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Here I Go Again

Here I Go Again

BND

KeyA majorTempo97 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Here I Go Again — BND
// 97 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 16 "#Pnnr.Pad" pad metallic (copy of ch 6 "#Soft Pad" pad warm); ch 15 "Organ" drawbar organ (copy of ch 14 "#Rtr.Orga" rock organ)
// note: Full arrangement: all 83 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: The whole transcription plays 17 ms ahead of the beat; the grid follows it, so its parts stay together.
setcpm(97/4)

// 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.

// chords · piano · "#A.Piano"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@10 A ~@2 B C D@2 E C F@2 G H I J K H I J K A ~@2 B A ~@2 B C D@2 E C F@2 G H I J K H I J K A ~@2 B C D@2 E C F@2 G H
  I J K H I J K H I J K H I J K ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,d4,f#4,a4,d5]@11 ~@13", B: "~@9 [g3,c#4,g4,c#5]@4 ~ [c#4,c#5] [g3,d4,g4,d5] ~@2 [g3,e4,g4,e5]@5 ~",
  C: "[g3,c4,e4,g4]@11 ~ [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@11 ~", // C D
  D: "[[b3,d4,g4,b4]@5 ~ [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,e4,g4]@5 ~ [g3,a3,d4,f#4]@4 ~ [g3,c4,e4,g4]@13 [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@11 ~]/2", // G D Em D C D
  E: "[b3,d4,g4,b4]@11 ~@4 [d4,f4,g4,b4] ~@2 [d4,f4,g4,b4]@5 ~", // G G7
  F: "[[b3,d4,g4,b4]@5 ~ [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,e4,g4]@5 ~ [g3,a3,d4,f#4]@4 ~ [a3,c#4,e4,a4]@24 ~]/2", // G D Em D A
  G: "[b4,e5]@3 d#5 ~@2 [b4,c#5] ~@2 [b4,d#5]@6 [a4,b4,e5] ~@2 [a4,b4,f#5]@5 ~, [b3,f#4]@5 ~@3", // E5 Bsus2 B Asus2 B7 B5
  H: "[b3,e4,b4,e5,g#5]@8 ~ [b3,e4,b4,d#5,g#5]@14 ~", I: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@23 ~",
  J: "[b3,e4,b4,e5]@8 ~ [b3,e4,b4,d#5]@14 ~", K: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@7 ~@2 [a3,d#4,f#4,b4,d#5]@14 ~",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.25)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Fing.Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@13 A B C B D B C E F G H I J G K G L M N M O M N P O Q R Q S Q R E F G H I J G K G L M N M O Q R Q S Q R E F G H I J
  G K G L G H I J G K G L ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 a1@6 b1 ~@2 c#2@6", B: "c2@11 ~ d2@11 ~", C: "g2@5 ~ f#2@5 ~ e2@5 ~ d2@5 ~", D: "g1@14 ~ a1 ~@2 b1@6",
  E: "a1@23 ~", F: "b1@7 ~", G: "e1@5 ~ b1@5 ~ e2@4 ~ b1@4 e1@2 ~", H: "f#1@5 ~ a1@5 ~ b1@4 ~ c#2@4 b1@2 ~",
  I: "e1@5 ~ b1@5 ~ e2@4 ~ e1@4 f#1@2 ~", J: "f#1@4 ~ c#2@4 f#2@2 ~ e2@2 ~ d#2@2 ~ c#2@2 ~ b1@2 ~",
  K: "f#1@4 ~ a1@4 a1@2 ~ b1@4 ~ c#2@4 b1@2 ~", L: "a1@4 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 ~ b1@4 ~ b1@2 ~@2 b1@2 ~",
  M: "d1@5 ~ a1@5 ~ d2@4 ~ a1@4 d1@2 ~", N: "e1@4 ~ g1@4 a1@2 ~ a1@4 ~ b1@4 a1@2 ~",
  O: "e1@4 ~ b1@4 e2@2 ~ d2@2 ~ c#2@2 ~ b1@2 ~ a1@2 ~", P: "d1@5 ~ a1@5 ~ d2@4 ~ d1@4 e1@2 ~",
  Q: "c1@4 ~ c2@4 c1@2 ~ d1@4 ~ d2@4 d1@2 ~", R: "g1@2 ~ g1@2 ~ f#1@2 ~ f#1@2 ~ e1@2 ~ e1@2 ~ d1@2 ~ d1@2 ~",
  S: "g1@2 ~ a1@2 ~ b1@2 ~ c2@2 ~ d2@2 ~ c2@2 ~ b1@2 ~ a1@2 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.31)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "St.Str.Gt"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@2 A B A C A B A B A B A B D E D E D E F G H I H J H I H J A B A B A B A B D E D E D E F G H I H J H I H J A B A B D
  E D E D E F G H I H J H I H J H I H J H I H K ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [c#4,f#4]", // D F#m F#5 F#m F#5
  B: "[b3,e4,g4]@3 [b3,e4,g4]@3 [b3,e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4] [b3,e4,g4]@2 c4 [c#4,f#4,a4]@3 [c#4,f#4,a4]@3 [c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#4,a4] [c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [b3,e4], ~@12 [f4,g#4] ~@11", // Em F#m E5 Fm
  C: "[b3,e4,g4]@3 [b3,e4,g4]@3 [b3,e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4] [b3,e4,g4]@2 c4 [c#4,f4,f#4,g#4,a4] ~@11", // Em C#
  D: "[g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4] [g3,c4,e4]@2 [c4,e4] [a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [d4,f#4]", // C D
  E: "[b3,d4,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [d4,g4] [b3,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [d4,g4] [b3,g4]@2 [b3,d4]", // G G5 Em G G5 Em Bm
  F: "[a3,c#4,e4]@11 ~", G: "[b3,d#4,f#4]@11 ~",
  H: "[b3,e4,g#4]@3 [b3,e4,g#4]@3 [b3,e4,g#4]@2 [e4,g#4] [b3,e4,g#4]@2 [e4,g#4] [b3,d#4,g#4]@3 [b3,d#4,g#4]@3 [b3,d#4,g#4]@2 [d#4,g#4] [b3,d#4,g#4] ~ [d#4,g#4]", // E G#m G#5 G#m G#5
  I: "[a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4] ~ [c#4,f#4]", // F#m F#5 F#m F#5 F#m F#5 F#m F#5
  J: "[a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4] [a3,d#4,f#4]@3 [a3,d#4,f#4]@3 [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [d#4,f#4] [a3,d#4,f#4] ~ [d#4,f#4]", // F#m F#5 F#m F#5 D#dim D#m D#dim D#m
  K: "[a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@3 [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4] [a3,c#4,f#4]@2 [c#4,f#4] [a3,d#4,f#4]@3 [a3,d#4,f#4]@3 [a3,d#4,f#4]@2 [d#4,f#4] [a3,d#4,f#4] ~@2", // F#m F#5 F#m F#5 D#dim D#m D#dim
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.19).pan(0.6)

// chords · pad warm · "#Soft Pad"
const pad_warm = note("<A@2 ~@3 B ~@77>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d2,d3,e4,a4,c#5]/2", B: "~ [d2,d3,e4,a4,c#5]",
})).s("gm_pad_warm").gain(0.03).pan(0.3)

// chords · pad warm · "#Soft Pad" · soft notes
const pad_warm_soft = note("<A@2 ~@3 B ~@77>".pickRestart({
  A: "[a2,f#4]/2", B: "~ [a2,f#4]",
})).s("gm_pad_warm").gain(0.01).pan(0.3)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@22 A B A C A B A C D E D E D E D E F G F H F G ~@2 A B A C A B A C D E D E F G F H F G ~@2 A B A C A B A C A B A C A
  B A C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@5 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@5 [b3,d#4,g#4] ~@5 [b3,d#4,g#4] ~@2", // E G#m
  B: "~@3 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@2", // F#m
  C: "~@3 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,d#4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,d#4,f#4] ~@2", // F#m D#dim
  D: "~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@2", // D F#m
  E: "~@3 [b3,e4,g4] ~@5 [b3,e4,g4] ~@5 [c#4,f#4,a4] ~@5 [c#4,f#4,a4] ~@2", // Em F#m
  F: "~@3 [g3,c4,e4] ~@5 [g3,c4,e4] ~@5 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@5 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2", // C D
  G: "~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@5 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@5 [g3,b3,e4] ~@5 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2", // G D Em D
  H: "~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@5 [b3,d4,g4] ~@5 [b3,d4,g4] ~@5 [b3,d4,g4] ~@2", // G
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.2)

// other · shamisen · "#Tsugaru"
const shamisen = note("<~@30 A@8 ~@8 B@2 C@2 B@2 D E A@2 F@2 ~@25>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d3@4 ~ a3@4 d3@3 e3@5 a3@4 d3@24 ~@3]/2", B: "[e3@4 ~ b3@4 e3@3 f#3@5 b3@4 e3@24 ~@3]/2",
  C: "[e3@4 ~ b3@4 e3@3 f#3@5 b3@4 f#3@24 ~@3]/2", D: "e3@4 ~ b3@4 e3@3 f#3@5 b3@4 ~@3", E: "e4@11 ~ f#4@11 ~",
  F: "[d3@4 ~ a3@4 d3@3 e3@5 a3@4 d4@24 ~@3]/2",
})).s("gm_shamisen").gain(0.3)

// other · music box · "#Sft.Crst"
const music_box = note("<~@30 A@8 ~@8 B@2 C@2 B@2 D E A@2 F@2 ~@25>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d5@4 ~ a5@4 d5@3 e5@5 a5@4 d5@24 ~@3]/2", B: "[e5@4 ~ b5@4 e5@3 f#5@5 b5@4 e5@24 ~@3]/2",
  C: "[e5@4 ~ b5@4 e5@3 f#5@5 b5@4 f#5@24 ~@3]/2", D: "e5@4 ~ b5@4 e5@3 f#5@5 b5@4 ~@3", E: "e6@11 ~ f#6@11 ~",
  F: "[d5@4 ~ a5@4 d5@3 e5@5 a5@4 d6@24 ~@3]/2",
})).s("gm_music_box").gain(0.39)

// chords · synth strings 1 · "#OB Strin"
const synth_strings_1 = note(`<
  ~@2 A B@2 C A D@6 E@2 F G H G I@2 J K L K M K L K N@2 D@6 E@2 F G H G I@2 J K L K M K L K N@2 D@2 E@2 F G H G I@2 J K
  L K M K L K M K L K M K L K M ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d4 c#4, [a3,f#4]", B: "[[b3,d4] c#4 d4 c#4, [g3,e4] f#4, ~ a3@2 ~]/2", C: "[b3,d4]@6 [a3,c#4] ~@5, [g3,e4]@7 ~@5",
  D: "[[b3,d4,g4] [c#4,a4] d4 c#4, e4 a3, ~ f#4@2 ~]/2", E: "[[b3,d4,g4] [c#4,f#4,a4] [g3,c4] [a3,d4,f#4], e4]/2",
  F: "[b3,g4] [a3,f#4] [g3,b3,e4] [a3,d4,f#4], d4 ~", G: "[g3,c4,e4] [a3,d4,f#4]", H: "[b3,d4,g4]",
  I: "[[b3,g4] [a3,f#4] [g3,b3,e4] [d4,f#4] [c#4,e4]@4, d4@12 ~@6 a3@11 ~@19]/2", J: "[b3,d#4,f#4]",
  K: "e4 d#4, [b3,g#4]", L: "[a3,c#4,f#4]", M: "c#4 d#4, [a3,f#4]", N: "[c#4 d#4 d4 c#4, f#4, a3 a3]/2",
})).s("gm_synth_strings_1").gain(0.16)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "#Vlo.Strn"
const string_ensemble_1_2 = note(`<
  ~@17 A B@2 C D E F E G E F E H I@6 J@2 ~@3 A K@3 D E F E G E F E H L@2 M@2 ~@3 A K@3 D E F E G E F E N E F E G E F E N
  ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 [b4,b5]@6 [c5,c6] ~@2 [d5,d6]@3 [c5,c6] [d5,d6] ~", // B C D C D
  B: "[[e5,e6]@3 [d5,d6] ~@2 [c5,c6] ~@2 [b4,b5] ~@2 [a4,a5]@7 ~@2 [d5,d6]@6 [c5,c6] ~@2 [b4,b5] ~@2 [a4,a5] ~@2 [g4,g5]@4 ~@2 [f#4,f#5]@4 ~@2]/2", // E D C B A D C B …
  C: "[e4,e5]@11 ~", // E
  D: "[e5,e6]@2 ~ [d#5,d#6] ~ [c#5,c#6] ~@3 [d#5,d#6]@4 ~@4 f#4 a4 b4 ~ d#5 [e5,f#5] ~, ~@9 g#4 c#5 ~", // E D# C# D# Esus2
  E: "f#5@3 e5@3 b4 ~@2 g#5@9 ~@6", F: "~@3 b4 ~@2 e5 ~@2 f#5 ~@2 g#5@5 ~ f#5@5 ~",
  G: "e5@2 f#5 e5 ~ d#5 ~@3 b4@10 ~@5", H: "e5@2 f#5 e5 ~ d#5 ~@3 b4@6 e5 ~@2 f#5@6",
  I: "[f#5@12 e5@11 ~ d5@12 d6@6 c#6@6, a5, ~@3 e5]/2", J: "[f#5@12 e5@11 ~ d5@12 e5@12, a5]/2",
  K: "[[e5,e6]@3 [d5,d6] ~@2 [c5,c6] ~@2 [b4,b5] ~@2 [a4,a5]@7 ~@2 [d5,d6]@6 [c5,c6] ~@2 [b4,b5] ~@2 [a4,a5] ~@2 [g4,g5]@4 ~@2 [f#4,f#5]@4 ~ [e4,e5]@22 ~@3]/3", // E D C B A D C B …
  L: "[[f#4,f#5]@2 e4 a4 [d4,d5]@2 [c#4,d6] [f#4,c#6], a5, ~@12 e5@11 ~@13 e5@12]/2", // F# D Dmaj7 F#5
  M: "[[b3,f#5]@12 e5@11 ~ d5@12 e5@12, a5, ~ a3@3]/2", N: "e5@2 f#5 e5 ~ d#5 ~@9 e5 ~@2 f#5@6, ~@9 b4@10 ~@5",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.23).pan(0.6)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "#Vlo.Strn"
const string_ensemble_1_3 = note(`<
  ~@22 A B A B A B A B ~@16 A B A B A B A B ~@8 C@2 D@3 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b4,e5,g#5] [b4,d#5,f#5,g#5]", B: "[f#4,a4,c#5,e5] [a4,b4,d#5,f#5]",
  C: "[~@15 b4 ~@2 c5@5 d5@18 ~ b4@6, ~@23 c#5 ~@24]/2",
  D: "[a4@23 ~@25 [e5,g#5]@12 [d#5,f#5,g#5]@11 ~, ~@23 b4@48 ~]/3", // E G#7
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.13)

// chords · rock organ · "#Rtr.Orga"
const rock_organ = note("<~@57 A B@4 ~@21>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@18 e3 [a3,b3] [d4,e4,f4,g4] [a4,b4,c5] [d5,e5,f5,g5,a5] [b5,c6,d6,e6]", // Asus2 Em7 Am Dm Cmaj7
  B: "[[f6,g6,a6] ~@2 a6@3 g6@3 f#6@3 ~@15 c5@3 b4@3 a4@3 g4@6 f#4@3 [c5,g6]@6 [b4,f#6]@3 [a4,e6]@3 d6@3 c#6@2 ~ [f#4,c#6]@6 [d4,a5]@19 [c4,d4] [e4,f4,g4,a4,b4,b5,c6,d6,e6,f6] [c5,d5,e5,g6,a6,b6] ~@5, e5@6 d5@3 ~@10 g4@2 ~@11, b6@3 ~@9 e6@12 d6@21 ~@17 d6@2 ~@26 [f5,c7]@5 ~]/4", // F C5 B5 A5 F#5 D5 Csus2 Em7 …
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.43)

// chords · rock organ · "#Rtr.Orga" · soft notes · Fsus2 Bm7b5
const rock_organ_soft = note("<~@57 [~@18 [f3,g3] c4 ~@4] ~@3 [~@15 g#4 [b3,f5,g5,a5] ~@7] ~@21>")
  .s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.21)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@10 A@4 B@3 C B D E@2 B C B C B C B C B@3 C B@3 C B@3 C B D E@2 B C B C B C B C B@3 C B@3 C B D E@2 B C B C B C B C B
  C B C B C B C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x!4", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", D: "x ~@4 x!2 ~@5 x ~@4 x!2 ~@5", E: "x",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@21 A B@3 C B@3 D B@3 C B@3 E B@3 E B@2 ~ A B@3 C B@3 F B@3 G B@3 H B@2 ~ A B@3 I B@3 F B@3 J B@3 K ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x ~@2 x ~@4 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@6 x ~@8 x ~@2 x ~@4 x", D: "~@6 x ~@8 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x",
  E: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", F: "~@6 x ~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@4 x", G: "~@6 x ~@7 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2",
  H: "~@6 x ~@7 x ~@3 x ~@4 x", I: "~@6 x ~@7 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", J: "~@6 x ~@11 x ~@4 x",
  K: "~@6 x ~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@5",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@10 A@10 ~@2 A@22 ~@2 A B A@2 C D A@3 C A@5 C A@2 E@2 A@16 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x",
  D: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", E: "x!4",
})).gain(0.42)

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

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@2 A@3 B A@14 ~@2 A@22 ~@2 A@18 ~@2 A@16 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", B: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@11",
})).gain(0.18)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct("<~@2 A@3 B A@14 ~@2 A@22 ~@2 A@18 ~@2 A@15 C ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", B: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@12", C: "~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.12)

stack(
  piano, bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, pad_warm, pad_warm_soft, string_ensemble_1, shamisen, music_box, synth_strings_1,
  string_ensemble_1_2, string_ensemble_1_3, rock_organ, rock_organ_soft, kick, snare, hihat, crash, tambourine,
  tambourine_soft
)