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1957 · The "Chirping" Crickets

That'll Be The Day

Buddy Holly

KeyA majorTempo124 bpm
0:00/0:00
// That'll Be The Day — Buddy Holly
// 124 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 72 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): MUTED GTR.
setcpm(124/4)

// 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 · electric guitar clean · "CLEAN GTR"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  A@2 B@2 C@2 B@2 D E B C B C B C F G B@2 C@2 B@2 H I@2 J K L B@2 C@2 M N O P B@2 C@2 B@2 H E B C B C B C Q R B@2 C S
  B@2 H T U@2 V@2 W@2 X Y@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@4 d#4@2 e4@2 ~@2 e4@2 d#4@2 ~@2 d#4@2 ~@4 d4 ~ c#4 ~@5 b3@4 [g#3,b3,e4]@6 [g#3,b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@5 ~, ~@4 a4@3 a4@2 d4@2 ~@3 e4@3 ~@7, ~@10 a4@3 ~ b3 ~@9, ~@29 g#3@5 [b2,e3]@14]/2", // E E5
  B: "[d3,a3] ~@3 [d3,a3] ~ [d3,b3] ~@3 [d3,b3] ~ [d3,a3] ~@3 [d3,a3] ~ [d3,b3] ~@3 [d3,b3] ~", // D5 G D5 G
  C: "[a2,e3] ~@3 [a2,e3] ~ [a2,f#3] ~@3 [a2,f#3] ~ [a2,e3] ~@3 [a2,e3] ~ [a2,f#3] ~@3 [a2,f#3] ~", D: "a2 ~@23",
  E: "~@4 e3 ~ e3 ~@3 [e3,a3]@5 ~@9", F: "b2 ~@11 b2@2 ~@4 b2@2 ~@4",
  G: "[b2,e3,g#3]@5 ~ [b2,e3,g#3]@5 ~ [b2,e3,g#3]@5 ~ [b2,e3,g#3]@3 ~@3", H: "[a2,e3] ~@23",
  I: "[~@4 e3 ~ e3@2 ~@2 [e3,a3]@6 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#4,a4]@4 ~ [a3,c#4]@3 ~@2 c5@2 a4@3 ~ g4 f#4 [d#4,e4] ~ e4@2 e4@2 e4@2 d4@2 c4@2, ~@18 e4@7 ~@23, ~@22 a4@3 ~@5 b4 ~@17]/2", // A5 A F#m A Emaj7
  J: "~@4 [b4,c5] ~ a4@3 ~ g4 ~ [d#4,e4] ~ e4@2 e4@2 e4@2 d4@2 c4@2, ~@6 b4 ~@17", // Cmaj7 Emaj7
  K: "[g#3,c4,f#4] [a3,c#4] [a3,c#4]@2 [a3,c#4,g4]@2 [g#3,c4,f#4,g4] [a3,c#4] [a3,c#4,g4]@2 [a3,c#4,g4]@2 [g#3,c4,f#4] [a3,c#4,g4] [a3,c#4,g4]@2 [a3,c#4,g4]@2 [g#3,c4,f#4] [a3,c#4,g4] [a3,c#4,g4]@2 [c#4,g4] ~, ~ g4@3 ~@20", // G#7 A A7 G#7 A A7 G#7 A7 …
  L: "[d#4,f#4,c5] [g4,c#5] [g4,c#5]@2 [e4,g4,c#5]@2 [d#4,f#4,c5] [e4,g4,c#5] [e4,g4,c#5]@2 [e4,g4,c#5]@2 [d#4,f#4,c5] [e4,g4,c#5] [e4,g4,c#5]@2 [e4,g4,c#5]@2 [d#4,f#4,c5] [e4,g4,c#5] [g4,c#5]@2 [g4,c#5]@2, ~ e4@3 ~@16 e4@4", // Cdim Gdim C#dim Cdim C#dim Cdim C#dim Cdim …
  M: "~@4 g#4@5 ~ [e4,g#4]@2 ~ g#4@3 b4@6 g#4 ~, ~@4 b4@11 ~ g#4@5 ~@3, ~@6 e4@5 ~", // E
  N: "~@4 [f#4,c5]@6 [f#4,a4]@5 ~ e4@2 f#4@3 ~ [e4,a4]@2", // F#dim F#m A5
  O: "~@4 d#4@2 e4@2 a4@2 e4@2 ~@4 d#4 ~@5 d4 ~, ~@6 d#4@2 ~ d4@2 ~, ~@7 a4@3 a4@2",
  P: "[c#4,a4] ~@3 [b3,e4]@2 [b3,e4]@4 [b3,e4]@6 [b3,e4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4]@3 ~@3, ~ b2@5 ~@2, ~@2 e3@9 ~, ~@2 g#3@3 g#3@4 ~@3", // F#m E5 E
  Q: "f#4@6 f#4@2 f#4@2 [d#4,f#4]@2 [d#4,f#4]@2 [d#4,f#4]@2 f#4@2 f#4@2 [d#4,f#4]@3 ~, b3@12 b3@11 ~, d#4@5 ~@3 d#4@2 ~@2", // D#m
  R: "[e4,g#4]!2 g#4!4 [e4,g#4] ~ [e4,g#4]!4, ~ b3@5 b3@3 ~@3, ~@2 e4@2 e4@2 ~ [e4,g#4] ~@4, ~@5 g#3 [g#3,b3]@2", // E G#m
  S: "[a2,e3] ~@3 [a2,e3] ~@3 [a2,e3] ~@3 [a2,e3] ~@3 [a2,e3]@2 ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@3", // A5
  T: "~@4 e3 ~ e3 ~@3 [e3,a3]@4 ~@2 [c#4,e4]@3 ~@3 [c#4,e4]@2", // A5 C#m
  U: "[c#4 f4 f#4@20 ~@18 f#4@3 ~@3 [c4,d#4]@2, ~@2 d4@22 a3@19 ~@5, ~@22 f#4@6 f#4@11 ~@9, ~@24 d4@6 ~@4 a4@9 ~@5]/2", // Cm
  V: "[c#4@6 ~@28 g4@6 a4@2 ~@4 [g#3,c#4,f4] ~, e4@15 ~ e4@17 ~@15, ~@2 a3@3 a3@2 ~, ~@8 a4@5 ~@3]/2", // C#
  W: "[f#4@15 ~@9 a4@5 ~@5 c5@6 f#4@2 ~@4 [g#3,c4,d#4]@2, a3@7 ~, d4@12 ~@4 f#4@23 ~@9, ~@5 d4@2 ~]/2", // G#
  X: "~@9 c#4 ~@2, a3@5 ~, c#4@3 ~, e4@15 ~ e4@4 ~@4, ~@10 a4@9 ~@5",
  Y: "[[e4,g4]@3 ~ [d#4,f#4]@2 ~ f4@3 [c#4,e4]@2 ~@6 [g3,c#4,e4,a4]@32 ~@22, ~@2 d4 ~@21]/3", // Em D#m C#m A7
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.2).pan(0.7)

// bass · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B C A@2 D E A C A C A C F G H A C@2 A@2 D E C I@3 J@2 C@2 G J C K A@2 C@2 A@2 D E A C A C A C L M A@2 C N A@2
  D E A@2 C@2 A@2 C O@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2 ~ f#2 ~", B: "a2@7 ~@5 e2@6 ~@6", C: "a2 ~ e2 ~", D: "a2 ~@7", E: "~@5 a2@4 ~@3",
  F: "f#2@5 ~ b1@4 ~@2 f#2@4 ~@2 b1@4 ~@2", G: "e2@5 ~ e2@4 ~@2 e2@5 ~ e2@4 ~@2", H: "d2@4 ~@8 a2@5 ~@7",
  I: "a2@5 ~ e2@5 ~ a2@4 ~@2 e2@4 ~@2", J: "d2@3 f#2@3 a2@3 f#2@2 a2", K: "a2@4 ~@2 e2@2 ~@2 e2@9 ~@5",
  L: "b1@11 ~ b1@11 ~", M: "e2@11 ~ e2@5 ~ e2@4 ~@2", N: "a2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@2 ~@2 a2@3 ~ a2@2 ~@2 a2@3 ~",
  O: "[a2@9 ~ a2@3 ~@5 a2@31 ~@23]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.4)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "NYLON GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~@2 A ~ B ~ C ~@2 D ~@8 A ~ E ~ C ~@2 F ~@12 G ~ E ~ C ~@2 F ~@8 A ~ E ~ C ~@2 F ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,f#4]@4 f#4@2 f#4@3 ~ [d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4]@6 ~@6, ~@4 d4@5 ~@15", // D
  B: "[d4,f#4]@4 [c#4,e4]@2 [c#4,e4]@3 [c#4,e4]@2 ~ [c#4,e4]@6 ~@6", // D C#m
  C: "[d4,f#4]@4 [d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4]@3 ~ [d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4]@6 ~@6", D: "~@3 [b3,d4]@2 ~ [b3,d4]@3 [a3,c#4]@6 ~@9",
  E: "[d4,f#4]@4 [c#4,e4]@2 [c#4,e4]@3 ~ c#4@2 [c#4,e4]@6 ~@6, ~@9 e4@2 ~@13", // D C#m
  F: "~@3 [b3,d4]@2 ~ [b3,d4]@3 [a3,c#4]@8 ~@7", G: "[d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4]@3 [d4,f#4] [d4,f#4]@3 ~@3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.31).pan(0.4)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "NYLON GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon_2 = note(`<
  ~@3 A ~ B ~ C D ~ E F G H G I J K ~ A ~ B ~ C D ~@14 A ~ B ~ C D ~ E F G I G I J L ~ A ~ B ~ C M ~ E N O P E Q R@3 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d4@2 e4 ~", B: "c#4@12 e4@7 ~@5", C: "d4@3 e4@2 ~", D: "[c#4,e4]@3 [a3,c#4]@2 ~", E: "[f#3,a3,d4]@23 ~",
  F: "[a3,c#4]@17 ~@7", G: "~ [f#3,a3,d4]@3", H: "~@3 [a3,c#4]@8 ~", I: "~@3 [a3,c#4]@7 ~@2", J: "[b3,d#4]",
  K: "[g#3,b3,d4]", L: "[g#3,b3,e4]", M: "e4@3 [a3,c#4]@2 ~, c#4@5 ~@7", N: "[f#3,a3,d4]@5 ~", O: "[e3,a3,c#4]@23 ~",
  P: "[e3,a3,c#4]@5 ~", Q: "[f#3,a3,d4]@3 ~", R: "[[e3,a3,c#4]@71 ~]/3",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.31).pan(0.4)

// chords · electric guitar jazz · "JAZZ GTR"
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D E F G H I C F J B K L M B F N O B F P Q O R C S T F C U V W X Y Z F C@2 AA AB P AC I C B AD F O AE AF AG F
  C AH AI AJ P AK AL@2 C AM@2 AJ AN AO@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a3@3 ~ a3@2 d3@4 b3@2 a3@3 ~ a3@2 b3@3 ~ b3 ~, d3@3 b3 ~@2 d3@3 d3@3",
  B: "a3@3 ~ a3@2 b3@3 ~ b3@2 d3@4 a3 ~ d3@4 b3@2, d3@2 d3@2 a3 ~ b3 ~",
  C: "e3@3 ~ e3@2 f#3@3 ~ f#3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ f#3 ~, a2!4",
  D: "~@2 e3@2 e3@2 ~@2 f#3@2 f#3@2 e3@3 ~ e3 ~@3 f#3@2 f#3 ~, a2!4",
  E: "d3@6 b3@2 ~@2 b3@2 a3@3 ~ a3@2 b3@3 ~ b3 ~, a3 ~ d3@2 d3@2 d3@2",
  F: "a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2 a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2, d3!4", G: "[a2,e3] ~@7", H: "~@4 e2@5 ~ [a2,e3]@10 ~@4",
  I: "a3@3 ~ a3@2 b3@3 ~ b3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2, d3!4",
  J: "e3@3 ~ e3 ~ f#3@2 ~@2 f#3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ f#3@2, a2!4",
  K: "e3@4 e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ f#3@2 e3@3 ~ e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ f#3@2, a2!2 a2@2",
  L: "[b2,f#3]@5 ~ f#3@4 f#3@2 [b2,f#3]@6 [b2,f#3]@4 ~@2, ~ b2 ~@2", // B5
  M: "[e2,b2]@6 [e2,b2]@6 ~ e3@5 [e2,b2,e3]@3 ~@3, ~@2 [e2,b2] ~", // E5
  N: "e3@3 ~ e3@2 f#3@3 ~ f#3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3 ~ a2@6, a2@2 a2@2 a2@2 f#3 ~",
  O: "e3@3 ~ e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ f#3@2 e3@4 e3@2 f#3@3 ~ f#3@2, a2!4", P: "[a2,e3] ~@5",
  Q: "~@4 e2@2 e2@3 ~ [a2,e3]@10 ~@4, ~ b2 ~@4", R: "e3@4 e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ f#3@2 e3@4 e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ f#3 ~, a2 a2@2 a2",
  S: "e3@3 ~ e3 ~ a2@4 f#3@2 g3@3 ~ g3@2 a2@6, a2@6 f#3@2 ~@4 a2@6 f#3@3 ~@3",
  T: "a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2 d3@6 b3@3 ~ b3 ~, d3@2 d3@2 a3 ~ d3@2",
  U: "e3@3 ~ e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ f#3 ~ e3@2 ~@2 e3 ~ f#3@2 ~@2 f#3 ~, a2@3 a2@3 a2@5 ~",
  V: "b2@2 ~@2 b2@2 c#3@3 ~ c#3@2 b2@4 b2 ~ c#3@3 ~ c#3 ~, e2!4",
  W: "d3@4 a3@2 b3@3 ~ b3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3 ~ [d3,b3]@4 [d3,b3]@2, a3 ~ d3@2 d3@2 ~@2", // G
  X: "e3@3 ~ e3@2 f#3@3 ~ f#3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@2 f#3@3 ~ f#3@2, a2!4", Y: "a2@5 ~ b2@4 b2@11 ~@3, e3@3 ~@3 e2@16 ~@2",
  Z: "a3 ~@3 [d3,a3]@2 b3@3 ~ b3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3@2 b3@4 b3 ~, ~ d3!3", // D5
  AA: "d3@4 a3@2 b3@3 ~ b3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2, a3 ~ d3@4 d3@2",
  AB: "a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2, d3!2 d3@2", AC: "~@2 b2!2 ~ [a2,e3]@5 ~@2, ~@2 e2@3 ~@7",
  AD: "e3@3 ~ e3@2 a2@6 e3@2 ~@2 e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ f#3 ~, a2@6 f#3@3 ~@3 a2@11 ~",
  AE: "f#3@3 ~ f#3@2 f#3@4 f#3@2 f#3@4 f#3@2 [b2,f#3]@4 ~@2, b2!3 ~", // B5
  AF: "e3@2 ~@2 e3@2 e3@3 ~ e3@2 e3@3 ~ e3@2 [e2,b2,e3]@3 ~@3, e2@17 ~@7, b2!3 ~", // E5
  AG: "d3@4 a3@2 b3@3 ~ b3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2, a3 ~ d3@2 d3@2 d3@2", AH: "[a2,e3]!6",
  AI: "[d3,a3]@6 b3@3 ~ b3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3 ~ d3@6, ~@2 d3@2 d3@2 b3 ~", // D5
  AJ: "a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3 ~ d3@6, d3@2 d3@2 d3@2 b3 ~", AK: "~@2 [e2,b2] b2 ~ [a2,e3]@6 ~",
  AL: "a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3 ~ a3@3 ~ a3 ~ d3@4 b3 ~, d3@2 d3@2 d3@2 b3 ~",
  AM: "[e3@3 ~ e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ e3 ~ e3@3 ~ e3@2 f#3@4 f#3@2 a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2 a3@3 ~ a3 ~ b3@3 ~ b3@2, a2@2 a2@2 a2@5 ~@7, ~@4 d3!4]/2",
  AN: "e3@3 ~ e3 ~ a2@6 e3@3 ~ e3 ~ f#3@3 ~ e3@2, a2@2 f#3 ~ a2@2 a2@2", AO: "[~@5 [a2,e3]@4 [a2,e3]@16 ~@11]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.28)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A@6 ~ B A C A D A C ~@2 A@6 ~@2 D@3 ~ D A ~@2 E F@2 G A@6 H B A@2 C D A C ~@2 A@3 ~ A@2 H ~ A@7 I ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "~@11 x", C: "x ~@4 x!2 ~@5", D: "x ~@5 x ~@4 x", E: "x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x", F: "x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x",
  G: "x ~ x ~@2 x ~@6", H: "~ x ~@4", I: "x ~ x!2 ~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A B@5 C D E B@6 ~ F B@5 C D E B@3 G B C H@2 B@3 I B@5 C D E B@3 J B@2 ~ F B@3 K B C D E B@5 C L ~ M D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@8 x ~@2 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@3 x ~@5 x ~ x", D: "x", E: "~@4 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3 x ~", F: "~@3 x ~ x!7",
  G: "x!12", H: "~@3 x ~ x ~@3 x ~ x", I: "~@6 x ~@13 x!4", J: "~@3 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2", K: "x!6", L: "~ x ~@2",
  M: "~@9 x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x ~@7",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@16 A B ~@19 C ~@14 A B ~@15 D E ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!12", B: "x!3 ~ x ~@7", C: "~@10 x!10 ~@4", D: "~@21 x!3", E: "x!9 ~ x ~@13",
})).gain(0.13)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@32 [x ~@2 x!2 ~] [x!2 ~ x!2 ~] ~@15 [~@11 x] ~@7 [x!6] ~@14>").gain(0.36)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A@5 B ~@2 A@6 C@2 A@5 B ~@2 A@3 C A@4 D@2 A E A@5 B ~@2 A@6 C@2 A@3 ~ A B ~@2 A@5 B A F ~ G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~ x", B: "x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2", C: "x!12", D: "x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x", E: "x ~ x!2 ~@8",
  F: "x ~ x ~@2 x ~@6", G: "x",
})).gain(0.27)

stack(
  electric_guitar_clean, bass, acoustic_guitar_nylon, acoustic_guitar_nylon_2, electric_guitar_jazz, kick, snare,
  snare_soft, mid_tom, ride
)

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