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// Bring on the Night — The Police
// 110 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 117 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.
// other · electric guitar muted · "Muted GT"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
~@13 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B D E A F C@2 G H I J G K I L A B C@2 A B C@2 A B D E A F C@2 G H I J G K I L ~@7 M@2 N C@2 A B
C@2 A B D O G H I J G K I L A B C@2 A B C@2 A B D O A F C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B D O
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ c2!3 ~ c2!3 ~ c2!3 ~ c2!3", B: "a1 d2!3 ~ a1 d2!2 ~ d2!3 ~ d2!3", C: "~ e2!3 ~ e2!3 ~ e2!3 ~ e2!3",
D: "a1 e2!3 ~ e2!3 ~ a1 e2!2 ~ e2!3", E: "~ [a1,a2] e2!2 ~ e2!3 ~ e2!3 ~ e2!3",
F: "a1 d2!3 ~ a1 d2!2 ~ d2!3 ~ d2!2 a1", G: "[g2,g3]!4 [e2,e3] ~ [d2,d3] ~ [g2,g3]!4 [e2,e3] ~ [d2,d3] ~",
H: "[a2,a3]!4 [f#2,f#3] ~ [e2,e3] ~ [a2,a3]!4 [f#2,f#3] ~ [e2,e3] ~", I: "a1@2 a1@2 a1@2 ~ a1!3 ~ a1 a1@2 ~ a1",
J: "e2@2 e2@2 e2@2 ~ e2!2 d2 d2@2 d2@2 d2 e2", K: "~ [a2,a3]!3 [f#2,f#3] ~ [e2,e3] ~ [a2,a3]!4 [f#2,f#3] ~ [e2,e3] ~",
L: "e2@2 e2@2 e2@2 ~ e2!2 d2 d2@2 d2@2 d2@2", M: "[~@13 b1 ~ c2@2 c2!2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2!2]/2",
N: "~ d2!3 ~ a1 d2!2 ~ d2!3 ~ d2!3", O: "~ a1 e2!2 ~ e2!3 ~ e2!3 ~ e2!3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.4)
// chords · pad poly · "Polysynt"
const pad_poly = note("<~@65 A@8 ~@44>".pickRestart({
A: "[e3,g3,b3,d4]/8", // Em7
})).s("gm_pad_poly").gain(0.08)
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Nylon GT"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
~@13 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 D E F G D E F G A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 D E F G D E F G ~@8 A B C@2 A B
C@2 A B C@2 D E F G D E F G A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 a4 c4 ~@6 g4, ~ a4@2 c4@2 e4@3 ~ g4@2 c4@2 e4@3, ~ e4 a4 c4 ~ e4 g4 c4",
B: "~@6 a3 g4@2 ~@6 g4, ~ f#4@2 a3@2 c4@2 ~@3 c4@2 a4@2 a3@2, ~@2 c4@2 f#4@3 ~@2 a4@2 a3@2 c4@3",
C: "[~@6 g3 a4@2 ~@22 g4, g3@2 b3@2 g4@3 ~@2 b4@2 d4@2 g4@2 b4@2 a4@2 c4@2 e4@2 a4@2 g4@2 b3@2 e4@2 ~, ~ g4@2 g3@2 b3@2 ~@3 g4@2 b4@2 d4@2 c4@2 e4@2 a4@2 c4@2 b3@2 e4@2 g4@2 b3@2]/2",
D: "~ [d4,g4,b4]!3 ~ [d4,g4,b4]!3 ~ [d4,g4,b4]!3 ~ [d4,g4,b4]!3", // G
E: "~ [e4,a4,c#5]!3 ~ [e4,a4,c#5]!3 ~ [e4,a4,c#5]!3 ~ [e4,a4,c#5]!3", // A
F: "~ [g4,c5,e5]!3 ~ [g4,c5,e5]!3 ~ [g4,c5,e5]!3 ~ [g4,c5,e5]!3", // C
G: "~ [d4,g4,b4]!3 ~ [d4,g4,b4]!3 ~ [c#4,f#4,a4]!3 ~ [c#4,f#4,a4]!3", // G F#m
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.16).pan(1)
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "Nylon GT"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_2 = note(`<
~@13 A B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D ~@8 E B C D E B C D E B C D E B C D ~@16 E B C D E B C D E B C D ~@8 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
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@15 g4, ~ a4@2 c4@2 e4@2 a4@2 g4@2 b3@2 e4@3, ~ e4 a4 c4 b3 e4 g4 b3",
B: "~@7 f#4 ~@7 a4, a3@2 c4@2 f#4@2 a3@2 ~ a4@2 c4@2 e4@2 ~, ~ f#4@2 a3@2 c4@2 ~ c4@2 e4@2 a4@2 c4@2",
C: "~@7 g4 ~@7 b4, b3@2 d4@2 g4@2 b3@2 ~ b4@2 d4@2 g4@2 ~, ~ g4@2 b3@2 d4@2 ~ d4@2 g4@2 b4@2 d4@2",
D: "~@15 g4, c4 e4 a4 c4 b3 e4 g4 b3, ~ a4@2 c4@2 e4@2 a4@2 g4@2 b3@2 e4@2 ~",
E: "~@15 g4, c4 e4 a4 c4 b3 e4 g4 b3, ~ a4@2 c4@2 e4@2 a4@2 g4@2 b3@2 e4@3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.15).pan(0)
// other · flute
const flute = note("<~@61 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@50>".pickRestart({
A: "a4/2",
})).s("gm_flute").gain(0.1)
// chords · overdriven guitar · "Overdrive"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
~@71 A B C D E F G H I J ~@8 K L M N O P Q R S T@2 U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AK
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[g4,a4] ~@15", B: "[d5,g5]@2 [d5,g5]@2 [d5,g5]@2 [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]",
C: "[d5,g5] ~ [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]!3 ~ [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]", D: "[d5,g5]@3 ~@4 [d5,g5]!6 ~ [d5,g5]!2",
E: "~ [d5,g5] ~ [d5,g5]!3 ~ [d5,g5] ~ [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]", // G5
F: "[d5,g5]@2 [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]!3 ~ [d5,g5]!3 ~ [d5,g5]!3", // G5
G: "[d5,g5] ~ [d5,g5]!2 ~ [d5,g5]!3 ~ [d5,g5]!4 ~ [d5,g5]!2", H: "[d5,g5] ~@3",
I: "[g4,e5]@2 ~ [g4,e5]@2 ~ [g4,e5]@2 ~ [g4,e5]@2 [g4,e5]@2 ~ [g4,e5]@2", // C
J: "[g4,e5]@2 ~ [g4,e5]@2 ~ [g4,e5]@2 [g4,e5]@4 [g4,e5]@3 ~", K: "~@9 e4 g4 a4 ~@4", L: "~@9 e4 ~ g4 a4 ~ a4 ~",
M: "~@15 e4", N: "g4 ~ a4!3 ~ g4 ~@9", O: "~@3 e4 ~ g4 a4!2 ~ a4 g4 ~@5", P: "~@7 e4 g4 ~ a4!3 ~ g4 e4",
Q: "~@7 e4 g4 ~ a4!3 ~@3", R: "~@7 e4 g4 ~ a4!3 ~ g4 ~", S: "~@7 e4 g4 ~ a4!2 g4 ~@3",
T: "~@7 e4 g4 a4!2 a4@2 e4 ~@2", U: "~@6 e4 ~@2 g4 a4 ~@4 e4", V: "g4 ~ a4!2 a4@2 e4 ~@6 d4 e4 g4",
W: "a4 ~ a4!2 a4@2 ~@3 e4 d5 g4@2 ~@2 e4", X: "g4 a4!2 ~@4 e4 g4 a4!2 ~ e4 g4 a4 ~",
Y: "a4 e4 ~ g4 a4!2 ~ e4 g4 a4 ~ a4 e4 ~@3", Z: "g5 a4 ~ a4 e4 g4 a4 ~@5 e4 g4 [a4,g5] ~",
AA: "[a4,g5] g4 [a4,g5] ~ [a4,g5] ~@5 e4 g4 d5 ~ [a4,g5] g4", // A7
AB: "e4 ~ g4 d5 [a4,g5] g4 ~ e4 g4 d5 [a4,g5] g4 ~ e4 g4 d5", // A7
AC: "[a4,g5] ~ g4 e4 g4 d5 ~ [a4,g5] g4 e4 g4 d5 ~ [a4,g5] ~@2", AD: "[a4,g5]!2 ~ [a4,g5]!3 ~ [a4,g5]!9",
AE: "[a4,g5]!2 ~ [a4,g5]!13", AF: "[a4,g5] ~@7", AG: "~@9 d4 ~ d4!3 ~ d4",
AH: "d4 ~ d4!2 ~ d4@2 ~@2 d4 ~@2 b3@2 ~@2, ~@11 d4@2 ~@3", AI: "~ d4 ~ d4 ~ d4!2 b3 ~ b3 ~ d4!2 b3@2 ~",
AJ: "~@2 d4!2 ~ d4!2 ~ d4!2 ~ d4!2 ~ d4!2", AK: "d4 ~ d4 ~ d4!2 ~ d4!3 ~ d4!3 ~@2",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.2)
// other · electric guitar muted · "Muted GT"
const electric_guitar_muted_2 = note(`<
~ A B C D E@3 F@4 G@2 H I D J H K L J H K L J H K L M N O P M N O P J H I D J H K L J H K L J H K L M N O P M N O P
~@20 M N O P M N O P J H I D J H K L J H K L J H K L J H I D J H K L J H K L
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ c3!2 ~ c3 ~ c3 ~ c3!8", B: "c3 d3!15", C: "d3 e3!12 e2 ~ e3, ~@7 e2", D: "e3!11 d3 e3 g3 e3 d3",
E: "[c3!15 c3@2 d3!14 e3@2 e3!8 a2 e3!6]/3", F: "[e3!11 d3 e3 g3 e3 d3@2 c3!14 c3@2 d3!14 e3@2 e3!15]/4",
G: "[e3!11 d3 e3 g3 e3 d3@2 c3!15]/2", H: "~ d3!14 e3", I: "~ e3!15", J: "~ c3!15", K: "e3!6 d4 e4 d4!3 e4 e3!4",
L: "e3!5 d4!2 e4 d4!3 e4 e3!4", M: "~ [d4,g4,b4]!2 ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]!2 ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]!2 ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]!2 ~",
N: "~ [e4,a4,c#5]!2 ~@2 [e4,a4,c#5]!2 ~@2 [e4,a4,c#5]!2 ~@2 [e4,a4,c#5]!2 ~", // A
O: "~ [a4,c5,e5]!2 ~@2 [g4,c5,e5]!2 ~@2 [g4,c5,e5]!2 ~@2 [g4,c5,e5]!2 ~", // Am C
P: "~ [d4,g4,b4]!2 ~@2 [d4,g4,b4]!2 ~@2 [c#4,f#4,a4]!2 ~@2 [c#4,f#4,a4]!2 ~", // G F#m
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.39)
// other · flute
const flute_2 = note("<~@62 A@4 B@5 ~@46>".pickRestart({
A: "[e6@13 ~ a6@2]/4", B: "e6/5",
})).s("gm_flute").gain(0.2)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@9 A@41 B A@31 B A@5 B A@3 B A@17 B A B A@4>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2",
})).gain(0.25)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@16 A ~@3 B ~ A ~ A ~ C B@2 ~@7 A ~@11 A ~ B ~ A C ~@3 C D ~ A ~@23 C A ~@2 B ~@3 A ~ E ~@15 D ~ B ~ B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@7 x", E: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.22)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@61 [~ x ~ x]!21 [~@2 x ~@3 x!2] ~@34>").gain(0.18)
// drums · low tom · soft notes
const low_tom_soft = s("lt").struct("<~@9 [~ x ~ x]!4 ~@104>").gain(0.12)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
~ A@8 B@4 C D B E D B@2 E D E B E B E F@2 B@4 D B@3 C D B@2 D B@3 D B@2 E B F B E G B@3 H B@2 E B@8 F@2 I J F K F@8 B
L M B@2 F B@3 E D B@7 D B@7 D B@2 F B F B@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x!16", B: "x!6 ~@2 x!6 ~@2", C: "x!6 ~@2 x!7 ~", D: "x!14 ~@2", E: "x!6 ~@2 x!4 ~ x ~@2",
F: "x!4 ~ x ~@2 x!4 ~ x ~@2", G: "~ x!3 ~ x ~@2 x!6 ~@2", H: "x!4 ~ x!9 ~@2", I: "x!4 ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2",
J: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2", K: "x ~ x!2 ~ x ~@2 x!4 ~ x ~@2", L: "x!4 ~ x ~@2 x!6 ~@2",
M: "x!4 ~ x!7 ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.06)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
A ~@8 B@4 C D B@2 A E@3 A E@11 D E@3 C D B@2 A E@3 A E@11 D F E@2 G H G H G H G H G H G H G H G H G H G H G H E@2 D F
E F E@3 F D A E@6 D E@7 D F E F E@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x", B: "~@6 x!2 ~@6 x!2", C: "~@6 x!2 ~@7 x", D: "~@14 x!2", E: "~@3 x ~@3 x", F: "~@3 x ~@4",
G: "~@6 x!2 ~@6 x ~", H: "~@6 x ~@7 x!2",
})).gain(0.18)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@16 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A B@2 ~@19 A ~ B ~ A C ~@3 D E ~ A ~@8 B@14 ~ D B E ~ F ~@3 G ~ H ~@15 E ~ F ~ B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "x!2 ~@2", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "~@7 x", F: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", G: "~@6 x!2", H: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.15)
stack(
electric_guitar_muted, pad_poly, acoustic_guitar_nylon, acoustic_guitar_nylon_2, flute, overdriven_guitar,
electric_guitar_muted_2, flute_2, kick, snare, low_tom, low_tom_soft, hihat, open_hat, crash
)
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