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// (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher — Wilson,Jackie
// 200 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 9 trombone (copy of ch 7 baritone sax)
// note: Full arrangement: all 134 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(200/4)
// 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 · piano
const piano = note(`<
~@15 A B ~@2 C D ~@2 A B ~@4 E F G H I J E K E K G L M N O P ~@2 A B ~@2 C D ~@2 A B ~@4 E K G L I N Q P E F G L I N Q
R E F G L I S E T E F G L I N E F ~@2 U B ~@2 V D ~@2 A B ~@4 E F G H I J E F E F G W I J O P E F G H I J E F P
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5]!4 ~ [g4,b4,d5]", B: "~ [g4,b4,d5] [g4,b4,e5] ~ [g4,b4,d5]@4", C: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]!4 ~ [d4,f#4,a4]",
D: "~ [d4,f#4,a4] [d4,g4,b4] ~ [f#4,a4,d5]@4", E: "~@2 [f#4,a4,d5]@2 ~ [f#4,a4,d5]@2 ~",
F: "[f#4,a4,d5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5] [f#4,a4,d5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5]!2 ~", G: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~ [g4,b4,d5]@2 ~",
H: "[g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5] [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]!2 ~", I: "~@2 [g4,b4,e5]@2 ~ [g4,b4,e5]@2 ~",
J: "[g4,b4,e5]@2 [g4,b4,e5] [g4,b4,e5]@2 [g4,b4,e5]!2 ~", K: "[f#4,a4,d5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5]!2 ~ [f#4,a4,d5]!2 ~",
L: "[g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]!2 ~ [g4,b4,d5]!2 ~", M: "~@2 [g4,b4,e5]@3 [g4,b4,e5]@2 ~",
N: "[g4,b4,e5]@2 [g4,b4,e5]!2 ~ [g4,b4,e5]!2 ~", O: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]!3 [d4,g4,b4]@3", P: "[f#4,a4,d5] ~@3",
Q: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]!3 [g4,b4,d5]@3", R: "[f#4,a4,d5] ~@7",
S: "[g4,b4,e5]@2 [g4,b4,e5] [g4,b4,e5]@2 [g4,b4,e5] [g4,b4,e5]@2", T: "[f#4,a4,d5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5] [f#4,a4,d5]@5",
U: "~@2 [g4,b4,d5]!3 [g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5]", V: "~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]!3 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 [d4,f#4,a4]",
W: "[g4,b4,d5]@2 [g4,b4,d5] [g4,b4,d5]@2 [b4,d5] [g4,b4,d5] ~", // G Bm G
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.35).pan(0.7)
// bass · acoustic bass
const bass = note(`<
A B@8 C@2 D@2 B@8 C@2 B@12 D@2 B@6 D@2 B@8 C@2 B@12 D@2 B@6 E@2 B@6 F@2 B@6 G@2 B@8 C@2 B@8 C@2 B@2 D@6 H@2 D@2 B@2
C@2 B@2 D@2 I
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 a1!2 b1 d2 ~ b1", B: "[d2@3 d2!2 ~ d2@4 a1!2 b1 d2 ~ b1]/2",
C: "[d2@5 ~ d2@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@8 a1@2 a1@2 b1@2 d2@2 ~@2 b1@2]/2", D: "[d2@3 d2!2 ~ d2@4 f#1!2 g1!2 a1!2]/2",
E: "[d2@3 d2!2 ~ d2@4 a1!2 b1@2 d2 ~]/2", F: "[d2@3 d2!2 ~ d2@4 f#1@2 g1@2 a1@2]/2",
G: "[d2@3 d2!2 ~ d2@4 a1@3 b1 d2 b1]/2", H: "[d2@6 d2@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@8 f#1 ~ f#1@2 g1@2 g1@2 a1@2 a1@2]/2",
I: "d2 ~@3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.4)
// chords · acoustic guitar nylon
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
~@5 A B C D E F A B A B C D E F A B A B C D E F A G A B C D E F A B A B C D E F A B A B C D E F A B A B C D E F A G A
B C D E F A B A B C D E F A B A B C D E F A B A B H D E F A B A B C D E F A B A B C D E F A G A B C D E F A I A B C D
E F A B A B C D E F A B J
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~", // D
B: "[a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4]!2 ~", // D
C: "[b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~", D: "[b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4] [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]!2 ~",
E: "[b3,e4,g4]@2 [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4]@2 [b3,e4,g4] ~", F: "[b3,e4,g4]@2 [b3,e4,g4] [b3,e4,g4]@2 [b3,e4,g4]!2 ~",
G: "[a3,d4,f#4] ~@7", H: "[b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~",
I: "[a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [a3,f#4] ~, ~@3 d4", J: "[a3,d4,f#4] ~@3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.3).pan(0.3)
// chords · string ensemble 1
const string_ensemble_1 = note("<~@28 A B@6 C@8 D@2 ~@15 A B@6 E@8 C@16 D@2 ~@15 A B@6 C@16 F@2 ~>".pickRestart({
A: "~ f#4 a4 f#4", B: "[[a4,f#5]@31 ~@33 e5@31 ~, d5@21 ~@11, ~@32 [b4,g5]@63 ~]/6",
C: "[[a4,f#5]@63 ~@33 e5@31 ~, d5@95 ~@33, ~@64 [b4,g5]@63 ~]/8", D: "[[a4,d5,f#5]@31 ~]/2",
E: "[[a4,f#5]@63 ~@33 e5@32, d5@95 ~@33, ~@64 [b4,g5]@63 ~]/8", F: "[a4,d5,f#5]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.35)
// chords · vibraphone
const vibraphone = note("<~@5 A B A C D E A C ~@14 F G ~@30 F G ~@46 F G ~@25>".pickRestart({
A: "d4!2", B: "d4@2 d4 d4@2 d4 d4@2", C: "d4 ~ d4!2 ~ d4!2 ~", D: "e4!2", E: "e4 ~ e4!2 ~ e4!2 ~",
F: "~@2 [f#3,a3,d4]!3 [g3,b3,e4] ~@2", G: "[f#3,a3,d4] ~@7",
})).s("gm_vibraphone").gain(0.25).pan(0.3)
// other · baritone sax
const baritone_sax = note(`<
~@47 A B@3 C D@3 A B@3 E F ~@19 G H@2 I@2 ~@3 G H@2 J@2 ~@2 A B@3 C D@3 A B@3 E F ~@25
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 d3!4 ~ d3", B: "[~ d3 e3 ~ d3@20]/3", C: "~@2 a2!4 ~ a2", D: "[~ a2 b2 ~ d3@20]/3", E: "~@2 d3!3 e3@3",
F: "d3@3 ~@13", G: "~@2 a2!2 b2@2 d3@2", H: "[e3@10 a2!2 b2@2 d3@2]/2", I: "[d3@9 ~@7]/2", J: "[d3@15 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.4).pan(0.7)
// other · trumpet
const trumpet = note("<~@76 A B C D@4 E@2 B C D@4 F@2 ~@41>".pickRestart({
A: "~@2 f#5@2 a5@2 f#5 ~", B: "a5", C: "f#5@5 a5 f#5 ~", D: "[d5@10 a4!2 b4 d5 ~ b4]/2",
E: "[d5@9 ~ f#5@2 a5@2 f#5 ~]/2", F: "[d5@15 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.64)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@9 A@83 B A@17 B A B A B A@11 B A B A B A@2 C>".pickRestart({
A: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x", B: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", C: "x",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@9 A@19 ~ A@15 ~ A@15 ~ A@15 B A@15 B A@15 ~ A B A B A B A@9 C A B A B A B A@2 C
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "x",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
~@8 A ~@19 B ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@7 A ~@7 C ~@15 D ~@7 E ~@7 B ~@15 A ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", B: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2", C: "~@12 x!4", D: "~@15 x", E: "~@6 x!2",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
~@8 A ~@19 B ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@7 A ~@7 C ~@15 D ~@7 B E ~@6 B ~@15 A ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2", B: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", C: "~@8 x!4 ~@4", D: "~@7 x", E: "x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.35)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@76 [~@4 x!4 ~@8] ~@15 [~@12 x!2 ~@2] ~@41>").gain(0.35)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@9 A ~@19 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@5 A@3 ~@5 A ~ A ~@7 A ~@7 A B A B A B A ~@9 A B A B A B A ~ A
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~ [~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@2]!132 x>").gain(0.3)
// drums · congas
const congas = s("conga:18").struct("<~ [~ x ~ x]!132 ~>").gain(0.95)
// drums · congas
const congas_2 = s("conga:33").struct("<~ [x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x]!132 x>").gain(0.95)
stack(
piano, bass, acoustic_guitar_nylon, string_ensemble_1, vibraphone, baritone_sax, trumpet, kick, snare, low_tom,
mid_tom, high_tom, crash, tambourine, congas, congas_2
)
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