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Tuesday Afternoon

The Moody Blues

KeyC majorTempo110 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Tuesday Afternoon — The Moody Blues
// 110 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 136 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(110/4)

// 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 · fretless bass
const bass = note(`<
  ~@9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q I F R S T U G V S W X Y I Z AA AB AC AB AC AB AD AC AD@5 AC@2 AB AC AE AF AC@2
  AG AH AI S ~@8 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q I F R S T U G V S W X Y I Z AA AC AB AC AD AC@3 AD AC@4 AB AC ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f2 ~ f2@2 f2@2 f2 f1 f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@2", B: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 f1 f2 ~ f2 f1 f2 ~ f2 ~",
  C: "f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ f2@2", D: "f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~",
  E: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 a1 ~", F: "a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1@2 g#1 ~",
  G: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 c#2 ~", H: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 b1 ~",
  I: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~", J: "a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 a#0 a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1@2 g#1 ~",
  K: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 a0 a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 c#2 ~", L: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 e2 ~",
  M: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 d1 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 e2 ~", N: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@2 f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 f1",
  O: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 f1 f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ e2 ~", P: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 f1 f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~",
  Q: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~", R: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~",
  S: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 d1", T: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2",
  U: "a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 ~ a#1 a#0 a#1 a#0 a#1!2", V: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2",
  W: "g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2@2 g2 ~", X: "g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2@2",
  Y: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 c1 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 b1 ~", Z: "g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2@2 g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~",
  AA: "g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2@2 g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 ~ g#2 g#1", AB: "g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ e2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~",
  AC: "g2 ~ g2@2 g2 ~ g2 g1 f2 ~ f2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~", AD: "g2 g1 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~",
  AE: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 f1 f2 f1 f2!2", AF: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 c1 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 f#2 ~",
  AG: "f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ f2 f1 f2 ~ f2 ~ f2@2 b1 ~", AH: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 c1",
  AI: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 d1 d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 c#2 ~",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.4).pan(0.6)

// other · percussive organ
const percussive_organ = note(`<
  ~ A@8 B@4 C D E F C D E F G H I J I C D E F C D E F@2 K@2 L@2 K@2 M N ~@2 O@3 N ~ M@3 ~ N O N P Q ~@2 R S T@2 E U@6 V
  H I J I C D E F C D E F G H I J I C D E F C D E F@2 K@2 L@2 K@2 ~@31
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a6@14 c7 g6]/2", B: "[a6@10 a6 a#6 d7@2 c7 a#6]/2", C: "c7", D: "a#6", E: "a6", F: "d7",
  G: "[d6,f#6]@10 ~@4 f#6 d6, a5, a6@9 ~ a6@2 d6@2 ~@2, ~@11 f#6@2 a6@2 ~", H: "[c6,f6,a6]",
  I: "~@2 a6 a#6 d7@2 c7 a#6", J: "a6 ~", K: "d#6/2", L: "e6/2", M: "[b5,d6,g6,b6] ~", N: "[b5,g6] ~",
  O: "[b5,g6,b6]@7 ~@9", P: "[f6,a6,c7] ~@2 [c6,f6,a6,c7]@4 ~",
  Q: "[c6,e6]@10 ~@4 e6 c6, g5, g6@9 ~ g6@2 c6@2 ~@2, ~@11 e6@2 g6@2 ~", R: "[a5,c6,f6,a6]@15 ~",
  S: "[e6,g6,c7] ~@2 [c6,e6,g6,c7]@4 ~", T: "a5/2", U: "[c7 g6 a6@14]/2", V: "c7 g6 a6@6",
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.25).pan(0.8)

// other · percussive organ · soft notes
const percussive_organ_soft = note(`<
  ~@22 A ~@18 B@2 C@2 B@4 C B@3 C B@3 D ~ C@2 ~ D ~@10 A ~@12 A ~@18 C@2 ~@29
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a5", B: "~@2 f6 e6", C: "~ [d6,g6] ~@2 f6@2 e6@2", D: "c6 ~@7",
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.05).pan(0.8)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "muted elec. guitar"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@9 A B A B C D E F G H I J F K@2 A B L H E M L N I O F P Q G R S T U V W@2 V U@2 X W@3 U@3 W U Y Z U X Y AA AB@2 ~@8
  A B A B C D E F G H I J F K@2 A B L H E M L N I O F P Q G R S T V X@2 U@2 W ~@25
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [f3,c4] ~@5 [f3,c4]@4 f2@2 [f3,c4]@2", B: "~ [f3,c4] ~ [f3,c4]@2 f2 f3 c4",
  C: "~@2 [c3,g3]@2 ~@4 [c3,g3]@7 ~", D: "~@2 [a#2,f3]@2 ~@4 [a#2,f3]@7 ~",
  E: "~@2 [a2,e3] ~@7 a2 ~ a2 ~ e3 ~, ~@2 e3 ~", F: "~@2 [d3,a3]@2 ~@4 [d3,a3]@7 ~",
  G: "~@2 [c3,g3] ~@5 c3@2 g3@2 ~@2 g3 ~, ~@3 c2@5, ~@4 c4@3 ~, ~@3 c3", // C5
  H: "~@2 [a#2,f3] ~@7 a#1@2 ~@2 f3 ~, ~@2 [a#2,f3] a#2", I: "~@2 e3@2 ~@4 e3@7 ~",
  J: "~@2 [d3,a3] ~@7 d2@2 ~@2 a3 ~, ~@2 [d3,a3] d3", // D5
  K: "[~@2 [f3,c4] ~@2 [f3,c4] ~ [f3,c4]@2 ~@4 c4 f3 [f3,c4], ~@18 f4@4 f3@5 ~@5, ~@20 c4@4 f4@5 ~@3]/2", // F5
  L: "~@2 [c3,g3] ~@7 c2@2 ~@2 g3 ~, ~@2 [c3,g3] c3", M: "~@2 [d3,a3] ~@3 d2@2 [d3,a3]@6 ~@2",
  N: "~@2 [a#2,f3] ~@3 a#1@2 [a#2,f3]@6 ~@2", O: "~@2 [d3,a3] ~@5 d3@2 a3@2 ~@2 a3 ~, ~@3 d2@5, ~@4 d4@3 ~, ~@3 d3",
  P: "~@2 [g#2,d#3] ~@3 g#2@2 d#3@6 ~@2", Q: "~@2 [g#2,d#3] ~@7 g#2 ~ g#2 ~ d#3 ~, ~@2 d#3 ~",
  R: "~@2 [c3,g3] ~@3 c2@2 [c3,g3]@6 ~@2", S: "~@2 d#3@2 ~@4 d#3@7 ~",
  T: "~@2 d#3 ~@7 d#3@2 ~@2 d#3 ~, ~@6 g#2@5 ~ g#2@4, ~@4 g#3@3 ~",
  U: "[g2,g3] ~@3 d3@2 [d3,g3]@2 [f3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [c3,g3,c4]@3 ~, d3 g2@3 ~@4", // G G5 F5 C5
  V: "[g2,d3]@6 ~@2 [f3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [c3,g3,c4]@3 ~", // G5 F5 C5
  W: "~@2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 ~@2 [g2,d3,g3]@2 [f3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [c3,g3,c4]@3 ~", // G5 F5 C5
  X: "[g2,d3]@2 ~@2 d3@2 ~@2 [f3,c4,f4]@3 ~ [c3,g3,c4]@3 ~", // G5 F5 C5
  Y: "~@2 [f3,c4] ~@5 f3@2 c4@2 ~@2 c4 ~, f2@5 ~ f2@10, ~@4 f4@3 ~, ~@3 f3", // F5
  Z: "c2 ~ [c3,g3] ~@3 c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 g3 ~, ~@2 [c3,g3] c3", AA: "~@2 [c3,g3]@2 ~@4 [c3,g3]@7 ~, c2@5 ~ c2@9 ~",
  AB: "d2 ~ [d3,a3] ~@3 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 a3 ~, ~@2 [d3,a3] d3", // D5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.3).pan(0.1)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "muted elec. guitar" · soft notes
const electric_guitar_muted_2 = note(`<
  ~@9 A B A B C D E F G H I J F K L A B M H E N M O I P F Q R G S T U ~@7 V ~@9 W ~ V ~@2 X@2 ~@8 A B A B C D E F G H I
  J F K L A B M H E N M O I P F Q R G S T U ~ V@2 ~@28
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f2@2 b3 ~@3 f2@3 ~@7", B: "~@4 f2 ~@9 f3@2", C: "c2@5 ~ c2@9 ~", D: "a#1@5 ~ a#1@9 ~",
  E: "a2 ~@5 a2@3 ~@3 e3 ~@3", F: "d2@5 ~ d2@9 ~", G: "c2@5 ~@11", H: "a#1 ~@5 a#1@3 ~@3 f3 ~@3", I: "a2@4 ~@2 a2@9 ~",
  J: "d2 ~@5 d2@3 ~@3 a3 ~@3", K: "~@3 f2 ~@4 f2 ~@3 f2 ~@3", L: "f2 ~@7", M: "c2 ~@5 c2@3 ~@3 g3 ~@3",
  N: "~@2 g#3 ~@13", O: "~@2 e3 ~@13", P: "d2@5 ~@11", Q: "~@2 d3 ~@13", R: "g#2 ~@5 g#2@3 ~@3 d#3 ~@3",
  S: "~@2 f#3 ~@13", T: "g#2@4 ~@2 g#2@9 ~", U: "g#2@3 ~@13", V: "~@3 g2@2 ~@11", W: "~@12 g3 ~@3", X: "~@12 a3 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.15).pan(0.1)

// chords · electric guitar jazz · "jazz guitar"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note("<~ A B A B A B A B ~@32 C@16 ~@8 A B A B A B A B ~@32 C@14 ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 a4 d5", B: "~@4 b4 g4 e4 g4", C: "~ [d4,g4,b4] [c4,f4,a4] [c4,e4,g4]",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.35).pan(0.9)

// bass · acoustic bass
const bass_2 = note(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B C@4 D E F G H I F J@2 C@4 D E F G H I F J@2 K L M N L@2 O@16 P Q O@2 R S T ~ A B A B A B A B C@4 D E
  F G H I F J@2 C@4 D E F G H I F J@2 K L M N L@2 O@2 U@4 ~@25
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a2!2 ~ a2!3 ~ a2", B: "a2 e3 a2 ~@2 g2 e2 g2", C: "f2 c3 f3 c3 f2 c3 f3 c3", D: "c2@4 ~ g2 c3 g2",
  E: "a#1@4 ~ f2 a#2 f2", F: "a2@4 ~ a2 c3 a2", G: "d3@4 d3!2 ~ d3", H: "c3@4 ~ g2 c3 g2", I: "a#2@4 ~ f2 a#2 f2",
  J: "d2@2 d3@2 a2!2 d3 a2", K: "g#2@3 g#2!5", L: "g#2!8", M: "g2@3 g2 c3@2 g2 c3", N: "c2!2 ~ g2 c3 g2 c3 g2",
  O: "g1@3 d2 e2@3 d2 f2@3 d2 e2@3 d2", P: "f2@4 f2@3 f2 f2@4 f2@4", Q: "a2@3 a2 a2@4 a2@4 a2@3 a2", R: "f2!4",
  S: "c3!4", T: "d3", U: "[d4,g4,b4]@3 [d4,g4,b4] [d4,g4,b4]@3 [d4,g4,b4] [c4,f4,a4]@4 [c4,e4,g4]@4",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.35).pan(0.4)

// other · tenor sax
const tenor_sax = note(`<
  ~ A@8 ~ B C B D E C F D E C G ~@2 B C B D E C F D E C G ~@31 C H@6 I ~ B C B D E C F D E C G ~@2 B C B D E C F D E C G
  ~@38
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a4@14 c5 g4]/2", B: "~@2 a4 a#4 d5@2 c5 a#4", C: "a4", D: "c5", E: "a#4", F: "d5", G: "~@2 d5 c5 d5@4",
  H: "[c5 g4 a4@14]/2", I: "c5 g4 a4@6",
})).s("gm_tenor_sax").gain(0.35).pan(0.3)

// chords · rock organ
const rock_organ = note(`<
  ~@13 A B A C ~ B A D@2 ~@4 A B A C ~ B A D@2 ~@6 E@16 ~@20 A B A C ~ B A D@2 ~@4 A B A C ~ B A D@2 ~@37
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 e5 c5 e5@2", B: "~@4 d5 a#4 d5@2", C: "f#5@2 d5 c5 d5@4", D: "~@2 d5 c5 d5@4",
  E: "[d4,g4,b4]@3 [d4,g4,b4] [d4,g4,b4]@3 [d4,g4,b4] [c4,f4,a4]@4 [c4,e4,g4]@4", // G F C
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.35).pan(0.3)

// other · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<~@111 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 d5 g5@3 b5 c6@3 b5 g5@3 d5", B: "g5@3 d5 c5@3 b4 c5@4 ~@4", C: "~@3 d5 g5@3 b5 c6@3 b5 g5@3 g5",
  D: "d6@3 c6 b5@3 g5 g5@4 ~@4",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.35).pan(0)

// other · piccolo
const piccolo = note("<~@107 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 d5 g5@3 b5 c6@3 b5 g5@3 d5", B: "g5@3 d5 c5@3 b4 c5@4 ~@4", C: "~@3 d5 g5@3 b5 c6@3 b5 g5@3 g5",
  D: "d6@3 c6 b5@3 g5 g5@4 ~@4",
})).s("gm_piccolo").gain(0.35).pan(1)

// other · pad warm · "warm pad"
const pad_warm = note("<~ A@8 ~@56 B C@6 D ~@63>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a5@14 c6 g5]/2", B: "a5", C: "[c6 g5 a5@14]/2", D: "c6 g5 a5@6",
})).s("gm_pad_warm").gain(0.35)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@9 A@3 B A@3 C A@4 D A@7 E A@10 F A@3 G A@3 B A G A@5 C A@8 ~@8 A@3 B A@3 C A@4 D A@7 E A@10 F A H A@3 I A@3 I A@4
  ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x", B: "x!2 ~ x ~@4", C: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2 ~@4", D: "~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2", E: "~@4 x!2 ~@2",
  F: "~@2 x!2 ~@4 x!2 ~@4 x ~", G: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x!2", H: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", I: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@9 A@3 B A@3 C A@4 D A@3 E A@3 F A@10 G A@3 H A@3 B A@7 C A@8 ~@8 A@3 B A@3 C A@4 D A@3 E A@3 F A@10 G A I A@3 J A@3
  J A@4 ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@3 x!5 ~ x ~", C: "~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~", D: "x ~@5 x ~@7 x!2", E: "~@2 x!6",
  F: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~@5 x ~@3", G: "x!2 ~@2 x!4 ~@2 x!4 ~ x", H: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3", I: "~ x!3",
  J: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@21 A ~@3 B ~@59 A ~@3 B ~@46>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@2 x!6",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@8 A B C D E F D@2 E D C D@2 ~ D@3 E D@3 G B D@4 C D@3 C ~ F C D@5 E D@4 C D@2 E F D C D@5 ~@8 B C D E F D@2 E D C
  D@2 ~ D@3 E D@3 G B D@4 C D@3 C ~ D E F D@2 E F D@2 E D@4 ~@17
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", C: "x!3 ~ x!4", D: "x!8", E: "x!2 ~@6",
  F: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", G: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@21 [~@3 x ~@2 x ~] ~@63 [~@3 x ~@2 x ~] ~@50>").gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A B ~ C ~ D ~@3 E ~ C F ~@9 F ~ F ~ F ~ C ~@3 C A ~ C ~@4 F D ~@4 C ~ F E ~ F C ~ F ~ F ~@10 C ~ D ~@3 E
  ~ C F ~@9 F ~ F ~ F ~ C ~@3 C A F D ~@2 F G ~@2 F G ~@2 F ~@18
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@2 x!2", C: "~@3 x ~@4", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", F: "~@15 x", G: "~ x!3",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · open hat · soft notes
const open_hat_soft = s("oh").struct("<[~@7 x] ~ [~@7 x] ~ [~@7 x] ~ [~@7 x] ~@129>").gain(0.25)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@21 x ~@63 x ~@50>").gain(0.45)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@9 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@10 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@12 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@20
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.4)
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