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another sad love song

Toni Braxton

KeyA minorTempo102 bpm
0:00/0:00
// another sad love song — Toni Braxton
// 102 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Transcription provider: pdmx. https://musescore.com/score/5982285; license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
// note: Full arrangement: all 110 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(102/4)

// 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 · fretless bass · "Fretless Electric Bass, ANOTHERS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C D A B C D E@2 F G C H F G I J K L M J N O P Q A B I R A B I R ~@2 F G C S F G I J K L M J N O P Q A B I R A
  B I R A B I R A B I T K U V W K E X Y Z AA AB AC AD AA AB AC AD AA AB AC AD AA AB AC AD AA AB AC AD AA AB AC AE@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1@3 a1 e2 d2 a2@2", B: "e1@3 e1 g1@2 b1@2", C: "d1@3 d1 a1@4", D: "g1@9 g1 ~@2 g1@3 g1 ~@2 g1@6",
  E: "a1@9 a1 ~@2 a1@12", F: "a1@2 ~ a1 a1@2 ~@2", G: "e1@3 e1 g1@4", H: "g1@9 g1 ~@2 g1 ~@2 g1@3 g#1@6",
  I: "d1@3 d1 a1@3 a1", J: "g1@9 g1 ~@2 g1 ~@2 g1@3 f1@6", K: "e1@9 e1 ~@2 e1@12",
  L: "d#1@9 d#1 ~@2 d#1 ~@2 d#1 ~@2 d#1@6", M: "d1@9 d1 ~@2 d1@3 d2@3 d1@6", N: "e1@9 e1 ~@2 e1 ~@2 e1@3 e2@6",
  O: "d#1@9 d#1 ~@2 d#1@12", P: "g#1@9 g#1 ~@2 g#1@12", Q: "g1@3 g1!2 ~@3", R: "g1@9 g1 ~@2 g1@6 g#1@6",
  S: "g1@9 g1 ~@2 g1 ~@2 g1@9", T: "g1@9 g1 ~@2 g1@12", U: "a1@3 a1 a1@4", V: "d1@9 d1 ~@2 d1@3 d2@3 a1@6",
  W: "g1@3 g1 g1@2 f1@2", X: "d1 ~@2 d1 e1 ~@3", Y: "g1@9 g1@3 g1 ~@2 g1@9", Z: "g#1@2 g#1@2 g#1 ~@3",
  AA: "a#1@3 a#1 f2 d#2 a#2@2", AB: "f1@3 f1 g#1@2 c2@2", AC: "d#1@3 d#1 a#1@3 a#1", AD: "g#1@9 g#1 ~@2 g#1@6 a1@6",
  AE: "[g#1@6 g#1@3 g#1 ~@2 g#1@6 ~@3 a#1@6 ~@21, ~@3 g#1 ~@4]/2",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.45)

// other · string ensemble 2 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A@4 ~@52 B C D B@2 C E@2 B C D B@2 C F@2 G H I@2 G H J K L M B N M@2 B O@2 M B N M@2 B O@2 M B N M@2 B P@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 c5@2 b4 ~", B: "c4", C: "b3", D: "a3", E: "[a3@7 ~]/2", F: "[a3@3 ~]/2", G: "a#5", H: "a5", I: "[c6@3 b5]/2",
  J: "a5 ~@3 b5 ~@3", K: "[a5,c6]", L: "[a#5,c#6] ~", M: "c#4", N: "a#3", O: "[a#3@7 ~]/2",
  P: "[a#3@14 [g#3,g#6] [a#3,a#6]]/2", // G# A#
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.35)

// other · string ensemble 2 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_2_2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A@4 B C D E F G H@2 I@2 ~@16 B C D E F G H@2 I@2 E J I@2 E J K@2 L@2 M@2 C N C O B C D E F G H@2 B C D E F G P@2 Q
  R S@2 Q R T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC@2 W X Y Z AA AB AC@2 W X Y Z AA AB AD@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a4/4", B: "a4", C: "g4", D: "e4", E: "a3", F: "a4@3 b4", G: "g4@3 a4", H: "[e4@5 d4 c4 b3]/2", I: "a3/2", J: "d4",
  K: "[a3@5 b3 c4 d4]/2", L: "[g4@7 a#4]/2", M: "[g4@5 ~ e4 f4]/2", N: "c5 a#4", O: "c5 ~", P: "[e4@3 ~]/2",
  Q: "g5@3 f5", R: "e5@2 f5 g5", S: "e5/2", T: "f5 ~@3 g5 ~@3", U: "e5", V: "f5 ~", W: "a#4", X: "g#4", Y: "f4",
  Z: "a#3", AA: "a#4@3 c5", AB: "g#4@3 a#4", AC: "[f4@5 d#4 c#4 c4]/2", AD: "[f4@10 d#4@2 c#4@2 c4!2]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.35)

// chords · epiano2 · "Electric Piano"
const epiano2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A B A B C@2 D E F@2 G H I@2 J K L@2 J K M@2 N O P Q R S T U C@2 D E F@2 G H I@2 J K V@2 J K M@2 N O P Q R S T U W
  X@2 E W X@2 E W X@2 E W Y@2 Z AA AB AC@2 AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ@2 AK AI AJ@2 AK AI AJ@2 AK AI AL@2 AM AI AJ@2 AK AI AJ@2
  AN ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1@9 a1 ~@2 a1@3 a2@3 a1@6", B: "a1@3 a1 a1@4",
  C: "[~@18 [c4,e4]@3 ~@21 b3 c4 ~ b3@3, g3@8 e3@3 g4@5, [c4,e4]@6 ~ [b3,d4]@7 ~@2, ~@4 a4@4 ~ g3@4 e3@3, ~@5 e4@2 ~]/2", // C Bm
  D: "~@3 e4, [d3,f3,a3,c4]", E: "[d3,f3,a3,c4]",
  F: "[~@18 e4@3 ~@21 b3 c4 ~ b3@3, g3@8 e3@3 g4@5, [c4,e4]@6 c4@2 ~ g3@4 e3@3, ~@2 a4@2 ~ e4@2 ~, ~@7 [b3,d4]@7 ~@2]/2", // C Bm
  G: "a3@6 a3 b3, [d3,f3,c4]", H: "c4 b3 a3 g3, f3", I: "[a1@9 a1 ~@2 a1@3 a2@3 a1@6 a1@9 a1@3 a1@12, a3@5 ~@3]/2",
  J: "e3@5 ~ g3@2, [c4,e4], g3@3 ~, ~@5 e3@3", K: "e3@5 e3 ~ e3, [b3,d4], g3@3 g3",
  L: "[d3@5 ~ e4@2 ~@5 g2 g#2@2, [f3,a3,c4] [f3,a3,c4], ~@5 d3@11]/2", // F
  M: "[d3@5 ~ f3@2 [f3,a3,c4]@8, [a3,c4] ~, f3@3 ~@5, ~@5 d3@11]/2", // F Am
  N: "b3@3 ~@3 [b3,d4,g4]@2, [d4,g4]@3 ~, g3@5 g3@3, ~@3 b3@3 ~@2", // G G5
  O: "c#4@3 ~@3 g3@2, [a#3,f4], g3@5 d#3@3, ~@3 c#4@5", P: "~@3 f3, [a3,c4], f3 f3@2 ~, ~ d3@4 d3@3, ~@3 f4@5",
  Q: "[f3,a3,c4]@3 [f3,a3,c4,e4]@5", R: "~@3 b3@2 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2, g4, d4@3 ~, b3 g3@2 ~, g3@3 e3@10 ~@2 e3@9",
  S: "c#4 ~@2 [g3,a#3,c#4,f4], [g3,a#3,f4]@3 ~, ~@2 d#3@3 d#3@3, ~@3 c#4@3 ~@2", // Gm7b5 Gm7
  T: "~ d#3 g#3 [g3,a#3,c4,d#4]@3 [g#3,c4,d#4]@2, [g3,c4,d#4]@3 ~@5", U: "[f3,a3,c4,e4]@4 [f3,a3,c4,e4] ~@3",
  V: "[d3@5 ~ e4@2 [f3,a3,c4]@8, [f3,a3,c4] ~, ~@5 d3@11]/2", W: "~@3 [c4,e4], g3, [c4,e4]@3 ~, ~ a4",
  X: "[~@18 b3 c4 ~ b3@3 ~@18 e4@6, d4 ~, b3@5 e3@3 [d3,f3,a3,c4]@8, e3 e4@2 ~@5, ~ g3@3 g4@5 ~@7]/2", // Dm7
  Y: "[~@18 b3 c4 ~ b3@3 [d3,f3,a3,c4]@24, d4 ~, b3@5 e3@3 ~@8, e3 e4@2 ~@5, ~ g3@3 g4@5 ~@7]/2", // Dm7
  Z: "[d3,f3,a3,c4,e4] ~", AA: "[e3,g3,a#3,d4]", AB: "[e3,g3,a3,c#4]", AC: "~@3 c4, [d3,f3,a3], c4@3 ~, ~@3 e4@5",
  AD: "[e3,g3,a#3,d4]@3 [e3,g3,a#3,d4]@5", AE: "[e3,g3,a3,c#4]@3 [e3,g3,a3,c#4]@3 [e3,g3,a3,c#4]@2",
  AF: "[f3,a3,c4] ~@2 [a3,c4,e4] [g3,b3,d4] ~@3", AG: "[f3,a3,c4,e4]!4",
  AH: "[f#3,a#3,c#4,f4]@2 [f#3,a#3,c#4,f4]@2 [f#3,a#3,c#4,f4] ~@3", AI: "~@3 [c#4,f4], g#3, [c#4,f4]@3 ~, ~ a#4",
  AJ: "[~@18 c4 c#4 ~ c4@3 ~@18 f4@6, d#4 ~, c4@5 f3@3 [d#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@8, f3 f4@2 ~@5, ~ g#3@3 g#4@5 ~@7]/2", // D#m7
  AK: "[d#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]", // D#m7
  AL: "[~@18 c4 c#4 ~ c4@3 [d#3,f#3,a#3,c#4]@24, d#4 ~, c4@5 f3@3 ~@8, f3 f4@2 ~@5, ~ g#3@3 g#4@5 ~@7]/2", // D#m7
  AM: "[d#3,f#3,a#3,c#4,f4] ~", AN: "~@2 d#4@2 f4@2 [c4,g#4] [c#4,a#4], [d#3,f#3,a#3], c#4@7 ~",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.35)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~@7 A@8 ~@18 B@2 C@2 D E F@2 ~@18 G@2 H@2 I J K@2 G@2 L@2 D J K@2 ~@10 M N@2 O P Q@2 R@2 S@2 ~ T U@2 V@2 W@2 X P Y@2 Z
  ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@18 e4@3 d4@6 e4@17 ~@25 e4@5 d4 c4@20 ~, ~@45 d4@26 ~@25]/4", B: "[~@21 c4@14 ~ e4@6 c4@6]/2",
  C: "[b3@9 d4@9 b3@3 d4@6 c4@11 ~@4 a3@3 b3@3]/2", D: "c4@2 d4@3 c4 a3 g3", E: "[a3,c4]@11 ~ [c4,e4]@9 [a3,c4]@3",
  F: "[[g3,b3]@9 [b3,d4]@9 [g3,b3]@3 [a3,c4]@5 [g3,b3] [f3,a3]@13 ~@8]/2", // G Bm G Am G F
  G: "[~@18 e4@3 [c4,d4]@3 [c4,e4]@11 ~ [c4,e4,a4]@6 [a3,c4,e4]@6, ~@21 a3@14 ~@13]/2", // Csus2 C Am
  H: "[[g3,b3,d4]@9 [b3,d4,g4]@9 b3@3 d4@6 f3@14 ~ a3@3 b3@3, ~@18 g3@9 c4@11 ~@10]/2", // G
  I: "c4@2 d4@3 c4 [a3,c4] [g3,b3,d4]", J: "[a3,c4,e4]@11 ~ [c4,e4,a4]@9 [a3,c4,e4]@3",
  K: "[[g3,b3,d4]@9 [b3,d4,g4]@9 [g3,b3,d4]@3 [a3,c4,e4]@4 ~ g3 [f3,a3,c4]@14 ~@7, ~@25 [b3,d4]@2 ~@21]/2", // G Am F Bm
  L: "[[g3,b3,d4]@9 [b3,d4,g4]@9 b3@3 d4@6 [c4,e4]@11 ~@4 a3@3 b3@3, ~@18 g3@9 f3@14 ~@7]/2", // G C
  M: "[a#3,c#4,f4]@11 ~ [c#4,f4,a#4]@6 [a#3,c#4,f4]@6", // A#m
  N: "[[g#3,c4,d#4]@9 [c4,d#4,g#4]@9 [c4,d#4]@3 [d#4,f4]@6 [f#3,c#4]@14 ~ a#3@3 c4@3, ~@6 g#3@3 ~@7]/2", // G# Cm D#sus2 F#5
  O: "c#4@2 d#4@3 c#4 [a#3,c#4] [g#3,c4,d#4]", P: "[a#3,c#4,f4]@11 ~ [c#4,f4,a#4]@9 [a#3,c#4,f4]@3",
  Q: "[[g#3,c4,d#4]@9 [c4,d#4,g#4]@9 [g#3,c4,d#4]@3 [a#3,c#4,f4]@4 ~ g#3 [a#3,c#4]@11 ~@10, ~@25 [c4,d#4]@2 f#3@13 ~@8]/2", // G# A#m Cm
  R: "[~@21 [a#3,c#4]@26 ~]/2", S: "[~@3 c4@17 ~ d#4@6 [f#3,c#4]@11 ~@10, ~@3 g#3@23 ~@22]/2", T: "~@3 [a#3,c#4]@20 ~",
  U: "[~@3 [g#3,c4]@17 ~ [a#3,c#4]@6 [f#3,a#3]@11 ~@10]/2", // G# A#m F#
  V: "[~@21 [a#3,c#4,f4]@14 ~ [c#4,f4,a#4]@6 [a#3,c#4,f4]@6]/2", // A#m
  W: "[[g#3,c4,d#4]@9 [c4,d#4,g#4]@9 c4@3 d#4@6 f#3@14 ~ a#3@3 c4@3, ~@18 g#3@9 c#4@20 ~]/2", // G#
  X: "~@2 d#4@3 c#4 [a#3,c#4] [g#3,c4,d#4], c#4@5 ~@3", // A#m G#
  Y: "[[g#3,c4,d#4]@9 [c4,d#4,g#4]@9 [g#3,c4,d#4]@3 [a#3,c#4,f4]@4 ~ g#3 [f#3,a#3,c#4]@20 ~, ~@25 [c4,d#4]@2 ~@21]/2", // G# A#m F# Cm
  Z: "~@21 a#3 ~@2",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.05)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A B C D E@79 F G E@23 H ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x", C: "x ~@6 x", D: "x ~@4 x!3", E: "x ~@8 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@8", F: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2",
  G: "x ~@2 x!3 ~@2", H: "x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A B A@15 C A@3 C A@5 B A@15 C A@3 C A@7 C A@8 D A@2 E F A@15 C A@3 C A@2 G H ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", C: "x!4", D: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", E: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@2",
  F: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@2", G: "~@6 x ~@11 x ~@2 x ~ x", H: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~ B C B C D@3 C D@3 C D C D@3 C D@3 C D@3 C D@3 C D@2 B C D@3 E ~@2 D@3 C D@3 C D@3 C D@3 C D@2 B C D@3 E F D B
  C D@3 E F D@2 E D@2 G H I F D B C D@3 E F D B C F D@2 E F D B C F D@2 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@5 x ~@5", C: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@5 x ~@5",
  D: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2", E: "x!4", F: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2",
  G: "~ x!2 ~@3 x!2", H: "x ~@4 x!2 ~", I: "~@5 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~@25 A ~@66>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A B@4 C@3 B C@3 B C B C@3 B C@3 B C@3 B C@3 B C@2 B@2 C@3 D ~ E C@3 B C@3 B C@3 B C@3 B C@2 B@2 C@3 D C@2 B@2
  C@3 D C@3 D C@2 F G H C@2 B@2 C@3 D C@2 B@2 C@3 D C@2 B@2 C@3 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@5 x ~ x", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", E: "~@7 x", F: "x ~@2 x!3 ~@2", G: "~ x!4 ~@2 x",
  H: "x!5 ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@68 A ~@7 A ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:18").struct(`<
  [~@5 x ~@2]
  [~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2]!83
  [~@6 x ~@8 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@3]
  [~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2]!24
  ~
>`).gain(0.79)

// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:33").struct(`<
  A B@2 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
  A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@6 x!2", C: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.79)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct(`<
  A B C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D ~@2 C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C
  D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D@2 C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", B: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~@3", C: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@8", D: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2 x ~@11",
})).gain(1.76)

// drums · claves
const claves = s("clave:2").struct("<~ [x ~@2 x ~@4]!41 ~@2 [x ~@2 x ~@4]!65 ~>").gain(1.46)

// drums · triangle
const triangle = s("triangles:30").struct(`<
  ~ A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A ~@2 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
  A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A@2 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~@11", B: "~@2 x!3 ~@3",
})).gain(3.89)

// drums · triangle · soft notes
const triangle_soft = s("triangles:30").struct(`<
  ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
  A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~@12",
})).gain(2.59)

// drums · triangle
const triangle_2 = s("triangles:35").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A
  ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(3.89)

// drums · jingle bells
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