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Brown Eyed Girl cover art

1967 · Blowin' Your Mind!

Brown Eyed Girl

Van Morrison

KeyG majorTempo148 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Brown Eyed Girl — Van Morrison
// 148 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 120 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(148/4)

// 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 · "BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R K S T U V W X Y Z AA E F G H I AB K L M N O P Q R K S T U V W X Y AC AD
  AE AF AG AH Q AI AJ AK Q AL AM@2 AN AO AP AQ AR AA E F G H I AB K L M N O P Q R K S T U V W X Y AC AD AE AF AG AH Q AI
  AJ AK Q AL AG AH Q AI AJ AK Q AL AS@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g1@8 ~@2 a1@2 b1@3 ~", B: "c2@5 b1 a1 ~", C: "g1@9 ~ g1@5 ~", D: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 a1@4 d2@2 ~@2",
  E: "g1@2 ~ g1 g2 g1 ~ g1", F: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~@3 c2@2 d2@2 c2@2", G: "g1@4 ~@2 g1@2 g2@4 g1@3 ~",
  H: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@2 a1@2 d2@3 ~ d2@2", I: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2", J: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 b1@2 a1 ~",
  K: "g1@5 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@2", L: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@4 a1@2 d2 ~@3", M: "g1@6 g2@4 g1@3 ~ g1@2", N: "c2@2 ~ c2 ~ c2 d2 c2",
  O: "g1@3 g2@2 g1 ~ g1", P: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~@3 d2@2 ~@4", Q: "g1@2 ~ g1 g2 g1 g2 g1", R: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@3 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@2",
  S: "d2@5 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@2", T: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@2 g1@2 c2@3 ~ c2 ~", U: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 a1@2 d2@3 ~ d2 ~",
  V: "g1@5 ~ g1@2 g2@2 g1@2 f#2@3 ~", W: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 b1@3 ~ e2@2 b1@2", X: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@4 ~@2 c2@2",
  Y: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2 ~", Z: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 g1@4 g2@2 g1@2", AA: "d2@2 ~ d2@2 a1 d2 ~",
  AB: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~@3 c2@2 b1@2 a1 ~", AC: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 d2@2 g2@2 d2@2 g2 ~", AD: "d2@2 ~ d2 a1@2 ~ a1",
  AE: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@2 a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~", AF: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@2 a1 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2", AG: "g1@4 ~@2 g1@2 g2@2 g1@3 ~ g1@2",
  AH: "c2@4 ~ c2 ~@2 c2@4 ~@2 c2@2", AI: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ d2@2 a1 ~", AJ: "g1@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@4 g1@3 ~",
  AK: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~", AL: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@5 ~@3", AM: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@6 d2@2",
  AN: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@7 ~", AO: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@6 ~@2", AP: "g1@4 ~@2 g1@3 ~ a1 ~ b1@2 ~@2", AQ: "c2@5 ~ c2@5 ~ c2@3 ~",
  AR: "g2@4 ~@2 g2@4 f#2 ~ e2@3 ~", AS: "[g1@11 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.54)

// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B A C A B A D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA@2 E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AB AC@2
  AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AI AK AL@2 ~@6 E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AB AC@2 AD AE AF AG AH AI AJ AI AK AE
  AF AG AH AI AJ AI AK AM@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g2,g3,b3,d4]", B: "[c3,g3,c4,e4]", C: "[d3,f#3,a3,d4]@15 ~",
  D: "d3@6 ~@4 a3@2 d4 ~@3, d4@3 ~, a3@5 ~@3, f#3@2 f#3 ~, ~@3 d3@3 ~@2",
  E: "~@7 g3, g2, [b3,d4]@5 [b3,d4]@3, g3@3 g3@4 ~, ~ d3@3", // Bm
  F: "[g3,c4,e4]@3 g3@2 g3 [g3,c4,e4]@2, c2, ~@3 [c4,e4]@3 ~@2", G: "~@5 [a3,d4]@3, [g2,g3,b3], d4@5 ~@3, ~ d3",
  H: "~@3 f#3, [a3,d4]@5 [a3,d4]@3, f#3@2 f#3 ~, ~@3 d3@5", // D5
  I: "g3@3 ~@2 g3@2 g3, [b3,d4]@5 [b3,d4]@3, g2!2, ~@3 g3@2 ~@3", // Bm
  J: "~@4 g3 [g3,c4,e4]@3, [c4,e4]@5 ~@3, g3 ~, ~@3 c2@5", // C
  K: "g3@6 ~@4 [a3,d4]@3 ~@3, [g2,b3]@13 ~@3, d4@5 ~@3, ~@6 g3@7 ~@3", // D5 G
  L: "[f#3,a3,d4]@6 ~@4 d3@2 [a3,d4] ~@3, d3@5 ~@3, ~@3 [f#3,a3,d4]@3 ~@2", // D D5 D
  M: "g3@4 ~@3 g3, g2, [b3,d4]@5 [b3,d4]@3, ~@4 g3@3 ~", N: "[g3,c4,e4]@5 [g3,c4,e4]@3, c2",
  O: "g3@4 ~ [b3,d4]@3, g2, [b3,d4]@5 ~@3, ~ g3", P: "[f#3,a3,d4]@3 [f#3,a3,d4]@5, d3",
  Q: "~@3 g3 [g3,b3,d4] [g3,b3,d4]@3, [b3,d4] ~, g3@3 ~@5, ~ g2@3", // G Bm
  R: "~@8 [d4,g4]@2 [d4,g4]@3 ~@3, [c3,e4]@13 ~@3, g4 ~, c4@6 c4@7 ~@3, ~@4 g3@9 ~@3", // G5 C
  S: "g3@3 ~@2 g3@3, [g2,b3], d4 [a3,d4], ~@3 g3@2 ~@3", // G D5
  T: "f#3@4 f#3@2 ~@3 d3@6 ~, d3@9 ~@7, [a3,d4]@6 [f#3,a3,d4]@9 ~", // D5 D
  U: "~@3 g5@2 ~ c5@2, [c3,c4,e4,g4], ~@3 d5@5, ~@5 [e5,g5]@3", // C Em
  V: "~@10 [e4,a4]@2 f#4 ~@3, f#4@3 ~, a4@5 ~@3, d4@3 d4@3 ~@2, ~ a3@2 ~", // A5
  W: "~@5 [a4,d5]@3, [g3,b4], d5@5 ~@3, g4!2, ~@3 d4@5", // D5 G
  X: "~@3 e4@2 [e4,g4,b4]@3, e3, [g4,b4]@5 ~@3, e4@3 ~@5, ~ b3@3", Y: "c4@4 ~ [d4,g4]@3, [c3,e4], g4@5 ~@3, ~ c4",
  Z: "d4@3 ~@2 d4 ~@2, [d3,a3,a4]@3 ~, f#4@2 f#4 ~, ~@3 d4@2 ~@3", // D5
  AA: "[d5@6 d5@2 ~@8 f#3 ~ [f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~@2 d3@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@4 ~@4, [g3,b4] ~, g4@10 g4@6 ~@2 d#4 ~@13, ~ [a4,d5] ~@2, ~@7 g2@2 ~@7]/2", // D G D5
  AB: "g3@3 ~ [a3,d4]@4, b3, d4 ~, ~@3 g3@5", // D5
  AC: "[d4@12 ~@8 d4@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~ [e4,g4,a4] ~@3 [e4,g4,a4]@2, d3@25 ~@7, [f#4,a4]@11 ~@5, a3@14 a3@4 a3@7 ~@7, ~@3 d4 d4 ~@3]/2", // D A7 F#m
  AD: "~@4 d4 [d4,f#4,a4]@3, [f#4,a4]@5 ~@3, d4 ~, ~ d3@3, ~@3 a3@5", // D F#m
  AE: "~@6 [g4,b4,d5]@4 [g4,b4,d5]@5 ~, [g2,g3,b3,d4]@15 ~", // G
  AF: "[c4,e4] ~ c4@6 ~@6 g3@2, g4 e4@7, ~ g4@4 [d4,g4]@3, ~ c4", AG: "g3@2 g3 ~ a3@4, [g2,b3], d4@3 [g3,d4]@5",
  AH: "d4@2 d4 [d4,f#4,a4] ~ [d4,f#4,a4]@3, [d3,a3] ~, [f#4,a4]@3 ~@5", // D D5 F#m
  AI: "[g3,b3,d4]@3 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@3, g2", AJ: "[g3,c4,e4]@6 [g3,c4,e4] ~@3 [g3,c4,e4]@6",
  AK: "[d4,f#4,a4]@6 [e4,g4,a4] ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@3, [d3,a3]@13 ~@3", // D A7 D D5
  AL: "[~@4 d3@2 [a3,d4] ~@9 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@4 ~@4 g2@2 [a3,d4] ~@3, g2@11 ~@5, [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~@2, ~@7 d3@4 ~@5]/2", // D5 G D5 G
  AM: "[[g2,g3,b3,d4]@11 ~@5]/3", // G
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.35).pan(0.7)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS"
const brass_section = note("<~@59 A B C@2 D B E@2 ~@34 A B C@2 D B E@2 A B C@2 D B E@2 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [g4,b4,d5] ~ [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~@2 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~@2 [g4,c5,e5]@2", // G C
  B: "~ [g4,c5,e5] ~ [g4,c5,e5] ~ [g4,c5,e5] ~ [g4,b4,d5]", // C G
  C: "[~@2 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~ [g4,b4,d5]@4 [g4,b4,d5]@2 [a4,d5]@6 ~@12]/2", // G D5
  D: "~@4 [g4,b4,d5] ~ [g4,b4,d5] ~@3 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~@2 [g4,c5,e5]@2", // G C
  E: "[~@2 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~ [g4,b4,d5]@3 ~ [g4,b4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5]@10 ~@8]/2", // G D
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.35)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "GUITAR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A E C D F G H I J G K L M N J O P Q@2 R S T U@2 V W ~ X F G H I J G K L M N J O P Q@2 R S T U@2 V W Y Z AA
  AB AC AD AC AE AC AD AC AE AF AG ~@2 AH AI AJ AK F G H I J G K L M N J O P Q@2 R S T U@2 V W Y Z AA AB AC AD AC AE AC
  AD AC AE AC AD AC AE AC AD AC AE AL@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g4,b4]@2 [a4,c5]@2 ~@2 [b4,d5]@2 ~@2 [a4,c5] ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~@2", // G Am Bm Am G
  B: "[c5,e5]@2 [d5,f#5]@2 ~@2 [e5,g5]@2 ~@2 [d5,f#5] ~ [c5,e5] ~@3", // C D Em D C
  C: "[g4,b4]@2 [a4,c5] ~@3 [b4,d5]@3 ~ [g4,a4,c5] ~ [g4,b4]@2 ~@2", D: "[f#3,d4,a4]@3 ~",
  E: "[c5,e5]@2 [d5,f5]@2 ~@2 [e5,g5]@2 ~@2 [d5,f#5] ~ [c5,e5] ~@3", F: "[b3,g4]@15 ~", G: "~@10 [e4,c5] ~@3 [e4,c5] ~",
  H: "b4@3 ~", I: "~@5 [b3,f#4]@3", J: "g4@3 ~", K: "[e4,c5] ~ b4@10 ~@4", L: "~@10 [b3,a4] ~@3 [b3,a4] ~", M: "g4@7 ~",
  N: "~@7 g4, ~@5 c4@3, ~@3 e4", O: "[d4,f#4] ~ [d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [d4,f#4]@6", P: "~@10 g3@2 b3@2 d4 ~",
  Q: "[~@6 e4@4 c4 ~ g4@14 ~@6]/2", R: "[a3,f#4] ~ [a3,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,f#4]@2 ~@2 [a3,f#4]@3 ~@3", S: "g4@15 ~",
  T: "e4@2 d4@3 ~@3",
  U: "[[b3,g4]@5 ~ [c4,a4] ~ [b3,g4]@2 [a3,f#4]@2 ~@2 e4@4 d4@4 ~@4 g3@5 ~, ~@14 g3@2 ~@2 e3@2 ~@2 b3@9 ~]/2", // Em F Em D
  V: "[c4,e4,g4]", W: "[d4,f#4,a4]@5 ~@3", X: "[f#4,d5] ~ [f#4,d5]@2 ~@2 [e4,c5]@2 ~@2 [d4,b4] ~ [c4,a4]@3 ~",
  Y: "[b3,g4]@5 ~ [c4,a4] ~@3 [c4,a4] ~ [d4,b4]@2 ~@2", Z: "[c4,a4]@5 ~@3", AA: "~@10 [d4,f#4] ~@3 [e4,g4] ~",
  AB: "[d4,f#4]@3 ~", AC: "~@4 [g4,b4,d5] ~@7 [g4,b4,d5] ~@3", AD: "~@4 [g4,c5,e5] ~@7 [g4,c5,e5] ~@3",
  AE: "~@4 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@7 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@3", AF: "[b3,g4]@6 [d4,b4] ~@3 [c4,a4] ~ [c4,g4]@4",
  AG: "~@2 g3 ~@2 g3 a3 ~, ~@3 a3@3 ~@2", AH: "g2@4 ~@2 g2@3 ~ a2 ~ b2@2 ~@2", AI: "c3@5 ~ c3@5 ~ c3@3 ~",
  AJ: "g3@4 ~@2 g3@4 f#3 ~ e3@3 ~", AK: "d3@2 ~ d3@2 a2 d3 ~", AL: "[[d4,b4]@7 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.53).pan(0.2)

// chords · drawbar organ · "ORGAN"
const drawbar_organ = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A E C D F G H I H J H K F L F M F L F M N O P@2 Q R F S F G H I H J H K F L F M F L F M N O P@2 Q R T U@2 V
  W X T Y T X T Z AA@2 ~@6 F G H I H J H K F L F M F L F M N O P@2 Q R T U@2 V W X T Y T X T Z W X T Y T X T Z ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g5,b5]@2 [a5,c6]@2 ~@2 d6@2 ~@2 [a5,c6] ~ [g5,b5]@2 ~@2, ~@6 b5 ~@9", // G Am G
  B: "e6@2 f#6@2 ~@2 g6@2 ~@2 [d6,f#6] ~ [c6,e6] ~@3, c6 ~ d6 ~@3 e6 ~@9", // D C
  C: "[g5,b5]@2 [a5,c6] ~@3 [b5,d6]@3 ~ [g5,a5,c6] ~ [g5,b5]@2 ~@2", D: "[f#4,d5,a5]@3 ~",
  E: "e6@2 f6@2 ~@2 g6@2 ~@2 [d6,f#6] ~ [c6,e6] ~@3, c6 ~ d6 ~@3 e6 ~@9", F: "[b4,d5,g5]",
  G: "[c5,e5,g5]@9 ~ [c5,e5,g5] ~@3 [c5,e5,g5] ~", H: "[b4,d5,g5]@15 ~", I: "~@2 [a4,d5,f#5] ~@5 [a4,d5,f#5]@7 ~",
  J: "~@2 [c5,e5,g5] ~@5 [c5,e5,g5]@7 ~", K: "~@2 [a4,d5,f#5] ~@5 [a4,d5,f#5]@8", L: "[c5,e5,g5]@9 ~ [c5,e5,g5] ~@5",
  M: "[a4,d5,f#5]@15 ~", N: "[c5,e5,g5]", O: "[d5,f#5,a5]@7 ~", P: "[g5@5 ~ a5 ~ g5 ~ f#5 ~@3 e5@18]/2",
  Q: "[c4,e4,g4]", R: "[f#4,a4,d5]@7 ~", S: "[f#4,a4,d5]@13 ~@3", T: "[g4,b4,d5]", U: "[d5,f#5,a5]/2",
  V: "[c5,f#5,a5]@13 ~@3, b5 ~@15", W: "~ [g4,b4,d5]@3", X: "[g4,c5,e5]", Y: "[a4,d5,f#5]", Z: "[a4,d5,f#5]@7 ~",
  AA: "[b4,d5,g5]/2", // G
})).s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.28).pan(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@9 [x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x]!60 [x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x] [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3] [x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x]!46 x ~@2>")
  .gain(0.5)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A B@21 C B C B@22 D B@2 C B@9 E ~ F ~@3 A B@17 C B@4 D B@2 C B@7 E B@7 G ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@9 x!2", D: "~@2 x ~@4 x", E: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", F: "~@3 x",
  G: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@7 x!2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@8 A ~@21 B ~ B ~@22 C ~@2 D ~@11 E ~@21 B ~@4 C ~@2 D ~@15 B ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~", B: "~@10 x ~ x!2 ~@2", C: "~@3 x", D: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", E: "~@10 x!2 ~@4",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!4] [~ x ~ x]!8 [x!4]!60 [~ x ~ x]!2 [x!4]!46 ~@3>").gain(0.5)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@9 A@21 B A B A@22 C A@13 ~@2 A@21 B A@4 C A@18 D ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@3 x ~ x", C: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x", D: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@8 A ~@21 B ~ B ~@22 C ~@36 B ~@4 C ~@18 D E ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~ x", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~ x ~@6", E: "x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@56 A@2 B A@10 ~@29 A@2 B A@16 C ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~", C: "x",
})).gain(0.5)

stack(
  bass, piano, brass_section, acoustic_guitar_steel, drawbar_organ, kick, snare, snare_soft, hihat, hihat_soft,
  open_hat, ride
)

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