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Erase & Rewind

The Cardigans

KeyD majorTempo100 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Erase & Rewind — The Cardigans
// 100 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 92 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): guitar program 26.
setcpm(100/4)

// 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.

// other · string ensemble 2
const string_ensemble_2 = note("<A@12 ~@2 B@6 C@2 B@6 C@2 ~@4 A@8 ~@4 B@6 C@2 B@6 C@2 ~@4 A@24 D@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[e3,e4]@7 [g3,g4]@8 [d3,d4]@8 [a3,a4]@8 ~]/2", B: "[[e3,e4]@15 [d3,d4]@8 [a3,a4]@8 ~]/2",
  C: "[[g3,g4]@7 [a3,a4]@4 [e4,e5]@8 ~@13]/2", D: "[d3,d4]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.3)

// other · electric guitar jazz
const electric_guitar_jazz = note("<A@2 B@2 ~@88>".pickRestart({
  A: "[e4@2 f#4@2 g4@2 d5@2 b4@21 ~@3]/2", B: "[e5 f#5 g5 d6 b5@5 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.25)

// other · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 ~@6 C@2 ~@6 D@2 E F G@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 ~@8 C@2 ~@6 D@2 E F G@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2
  A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 H@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 f#2@2 g2@2 d3@2 b2@4 a2@4 ~ a2 g2@2 a2@2 ~@4]/2",
  B: "[e2@2 f#2@2 g2@2 d3@2 b2@2 ~@2 a2@2 b2@4 a2@4 ~ a2 g2@2 a2@2 ~@4]/2",
  C: "[~@3 f#3@2 ~ [e3,b3,e4]@10, g2@2 g2@2 ~ a2@2 ~@9, ~ g3@2 ~@13]/2", // E5
  D: "[~@3 f#3@2 ~ [e3,b3,e4]@6 [e3,b3,e4] ~ [e3,b3,e4] ~, g2@2 g2@2 ~ a2@2 ~@9, ~ g3@2 ~@13]/2", // E5
  E: "a3 a4 ~ a3 a4 ~ a3 g4", F: "~ a4 ~ a3 g4 e4 g4 a4",
  G: "[d4 d5 ~ d4 d5 ~ d4 ~ [g2,g3]@3 ~ [f#2,f#3]@4, ~@7 d3@8 ~, ~@11 g2@3 ~@2]/2", H: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.64)

// chords · epiano1
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~@4 A B A B A B A B ~@2 C D C D C D ~@2 C D C D C D ~@6 A B A B A B A B ~@4 C D C D C D ~@2 C D C D C D ~@6 A B A B A
  B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B E@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e3,g3,b3]@3 [e3,g3,b3] [g3,b3,d4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]", B: "[d3,f#3,a3]@3 [d3,f#3,a3] [a3,c#4,e4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4]",
  C: "e4 g4 d5 b4@5", D: "~ [a4,c#5,e5]", E: "[a3,d4,f#4]/2",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.4)

// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A B A B A B A B C@2 D B D B D B C@2 D B D B D B E@2 F@2 G H A B A B A B A B C@2 ~ I D B D B D B C@2 D B D B D B
  E@2 F@2 G H A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B J@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d1 e1!3 e1@2 e1!3 g1!3 g1@2 g1!2", B: "c1 d1!3 d1@2 d1!2 g1 a1!3 a1@2 a1!2", C: "[f#1 g1!4 ~ g1!2 f#1@4 e1@20]/2",
  D: "d1 e1!3 e1@2 e1!2 d1 e1!3 e1@2 e1!2", E: "[f#1 g1!4 ~ g1!2 f#1@4 e1@12 e1@4 e1@4]/2", F: "a1/2", G: "d2",
  H: "g1 f#1", I: "d1 e1!3 e1@2 e1!3 ~@7", J: "d1/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.4)

// bass · lead 2 sawtooth
const bass_2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A B A B A B A B C@2 ~@20 A B A B A B A B C@2 ~@22 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B D@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e1 g1", B: "d1 a1", C: "[g2@2 f#2 e2@3 ~@2]/2", D: "d1/2",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.3)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@29 B C@3 D A@27 B C@3 D A@24 D ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~@4 x!2 ~@8", B: "x ~ x!2", C: "x!2", D: "x",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@29 B A@3 ~ A@27 B A@3 ~ A@24 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x!3",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A@29 B A@3 ~ A@27 B A@3 ~ A@24 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.66)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@7 A B A ~@2 A@2 ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@9 A ~@7 A B A ~@2 A@2 ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.52)

stack(string_ensemble_2, electric_guitar_jazz, acoustic_guitar_steel, epiano1, bass, bass_2, kick, snare, hihat, crash)

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