Strudelify

Unpretty

TLC

KeyC majorTempo177 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Unpretty — TLC
// 177 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 187 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(177/4)

// 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.

// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A
  B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D
  A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C
  D A B C D A ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c2", B: "b1 g1", C: "f1", D: "a1 g1",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.51).pan(0.4)

// chords · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<~@2 A B@2 C D@2 E F G@2 H@6 ~@169>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ [c4,e4]", B: "[[b3,d4]@8 [c4,e4]@7 a3@7 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~@8]/2", C: "a3@2 g3@2 e3@2 c3 ~ c4@2 a3@2 g3@2 e3 ~",
  D: "[c4@15 b3@8 ~ c4@8]/2", E: "a3@15 ~", F: "a3 g3 e3 d3 ~@4", G: "[[c4,e4]@15 [b3,d4]@8 e4@9, ~@23 c4@7 ~@2]/2",
  H: "[[a3,c4]@24 [b3,d4]@7 [c4,e4]@16 [b3,d4]@8 [c4,e4]@8 [a3,c4]@25 [b3,d4]@8]/6", // Am Bm C Bm C Am Bm
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.24).pan(0.3)

// chords · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~@6 A@4 B C D@2 E C F@2 G ~@47 B C D@2 E C F@2 G ~@47 B C D@2 E C F@2 H C D@2 E C F@2 G ~@48
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3@21 f3@2 g3@9]/4", B: "[g3,c4,e4]!2 [g3,c4,e4]@6", C: "g3 b3 d4@2 g3 c4 e4@2",
  D: "[a3@3 [c4,g4]!4 [c4,g4]@2 d4 e4 g4 b4 g4 d4 b3]/2", E: "[g3,c4,e4]",
  F: "[a3@3 [c4,g4]!4 [c4,g4]@5 d4 c4 a3 g3]/2", G: "a3 g3", H: "[g3,c4,e4]!2 g3@2 g3@4, a3 ~, ~ [c4,e4]@3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.17)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C E F@2 C D A B C D G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G
  H I@2 G H I@2 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2
  G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H I@2 G H
  I@2 G H I@2 G J ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c4,g4,c5]@2 g4 c5 c5@4", B: "[b3,b4] d4 g4 b4 [g3,c5] b4 g4 e4", C: "a3 c4 f4 a4 a4@4",
  D: "a3 c4 f4 a4 [b3,b4] g4 d4 b3", E: "a3 c4 f4 a4 [b3,g4,b4] g4 d4 b3, a4@3 ~@5",
  F: "[[c4,g4,c5]@2 g4 c5 c5@4 [b3,b4] d4 g4 b4 [g3,c5] b4 g4 e4, e4@15 ~@17, ~@8 g3@13 ~@11]/2", // C5 B C5
  G: "[g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~, c3@5 ~@3", // C
  H: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,c4,e4] ~@3, b2@6 ~@2 g2@7 ~", // G C
  I: "[[a3,c4,f4]!2 [a3,c4]!2 ~ [a3,c4,f4] [a3,c4,f4]@2 [a3,c4,f4] [a3,c4]!2 ~ [g3,b3,d4]!3 ~, f2@23 ~ [g2,d3]@8, [c3,f3]@16 [c3,f3]@7 ~@9, ~@2 f4@2 ~@5 f4@2 ~@5]/2", // F Am F Am G G5 F5
  J: "[g3,b3,d4] ~@7, b2@3 ~@5", // G
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.17).pan(0.6)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel
const acoustic_guitar_steel_2 = note(`<
  ~@18 A B C D A B C D E F G H I J K L M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 ~ O P@2 ~@4 A B C
  D A B C D E F G H I J K L M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 ~@16 Q R S@2 Q R S@2 Q R S@2
  Q R S@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 M@2 N@2 T ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ e4@7, c3, ~ [g3,c4]@15", B: "~ b3@3 ~ e4@3, b2 g2, ~ [g3,d4]@7 ~ [g3,c4]@7", C: "~ c4@7, f2, ~ [f3,a3]@15",
  D: "[f3,a3,c4] [g2,g3]", E: "~ [c4,e4]@15, g3", F: "d4 g3", G: "~ [a3,c4]@15, f3", H: "~ a3@5 a3@2 g3@8, f3@3 ~@5",
  I: "~ c4@7 g3@8, g3 ~", J: "~ b3@7 g3@8, g3 ~", K: "[f3,a3]@4 [f3,a3,c4,e4]@4 [a3,c4,e4]@2 [a3,c4,e4]!3 [a3,c4,e4]@3",
  L: "[f3,a3,c4,e4]@4 [a3,c4,e4] [a3,c4,e4]@2 g3", // Fmaj7 Am
  M: "[[e3,g3,c4]@3 ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@3 ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [d3,g3,b3]@3 ~ [d3,g3,b3] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@2 ~@2 [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~, [g4,c5,e5]@15 b4@8 ~@9, ~@16 [g4,d5]@8 [g4,c5,e5]@7 ~]/2", // C G C G5 C
  N: "[[c3,a3]@2 f3 ~ [c3,f3,a3] ~ [c3,f3,a3]@3 ~ [c3,f3,a3] ~ [c3,f3,a3] ~ [c3,f3,a3] ~ [c3,f3,a3]@3 ~ [c3,f3,a3] ~ [d3,g3,b3]@2 ~@2 [d3,g3,b3] ~ [d3,g3,b3] ~ [d3,g3,b3] ~, [f4,a4,c5]@3 [g4,b4,d5], f3 ~@31]/2", // F G F G
  O: "a4 g4", P: "[~@8 g3@13 ~@11, e4@15 ~@17]/2", Q: "[c5,e5]@15 ~", R: "[b4,d5] [c5,e5]",
  S: "[[a4,c5]@23 ~ [b4,d5]@8]/2", // Am Bm
  T: "[e3,g3,c4]@3 ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@3 ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~@3, [g4,c5,e5]@15 ~", // C
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.2).pan(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  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 C B C B C B C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D
  E C B D E C 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 C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B
  D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C B D E C
  B D E C B D B ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x", C: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", D: "x ~ x!2 ~@3 x", E: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.29).pan(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B D C@32 B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B
  D C@48 B C B D B C B D B C B D B C B D C@29 ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!2", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", C: "~ x", D: "~@8 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.29).pan(0.4)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~@33 B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C
  ~@49 B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ C ~@33
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@10 x!2 ~ x!3", B: "~@9 x!2 ~@5", C: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.14).pan(0.4)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2] [x!4]!182 [x!2 ~@2] ~@3>").gain(0.29).pan(0.4)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B@2 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B
  C B C B C B ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x!2 ~ x ~", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", C: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.18).pan(0.4)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3
  A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A
  ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x",
})).gain(0.32).pan(0.4)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<[~@2 x!5 ~] ~@186>").gain(0.91).pan(0.4)

// drums · triangle
const triangle = s("triangles:30").struct(`<
  ~@34
  [~ x!3 ~ x!3]!32
  ~@24
  [~ x!3 ~ x!3]!48
  ~@16
  [~ x!3 ~ x!3]!29
  [~ x!2 ~@5]
  ~@3
>`).gain(1.87).pan(0.4)

// drums · triangle
const triangle_2 = s("triangles:35").struct("<~@34 [x!2]!32 ~@24 [x!2]!48 ~@16 [x!2]!29 x ~@3>").gain(1.87).pan(0.4)

stack(
  bass, string_ensemble_1, distortion_guitar, acoustic_guitar_steel, acoustic_guitar_steel_2, kick, snare, snare_soft,
  hihat, hihat_soft, low_tom, cabasa, triangle, triangle_2
)

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