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// Wild Hearted Son — The Cult
// 135 bpm, 4/4, key F# 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: duplicate parts dropped: ch 2 distortion guitar (copy of ch 1 distortion guitar); ch 7 distortion guitar (copy of ch 6 distortion guitar); ch 11 muted trumpet (copy of ch 4 muted trumpet); ch 9 electric guitar clean (copy of ch 5 electric guitar clean, 0.073 beats late); ch 14 church organ (copy of ch 8 church organ); ch 13 muted trumpet (copy of ch 12 muted trumpet)
// note: Full arrangement: all 163 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(135/4)
// 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 · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
~@17 A@5 B C D E B C D F G@2 H@2 I J K@2 L@2 H@2 M I N D M I O@2 B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D P L@2 H@2 I J K@2 L@2
H@2 M I N D M I O@2 B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D F ~ Q R Q S Q T U@2 ~@5 V@2 B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D E
B C D E B C D E B C D F ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@14 [c#3,g#3,c#4]@8 [c#3,g#3,c#4] ~@7 [a2,e3,a3]@8 [b2,f#3,b3]@8 ~ [f#2,c#3]@33]/5", B: "[c#3,g#3,c#4]",
C: "[e3,b3,e4] [b2,f#3,b3]", D: "[f#2,c#3,f#3]", E: "[a2,e3,a3] [b2,f#3,b3]",
F: "[a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3] ~@5 [b2,f#3,b3]@2 [b2,f#3,b3] ~@5", // A5 B5
G: "[[f#2,c#3,f#3]@12 [a2,e3] [f#2,c#3] [a2,e3] [b2,f#3]]/2", // F#5 A5 F#5 A5 B5
H: "[~ [b2,f#3] [f#2,c#3,f#3]@8 [a2,e3] [f#2,c#3] [a2,e3] [f#2,c#3] [a2,e3] [f#2,c#3]]/2", I: "[e2,b2,e3]",
J: "[d#2,a#2,d#3] [e2,b2,e3]", K: "[[f#2,c#3], f#3@7 ~]/2",
L: "[~@2 [f#2,c#3,f#3]@10 [a2,e3] [f#2,c#3] [a2,e3] [b2,f#3]]/2", M: "[a2,e3,a3]", N: "[b2,f#3,b3]",
O: "[g#2,d#3,g#3]/2", P: "[a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4 [b2,f#3,b3]@2 [b2,f#3,b3] ~@5",
Q: "[b2,f#3,b3]@3 [a#2,f3,a#3]@3 [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2", // B5 A#5 F#5
R: "[b2,f#3,b3] [a#2,f3,a#3] [g#2,d#3,g#3] [f#2,c#3,f#3] [c#3,g#3,c#4]@2 [g#2,d#3,g#3] [a#2,f3,a#3]", // B5 A#5 G#5 F#5 C#5 G#5 A#5
S: "[b2,f#3,b3] [a#2,f3,a#3] [g#2,d#3,g#3] [f#2,c#3,f#3] [g#2,d#3,g#3]@2 [g#2,d#3,g#3] [a#2,f3,a#3]", // B5 A#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 A#5
T: "[b2,f#3,b3] [a#2,f3,a#3] [g#2,d#3,g#3] [f#2,c#3,f#3] [c#3,g#3,c#4]@4", // B5 A#5 G#5 F#5 C#5
U: "[[b2,f#3,b3] [a#2,f3,a#3] [g#2,d#3,g#3] [f#2,c#3,f#3] [g#2,d#3,g#3] ~ [c#3,g#3,c#4] [c#3,g#3,c#4]@8 ~]/2", // B5 A#5 G#5 F#5 G#5 C#5
V: "[f#2,c#3,f#3]@2 [f#2,c#3,f#3] ~ [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2 [f#2,c#3,f#3] ~ [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2 [f#2,c#3,f#3] ~ [f#2,c#3,f#3]@2 [f#2,c#3,f#3] ~", // F#5
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.31).pan(0)
// bass · electric bass pick
const bass = note(`<
~@9 A@3 ~ B@3 ~@3 C D@2 E F G H E F G I G J K L M N G O G J K P Q M R G Q S T U E F G H E F G H E F G H E F G V W J K
L M N G O G J K P Q M R G Q S T U E F G H E F G H E F G H E F G I ~ X Y X Z X AA AB@2 ~@5 AC@2 E F G H E F G H E F G H
E F G H E F G H E F G H E F G H E F G I ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@7 a1@2 c#1@33 ~@6]/3", B: "[~@11 c#1@33 ~@4]/3", C: "~@15 f#1",
D: "[~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1 ~ f#1@2 f#1@2 ~ f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2 f#1@2]/2", E: "c#2!8",
F: "e2!4 b1!4", G: "f#1!8", H: "a1!4 b1!4", I: "a1@2 a1 ~@5 b1@2 b1 ~@5", J: "f#1!4 a1 f#1 a1 b1", K: "b1!2 f#1!6",
L: "f#1!2 a1 f#1 a1 f#1 a1 f#1", M: "e1!8", N: "d#1!4 e1!4", O: "f#1 a1 f#1!2 a1 f#1 a1 f#1",
P: "f#1!2 a1 f#1 a1 d#1 f1 f#1", Q: "a1!8", R: "b1!8", S: "e1!4 e1@4", T: "g#1@3 g#1 g#1@3 g#1", U: "g#1@3 g#1 g#1@4",
V: "a1@2 a1@2 ~@4 b1@2 b1 ~@5", W: "~@2 f#1!6", X: "b1@3 a#1@3 f#1@2", Y: "b1 a#1 g#1 f#1 c#2@2 g#1 a#1",
Z: "b1 a#1 g#1 f#1 g#1@2 g#1 a#1", AA: "b1 a#1 g#1 f#1 c#2@4", AB: "[b1 a#1 g#1 f#1 g#1 ~ c#2 c#2@8 ~]/2",
AC: "f#2@2 f#2 ~ f#2@2 f#2 ~ f#2@2 f#2 ~ f#2@2 f#2 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.72)
// other · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar_2 = note(`<
~@7 A B C@2 ~ D E@2 F@2 ~@5 G H@2 I G J G ~@8 K L@2 ~@2 M@6 N@2 G H@2 I G H@2 I G H@2 I G H@2 O ~@7 P Q@2 ~@2 M@6 N@2
G H@2 I G H@2 I G H@2 I G H@2 ~ R S T U V W X Y@2 Z@2 AA@2 AB@2 AC G H@2 I G H@2 I G H@2 I G H@2 AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ
AK AL AM AN AO AP AQ AR AD AS@3 AT@2 AU@2 AV@4 AW@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 f#5@3 ~ f5 ~@2 f#5 ~", B: "g#5 c#5@3", C: "[f#4@6 ~ e4@2 g#4 f#4 e4@2 c#4@17 ~@2]/2", D: "~@10 e5 ~@3 f#5 ~",
E: "[~ g#5 ~ b5@6 f#5 ~ g#5@2 c#5@14 ~ e5 ~@2 f#5]/2", F: "[~@2 g#5 ~ b5@8 c#6@17 ~@3]/2", G: "c#5",
H: "[f5@3 f#5 f#5@2 c#5@10]/2", I: "f#5 f5@2 f#5 c#5@2 b4@2", J: "f5@3 f#5 f#5@2 c#5@2",
K: "f#4@2 e4@2 b4@2 a4@6 f#4@3 e4", L: "[f#4@3 ~]/2",
M: "[~ a3 b3 c#4 d4 c#4 a3@3 e3 f#3 g#3 a3 g#3 e3@3 b3 c#4 d4 e4 d4 b3@3 f#3 g#3 a3 b3 a3 f#3@3 a3 b3 c#4 d4 c#4 a3@3 e3 f#3 a3 b3 a3 e3@2]/6",
N: "g#3/2", O: "c#5 [a#4,b4] [g#4,a4] [f#4,g4] [e4,f4] [d4,d#4] [b3,c#4] a#3 ~@8", P: "a4 f#4 a4 f#4 b4@2 f#4 e4",
Q: "[a4 f#4 f#4@10 ~@4]/2", R: "c#5@4 c#5!12", S: "c#5@6 c#5@6 b4 g#4 e4@2", T: "b4@8 c#5 b4 g#4 f#4 g#4 f#4 e4 d#4",
U: "e4@2 c#4@12 b5 ~", V: "f#6@5 ~ b5 ~ f#6@8", W: "f#5@11 f#5 e5 ~ d#5 ~", X: "e5 d#5 ~ c#5 b4@2 f#4@8 a#3 b3",
Y: "[c#4@2 b3 ~ g#3 ~ f#3 ~ c#3@3 ~ c#4@16 ~@4]/2", Z: "[f#5@2 ~ f5 ~@2 f#5 ~ g#5@4 c#5@20]/2",
AA: "[f#4 e4@2 f#4 e4@2 c#4 c#4@7 f#4 e4]/2", AB: "c#5/2", AC: "e5 ~@2 f#5 ~@2 g#5 ~ c#6@8",
AD: "f#5 e5 d#5 c#5 b4 g#4 f#4 e4 d#4 c#4 b3 g#3 f#3 e3 d#3@2", AE: "c#3@6 c#4@8 c#4 b3",
AF: "e4@2 c#4 b3 e4@2 c#4 b3 e4@2 c#4 b3 e4 c#4 b3 e4", AG: "c#4 b3 e4 c#4 b3 e4 c#4 b3 e4 c#4 b3 e4 c#4 b3 e4 c#4",
AH: "b3 a3 b3 a3 f#3 f3 f#3@2 c#3@6 b3@2", AI: "g#4@2 f#4 e4 f#4@2 e4@6 c#4 b3 g#3 f#3",
AJ: "f3 e3 d#3 c#3@3 d#3@2 e3@4 [b2,e3]@4", AK: "~@2 b5@4 g#5 ~ f#5@2 e5 ~ f#5@2 e5 ~",
AL: "f#5@2 e5 ~ f#5@2 e5 ~ f#5@2 e5 ~ b5@2 e5@2", AM: "c#5@4 c#5 d#5 e5 f#5 g#5 f#5 e5 d#5 e5 d#5 c#5 b4",
AN: "g#4@4 g#4 a4 b4 c#5 d#5 c#5 b4 a4 b4 a4 g#4 f#4", AO: "c#4@12 ~@2 d#5 ~", AP: "g#5@6 d#5 ~ g#5@6 d#5 g#5",
AQ: "f#5@6 d#5 g#5 f#5@4 d#5 ~ e5 ~", AR: "f#5 e5 c#5 e5@5 c#5 d#5 e5 d#5 c#5 e5@3",
AS: "[c#5@33 f#5@2 ~ f5 ~@2 f#5 ~ g#5@7]/3", AT: "[~ f#5@2 f5@15 c#5@8 e5@4 c#5@2]/2",
AU: "[b4@2 c#5@17 ~@6 f#4@4 e4 ~@2]/2",
AV: "[f#4@2 g#4@2 e4@2 c#4@2 c#4@12 c#4@2 e4@2 f#4@2 ~ g#4@2 b4@2 c#5@2 e5@2 g#5@2 c#6@17 g#5@4 f#5@2 e5@2 c#5@2]/4",
AW: "[e5@2 g#5@2 f#5@2 e5@2 c#5@17 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.49).pan(1)
// other · distortion guitar · soft notes
const distortion_guitar_soft = note("<~@16 A@2 ~@11 B C ~@34 D C ~@96>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@13 c#6@17 ~@2]/2",
B: "c#5 [a#4,b4] [g#4,a4] [f#4,g4] [e4,f4] [d4,d#4] [b3,c#4] [a3,a#3] [g3,g#3] [f3,f#3] [d#3,e3] [c#3,d3] [a#2,b2] [g#2,a2] [f#2,g2] [e2,f2]", // Bmaj7 Amaj7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7 D#maj7 Bsus2 A#maj7 G#maj7 …
C: "d#2 ~@15", D: "~@7 a3 [g3,g#3] [f3,f#3] [d#3,e3] [c#3,d3] [a#2,b2] [g#2,a2] [f#2,g2] [e2,f2]",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.22).pan(1)
// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<~ A@5 B@4 C@8 ~@92 D@4 E@6 ~@30 F@5 G@8>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@39 f#3, ~@4 c#3@20 f#3@3 c#4@2 b2@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 a2@26, ~@12 f#3@6 d#4@17 c#4@10 g#2@21 f#3@2 c#4@12, ~@14 g#3@19 f#3@4 f#2@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 b2@18, ~@16 c#4@4 e3@27 a#2@23 c#3@10]/5",
B: "[~@57 c#3@7, ~ g#3@18 f#3@2 c#4@11 g#2@21 f#3@2 c#4@9, ~@3 c#4@8 f#3@2 c#4@2 b2@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 a2@24, ~@5 d#4@18 f#2@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 b2@16, ~@7 e3@27 a#2@30]/4",
C: "[~@23 f#2@8 ~, ~ f#3@8 e3@25 g#2@21 f#3@2 c#4@10 f#3@5 c#4@2 d#4@16 c#4@32 ~@6, ~@3 g#3@19 f#3@2 c#4@12 a#2@23 c#3@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 b2@32 ~@12, ~@5 c#4@8 f#3@2 c#4@3 b2@20 f#3@3 c#4@2 a2@26 g#3@19 f#3@32 ~@8, ~@7 d#4@19 f#2@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 b2@25 e3@32 ~@20]/8",
D: "[~@31 c#4, c#3@10 f#3 c#4 b2@10 f#3 c#4 a2@2 f#3 c#4 b2@2 f#3@2, ~@4 f#3@3 d#4@9 f#2@16, ~@5 g#3@9 f#3 c#4@5 g#2@12, ~@6 c#4@2 e3@13 a#2@11]/4",
E: "[~@31 c#4@16 ~, c#3@10 f#3 c#4 b2@10 f#3 c#4 a2@16 ~@8, ~@4 f#3@3 d#4@9 f#2@10 f#3 c#4 b2@16 ~@4, ~@5 g#3@9 f#3 c#4@5 g#2@10 f#3@16 ~@2, ~@6 c#4@2 e3@13 a#2@16 ~@11]/6",
F: "[~@77 g#3@2 c#4, c#3@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 b2@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 a2@30, ~@8 f#3@7 d#4@18 f#2@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 b2@22, ~@10 g#3@19 f#3@2 c#4@11 g#2@20 f#3@2 c#4@11 f#3@5, ~@12 c#4@5 e3@27 a#2@22 c#3@14]/5",
G: "[~@43 f#2@16 ~@5, ~ d#4@19 f#2@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 b2@25 e3@32 ~@26, ~@3 e3@27 a#2@23 c#3@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 b2@32 ~@18, ~@7 f#3@4 b2@21 f#3@2 c#4@2 a2@27 g#3@19 f#3@32 ~@14, ~@9 c#4@7 f#3@2 c#4@10 g#2@21 f#3@2 c#4@10 f#3@4 c#4@2 d#4@17 c#4@32 ~@12]/8",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.31).pan(0)
// bass · church organ
const bass_2 = note("<A@8 ~@102 B@8 ~@32 B@8 ~@5>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@3 c#0@125]/8", B: "c#0/8",
})).s("gm_church_organ").gain(0.72).pan(0)
// other · muted trumpet
const muted_trumpet = note("<~@50 A B ~@6 A B ~@26 A B ~@6 A B ~@22 A B ~@6 A B ~@35>".pickRestart({
A: "~ g#4@3", B: "f#4 f4@2 f#4@5",
})).s("gm_muted_trumpet").gain(0.53).pan(0)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@19 A B C D@7 E D@7 F G D@9 H I D@15 E J D@6 K G D@9 L M D@14 N E ~ O@3 P L@2 Q ~@8 D@7 N D@6 N R D@14 S E ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@15 x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3",
E: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", F: "x ~@3 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@4 x", G: "~ x!2 ~", H: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", I: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2",
J: "~ x", K: "x ~ x!2 ~ x ~@2", L: "x", M: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", N: "x!2", O: "x ~@6 x", P: "~@3 x ~@4", Q: "~@6 x!2",
R: "x ~@2 x ~@4", S: "x!4",
})).gain(0.72)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@21 A B@6 C ~ B@7 D E B@10 F B@15 ~ B@7 G H B@9 I J B@7 K B@6 L ~@2 I@2 M G I N O ~@7 P B@7 Q B@7 R B@7 S B@6 T ~@14
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x!5", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", D: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~", E: "~@3 x", F: "~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~",
G: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", H: "x ~@2 x", I: "~ x", J: "~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3", K: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2",
L: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3", M: "~@2 x!2", N: "~@8 x ~@6 x", O: "x!2", P: "x!8", Q: "~@4 x ~ x ~@5 x ~ x!2",
R: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", S: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6", T: "~@4 x!12",
})).gain(0.72)
// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@19 [~@15 x] [~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x] [x!3 ~ x ~@11] ~@94 [x!8] ~@46>")
.gain(0.32)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@37 A B ~@10 C ~@23 D E ~@25 F ~@5 G ~@2 H ~@15 I ~@37>".pickRestart({
A: "~@14 x!2", B: "x", C: "~ x", D: "~@6 x!2", E: "~ x ~@6", F: "~@13 x!2 ~", G: "~@11 x ~@2 x ~", H: "~@3 x ~@4",
I: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.72)
// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct("<~@106 [~@3 x ~@4] ~@56>").gain(0.72)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@84 [~@2 x!2 ~ x!3] ~@24 [~ x!2 ~@5] ~@53>").gain(0.64)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
~@22 A B A B A B C ~ A B@7 D B@3 A@7 E ~@16 D B@3 A B@2 F D B@3 A@6 ~ E ~@20 G ~@56
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x!3", B: "x!4", C: "~ x!2 ~", D: "~@2 x!2", E: "x", F: "x!3 ~", G: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.72)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@2 A B ~@2 C D E F ~@2 G H ~ I ~@6 J ~ J ~ J ~ J K J ~@7 L ~@3 J@7 ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J K L ~@3 J ~@3 L
~@3 J@7 ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J K ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ M ~ N ~ N ~@4 J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~ J ~
O ~ J ~ J ~ J K ~@13
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!16", B: "x!3 ~@13", C: "~@3 x!13", D: "x!6 ~@10", E: "~@14 x!2", F: "x!7 ~@9", G: "~@6 x!10", H: "x!9 ~@7",
I: "~@2 x!9 ~@5", J: "x", K: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", L: "~ x ~@2", M: "~@6 x!2", N: "~@6 x!9 ~", O: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.24)
// drums · crash · soft notes
const crash_soft = s("cr").struct("<~ A ~@3 B C ~ D ~@2 E F ~ G H ~@95 F ~ F ~@49>".pickRestart({
A: "~@4 x!12", B: "~@6 x!10", C: "x!3 ~@13", D: "~@8 x!6 ~@2", E: "~@10 x!6", F: "x!6 ~@10", G: "~@12 x!4",
H: "x!2 ~@14",
})).gain(0.08)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
~@50 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A ~@21 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B C ~@2 A B A D A B ~@9 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
A E A B A B A B A F G B A B A B ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x!3", B: "x!4", C: "~ x!2 ~", D: "x", E: "x!2 ~@2", F: "x!3 ~", G: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.72)
// drums · jingle bells
const jingle_bells = s("sleighbells:4").struct("<~@22 A@6 B ~@21 A@15 ~@21 A@15 ~@17 A@30 B ~@14>".pickRestart({
A: "x!16", B: "x!8 ~@8",
})).gain(2.42)
stack(
distortion_guitar, bass, distortion_guitar_2, distortion_guitar_soft, electric_guitar_clean, bass_2, muted_trumpet,
kick, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, pedal_hat, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, crash_soft, ride, jingle_bells
)
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