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Lap Of Luxury

Don't Be Cruel

Cheap Trick

KeyD majorTempo170 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Don't Be Cruel — Cheap Trick
// 170 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 130 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(170/4)

// 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 1"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@3 A B ~ C ~ D A B E F G H@2 I@4 J@2 I@2 K L I M N O P Q R I ~ S ~ S ~ T ~ S U L V@2 W@3 X Y@2 Z AA U AB AC@2 AD AE
  AF AG AH AI AJ Q AK@2 AJ Q AL AM AN Q AO AP AH@2 AQ AR AS AT@2 AU AV AW AJ Q AX@2 AY AZ ~ AZ ~ BA ~ AZ BB BC BD@2 BE
  BF BE BG BH BI BB BC BJ@2 BB BC BJ@2 BB BC BJ@2 BB BC BJ@2 BE BF BE BF BK BI
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 e4 ~", B: "d4 ~@3 d4 ~@3 d4@3 ~ e4@2 g4 ~", C: "d4 ~@3 d4 ~@3 d4@3 ~ e4 ~ g4 ~",
  D: "e4 ~@3 e4 ~@3 e4@3 ~ d4 ~ e4 ~", E: "~@8 b3@3 ~ d4@3 ~", F: "a3", G: "~@2 b3 ~@3 a3 ~ g3 ~@3 a3 ~@3",
  H: "[b3@13 ~@3]/2", I: "g2 ~@6 a#2 b2@2 ~ d3 e3@2 ~ d3", J: "c3 ~@6 d#3 e3@2 ~ g3 a3@2 ~ g3", K: "[a3,c4,e4]@13 ~@3",
  L: "[f#3,a3,d4]@15 ~", M: "g2 ~@6 a#2 b2@3 d3 e3@2 ~@2", N: "[c3,e3,g3]@7 ~", O: "[d3,f#3,a3]@3 ~",
  P: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~", Q: "[f#3,a3]@3 ~, d4@7 ~", R: "g2 ~@6 a#2 b2@3 d3 e3@3 d3",
  S: "~ [g2,g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ [g2,g3,b3,d4] ~@3", T: "~ [c3,g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ [c3,g3,c4,e4] ~@3", U: "[a2,a3,c4,e4]@15 ~",
  V: "[~@4 [c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@3 d3 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ d3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 d3 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~, g2@15 ~, ~@3 g3@4 ~@20 d3@3 ~@2]/2", // C G C G C G C
  W: "[~@4 [c4,e4]@2 ~ d3 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ d3 ~ e4 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ d3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ d3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [d3,g3] ~@2 d3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ d3 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ d3, g2@10 ~@5 g2@2 ~@6 g2@2 ~@6 g2@9 ~@3 g2@3 ~@2, ~@3 g3@4 ~@5 [g3,c4]@2 ~@34]/3", // C G C G C G5 C G …
  X: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 d3 [g3,b3,d4]@3 g2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2, ~@3 g2@5 ~@8", // G C G C
  Y: "[~@3 [g3,c4] [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ g3 [c4,f4,a4]@3 ~ [c4,e4,g4]@3 g3 [c4,f4,a4]@3 c3 [c4,e4,g4]@3 g3 [c4,f4]@3 d3, c3@13 ~@2 c3@4 ~@9 [g4,a4] ~@3]/2", // C5 C F C F C F5 Gsus2
  Z: "~@3 d3 [g3,c4,e4]@3 d3 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ d3, g2@8 ~@3 g2@4 ~", // C G C
  AA: "[g3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@3 d3 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~, ~@3 g2@10 ~@3, ~@11 d3@3 ~@2", AB: "[f#3,a3,d4]",
  AC: "[~@4 [c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [g3,d4,f4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~ [g3,c4,e4]@4, g2, ~@3 g3@4 ~@25]/2", // C G C G7 C G C
  AD: "~ [c4,e4] ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@12, [c3,g3]", AE: "~ d3@15, [a3,d4,f#4,a4]", AF: "[c3,c4,e4,g4]",
  AG: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@15 ~", AH: "g4!2 ~ g4!3 ~ g4!3 ~ g4!3 ~ g4", AI: "g4 ~@15", AJ: "[a2,a3,c4,e4]@3 ~",
  AK: "[[g2,g3,b3,d4]@29 ~@3]/2", AL: "[g2,g3,b3,d4]@15 ~", AM: "[g2,f3,b3,d4]@3 ~", AN: "[c4,e4,g4]@3 ~, [c3,g3]@7 ~",
  AO: "~ g3@13 ~@2, [c4,e4,g4]@13 ~@3, c3@11 ~@5", AP: "~ [d3,a3]@11 ~@4, [d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~",
  AQ: "[g2,g3,b3,d4]@3 d3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ d3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ g2", // G C G C
  AR: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ d3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ d3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ g2", // G C G C
  AS: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 g2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ g2, ~@11 g2@2 ~@3", // G C G C
  AT: "[[g3,d4,f4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,c4,e4]@3 g2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 g2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [c4,e4,g4]@3 g3 ~ f4@2 g3 ~ e4@2 c3 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~ g3, ~@15 c3@4 ~ [c4,a4]@2 ~@2 [c4,g4]@2 ~@6]/2", // G7 C G C F C5
  AU: "[c4,e4,g4]@2 ~ c3 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~ g3 [c4,e4,g4]@3 c3 [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~ [c3,d3]", // C F C F Csus2
  AV: "[g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ g2", // G C G C
  AW: "[g3,d4,f4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,b3,d4]@3 g2 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2", // G7 C G C
  AX: "[[g2,g3,b3,d4]@3 d3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~ g2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~ d3 [g3,c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [f3,b3,d4]@3 d3 [f3,b3,d4]@2 ~ d3 [f3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4]@2 ~@2, ~@15 g2@12 d3@2 ~@3, ~@28 f3 ~@3]/2", // G C G C Bdim Bm
  AY: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~@7", AZ: "~ [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~ [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~@3",
  BA: "~@2 [d2,f#3,a3,d4]@4 ~ [d2,f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~@7", BB: "[b2,b3,d4,f#4]@13 ~@3", BC: "[g#3,e4]@7 ~, b3@3 ~",
  BD: "[[a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~, [a2,e3]@13 ~@3]/2", BE: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@7 ~", BF: "[e3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@7 ~",
  BG: "[e3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@13 ~@3", BH: "a4!2 ~ a4!3 ~ a4!3 ~ a4!3 ~ a4", BI: "a4 ~@15", BJ: "[[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~]/2",
  BK: "a4!2 ~ a4!3 ~ a4!4 ~ a4!2 ~ a4",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.64)

// bass · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@12 A B C D C D C E F G C H A I C D J K J K L@2 M N ~ O ~ P ~ O A B C D C Q C D J G C R A B C S J K J K C M A B C S A
  B C S J K J K C@3 D C E F G C H A I C D T U ~ V ~ W ~ V X Y Z AA K AB K AB Z T X Y Z AA X Y Z AA X Y Z AA X Y Z AA K
  AB K AB AC T
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a2@3 ~ g2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~ e2@3 ~", B: "d2@3 ~ c2@3 ~ b1@3 ~ a1@3 ~", C: "g1@3 ~ e1@3 ~ d1@3 ~ e1@3 ~",
  D: "g1@4 e2@3 ~ d2@4 e2@3 ~", E: "g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ b1@3 ~", F: "c2@3 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@2 ~ g1",
  G: "c2@3 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@3 ~", H: "g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~@2 g1", I: "d2@4 c2@4 b1@4 a1@3 ~",
  J: "c2@3 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~ g1 c2@2 ~ g1", K: "d2@3 ~ d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~ a1 d2@2 ~ a1", L: "g2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ e2@3 ~",
  M: "g1@3 ~@13", N: "~@2 g1@4 ~@2 g1@3 ~@5", O: "~@3 g1@4 ~ g1@3 ~@5", P: "~@2 c2@5 ~ c2@3 ~@5",
  Q: "g1@4 e2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ e2@3 ~", R: "g1@3 ~ e2@4 d2@3 ~ e2@2 ~@2", S: "g1@3 ~ e2@4 d2@4 e2@3 ~", T: "a1@3 ~@13",
  U: "~@2 a1@4 ~@2 a1@3 ~@5", V: "~@3 a1@4 ~ a1@3 ~@5", W: "~@2 d2@5 ~ d2@3 ~@5", X: "b2@3 ~ a2@3 ~ g#2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~",
  Y: "e2@3 ~ d2@3 ~ c#2@3 ~ b1@3 ~", Z: "a1@3 ~ f#1@3 ~ e1@3 ~ f#1@3 ~", AA: "a1@3 ~ f#2@4 e2@4 f#2@3 ~",
  AB: "e2@3 ~ e2@2 ~@2 e2@2 ~ b1 e2@2 ~ b1", AC: "a2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.52)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "NYLON GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~@35 A ~ A ~ B ~ A C D E@2 F@4 G@2 F@2 H I E@2 J K J K L ~@9 J K J K L ~@14 M ~ N ~ O ~ N P Q R@2 K S K S T ~@17 K S K
  S T ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ [g2,d3,g3]@2 ~ [g2,d3,g3] ~@3", B: "~@2 [c3,e3,g3]@5 ~ [c3,e3,g3]@2 ~@6", C: "a2@7 ~", D: "[a2,d3]@7 ~",
  E: "[[g2,d3]@15 ~]/2", F: "~@4 [g3,b3,d4] ~@7 [g3,b3,d4] ~@3", G: "~@4 [c4,e4,g4] ~@7 [c4,e4,g4] ~@3",
  H: "[a2,a3]@15 ~", I: "d3@15 ~", J: "[c3,g3]@15 ~", K: "[d3,a3]@15 ~", L: "[g2,d3]",
  M: "~@2 [a2,e3,a3]@4 ~@2 [a2,e3,a3]@3 ~@5", N: "~@2 [a2,e3,a3]@5 ~ [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@6",
  O: "~@2 [d3,f#3,a3]@5 ~ [d3,f#3,a3]@2 ~@6", P: "b2@7 ~", Q: "b2@7 ~, e3 ~@15", R: "[[a2,e3]@15 ~]/2",
  S: "[e3,b3]@15 ~", T: "[a2,e3]",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.57)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<A@35 ~@2 B ~ B ~ B C@21 A C@26 A ~@2 B ~ B ~ B C D C@7 A C@21 A>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", C: "x!4", D: "x ~ x!2",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@34 B C ~ C ~ C ~ D A@20 ~ E A@13 F A@12 B C ~ C ~ C ~ D A@8 ~ E A@15 G A@4 ~ B
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x", C: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", D: "~ x ~@2 x ~ x ~", E: "x ~@2 x", F: "~@11 x!3 ~ x",
  G: "~@3 x!2 ~@7 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<A@34 ~@13 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@8 B A@9 ~@5 C ~@28 B A@16 D ~@4 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x ~@4", B: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", C: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~@6", D: "x!2 ~@11 x ~ x",
})).gain(0.11)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@34 A B A B A B A B C@21 D C@26 A B A B A B A B C@9 D C@21 D>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~@2 x", C: "x!2", D: "x",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@42 A@20 ~@2 B A B A B A B A@19 ~@8 A@8 ~@2 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A@5 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.21)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@35 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@20 B ~@28 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@8 B ~@21 B ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2 x ~@3", B: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@41 A B ~@11 B ~@3 B ~@13 B ~@5 B ~@18 A B ~@3 B ~@21 B ~@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "x",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@42 A@4 ~@8 A@8 ~@10 A@18 ~@8 A B A@6 ~@18 A@4 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x",
})).gain(0.54)

stack(piano, bass, acoustic_guitar_nylon, kick, snare, snare_soft, hihat, hihat_soft, open_hat, crash, ride)

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