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Instant Guitar

The Ventures

KeyG majorTempo160 bpm
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// Instant Guitar — The Ventures
// 160 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 78 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(160/4)

// 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 · acoustic guitar steel · "Rhythm"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  A B@2 C@2 D@2 E F G@2 H@2 I@2 J K L@2 M N I@2 E O G@2 H@2 I@2 E P G@2 H@2 Q@2 E R G@2 H@2 Q@2 E K L@2 S@2 I@2 J T G@2
  H@2 I@2 E K E K J U B@2 C@2 D@2 V W@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [d#3,f#3,a#3,d#4]", B: "[[e2,b2,e3,g3,b3,e4]@7 [e2,b2,e3,g3,b3,e4]]/2",
  C: "[[c3,e3,g3,c4,e4]@7 [c3,e3,g3,c4,e4]]/2", D: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]/2",
  E: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~", // D
  F: "[b2,f#3,a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,d#4,f#4]!2 [b2,f#3,a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [b2,f#3,a3,d#4,f#4]@2", // B7
  G: "[e3@3 ~ [e3,g3,b3,e4]@3 ~ e3@2 [e3,g3,b3,e4]@4 e3@2 [e3,g3,b3,e4]@2 [e3,g3,b3,e4]@2 [e2,b2,e3,g3]@2 [e3,g3,b3,e4]@4 [b2,e3,g3,b3,e4]@2 [e2,b2,e3,g3,b3,e4]@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3,e4]@2, [e2,b2]@7 ~ [e2,b2]@6 [e2,b2]@4 ~@14]/2", // Em E5
  H: "[g3@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ g3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@4 g3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 g3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2, [c3,e3]@7 ~ [c3,e3]@6 [c3,e3]@4 ~@2 [c3,e3]@6 ~@6]/2", // C
  I: "[g3@3 ~ [g3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@3 [g3,c#4,e4]@4 ~@2 [g3,c#4,e4]@2 [g3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c#4,e4]@4 [g3,c#4,e4]@2 [a2,e3,g3,c#4,e4]@2 [g3,c#4,e4]@2, [a2,e3]@7 ~ [a2,e3]@6 [a2,e3]@4 ~@2 [a2,e3]@6 ~@6]/2", // C#dim A7 C#dim A5
  J: "[d3,a3,c4,f#4]@3 ~ [d3,a3,c4,f#4]@3 ~ [d3,a3,c4,f#4]@3 ~ [d3,a3,c4,f#4]@3 ~", // D7
  K: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~", // G
  L: "[f3@3 ~ [f3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@3 [f3,b3,d4,g4]@4 ~@2 [f3,b3,d4,g4]@2 [f3,b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [f3,b3,d4,g4]@4 [f3,b3,d4,g4]@2 [g2,d3,f3,b3,d4,g4]@2 [f3,b3,d4,g4]@2, [g2,d3]@7 ~ [g2,d3]@6 [g2,d3]@4 ~@2 [g2,d3]@6 ~@6]/2", // G7 G5
  M: "g3@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ g3@2 [g3,c4,e4]@4 [c3,e3,g3]@2, [c3,e3]@7 ~ [c3,e3]@6 ~@2", // C
  N: "[c3,g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [c3,g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~ [a#2,f3,a#3,d4]@3 ~", // C B A#
  O: "[b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~ [b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~ [b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~ e2@3 ~", // B
  P: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [f#2,c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4,f#4]@3 ~ [f2,c3,f3,a3,c4,f4]@3 ~", // G F# F
  Q: "[a3@3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4]@4 ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2, [a2,e3]@7 ~ [a2,e3]@6 [a2,e3]@4 ~@2 [a2,e3]@6 ~@6]/2", // A A5
  R: "[b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~ [b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~ [b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~ [b2,f#3,b3,d#4]@3 ~", // B
  S: "[a#3@3 ~ [a#3,c4,e4]@3 ~ a#3@2 [a#3,c4,e4]@4 a#3@2 [a#3,c4,e4]@2 [a#3,c4,e4]@2 a#3@2 [a#3,c4,e4]@4 [a#3,c4,e4]@2 [a#3,c4,e4]@2 [a#3,c4,e4]@2, [c3,e3]@7 ~ [c3,e3]@6 [c3,e3]@4 ~@2 [c3,e3]@6 ~@6]/2", // C7 C
  T: "[b2,f#3,a3,d#4]@3 ~ [b2,f#3,a3,d#4]@3 ~ [b2,f#3,a3,d#4]@3 ~ [b2,f#3,a3,d#4]@3 ~", // B7
  U: "[g2,d3,g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@9 e2@3 ~", // G
  V: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [c3,e3,g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [c3,e3,g3,c4,e4]@3 ~", // D C D C
  W: "[[g2,b2,d3,g3,b3,g4]@3 ~@5 [g2,b2,d3,g3,b3,g4]@16 ~@8]/2", // G
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.43).pan(0.3)

// bass · electric bass pick · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  A B@2 C@2 D@2 E F G@2 H@2 I@2 J K L M N O P@2 Q R S@2 N@2 T@2 U V S@2 N@2 T@2 U W X G H@2 I@2 Y Z AA@2 AB AC AD@2 Q W
  AE G H@2 I@2 AF AG J AH J AI AJ@2 AK@2 AL@2 AM AN@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 d#2", B: "[e2@7 e2]/2", C: "[c2@7 c2]/2", D: "[a1@7 g2]/2", E: "d2!4", F: "b1!4",
  G: "e2@3 ~@3 g2@2 b2@2 b2@2 c3@2 b2@2", H: "c2@3 ~@3 e2@2 g2@2 g2@2 a2@2 g2@2",
  I: "a1@3 ~@3 c#2@2 e2@2 e2@2 f#2@2 e2@2", J: "d2@3 ~@3 f#2@2 a2@2 a2@2 b2@2 a2@2", K: "g2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ d2@3 ~",
  L: "g1@3 ~ b1@2 b1@2 d2@3 ~ e2@2 e2@2", M: "g2@3 ~ f2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ d2@3 ~", N: "c2@3 ~ c2@2 e2@2 g2@3 ~ a2@2 g2@2",
  O: "c3@3 ~ c2@2 e2@2 g2@2 g2@2 a2@2 g2@2", P: "a1@3 ~ c#2@2 c#2@2 e2@3 ~ f#2@2 e2@2",
  Q: "d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~", R: "b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ d#2@3 ~", S: "e2@3 ~ e2@2 g2@2 b2@3 ~ c3@2 b2@2",
  T: "a1@3 ~ a1@2 c#2@2 e2@3 ~ f#2@2 e2@2", U: "d2@3 ~ d2@2 f#2@2 a2@3 ~ b2@2 a2@2", V: "g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~ f2@3 ~",
  W: "b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@2 a1@2 g1@2 f#1@2", X: "e1@3 ~ e2@2 g2@2 b2@3 ~ c3@2 b2@2",
  Y: "d2@3 ~ d2@2 f#2@2 a2@2 a2@2 b2@2 a2@2", Z: "g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~", AA: "g1!2 b1!2 d2!2 e2 d2",
  AB: "c2!2 e2!2 g2!2 a2 g2", AC: "~@2 g2@2 a2@2 a2@2 g2@3 ~ a2@3 ~", AD: "a1!2 c#2!2 e2!2 f#2 e2",
  AE: "e1@3 ~@3 g2@2 b2@2 b2@2 c3@2 b2@2", AF: "d2!2 ~ f#2 a2!2 b2 a2", AG: "g2@3 ~@3 b2@2 d3@2 d3@2 e3@2 d3@2",
  AH: "g1@3 ~@3 b1@2 d2@2 d2@2 e2@2 d2@2", AI: "g1@3 ~@9 d#2@3 ~", AJ: "[e2@27 ~ e2@3 ~]/2", AK: "[c2@27 ~ c2@3 ~]/2",
  AL: "[a1@27 ~ g2@3 ~]/2", AM: "d2@3 ~ c2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ c2@3 ~", AN: "[g1@3 ~@5 g1@16 ~@8]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.36).pan(0.7)

// other · electric guitar jazz · "Lead  8va + bends"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note("<~@27 A B ~@4 C D E ~@5 F G H I ~@14 E ~@16 J@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ a#4", B: "f4@3 ~@13", C: "d5", D: "a4!2 ~@2", E: "~@2 a#4 ~", F: "d5@3 g5", G: "b5@2 b5@2 a5 g5@2 e5",
  H: "~ e5@3 e5@2 b4@2", I: "e5@2 c5 g4 e4 a4 g4 e4", J: "[~ [g4,b4,e5,g5]@2 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@8 A B@59 C ~ D ~@4 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!2", B: "x!2", C: "x", D: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~ [x!4]!7 [x!2 ~@2] ~@60 [x!4] [x!3 ~] [x!4]!4 ~@3>").gain(0.25)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A ~ A ~ A ~ B C D E@7 F E@7 G E@15 H E@7 F E@7 I E@11 J ~ A ~ A ~ A K L ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@7 x", C: "x!4", D: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x!5 ~ x ~", E: "~ x ~ x", F: "~@4 x ~@3 x!3 ~@5",
  G: "x!5 ~ x ~@9", H: "x!7 ~ x!5 ~ x ~", I: "x!7 ~@9", J: "x ~@2 x", K: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", L: "x!2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A@7 ~ B@7 C ~@8 B@23 C ~@8 B@11 ~ A@6 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!8", C: "x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@16 A ~@7 B ~@23 A ~@7 B ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!3 ~", B: "~@8 x!5 ~ x ~",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@57 x ~@20>").gain(0.4)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~ A ~ A ~ A ~@11 B@7 C ~@24 B@7 C ~@12 A ~ A ~ A ~ D E ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!8", C: "x!4 ~@4", D: "x!3 ~", E: "x!2",
})).gain(0.4)

stack(acoustic_guitar_steel, bass, electric_guitar_jazz, kick, kick_soft, snare, hihat, mid_tom, crash, ride)

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