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Draggin' the Line

Tommy James

KeyF♯ majorTempo112 bpm
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// Draggin' the Line — Tommy James
// 112 bpm, 4/4, key F# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 83 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.

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass = note("<A@14 B@2 A@8 B@2 A@4 C@6 D E A@10 B@2 A@4 C@6 D E A@20 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "f#2@2 f#2 f#2@2 f#2 f#2@2 f#2 c#3 e3 f#3", B: "e2@2 e2 e2@2 e2 e2@2 e2 b2 d3 e3",
  C: "f#2@3 f#3@3 e3@2 c#3 b2@2 g#2", D: "e2!4", E: "e2@3 e2@3 e2@3 b2 d3 e3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.8)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "Guitar 1"
const overdriven_guitar = note("<~@4 A@10 B@2 A@8 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@3 C A@6 B@2 A@10 B@2 A@19 C ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[f#2,c#3,f#3]!12", B: "[e2,b2,e3]!12", C: "[f#2,c#3,f#3]!10 ~@2",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.1)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Guitar 2"
const electric_guitar_clean = note("<~@17 A@7 B@6 ~@7 C@3 D@8 E@6 ~@7 F@7 G@8 H@6 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@25 f#4@46 ~@2 f#4@46 ~@2 f#4@46 e2, ~@23 f#2@48 f#2@48 f#2@48 ~, ~@24 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~ [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~ [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~]/7", // F#
  B: "[~ e4@41 ~@7 f#4@46 ~@2 f#4@47, [b2,e3,g#3,b3]@41 ~@6 f#2@48 f#2@48 ~, ~@48 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~ [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~]/6", // E F#
  C: "[~@25 f#4@46 f#2, ~@23 f#2@48 ~, ~@24 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~]/3", // F#
  D: "[~ f#4@41 ~@7 f#4@46 ~@2 f#4@46 ~@2 f#4@46 e2, [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@41 ~@6 f#2@48 f#2@48 f#2@48 ~, ~@48 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~ [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~ [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~]/8", // F#
  E: "[~ e4@35 ~@13 f#4@46 ~@2 f#4@47, [b2,e3,g#3,b3]@36 ~@11 f#2@48 f#2@48 ~, ~@48 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~ [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~]/6", // E F#
  F: "[~@25 f#4@46 ~@2 f#4@41 ~@7 f#4@46 f#2, ~@23 f#2@48 f#2@42 ~@6 f#2@48 ~, ~@24 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~ [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@42 ~@6 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~]/7", // F#
  G: "[~ f#4@41 ~@7 f#4@46 ~@2 f#4@41 ~@7 f#4@46 f#2, [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@42 ~@5 f#2@48 f#2@42 ~@6 f#2@48 ~, ~@48 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~ [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@42 ~@6 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~]/8", // F#
  H: "[~ f#4@41 ~@7 f#4@46 ~@2 f#4@47, [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@42 ~@5 f#2@48 f#2@48 ~, ~@48 [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@47 ~ [c#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@48]/6", // F#
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.64)

// chords · rock organ · "Organ"
const rock_organ = note("<~@8 A@6 B@2 C@8 B@2 C@8 ~@2 B@2 D@4 ~@6 B@2 C@8 ~@2 B@2 C@8 ~@13>".pickRestart({
  A: "[f#6,a#6,c#7]/6", B: "[e6,g#6,b6]/2", C: "[f#6,a#6,c#7]/8", D: "[f#6,a#6,c#7]/4",
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.35)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@7 B A@9 B A@23 B A@20 C@20 D>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~", C: "x!2", D: "x",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@7 B A@9 B A@9 B A C A@6 D@2 A B A E A@9 B A F A@6 D G A@20 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@3 x ~@5 x!3", C: "~@3 x ~ x!5 ~ x", D: "x!12", E: "~@3 x ~ x!2 ~@3 x!2", F: "~@3 x ~ x!7",
  G: "~@9 x!3",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@61 [~@6 x!3 ~@3] ~@21>").gain(0.4)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@41 [~@7 x!3 ~@2] ~@19 [x!3 ~@9] ~@21>").gain(0.4)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@61 [~@3 x!3 ~@6] ~@21>").gain(0.4)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@6 B C@6 D E ~@3 F A ~@3 A ~@6 B C@6 D E A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@5 x ~@3 x ~@2", C: "x!2 ~ x", D: "~@2 x!2", E: "x!3 ~", F: "~@5 x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · crash · soft notes
const crash_soft = s("cr").struct("<~@36 [x!2 ~@2] ~@23 [x!2 ~@2] ~@22>").gain(0.25)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  A@4 B A@3 B A@3 B A@5 B A@3 B A@7 B@6 ~@2 A@3 C B A@3 B A@7 B@6 ~@2 D E@3 D E@3 D E@3 D E@3 D E@2 F ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "~ x", C: "x", D: "~ x!3", E: "x!4", F: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@4 A@32 ~ B A@3 C A@18 ~ B ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.4)

stack(
  bass, overdriven_guitar, electric_guitar_clean, rock_organ, kick, snare, low_tom, mid_tom, high_tom, crash,
  crash_soft, ride, tambourine
)

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