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Bird Rockers

The Ventures

KeyA majorTempo147 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Bird Rockers — The Ventures
// 147 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 93 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): Lead 2nd.
setcpm(147/4)

// 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.

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Lead 2nd"
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<~@39 A@2 ~@22 A@2 ~@28>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 a2@3 ~@6]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.58)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Rhythm"
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note(`<
  A B A B A@2 C D A E F G A@2 C D A H A B A B A@2 C D A E F G A@2 C D A H A@2 I J A@2 I K@2 L A@2 C D A E F G A@2 C D A
  H A@2 I J A@2 I K@2 L A@2 C D A E F G A@2 C D A H A B L A B L A B M
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]!2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2", // A
  B: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]!2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2", // G
  C: "[a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]!2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@2", // D
  D: "[a3,d4,f4]@2 [a3,d4,f4]!2 [a3,d4,f4]@2 [a3,d4,f4]@2 [a3,d4,f4]@2 [a3,d4,f4]@2 [a3,d4,f4]@2 [a3,d4,f4]@2", // Dm
  E: "[a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]!2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2", // A G
  F: "[g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,d4,e4]!2 [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2", // E7
  G: "[g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,d4,e4] [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,d4,e4] [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2", // E7
  H: "[g#3,b3,d4,e4]@3 [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@3 [g#3,b3,d4,e4]@2", // E7
  I: "[g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]!2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2", // C A# C
  J: "[g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]!2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2 [f3,a#3,d4]@2", // C A#
  K: "[[g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]!2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]@4 [g#3,b3,e4]@4 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@2]/2", // C D E
  L: "[g#3,b3,e4]@3 [f#3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@2", M: "[a3,c#4,e4]",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.1).pan(1)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  A B A B C D E F C G H I C D E F C J A B A B C D E F C G H I C D E F C J A K L@2 M@2 L N O J C D E F C G H I C D E F C
  J A K L@2 M@2 L N O J C D E F C G H I C D E F C J A B J A B J A B P
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a2@2 e2 a2", B: "g2@2 d2 g2", C: "a2@3 a2 e2@2 e2 g2", D: "a2@3 a2 e2@2 e2 d#2", E: "d2@3 d2 a1@2 a1 c2",
  F: "d2@3 d2 a1@2 d2 e2", G: "a2@3 a2 g2@3 g2", H: "e2@3 e2 b1@3 b1", I: "e2@2 e2 d2@2 d2 c2@2", J: "e2@3 d2@3 c2@2",
  K: "a2@4 e2@2 e2 a2", L: "c3@3 c3 g2@3 g2", M: "a2@3 a2 e2@3 e2", N: "c2@3 c2!2 a1 f#1@2", O: "e1@3 g#1@3 b1@2",
  P: "a1",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.52).pan(0.3)

// chords · rock organ · "Keyboard"
const rock_organ = note(`<
  A B A B C D E F C G H I C D E F C G A B A B C D E F C G H I C D E F C J K@2 L M@2 N L O P ~ C D E F C G H I C D E F C
  G K@2 L M@2 N L O P ~ C D E F C G H I C D E F C G A B ~ A B ~ A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c#6 e6@7", B: "b5 d6@7", C: "~@4 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@7 [a4,c#5,e5] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~",
  D: "~@4 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@7 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@3", E: "~@4 [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~@5 [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~",
  F: "~@4 [a4,d5,f5] ~@7 [a4,d5,f5] ~ [a4,d5,f5] ~", G: "~@4 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@7 [g4,b4,d5] ~ [g4,b4,d5] ~",
  H: "~@4 [g#4,b4,d5,e5] ~@5 [g#4,b4,d5,e5] ~@5", I: "[g#4,b4,d5,e5] ~@5 [g#4,b4,d5,e5] ~@3 [g#4,b4,d5,e5] ~@5",
  J: "~@4 [a4,c#5,e5] ~@11", K: "[c#6 e6@11 ~@4]/2", L: "~@2 [g5,c6,e6]@2 [f5,a#5,d6] [g5,c6,e6]@2 [g5,c6,e6]",
  M: "[[e5,g5,c6]@2 [e5,g5,c6]@2 [d5,f5,a#5] [d5,f5,a#5]@2 [c#5,e5,a5]@3 [c#6,g6]@2 [c#6,g6] g6@2 e6]/2", // C A# A C#dim
  N: "g6@2 a6@2 d#6 d6 ~ c6 a5@2 g5@2 a5@4", O: "[g5,c6,e6]@2 [g5,c6,e6]!3 [a5,d6,f#6]@2 [g#5,b5,e6]",
  P: "e4@3 g#4@2 g#4 b4!2",
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.3).pan(0.1)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A@4 B@7 C B@6 D@4 B@7 C B@6 D@2 A@6 E F B@7 C B@6 D@2 A@6 E F B@7 C B@6 D@2 F D@2 F D@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", C: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~", D: "x ~ x!2", E: "x!8", F: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.4).pan(0.2)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@4 B@7 C B@6 D E@3 B@7 C B@6 D E F@7 G B@7 C B@6 D E F@7 G B@7 C B@6 D E ~ D E ~ D E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "x ~ x!6", D: "~@2 x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", E: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
  F: "x!4", G: "x",
})).gain(0.4).pan(0.2)

// drums · ride bell
const ride_bell = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A@7 B A@5 B ~@4 A@7 B A@5 B ~@2 C D E A F@2 G H A@7 B A@5 B ~@2 C D E A F@2 G H A@7 B A@5 B ~@2 H B ~ H B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x", C: "x ~ x ~ x!4", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", E: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", F: "x!4", G: "x!5 ~ x ~",
  H: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.45).pan(0.2)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@11 A B ~@4 A B ~@10 A B ~@4 A B ~@8 A ~@7 A B ~@4 A B ~@8 A ~@7 A B ~@4 A B ~ A B@2 A B@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", B: "x",
})).gain(0.4).pan(0.2)

stack(electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, bass, rock_organ, kick, snare, ride_bell, crash)

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