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I Did What I Did for Maria cover art

1971 · Tony Christie

I Did What I Did for Maria

CHRISTIE,TONY

KeyG majorTempo124 bpm
0:00/0:00
// I Did What I Did for Maria — CHRISTIE,TONY
// 124 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 110 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
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 · piano · "Ges./Pia"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@5 A B@2 C D E@2 F@2 ~@7 G H I H I J@2 K L H I H I J@2 K M ~ A B@2 N D E@2 O@2 H I H I J@2 K L H I H I J@2 K M ~@8 A
  B@2 N D E@2 O@2 H I H I J@2 K L H I H I J@2 K L H I H I J@2 K M ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b5,d6] [g5,b5]", // Bm G
  B: "[[f5,d6] [g5,e6] a5 [g5,e6]@2 f5 [d5,b5] [f5,d6]@2 c6 d5 [e5,c6]@5, ~@4 f6 ~@5 d6 ~@7 e5 ~ b5 ~@11]/2", // Dm C G Dm C
  C: "[d#5,c6] d6 d#6 [f5,d6]@2 [d#5,c6] [c5,a5]@2, ~@2 f5 ~ g5 ~@11", // Cm Dm Cm F
  D: "[e5,c6] [d5,b5] [c5,a5] [d5,b5]@3 [g5,b5] [a5,c6]", // C G F G Am
  E: "[[g5,b5] [f#5,a5] a5 f#5@2 [g5,b5] c6 [a5,c6]@2 [b5,d6]@5 d5 c6, ~@4 f#5 ~ a5 ~@5 a5 ~@15 b5 ~ e5 ~]/2", // G F#m G Am Bm
  F: "[[d5,b5]@2 [c5,a5]@2 a5@2 [c5,a5]@3 ~ [c5,a5]@2 [d5,b5]@2 [c5,a5]@4 [b4,g5]@9 ~@5, ~@4 c5 ~@27]/2", // G F G F Em
  G: "~@12 [d5,b5]@2 [e5,c6] ~", H: "[d5,b5] ~ a5@2 a5@2 [c5,a5]@6 a5@2 [d5,b5] ~, ~@2 c5 ~ c5 ~@7 c5 ~@3",
  I: "[c5,a5] ~ [b4,g5] ~ [b4,g5]@2 [b4,g5]@6 [d5,b5] ~ [e5,c6] ~", // F Em G C
  J: "[[d5,b5] ~ [c5,a5] ~ a5@2 [c5,a5]@4 [g5,b5] ~ [a5,c6]@2 [a5,c6]@4 [b5,d6]@8 ~@2 [d5,b5]@2 [e5,c6] ~, ~@4 c5 ~@27]/2", // G F G Am Bm G C
  K: "b5@2 [c5,a5] ~ a5@2 [c5,a5]@4 a5@2 b5@2 [c5,a5]@2, d5 ~@3 c5 ~@5 c5 ~ d5 ~@3", // F
  L: "~@2 [b4,g5]@7 ~@3 [d5,b5]@2 [e5,c6] ~", M: "~@2 [b4,g5]@7 ~@7",
  N: "d#5 d6 d#6 [f5,d6]@2 [d#5,c6] [c5,a5]@2, c6 ~ f5 ~ g5 ~@11", // Dm Cm F
  O: "[[d5,b5]@2 [c5,a5]@2 a5@2 [c5,a5]@3 ~ [c5,a5]@2 [d5,b5]@2 [c5,a5]@4 [b4,g5]@9 ~ [d5,b5]@2 [e5,c6] ~, ~@4 c5 ~@27]/2", // G F G F Em G C
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.48)

// bass · acoustic bass · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B C D E F@2 D G H G I B@2 J K B@3 L M N M N M N M O M N M N M N M P Q D E F@2 D G H G I M N M N M N M O M N M N
  M N M P R S T U B@3 V D E F@2 D G H G I M N M N M N M P M N M N M N M P M N M N M N M P W X W B Y
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g1@15 d1]/2", B: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 d1@2 g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 d1@2", C: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 d1@2 g1@2 g1@2 ~@2 d1@2",
  D: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~ d1 ~ d1@2 e1@2 f#1@2", E: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~ d1 ~ d1@2 e1@2 f1@2",
  F: "c2 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2 ~ g1 ~ g1@2 a1@2 b1@2", G: "d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 d2 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 b1@2 c2@2",
  H: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~ d1 ~ d1@2 e1@2 g1@2", I: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~ d1 ~ d1@2 e1@2 f#1 ~",
  J: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 d1@2 g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~", K: "b1 ~ b1@2 c2 ~ c2@2 c#2 ~ c#2@2 d2 ~ d2@2",
  L: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@3 g1 b1@2 a1@2 b1@2 c2@2", M: "d2@3 ~ d2@3 d2 d1 ~ d1@2 e1@2 f#1@2",
  N: "g1@3 ~ g1@3 g1 b1 ~ b1@2 c2@2 c#2@2", O: "g1@2 ~ g1 d1@2 e1@2 g1@2 ~@6",
  P: "g1@3 ~ g1@2 ~ g1 d1 ~ d1@2 f1@2 f#1@2", Q: "g1@3 ~ g1@2 ~ g1 d2@2 b1@2 a1@2 g1@2",
  R: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 d1 ~ d1@2 e1@2 f#1@2", S: "g1@2 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2 a1@2 b1@2",
  T: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 d1@2 e1@2", U: "g1@2 g1@2 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2 d1@2",
  V: "g1!2 ~ b1 d2 b1 a1 g1", W: "d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~ d2@2 d2@2 ~@2 a1@2", X: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 d1@2 g1@2 g1@2 ~@2 g1@2",
  Y: "g1 ~@7",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.72)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "Gitarre"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~ A@3 B C@2 D E F G F H I J@3 K J@4 L M L N O M P Q L M L N O M P R S C@2 D E F G F H I L M L N O M P Q L M L N O M P
  R T U T V W X@2 W C@2 D E F G F H I L M L N O M P R L M L N O M P R L M L N O M P R Y Z AA AB AC
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4]@2 [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4]@2", // G5 Bm G5 Bm
  B: "[d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 [d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4] ~", // G5 Bm G5 Bm
  C: "[g4 d4 b3 ~ b3 d4 ~@2 b3 g3 b3 d4 f4 ~ b3 g3, ~@6 g3@5 ~ g4@4 ~@16, ~@7 d4@2 ~@4 d4@2 ~]/2",
  D: "e4 c4 ~ c4 e4 ~ e4 c4, ~@2 g3@3 g4@2 ~", E: "d#4 c4 ~ c4 d#4 g4 d#4 c4, ~ g3 ~@2", F: "g4 d4 b3 g3 b3 d4 g4 d4",
  G: "f#4 d4 ~ d4 f#4 ~ f#4 d4, ~ a3@3, ~@5 a4@2 ~", H: "~ d4 a3 d4 f#4 a4 f#4 d4",
  I: "g4 ~ b3 g3 b3 d4 b3 d4, ~ d4@2 ~@5", J: "~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4,g4] ~",
  K: "~@4 [b3,d4,g4] ~@7 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2", // G
  L: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]!2 ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~", // D
  M: "[b3,d4,g4]@4 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~ [b3,d4,g4]!2 ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~", // G
  N: "[b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~ [b3,d4,g4]!2 ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~", // G
  O: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@3 [d4,f#4] [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~", // D
  P: "[a3,d4,f#4]@3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]!2 ~ [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~", // D
  Q: "[b3,d4,g4]@3 ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@6", // G
  R: "[d4,g4]@2 [d4,g4]@3 ~ [b3,d4]@2 [d4,g4]@2 [d4,g4]@3 ~ [b3,d4]@2", // G5 Bm G5 Bm
  S: "d4 ~ [d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4]@2 [d4,g4]@2 [d4,g4]@2 ~@4", T: "c#3@2 d3 ~ d3 ~ d3@2 c#3@2 d3 ~ d3 ~ d3@2",
  U: "f#2@2 g2@2 g2 ~ g2@2 f#2@2 g2 ~ g2@2 g2@2", V: "f#2@2 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@2 f#2@2 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~",
  W: "[b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~", // G
  X: "[b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4,g4]@2", // G
  Y: "[d4,f#4] ~ [d4,f#4] ~@3 a3@2 [d4,f#4] ~ [d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 a3@2", // D
  Z: "[d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 ~@2 d4 ~", // G5 Bm G5
  AA: "[d4,f#4]@2 [d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 d4 ~ [d4,f#4] ~ [d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 d4 ~", // D
  AB: "[b3,d4,g4] ~ [b3,d4,g4] ~@3 [b3,d4] ~ [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4] ~", AC: "[d4,g4] ~@7",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.22).pan(0.7)

// chords · synth strings 2 · "Fl„che"
const synth_strings_2 = note(`<
  ~ A@4 B@2 C@2 D E D E D F@8 G@4 E D E H G@4 E D E I@2 B@2 C@2 D E D E D G@4 E D E H G@4 E D E J K@8 B@2 C@2 D E D E D
  G@4 E D E J G@4 E D E J G@4 E D E J L@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,b3,d4]/4", B: "[g4 f4, [b3,d4]]/2", C: "[e4 d#4, [g3,c4]]/2", D: "[b3,d4,g4]", E: "[a3,d4,f#4]",
  F: "[[g3,b3,d4,g4]@127 ~]/8", G: "[[a3,f#4] [b3,g4], d4@31 ~]/2", H: "[b3,d4,g4]@5 ~@3", I: "[[g3,b3,g4], d4 ~@31]/2",
  J: "[g3,b3,g4], d4 ~@15", K: "[[a3,f#4] [b3,g4] [a3,f#4] [b3,g4]@5, d4]/8",
  L: "[[f#3,a3,d4]@15 [g3,b3]@16 ~ [f#3,a3,d4]@16 [g3,b3]@19 ~@13, d3@33 ~@7]/5", // D G D G
})).s("gm_synth_strings_2").gain(0.41).pan(0.4)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "Strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@29 A B C B C D@2 E F@2 ~@16 A B C B C D@2 E G ~@11 H I J K L M B C B C D@2 E G B C B C D@2 E G B C B C D@2 E G N O N
  O P
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 [d5,b5]@2 [e5,c6] ~", B: "[d5,b5] ~ a5@2 a5@2 [c5,a5]@6 a5@2 [d5,b5] ~, ~@2 c5 ~ c5 ~@7 c5 ~@3",
  C: "[c5,a5] ~ [b4,g5] ~ [b4,g5]@2 [b4,g5]@6 [d5,b5] ~ [e5,c6] ~", // F Em G C
  D: "[[d5,b5] ~ [c5,a5] ~ a5@2 [c5,a5]@4 [g5,b5] ~ [a5,c6]@2 [a5,c6]@4 [b5,d6]@8 ~@2 [d5,b5]@2 [e5,c6] ~, ~@4 c5 ~@27]/2", // G F G Am Bm G C
  E: "b5@2 [c5,a5] ~ a5@2 [c5,a5]@4 a5@2 b5@2 [c5,a5]@2, d5 ~@3 c5 ~@5 c5 ~ d5 ~@3", F: "[[b4,d5,g5]@31 ~]/2",
  G: "[b4,d5,g5]", H: "~@2 g4 c5 g5@12", I: "[b4,d5]@15 ~", J: "[f#4,a4]", K: "[g4,b4]@7 ~ g4@4 e4@4", L: "d4",
  M: "[g4,b4]@10 [b4,d5] a#4 [b4,d5] c5 [c#5,e5] [d5,f#5], ~@11 c#5@2 d#5@2 ~", // G Bm C#m D
  N: "[d5,b5]@2 [c5,a5] ~ [c5,a5] ~ [c5,a5]@9 ~", O: "[c5,a5]@2 [b4,g5] ~ [b4,g5] ~ [b4,g5]@10", P: "[b4,g5] ~@7",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.22)

// chords · trumpet · "Trompete"
const trumpet = note(`<
  A B@2 C@2 ~@9 D@3 ~ E@4 ~@5 F@2 G H I H I H J H ~@16 F@2 G H I H I H J H ~ K L K L ~@13 H I H I H J H ~ H I H I H J H
  ~ H I H I H J H ~ M N M O P
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 d4", B: "[g4@25 ~@5 d4@2]/2", C: "[g4@29 ~@3]/2",
  D: "[g5@7 ~ f#5 ~ d5@3 ~ b4@5 ~ e5@3 ~ d5 ~ g4@3 ~ b4@16 ~@2]/3",
  E: "[g5@7 ~ f#5 ~ d5@3 ~ b4@5 ~ e5@3 ~ d5 ~ g4@3 ~ b4@16 [b4,d5]@13 ~@5]/4", F: "[~@8 g4 ~ e4@3 ~ d4@18]/2",
  G: "g4@5 ~@3", H: "~@2 [d5,f#5] ~@7 [d5,f#5] ~@5", I: "~@2 [d5,g5] ~@7 [d5,g5] ~@5",
  J: "~@6 [d4,d5] ~ [f4,f5] [e4,e5] [d4,d5]@6", K: "b4@2 a4 ~ a4 ~ a4@6 a4 ~ b4 ~", L: "a4@2 g4 ~@13",
  M: "d5@5 ~ d5!2 d5@5 ~ d5!2", N: "g5@6 d5 ~ f5 e5 d5@5 ~", O: "g5@6 d5 ~ f5 e5 d5@4 d5 ~", P: "[b4,g5] ~@7",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.55).pan(0.2)

// chords · piano
const piano_2 = note("<~@39 A B C D E F G H I ~@16 J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ~@29>".pickRestart({
  A: "[d4,g4]@3 ~ [d4,g4]@3 b3 [d4,g4]@2 b3@2 [d4,g4]@2 b3 ~", // G5
  B: "[d4,f4]@3 ~ [d4,f4]@3 b3 [d4,f4]@2 b3@2 [d4,f4]@2 b3 ~", // Dm
  C: "[c4,e4]@4 [c4,e4]@3 ~ [c4,e4]@2 g3@2 [c4,e4]@2 g3 ~, ~@7 g3@2 ~@7", // C
  D: "[c4,d#4]@3 ~ [c4,d#4]@3 ~ [c4,d#4]@2 g3@2 [c4,d#4]@2 g3@2, ~@7 g3@2 ~@7", // Cm
  E: "[d4,g4]@3 ~ [d4,g4]@3 b3 [d4,g4]@2 ~@2 d4@2 g4@2, ~@5 b3@3", // G5
  F: "[d4,f#4]@4 a3@2 [d4,f#4] a3@3 [d4,f#4]@2 ~@2 [d4,f#4] ~, ~@3 a3", // D
  G: "[d4,g4]@3 ~ [d4,g4]@3 b3 [d4,g4]@2 b3@2 d4@2 g4@2", // G5
  H: "[d4,f#4]@2 a3@2 [d4,f#4]@2 ~ d4@3 f#4@2 [d4,f#4]@2 a3@2, ~@3 a3@3 ~@2", I: "[d4,g4]@4 [d4,g4]@3 [b3,d4,g4]@2 ~@7",
  J: "[d4,f#4]@2 a3 ~ d4 ~ [d4,f#4]@2 a3@2 [d4,f#4]@2 a3@2 [d4,f#4] ~", // D
  K: "[d4,g4]@2 b3@2 [d4,g4] ~ d4 ~@3 d4@2 d4@2 a3@2, ~@4 f4 ~@3, ~@9 e4@2 ~@5", // G5
  L: "[d4,f#4]@2 a3@2 [d4,f#4] ~ [d4,f#4]@2 a3@2 d4@2 a3@4, ~@10 f#4@5 ~", // D
  M: "d4 e4 d4 b3 ~ d4@2 b3, g4@7 ~ f4@2 ~@6, ~@9 e4@2 ~@5", N: "g4 [d4,g4]@2 b3 [d4,g4] e4 d4 b3, d4 ~@9 g4@4 ~@2",
  O: "d4@2 g4@2 [d4,g4]@2 b3@2 [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 b3@2 [d4,g4]@2, g4 ~ e4 ~@13", // G5
  P: "~@4 b3@2 [d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 e4@2 d4@2 b3@2, ~@3 [d4,g4]@2 ~@5 g4@5 ~", // G5
  Q: "[d4,g4] ~ [d4,g4]@2 [e4,g4]@2 d4 ~ e4@2 d4@2 b3@2 [b3,d4]@2, ~@8 g4@4 d4 ~@3", // G5 Em Bm
  R: "[g4,b4]@2 d4@2 g4@2 [g4,b4] ~ [g4,d5]@2 b4@2 [g4,b4]@2 d4 ~", // G G5 G
  S: "[g4,b4]@2 f4@2 [g4,b4] ~ [g4,d5] ~ [g4,b4]@2 f4@2 [g4,b4]@2 f4 ~", // G G5 G
  T: "[g4,c5]@2 e4@2 g4 ~ [g4,c5] ~ [g4,c5]@2 e4@2 g4@2 e4 ~", // C5
  U: "[g4,c5]@2 d#4@2 g4 ~ c5@2 g4@2 d#4 ~ [g4,c5]@2 d#4 ~, ~@6 g4 ~@9", // C5
  V: "[g4,b4]@2 d4@2 [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4]@2 d5@2 [g4,b4] ~ [g4,b4]@2 d4@2", // G
  W: "[f#4,a4]@2 d4@2 [f#4,a4] ~ d5@2 [f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 f#4@2 [f#4,a4] ~, ~@6 f#4 ~@3 d4@6", // F#m
  X: "[g4,b4] ~ g4 d5 [g4,b4] d4 [g4,b4] d4, ~@2 d4@7 ~@7, ~@4 b4 ~@11", // G
  Y: "[f#4,a4]@2 ~@2 [f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4] ~ [f#4,a4]@2 d4@2 [f#4,a4]@2 d4@2, ~ d4@2 d5 ~@4", // F#m
  Z: "[g4,b4]@2 d4@2 g4@2 d5 ~ [g4,b4]@2 d4@2 [g4,b4]@2 d4 ~, ~@4 b4 ~@11", // G
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.36)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A@12 B@8 A C@7 A C@7 D@2 A@8 B C@7 A C@7 D E@8 A@8 B C@7 D C@7 D C@7 D E@4 F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", C: "x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2", D: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", E: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x", F: "x",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@3 B A@8 C A@3 D A@3 B A@7 E A@8 C A@8 C A@7 E A@7 F A@16 C A@7 F A@7 F A@7 F A@3 D G
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~", C: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", E: "~ x!2 ~",
  F: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", G: "x",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A@28 B A@25 B A@12 C@4 A@33 C@4 D>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "x!5 ~@3", C: "x!4", D: "x",
})).gain(0.52)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@89 x ~@7 x ~@12>").gain(0.59)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@14 A@15 B C@7 D@2 ~@9 A@7 B C@7 D C@4 D@4 ~@9 C@7 D C@7 D C@7 D@5 E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "x!16", D: "x!4", E: "x",
})).gain(0.52)

stack(
  piano, bass, acoustic_guitar_steel, synth_strings_2, string_ensemble_1, trumpet, piano_2, kick, snare, hihat, crash,
  tambourine
)

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