Strudelify
KeyB majorTempo114 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Bodies — The Smashing Pumpkins
// 114 bpm, 4/4, key B major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 105 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(114/4)

// Notation: c3@3 lasts 3 steps · ~ is a rest · [c3,e3] is a chord · [...]/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 · epiano1
const epiano1 = note("<~@48 A B A B A B A B ~@49>".pickRestart({
  A: "g#3 e4 b4 e5 b4 e5@2 e4", B: "[g#3,e4,g#4]@2 e4@2 e4@3 ~ [b3,d#4]@2 b3@2 f#4@3 ~",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.72)

// other · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D E D E D E D E A B A B A B A F G H G H G H G H I J I J I J I J ~@8 A B A B A B A B D
  E D E D E D E G H G H G H G H I J I J I J I J I J I J I J I J A B A B A B K L@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e3,e4]!16", B: "[g#3,g#4]!7 [d#3,d#4]!9", C: "[g#3,g#4]!7 [d#3,d#4]!7 [d#3,c#4]!2", D: "[d#3,d#4]!16",
  E: "[c#3,c#4]!8 [f#3,f#4]!8", F: "[g#3,g#4]!6 [e3,e4]!2 [d#3,d#4]!7 [e3,e4]",
  G: "[f#3,c#4,f#4]@2 [f#3,c#4,f#4]!13 [f3,c4,f4]", H: "[e3,b3,e4]!8 [g#3,d#4,g#4]@2 [g#3,d#4,g#4]!5 [c#3,g#3,c#4]",
  I: "[b3,f#4,c#5]@2 [b3,f#4,c#5]!14", J: "[c#3,c#4]!6 c#3!2 [c#3,b3] [c#3,c#4] [e3,b3,f#4]!6",
  K: "[g#3,d#4,g#4]@2 [g#3,d#4,g#4]!3 [e3,b3,e4]!2 [d#3,a#3,d#4]!5 [d#3,a#3,d#4]@2 [c#3,g#3,c#4]!2", // G#5 E5 D#5 C#5
  L: "[[c#3,g#3,c#4]@31 ~]/2", // C#5
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.72)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@2 B C B D@2 E F A B A B@2 A E G B@3 A B H ~ I A J K A L A M K A B@4 N ~ A B K B O P L ~@7 Q R S B J T A B A ~ A@2 B
  C B D@2 E U V U V@2 W X ~ A B A P Y S B ~ A Z A ~ AA A@2 ~ AB A@4 AC@2 AD ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~", B: "x ~ x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@5", C: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~@2", D: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@6",
  E: "~@15 x", F: "~ x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@5", G: "~@2 x ~@4 x ~ x ~@4 x ~", H: "x ~ x ~@4 x ~@4 x ~ x ~",
  I: "~ x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~", J: "x ~ x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x", K: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~",
  L: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~", M: "x ~ x ~@6 x ~@6", N: "~ x ~@6", O: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~",
  P: "x ~ x ~@4 x ~ x ~@6", Q: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", R: "~ x ~ x ~@4", S: "x ~ x ~@4 x ~ x ~@4 x ~",
  T: "~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@5", U: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~", V: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~",
  W: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~@5 x", X: "x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~", Y: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@6 x ~",
  Z: "x ~ x ~@4 x ~@6 x ~", AA: "~ x!2 ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3 x ~", AB: "~ x ~ x ~@4 x ~ x ~@3 x ~", AC: "x ~ x!4 ~ x!9",
  AD: "x!12 ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@2 B C B D@2 ~ A@2 B A B@2 A ~ A B@2 E A B F ~ A@2 G A@4 H A@2 B@4 I J K B F B L A@2 ~@8 M K B A B A B A N A@2 B C B
  D@2 ~@8 J A B A B L O A ~ K F A ~ A@3 ~ L A@2 P A ~@2 Q ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", C: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2", D: "~@4 x ~@6 x ~ x ~@2", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3",
  F: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", G: "~@4 x ~@8 x ~@2", H: "~ x ~@2", I: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x ~",
  J: "x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!10", K: "x!2 ~ x", L: "~@5 x ~@6 x ~@3", M: "~@8 x!8", N: "~@3 x", O: "~@4 x ~@6 x ~@4",
  P: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", Q: "~@9 x!7",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  A@3 B A B@2 C A@5 B A D B A@5 E F A@4 E B A G A@6 ~@2 A@2 ~ A@2 B@2 H ~@6 I J A@7 K A@3 B A B@2 C L M L M@2 N O P A B
  A@3 B A Q R A@2 Q A@3 H S A@4 T@2 U ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x ~@6", B: "~ x", C: "~@5 x!9 ~@2", D: "~@6 x!8 ~@2", E: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~@6", F: "~@6 x!9 ~",
  G: "~@8 x ~@4 x!3", H: "~@6 x!10", I: "x!4", J: "x!2 ~@2", K: "~@6 x!3 ~ x!5 ~", L: "x!2 ~@6 x ~@7", M: "x!2",
  N: "x!2 ~@6 x ~@3 x ~@3", O: "~ x ~@6 x ~@7", P: "~@11 x ~@4", Q: "x ~@5 x!9 ~", R: "~@9 x ~@2 x ~@3",
  S: "~@5 x ~@3 x ~@6", T: "x!3 ~ x!4 ~ x!2 ~ x!4", U: "x!10 ~ x!5",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct("<[x!4]!48 ~@6 [x!4]!50 ~>").gain(0.72)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@6 A B ~@7 C ~@7 D ~@7 E ~@15 C ~@15 F ~@6 A B ~@15 C ~@3 C ~@3 C ~@7 G ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@12", C: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@11", D: "x!2 ~@2", E: "~@3 x", F: "x ~@3 x ~@4 x ~@6", G: "~@13 x!3",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · china
const china = s("cr").struct("<~@15 A ~@7 A ~@24 B ~@14 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "x",
})).gain(0.72)

stack(epiano1, overdriven_guitar, kick, snare, low_tom, pedal_hat, mid_tom, china)

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