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Uptight

Stevie Wonder

KeyD♭ majorTempo136 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Uptight — Wonder Stevie
// 136 bpm, 4/4, key C# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: ch 4 "Trombone" named as a brass, played on trombone (its lead 2 sawtooth patch is not one); ch 5 "Lead Brass" named as a brass, played on brass section (its pad warm patch is not one); ch 6 "Rythem Guitar" named as a guitar, played on electric guitar clean (its harpsichord patch is not one); ch 7 "Clean Guitar" named as a guitar, played on electric guitar clean (its accordion patch is not one)
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 97 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(136/4)

// 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 · alto sax
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B@3 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 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 C D C D C D C D E@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "db2@2 ~@2 ab1 ~ ab1@2 b1@2 db2@2 b1@2 db2@2", B: "~@4 ab1 ~ ab1@2 b1@2 db2@2 b1@2 db2@2",
  C: "db2 db1 eb1 e1 f1@3 gb1", D: "ab1 ~ ab1 ~ bb1@2 ab1@2 b1@2 ab1@2 c2 ~ c2@2",
  E: "[[db1,db2]@11 ab1 db2 ~@2 db2@2 ~@4 [db1,db2]@36 ~@2 [db1,db2]@4 ~]/4", // Db
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.64)

// chords · piano · "Acous. Piano"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@5 A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A
  B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C D@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[ab4,db5,f5]@9 ~ [ab4,db5,f5] ~ [ab4,db5,f5]@2 ~@2", // Db
  B: "[gb4,b4,eb5]@9 ~ [gb4,bb4,db5] ~ [bb4,db5]@2 ~@2, ~@12 gb4 ~@3", // B Gb Bbm
  C: "[gb4,b4,eb5]@9 ~ [gb4,bb4,db5] ~ [gb4,bb4,db5]@2 ~@2", // B Gb
  D: "[[db3,db4,ab4,db5,f5]@3 ~@9 [ab4,f5] ~@2 [ab4,f5] ~@4 [db3,db4,ab4,db5,f5]@37 ~@2 [db3,db4,ab4,db5,f5]@4 ~, ~@11 [db3,db4]@3 ~@50, ~@12 db5@3 db5@3 ~@46]/4", // Db
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.3).pan(0.3)

// chords · trombone
const trombone = note("<~@5 A B@4 C@3 ~@32 A B@4 C@3 ~@24 A B@4 C@3 A B@4 C@3 D@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "[db4,f4]@4 ~@2 [db4,f4] ~ [db4,f4]@5 ~ [db4,f4] ~", // Db
  B: "[[db4,gb4]@13 ~ [db4,f4]@7 ~ [db4,f4] ~ [db4,f4]@5 ~ [db4,f4] ~]/2", // Gb5 Db
  C: "[[db4,gb4]@12 ~@2 [db4,f4]@12 ~@2 [db4,f4] ~ [db4,gb4]@18]/3", // Gb5 Db Gb5
  D: "[[db4,f4]@3 ~@9 db4@3 f4@3 ~@34 ab5@7 f4@3 ~@2, ~@12 f4 ~@2 db4 ~@4 db2@20 db5@4 eb5@4 f5@11 ~@5, ~@24 db4@12 ab4@23 ~@5, ~@28 eb4@31 db4 ~@4, ~@32 f4@27 ~@5]/4", // Db
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.31).pan(0.4)

// other · brass section · "Lead Brass"
const brass_section = note("<~@5 A B@2 C@2 D@3 ~@32 A E@2 B@2 D@3 ~@32 F B@2 C@2 D@3 G@2 ~ H>".pickRestart({
  A: "ab5@9 ~ ab5@2 ~@2 db6@2", B: "[b5@10 bb5 ~ b5 bb5 ab5@10 ~@2 ab5@2 ~@2 db6@2]/2",
  C: "[b5@10 bb5 ~ b5 bb5 ab5@10 ~@2 ab5@2 ~@2 db6 ~]/2", D: "[b5@10 bb5 ~ b5 bb5@2 ab5@12 ~ ab5@2 gb5@17 ~]/3",
  E: "[b5@10 bb5 ~ b5 bb5 ab5@10 ~@2 ab5 ~@3 db6 ~]/2", F: "ab5@9 ~ ab5@2 ~@2 db6 ~",
  G: "[db6@3 ~@9 db6@3 db6@3 ~@14]/2", H: "~@11 db6@3 ~@2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.42).pan(0.6)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Rythem Guitar"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@5 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 B A B A B A B ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[ab3,db4,f4]!8", B: "[ab3,db4,gb4]!8",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.12).pan(0.7)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "Clean Guitar"
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note(`<
  ~@3 A@2 B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B
  C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C B C ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 ab3 ~ ab3@2 b3@2 db4@2 b3@2 db4@2", B: "~@2 [ab4,db5] ~@3 [ab4,db5] ~", C: "~@2 [gb4,b4] ~@3 [gb4,b4] ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.4).pan(0.3)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ [~@3 x ~ x ~ x]!92 [x ~@10 x ~@4] [~@4 x ~@4 x!7] [x!16] [x!4 ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4]>")
  .gain(0.41)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@3 B A@7 B A@17 C A@7 D A@3 D A@9 B A@3 C A@3 D A@17 D A@3 D A@3 D A@3 D A B E F G H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~@3 x!5 ~@3 x ~@3", C: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x!7 ~", D: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x!5 ~@3", E: "~@12 x ~@2 x",
  F: "~@5 x ~@10", G: "~@5 x ~@2", H: "~@4 x ~@6 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!4] [x!8]!92 ~@4>").gain(0.36)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@4 A ~@7 A ~@25 B ~@3 B ~@9 A ~@7 B ~@17 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~ A ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!4", B: "~@14 x!2",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@95 [~@11 x!2 ~@3] ~>").gain(0.41)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@5 A ~@31 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@15 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 B C ~ D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@11 x ~@2 x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~@7 A ~@25 B ~@3 B ~@9 A ~@7 B ~@17 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~ A ~@2 C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x!4 ~@4", B: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", C: "~@8 x!2 ~@6",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@94 [~@8 x ~ x!6] [x!16] [x!9 ~@7]>").gain(0.36)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~ [x!4]!92 ~ [~@8 x!8] [x!16] [x!9 ~@7]>").gain(0.46)

stack(
  bass, piano, trombone, brass_section, electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom,
  mid_tom, crash, high_tom, ride, tambourine
)

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