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Sidewalk Cafe

Todd Rundgren

KeyE minorTempo105 bpm
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// Sidewalk Cafe — Todd Rundgren
// 105 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 87 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(105/4)

// 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 · "FINGERDBAS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C@2 A B C A D E C@2 F G H I J B C@3 K L B M N J B M O D P C@2 J G H Q L B C M C@3 B M K A B C O D E C@2 J R H S
  T R C K T U H S A V W Q A V X Q J R H I C@2 M@2 Y@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@2 d2@2", B: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@2 d2@2", C: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@4 b1@2 d2@2",
  D: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ a1@4 e1@2 g1@2", E: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ a1@3 ~ c2@2 d2@2", F: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@6 d2@2",
  G: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ b1@3 ~ a1@2 b1@2", H: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@4 g1@2 a1@2", I: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@3 ~ b1@2 d2@2",
  J: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@2 d2@2", K: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@4 b1@2 d2 ~", L: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@4 e2@2 d2@2",
  M: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@4 b1@2 d2@2", N: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@4 b1@2 d2 ~", O: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@4 d2@2 b1@2",
  P: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ a1@4 c2@2 d2@2", Q: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@4 b1@2 d2@2", R: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ b1@4 a1@2 b1@2",
  S: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@4 b1@2 d2@2", T: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@4 b1@2 e2@2", U: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ b1@4 a1@2 b1 ~",
  V: "b1@5 ~ b1 ~ b1@4 a1@2 b1@2", W: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@4 g1 ~ a1@2", X: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@4 g1@2 a1@2", Y: "[e1@3 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.69)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F E G H I J@2 G K L M N O J C J N P O N J N O N G Q H N@2 G O L R N K J@3 G N O N@3 K N G H Q N C G K L@2
  G K G P@2 K R@2 G O R M G K L R G K L M G N S T U ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@7 ~", B: "~@2 [d3,f#3,b3] ~@2 [d3,f#3,b3] ~@2 [d3,f#3,b3]@7 ~",
  C: "~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3]@8", // Em
  D: "~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@7 ~, ~@8 b2@5 ~@3", // Em
  E: "~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [e3,g3,b3]@5 ~@3", F: "~@2 [d3,f#3,b3] ~@2 [d3,f#3,b3] ~@2 [d3,f#3,b3]@6 ~@2",
  G: "~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3]@5 ~@3", // Em
  H: "~@2 [c3,e3,a3,c4] ~@2 [c3,e3,a3,c4] ~@2 [c3,e3,a3,c4]@6 ~@2", // Am
  I: "~@2 [c3,e3,a3,c4] ~@2 [c3,e3,a3,c4] ~@2 [c3,e3,a3,c4]@7 ~", // Am
  J: "~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3]@7 ~", // Em
  K: "~@2 [b2,d3,f#3,b3] ~@2 [b2,d3,f#3,b3] ~@2 [b2,d3,f#3,b3]@5 ~@3", // Bm
  L: "~@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3]@5 ~@3", // Cmaj7
  M: "~@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3]@7 ~", // Cmaj7
  N: "~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3]@6 ~@2", // Em
  O: "~@2 [b2,d3,f#3,b3] ~@2 [b2,d3,f#3,b3] ~@2 [b2,d3,f#3,b3]@6 ~@2", // Bm
  P: "~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3,b3]@4 ~@4", // Em
  Q: "~@2 [c3,e3,a3,c4] ~@2 [c3,e3,a3,c4] ~@2 [c3,e3,a3,c4]@5 ~@3", // Am
  R: "~@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3] ~@2 [c3,e3,g3,b3]@6 ~@2", // Cmaj7
  S: "~@2 [b2,e3,g3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3] ~@2 [b2,e3,g3]@5 ~@3", T: "~@2 [g2,b2,e3] ~@2 [g2,b2,e3] ~@2 [g2,b2,e3]@4 ~@4",
  U: "[e2,g2,b2,e3]@7 ~", // Em
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.36).pan(0.3)

// other · piccolo
const piccolo = note("<~@11 [~@12 b4 c5 b4 a4] [b4@3 ~] ~@20 [~@12 b4 c5 b4 a4] [b4@5 ~@3] ~@52>")
  .s("gm_piccolo").gain(0.4).pan(0.7)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STRING"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@3 C D@7 E@3 F G H@5 G B@3 C I@7 C J@4 K@5 G B@3 C L@2 M@2 B@3 C N@3 O B@3 P N@3 Q R@3 O S@3 T@8 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[g3,b3,e4]@15 ~ [f#3,b3]@16, ~@15 d4@16 ~]/2", B: "[[g3,b3,e4]@47 ~]/3", C: "[f#3,b3,d4]@15 ~",
  D: "[[g3,b3]@32 [a3,c4]@31 ~ [g3,b3]@47 ~, e4@111 ~]/7", E: "[[f#3,d4] [g3,c4,e4]@2, b3@47 ~]/3",
  F: "[g3,b3,e4]@15 ~", G: "[f#3,b3,d4]", H: "[~@26 [b5,e6,f#6]@27 ~@27, [g3,b3,e4]@79 ~]/5",
  I: "[b3@32 [a3,c4]@32 [g3,b3]@47 ~, e4@111 ~, g3@15 ~@41]/7", // Am G
  J: "[[g3,b3,c4,e4]@31 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@15 ~ [f#3,b3,d4]@15 ~, g5@47 [f#5,d6]@16 ~]/4", K: "[[g3,b3,e4]@79 ~, g5@7 ~@3]/5",
  L: "[[g3,b3,e4]@31 ~]/2", M: "[[a3,c4,e4]@31 ~]/2", N: "[[g3,b3,c4,e4]@31 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@15 ~, [g5,e6]]/3",
  O: "[f#3,b3,d4,f#5,d6]", P: "[f#3,b3,d4,d6]", Q: "[b3,d4,f#5,d6], f#3@7 ~",
  R: "[[g3,b3,c4,e4]@31 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@15 ~, e6]/3", S: "[~@7 c4@24 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@15 ~, g5, [g3,b3,e4]@31 ~@17]/3",
  T: "[[f#3,b3,d4,f#5,d6]@15 ~ [g3,b3,c4,e4]@31 ~@65 e3@16, ~@15 e6@97 ~@16, ~ g5@2 [g3,b3,e4]@5]/8", // Bm Cmaj7 Em
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.35)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "SYN STRING" · soft notes
const synth_strings_1_soft = note("<~@33 A@8 B@4 ~@14 C@3 D E@8 F@3 G@4 ~@3 H@4 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@3 e6@21 d6@8 e6@24 ~@8, ~@3 b5@61, ~@6 f#6@57 ~@65]/8", B: "[e6@7 ~]/4", C: "[b5@47 ~]/3", D: "b5",
  E: "[b5, f#6@63 ~@65, e6@47 ~@81]/8", F: "g5/3", G: "[~@15 e6@49]/4", H: "f#6/4",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.25)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!84 x ~>").gain(0.8)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~ [x!4]!84 ~@2>").gain(0.24)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ [~ x ~ x]!84 ~@2>").gain(0.8)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ [x!8]!84 x ~>").gain(0.48)

// drums · claves
const claves = s("clave:2").struct("<~ [x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3]!84 x ~>").gain(1.96)

// drums · triangle
const triangle = s("triangles:30").struct("<~@23 [x ~@2 x ~@4]!62 x ~>").gain(4.88)

stack(
  bass, electric_guitar_muted, piccolo, synth_strings_1, synth_strings_1_soft, kick, rim, snare, hihat, claves, triangle
)

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