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// la carioca — Vincent Youmans
// 144 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: Transcription provider: pdmx. https://musescore.com/score/5593370; license: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
// note: Full arrangement: all 39 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(144/4)
// 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.
// other · muted trumpet
const muted_trumpet = note("<~@31 A B C@2 ~@4>".pickRestart({
A: "~@3 b4 e5@2 d#5@2", B: "b4@3 ~@5", C: "[~@3 b4 f#5@3 e5@2 b4@3 ~@4]/2",
})).s("gm_muted_trumpet").gain(0.25).pan(0.4)
// other · epiano1 · "Piano électrique" · Cmaj7 Gmaj7
const epiano1 = note(`<
~@18
[~@2 b5@2 c6@2 b5@2 d6@2 c6@2 b5 [b5,c6] a5@2]
[g5@2 f#5@4 g5@2 b5@2 a5@2 f#5 [f#5,g5] e5@2]
[d5 c5@2 d5 f#5 e5 c5 d5]
b4
~@17
>`).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.3).pan(0.6)
// other · piano
const piano = note("<~@14 A B C D E F G H ~ I J K L M N O@2 I J K L M N P Q>".pickRestart({
A: "e3@2 [b3,b5]@2 [c4,c6]@2 [b3,b5]@2 [d4,d6]@2 [c4,c6]@2 [b3,b5] [b3,c4,b5,c6] [a3,a5]@2", // B C B D C B Cmaj7 A
B: "[g3,g5]@2 [f#3,f#5]@4 [g3,g5]@2 [b3,b5]@2 [a3,a5]@2 [f#3,f#5] [f#3,g3,f#5,g5] [e3,e5]@2", // G F# G B A F# Gmaj7 E
C: "[d3,d5] [c3,c5]@2 [d3,d5] [f#3,f#5] [e3,e5] [c3,c5] [d3,d5]", D: "[b2,b4]@15 ~",
E: "b3@2 b4@2 c5@2 b4@2 d5@2 c5@2 b4 [b4,c5] a4@2", F: "g4@2 f#4@4 g4@2 b4@2 a4@2 f#4 [f#4,g4] e4@2",
G: "d4 c4@2 d4 f#4 e4 c4 d4", H: "b3@15 ~", I: "~ [b4,b5]@2 [g5,g6] [e5,e6] ~@2 [b4,b5], b1 ~@3",
J: "[g5,g6] [e5,e6] ~@6", K: "~@3 [b4,b5] [f#5,f#6] ~@2 [b4,b5]", L: "[b4,b5] ~@7",
M: "~@4 b5 e6@3, ~ [a2,a3]@7, ~@3 [c4,e4]@13", N: "~@8 b5 c6 ~ [c6,e6] ~@4, ~ [a2,a3]@7, ~@3 [c4,e4]@13, ~@5 a5 ~@2",
O: "[[f#3,b3,d#4]@2 ~ [b3,d#4,f#4] f#4!2 g4 a4@2 ~@7, b2@15 ~@17]/2", // B
P: "[f#3,b3,d#4]@4 ~@4 f#4@3 a4@2 c5@3, b2@15 ~", Q: "e5 ~@3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.3).pan(0.6)
// other · electric guitar jazz · "Guitare électrique"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note("<~@11 A@3 B ~@2 C D ~@2 C D E F E F G H I J E F E F G H ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "e3@2 e3 g3 ~@2 b3@2 d#3@4 e3@4", B: "e3 ~@3", C: "~ [b2,e3]@2 [b2,e3] [c3,e3]!4", D: "[b2,e3] ~@3",
E: "~@3 e4 ~ e4 ~ e4", F: "~@6 [d4,d#4] e4 ~@2 e4@2 ~@2 e4@2", G: "~@3 a4 ~ a4 ~ a4",
H: "~@6 [g4,g#4] a4 ~@2 a4@2 ~@2 f#4@2", I: "~@3 b4 ~ b4 ~ b4", J: "b4 ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.25).pan(0.4)
// bass · acoustic bass · "Basse électrique"
const bass = note("<~@17 A B ~@2 A B C@2 D@2 E F G ~ C@2 D@2 E F ~@2>".pickRestart({
A: "~ b1@2 b1 c2!4", B: "b1 ~@3", C: "b1@2 ~ e2 ~@2 b1@2", D: "b1@2 ~ f#2 ~@2 b1@2", E: "c2@2 ~ g2 ~@2 c2@2",
F: "c2@2 ~ g2 ~@2 d2@2", G: "b1 ~@2 b1 ~ b1!3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.3).pan(0.4)
// drums · bongos
const bongos = s("bongo:4").struct("<~@9 A@3 B C ~@3 D ~@3 D E F@6 G E F@6 G ~>".pickRestart({
A: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x ~", B: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x ~ x!4", C: "x!16", D: "~@4 x!4", E: "~@7 x",
F: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", G: "x ~@5 x ~@2 x!3 ~@4",
})).gain(0.78).pan(0.4)
// drums · bongos
const bongos_2 = s("bongo:18").struct("<~@9 A@3 B C ~@3 D E ~@2 D E F@3 G F@2 H ~ F@3 G F@2 H ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x ~@2 x!2", B: "~@6 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@3 x", C: "x!4", D: "~ x ~ x ~@4", E: "x", F: "~@6 x!2", G: "~@12 x!4",
H: "~@12 x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.78).pan(0.4)
// drums · shaker
const shaker = s("sh").struct("<~@23 A B A@3 C A D A@5 C A ~>".pickRestart({
A: "x!8", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", D: "~@13 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.2).pan(0.4)
stack(muted_trumpet, epiano1, piano, electric_guitar_jazz, bass, bongos, bongos_2, shaker)
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