#4@3 a4@2 [d5,f#5]@3 d5@3 ~@3, ~@6 e5@9 ~@7 g5@10, ~@22 a5 ~@9]/2", // F#m D
  I: "g4@4 ~@8 g4@2 b4 ~, b4@3 g4@2 d5@3, d5 ~@3 d5@4 b4@5 ~@3",
  J: "[f#4,a4,d5]@4 [f#4,d5]@2 a4@2 ~@4 a4@2 f#4 ~, ~@8 f#4@5 ~@3, ~@5 d5@3", // D
  K: "~@2 d5@2 d5@2 ~@6 g4@2 b4 ~, [g4,b4]@5 ~ g4@4 d5@6, ~@8 b4@5 ~@3", // G
  L: "[~@2 d5@2 d5@2 ~@6 g4@2 b4 ~@3 d5@2 ~@8 g4@2 b4 ~ [a4,c#5]@3 ~ c#5 ~@5 a4@2 e5@2 ~@4 e4@2 ~@6 e4@2 ~@2 e4@2, [g4,b4]@5 ~ g4@4 d5@8 ~@2 d5@6 d5@9 ~@3 c#5@9 ~ c#5@4 ~@2 e4@4 ~@6, ~@8 b4@5 ~@3 g4@5 ~ g4@5 ~@9 a4@5 ~@5 a4@5 ~ [a4,c#5]@4 [a4,d5]@4 [a4,c#5,e5]@4, ~@24 b4@5 ~@11 d5@4 ~@20]/4", // A G A D5 A
  M: "[d5@31 ~, a4 ~@15]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.43)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  A@2 B C D E F G H D I@2 D E F G H D J@3 D E F G H D K G K G H D I@2 D E F G H D K G@2 I@2 D E F G H D I@2 D E F G H D
  L@3 B C B C B C M
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4@4 a4@2 ~@2 b4@2 a4@2 g4 ~ f#4@2 ~@2 d4 ~@3 [a3,e4]@4 d4@2 d4@2 e4@2, d3@3 d3@3 ~@2, ~@6 d4@5 ~@5 [a3,e4]@4 d4@5 ~@3 a3@4]/2", // A5
  B: "[d3,d4]@4 a4@2 d4 ~ b4@2 a4@2 g4 ~ f#4@2, ~@6 d3@5 ~ d3@4", // D
  C: "~@2 d4 ~@7 d4@2 d4@2 e4@2, [a3,e4]@4 d4@5 ~@7, ~@3 [a3,e4]@3 a3@2", D: "[g3,b3]@11 ~ [g3,b3]@3 ~",
  E: "[a3,c#4]@15 ~", F: "a3@11 ~ a3@3 ~, d4@15 ~", G: "[g3,b3]@15 ~", H: "[a3,d4]@11 ~ [a3,d4]@4",
  I: "[[a3,c#4]@4 c#4@4 d4@4 e4@6 ~@2 c#4@3 ~ d4@4 [a3,e4]@4, ~@4 a3@14 a3@9 ~@5]/2", // A A5
  J: "[[a3,c#4]@2 c#4@2 d4@2 ~@2 d4@2 ~ e4@3 ~ f#4@3 ~ g4@4 ~, ~@2 a3@7 ~@15, ~@2 e4 ~@5]/3", K: "a3@11 ~ a3@3 ~",
  L: "[[a3,c#4]@4 c#4@4 d4@4 ~@4 d4@4 a4@2 ~@2 b4@2 a4@2 g4 ~ f#4@2 ~@2 d4 ~@3 [a3,e4]@4 d4@2 d4@2 e4@2, ~@4 a3@14 ~@14 [a3,e4]@5 ~@7 a3@4, ~@12 e4@6 ~@4 d4@5 ~@9 d4@5 ~@7, ~@4 d3@3 d3@3 ~@2]/3", // A A5
  M: "d3@5 ~@3, d4@3 ~@5",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.64)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@4 A@7 B A@8 B A@13 B A@10 B A@7 B A@7 C ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ D>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x ~@2 x!5", C: "x", D: "x ~@4 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.7)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@3 A B@6 C D B@6 C@2 D B@12 C D B@9 C D B@6 C D B@6 C ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!3 ~ x ~", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x!2 ~@4",
})).gain(0.78)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@11 A ~@8 A ~@13 A ~@10 A ~@7 A ~@15 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2", B: "~@9 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.78)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B C@3 D C@3 B C@3 D C@2 E C F G@2 H I G@5 I H C@2 J H G@6 K E C B C@3 D C@3 B C@3 D C@2 ~@2 L A L A L A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", C: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2 x", D: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~@3", E: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@2 x", F: "x ~ x!6",
  G: "x!6 ~ x", H: "x!5 ~@2 x", I: "x!6 ~@2", J: "x ~ x!4 ~ x", K: "~ x!5 ~ x", L: "~@4 x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.62)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@11 A ~@8 A ~@13 A ~@10 A ~@7 A ~@15 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", B: "~ x",
})).gain(0.78)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@2 A@19 ~@3 B ~@7 B A@2 ~ B ~@7 A@17 ~@2 A@6 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", B: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.7)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@4 A ~@6 A@2 ~@7 A@2 ~@12 A@2 ~@9 A@2 ~@6 A@2 ~@6 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.7)

stack(bass, electric_guitar_muted, acoustic_guitar_steel, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, crash)

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