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1967 · John Wesley Harding

All Along the Watchtower

Bob Dylan

KeyC♯ minorTempo115 bpm
0:00/0:00
// All Along the Watchtower — Bob Dylan
// 115 bpm, 4/4, key C# minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 115 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(115/4)

// 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.

// bass · electric bass finger · "bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C B C D E F G H I H J H I H K H I L M L I L I N O N O N O N P H I H J H I H K H I L M L I L I N Q N R N O N S T
  U T V T U T W T U T U T U X Y Z AA AB AC X AD AE W AF AG L AH AF I L AI H AJ AK AL H AM AN AO AE AP AE AP AE AP AE AP
  N AQ AR AS N AT B AU AV
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 b2 ~ b2@2", B: "c#3 ~ c#3 ~ c#3 ~ c#3@2 ~@4 b2 ~ b2 ~", C: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2@2 ~@4 b2 ~ b2 ~",
  D: "c#3 ~ c#3 ~ c#3 ~ c#3@2 ~@2 b2!3 ~ a2 ~", E: "a2 ~ a2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~@5 b2 ~ b2 ~",
  F: "c#3 ~ c#3 ~ c#3 ~ c#3 ~@4 b2!2 ~ b2 ~", G: "a2 ~ a2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~@3 a2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~",
  H: "c#3@3 ~ c#3@4 ~@2 b2 ~ b2@2 a2 ~", I: "a2@3 ~ a2@4 ~@2 b2 ~ b2@2 ~@2", J: "a2@2 ~@2 a2@3 ~@3 b2 ~ b2@2 ~@2",
  K: "f#2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~@3 b2 ~ b2@2 ~@2", L: "c#3@3 ~ c#3@4 ~@2 b2 ~ b2@2 ~@2", M: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~@3 b2 ~ b2@2 ~@2",
  N: "c#3@2 g#2 ~ c#3@2 g#2 ~ b2@2 f#2 ~ b2@2 f#2 ~", O: "a2@2 e2@2 a2@2 e2@3 ~ a2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~",
  P: "a2@2 e2 ~ a2@2 e2@2 a2@3 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~", Q: "a2@2 e2 ~ a2@2 e2@3 ~ b2 ~ b2@2 f#2 ~",
  R: "a2@2 e2@2 a2@2 e2 ~ b2@2 f#2 ~ b2@2 ~@2", S: "a2@2 e2 ~ a2@2 e2 ~@3 b2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~",
  T: "c#3@2 g#2@2 c#3@2 ~@2 b2@2 f#2@2 b2 ~@3", U: "a2 e2 a2 ~@3 b2 ~", V: "a2@2 e2@2 a2@2 ~@4 b2 ~ b2 ~@3",
  W: "a2 e2 a2 ~ b2 f#2 b2 ~", X: "c#3 g#2 c#3 ~ b2 f#2 b2 ~", Y: "f#3!4 f#3@2 g3 ~ g#3@2 g#2@2 a2 ~ b2 ~",
  Z: "c#3 ~ c#3 ~ c#3@2 ~@2 b2 ~ b2 ~ b2@2 ~@2", AA: "a2 ~ a2 ~ e2@2 a2 ~ b2!3 ~ f#2@2 b2 ~",
  AB: "c#3 ~ c#3 ~ g#2@2 c#3 ~ b2@2 f#2@2 b2@2 f#2 ~", AC: "a2@2 e2 ~ a2@2 e2 ~ b2@3 ~ b2@2 ~@2",
  AD: "e2 ~ e2 ~ c#3 ~ c#3 e3 ~ e3 f#3 ~ g3 ~ g#3 ~", AE: "c#3@2 g#2@2 c#3@2 g#2 ~ b2@2 f#2@2 b2@2 f#2 ~",
  AF: "c#3@3 ~ c#3@4 b2 ~ b2 ~ b2@3 ~", AG: "a2@3 ~ a2@4 ~@4 b2@3 ~", AH: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~@3 g#3@2 f#3@2 e3 ~",
  AI: "f#2@3 ~ f#2@4 ~@2 f#2 ~ f#2 ~ c#3!2", AJ: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~@3 b2!3 ~ c3 ~",
  AK: "c#3 ~@2 c#3 c#3@5 ~ b2 ~ b2@2 a2 ~", AL: "a2@3 ~ a2 ~@2 c#3!2 ~ c#3 ~ c#3!3 ~",
  AM: "f#3@2 e3 c#3 f#3@2 g#3 ~ c#3@2 b2 g#2 f#2@2 e2 ~", AN: "c#3@3 ~ c#3@4 ~@2 b2 ~ b2 ~ a2 ~",
  AO: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ a2 g#3!7", AP: "a2@2 e2@2 a2@2 e2 ~ b2@2 f#2@2 b2@2 f#2 ~",
  AQ: "a2@2 e2 ~ a2@2 e2 ~ b2@2 f#2 ~ b2@2 f#2 ~", AR: "c#3!7 g#2!8 ~", AS: "a2!4 a2@2 a2@2 f#2 f#2@2 ~ g#3!2 g#3@2",
  AT: "a2@2 e2@2 a2@2 e2@2 b2@2 f#2 ~ b2 ~ b2 ~", AU: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~ a2@3 ~@3 b2@2 ~@2", AV: "c#3@3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.36)

// chords · piano · "acoustic"
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B C D C D C D C E F G H I@2 G J G K G L G M G N O P O Q R S O T E F G H I@2 G J G K G L G M G N O P O Q R S O T G
  F U L G K G H G F U L G K G H V W X Y Z W AA AB E F G H I@2 G J G K G L G M G N AC AD O AE AF AG O AG O AH O AI O AJ
  AK AL AM
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 [b3,d#4,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4,b4]@2", // B
  B: "[c#4,e4,g#4,c#5] ~ [c#4,e4,g#4,c#5] ~ [c#4,e4,g#4,c#5] ~ [c#4,e4,g#4,c#5]@2 ~@4 [b3,d#4,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4,b4] ~", // C#m B
  C: "[a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~@5 [b3,d#4,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4,b4] ~", // A B
  D: "[c#4,e4,g#4,c#5] ~ [c#4,e4,g#4,c#5] ~ [c#4,e4,g#4,c#5] ~ [c#4,e4,g#4,c#5] ~@5 [b3,d#4,f#4,b4] ~ [b3,d#4,f#4,b4] ~", // C#m B
  E: "[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@5 ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@6 ~@2", // C#m B
  F: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@7 ~@3 [b4,d#5,f#5]!2 [d#5,f#5]@2 ~@2, ~@5 [b3,f#4]@2 ~, ~@12 b4 ~@3", // A B D#m B5
  G: "[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@7 ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@6 ~@2", // C#m B
  H: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@7 ~@3 [b4,d#5,f#5]!3 ~@3, ~@10 [b3,f#4]@3 ~@3", // A B B5
  I: "[[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@6 ~@2 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@5 ~@3 [a3,e4,c#5,e5]@8 ~@2 [b4,d#5,f#5]!3 ~@3, ~@15 a4@8 ~@3 [b3,f#4]@3 ~@3]/2", // C#m B A B B5
  J: "[f#3,c#4,a4,c#5,e5]@8 ~@2 [b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5,f#5]@2 ~@2", // F#m7 B
  K: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@8 ~@2 [b4,d#5,f#5] [b4,d#5]!2 ~@3, ~@10 [b3,f#4]@3 ~@3, ~@11 f#5@2 ~@3", // A B B5
  L: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@8 ~@2 [b4,d#5,f#5]!3 ~@3, ~@10 [b3,f#4]@3 ~@3", // A B B5
  M: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@7 ~@3 [b4,d#5,f#5] [b4,d#5,f#5]@2 ~@3, ~@10 [b3,f#4]@3 ~@3", // A B B5
  N: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@8 ~@2 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,f#5]@2 ~@2, ~@12 [b4,d#5] ~@3", // A B B5 B
  O: "[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@3 ~ [c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@4 ~@2 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~@3, ~@6 b3 ~", // C#m B
  P: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@4 ~@2 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@2 ~ g#5", // A B
  Q: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@4 ~@2 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~@3", // A B
  R: "[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@3 ~ [c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@3 ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~@3", // C#m B
  S: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~@3", // A B
  T: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@2 ~@2", // A B
  U: "[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@6 ~@2 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@7 ~", // C#m B
  V: "[c#5,e5] ~ c#5 ~ [c#5,e5,g#5] ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@3 ~@3, [c#4,g#4]@7 ~@9, g#5 ~@7", // C#m B C#5
  W: "[a4,c#5,e5] ~ a4 ~ [a4,c#5,e5]@4 ~@2 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,d#5,f#5]@2 ~@2, [a3,e4]@8 ~@4 b4 ~@3", // A B A5
  X: "[c#5,e5,g#5] ~ [c#5,e5] ~ [c#4,g#4,e5,g#5]@2 c#5 ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@3 ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~, [c#4,g#4]@4 c#5 ~@11", // C#m B A C#5
  Y: "[a4,c#5,e5] ~ a4 ~ [a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~@3, [a3,e4]@4 ~@2 b3 ~", // A B A5
  Z: "[c#5,e5,g#5] ~ [c#5,e5,g#5] ~ [c#4,g#4,g#5]@2 c#5 ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [a4,c#5] ~, [c#4,g#4]@2 ~@2 [c#5,e5] ~@5 [b3,f#4]@4 ~@2", // C#m C#5 B A C#5 C#m B5
  AA: "[c#5,e5,g#5] ~ [c#5,e5,g#5] ~ [c#5,e5,g#5] ~ c#5 ~ [b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b4,f#5] ~ [b4,d#5,f#5] ~ b4 ~, [c#4,g#4] ~ [c#4,g#4] ~ [b3,f#4] ~ [b3,f#4] ~", // C#m B B5 B C#5 B5
  AB: "[a4,c#5,e5] ~@2 a4 [a3,e4,c#5,e5]@4 ~@2 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,d#5,f#5]@2 b4 ~, [a3,e4]@3 ~ a4@2 ~@6 b4 ~@3", // A B A5
  AC: "[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@3 ~ [c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@5 ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ a4 ~, ~@6 b3 ~", // C#m B
  AD: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@4 ~@2 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] [b4,d#5,f#5] [b4,d#5,f#5]@2 ~@2, ~@11 [b3,f#4]@3 ~@2", // A B B5
  AE: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] [b4,d#5,f#5]!2 ~@3, ~@11 [b3,f#4]@2 ~@3", // A B B5
  AF: "[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@3 ~ [c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@3 ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@2 ~@2", // C#m B
  AG: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]!3 ~@3", // A B
  AH: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~@3 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5]!2 [b3,f#4,f#5]@2 ~@2, ~@12 [b4,d#5] ~@3", // A B B5 B
  AI: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~@3 [b4,d#5,f#5]!3 ~@3, ~@5 [b3,f#4]@2 ~", // A B B5
  AJ: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~@5 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~", // A B
  AK: "[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5] ~ [c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5] ~ [c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5] ~ [c#5,e5,g#5] ~@5 [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~ [b3,f#4,b4,d#5,f#5] ~, ~@3 [c#4,g#4] ~@4", // C#m B C#5
  AL: "[a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5] ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5] ~ [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5] ~ [e4,a4,c#5,e5] ~@5 [b3,f#4,d#5,f#5]@2 ~@2, ~@6 a3@2 ~@4 b4 ~@3", // A B
  AM: "[c#4,g#4,c#5,e5,g#5]@7 ~", // C#m
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.36)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A@3 B C@4 D@2 E@6 D@2 E@5 F G C G C G C G H I D E D@2 I D@2 E D E D@3 E J G C G C G C G H G@7 K H L H L H L M N G
  O G K G P G F D@2 E@13 J G F G H G Q G R G R G F G S T U J
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4 ~@4", B: "x!5 ~@3", C: "x!2 ~@3 x!3", D: "x ~@3 x!2 ~ x", E: "x ~@6 x!2 ~ x ~@3 x ~", F: "x!4",
  G: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~ x", H: "x!2", I: "x ~ x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@5", J: "x", K: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", L: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  M: "x ~ x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@5", N: "x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2", O: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4 x", P: "x ~@6 x!2 ~@7", Q: "x!3 ~",
  R: "x ~ x ~@4 x!2 ~@7", S: "x!2 ~@2 x!4", T: "x!4 ~@2 x!2", U: "x!4 ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<[x!2] [x!3 ~] [~@5 x ~@2]!4 ~@109>").gain(0.51)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@4 B C D@3 E@2 F@5 G E@2 F@5 H I J I J I J I K L E F E@2 M E@2 F E F E@3 F N I J I J I J I K E@6 O P I E I E I E
  F@2 I M Q R I S I T E@2 F@12 U V I W I X I Y I Z I Z I ~ I AA AB AC H
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~ x!2", C: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x", D: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", E: "~ x ~ x", F: "x!4",
  G: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!3 ~", H: "x", I: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x", J: "~@6 x ~@5 x ~ x!2", K: "~ x!6 ~@9",
  L: "~@2 x!2", M: "~@3 x", N: "~ x ~ x ~ x!3 ~@8", O: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~@2 x", P: "x!5 ~@11", Q: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@3",
  R: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!3 ~", S: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~@3 x!6 ~", T: "~@4 x!3 ~@9", U: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x",
  V: "x!3 ~@2 x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3", W: "~ x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!4 ~@4", X: "x!5 ~ x!2 ~@8", Y: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!7 ~", Z: "~ x ~@2",
  AA: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~ x ~", AB: "x!4 ~@2 x!2", AC: "x!4 ~@2 x ~",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@3 A ~@21 B ~@7 C ~@15 B ~@7 C ~@7 B ~@15 D ~@19 E ~@3 F ~ B ~ B ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x!5 ~@7", B: "~@12 x!4", C: "x ~@13 x!2", D: "~@3 x ~@12", E: "~@12 x!3 ~", F: "~@14 x!2",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@6 A B@3 C@14 D E C@23 F C@15 F ~@15 F G C@14 F H C I F I C I F I F I E I C ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!15", B: "x!16", C: "x!8", D: "x!7 ~", E: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", F: "x!4", G: "x!2 ~ x!5", H: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  I: "~ x!7",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@25 A ~@7 B ~@15 C ~@7 B ~@7 D ~@15 E ~@15 F ~ G ~ H ~@3 I ~ J ~ A ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x!5 ~@4", B: "~@12 x!2 ~@2", C: "~@8 x!4 ~@4", D: "~@9 x!3 ~@4", E: "~ x!2 ~@9 x!3 ~", F: "~@3 x", G: "~@7 x",
  H: "~@8 x!3 ~@5", I: "~@10 x!3 ~@3", J: "~@10 x!2 ~@4",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@24 [~@7 x] ~@87 [~@5 x ~@2]!2 ~>").gain(0.51)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@25 A ~@7 B ~@15 C ~@7 B ~@7 D ~@15 E ~@15 F ~ G ~@5 H ~@3 I ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!6 ~@9", B: "~@9 x!3 ~@4", C: "~ x!2 ~@5", D: "~@7 x!2 ~@7", E: "x ~@7 x!4 ~@4", F: "~ x", G: "~@12 x!2 ~@2",
  H: "~@6 x!3 ~@7", I: "~@2 x!5 ~@9",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@6 A ~@19 A ~@6 B ~@16 C ~ D ~ D ~ D B ~@14 E F ~@8 G ~@15 H ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@2 E A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@4", C: "x!2 ~ x", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "~@3 x", F: "x!3 ~", G: "~ x ~@2", H: "x!4",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@66 A@6 B ~ A@3 C A D A ~@34>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~ x!6 ~", C: "x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x ~@3", D: "x ~@2 x ~ x!3",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@6 A B@2 C ~ D@15 E@8 F@16 G@8 D@15 G@9 F@16 E@7 H G@5 I ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2", B: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2", C: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@4",
  D: "~ x ~ x", E: "x!8", F: "x!4", G: "x!16", H: "x ~ x ~ x!12", I: "x!13 ~@3",
})).gain(0.41)

stack(bass, piano, kick, rim, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash, ride, tambourine)

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