Strudelify

Bulldog

The Ventures

KeyA majorTempo152 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Bulldog — The Ventures
// 152 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 101 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): guitar program 29, guitar program 27.
setcpm(152/4)

// 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
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A@3 B A C A D E F G H@2 F I J K C A L M N O P Q F C R S T U V E W A X Y E A Z A C A AA M AB A AC Q AD AE J ~@28 M AF O
  AG Y AH I AI A C A AA M AJ O AK Y AL AM AN ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a2,e3]!8", B: "[a2,e3]!16", C: "[a2,e3]!3 [a2,e3]@2 [a2,e3]!3", D: "[a2,e3]!6 [c3,g3] [c#3,g#3]", E: "[d3,a3]!8",
  F: "[d3,a3]!3 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]!3", G: "~ [a2,e3]!7",
  H: "[[a2,e3]!3 [a2,e3]@2 [a2,e3]!2 [e3,b3]@3 [e3,b3] [e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3]!3]/2", I: "[a2,e3]!7 ~",
  J: "[d4,f#4,b4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,b4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,b4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~@3", K: "[a2,e3]!3 ~ [a2,e3]!4",
  L: "[a2,e3]!4 [c3,g3]!4", M: "[d3,a3]!2 [d3,b3] [d3,a3]!3 [d3,b3] [d3,a3]", N: "[d3,a3]!2 [d3,b3] [d3,a3]!5",
  O: "[a2,e3]!2 [a2,f#3] [a2,e3]!3 [a2,f#3] [a2,e3]", P: "[a2,e3]!2 [a2,f#3] [a2,e3]@2 [a2,e3] [d3,a3] [d#3,a#3]",
  Q: "[e3,b3]!3 [e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3]!3", // E5
  R: "[d4,f#4,b4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,b4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,b4]@3 ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~@3", // Bm
  S: "[a2,e3]!3 ~ [a2,e3] ~ [a2,e3]!2", T: "[a2,e3]!4 ~ [a2,e3]!2 ~", U: "~@4 [a2,e3]!4",
  V: "[a2,e3]!4 ~ [a2,e3] [c3,g3] [c#3,g#3]", W: "[d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 ~@2 [d3,a3]!2 [c3,g3]!4",
  X: "[a2,e3]!4 ~ [a2,e3] [c3,g3] [d3,a3]", Y: "[e3,b3]!8", Z: "[d4,f#4,b4] [d4,f#4,b4]@14 ~",
  AA: "[a2,e3]!8 [c3,g3]!8", AB: "[d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,b3]@2 [d3,a3]@4 [d3,a3,d4]!4 [c3,g3]!2",
  AC: "[a2,e3]!12 [a2,e3]@2 [d3,a3]@2", AD: "[e3,b3] [d3,a3]!2 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]!3", AE: "[a2,e3]!6 ~@2",
  AF: "[d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,b3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]!6 [d3,a3]@2", // D5 G D5
  AG: "[a2,e3]!2 [a2,f#3] [a2,e3]!3 [d3,a3] [d#3,a#3]", // A5 D A5 D5 D#5
  AH: "[e3,b3]@2 [d3,a3]!2 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@4 [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]@2 ~@2", // E5 D5
  AI: "[d4,f#4,b4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,b4] ~@2 [d4,f#4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~ [d4,f#4,b4] ~@3", // Bm
  AJ: "[d3,a3]!2 [d3,b3] [d3,a3]@2 [d3,a3]!3", AK: "[a2,e3]!2 [a2,f#3] [a2,e3]@2 [a2,e3] [c3,g3] [d3,a3]",
  AL: "[e3,b3] [d3,a3]!5 [d3,a3]@2", AM: "[e3,a3,c#4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4] ~",
  AN: "[e3,a3,c#4]@3 [e3,a3,c#4] [e3,a3,c#4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,a4]@2 ~@6", // A
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.25).pan(0.1)

// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B C B C D E F G H I J K F L F M D N F O H P Q R S@3 T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF AG AH AE X AI AJ AE AK AL
  AM AN AD AO AP AE X Y AP AQ AK AL AM AR AD AS@2 AE X AT AU AE AK AV AM AR AD AW AX AY AM AZ BA BB AK AC C AE AM AO N
  AE X BC BD BE BF ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 c2@3 d2@2 c#2@2 b1@2]/2", B: "a1@2 a2@2 g2@2 e2!2", C: "a1!2 a2 g2@2 g2 e2!2", D: "d2@2 d3!2 c3!2 a2!2",
  E: "d2!2 d3@2 ~ c3 a2 g#2", F: "a1@2 a2!2 g2!2 e2!2", G: "a1!2 a2 g2@3 e2 d2", H: "e2!2 e3!2 d3!2 b2!2",
  I: "d2 ~ d2@2 d3@2 c3@4 c3@2 a2@2 g#2@2", J: "a1@2 a2!2 g2!2 a2 ~", K: "e2 ~@3 e2@2 e2@2", L: "a1@2 a2 g2@3 e2!2",
  M: "a1@2 a2 g2@2 g2 e2!2", N: "d2!2 d3 c3@2 c3 a2!2", O: "a1!2 a2 g2@2 g2 e2 d2", P: "d2@2 d3 c3@2 c3 a2 g#2",
  Q: "a1@5 ~ c2@2 e2@2 e2@2 f#2@2 f#2@2", R: "e2!6 g2 g#2", S: "a2!2 g2 e2 a2!2 g2 e2", T: "a2!2 g2 a2@2 g2 e2 d2",
  U: "d3!2 c3 ~ d3!2 c3 a2", V: "d3!2 c3!2 ~ c3 b2 g2", W: "a2!2 g2!2 a2!2 g2 e2", X: "a2!2 g2!2 f#2!2 f2!2",
  Y: "e2!3 g#2 b2!3 g#2", Z: "d2 d3 c3 a2 c3!2 a2 g2", AA: "a2!6 g2 e2", AB: "e2 e2@2 e2 e2@2 e2!2 g2!2 e2@2 d2@2 c2@2",
  AC: "a1@2 a1 c2 e2!2 f#2 e2", AD: "a1 a2 g2 f#2 e2 d2 c#2 b1", AE: "a1@2 a1 c2 e2!2 f#2!2",
  AF: "a2@2 a2@2 d2@2 c2@4 c2@2 d2!2 c2@2", AG: "d2@2 d2 e2 a2!2 b2!2", AH: "d2@2 d2 f#2 a2!2 b2 f#2",
  AI: "e2@2 e2 g#2 b2!2 c#3 b2", AJ: "d2@2 d3 c3@2 g2 e2 d2", AK: "e2!2 d2!2 c#2!2 b1!2",
  AL: "a1@5 ~ c#2@2 e2@2 e2@2 f#2@2 f#2@2", AM: "a2!2 g2!2 f#2!2 e2!2", AN: "d2!2 c#2!2 b1!4",
  AO: "d2@2 d2 f#2 a2!2 b2 a2", AP: "d2!3 f#2 a2!2 b2 f#2", AQ: "a1!3 c#2 e2!2 f#2!2", AR: "d2!2 c#2!2 b1!2 a#1!2",
  AS: "d2@4 d2@2 f#2@2 a2@2 a2@2 b2 a2 f#2@2", AT: "e2!3 g#2 b2!2 c#3 b2", AU: "d2!3 f#2 a2!2 b2 a2",
  AV: "a1!2 c#2!2 e2!2 f#2!2", AW: "d2!3 f#2 a2!2 b2!2", AX: "d3!2 c3 b2@2 b2 a2!2", AY: "a2 a1!2 c2 e2!2 f#2!2",
  AZ: "e2@2 e2@2 e2@2 g#2@2 b2@2 b2@2 c#3 b2 g#2@2", BA: "d2@2 d2@2 d2@2 f#2@2 a2@2 a2@2 b2 a2 e2@2",
  BB: "a1@2 a1 c#2 e2!2 f#2!2", BC: "e2@2 e2 g#2 b2!3 g#2", BD: "d2@2 d3!2 c3!2 g2 g#2", BE: "a1 ~ c#2 ~ d2 ~ f#2 ~",
  BF: "a2!2 ~ a2 a2@2 a2@2 a2@7 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.52).pan(0.9)

// chords · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note("<~@54 A@2 B@2 A C D B A E ~@12 F@3 G ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a2,e3]!8", B: "[d3,a3]!8", C: "[a2,e3]!6 [c3,g3] [d3,a3]", D: "[e3,b3]!8", E: "[e3,b3]!7 ~",
  F: "[a2,e3]!2 [a2,f#3] [a2,e3]!3 [a2,f#3] [a2,e3]", G: "[a2,e3]!2 [a2,f#3] [a2,e3] [c3,g3]!3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.19).pan(0.1)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B@3 C B C B C B C B C B@3 C B C B C B C B@3 C D E D E D E D E D E C B@2 C B C B C B C B@4 D@12 F@11 G F@3 G B@9 C
  B C B C B C B@3 H I
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "x!4", C: "x!3 ~", D: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", E: "x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", F: "x!2", G: "x!8", H: "~ x", I: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.4).pan(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A B C B D B D B D B D B D B E B D B D B D B D B@3 D F@10 D E B G B G B G B G B@3 H F@23 I B@3 J B@9 D B D B D B D B
  K L M N
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!3 ~ x ~", B: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~", C: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2", D: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~", E: "x!16", F: "~ x ~ x",
  G: "~@4 x ~ x ~@3 x!3 ~ x ~", H: "x!5 ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x ~", I: "x!8", J: "~@7 x", K: "~@2 x!2 ~@4", L: "x!4",
  M: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@9", N: "~@12 x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.4).pan(0.4)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@98 [x!4] [~ x] ~>").gain(0.4).pan(0.4)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A B A B A B A B A B A B C ~ A B A B A B A B A@3 B A D@9 B ~ A B A B A B A B A@3 ~ A@27 C A@9 B A B A B A B A@2 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!5 ~@3", C: "x!7 ~", D: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.45).pan(0.4)

stack(electric_guitar_clean, bass, electric_guitar_muted, kick, snare, crash, ride)

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