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Sunday Girl

Blondie

KeyE majorTempo148 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Sunday Girl — Blondie
// 148 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 117 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level. 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, A@4 for four bars: edit a riff to change every repeat.

// other · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note("<~@44 A@2 B@2 C@2 D E ~@65>".pickRestart({
  A: "c#4/2", B: "[g#3@47 ~]/2", C: "f#3@5 d#3 c#3@2", D: "a3", E: "b3",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.32).pan(0.3)

// other · xylophone
const xylophone = note(`<
  ~@84
  [~@19 c#6@2 ~ c#5@2]
  [~@19 c#6@2 ~ e5@2]!2
  [~@19 c#6@2 ~ c#5@2]!2
  [~@19 c#6@2 ~ e5@2]!2
  ~@26
>`).s("gm_xylophone").gain(0.72).pan(0.8)

// bass · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@4 B C D E B F A@2 B C B E B E A@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 I J K L M N O N O P@2 N O N O N O Q@2 R S T U V W N X N Y N Z AA@2 L
  Y L Y N Y AA@2 AB@2 AC@2 AB@2 AC@2 AB@2 AC@2 AB@2 AC@2 AD V AC@2 V AE AC AF AG AB AC@2 AB@2 AH AC AI@2 AH@2 AI@2 AH@2
  AI AB AC AH AI@2 AH AJ AK
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2@7 ~@2 d2@2 ~ d2@6 a1@6", B: "d2@6 ~@3 d2 ~@2 d2@7 ~@2 d2@2 ~", C: "g2@6 ~@3 g2 ~@2 a2@7 ~@2 a2@3",
  D: "d2@7 ~@2 d2 ~@2 d2@7 ~@2 d2@3", E: "g2@7 ~@2 g2@3 a2@7 ~@2 a2@2 ~", F: "g2@7 ~@2 g2@2 ~ a2@7 ~@2 a2 ~@2",
  G: "g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~ g1 ~@2 g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~",
  H: "d2@2 ~ d2@2 ~ d2@2 ~ d2 ~@2 d2@2 ~ d2 ~@2 d2@2 ~ d2 ~@2", I: "e1@7 ~@2 e1 ~@2 e1@5 ~ e1@5 ~", J: "a1 f#2 e2 a1",
  K: "b1@2 g#2@2 f#2@2 c#2 d#2", L: "e2@6 ~@3 e2 ~@2 e2@7 ~@2 e2@2 ~", M: "a1@7 ~@2 a1@2 ~ b1@7 ~@2 b1@3",
  N: "e2@6 ~@3 e2 ~@2 e2@7 ~@2 e2 ~@2", O: "a1@7 ~@2 a1@2 ~ b1@7 ~@2 b1 ~@2", P: "e2@7 ~@2 e2@2 ~ e2@6 b1@6",
  Q: "c#2@7 ~@2 c#2 ~@2 c#2@9 ~@3", R: "g#1@6 ~@3 g#1 ~@2 g#1@8 ~@4", S: "g#1@7 ~@2 g#1 ~@2 g#1@10 ~@2",
  T: "f#2@3 a#2@2 ~@4 c#3@3 ~@3 d#3@7 ~@2", U: "f#3@3 d#3@2 ~@4 c#3@3 ~@3 d#3@5 ~ g#2@3",
  V: "a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2 ~@2 a2@2 ~",
  W: "b2@2 ~ b2@2 ~ b2@2 ~ b2@2 ~ b2@2 ~ b2 ~@2 b2@2 ~ b2@2 ~", X: "a2@6 ~@3 a2 ~@2 b2@7 ~@2 b2@2 ~",
  Y: "a2@7 ~@2 a2@2 ~ b2@7 ~@2 b2@2 ~", Z: "a2@6 ~@3 a2@2 ~ b2@8 ~ b2 ~@2", AA: "e2@7 ~@2 e2@2 ~ e2@8 ~@4",
  AB: "a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~",
  AC: "e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~",
  AD: "a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~",
  AE: "~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~ a2@2 ~@2 a2@2", AF: "~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~@5 a1@6 g#1@2",
  AG: "~ a1@5 ~ a1@2 a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 ~ a1@2", AH: "~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2",
  AI: "~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ a1@2", AJ: "~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ e2@2 e2@2 ~@2 a1@6 g#1@2",
  AK: "~ a1@4 ~@19",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.72)

// chords · drawbar organ
const drawbar_organ = note(`<
  ~@13 A@4 B@2 C@2 D@4 E@2 F@2 G H I@4 J K@3 I@4 J L@2 M@2 N@2 O P H I@4 Q@4 I@4 R@7 S@4 T@6 U@2 ~@7 V W@6 X@8 Y@8 Z@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[a4,f#5]@2 [g4,b4] [c#5,e5] f#5@2 [g4,b4] [a4,c#5,e5], d5@3 a4@3 ~@2, ~@4 d5@3 ~]/4", // D G C#m G A
  B: "[[a4,f#5]@2 [g4,b4] [a4,c#5,e5], d5@3 ~]/2", C: "[a4,d5,f#5]/2", D: "[[g4,b4] [a4,f#5], d5@95 ~]/4",
  E: "[g4,b4,d5]/2", F: "[[g#4,b4] [a4,c#5], e5]/2", G: "[b4,d#5,f#5]", H: "[g#4,b4,e5]",
  I: "[[e4,a4,c#5] [f#4,d#5] [g#4,e5]@2, ~ b4@3]/2", J: "[e4,a4,c#5] [f#4,b4,d#5]", K: "[g#4,b4,e5]/3",
  L: "[g#4,c#5,e5]/2", M: "[g#4,b4,d#5]/2", N: "[f#4,a#4,c#5]/2", O: "[e4,a4,c#5]", P: "[f#4,b4,d#5]",
  Q: "[[e4,a4,c#5] [f#4,d#5] [g#4,e5]@6, ~ b4@7]/4", // A D#m C#m
  R: "[[e4,a4,c#5]@12 [f#4,d#5]@12 g#4@48 ~ [a4,c#5]@47 [g#4,b4]@48, ~ b4@5 ~@8, ~ e5@6]/7", // A D#m A G#m
  S: "[~ [a4,c#5]@47 [g#4,b4]@48]/4", // A G#m
  T: "[~ [a4,c#5]@47 f#5@3 g#5@3 b5@6 g#5@3 f#5@3 ~@31 [a4,c#5]@47, ~ [g#4,b4] ~, ~@11 e5@13]/6", // A G#m
  U: "[f#5@3 g#5@2 ~ b5@6 g#5@2 f#5@4 e5@30, [g#4,b4], e5@5 ~@11]/2", // G#m
  V: "~@16 [a4,c#5,e5]@2 ~ [a4,c#5]@2 ~ [g#4,c#5]@2, ~@19 e5@5", // A C#5
  W: "[~ [a4,c#5]@47 ~@25 f#5@3 g#5@3 b5@6 g#5@3 f#5@3 ~@6 [a4,c#5]@47, ~ e5@143, ~ [g#4,b4] ~]/6", // A G#m
  X: "[~ f#5@3 g#5@3 b5@6 ~ f#5@2 ~@33 [a4,c#5]@48 f#5@3 g#5@3 b5@6 c#6@6 b5@29 ~ [a4,c#5]@47, ~ [g#4,b4]@48 ~@48 [g#4,b4]@48 ~@47, ~ e5@18 e5@78 e5@95, ~@13 g#5@3 ~@176]/8", // A G#m
  Y: "[~ f#5@3 g#5@3 b5@6 g#5@3 f#5@2 ~@31 [a4,c#5]@47 f#5@3 g#5@3 b5@6 g#5@3 f#5@3 ~@31 [a4,c#5]@47, ~ e5@113 e5@78, ~ [g#4,b4]@48 ~@47 [g#4,b4]@48 ~@48]/8", // A G#m
  Z: "[~ f#5@3 g#5@3 b5@6 g#5@3 f#5@3 ~@30 [a4,c#5]@3 ~@20, ~ [g#4,b4]@48 ~@23, ~ e5@16 ~@2 e5@33 ~@20]/3", // A G#m
})).s("gm_drawbar_organ").gain(0.25).pan(0.7)

// chords · electric guitar muted
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~ A@4 B C B C B C A@2 B C B C B C A@2 D@2 B@2 D@2 E F G E H E H E H I@2 E H E H E H J@2 K@2 L@2 M N E H E H E H O P E
  H E H E H O Q M@2 E@2 M@2 E@2 M@2 E@2 M@2 E@2 R S T U R S V W R S X U R S T U Y S T U Y S T U Y S T U Y S T Z AA
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d3@8 ~ d3@2 ~ d3@6 a2@6",
  B: "[d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@2", // D5
  C: "[g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2", // G5 A5
  D: "[g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2", // G5
  E: "[e2,b2] ~@2 [e2,b2] ~@2 [e2,b2] ~@2 [e2,b2] ~@2 [e2,b2] ~@2 [e2,b2] ~@2 [e2,b2] ~@2 [e2,b2] ~@2", // E5
  F: "[a2,e3]@23 ~", G: "[b2,f#3]",
  H: "[a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2", // A5 B5
  I: "e3@8 ~ e3@2 ~ e3@6 b2@6", J: "[c#3,g#3]@11 ~", K: "[g#2,d#3]@11 ~", L: "[f#2,c#3]@23 ~",
  M: "[a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2", // A5
  N: "[b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2 [b2,f#3] ~@2", // B5
  O: "e3@5 ~", P: "e3", Q: "e3@7 ~",
  R: "a2 c#3@2 a2 ~@2 e3@3 a2 ~@2 f#3@3 a2 ~@2 e3@3 a2 ~@2, ~@6 a2 ~@5 a2 ~@5 a2 ~@5",
  S: "~ c#3@3 e3@3 a2 ~@2 f#3@3 a2 ~@2 e3@3 c#3@3 e3@2, ~ a2 ~@2 a2 ~@5 a2 ~@5 a2 ~@2 a2 ~@2 a2 ~",
  T: "~ g#2@3 e2 ~@2 b2@3 e2 ~@2 f#3@3 e2 ~@2 e3@3 e2 ~, ~ e2 ~@5 e2 ~@5 e2 ~@5 e2 ~@4",
  U: "~ g#2@3 b2@3 e2 ~@2 f#3@3 e2 ~@2 e3@3 c#3@3 e3@2, ~ e2 ~@2 e2 ~@5 e2 ~@5 e2 ~@2 e2 ~@2 e2 ~",
  V: "~ g#2@3 e2 ~@2 b2@3 e2 ~@2 f#3@3 e2 ~@2 e3@2 e2 ~@2, ~ e2 ~@5 e2 ~@5 e2 ~@5 e2 ~@4",
  W: "~ e2 ~@2 b2@2 e2 ~@3 e2 ~@5 e3@3 c#3@2 ~ a2 ~, g#2@3 ~ e2 ~@4 f#3@3 ~@4 a2 ~@2 a2 ~ e3@3",
  X: "e2 g#2@3 e2 ~ e2 b2@2 e2 ~@2 e2 f#3@2 e2 ~@2 e2 e3@2 ~ e2 ~",
  Y: "~ c#3@3 a2 ~@2 e3@3 a2 ~@2 f#3@3 a2 ~@2 e3@3 a2 ~, ~ a2 ~@5 a2 ~@5 a2 ~@5 a2 ~@4",
  Z: "~ g#2@3 b2@3 e2 ~@2 f#3@3 e2 ~@2 e3@3 c#3@3 e3@2, ~ e2 ~@2 e2 ~@5 e2 ~@5 a2 ~@2 a2 ~@2 a2 ~",
  AA: "~ c#3@3 ~@20, ~ a2 ~@22",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.57).pan(0.3)

// chords · electric guitar clean
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~ A@4 ~@6 B C ~@6 B C ~@6 D E F ~@6 G H ~@6 I@2 J@2 K@2 ~@8 G H ~@6 G@2 ~@8 L M N O L M P Q ~@7 R S@2 T@2 S@2 T@2 S@2
  T@2 S@2 U@2 V@2 T@2 S@2 T@2 W
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f#4@7 ~@2 f#4 ~@2 f#4@6 e4@5 ~, [d3,a3,d4]@11 ~", B: "[a3,d4,f#4]@7 ~", C: "[a3,d4,f#4]", D: "[e3,b3,e4]@11 ~",
  E: "[a3,e4]@23 ~", F: "[b3,f#4]@23 ~", G: "[g#3,b3,e4]@11 ~", H: "[g#3,b3,e4]", I: "[c#4,e4,g#4]@23 ~",
  J: "[b3,d#4,g#4]@11 ~", K: "[a#3,c#4,f#4]@11 ~", L: "~ c#3@4 ~@2 e3@3 ~@3 f#3@3 ~@2 e3@3 ~@3",
  M: "c#3@3 e3@3 ~@3 f#3@4 ~@2 e3@4 c#3@3 e3@2", N: "~ g#2@4 ~@2 b2@4 ~@2 f#3@4 ~@2 e3@5",
  O: "g#2@4 b2@3 ~@3 f#3@4 ~ e3@4 c#3@3 e3@2", P: "~ g#2@4 ~@2 b2@4 ~@2 f#3@3 ~@2 e3@3 ~@3",
  Q: "~ g#2@3 b2@4 ~@2 f#3@3 ~@2 e3@3 c#3@3 e3@3", R: "~@15 [e3,a3,c#4]@3 ~ [e3,a3,c#4]@3 [e3,g#3,c#4]@2",
  S: "[~ [e3,a3,c#4]@45 ~@2]/2", T: "[~ [e3,g#3,b3]@43 ~@2 [e3,a3,c#4]@2]/2",
  U: "[~ [e3,g#3,b3]@38 ~ [e3,a3,c#4]@2 ~ [e3,a3]@3 [e3,g#3]@2, ~@43 c#4@5]/2", V: "[~ [e3,a3]@46 ~, ~ c#4@42 ~@5]/2",
  W: "~ [e3,a3,c#4]@3 ~@20", // A
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.54).pan(0.8)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ A@4 B@23 C B@15 A@6 C ~ B@32 D@7 E D@15 F D@8 G>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x!2", C: "x", D: "~ x ~@2 x ~@8 x ~@2 x ~@7", E: "~ x ~@2 x ~@19",
  F: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~", G: "~ x ~@22",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@11 B A@7 C A@7 D A@8 B A@9 B A@2 E F A@7 B A@7 C A@15 C G@7 H A@15 I A@3 J@4 K ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@6 x ~@8 x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", D: "x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~ x", E: "x!8",
  F: "x!7 ~", G: "~@7 x ~@2 x ~@8 x ~@2 x ~", H: "~@7 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", I: "~ x ~@8 x ~@8 x ~@4",
  J: "~@7 x ~@11 x ~@4", K: "~@7 x ~@11 x ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.8)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@21 A@7 ~@40 A@15 B ~@8 A@7 B A@7 ~ A@3 C@4 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~", B: "~@7 x ~@2 x ~@13", C: "~@7 x ~@2 x ~@8 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  [~@2 x!2]
  ~@4
  [x!8]!79
  ~@8
  [x!8]!9
  [~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~]!15
  ~
>`).gain(0.56)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@20 [~@7 x] ~@30 [x!8] ~@15 [~@7 x] ~@49>").gain(0.72)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@20 [~@3 x] ~@29 [x!8] ~@16 [~@3 x] ~@49>").gain(0.64)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A@4 ~@6 A ~ A ~@5 A ~ A ~@7 A@2 ~@5 A ~ A ~@5 A@6 ~@2 A ~@5 A ~ A ~@5 A ~ A ~@7 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@9 A ~ B A@2 ~ C D A
  ~ B A@2 ~ C D A ~ B A E ~ C D E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~@4", C: "~ x ~@5 x ~@16", D: "~ x ~@5 x ~@5 x ~@10", E: "~ x ~@22",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@92 [~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~]!24 ~>").gain(0.72)

stack(
  overdriven_guitar, xylophone, bass, drawbar_organ, electric_guitar_muted, electric_guitar_clean, kick, snare, clap,
  hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, crash, ride
)

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