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1978 · Stranger In Town

Still The Same

Bob Seger

KeyE minorTempo118 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Still The Same — Bob Seger
// 118 bpm, 4/4, key E minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 108 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(118/4)

// 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 · "Grand Piano"
const piano = note(`<
  A B@2 C D E@2 C F D G@2 C D H@2 C I J@2 K@2 L@2 M D G@2 C D N@2 C I O@2 P@2 Q@2 M R S@2 T U V W X D Y@2 C D Z@2 C I
  AA@2 AB@2 AC@2 M D AD@2 C D AE@2 C F D G@2 C D AF@2 C I AG@2 AH@2 Q@2 M D AI@2 C D AJ@2 C I AK@2 AH@2 AL@2 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e3,g3,b3]@4 [e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@9 ~, c2, ~@2 c4 ~@5", // Em C
  B: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3]@2 [e3,g3,d4]@3 ~@3 e2@16, c2 ~, ~@6 b3@2 c4 ~@5 [e3,g3,b3]@18]/2", // Em C Em Em7 Em
  C: "[g2,d3,g3,b3]", D: "[e3,g3,b3]@3 ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@9 ~, c2@15 ~",
  E: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3] ~ [g3,c4]@2 [g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,d4]@4 ~@2 e2@16, c2 ~, ~@2 c4@2 e3 ~ e3 ~@7 [e3,g3,b3]@17 ~]/2", // Em C5 C Em7 Em
  F: "[g2,d3,g3,b3]@4 [f2,d3,g3,b3]@4 [e2,d3,g3,b3]@4 [d2,d3,g3,b3]@3 ~", // G G7 Em7 G
  G: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,d4]@3 ~@3 e2@11 ~ e2@4, c2 ~, ~@4 c4@2 ~@8 [e3,g3,b3]@17 ~]/2", // Em C Em C Em7 Em
  H: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,b3] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,d4]@4 ~@2 e2@12 [e2,e3,g3,b3]@4, c2 ~, ~@2 c4 ~@4 [e3,g3,b3]@7 ~@2]/2", // Em C Em C Em7 Em
  I: "[a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [c4,f4] ~ [a3,c4,f4]@10, f2, ~@2 a3 ~@5", // Am F5 F
  J: "[[d3,g3,b3,f4]@2 e4 ~ [d4,f4]@2 [b3,e4] ~ [b3,d4,f4]@2 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@9 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [c4,e4]@2 g3 ~, g2 c2, ~@4 b3 ~@9 [g3,c4,e4]@8 ~@6 [g3,d4] ~@3]/2", // G7 Dm E5 Bdim G C G5
  K: "[[e3,g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [e3,g#3,d4] ~ [e3,g#3,e4]@3 ~@7 e3 ~@5 e3 ~ [a3,c4]@2 e3 ~, e2@16 a2@7 ~ a2@8, ~@4 e3 ~@9 [a3,c4]@7 ~@11, ~@14 e3@4 ~@4 [e3,a3,c4]@5 ~ e3 ~@3]/2", // E7 C G#dim C E7 E Am
  L: "[[a3,d4]@2 [f3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,d4]@2 c4@2 [f3,a3,d4] ~ [a3,e4]@3 ~@6 [f3,g3] [g3,b3]@2 b3@2 [f3,g3,b3,d4]@2 g3 ~@3 [g3,b3,d4] ~, d2@2 g2 f2, f3 ~@3 c4 ~ f3 ~@3 f3 ~@3 [f3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ d4@4 ~@8, ~@22 g3 ~@9]/2", // D5 F5 Dm A5 Fsus2 G G7 G …
  M: "[f3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~ [f3,g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [f3,g3,b3,d4]@3 ~, e2 d2", // G7 G G7
  N: "[[e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,b3] ~ [g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,d4]@4 ~@2 e2@12 [e2,e3,g3,b3]@4, c2 ~, b3@2 ~@6 e3 ~@5 [e3,g3,b3]@14 ~@4]/2", // Em C Em C5 Em7 Em
  O: "[[g3,b3,e4]@2 f4 ~ [d4,f4]@2 [b3,d4,f4] ~ [b3,d4,f4]@2 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@9 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [c4,e4]@2 g3 ~, g2 c2, ~@4 b3 ~@9 [g3,c4,e4]@8 ~@6 [g3,d4] ~@3]/2", // Em Dm Bdim G C G5
  P: "[[g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [e3,g#3,d4] ~ [e3,g#3,e4]@3 ~@7 e3 ~@5 e3 ~ [a3,c4]@2 e3 ~, e2@16 a2@7 ~ a2@8, e3 ~@3 e3 ~@9 [a3,c4]@7 ~@11, ~@14 e3@4 ~@4 [e3,a3,c4]@5 ~ e3 ~@3]/2", // G#dim C G#dim C E7 E Am
  Q: "[[a3,d4]@2 [f3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,d4]@2 [f3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,d4] ~ [a3,e4]@3 ~@6 [f3,g3] [g3,b3]@2 b3@2 [f3,g3,b3,d4]@2 g3 ~@3 [g3,b3,d4] ~, d2@2 g2 f2, f3 ~@3 c4 ~@5 f3 ~@3 [f3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ d4@4 ~@8, ~@22 g3 ~@9]/2", // D5 F5 Dm F5 Dm A5 Fsus2 G …
  R: "[g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [c4,e4]@2 g3 ~, c2, ~@12 [g3,d4] ~@3", // C G5
  S: "[[e3,g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [e3,g#3,d4] ~ [e3,g#3,e4]@3 e3 ~@6 e3 ~@5 e3 ~ [a3,c#4]@2 e3 ~, e2@16 a2@7 ~ a2@8, ~@4 e3 ~@9 [a3,c#4]@7 ~@11, ~@14 e3@4 ~@4 [e3,a3,c#4]@5 ~ e3 ~@3]/2", // E7 C G#dim C E7 E A
  T: "[a2,g3,a3,c#4]@6 ~@6 [e3,g3,a3,c#4]@3 ~, e3@2 ~ [e3,g3,a3,c#4]@3 ~@2, ~ a2", // A7
  U: "[f3,a3,d4]@5 ~@7 [f3,a3,d4]@3 ~, d2@3 [f3,a3,d4]@3 ~@2, ~ d2", // Dm
  V: "[d2,f3,a3,d4]@7 ~ [f3,a3,d4]@3 ~ [f3,a3,d4]@3 ~, ~ d2", W: "[f3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~@3 g2@7 ~, g2@6 [f3,g3,b3,d4]@9 ~",
  X: "[g2,f3,g3,b3,d4]@4 [f2,f3,g3,b3,d4]@4 [e2,f3,g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [d2,f3,g3,b3,d4]@3 ~", // G7 Em7 G7
  Y: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,d4]@3 ~@3 e2@11 ~ e2@4, c2 ~, ~@4 c4@2 ~@2 c4@2 ~@4 [e3,g3,b3]@17 ~]/2", // Em C Em C Em Em7 Em
  Z: "[[e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@2 [g3,c4]@2 [g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,d4]@4 ~@2 e2@12 [e2,e3,g3,b3]@4, c2 ~, b3@2 ~@4 e3 ~ e3 ~@5 [e3,g3,b3]@14 ~@4]/2", // Em C C5 Em7 Em
  AA: "[[g3,b3,e4]@2 f4 ~ [d4,f4]@2 [b3,d4] ~ [b3,d4,f4]@2 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@9 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [c4,e4]@2 g3 ~, g2 c2, ~@4 b3 ~ f4@2 ~@6 [g3,c4,e4]@8 ~@6 [g3,d4] ~@3]/2", // Em Dm Bm Bdim G C G5
  AB: "[[e3,g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [e3,g#3,d4] ~ [e3,g#3,e4]@3 e3 ~@6 e3 ~@5 e3 ~ [a3,c4]@2 e3 ~, e2@16 a2@7 ~ a2@8, ~@4 e3 ~@9 [a3,c4]@7 ~@11, ~@14 e3@4 ~@4 [e3,a3,c4]@5 ~ e3 ~@3]/2", // E7 C G#dim C E7 E Am
  AC: "[[a3,d4]@2 [f3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,d4]@2 [f3,c4] ~ [a3,d4]@2 [a3,e4]@3 ~@6 [f3,g3] [g3,b3]@2 b3@2 [f3,g3,b3,d4]@2 g3 ~@3 [g3,b3,d4] ~, d2@2 g2 f2, f3 ~@3 c4 ~@3 f3 ~ f3 ~@3 [f3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ d4@4 ~@8, ~@22 g3 ~@9]/2", // D5 F5 Dm F5 D5 A5 Fsus2 G …
  AD: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,d4]@3 ~@3 e2@16, c2 ~, ~@3 b3 ~@3 [e3,g3,b3]@9]/2", // Em C Em C Em7 Em
  AE: "[[e3,g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,b3] ~ [e3,g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,d4]@4 ~@2 e2@16, c2 ~, ~@6 g3@2 ~@6 [e3,g3,b3]@17 ~]/2", // Em C E5 C Em7 Em
  AF: "[[g3,b3]@2 [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,d4]@4 ~@2 e2@12 [e2,e3,g3,b3]@4, c2 ~, e3 ~@13 [e3,g3,b3]@14 ~@4]/2", // G C Em7 Em
  AG: "[[g3,b3,e4]@2 f4 ~ [b3,d4,f4]@2 [d4,f4]@2 [b3,d4,f4]@2 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@9 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [c4,e4]@2 g3 ~, g2 c2, ~@6 b3 ~@7 [g3,c4,e4]@8 ~@6 [g3,d4] ~@3]/2", // Em Bdim Dm Bdim G C G5
  AH: "[[e3,g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [g#3,d4]@2 [e3,c4] ~ [e3,g#3,d4] ~ [g#3,e4]@3 e3 ~@6 e3 ~@5 e3 ~ [a3,c4]@2 e3 ~, e2@16 a2@7 ~ a2@8, ~@4 e3 ~@5 e3@2 ~@2 [a3,c4]@7 ~@11, ~@14 e3@4 ~@4 [e3,a3,c4]@5 ~ e3 ~@3]/2", // E7 C G#dim C E7 C#m Am
  AI: "[[e3,g3,b3] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,d4]@4 ~@2 e2@11 ~ e2@4, c2 ~, ~@4 c4@2 ~@8 [e3,g3,b3]@17 ~]/2", // Em C Em C Em7 Em
  AJ: "[[e3,g3] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [e3,g3,c4] ~ [g3,c4]@2 [e3,g3,d4]@4 ~@2 e2@12 [e2,e3,g3,b3]@4, c2 ~, b3@2 ~@6 e3 ~@5 [e3,g3,b3]@14 ~@4]/2", // Em C C5 Em7 Em
  AK: "[[g3,b3,e4]@2 f4 ~ [b3,d4,f4]@2 [b3,d4,f4] ~ [b3,d4,f4]@2 [g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~@9 [g3,c4,e4]@5 ~ [c4,e4]@2 g3 ~, g2 c2, ~@14 [g3,c4,e4]@8 ~@6 [g3,d4] ~@3]/2", // Em Bdim G C G5
  AL: "[[a3,d4]@2 [f3,c4] ~ [f3,a3,d4]@2 [f3,c4] ~ [f3,a3] ~ [a3,e4]@4 ~@5 [f3,g3] [g3,b3]@2 b3@2 [f3,g3,b3,d4]@2 g3 ~@5, d2@2 g2 f2, f3 ~@3 c4 ~@3 d4@2 f3 ~@3 [f3,g3,b3,d4]@5 ~ d4@4 ~@8, ~@22 g3 ~@9]/2", // D5 F5 Dm F5 F A5 Fsus2 G …
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.62)

// chords · rock organ
const rock_organ = note(`<
  ~@41 A B C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G H F@2 G I J H K L M N O@2 ~@9 P@2 Q H P@2 Q H J H A B R S@3 P@2 T@2 P@2 Q H J H A U@2 S@3
  ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[e5,g5,c6]", B: "[d5,e5,g#5,b5]", C: "[[a4,e5,a5,c#6]@31 ~]/2", D: "[d5,f5,a5,d6]/2", E: "[[f5,g5,b5,d6]@15 ~]/2",
  F: "[c5,e5,g5]/2", G: "[b4,e5,g5]", H: "[d5,g5,b5]", I: "[b4,d5,g5]@15 ~", J: "[c5,f5,a5]", K: "[c5,e5,g5]",
  L: "[b4,e5,g#5]", M: "[c5,e5,a5]@12 [c5,e5,a5]@3 ~", N: "~@2 [d5,f5,a5]@4 ~@2 [d5,f5,a5]@7 ~",
  O: "[g5 g5@3, [d5,f5,b5]]/2", P: "[e5,g5,c6]/2", Q: "[e5,g5,b5]", R: "[e5,a5,c6]@15 ~",
  S: "[[f5,a5]@15 ~ [f5,g5,b5]@32, d6@47 ~]/3", T: "[e5@15 ~ d5@15 ~, [g5,b5]]/2",
  U: "[[d5,g#5,b5] [a5,c6], e5@31 ~]/2", // G#dim Am
})).s("gm_rock_organ").gain(0.09).pan(0.7)

// bass · fretless bass
const bass = note(`<
  ~@8 A B C D E F@2 G H I J K L M N O P F Q R J S T G H I J U L V W O X S L Y V Z AA J AB F AC AD J F T AE J AF J AG AH
  AI AA O AJ ~@8 AK AL AC AM AN AO AP AE AQ I E AR AS AT W O P AU AC AD AV F AW AS AX I AY AZ AS M AA BA ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2 ~ g2@2 f2 ~ f2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~", B: "c2@3 ~@3 c2 ~ c2@5 ~ g2@2", C: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@5 ~ d2 ~",
  D: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@6 f#2@2", E: "g2@4 ~@2 g2 ~ g2@5 ~ g2@2", F: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@5 ~ g2@2",
  G: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@3 ~", H: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@6 e2@2", I: "f2@4 ~@2 f2 ~ f2@7 ~", J: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@8",
  K: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@4 d2@2 ~@2", L: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@8", M: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2@8", N: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@6 f2 ~",
  O: "g2@5 ~ g2@2 f2@5 ~ f2@2", P: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2@3 ~", Q: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@6 d2@2",
  R: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@2 f#2 ~", S: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@7 ~", T: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@5 ~ c2@2",
  U: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@3 ~@3 d2 ~", V: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2@5 ~ a2@2", W: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@8", X: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2 ~",
  Y: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2@6 e2@2", Z: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@6 a2@2", AA: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2@2",
  AB: "g2@3 ~ f2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ d2@3 ~", AC: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@2 d2@2", AD: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@2 f#2@2",
  AE: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@3 ~@3 e2 ~", AF: "f2@3 ~@3 f2 ~ f2@8", AG: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2",
  AH: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@5 ~ e2 ~", AI: "a2@4 ~@2 a2 ~ a2@6 c2@2", AJ: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 d2@3 ~ d2@2 ~@2",
  AK: "g2 ~ g2 ~ f2 ~ f2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~", AL: "~ c2@3 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@5 ~ g2@2", AM: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@2 ~@2",
  AN: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@4 g2@4", AO: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@5 ~ g2 ~", AP: "c2@4 ~@2 g2@2 c2@5 ~ c2@2",
  AQ: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@2 e2 ~", AR: "c2@5 ~ c3@2 c2@5 ~ c2@2", AS: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@5 ~ e2@2",
  AT: "a2@4 ~@2 a2@2 e2@2 ~@2 e2@3 ~", AU: "c2@3 ~@3 c2 ~ c2@4 g2@4", AV: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@4",
  AW: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@3 ~ c2 ~ d2 ~", AX: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@2 e2@2", AY: "g2@4 ~@2 g2 ~ g2@3 ~ g2@3 ~",
  AZ: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 d2@2", BA: "g2@4 ~@2 g2@2 f2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.13).pan(0.6)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@8 [x!4] [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!56 x ~@7 [x!4] [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!31 ~@3>").gain(0.42)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@8 A B@55 C D ~@7 A B@30 C ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "x",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@8 [x!6 ~@2] ~@64 [~ x!5 ~@2] ~@34>").gain(0.24)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@65 x ~@42>").gain(0.48)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@9 [x!8]!56 x ~@8 [x!8]!30 [x!6 ~@2] ~@3>").gain(0.3)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@9 [x!4]!56 ~@9 [x!4]!30 [x!3 ~] ~@3>").gain(0.18)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@9 [~ x ~ x]!56 ~@9 [~ x ~ x]!30 [~ x ~@2] ~@3>").gain(0.3)

stack(piano, rock_organ, bass, kick, snare, snare_soft, hihat, open_hat, crash, tambourine)

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