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The Bells Of Rhymney

The Byrds

KeyD majorTempo121 bpm
0:00/0:00
// The Bells Of Rhymney — The Byrds
// 121 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 14 "Marimba" marimba (copy of ch 2 "Electric piano 2" epiano2)
// note: Full arrangement: all 73 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(121/4)

// 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
const bass = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C D E F G H I J K D G L G M N O P Q R S T S T U T U T G H V W Q R S T S T U T X Y@2 C D E F G H I J K D G L G
  M N ~@2 A B A B A B Z@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2@11 ~ d2@4", B: "a2@5 ~ a2@6 a1@2 ~@2", C: "g1@6 g2 ~ g2@2 g1@2 g2@2 g1@2", D: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@5 ~ a1@2",
  E: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@5 ~ f#2@2", F: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 g1@2 g2@2 g1@2", G: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2@2",
  H: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@5 ~ g1 ~", I: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@4 e2@2 a2@2", J: "a1@6 a2 ~ a2@2 a1@2 a2@2 a1@2",
  K: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@4 g2@2 g1@2", L: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 g2@2", M: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@2 g#1@2",
  N: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 a2@2 a1@4", O: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@6 a1@2", P: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@6 ~@2", Q: "g1@3 g2 g2@2 g1 g2",
  R: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@6 a1@2", S: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@8", T: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@5 ~ g1@2", U: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@7 ~",
  V: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@5 ~ a1 ~", W: "a1@3 a2 e2 a2 a1 ~", X: "g1@4 g2 ~ g2@2 g1@4 g2@2 g1 ~",
  Y: "[a1@4 a2@2 a2@4 a1@2 a2@2 ~@4 a2@2 a1@2 a2@2 a1 ~ a1@4 a1 ~, ~@7 a1@3 ~@6]/2", Z: "[d2@11 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.4)

// chords · epiano2 · "Electric piano 2"
const epiano2 = note(`<
  ~@5 A B C D C D E@2 F G H D H D G I@2 D J C F C F C D K D C L M N D J C F C F C D L O@2 A B C D C D E@2 F G H D H D G
  ~@8 P@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,b3,d4,g4,b4]", B: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4]", C: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]", D: "[g2,g3,b3,d4]",
  E: "[[a3,c#4,e4]@3 [b3,e4]@2 [a3,c#4]@3 [a3,c#4] [a3,c#4]@2 [a3,d4]@2 [a3,e4]@3, [a2,e3]@5 [a2,e3,e4]@6 a2@5]/2", // A E5 A D5 A5
  F: "[g3,b3,d4]", G: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]", H: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]",
  I: "[[d3,a3,d4]@3 e4@2 ~@4 d4@2 [d3,a3,e4]@2 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~, ~@3 [d3,a3]@5 [d3,a3]@3 ~@5, ~@5 f#4@4 ~@7]/2", // D5 Dsus2 D D5
  J: "[a2,e3,c#4,e4,a4]", K: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]@15 ~", L: "[g3,b3,d4,g4]", M: "[c#4,e4,a4]",
  N: "~@4 e4@9 ~@3, [a2,e3]@13 ~@3, ~@2 c#4@11 ~@3", // A5
  O: "[[c#4,e4]@3 e4@3 a4@4 [a4,c#5]@5 ~, [a2,a3]@15 ~, ~@3 c#4@12 ~, ~@6 e4@9 ~]/2", P: "[[d3,f#3,a3,d4]@11 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.35)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G E G E F H E F G E G E F I@2 E F G E G E G E G E G E J@2 E F G E G E G E@2 F@2 E F G E G E F H E F G E
  G E F A B C D C D C D K@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 [f#3,f#4], [d3,d4]@3 [d3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4,a4]@3, ~@2 [a3,a4]@3 ~ [g3,g4]@2, ~ [b3,b4]", // F# D D5 A G B
  B: "~ [d3,d4] ~@3 [d3,d4] ~ [e3,e4], [e3,e4]@3 [e3,e4]@4 ~, ~@2 [d3,d4]@3 ~ [d3,d4]@2", // D E D
  C: "~@3 [d3,d4] ~@3 [f#3,f#4], [d3,d4]@3 ~@2 [d3,a3,d4,a4]@3, ~ [a3,a4] [b3,b4]@2, ~@3 [g3,g4]", // D F# D D5 A B G
  D: "~@2 [d3,d4]@2 ~@6 [d3,d4]@2 [d3,d4]@2 [e3,e4] ~, [e3,e4]@3 [e3,e4]@4 ~, ~@2 [d3,d4]@3 ~@3", // D E D
  E: "[g4,b4,d5] ~@5 [g4,b4,d5] ~@9", F: "[a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@9", G: "[f#4,a4,d5] ~@5 [f#4,a4,d5] ~@9",
  H: "[a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3 [a4,c#5,e5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3", // A
  I: "[d4@2 d4 a4@2 ~@8 a4@2 ~, [f#4,a4]@3 e4@12 ~, ~@5 a4@6 g4@4 ~, ~@5 f#4@3 f#4@2 f#4@5 ~, ~@7 d4@2 d4@6 ~]/2", // F#m
  J: "[e4,a4,c#5] ~@5 [e4,a4,c#5] ~@9", K: "[d3,a3,d4]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.4)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel_2 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P@2 Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG@2 U V W X Y Z AA AB AH AI@2 AJ AK AL AM@3
  AN AO AP AQ AR@3 AS AT A B C D C D C D AU@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 [f#3,f#4], [d3,d4]@3 [d3,d4]@2 [d3,a3,d4,a4]@3, ~@2 [a3,a4]@3 ~ [g3,g4]@2, ~ [b3,b4]", // F# D D5 A G B
  B: "~ [d3,d4] ~@3 [d3,d4] ~ [e3,e4], [e3,e4]@3 [e3,e4]@4 ~, ~@2 [d3,d4]@3 ~ [d3,d4]@2", // D E D
  C: "~@3 [d3,d4] ~@3 [f#3,f#4], [d3,d4]@3 ~@2 [d3,a3,d4,a4]@3, ~ [a3,a4] [b3,b4]@2, ~@3 [g3,g4]", // D F# D D5 A B G
  D: "~@2 [d3,d4]@2 ~@6 [d3,d4]@2 [d3,d4]@2 [e3,e4] ~, [e3,e4]@3 [e3,e4]@4 ~, ~@2 [d3,d4]@3 ~@3", // D E D
  E: "~@6 d4!2, d4@3 d4@3 ~@2, ~ g3@3 g3@4, ~@2 b3@3 b3@3", F: "~@4 a3 ~@2 e4, a3!2 ~ a3, ~ c#4@4 ~@3, ~@3 d4@2 e4@2 ~",
  G: "~@7 e4, d4 d4@3, ~ a3@3 a3@2 a3@2, ~@3 e4@4 ~, ~@5 f#4@3",
  H: "~@3 d4@2 ~@2 d4, a3 a3@3, ~ d4@2 ~@2 d4@2 ~, ~@11 g3@5",
  I: "~@7 d4, a3@3 a3@3 a3@2, ~ d4@4 d4@2 ~, ~ f#4@3, ~ e4",
  J: "~@2 d4 ~@4 g3, g3@4 g3@3 ~, ~ b3@5 b3@2, ~@3 d4@2 d4@3", K: "~@5 e4@2 e4, a3!2 a3@2, ~ c#4@4 ~@3, ~@3 d4@2 ~@3",
  L: "~@3 d4 ~@3 d4, a3@2 a3!2, ~@2 c#4@7 ~ e4@6", M: "~@2 d4 ~@4 d4, g3, ~ b3@2 b3@3 b3@2, ~@5 d4@2 ~",
  N: "~ c#4@2 ~ a3 ~ a3@2, a3@3 d4@2 e4@3", O: "~@3 d4, a3!2 a3@2, ~ d4@5 ~@2, ~@3 f#4@5, ~@5 e4@3",
  P: "[~@7 d4@2 ~@5 d4@2, g3@3 g3@5 ~@2 a3@6, ~ b3@7 ~@5 e4@3, ~@2 d4@3 d4@2 ~@2 d4@5 ~@2, ~@6 e4@2 ~@3 f#4@5]/2",
  Q: "d4@2 ~@2 d4@2 d4@2 c#4 ~@5 d4@2, ~ g3@5 g3@2, ~@5 d4@2 ~",
  R: "~@2 a3 ~@3 [a3,f#4]@2, a3 ~ a3 ~, ~ c#4@2 e4@2 e4@3", S: "d4@2 d4 ~@4 d4, ~@3 e4@5, ~@5 f#4@3, ~@3 a3",
  T: "~ d4!2 ~@2 f#4@2 ~, a3@4 a3@3 ~, ~@3 e4@4 ~", U: "~@2 d4 ~@3 d4@2, g3, ~ b3@4 b3@3, ~@3 d4@3 ~@2",
  V: "~@5 d4@3, a3, ~@3 c#4@5", W: "~@2 f#4 ~@3 d4@2, e4@3 f#4@5, ~@5 e4@3",
  X: "~@2 d4 ~@3 d4@2, g3@5 g3@3, ~ b3@7, ~@3 d4@3 ~@2", Y: "~@7 d4, a3!2, ~ d4@6 ~, ~@3 e4@3 e4@2, ~@5 f#4@3",
  Z: "~@2 d4@4 ~@6 g3@2 d4 ~, g3@2 g3 ~, ~@3 d4@2 d4@2 ~", AA: "~@7 d4, a3!2, ~ d4@6 ~, ~@3 f#4@5, ~@5 e4@3",
  AB: "~@7 d4, g3@2 g3!2, ~ d4@4 d4@2 ~, ~@3 e4@5", AC: "~ d4@2 ~@3 d4@2, a3!2, ~@3 d4@3 ~@2, ~@5 f#4@3",
  AD: "~ d4@2 ~@2 e4 d4@2, g3!2, ~@6 d4@5 ~@5", AE: "~ d4 ~@5 d4, a3@2 a3!2, ~@3 e4@5, ~@5 d4@2 ~",
  AF: "~@2 d4 ~@3 d4!2, g3!2, ~ b3@4 b3@3, ~@3 d4@3 ~@2",
  AG: "[~@28 a3@3 ~, a3@2 a3@2 a3@2 a3 ~, ~@2 c#4@8 ~@4 d4@4 c#4@13 ~, ~@6 d4@4 e4@8 ~@4 d4@9 ~, ~@26 e4@5 ~]/2",
  AH: "~@7 d4, g3, ~ b3@3 b3@4, ~@2 d4@3 d4@2 ~, ~@3 e4@3 e4@2",
  AI: "[a3 ~ c#4 ~@2 d4@2 ~@6 e4@2 ~, ~ a3@6 e4@6 ~@3, ~@6 c#4@9 ~ a3@14 ~@2, ~@9 c#4@6 ~, ~@11 d4@4 ~]/2",
  AJ: "~@6 d4!2, d4@3 d4@3 ~@2, ~@2 g3@6 g3@7 ~, ~@4 b3@6 b3@5 ~",
  AK: "~ c#4 ~@4 a3 e4, a3!3 ~, ~@6 d4@9 ~, ~@5 e4@2 ~",
  AL: "~@6 a3 e4, d4@2 d4@5 ~, ~ a3@3 a3@2 ~@2, ~@3 e4@4 ~, ~@5 f#4@2 ~",
  AM: "[~@6 d4@4 ~ g3@3 ~@14 a3@2 ~@6 d4@2 ~@6 b3@2 g3 ~, a3@2 a3@5 ~ a3@3 a3@3 ~@2 g3@4 g3@3 ~, ~ d4@2 ~@2 d4@2 d4@2 d4@4 d4@2 d4@3 ~ d4@2 d4@2 ~, ~@10 f#4@5 ~@9, ~@12 e4@3 ~@2 b3@5 ~@2]/3",
  AN: "~@5 e4@2 e4, a3@4 a3@4 a3@7 ~, ~ c#4@6 ~, ~@3 d4@4 ~",
  AO: "~ c#4@2 ~@3 a3 d4, a3@3 d4@4 ~, ~@2 a3 ~, ~@10 e4@5 ~",
  AP: "~@12 b3@2 d4 ~, g3@7 ~, ~ b3@2 b3@3 ~@2, ~@2 d4@3 d4@2 ~",
  AQ: "~@12 a3@3 ~, a3@2 a3 ~, ~ c#4@6 ~, ~@3 d4@4 ~, ~@5 e4@2 ~",
  AR: "[~@26 d4@2 e4 ~ d4@4 ~@8 e4@2 d4@4, a3@4 a3@4 a3@6 ~@2 g3@6 g3@7 ~@7 a3@9 ~@3, ~ d4@5 d4@4 d4@3 ~@4 d4@5 ~@2, ~@6 f#4@8 ~@24 f#4@7 ~@3, ~@10 e4@4 ~@4 b3@11 ~@19]/3",
  AS: "~@2 d4 ~@3 g3 d4, d4@2 ~ d4@2 d4@2 ~, ~ g3@5 ~@2, ~@8 c#4@7 ~",
  AT: "~@12 [a3,f#4]@3 ~, a3!3 ~, ~ c#4@6 ~, ~@3 e4@2 e4@2 ~", AU: "[[a3,d4]@11 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.72)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "FX 5 brightness"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~@5 A@2 B@2 C D E@2 A@2 B@2 C F G H@2 I J K@2 L@6 M N O@2 I J K@2 P@4 Q R@2 A@2 B@2 C D E@2 A@2 B@2 C S T H@2 ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[d5,g5]@7 ~ [d5,g5]@3 ~ [d5,f#5] ~ [d5,e5]@4 [a4,c#5]@4 [a4,d5]@3 ~ [a4,e5]@5 ~]/2", // G5 D Dsus2 A D5 A5
  B: "[[a4,d5]@2 [a4,d5]@3 ~ [a4,d5]@6 [f#4,a4]@2 [d4,g4]@8 ~@2 [f#4,b4]@2 [a4,d5]@3 ~ [a4,d5]@2]/2", // D5 F#m G5 B5 D5
  C: "~@2 [b4,d5]@3 ~ [a4,d5]@7 ~ [a4,d5]@2", D: "[b4,d5]@4 [a4,d5]@4 [g4,d5]@2 b4@2 f#4 ~ [f#4,b4]@2",
  E: "[~@2 [e4,a4]@2 ~@2 [e4,a4]@15 ~@11]/2", F: "[b4,d5]@4 [a4,d5]@4 g4@3 ~ f#4@3 ~", G: "e4@5 f#4 e4@2",
  H: "[d4@23 ~@9]/2", I: "d5@5 ~ d5@3 ~ d5@4 c#5@2", J: "b4 ~ a4@2 ~@2 a4@7 ~ a4 ~",
  K: "[a4 ~ b4@3 ~ a4@4 f#4@3 ~ d4@8 ~@4 a4@2 b4@2 a4@2]/2",
  L: "[~@2 b4@3 ~ a4@4 f#4@3 ~ d4@9 ~ f#4@2 a4@3 ~ a4@5 ~ b4@2 a4@6 f#4@2 d4@9 ~ f#4@2 a4@3 ~ a4@5 ~ b4@2 a4@6 f#4@2 d4@10 ~@2 f#4@2 a4@3 ~]/6",
  M: "a4@3 ~ b4 ~ a4@7 ~ a4 ~", N: "b4@4 a4@4 g4@6 f#4 ~", O: "[f#4@2 e4@3 ~ e4@18 ~@8]/2",
  P: "[~@2 b4@3 ~ a4@4 f#4@3 ~ d4@9 ~ f#4@2 a4@3 ~ a4@5 ~ b4@2 a4@6 f#4@2 d4@9 ~ d5@7 ~]/4",
  Q: "c#5@2 b4@3 ~ a4@5 ~ g4 ~ f#4@2", R: "[~@2 e4 ~ e4@17 ~@11]/2", S: "[b4,d5]@4 [a4,d5]@4 g4@3 ~ f#4@2 ~@2",
  T: "[e4,a4]@5 [f#4,a4] [e4,a4]@2", // A5 F#m A5
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.45)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@5 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A@2 B 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 A B A B A B A B A B A B A
  C ~@7 C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", C: "x",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@4 A B@7 C B@8 D B@13 C B@10 A B@7 C B@6 D ~@7 E ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x!2", D: "~@4 x ~@9 x!2", E: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~ B ~@5 C ~ B ~@6 D ~ B ~@11 C ~ B ~@8 E ~ B ~@5 C ~ B ~@4 D ~@7 F ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!2 ~@4", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x!2 ~@4", D: "~@10 x!4 ~@2", E: "~ x!5 ~@2", F: "~@3 x!4 ~",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@12 A ~@22 A ~@10 B ~@7 A ~@14 C ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2", B: "~@6 x!2", C: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!4] [x!2]!4 [x!4]!57 [~ x ~ x]!2 [x!2]!6 ~@3>").gain(0.51)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@5 A@7 B A@22 B A@18 B A@7 ~@11>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~@4",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@46 [~@5 x ~@2] ~@22 [~@3 x] ~@3>").gain(0.51)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@12 A ~@22 A ~@18 A ~@7 B ~@7 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "x",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@12 A ~@22 A ~@10 B ~@7 A ~@14 C ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", B: "~@3 x!2 ~@3", C: "~@4 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@5 A ~@7 A ~@8 A ~@13 A ~@10 A ~@7 A ~@6 A ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@5 A B C D C D C E A B C D C D C D F A B C D C D C D C D C D C E A B C D C D C D C D F A B C D C D C E A B C D C D F
  ~@8 E ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "x ~ x ~ x!4", C: "x!3 ~ x ~ x!2", D: "x!4", E: "x", F: "x!3 ~@5",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~ A@11 B A@22 B A@18 B A@7 ~@2 A@6 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.51)

stack(
  bass, epiano2, acoustic_guitar_steel, acoustic_guitar_steel_2, acoustic_guitar_nylon, kick, snare, snare_soft,
  low_tom, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride, tambourine
)

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