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The Cranberries

KeyE majorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Analyse — The Cranberries
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 109 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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 · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A@2 B@2 C A D E A F B G H@2 A F A F B G H@2 A F A F B G H@2 A F A I B G H@2 A F A J B G H K A@3 J B G H K A@2 L@2
  M@2 N@2 O@2 A F B G H@2 A F A I B G H@2 A F A J B G H K A@3 J B G H K A P A Q R S A T U@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~", B: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~",
  C: "e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~", D: "a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~",
  E: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~", F: "e2 ~ e2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~",
  G: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ b1 ~ e2 ~", H: "f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~",
  I: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ f#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~", J: "e2 ~ e2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ c#3 ~ c#3 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~",
  K: "f#2 ~ f#2 ~ c#3 ~ c#3 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~", L: "[d2@6 c#2@3 ~@3 b1@19 ~]/2", M: "[a1@6 b1@3 ~@3 c#2@18 ~@2]/2",
  N: "[d2@6 c#2@3 ~@3 b1@18 ~@2]/2", O: "[a1@6 b1@5 ~ f#1@19 ~]/2", P: "e2@2 e2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ c#3@2 c#3@2 g#2 ~ g#2 ~",
  Q: "e2 ~ e2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ c#3@2 c#3 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~", R: "e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2",
  S: "e2 ~ e2 ~ b2 ~ b2@2 c#3 ~ c#3 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~", T: "e2 ~ e2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~ c#3 ~ c#3@2 g#2 ~ g#2@2",
  U: "[~ e2@43 ~@4]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.64)

// chords · drawbar organ
const drawbar_organ = note(`<
  ~@12 A@2 B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@2 D@4 E@4 A@2 B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@4
  B@2 C@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 A@2 ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g#4,b4,e5]/2", B: "[a4,c#5,e5]/2", C: "[a4,c#5,f#5]/2", D: "[d4,a4,c#5]/4",
  E: "[[d4,a4,c#5]@11 [f#4,a4,c#5]@5]/4", // Dmaj7 F#m
})).s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.22)

// chords · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@12 A@2 B@2 C@2 A D A@2 B@2 C@2 A D A@2 B@2 C@2 A D A@2 B@2 C@2 A D ~@24 A@2 B@2 C@2 A D A@2 B@2 C@2 A D ~@16 A@6 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~", // E5
  B: "[a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3] ~", // A5
  C: "[c#3,f#3] ~ [c#3,f#3] ~ [c#3,f#3] ~ [c#3,f#3] ~ [c#3,f#3] ~ [c#3,f#3] ~ [c#3,f#3] ~ [c#3,f#3] ~", // F#5
  D: "[b2,e3] ~ [b2,e3] ~ [b2,f#3] ~ [b2,f#3] ~ [b2,g#3] ~ [b2,g#3] ~ [b2,f#3] ~ [b2,f#3] ~", // E5 B5 E B5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.32)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@3 A B@4 C@2 D@2 E@8 F@8 G@8 H@8 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 E@8 H@8 I@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 I@2 J@2 K@2
  L@2 O@2 P@2 Q@2 R@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 [b3,e4,g#4] [e4,g#4]", // E
  B: "[[b3,e4,g#4]@13 ~ [b3,e4,g#4]@12 ~@4 [c#4,e4,a4] [c#4,e4] [c#4,e4]@13 ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@13 ~@3 [b3,e4,g#4] [e4,g#4], ~@31 a4@14 ~@19]/4", // E A C#m A E
  C: "[[b3,e4,g#4]@13 ~ [b3,e4,g#4]@14 ~@2 [c#4,e4,a4]!2]/2", // E A
  D: "[[c#4,e4,a4]@13 ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@13 ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] [g#3,b3]]/2", // A E G#m
  E: "[[g#3,b3,e4]@23 ~@9 [c#4,e4,a4]@24 ~@8 [a3,c#4,f#4]@24 ~@8 [b3,e4,g#4]@27 ~@4 g#3, ~@31 a3@25 ~@7 f#3@24 ~@8 e3@27 ~@6]/8", // E A F#m E
  F: "[[b3,e4,g#4]@22 ~@10 [c#4,e4,a4]@25 ~@7 [a3,c#4,f#4]@26 ~@6 [b3,e4,g#4]@21 ~@10 g#3, ~@31 a3@25 ~@7 f#3@26 ~@6 g#3@21 ~@12]/8", // E A F#m E
  G: "[b3@10 ~@6 e4@15 ~@33 c#4@10 ~@22 b3@10 ~@6 b3@15 g#3, g#4@31 a3@11 b3@6 b3@30 f#3@30 g#3@19 ~, e4@7 e3@16 e3@9 a3@5 c#4@3 c#4@15 e3@9, ~@10 b3@22 [c#4,e4,a4]@31 f#3@13 a3@20 [e4,g#4]@32, ~@12 g#3@32 a3@20 f#4@31 g#3@11 b3@6 ~@16]/8", // A E
  H: "[b3@10 ~@6 e4@15 ~@33 c#4@10 ~@22 b3@10 ~@6 b3@14 [g#3,b3,e4]!2, g#4@31 a3@11 b3@6 b3@30 f#3@30 g#3@18 ~@2, e4@7 e3@16 e3@9 a3@5 c#4@3 c#4@15 e3@8 ~, ~@10 b3@22 [c#4,e4,a4]@31 f#3@13 a3@20 [e4,g#4]@30 ~@2, ~@12 g#3@32 a3@20 f#4@31 g#3@11 b3@6 ~@16]/8", // E A E
  I: "[[g#3,b3,e4]@30 [a3,c#4,e4]!2]/2", J: "[[a3,c#4,e4]@7 [a3,c#4,e4]]/2", K: "[[a3,c#4,f#4]@30 [g#3,b3,e4]!2]/2",
  L: "[[g#3,b3,e4]@6 [g#3,b3,e4]@6 [g#3,b3,e4]@6 [g#3,b3,e4]@3 [g#3,b3,e4]@3 [g#3,b3,e4]@4 [g#3,b3,e4]!4]/2", // E
  M: "[[f#3,b3,d4]@3 [b3,d4,f#4]@3 [f#3,b3,c#4]@10]/2", N: "[[f#3,a3,d4]@3 [f#3,a3,d4]@3 [f#3,a3,c#4]@10]/2",
  O: "[[b3,e4,g#4]@15 ~]/2", P: "[[g#3,b3,e4]@15 ~]/2", Q: "[[g#3,b3,e4]@3 ~]/2", R: "[~ [g#3,b3,e4]@42 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.39).pan(0.8)

// other · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@3 A@3 B C@3 B D ~@31 E F@2 G@2 H@4 F@2 G@2 I@4 ~@23 E F@2 G@2 H@4 F@2 G@2 I@4 ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@12 e4@31 ~ f#4@4]/3", B: "e4", C: "[c#4@11 ~ e4@31 ~ f#4@4]/3", D: "c#4", E: "~@6 f#4 b4",
  F: "[e4@27 ~ g#4@2 b4@2]/2", G: "[e4@27 ~ e4@4]/2", H: "[c#4@13 ~ [b3,e4]@16 f#4 b4]/4", I: "[c#4@13 ~ [b3,e4]@18]/4",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.37).pan(0.2)

// other · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar_2 = note(`<
  ~@3 A B@2 C@2 B@2 D E ~@51 F G H I@2 ~@23 A J@2 C@2 B@2 D A K@2 ~@3 L@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 f#3 g#3 f#3 c#3", B: "[e3@23 ~ f#3@2 g#3@2 f#3@2 c#3@2]/2", C: "[e3@11 ~ f#3 g#3 f#3 c#3]/2", D: "e3",
  E: "a2@15 ~", F: "~@6 c#5 ~", G: "c#5@2 ~@2 c#5@2 ~@2 c#5@2 ~@2 f#5@3 ~", H: "f#5@3 ~ f#5@3 ~@9",
  I: "[g#5@2 g#5@2 g#5@2 g#5@2 g#5@2 g#5@2 e5@19 ~]/2", J: "[e3@12 f#3 g#3 f#3 c#3]/2", K: "e3/2",
  L: "[~@12 e5@47 ~@5]/4",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.53).pan(0.9)

// other · overdriven guitar · soft notes
const overdriven_guitar_soft = note("<~@63 [~@5 c#5 ~ c#5] [~ c#5 ~ c#5 ~ c#5 ~@2] [~@8 f#5@3 ~ f#5@2 ~@2] ~@43>")
  .s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.29).pan(0.9)

// other · lead 8 bass lead
const lead_8_bass_lead = note("<~@16 A B C ~@5 A B C ~@5 A B C ~@5 A B C ~@29 A B C ~@5 A B C ~@26>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 f#5!4 [e5,f#5]!4 e5!2 c#5!4", B: "c#5!2 f#4!4 c#5!4 f#5!4 c#5!2", C: "[g#4,c#5]!2 [c#5,f#5]!2 c#5!12",
})).s("gm_lead_8_bass_lead").gain(0.17).pan(0.6)

// other · pad choir
const pad_choir = note(`<
  ~@19 A B@2 ~ C@4 ~ D@2 E@2 F ~@3 D@2 E@2 F ~@3 G ~ H I J K L ~ G ~ H I J K L ~@16 A B@2 ~ M@3 ~@2 G ~ H I J K L ~ G ~
  H I J K L ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 b4@2 c#5", B: "[e5@7 ~ b4@2 c#5@3 ~ e5@10 ~@8]/2",
  C: "[~@10 a5@2 g#5@2 f#5@10 ~@2 a5@2 g#5@2 f#5@5 ~ f#5@3 ~ g#5@2 a5@2 g#5@7 ~@13]/4",
  D: "[[e4,g#4]@11 [d#4,f#4]@3 [b3,g#4]@2]/2", E: "[c#4@15 ~ e4@6 [d#4,g#4]@6 [b3,e4]@4, a4@11 ~@5]/2", F: "[c#4,f#4]",
  G: "e4@3 ~ e4@3 ~ e4@6 ~@2", H: "e4@3 ~ e4@3 ~ e4@5 ~@3", I: "g#4@6 a4@5 ~ b4@4",
  J: "c#4@3 ~ c#4@3 ~ c#4@4 f#5 ~ a5@2", K: "~@2 a5@3 ~ a5@3 ~ c#5@2 [a5,c#6] ~ [a5,c#6]@2, ~@10 a5 ~@5",
  L: "[g#5,b5]@3 ~@5", M: "[~@10 a5@2 g#5@2 f#5@10 ~@2 a5@2 g#5@2 f#5@5 ~@3 f#5@2 g#5@2 a5@2 g#5@4]/3",
})).s("gm_pad_choir").gain(0.4)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C D E B C D E ~@31 A B C D E F G B C B C D E F G B C ~@23 A B C D E F G B C B C D E F G B C ~@6 H@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 [g#3,b3,e4]!2", // E
  B: "[g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~", // E
  C: "[g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4]!2", // E
  D: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~", // A
  E: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4]!2", // A
  F: "[a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~", // F#m
  G: "[a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [a3,c#4,f#4]!2", // F#m
  H: "[~ [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@42 ~@5]/3", // E
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.33)

// other · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~@19 A B@2 ~ C@4 ~@17 D ~ D E F@2 G ~ D ~ D E F@2 G ~@16 A B@2 ~ H@4 ~ D ~ D E F@2 G ~ D ~ D E F@2 G ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 b4@2 c#5", B: "[e5@4 b4 c#5@2 e5@5 ~@4]/2", C: "[~@5 a5 g#5 f#5@6 a5 g#5 f#5@5 g#5 a5 g#5@4 ~@6]/4", D: "e4",
  E: "g#4@3 a4@3 b4@2", F: "[c#4@6 f#5 a5@6 [c#5,a5] [a5,c#6]@2]/2", G: "[g#5,b5] ~",
  H: "[~@5 a5 g#5 f#5@6 a5 g#5 f#5@5 g#5 a5 g#5@6 ~@4]/4",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.05)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@11 B A@39 B A@7 B A@7 ~ A@23 B A@7 B A@6 C ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~", C: "~ x ~@14",
})).gain(0.7)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@11 B ~@16 A@7 B A B@3 A@3 B A@7 C A@7 C B D B E B F B G ~@8 A@7 B A@7 C A@7 C ~@5 D ~@2 H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", D: "~ x", E: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3",
  F: "~@8 x!2 ~@6", G: "~@2 x!2", H: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.63)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B ~@7 C ~@7 C ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ D ~ E F E ~ E ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ G ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ G ~ E ~ D ~ D ~ H
  ~@7 C ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ D ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ G ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ G ~@5 E I ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@6 x", B: "x ~@5 x!2", C: "~@3 x ~@2 x!2", D: "~@6 x!2", E: "~@7 x", F: "~@3 x", G: "~@15 x", H: "~@5 x ~@2",
  I: "x",
})).gain(0.63)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@11 [~@2 x!2] ~@97>").gain(0.63)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A B ~@16 A ~ A ~ A ~@2 B ~@3 C ~@2 A C A ~ A ~ A ~ A D A ~ A ~ A ~ A D ~ C ~ E ~ B ~ D ~@8 A ~ A ~
  A ~@2 B A ~ A ~ A ~ A D A ~ A ~ A ~ A D ~@5 F ~@2 C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "~@5 x!2 ~", D: "~@7 x", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", F: "~@10 x!4 ~@2",
})).gain(0.63)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  A@2 B A@3 B A B A@2 C D@16 A@2 B A B A E F G B E@3 B@2 A@3 B A B A@2 E A@2 B A B A@2 E ~@8 D@8 A@2 B A B A E F A@2 B A
  B A@2 E A@2 B A B A@2 E D@5 H ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!6 ~", B: "x!7 ~", C: "~ x!3 ~@4", D: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", E: "x!8", F: "x!5 ~@3", G: "~ x!7", H: "~ x ~ x ~@4",
})).gain(0.49)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@108 [~@13 x ~@2]>").gain(0.49)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@5 A ~ B ~ C ~ C ~ C ~ A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@5 A ~ A ~@5 D ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", C: "x ~@2 x", D: "~ x ~@14",
})).gain(0.49)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@4 [~@3 x ~@4]!8 ~@16 [~@3 x ~@4]!32 ~@16 [~@3 x ~@4]!24 ~@9>").gain(0.63)

stack(
  bass, drawbar_organ, electric_guitar_muted, electric_guitar_clean, overdriven_guitar, overdriven_guitar_2,
  overdriven_guitar_soft, lead_8_bass_lead, pad_choir, acoustic_guitar_steel, piano, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat,
  mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, tambourine
)

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