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1972 · Stax Profiles: The Staple Singers

I'll Take You There

The Staple Singers

KeyC majorTempo101 bpm
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// I'll Take You There — The Staple Singers
// 101 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(101/4)

const chords = arrange(
  // intro (5 bars)
  [5, "<C!2 [F@2 C@2] C [F@2 C@2]>"],
  // verse (8 bars)
  [8, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
  // pre-chorus (4 bars)
  [4, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
  // chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
  // chorus (6 bars)
  [6, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
  // solo (8 bars)
  [8, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
  // solo (8 bars)
  [8, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
  // solo (8 bars)
  [8, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
  // chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
  // chorus (8 bars)
  [8, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
  // fadeout (8 bars)
  [8, "<C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2] C [F@2 G9sus@2]>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
  [5, "<c2!2 [f2@2 c2@2] c2 [f2@2 c2@2]>"],
  [8, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
  [4, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
  [8, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
  [6, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
  [8, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
  [8, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
  [8, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
  [8, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
  [8, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
  [8, "<c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2] c2 [f2@2 g2@2]>"],
)

// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh] [sd hh] [bd hh] [sd hh]").gain(0.8)

stack(keys, bass, drums)

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