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Shes an Angel

They Might Be Giants

KeyE majorTempo86 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Shes an Angel — They Might Be Giants
// 86 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: metre changes (4/4 at bar 1, 2/4 at bar 16, 4/4 at bar 17, 2/4 at bar 40, ...) are rendered on a constant 4/4 grid of one bar per cycle
// note: Full arrangement: all 53 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(86/4)

// 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 jazz · "Guitar"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
  ~@9 A B C D E F D G H I J@6 ~@8 K@3 F D E F L M L N O P O Q L M L N R
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 [e4,g#4] [f#4,g#4,a4,b4]", B: "[a4,c#5]@4 e5 [f#4,g#4,a4,b4,c#5,d#5] [e4,g#4,b4]@9 [c#4,d#4,e4,f#4]",
  C: "[b3,d#4]@6 [a3,c#4,e4]@8 [d#4,f#4] [e4,f#4,g#4,a4]", D: "[g#4,b4]@7 [e4,f#4,g#4,a4] [d#4,f#4]@7 [b3,c#4,d#4,e4]",
  E: "[c#4,e4]@6 [d#4,f#4] [e4,f#4,g#4,a4] [g#4,b4]@7 [e4,f#4,g#4,a4]", // C#m D#m F#m7 G#m F#m7
  F: "[d#4,f#4]@7 [b3,c#4,d#4,e4] [c#4,e4]@6 [d#4,f#4] [e4,f#4,g#4,a4]", // D#m C#m7 C#m D#m F#m7
  G: "[c#4,e4]@6 [d#4,f#4] [e4,f#4,g#4,a4] [g#4,b4]@7 [c#4,e4,g#4]", H: "[b3,d#4] [a3,c#4]",
  I: "~ [c#4,d#4,e4,f#4] [e4,g#4]@2 [d#4,f#4]@3 [e4,f#4,g#4,a4] [g#4,b4]@7 [c#4,e4,g#4]", // D#m7 E D#m F#m7 G#m C#m
  J: "[[b3,d#4]@8 [a3,c#4]@10 [g#3,c#4]@3 [f#3,b3]@3 [b3,d#4]@10 [a3,c#4]@4 [b3,c#4,e4,f#4] [d#4,e4,g#4,a4] [g#4,b4]@10 [d#4,f#4]@3 [d#4,f#4]@3 [b3,d#4]@10 [a3,c#4]@4 [b3,c#4,e4,f#4] [d#4,e4,g#4,a4] [g#4,b4]@10 [b3,e4]@3 [b3,d#4]@3 ~@8]/6", // B A C#5 B5 B A Bsus4 Emaj7 …
  K: "[~@6 [e4,g#4] [f#4,g#4,a4,b4] [a4,c#5]@4 e5 [f#4,g#4,a4,b4,c#5,d#5] [e4,g#4,b4]@9 [c#4,d#4,e4,f#4] [b3,d#4]@6 [a3,c#4,e4]@8 [d#4,f#4] [e4,f#4,g#4,a4] [g#4,b4]@7 [e4,f#4,g#4,a4]]/3", // E G#m7 A G#m7 E D#m7 B A …
  L: "[g#4,b4]@7 [c#4,e4,g#4] [b3,d#4]@8", M: "[a3,c#4]@9 [c#4,d#4,e4,f#4] [e4,g#4]@2 [d#4,f#4]@3 [e4,f#4,g#4,a4]",
  N: "[a3,c#4]@10 [g#3,c#4]@3 [f#3,b3]@3", O: "[b3,d#4]@10 [a3,c#4]@4 [b3,c#4,e4,f#4] [d#4,e4,g#4,a4]",
  P: "[g#4,b4]@10 [d#4,f#4]@3 [d#4,f#4]@3", Q: "[g#4,b4]@10 [b3,e4]@3 [b3,d#4]@3",
  R: "[g#3,e4]@3 ~ [g#3,e4]@3 ~ [g#3,e4]@5 ~@3", // C#m
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.12)

// chords · bandoneon · "Accordian"
const bandoneon = note("<~@16 A B C B D E F E G ~@15 H I H I B H B H@2 I H I J>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 [e4,g#4,b4,e5]!8", B: "[d#4,f#4,b4,d#5]!8 [c#4,e4,a4,b4,c#5]!8",
  C: "[c#4,e4,g#4,c#5]!4 [d#4,f#4,b4,d#5]!4 [e4,g#4,b4,e5]!8", D: "[c#4,e4,g#4,c#5]!4 [d#4,f#4,b4,d#5]!12",
  E: "[c#4,e4,a4,b4,c#5]!8 [e4,g#4,b4,e5]!8", F: "[d#4,f#4,b4,d#5]!16", G: "[d#4,f#4,b4,d#5]!8 ~@8",
  H: "[e4,g#4,b4,e5]!8 [d#4,f#4,b4,d#5]!8", I: "[c#4,e4,a4,b4,c#5]!8 [c#4,e4,g#4,c#5]!4 [d#4,f#4,b4,d#5]!4",
  J: "[e4,g#4,b4,e5]@3 ~ [e4,g#4,b4,e5]@3 ~ [e4,g#4,b4,e5]@5 ~@3", // E
})).s("gm_bandoneon").gain(0.08)

// bass · slap bass 1 · "Bass"
const bass = note("<A@10 B C D B C D E F G F H I J I K L@8 M D B C D B N O P O P Q R Q R O P O P S>".pickRestart({
  A: "b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@5 ~@3", B: "a1 ~ a1@2 a2 a1@2 ~ e1 ~ e1@2 e2 e1@2 ~",
  C: "b1 ~ b1@2 b2 b1@2 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 a2 a1@2 ~", D: "e1 ~ e1@2 e2 e1@2 ~ b1 ~ b1@2 b2 b1@2 ~",
  E: "a1@2 a1@2 a2 a1 a1@2 e1@3 ~@5", F: "~@2 b1@2 ~ b1@2 ~ a1@3 ~@5", G: "~@2 c#2@2 ~ b1@2 ~ e1@3 ~@5",
  H: "~@2 c#2@2 ~ b1@2 ~ b1@3 ~@5", I: "~@2 a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ g#1@3 ~@5", J: "~@2 b1@2 ~ b1@2 ~ b1@3 ~@5",
  K: "~@2 b1@2 ~ b1@2 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~", L: "b1@5 ~@3 b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~", M: "b1@5 ~@3 a1 ~ a1@2 a2 a1@2 ~",
  N: "b1 ~ b1@2 b2 b1@2 ~ a1@2 a1@2 a2 a1 a1@2", O: "e1@3 ~@7 b1@2 ~ b1@2 ~", P: "a1@3 ~@7 c#2@2 ~ b1@2 ~",
  Q: "b1@3 ~@7 a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~", R: "g#1@3 ~@7 b1@2 ~ b1@2 ~", S: "e1@3 ~ e1@3 ~ e1@5 ~@3",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@10 B@6 C D@8 E@8 F B@6 G@12 A>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!3 ~", B: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", C: "x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~", D: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", E: "x ~ x!2", F: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2",
  G: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@16 [~@3 x] [~ x ~ x]!7 [~ x ~@2] ~@15 [~ x ~ x]!12 ~>").gain(0.48)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@10 [~ x ~ x]!6 [x!2 ~ x!4 ~@9] ~@16 [~@3 x] [~ x ~ x]!5 [~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x!4 ~] ~@13>")
  .gain(0.48)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@10 A@6 B C@7 D ~@8 E F@5 G C@12 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x ~", B: "~@2 x ~@4 x!9", C: "x!16", D: "x!8 ~@8", E: "~@10 x ~@3 x!2",
  F: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!2", G: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4 x",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@9 A ~@6 B C@7 D ~@8 E ~@6 C@12 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@11 x ~@4", C: "~@3 x ~@7 x ~@4", D: "~@3 x ~@12", E: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@10 [~ x ~ x]!6 ~@17 [~@3 x] [~ x ~ x]!5 [~ x ~@2] ~@13>").gain(0.48)

stack(electric_guitar_jazz, bandoneon, bass, kick, clap, snare, hihat, ride, tambourine)

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