Strudelify
KeyC majorTempo112 bpm
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// Breakdown — Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
// 112 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 91 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(112/4)

// 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 · epiano1 · "PIANO"
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B ~@3 C@15 D@2 C@7 D@2 E F E F E F E D@2 G@2 H I J@2 C@7 K@2 E F E F E F E D@2 G@2 C@15 D@2 G@2 L@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e2,a2,c#4] ~@9 [d2,g2,b3]@14", B: "[e2,a2,c#4] ~@5 [a3,c4,e4]@4 [d2,g2,g3,b3,d4]@14",
  C: "~@3 [a3,c4,e4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@6 ~", // Am G
  D: "[[f3,a3,c4]@4 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [a3,c4,e4]@6 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@13 ~, f2@3 ~ f2@11 ~ f2@11 ~ f2@19 ~]/2", // F G Am G
  E: "[a3,c4,e4]@4 ~@2 [a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g2,g3,b3,d4]@13 ~, a2@5 ~@7", // Am G
  F: "[f3,a3,c4]@4 ~@2 [f3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [g2,g3,b3,d4]@13 ~, f2@5 ~@7", // F G
  G: "[[f4,a4,c5]@4 ~@2 [f4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [g4,b4,d5]@6 ~@2 [g4,b4,d5]@3 ~ [a4,c5,e5]@6 ~@2 [a4,c5,e5]@3 ~ [b4,d5,g5]@6 ~@2 [b4,d5,g5]@6, f3@3 ~ f3@11 ~ f3@11 ~ f3@6 g3@5 ~ g3@8]/2", // F G Am G
  H: "~@5 d#5 [e5,a5]@4 ~ d#5 [e5,a5]@4 ~ d#5 [e5,a5]@4 a4 d#5", // A5
  I: "[e5,a5]@4 ~ d#5 [e5,a5]@4 a4 ~@3 c5@2 [a4,c5]@2 [a4,d5]@4 [a4,c5] d#5, ~@6 d#5 ~@5, ~@13 d5@2 ~@9", // A5 Am D5 Am
  J: "[[e5,a5]@4 ~ d#5 [e5,a5]@4 a4 ~@3 c5@2 a4 ~ a4@2 g4@2 a4@6 ~@12 d3 ~ d3@6, ~@6 d#5 ~@17, ~@13 d5@2 ~@19 [b3,e4]@14]/2", // A5 E5
  K: "[f2,f3,a3,c4]/2", L: "[a3,c4,e4,a4,c5,a5]/3",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.28)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "GUITAR 1"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@4 A B ~ C D@2 E F D@2 G H ~ I ~@2 J ~ J K@2 ~ I ~@2 J ~ J K@2 L M L M L M L N@4 ~@4 O@3 ~ O@3 K@2 P Q P Q P Q P R@4
  ~@22
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@16 c5 ~ a4@2 g4@2 e4@2", B: "g4@2 ~@2 a4@12 g4 ~@7", C: "~@23 g4", D: "[a4@5 e4@4 e4@5 a3@4 a3@5 e3]/2",
  E: "a2@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@4 g4@12 e4 ~", F: "~@3 [c4,e4]@2 d4@4 ~@3", G: "~@6 [e4,a4]@4 g4@12 a4 ~",
  H: "~@6 [c4,e4]@4 d4@8 d4@2 c4@2 a3 ~", I: "~@18 [e4,a4] ~@5", J: "~@3 [e4,a4]@2 ~@7", K: "[f3,a3,c4,f4]/2",
  L: "[a2,e3]@3 ~@7 [g2,d3]@8 ~@6", M: "[f2,c3]@3 ~@7 [g2,d3]@8 ~@6", N: "[f2,c3]/2",
  O: "[a4@5 e4@4 e4@5 a3@4 a3@5 e3@10 ~@3]/3", P: "[a2,e3,a3]@3 ~@7 [g2,d3,g3]@8 ~@6",
  Q: "[f2,c3,f3]@3 ~@7 [g2,d3,g3]@8 ~@6", R: "[f2,c3,f3]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.61)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "GUITAR 1" · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note("<~@14 A ~@2 B ~ C D ~ D ~@3 B ~ C D ~ D ~@59>".pickRestart({
  A: "a2 ~@11", B: "~@22 [e4,a4] ~", C: "~@6 [a3,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,e4] ~@13", D: "~@10 g4@9 ~@5",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.31)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "GUITAR 2"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@33 A B C B C B C B D@2 E@2 F@2 ~@2 G@3 H I@4 J K@2 B C B C B D@4 L@8 G@3 H I@4 J K@2 M@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@16 a3 ~ e4@2 [g3,g#3] [f3,f#3] [d#3,e3] [c#3,d3]", B: "[a2,e3,a3]@3 ~@7 [g2,d3,g3]@8 ~@6",
  C: "[f2,c3,f3]@3 ~@7 [g2,d3,g3]@8 ~@6", D: "[f2,c3,f3]/2", E: "[[f2,c3,f3]@20 f2 g2@3]/2", F: "a2/2",
  G: "[a4@10 e4@8 e4@10 a3@8 a3@10 e3@20 g3@4 a#3 ~]/3", H: "d#4@2 c#4 d#4@2 a#3@6 ~",
  I: "[a4@10 e4@8 e4@10 a3@8 a3@10 e3@18 [d3,d#3] [c3,c#3] [a#2,b2] [g#2,a2] [f#2,g2] [e2,f2] [d4,g4]@4 ~@8 d4 ~ [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4] ~, ~@37 d4@2 d4@2 ~@7, ~@19 g4!2 ~@3]/4", // D#maj7 C#maj7 Bmaj7 Amaj7 Gmaj7 Fmaj7 G5
  J: "~@2 g4@2 a4@2 g4@4 d4@2 a4@2 [a4,c5]@2 [a4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~ [a4,c5] ~, e4 ~@5", K: "[a4,e5]/2",
  L: "[a4@5 e4@4 e4@5 a3@4 a3@5 e3@24 ~]/4", M: "[a2,e3,a3]/3",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.36)

// chords · electric guitar jazz · "GUITAR 3"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note("<~@8 A B A B A B A B A@7 C@2 A@7 C@2 ~@11 A@11 D@2 ~@11 A@15 D@4 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a2,e3] ~@4 [g2,d3]@7", B: "[a2,e3]@2 [g2,d3] [a2,e3]@2 [g2,d3]@7", C: "[f2,c3]/2", D: "[f2,c3,f3]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.12)

// chords · percussive organ · "ORGAN"
const percussive_organ = note("<~@23 A@2 ~@7 A@2 ~@7 A@4 ~@11 A@2 ~@26 A@4 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a5,c6,f6]/2", // F
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.21)

// bass · electric bass finger · "BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C D C B C E F G F G F G H I@2 F G F G F G H J@2 K L M N O P Q R@2 S@2 T U T U V W T U V W M X@2 Y Z AA AB AC
  AD AE AF@2 AG@2 V W T U V W T U V W AH D C B AI AJ@2 S@2 AK@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1@4 ~@6 g1@9 ~@3 c2@2", B: "a1@2 g1 a1@2 g1@3 e3 a3@2 e3", C: "a1@8 ~@2 g1@9 ~@3 c2@2",
  D: "a1@2 g1 a1@2 g1@3 d3 e3 a3 c3", E: "a1@2 g1 a1@2 g1@3 g2 a2@2 c3", F: "a1@2 ~@3 g1@5 ~ c2",
  G: "a1@3 ~@7 g1@6 e3@2 a3@2 [g3,g#3] [f3,f#3] [d#3,e3] [c#3,d3]", H: "a1@2 ~@3 g1@5 ~ c3",
  I: "[f1@30 g2@4 f3@6 [d#3,e3] [c#3,d3] [b2,c3] [a2,a#2] [g2,g#2] [f2,f#2] ~@2]/2", J: "[f1@15 g2@2 f3@7]/2",
  K: "a1@6 ~@4 g1@11 ~@3", L: "f1@6 c2@4 g2@6 d2@2 g1@4 g1 ~", M: "a1@5 g1@7", N: "f1@3 c2@2 g2@3 d2 g2@3",
  O: "a2@5 g1@5 g1!2", P: "f1@5 g2@3 d2 g1@3", Q: "a1@9 ~ g1@6 g2@2 c3@6", R: "[f1@15 g2@2 f3@4 c2@3]/2",
  S: "[f1@15 g2@2 f3@3 f2 g2@3]/2", T: "a1@5 g1@5 ~@2", U: "a1@10 g1@6 e3@2 a3@2 [g3,g#3] [f3,f#3] [d#3,e3] [c#3,d3]",
  V: "a1@4 ~ g1@5 ~ c2", W: "a1@4 ~ g1@3 e3 a3@2 e3", X: "[f1@40 e3@2 a3@2 [g3,g#3] [f3,f#3] [d#3,e3] [c#3,d3]]/2",
  Y: "a1@2 ~@3 g1@6 c2", Z: "f1@4 f2 ~ c2@4 g2@6 d2@2 g1@4 g1 ~", AA: "a1@4 a1 ~@5 g1@14", AB: "f1@4 ~ g1@3 d2 g2@2 d2",
  AC: "a1@4 ~@6 g1@11 ~ c2@2", AD: "f2@3 ~@3 c2@4 g2@6 d2@2 g1@4 ~@2", AE: "a1@2 ~@3 g1@6 ~",
  AF: "[~@11 f3@4 ~@2 c3@7, f1, ~@9 c3@8 ~@7, ~@5 f3@3]/2",
  AG: "[~@22 f3@14 f1@4 f1 ~ g1@4 ~@2, f1@3 ~, ~@3 c3@3 ~@2]/2", AH: "a1@10 g1@9 ~@3 c2@2",
  AI: "a1@5 g1@3 ~ a3@3, ~@2 e3", AJ: "[f1@15 g2@2 ~@4 f2@3, ~@17 f3@7, ~@5 c3]/2", AK: "a1/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.59)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@2 A@21 B ~ A@7 B ~ A@7 B ~ B ~ A@11 B ~ A@7 B ~ B ~ A@15 B ~ B ~ B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@4 x ~@6", B: "x",
})).gain(0.75)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~ A B@21 ~@2 B@7 ~@2 B@7 ~@3 C B@11 ~ A B@6 D ~@3 E B@15 ~@3 C ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@8 x!2 ~@2", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "~@2 x",
})).gain(0.75)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@2 A@5 ~ A@15 ~ B ~ A ~@6 C ~@57>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x", B: "~@22 x!2", C: "~@16 x!2 ~@4 x!2",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@10 A ~@3 A ~ A@2 B@2 C@3 ~@2 B@3 C B C@2 ~@2 B@7 ~@4 B@11 ~@13 B@15 ~@7>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.53)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@7 A ~@25 B ~ A ~ A ~ A C ~ A ~ C A@4 ~@8 C ~ A ~ A ~ A@2 ~@3 B ~@16 A ~ C ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@2 x",
})).gain(0.53)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B C@21 D E F G C@4 H I J I G I K L M N O I D P Q R S E Q S@2 T S@2 U I ~ Q V W X Y V Z ~@3 D S AA AB AC AD S AE T Q
  S@2 T S@2 U O I D P ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4 x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~", D: "~ x", E: "x ~ x!2", F: "~@3 x ~@4 x ~@3", G: "~ x ~ x!2 ~",
  H: "~@2 x ~@6 x ~@2", I: "~ x ~ x", J: "~ x ~@2", K: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2", L: "~@3 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2",
  M: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@3", N: "~ x!2 ~", O: "~@3 x", P: "x!3 ~", Q: "~ x!3", R: "x!4", S: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2",
  T: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2", U: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@5", V: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2", W: "x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2",
  X: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2", Y: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2", Z: "~@3 x ~ x!2 ~ x ~@3", AA: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2",
  AB: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", AC: "x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x", AD: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x",
  AE: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~ x",
})).gain(0.6)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@34 A ~ A ~ A ~@5 B ~@10 C ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~@10 C ~@3 B ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@2 x",
})).gain(0.6)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@25 A ~@5 B ~@2 C ~ C B C A@2 ~@4 C@2 B C D E@5 ~@3 C B C ~ A B A ~@4 E ~ C ~ B@2 A E D E@5 ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@4", B: "~@2 x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~", D: "~@2 x ~@5 x ~@2 x", E: "~@8 x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.6)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@8 A ~@14 A ~ A ~@6 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@2 ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@6 A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A@2 ~@11 A ~@6 A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.53)

stack(
  epiano1, electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, overdriven_guitar, electric_guitar_jazz, percussive_organ,
  bass, kick, snare, snare_soft, clap, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, crash
)

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