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Cara mia

Boris Gardiner

KeyD majorTempo120 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Cara mia — Boris Gardiner
// 120 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 88 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(120/4)

// 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 · piano · "Flaeche"
const bass = note("<c#-1 ~@87>").s("gm_piano").gain(0.05)

// chords · epiano2
const epiano2 = note("<~@2 A@2 ~@18 B C B C D E F G ~@16 B C B C D E F H ~@8 I J K L I M N E ~@18>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@8 b3@7 ~ [g3,e4]@16, d4@3 ~, [f#3,a3]@15 ~ b3@7 ~@9]/2", B: "[b4,d5,f#5]@7 ~", C: "[a4,c#5,f#5]@13 ~@3",
  D: "[b4,d5,g5]@15 ~", E: "[a4,d5,f#5]@7 ~", F: "[c#5,e5,a5]@15 ~", G: "[d5,f#5]@7 ~", H: "[d5,f#5]@9 ~@7",
  I: "[a4,d5,f#5]@13 ~@3", J: "[b4,d5,g5]@7 ~ [a4,c#5,e5]@7 ~", K: "[a4,d5,f#5]@5 ~@3",
  L: "[b4,d5,g5]@3 ~ [a4,c#5,e5]@3 ~", M: "[b4,d5,g5]@5 ~@3 [a4,c#5,e5]@6 ~@2", N: "b4@7 ~ a#4@7 ~, [d5,g5]@15 ~",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.35)

// chords · string ensemble 2
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C@8 D@2 E F@2 G@2 H@3 I@3 J K E L@2 C@4 M@2 N@2 E O@2 P@4 Q@5 R@2 S T@3 C@4 U@4 C@4 V@4 C@2 W X Y Z@2 AA C@4
  AB@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 b3!3 a3 b3 d4@2", B: "~ [a3,c#4]",
  C: "[~@8 b3@7 ~ b3@7 ~ [a3,c#4]@8, d4@3 ~, [f#3,a3]@15 ~ [g3,e4]@16]/2", // A F#m C
  D: "[b3@7 ~ a#3@8 [f#3,a3]@16, d4@31 ~, g3@15 ~@17]/2", E: "[a3,d4,f#4]", F: "[[b3,g4]@15 ~ [g3,a3,c#4]@16, e4]/2",
  G: "[[a3,d4,f#4], f#3 ~]/2", H: "[[b3,g4] [g3,c#4] [f#3,d4,f#4], e4@31 ~@17, ~@16 a3@31 ~]/3",
  I: "[[b3,d4]@15 ~ [a3,c#4]@15 ~ [b3,d4]@15 ~, f#4@47 ~]/3", J: "[a3,c#4,f#4]", K: "[b3,d4,g4]",
  L: "[[c#4,e4]@16 [f#3,d4]@15 ~, a3@31 ~]/2", M: "[~@8 b3@7 ~ b3@7 ~ [a3,c#4]@8, d4@3 ~, [f#3,a3]@7 ~ [g3,e4]@8]/2",
  N: "[b3@7 ~ a#3@8 [f#3,a3]@14 ~@2, d4@31 ~, g3@15 ~@17]/2", O: "[[b3,g4]@15 ~ a3@11 [g3,a3]@4 ~, e4, ~ c#4]/2",
  P: "[[a3,f#4]@32 b3@15 ~ [a3,c#4]@15 ~, d4@3 ~, f#3@15 ~@17 [g3,e4]@32]/4", // D A C
  Q: "[a3@15 ~ b3@15 ~ [a3,c#4]@15 ~ [b3,d4]@15 ~ [a3,c#4]@15 ~, [f#3,f#4], d4@31 ~@49]/5", // A Bm A F#
  R: "[[g3,b3,g4] [f#3,a3,f#4], d4@31 ~]/2", S: "[e3,a3,c#4,e4]",
  T: "[~@24 b3@7 ~ b3@7 ~ [a3,c#4]@8, d4@5 ~, [f#3,a3]@15 ~ [g3,e4]@8]/3", // A F#m C
  U: "[b3@7 ~ a#3@8 ~@24 b3@7 ~ b3@7 ~ [a3,c#4]@8, d4@7 ~, g3@15 ~ [f#3,a3]@30 ~@2 [g3,e4]@16]/4", // A F#m C
  V: "[b3@8 a#3@8 ~@24 b3@7 ~ b3@7 ~ [a3,c#4]@8, d4@7 ~, g3@15 ~ [f#3,a3]@30 ~@2 [g3,e4]@16]/4", // A F#m C
  W: "~@4 b3@3 ~, [f#3,d4], a3@7 ~", X: "[g3,b3,d4,e4] [g3,b3,d4,e4]@6 ~ [a3,c4,c#4] [a3,c#4]@6 ~, ~@8 [g3,e4]@7 ~",
  Y: "b3 a#3, g3@15 ~, d4 ~@15", Z: "[~@24 b3@7 ~, [f#3,a3,d4]@31 ~]/2", AA: "[b3,d4] [a3,c#4], [g3,e4]@15 ~",
  AB: "[b3@7 ~ a#3@8 ~@16 f#4@8 ~@8, d4@5 ~, g3@15 ~ [f#3,a3]@24 ~@8]/3", // F#m
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.25)

// other · acoustic guitar steel · "Gitarre1"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D C B C B C B E F@2 G H I F G J K L M L M N O J I C B C B C B P I Q G J F I G R I L M L M E F J I C B S B C
  B P T C U C B C B P I C B C B C B P I V B C U C B P W X ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~", B: "e4!4 d4@2 b3 ~@2 a3!3 f#3@2 a3@2",
  C: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 b3!3 a3 b3 d4@2", D: "e4!4 d4@2 b3 ~@2 a3!3 f#3 ~ a3@2", E: "g3!4 e3@2 g3 ~@2 g3!3 e3@2 g3@2",
  F: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 d4!3 b3 a3 b3@2", G: "e4!4 d4@2 b3 ~@2 e4!3 d4@2 b3@2",
  H: "a3!4 [f#3,g#3]@2 a3 ~@2 a3!3 f#3@2 a3@2", I: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 d4!3 b3@2 a3@2",
  J: "a3!4 f#3@2 a3 ~@2 a3!3 f#3@2 a3@2", K: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 d4!3 b3 a3 b3 d4", L: "b3!4 a3@2 b3 ~@2 b3!3 a3@2 b3@2",
  M: "f#3!4 e3@2 f#3 ~@2 f#3!3 e3@2 f#3@2", N: "g3!4 [e3,a#3]@2 g3 ~@2 g3!3 e3@2 g3@2",
  O: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 d4!3 b3@2 a3 ~", P: "g3!4 e3@2 g3 ~@2 g3!3 d3@2 g3@2", Q: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 d4!3 a3 b3 d4@2",
  R: "a3!4 f#3@2 e3 ~@2 a3!3 f#3@2 e3@2", S: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 b3!3 a3 b3 d4 ~", T: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 d4!3 a3@2 b3@2",
  U: "e4!4 d4@2 b3 ~@2 a3!3 f#3@2 a3 ~", V: "d4!4 b3@2 a3@2 ~ b3!3 a3 b3 d4@2", W: "d4!4 b3@2 a3 ~@2 d4!3 b3@2 a3 b3",
  X: "d4 ~",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.35)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "Gitarre2"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D E F E G E F H I J K L M@2 N O M P Q P Q R I S I E T E F E F H I U N O M@2 N V M P Q P Q R I W I E X E F E
  Y Z I AA D AB D AC D H I AC AD AC D C B H I C D C D AC D AE I ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d5,f#5]@3 ~@5", // D
  B: "[e5,g5] [d5,f#5] [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g4,a4] ~, ~ [e5,g5]@2 ~@5", // Em D Em7 A7 Em
  C: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~, [d5,f#5]@5 ~@11", // D Bm7 D
  D: "[e5,g5] [d5,f#5] [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g4,a4] ~, ~ [e5,g5]@3 ~@4", // Em D Em7 A7 Em
  E: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~", // D Bm7
  F: "~@2 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g4,a4] ~", // Em7 A7
  G: "~@2 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g4,a4] ~", // Em7 A A7
  H: "~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4] ~", // G Gm
  I: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~", // D
  J: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] [a4,d5,f#5] ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~", // D
  K: "~@2 [b3,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b3,e4,g4] [b4,e5,g5]@3 [b3,e4,g4] ~", // Em
  L: "~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] [a4,c#5,e5]@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~", // A
  M: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~, ~@11 [a4,d5,f#5]@5", // D
  N: "~@2 [b3,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b4,e5,g5] ~ [b3,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,e4,g4] ~, ~@11 [b4,e5,g5]@5", // Em
  O: "~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~, ~@11 [a4,c#5,e5]@5", // A
  P: "~@2 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [b3,d4,f#4] ~", // Bm
  Q: "~@2 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,f#4] ~", // F#m
  R: "~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~", // G
  S: "~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~", // A
  T: "~@2 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4,g4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4,g4] ~", // Em7 A7
  U: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] [a4,d5,f#5]@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~", // D
  V: "~@2 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a4,c#5,e5] ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~, ~@11 [a4,c#5,e5]@5", // A
  W: "~@2 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~", // A
  X: "~@2 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~", // Em7 A
  Y: "~@2 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,f#4,g4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g4,a4] ~", // Em7 F#m7 A7
  Z: "~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,c4,d4,g4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4] ~", // G Gm
  AA: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~, [d5,f#5]@13 ~@3", // D Bm7 D
  AB: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~, [d5,f#5]@11 ~@5", // D Bm7 D
  AC: "~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~, [d5,f#5]@7 ~@9", // D Bm7 D
  AD: "[e5,g5] [d5,f#5] [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,e4,g4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,g4,a4] ~, ~ [e5,g5]@2 ~@5", // Em D Em7 A A7 Em
  AE: "~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,g4] ~@3 [a#3,d4,e4,g4] ~", // G Gm Em7b5
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.35)

// other · synth brass 1 · "Blaeser"
const synth_brass_1 = note(`<
  ~@2 A ~@3 B@2 C@2 D@8 ~@5 E ~ F G ~@3 B@2 C@2 H@8 ~@5 F ~ E I ~@3 B@2 J@2 K@2 ~@2 B@2 J@2 K@2 ~@2 L@2 J@2 K@2 ~@2 L@2
  M@2 N@2 ~ O@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 b1!3 a1 b1 d2@2", B: "[~@10 d5 ~ c#5 ~ a4 b4@5 ~@12]/2",
  C: "[~@8 c#5 d5 c#5 d5 c#5 ~ a4 b4@5 ~@12]/2",
  D: "[~@6 d5 ~ e5 ~ d5 ~ c#5 ~ d5 ~@98 d4@3 b3 ~ a3 ~ [d4,d5]@3 [b3,b4] ~@2 [a3,a4] ~, ~@15 b4@108 ~@5]/8", // D B A
  E: "c#5@2 ~ a4 ~@2 f#4 ~ c#5@2 ~ a4 ~@2 f#4 ~", F: "c#5@3 a4 ~@2 f#4 ~ c#5@3 a4 ~@2 f#4 ~", G: "e4 ~ f#4 d4@5 ~@8",
  H: "[~@8 e5 ~ d5 ~ c#5 ~ d5 ~@98 d4@3 b3 ~ a3 ~ [d4,d5]@3 [b3,b4] ~@2 [a3,a4] ~, ~@15 b4@108 ~@5]/8", // D B A
  I: "e4 ~ f#4 d4@8 ~@5", J: "[~@8 c#5 d5 c#5 d5 c#5 ~ a4 b4@4 ~@13]/2", K: "[~@8 e5 ~ d5 ~ c#5 ~ d5 b4@4 ~@13]/2",
  L: "[~@10 d5 ~ c#5 ~ a4 b4@4 ~@13]/2", M: "[~@8 c#5 d5 c#5 d5 c#5 ~ a4 b4@3 ~@14]/2",
  N: "[~@7 d5 e5 ~ d5 ~ c#5 ~ a4 b4@3 ~@14]/2", O: "[~@10 d5 ~ c#5 ~ a4 f#4@4 ~@13]/2",
})).s("gm_synth_brass_1").gain(0.35)

// bass · electric bass finger · "Bass"
const bass_2 = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E D C D C D C F G@2 H I J G H K L M N M N O P K J D C D C D C Q J R H K G J H S J M N M N F G K J D C T C D
  C Q U D V D C D C Q J D C D C D C Q J W C D V D C Q X Y ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 [c2,f#2]!6 g#2 ~", // Cdim
  B: "[c2,f#2,c#3] f#2 [f#2,a4]!2 [c2,f#2] f#2!3 [c2,f#2] f#2!2 [f#2,a4] [c2,f#2] f#2!3, ~@2 c#2 ~@3 c#2 ~", // F# F#m Cdim F#m Cdim
  C: "e2!4 d2@2 b1 ~@2 a1!3 f#1@2 a1@2", D: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 b1!3 a1 b1 d2@2", E: "e2!4 d2@2 b1 ~@2 a1!3 f#1 ~ a1@2",
  F: "g1!4 e1@2 g1 ~@2 g1!3 e1@2 g1@2", G: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 d2!3 b1 a1 b1@2", H: "e2!4 d2@2 b1 ~@2 e2!3 d2@2 b1@2",
  I: "a1!4 f#1@2 a1 ~@2 a1!3 f#1@2 a1@2, ~@4 g#1 ~@11", J: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 d2!3 b1@2 a1@2",
  K: "a1!4 f#1@2 a1 ~@2 a1!3 f#1@2 a1@2", L: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 d2!3 b1 a1 b1 d2", M: "b1!4 a1@2 b1 ~@2 b1!3 a1@2 b1@2",
  N: "f#1!4 e1@2 f#1 ~@2 f#1!3 e1@2 f#1@2", O: "g1!4 e1@2 g1 ~@2 g1!3 e1@2 g1@2, ~@4 a#1 ~@11",
  P: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 d2!3 b1@2 a1 ~", Q: "g1!4 e1@2 g1 ~@2 g1!3 d1@2 g1@2", R: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 d2!3 a1 b1 d2@2",
  S: "a1!4 f#1@2 e1 ~@2 a1!3 f#1@2 e1@2", T: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 b1!3 a1 b1 d2 ~", U: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 d2!3 a1@2 b1@2",
  V: "e2!4 d2@2 b1 ~@2 a1!3 f#1@2 a1 ~", W: "d2!4 b1@2 a1@2 ~ b1!3 a1 b1 d2@2", X: "d2!4 b1@2 a1 ~@2 d2!3 b1@2 a1 b1",
  Y: "d2 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.5)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A@2 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B
  A@3 B A@3 B C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@4", C: "x",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@3 [~ x ~ x]!83 ~@2>").gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@3 [x!16]!83 x ~>").gain(0.26)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@3 B ~@7 C ~@7 D ~@7 E ~@7 F ~@7 D ~@7 G ~@7 H ~@7 I ~@7 J ~@7 K ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~@2 x!2", C: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~ x!3", D: "~@14 x!2", E: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~ x!3",
  F: "~@11 x!2 ~ x!2", G: "~ x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~ x!2 ~ x!2", H: "~@7 x!3 ~ x ~ x!3", I: "~ x ~@5 x!2 ~@3 x ~ x!2",
  J: "~@7 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x!3", K: "~@7 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@6 A ~@6 B ~@8 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 C ~@7 C ~@7 C ~@6 B A ~@9>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · cabasa
const cabasa = s("cabasa:4").struct("<~@3 [~@2 x!2 ~@7 x ~@4]!83 ~@2>").gain(1.3)

stack(
  bass, epiano2, string_ensemble_2, acoustic_guitar_steel, electric_guitar_muted, synth_brass_1, bass_2, kick, rim,
  hihat, mid_tom, crash, cabasa
)

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