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1987 · Blue's

Dune mosse

Zucchero

KeyB minorTempo109 bpm
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// Dune mosse — Zucchero
// 109 bpm, 4/4, key B minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 112 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(109/4)

// 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 · electric bass finger · "FINGERED"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@14 A B C D A B C D ~@4 E@8 A B C D A B C D ~@4 F@2 G H I J K@2 F@2 G H I F L ~@4 E@8 A B C D A B C D M@2 F@2 G H I J
  K@2 F@2 G H I F L M@12 N@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b1@11 ~ a1@4", B: "g1@15 ~", C: "d2", D: "a1", E: "[b1@3 e2]/2", F: "a1@15 ~", G: "g#1", H: "g1", I: "f#1",
  J: "e1@15 ~", K: "b1@7 ~", L: "f#1 ~@3", M: "b1@15 ~", N: "[b1@25 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.8)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "SLOW STRI"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@2 A@4 B@6 C@2 D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2 F@4 B@8 D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2 ~@4 G@2 H@2 I@2 J@2 G@2 H@2 K@2 L M@4 N@2 B@6 D@2 E@2 D@2 E@2
  O@2 G@2 H@2 I@2 J@2 G@2 H@2 K@2 L P@12 Q@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[f#3@12 g3@3 a3, [b2,b3,d4], a3 ~@31]/2", B: "[~@3 [e3,g#3], [b2,b3,d4]]/2",
  C: "[~@12 a3@3 g#3, [b2,b3,d4], ~@3 e3]/2", D: "[f#3 g3, [b3,d4]]/2", E: "[[f#3,d4] [e3,c#4], a3]/2",
  F: "[[f#3,b3]@3 [a3,d4], b2]/2", G: "[[d4,f#4] [c#4,e4], [a3,a4]]/2", H: "[[g#3,e4,g#4] [g3,d4,g4], b3]/2",
  I: "[[f#3,d4,f#4] [e3,c#4,e4], a3]/2", J: "[[d4,f#4], b3@27 ~@5]/2", K: "[f#4 [c#4,e4], [a3,a4], d4@7 ~@9]/2",
  L: "[f#3,b3,e4]@5 ~@11", M: "[b1,b2]/2", N: "[f#3@3 [e3,g#3], [b2,b3,d4]]/2", O: "[b2,f#3,b3,d4]/2",
  P: "[~@6 a3 g#3, [b1,b2,f#3,b3,d4]]/2", Q: "[[b2,f#3,b3,d4]@31 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.26)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "SLOW STRI" · soft notes
const string_ensemble_2_soft = note("<~@6 A@8 ~@12 A@8 ~@18 B@2 ~@13 A@6 ~@16 B@2 ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "[f#3@3 ~]/2", B: "[f#3@28 ~@2 f#3 ~, ~@7 b3]/2",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.15)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section = note(`<
  ~@7 A@4 B@3 ~@2 C D E@2 ~@2 F@2 G H ~@3 I@2 J@2 K@2 ~@27 L@3 ~@5 M@2 ~@27 N@12 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@36 a4@15 ~@13, ~@15 e5@27 ~@22]/4", B: "[~@5 e5@9 ~@2]/3", C: "f#4", D: "e4", E: "[b4@18 d4@13 ~]/2",
  F: "[b4@22 e5 ~ c#5 ~ [a4,e5] ~ [f#4,c#5] ~ [e4,a4] ~]/2", G: "f#4@2 ~@2 b4 ~@3 b4 ~@7, b4 ~ f#4@4 f#4@4 ~@6",
  H: "~@4 b4 ~@11", I: "[~@2 [b4,f#5]@9 ~@5]/2", J: "[~@8 f#5@11 ~@13]/2", K: "[~ c#5@8 ~@7]/2",
  L: "[~@6 e5@16 f#5 e5 b4@24]/3", M: "[~@15 b4@9 ~@8, ~@15 d5@7 ~@10]/2", N: "[~@3 e5@8 ~@5]/2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.25)

// chords · brass section · "BRASS 1" · soft notes
const brass_section_soft = note("<~@4 A@3 ~@17 B@2 ~@86>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@12 [a4,c#5]@13 [c#5,e5]@10 ~@13]/3", B: "[~@10 f#4@8 f#4@4 f#4@9 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.1)

// chords · distortion guitar · "DISTORTIO"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~@6 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@34 B@2 C D E@2 F G B@2 C D H@2 ~@23 B@2 C D E@2 F G B@2 C D H@2 ~ I J I J I J I J I J I J ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[b3,d4,f#4]@19 ~@13]/2", // Bm
  B: "[~ d4 a3@2 ~@2 a3@2 ~@3 d4 ~ d4 a3@2 ~ c#4 ~@8 a3@2 c#4@2 a3 ~, f#4@10 c#4@3 ~@3, ~@4 d4@6 a3@3 ~@3 e4@2 a3@7 ~@7, ~@8 a4@12 ~@2 [e4,a4]@9 ~]/2", // A5
  C: "~@2 b3 ~ b3 ~@2 g#3, e4@4 ~@2 e4@9 ~, ~@2 g#3@7 ~@3 b3@4",
  D: "~@10 g3@2 b3@3 ~, d4@4 b3@7 ~@5, ~ g3@3 ~@4, ~@6 d4@9 ~",
  E: "[~@10 a3@2 d4@2 ~@14 c#4@2 a3 ~, f#4@4 d4@6 ~@6 e4@5 ~ e4@9 ~, ~@2 a3@7 ~@5 a3@4 c#4@9 ~@5, ~@6 f#4@10 ~@4 a3@5 ~@7]/2",
  F: "b4@3 ~ b4@3 ~ b4@3 ~ b4@4, f#4", G: "~@2 a4@3 ~ a4@3 ~@7, e4@15 ~",
  H: "[~@10 a3@2 d4@2 ~@2 e4@15 ~, ~@2 a3@7 ~@5 a3@16 ~@2, ~@4 d4@6 ~@6 c#4@13 ~@3, ~@3 f#4@5 ~@8]/2",
  I: "~@10 [a5,a6] ~ [a5,a6]@2 [b5,b6]@2", J: "~@8 [a5,a6] ~ [a5,a6] ~ [a5,a6]@2 [b5,b6]@2",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.31)

// chords · distortion guitar · "DISTORTIO" · soft notes
const distortion_guitar_soft = note("<~@48 A B ~ C ~ D ~@2 A B ~@27 A B ~ C ~ D ~@2 A B ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "g#3 ~@9 g#3@3 ~@3", B: "~@14 g3 ~", C: "~@5 a3 ~@2", D: "~@10 a4@3 ~ a4 ~",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.15)

// other · soprano sax · "SOPRANO s"
const soprano_sax = note("<~@15 A@2 ~@10 B C ~@6 A@2 ~@2 D ~@6 E@2 F@2 G ~@61>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@7 d5 f#4 b4 ~ d5 e5 f#5@10 ~@9]/2", B: "~@15 e4", C: "e4 f#4 ~ f#4@7 ~@6", D: "~@4 b4@2 e5@7 ~ d5 ~",
  E: "[~@15 e5@4 a5!2 b5 ~ a5@7 ~@2]/2", F: "[~@6 b4@4 ~ c#5@4 d5@6 c#5 ~ d5 e5@5 d5 ~ e5]/2",
  G: "~ d5 ~ a4 b4 a4@11, f#5 ~@7",
})).s("gm_soprano_sax").gain(0.4)

// other · soprano sax · "SOPRANO s" · soft notes
const soprano_sax_soft = note("<~@39 A B@2 ~@70>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 b4", B: "[a4@6 b4 a4@21 ~@4]/2",
})).s("gm_soprano_sax").gain(0.16)

// other · brass section · "BRASS 1"
const brass_section_2 = note("<~@33 A@2 ~@36 B C D ~@31 E F G ~@4>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@3 e4!3 ~ a4!2 b4 ~ a4 b4@8 ~@12]/2", B: "~@9 f#3 [a3,b3] d4 [e4,f#4] a4 b4 d5",
  C: "e5 f#5 b5 f#5 e5 c#5 f#5 e5@4 f#5 e5@3 f#5", D: "e5 f#5 ~ e5@13", E: "~@2 g2 f#2",
  F: "~ b2@2 c#3 f#3 b3 ~ c#4 f#4 b4 ~ c#5 f#5 c#5 ~ f#5", G: "e5@7 ~",
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.3)

// chords · synth brass 1 · "SYNT BRAS"
const synth_brass_1 = note("<~@42 A@4 B@2 ~@64>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@8 a5@8 g#5@6 e5 f#5 g5@8, b5]/4", B: "[a5@25 ~@7]/2",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.31)

// other · drawbar organ · "ORGAN 1"
const drawbar_organ = note("<~@59 [~ d5 c#5 a4 d4 c#4 a3 e3 d3 c#3 a2@5 ~] ~@52>").s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.41)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<[x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!60 x [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!36 x [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!12 ~@2>").gain(0.36)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<[~@5 x!2 ~]!60 ~ [~@5 x!2 ~]!36 ~ [~@5 x!2 ~]!12 ~@2>").gain(0.31)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@66 A B C D E F G ~@39>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@5 x!2 ~", C: "~ x ~ x!2 ~ x ~", D: "~@7 x", E: "x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~", F: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@2",
  G: "~ x!2 ~ x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@59 A ~@6 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@23 A ~@15>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.26)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<[~@7 x]!60 ~ [~@7 x]!36 ~ [~@7 x]!12 ~@2>").gain(0.31)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@46 A ~@7 A ~@28 A ~@7 A ~@20>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@14 A ~@10 B A ~@6 C A ~@6 D A ~@2 D A E A ~ A F A ~ A G A ~ H I ~@5 A ~@7 A ~@2 J A ~@4 K A E A ~ A F A ~ A G A ~ H
  I ~@4 L ~@7 L A ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@14 x!2", C: "~@7 x!2 ~@3 x!3 ~", D: "~@10 x!6", E: "~@13 x!3", F: "~@12 x ~ x!2", G: "~@6 x!2",
  H: "x!3 ~@13", I: "~ x ~ x", J: "~@11 x ~@2 x ~", K: "~@9 x!7", L: "~@10 x ~ x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · ride · soft notes
const ride_soft = s("rd").struct("<~@33 A ~@7 B ~@3 B ~@36 C ~@29>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@6 x!4 ~@6", C: "~@4 x!5 ~@7",
})).gain(0.1)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<[~ x ~ x]!60 x [~ x ~ x]!36 x [~ x ~ x]!12 ~@2>").gain(0.41)

stack(
  bass, string_ensemble_2, string_ensemble_2_soft, brass_section, brass_section_soft, distortion_guitar,
  distortion_guitar_soft, soprano_sax, soprano_sax_soft, brass_section_2, synth_brass_1, drawbar_organ, kick, low_tom,
  hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, crash, ride, ride_soft, tambourine
)

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