0:00/0:00
// I Wish It Would Rain — The Temptations
// 88 bpm, 4/4, key Bb major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 62 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(88/4)
// 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 · electric guitar clean · "I WISH IT WOULD RAIN ;Norman Whitfield / Barrett Strong / Rodger Penzabene"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
~@12 A@2 B C ~@2 A@4 C@2 A@2 B C D E F E ~@8 A@4 C@2 A@2 B C G E ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 [f4,bb4,d5] ~@5 [f4,bb4,d5] ~@5", B: "~@4 [eb4,a4,c5] ~@5 [eb4,a4,c5] ~@5",
C: "~@4 [g4,bb4,eb5] ~@5 [g4,bb4,eb5] ~@5", D: "[d4,f4,bb4]@15 ~", E: "[eb4,g4,bb4]@15 ~", F: "[d4,f4,bb4]@13 ~@3",
G: "[d4,f4,bb4]@7 ~", // Bb
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.38).pan(0.8)
// bass · fretless bass
const bass = note(`<
A B A C D@6 E@2 D@2 F E G B D@4 E@2 D@2 H E G I G I J K L M L K N O D@4 E@2 D@2 H E G I J K L M J K L M J K
>`.pickRestart({
A: "bb1@6 bb1@2 bb1@5 ~ bb1@2", B: "eb2@6 eb2@2 eb2 ~ eb2@2 d2@2 c2@2", C: "eb2@5 ~ eb2@2 eb2@2 eb2@2 d2@2 c2@2",
D: "bb1@3 ~ bb1@2 bb1@2 bb1@2 bb1@2 ~@2 bb1@2", E: "eb2@3 ~ eb2@2 eb2@2 eb2@2 eb2@2 ~@2 eb2@2",
F: "f2@3 ~ f2@2 f2@2 f2@2 f2@2 ~@2 f2@2", G: "bb1@15 ~", H: "f2@3 ~ f2@2 f2@2 f2@2 f2@3 ~ f2@2", I: "eb2@15 ~",
J: "bb1@11 ~ bb2@4", K: "eb2@11 ~ eb2@4", L: "bb1@11 ~ bb2@3 ~", M: "eb2@11 ~ eb2@3 ~",
N: "bb1@3 ~ bb1@4 bb1@3 ~ bb1@3 ~", O: "bb1@3 ~ bb1@3 ~ bb1@3 ~ bb1@3 ~",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.44)
// chords · piano
const piano = note("<A B C B D@2 ~@10 C B ~@10 A E A F ~@18 A E ~@10>".pickRestart({
A: "~@8 [f3,bb3]@2 [d3,bb3,d4]@2 [c3,c4] [bb2,bb3] [c3,c4]@2, bb1@3 ~, ~ f3@3 [eb3,eb4]@2 ~@2, ~@2 bb3@2 ~ f3@3, ~@3 c4@3 ~@2", // Bb5 Gm C Bb C Eb
B: "[eb2,g3,bb3,eb4,g4]@5 [eb2,g3,bb3,eb4,g4] [d2,f3,bb3,d4,f4] [c2,g3,c4,eb4]", // Eb Bb Cm
C: "f3@2 ~@6 [f3,bb3]@2 [d3,bb3,d4]@2 [c3,c4] [bb2,bb3] [c3,c4]@2, bb1@3 ~, d4@5 f3@3, bb3@2 bb3 c4@3 ~@2, ~ f3@3 [eb3,eb4]@2 ~@2", // Bb5 Gm C Bb C Eb
D: "[[bb1,f3,bb3,d4]@13 ~ [bb1,e3,db4]@2 [bb1,f3,d4]@15 ~, ~@14 bb3@17 ~]/2", // Bb Bbdim Bb
E: "~@4 bb3@2 eb4 ~ [g3,bb3,eb4,g4]@2 [f3,f4]@2 [eb3,eb4] [bb2,bb3] [eb3,eb4]@2, eb2, eb4@3 ~@5, bb3 ~@3, ~ g3@3 ~@4", // Eb F Eb Bb Eb
F: "~@4 bb3@2 eb4 ~ [g3,bb3,eb4,g4]@2 [f3,f4]@2 [eb3,eb4] [bb2,bb3]@3, eb2, eb4@3 ~@5, bb3 ~@3, ~ g3@3 ~@4", // Eb F Eb Bb
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.32).pan(0.3)
// chords · epiano1 · A Bb Eb
const epiano1 = note(`<
~@4
[~@7 [a2,bb3,db4,e4]]
[[bb2,bb3,d4,f4]@7 ~]
~@38
[[eb2,bb3,eb4,g4]@2 [eb2,bb3,eb4,g4]!2 [eb2,bb3,eb4,g4]@2 [eb2,bb3,eb4,g4] [eb2,bb3,eb4,g4]@3 [eb2,bb3,eb4,g4]@4 ~ [bb3,eb4,g4]]
[[bb3,eb4,g4] [bb3,eb4,g4]@2 [bb3,eb4,g4] [bb3,eb4,g4]@2 [bb3,eb4,g4] [bb3,eb4,g4]@5 ~@4]
~@16
>`).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.19).pan(0.4)
// other · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
~@4 A@2 ~@12 B@4 C@2 B@2 D C ~@4 E F E G H I H@2 B@4 C@2 B@2 D C ~@2 E F E G H I H I E F
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 bb3 f3 ~ bb3 ~ f3 ~@2 bb3 f3 ~@2", B: "~@2 f3!2 ~ f3!2 ~ f3 ~ f3 ~@5", C: "~@2 g3!2 ~ g3!2 ~ g3 ~ g3 ~@5",
D: "~@2 a3!2 ~ a3!2 ~ a3 ~ a3 ~@5", E: "~@4 bb3!2 ~ bb3 ~ f3 bb3 ~ bb3 ~ [db4,d4] ~", F: "bb3@11 ~@5", G: "bb3@5 ~@3",
H: "bb3!5 f3 ~ bb3 ~ f3 bb3 ~ bb3 ~ [db4,d4] ~", I: "bb3@13 ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.33).pan(0.9)
// chords · pad warm
const pad_warm = note("<~@6 A@4 B@2 C@2 D E ~@2 A@4 B@2 C@2 D E ~@12 A@4 B@2 C@2 D E ~@12>".pickRestart({
A: "[bb3,d4,f4]/4", B: "[bb3,eb4,g4]/2", C: "[bb3,d4,f4]/2", D: "[a3,c4,eb4]", E: "[g3,bb3,eb4]",
})).s("gm_pad_warm").gain(0.18)
// chords · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
~@17 A B ~ C D E@2 F@2 ~@6 G H G I G H J@2 K ~ C D E@2 F@2 ~@4 L M L M L M L M L M
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@8 bb5 a5 ab5 g5 f5 eb5 d5 c5", B: "bb4@9 ~ f3!2 g3 bb3 ~@2", C: "~@10 [f3,f4]!2 [g3,g4] [bb3,bb4]!2 ~",
D: "~@10 [f3,f5]!2 [g3,g5] [bb3,bb5] ~@2", // F G Bb
E: "[bb3@9 ~ bb3 c4@2 bb3 g3 ~ [g3,bb3]@8 ~ [f3,f5] [g3,g5] [f3,f5] [g3,g5] [bb3,bb5] ~@2, eb4@3 ~, g3@7 ~@9]/2", // Gm F G F G Bb
F: "[bb3,d4,f4]/2", // Bb
G: "~@2 [d3,d4,bb4,bb5,d6] [eb3,eb4,c5,c6,eb6] [f3,f4,d5,d6,f6] ~ [d3,d4,bb4,bb5,d6] [eb3,eb4,c5,c6,eb6] [f3,f4,d5,d6,f6]@8", // Gm Cm Dm Gm Cm Dm
H: "~@2 [eb6,g6] [bb5,f6] [g5,eb6]@2 [f5,bb5]@2 [eb5,g5]@2 [g5,bb5]@2 [bb5,eb6]@2 [bb5,g6]@2, [g3,bb3,eb4,g4]", // Eb Bb5 Cm Bb5 Eb Gm Eb5 Eb
I: "~@2 [eb6,g6] [bb5,f6] [g5,eb6] ~ [eb6,g6] ~ [eb6,g6] [bb5,f6] [g5,eb6] ~ [g5,eb6]@2 [eb5,bb5] ~, [g3,bb3,eb4,g4]", // Eb Bb5 Cm Eb Bb5 Cm Eb5 Eb
J: "[~@2 [d3,d4,bb4,bb5,d6] [eb3,eb4,c5,c6,eb6] [f3,f4,d5,d6,f6] ~ [d3,d4,bb4,bb5,d6] [eb3,eb4,c5,c6,eb6] [f3,f4,d5,d6,f6]@15 ~ [bb3,bb5] [ab3,a3,ab5,a5] [g3,g5] [f3,gb3,f5,gb5] [e3,e5] [d3,eb3,d5,eb5] [db3,db5] [b2,c3,b4,c5]]/2", // Gm Cm Dm Gm Cm Dm Bb Amaj7 …
K: "[bb2,bb4]@9 ~ f3!2 g3 bb3 ~@2", L: "~@2 [bb3,bb5] ~ [bb3,bb5] [f3,f5] ~ [bb3,bb5]@9",
M: "~@2 [bb3,bb5] ~ [bb3,bb5] ~ [g3,g5] [bb3,bb5] ~ [bb3,bb5] ~ [g3,g5] bb5!2 [g3,g5] ~, ~@6 bb3 ~", // Bb G Bb G
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.33).pan(0.7)
// chords · flute
const flute = note("<~@16 A B C D E ~@3 F@2 G H I J I K@2 L ~@12 F@2 G H I M N O P Q R O S Q R O>".pickRestart({
A: "~@2 f3@2 bb3@2 c4@2 eb4@2 d4@2 c4 bb3 c4 ~", B: "[bb3,eb4,g4]@9 ~ [eb4,g4,bb4]@2 [d4,f4,bb4]@2 [c4,eb4,g4]@2",
C: "[bb3,d4,f4] ~", D: "~@10 f3!2 bb3@2 eb4@2", E: "[bb3,d4,f4,bb4] [f3,bb3,d4,f4]@3 ~@4",
F: "[~@6 f4 ~@3 d4 ~@3 bb3@14 d4@2 eb4@2, ~ bb4 f4@5 ~, ~@3 d4@4 ~]/2", G: "f4@3 g4", H: "db4 c4 bb3@9 ~@5",
I: "~@2 f3@2 bb3@2 c4@2 eb4@2 d4@2 c4 bb3 c4@2", J: "[bb3,eb4,g4]",
K: "[[bb3,eb4,g4,bb4]@12 [d4,f4,bb4] [eb4,c5] ~ [f4,bb4,d5]@5 ~@8 [bb3,d4,f4] [bb3,f4]@2 ~, ~@13 g4@2 ~@14 d4 ~@2]/2", // Eb Bb Cm Bb Bb5
L: "[bb3,eb4,g4]@3 ~", M: "[bb3,eb4,g4]@12 [d4,f4,bb4] [eb4,g4,c5]@2 [eb4,g4,c5]",
N: "[f4,bb4,d5]@4 ~@8 [bb3,d4,f4,bb4] [bb3,d4,f4,bb4]@2 ~", O: "[bb3,eb4,g4]@10 ~@2 [bb3,eb4,g4] [bb3,eb4,g4]@2 ~",
P: "bb4@2 ~@2 d4 d4@2 ~ d4@2 bb3@2 [bb3,d4,f4]@4, ~@2 f4@9 ~@5", // Bb
Q: "[bb3,eb4,g4]@11 ~ [d4,f4,bb4] [eb4,g4,c5]@2 [eb4,g4,c5]", // Eb Bb Cm
R: "[f4,bb4,d5]@4 ~@8 [bb3,d4,f4,c5] [bb3,d4,f4,bb4]@2 ~", S: "bb4 f4 ~ d4!2 bb3 [bb3,d4,f4]@2, ~ f4@2 ~",
})).s("gm_flute").gain(0.15).pan(0.8)
// chords · tremolo strings · F Eb F Eb
const tremolo_strings = note("<~@26 [[c5,f5,a5]] [[bb4,eb5,g5]] ~@20 [[c5,f5,a5]] [[bb4,eb5,g5]] ~@12>")
.s("gm_tremolo_strings").gain(0.22).pan(0.7)
// other · vibraphone
const vibraphone = note(`<
~@6
[f5 ~ f5 ~@5 f5 ~ f5 ~@5]!4
[g5 ~ g5 ~@5 g5 ~ g5 ~@5]
[g5 ~ g5 ~ g5 ~@3 g5 ~ g5 ~@5]
[f5 ~ f5 ~@5 f5 ~ f5 ~@5]!2
[f5 ~ f5 ~ f5 ~@3 f5 ~ f5 ~@5]
[eb5 ~ eb5 ~ eb5 ~@3 eb5 ~ eb5 ~@5]
~@46
>`).s("gm_vibraphone").gain(0.11).pan(0.2)
// other · vibraphone · soft notes
const vibraphone_soft = note(`<
~@6
[~@6 f5 ~@7 f5 ~]!4
[~@6 g5 ~@7 g5 ~]!2
[~@6 f5 ~@7 f5 ~]!3
[~@6 eb5 ~@7 eb5 ~]
~@46
>`).s("gm_vibraphone").gain(0.05).pan(0.2)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@16 A ~ B@10 A ~@3 B@18 A ~ B@10>".pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@5",
})).gain(0.44)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@18
[~ x ~ x]!10
~@3
[~@10 x ~ x!2 ~@2]
[~ x ~ x]!18
~
[~@10 x ~ x!2 ~@2]
[~ x ~ x]!10
>`).gain(0.55)
// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@4 [~ x ~ x] [~@4 x ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@2] ~@56>").gain(0.22)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@18 [x!4]!10 ~@4 [x!4]!18 ~@2 [x!4]!10>").gain(0.38)
// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
~@18
[~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!9
[~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2]
~@4
[~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!17
[~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2]
~@2
[~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x]!10
>`).gain(0.16)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@5 [~@7 x] ~@56>").gain(0.27)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@31 [~@7 x] ~@19 [~@7 x] ~@10>").gain(0.49)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@16 x ~@11 x ~@21 x ~@11>").gain(0.33)
// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<x ~@5 x ~@55>").gain(0.44)
// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@8 [~ x ~ x]!8 ~@46>").gain(0.38)
stack(
electric_guitar_clean, bass, piano, epiano1, electric_guitar_muted, pad_warm, string_ensemble_1, flute,
tremolo_strings, vibraphone, vibraphone_soft, kick, snare, snare_soft, hihat, hihat_soft, open_hat, mid_tom, crash,
ride, tambourine
)
More by The Temptations
Ain't Too Proud To Beg1966 · C major · 118 bpmMy GirlC major · 104 bpmBall of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)C major · 80 bpmI Can't Get Next to YouC major · 104 bpmJust My ImaginationC major · 89 bpmPapa Was a Rolling StoneB♭ minor · 120 bpmBeauty Is Only Skin DeepC major · 118 bpmbuild me up buttercupD♭ major · 138 bpm
Not in the database
That song isn't here.
Nothing in the database matches this link. It may have been renamed, or the address was mistyped. The closest songs to :
Real transcriptions · Editable patterns · Instrumental
Type a song.
Get Strudel code.
Chords, structure, melody, bass and drums compiled from open transcriptions into Strudel live-coding patterns. Play it here, scrub through the bars, then open it in strudel.cc and start hacking.
Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
The JokerSteve Miller Band · 1973
Love Me DoThe Beatles · 1964
I Don't MindJames Brown · 1961
- Real transcriptionsMcGill chord charts, Lakh MIDI and quality-filtered PDMX scores. The library includes alternate transcriptions of some songs.
- One bar, one cycleEvery layer follows the same bar timeline, keeping the code, playback and song structure aligned.
- Instrumental by designDetected vocal parts are removed. Guitar riffs, harmonica and other instrumental leads stay.