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1971 · Tom Jones Sings She's A Lady

She's A Lady

Tom Jones

KeyD majorTempo133 bpm
0:00/0:00
// She's A Lady — Tom Jones
// 133 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 121 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(133/4)

// 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 · electric guitar muted · "Guitar"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~ A B C@2 D@2 E F A G E H D@2 E F A B C@2 D@2 E F A G E H D@2 E F A B C@2 ~@10 D@2 E F A G E H D@2 E F A B C@2 D@2 E F
  A G E H D@2 E F A B C@2 D@2 E F A G E H D@2 E F A B C@2 ~@10 D@2 E F A G E H D@2 E F A B C@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 [g5,b5,e6] ~@2 [g5,b5,e6] ~@8 [g5,b5,e6]@3 ~@3", // Em
  B: "~@6 [e5,a5,c#6] ~@2 [e5,a5,c#6] ~@8 [e5,a5] ~@5, ~@6 c#6 ~", C: "[[f#5,b5,d6]@7 ~]/2",
  D: "~@6 [g5,b5,e6] ~@2 [g5,b5,e6] ~@8 [g5,b5,e6] ~@5", // Em
  E: "~@6 [f#5,a5,d6] ~@2 [f#5,a5,d6] ~@8 [a5,d6]@3 ~@3, ~@18 f#5 ~@5", // D D5
  F: "~@6 [f#5,a5,d6] ~@2 [f#5,a5,d6] ~@8 [f#5,a5] ~@5, ~@6 d6 ~", // D F#m
  G: "~@6 [g5,b5,e6] ~@2 [g5,b5,e6] ~@8 [g5,b5] ~@5, ~@6 e6 ~", // Em G
  H: "~@6 [a5,d6]@3 [f#5,a5,d6] ~@8 [f#5,a5,d6]@3 ~@3, ~@6 f#5 ~@17", // D5 D
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.41)

// bass · electric bass pick · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C@2 D E F G A H I J D E F G A B C@2 D E F G A H I J D K F L A B C@2 M@7 N O ~ D E F P A H I J D E F G A B C@2 D
  E F G A H I J D E F G A B C@2 D K F L A H I J D E F P A B C@2 M@7 N O ~ D E F G A H I J D E F G A B C@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ e2@8 ~ e2@2 ~ b1@11", B: "a1@7 ~@2 a1@2 ~ a1@11 ~", C: "[b1@11 ~]/2", D: "~ e2@8 ~ e2@2 ~ b2@6 ~@5",
  E: "~ e2@8 ~ e2@3 b1@10 ~", F: "~ d2@8 ~ d2@2 a1@11 ~", G: "~ d2@8 ~ d2@3 a1@2 ~ a1@3 b1@2 ~ c#2 ~",
  H: "~ e2@7 ~ e2@2 ~ b1@11 ~", I: "d2@8 ~ d2@3 a1@12", J: "~ d2@8 ~ d2@2 a1@6 ~@6", K: "~ e2@8 ~ e2@2 ~ b1@10 ~",
  L: "~ d2@8 ~ d2@3 a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ b1@2 ~ c#2 ~", M: "~ a#1@3 a#2@3 a#1@3 a#2@3 a#1@3 a#2@3 a#1@3 a#2@2",
  N: "g1@3 g2@3 ~ g1@2 g2@3 ~ g1@3 g2@3 g1@3 g2@2", O: "~@3 a2@3 ~ a1@2 a2@3 ~ a1@2 a2@3 ~ a1@3 a2@2, ~ a1@4 ~@19",
  P: "~ d2@8 ~ d2@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@3 b1@2 ~ c#2 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_pick").gain(0.41)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~ A@4 B@2 C@8 D@6 B@2 C@8 D@6 E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J ~ B@2 C@8 D@6 B@2 C@8 D@6 B@2 C@8 D@6 E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J ~ B@2 C@8 D@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~ [g4,b4]@23 [a4,c#5,e5]@21 ~@3 d5@48, b5@95 ~, e5@23 ~@24 [f#4,b4]@48 ~]/4", B: "[~ b5@47, [b4,e5], g4@23 ~]/2",
  C: "[~ a4@47 [b4,e5,b5]@48, [f#4,d5,a5]@24 g4@23 ~]/4", // E5 D
  D: "[~ a4@47 ~ [g4,b4]@23 [a4,c#5,e5]@21 ~@3 d5@48, [f#4,d5,a5]@48 b5@95 ~, ~@48 e5@23 ~@24 [f#4,b4]@48 ~]/6", // G A D B5
  E: "[a#4,d5]/2", F: "[~ [a#4,d5]@47]/2", G: "[[a#4,d5]@47 ~]/2", H: "[a#4,d5]", I: "[d4,g4]", J: "[e4,a4]@5 ~",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.32)

// other · pad choir · "Choir"
const pad_choir = note(`<
  ~@2 A B@2 ~@13 A B@2 C@2 D@2 C@2 E@2 F ~ G H I J@3 K@7 L M ~ C@2 D@2 C@2 E@2 F ~ G H I J@3 C@2 D@2 C@2 E@2 F ~ G H I
  J@3 C@2 D@2 C@2 E@2 F ~ G H I J@3 K@7 L M ~ C@2 D@2 C@2 E@2 F ~ G H I J@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 a3@5 ~ a3@3 b3@4 d4@4 e4@3 ~", B: "[d4@43 ~@5]/2", C: "[b4@3 d5]/2", D: "c#5/2",
  E: "[c#5@42 ~ a4 ~ a4@2 ~]/2", F: "b4@5 ~ b4@5 ~@13", G: "a4@5 ~ a4@5 ~@13", H: "~@18 a4@2 ~ a4@3",
  I: "b4@5 ~ b4@4 ~@14", J: "[~@9 [a3,a4]@3 [b3,b4]@3 [d4,d5]@3 e4@3 [d4,d5]@46 ~@5, ~@3 e5 ~@8]/3", K: "[a#3,d4,f4]/7",
  L: "~ [d4,b4]@19 ~@4, g4@19 ~@5", M: "[e4,a4,c#5]@5 ~",
})).s("gm_pad_choir").gain(0.16)

// other · brass section
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@23 A B ~@2 A C D ~ E F G ~ H@2 ~ I@2 J@2 I@2 ~@2 K ~@2 A B ~@2 A C D ~ E F G ~ H@2 ~@2 A B ~@2 A C D ~ E F G ~ H@2
  ~@2 A B ~@2 A C D ~ E F G ~ H@2 ~ I@2 J@2 I@2 ~@2 L ~@2 A B ~@2 A C D ~ E F G ~ M@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 a4@2 ~ b4@3 ~ d5@2", B: "~@4 b4@3 ~@3 a4@4 ~ [a5,a6] ~ [a5,a6] a6 a5 ~@4", C: "~ b4 ~ d5 ~@4",
  D: "~@15 a4@2 ~ b4@3 ~ e5@2", E: "~@15 b4@3 ~ d5@2 ~ f#5@2", F: "~@4 e5@3 ~@3 d5@5 e5@2 ~ d5@3 ~@3",
  G: "~@15 a4@3 b4@3 ~ d5@2", H: "[[f#5,b5,d6]@47 ~]/2",
  I: "[~@16 f6@2 ~ g6@2 ~ a#6@15 ~@11, ~@5 [a#5,d6] [c6,d#6] [d6,f6]@5 ~@4]/2", // A# Cm Dm
  J: "[~@16 [a#5,d6,d7]@2 ~@2 g5@2 ~ a#6@22 ~@3, ~@19 [c6,c7]@2 ~ [f5,a#5]@22 ~@4]/2", // A# C A#5
  K: "~@7 [e5,a5,e6,a6] [e5,a5,e6,a6]@2 ~@6 [e5,a5,e6,a6]@2 ~@6", // A5
  L: "~@7 [e5,b5,e6,b6] [e5,b5,e6,b6]@2 ~@6 [e5,b5,e6,b6]@2 ~@6", // E5
  M: "[[f#5,b5,d6]@41 ~ [f#5,b5,d6,b6]@2 ~@2 [f#5,d6]@2, ~@45 [b5,b6]@2 ~]/2", // Bm D B
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.48)

// other · trombone
const trombone = note("<~@37 A@2 B@6 C ~@49 A@2 B@6 C ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a#2@47 ~]/2", B: "[a#2@121 g2@23]/6", C: "a2",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A@2 B C D A@6 E B A@5 B C D A@6 E B A@5 B C E B A@6 E ~ A@7 F G@7 F D A@6 E B A@5 B H D A@6 E B A@5 B ~ E B A@6 E ~
  A@7 F G@7 F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", B: "x", C: "~@3 x", D: "x ~@2 x ~@4", E: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", F: "~ x ~@8 x ~@13",
  G: "~ x ~@8 x ~@5 x ~@7", H: "~@12 x ~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.48)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@5 A ~@7 B ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@8 B ~@15 C ~@7 C A ~@7 B ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@8 B ~@15 C ~@7 C
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", C: "~@2 x",
})).gain(0.18)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A B@2 ~ C B@14 ~ C B@14 ~ C B@7 D B ~ B@5 D B E@9 B@14 ~ F B@14 ~ C B@7 D B ~ B@5 D B E@8 G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", E: "~@7 x ~@11 x ~@4", F: "~@6 x ~ x ~@6 x ~@5 x ~@2",
  G: "~@7 x ~@11 x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.6)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~@7 A@2 ~ B ~@4 A ~@7 A@2 ~ B ~@4 A ~@3 B ~@4 A ~@7 A ~@8 C ~@7 A@2 ~ B ~@4 A ~@7 A@2 ~ B ~@4 A ~@3 B ~@4 A ~@7
  A ~@8 C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@11 x ~@12", C: "~@11 x",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<A ~@3 B ~@15 B ~@15 B ~@9 C ~@31 D ~@25 C ~@16>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x ~@4 x ~@9", B: "~@12 x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@5", C: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@3", D: "~@17 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.06)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A@2 B C A@14 B C A@14 B C A@9 ~ A@7 D@9 A@14 B C A@14 B C A@9 ~ A@7 D@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x", C: "~@7 x", D: "~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<[~ x ~@4] ~@3 [~@6 x!2 ~@4] ~@15 [~@6 x!2 ~@4] ~@15 [~@6 x!2 ~@4] ~@84>").gain(0.54)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<A ~@3 B ~@15 B ~@15 B ~@41 C ~@42>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@2 x!2 ~@4", C: "~@9 x ~ x ~@12",
})).gain(0.6)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@3 A B ~@14 A B ~@14 A B ~@40 A C ~@14 A ~@27>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@12 x ~@4 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.6)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~ A@2 ~@2 A@14 ~@2 A@14 ~@2 A@7 ~@7 A@3 B@6 ~@3 A@14 ~@2 A@14 ~@2 A@7 ~@7 A@3 B@6 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@7 x ~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · vibraslap
const vibraslap = s("vibraslap:0").struct("<~@37 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@51 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@19>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x",
})).gain(7.05)

stack(
  electric_guitar_muted, bass, string_ensemble_1, pad_choir, brass_section, trombone, kick, kick_soft, snare,
  snare_soft, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, crash, tambourine, vibraslap
)

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