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// Behind Blue Eyes — The Who
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 11 "Acoustic Guitar II" acoustic guitar steel (copy of ch 3 "Acoustic Guitar I" acoustic guitar steel, 0.083 beats late); ch 15 "Acoustic Guitar IV" acoustic guitar nylon (copy of ch 14 "Acoustic Guitar III" acoustic guitar nylon, 0.083 beats late)
// note: Full arrangement: all 115 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): Electric Guitar II, Electric Guitar III.
setcpm(120/4)
// 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 · "Acoustic Guitar I"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
A@2 B C D E F@2 G@2 H@2 D E F@2 G@2 I J K L M N K L O P Q R S T U V W X Y X D E F@2 G@2 H@2 D E F@2 G@2 I J K L M N K
L O P Q R S T U V W X ~@34 D@3 E F@2 G@2 Z@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@6 a3 ~@2 b3 a3 ~ b3 a3 ~ e3, ~@2 e3@3 b3@2 ~ e4@3 ~@3 b3@2, ~@3 a3@3 ~ e3@4 e3@4 ~]/2",
B: "~@2 a3 b3 ~ e3 ~ e3, ~ e3@4 ~@3, ~@4 a3@3 ~", C: "~@2 a3 ~ b3 a3 e3 ~, ~ e3@5 ~@2, ~@3 e4@3 ~@2",
D: "~@2 g3 ~ b3 g3 e3 g3, ~@3 e4@4 ~", E: "~@2 b3 ~ d4 b3 g3 b3, ~@3 g4@4 ~",
F: "[~@2 d4 ~ d4 a3 ~@2 d4 ~ d4 ~@2 d4 a3 ~, ~@2 a3@8 ~@2 f#3@4 ~@2 g4@5 ~ f#4@6 ~@2, ~@3 f#4@4 a3@4 a3@3 ~@2]/2",
G: "~ g3 d4 ~ d4 c4 g3 a3, ~@3 e4@4 ~", H: "~ e3 b3 ~ b3 a3 e3 a3, ~@3 e4@5", I: "[e3,b3,e4] ~",
J: "[e3,b3,e4] [e3,b3] [e3,b3,e4] [e3,b3] [e3,b3,e4] [e3,b3] [e3,b3]@2 [e3,b3,e4]@4 [e3,b3,e4]@4", // E5
K: "e3@4 e3@4 e3@4 [g3,c4,e4]!2 [g3,c4,e4]@2, [g3,c4,e4] ~", L: "[f#3,a3,d4]@4 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]!2",
M: "[g3,b3,d4]!4", N: "[g3,b3,d4]!4 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@4",
O: "[e3,g#3,b3,e4]@2 e3@2 e3!4", // E
P: "[g#3,b3,e4] [g#3,b3] [g#3,b3,e4] [g#3,b3] [g#3,b3,e4] [g#3,b3] [g#3,b3]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@4 [g#3,b3,e4]@4", // E G#m E G#m E G#m E
Q: "[f#3,b3,d4]@8 ~@4 [f#3,b3,d4]!2 [f#3,b3,d4]@2", R: "[f#3,b3,d4]!4", S: "[g3,c4,e4]!4",
T: "[g3,c4,e4]!4 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@4 [g3,c4,e4]@4", U: "[f#3,a3,d4]!4",
V: "[f#3,a3,d4]!4 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@4 [f#3,a3,d4]@4", W: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~",
X: "[a3,c#4,e4] [a3,c#4] [a3,c#4,e4] [a3,c#4] [a3,c#4,e4] [a3,c#4] [a3,c#4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@4 [a3,c#4,e4]@4", // A
Y: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@3", Z: "[~@3 e4@13, ~ e3@15, ~ b3@7]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.22).pan(0)
// bass · fretless bass · "Bass Guitar I"
const bass = note(`<
~@19 A B C D@2 B C E F G@2 H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W P Q R S T U V A B C D@2 B C E F G@2 H I J K L M X Y X Y X Y
Z AA AB AC AB Y X Y X Y X Y Z AA AB AC AB Y AD AE AD AE AF AG AF AH AF AH AI P@3 R S T U AJ@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 a1 b1", B: "c2", C: "d2", D: "[g1 b1@5 g1 b1]/2", E: "e2@4 e2!4", F: "e2!4 e1@2 g#1@2", G: "[b1@6 b1!2]/2",
H: "c2@7 g2", I: "b2 a2@2 g2 f2 d2 c2@2", J: "d2@7 g2", K: "a2@2 a2@4 f2@2 d2@2 c2@2 a1@3 ~", L: "a1@4 a1!4",
M: "a1!4 a1@2 a1@2", N: "a1!8", O: "a1!2 a1@2", P: "e2!2", Q: "g1!2", R: "d2!2", S: "d2@2 f#1 a1", T: "c2!2",
U: "c2@2 c2!2", V: "a1@6 a1!2", W: "a1!2", X: "e2 e2@2 e2 e2@2 ~ b2", Y: "b2@2 ~ a2 a2@2 ~ e2",
Z: "e2@2 ~ e2 e2@2 ~ b2", AA: "b2@2 ~ g2 g2@2 ~ d2", AB: "d2@2 ~ d2 d2@2 ~ b2", AC: "b2@2 ~ a2 a2@2 ~ d2",
AD: "e2@3 e2!2 e2@2 d2", AE: "d2@3 d2 c#2 c#2@3", AF: "b1@3 b1 b1@3 a1", AG: "~ g1 ~ g1!2 ~@3",
AH: "~ g1 ~ g1!2 ~@2 b1", AI: "e2@3 e2 e2@3 e2", AJ: "a1/2",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.63)
// other · synth strings 1 · "Synthesizer I"
const synth_strings_1 = note("<~@39 A B@2 C@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 ~@15 D ~@45>".pickRestart({
A: "b3", B: "a3", C: "g3", D: "b4",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.34)
// chords · distortion guitar · "Electric Guitar I"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
~@70 A B A B A B A C D E D E A B A B A B A C D E D E A B A F G H G H G I J@3 ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[g#3,b3,e4]@3 [g#3,b3,e4]!2 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]", B: "[f#3,b3,d4]@3 [f#3,b3,d4] [a3,c#4,e4] [a3,c#4,e4]@3",
C: "[f#3,b3,d4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]!2 [g3,b3,d4]@3", D: "[f#3,a3,d4]@3 [f#3,a3,d4]!2 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4]",
E: "[f#3,b3,d4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4]!2 [a3,c#4,e4]@3", // Bm A
F: "[f#3,b3,d4]@6 [f#3,b3,d4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@5 [f#3,b3,d#4]", G: "[f#3,b3,d#4]@7 [a3,c#4,e4]",
H: "~@2 [e3,g#3,b3]@2 ~@2 [e3,g#3]@2 [e3,g#3]@2 ~@5 [f#3,b3,d#4]", I: "~ [e3,g#3,b3] ~ [e3,g#3]!2 g3 e3 g3",
J: "e2 b2 g3 e4 b3 g3 e3 g3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.35).pan(0.3)
// bass · acoustic bass · "Bass Guitar II"
const bass_2 = note("<~@70 A B A B A B C D E F E B A B A B A B C D E F E B G H G H I J I K I J ~@11>".pickRestart({
A: "e2 e2@2 e2 e2@2 ~ b2", B: "b2@2 ~ a2 a2@2 ~ e2", C: "e2@2 ~ e2 e2@2 ~ b2", D: "b2@2 ~ g2 g2@2 ~ d2",
E: "d2@2 ~ d2 d2@2 ~ b2", F: "b2@2 ~ a2 a2@2 ~ d2", G: "e2@3 e2!2 e2@2 d2", H: "d2@3 d2 c#2 c#2@3",
I: "b1@3 b1 b1@3 a1", J: "~ g1 ~ g1!2 ~@3", K: "~ g1 ~ g1!2 ~@2 b1",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.63)
// chords · distortion guitar · "Electric Guitar III"
const distortion_guitar_2 = note("<~@70 A B C D ~@8 E@3 D ~@29>".pickRestart({
A: "~@2 g#3@2 ~@2 b3 e4", B: "~@3 c#4", C: "~@6 b4 e5", D: "~@3 e4",
E: "[~@6 b3 e4@2 d4@2 g#3 ~@3 c#4@3 g#3@2 ~@2 b4 e5, ~@7 g#3 ~@4]/3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.56).pan(0.7)
// other · acoustic guitar nylon · "Acoustic Guitar III"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
A ~ B C D E F G H@2 I@2 D E F G H@2 J ~@2 K L M ~ K N O P Q ~@4 J ~ J ~ D E F G H@2 I@2 D E F G H@2 J ~@2 K L M ~ K N
O P Q ~@4 J ~@35 D@3 E F G H@2 R@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ b2@4 ~@3, e2", B: "b2@3 b2", C: "b2@6 ~ b2", D: "~ b2@7, e2", E: "~ d3@7, g2", F: "d3", G: "~@7 d3", H: "c3",
I: "a2", J: "a2@2 a2!6", K: "d3@2 d3@2 d3@2 d3!2", L: "d3!4", M: "d3!4 d3@2 d3@2 d3@4 d3@4", N: "e2@2 e2@2 e2!4",
O: "e2!6 e2@2 e2@4 e2@4", P: "b2!3 ~", Q: "b2!4", R: "a2/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.28).pan(0)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@69 A B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B D E F G H G I G I J K@3 ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x!8", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2", C: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x", D: "x ~ x ~ x ~@9 x!2", E: "x ~@3 x ~@9 x!2",
F: "x ~@3 x ~ x ~@5 x!4", G: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", H: "~ x ~ x!5", I: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@3", J: "x!3 ~", K: "x!2",
})).gain(0.63)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@69 A B@25 C@2 B@2 ~ B ~ B ~ D E@3 ~@7>".pickRestart({
A: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x!4", B: "~ x", C: "~@6 x!4 ~@4 x!2", D: "~@2 x!2", E: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.63)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
~@71 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ B C D ~ E ~ F ~ G H ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@15 x", B: "~@8 x!2 ~@3 x!2 ~", C: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@4 x!2 ~@2", D: "~@14 x!2", E: "~@3 x!2 ~@3",
F: "~@6 x ~ x!2 ~ x ~ x!3", G: "~@6 x ~ x ~@2 x!5", H: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.63)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
~@69
[x ~@3 x ~@4 x ~ x ~@4]
[~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2]!25
~@2
[~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x]
~@6
[~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~]
~@10
>`).gain(0.63)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
~@70 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C@2 A B D B E B F ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@14 x!2", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@10 x!4 ~@2", D: "~ x ~@6", E: "~ x ~@3 x!2 ~", F: "~@2 x ~@6 x!3 ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.63)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@70 [~@3 x!2 ~ x ~]!25 ~@2 [x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~] ~@6 [~@3 x!2 ~@2 x] [x!8]!3 ~@7>")
.gain(0.63)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@95 [~@10 x!2 ~@4] [~@11 x ~@4] ~@18>").gain(0.63)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@69 A B@28 C D C D C D B ~@7 E ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x", B: "x", C: "x ~@6 x", D: "~ x ~ x!2 ~@3", E: "x!9 ~@7",
})).gain(0.63)
// drums · crash · soft notes
const crash_soft = s("cr").struct(`<
~@19 A ~@6 B C B ~@6 A ~ A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@2 A ~@3 B A ~@6 B ~@46
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x", B: "x", C: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.42)
// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@11 A ~@7 A B@7 A B@7 A C A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 A B@7 ~@46>".pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x!6 ~@3 x ~@3", B: "x!2", C: "x ~ x!6",
})).gain(0.42)
// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct("<~@11 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~ A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@53>".pickRestart({
A: "x!3 ~@13",
})).gain(0.21)
stack(
acoustic_guitar_steel, bass, synth_strings_1, distortion_guitar, bass_2, distortion_guitar_2, acoustic_guitar_nylon,
kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, crash_soft, tambourine, tambourine_soft
)
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