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1984 · She's So Unusual

She Bop

Cyndi Lauper

KeyA minorTempo140 bpm
0:00/0:00
// She Bop — Cyndi Lauper
// 140 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 117 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: The whole transcription plays 12 ms ahead of the beat; the grid follows it, so its parts stay together.
setcpm(140/4)

// 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 · electric bass finger
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B A C A C A C A B A C A C A C A C A C D E F G A C A C A C A C A C A C H E I J A C A K L@2 M N O P Q R S L M N O T
  A C A C A C A C A C A C D E F G A C A C A C A C A C A C D E F G A C A K L@2 M N O P Q U L@2 M N O T A C A C A C ~ V
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1 ~ a1 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d#2@2 e2@2", B: "a1 ~ a1 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 a1@2 ~@6", C: "a1 ~ a1 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ a1@2 ~@6",
  D: "f1@3 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~ e1@2 f1 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~", E: "e1@2 f1 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~ e1@2 f1 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~",
  F: "g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~", G: "g1 ~@7", H: "f1@3 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~ e1@2 f1 ~ f1 ~ f1 ~, a1 ~@15",
  I: "g1@3 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~", J: "g1@3 ~@13", K: "a1@4 b1@3 ~ c2@4 e2@3 ~",
  L: "d2 ~ d2@3 ~ a1 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 ~ a1 ~", M: "c2 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 ~@2 c2 ~",
  N: "f1 ~ f1@2 ~@2 f1 ~ f1 ~ f1@2 ~@2 f1 ~", O: "g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@2 ~@2 g1 ~",
  P: "e1 ~ e1@3 ~ e1 ~ e1 ~ e1@2 ~@2 e1 ~", Q: "a1 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1 ~", R: "a1@4 b1@4 c2@3 ~ e2@3 ~",
  S: "d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 a1 ~", T: "e1@3 ~@13", U: "a1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ c2@2 ~@2 e2@3 ~",
  V: "a1@2 b1@2 c2@2 b1 ~ a1@2 ~@6",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.46)

// chords · string ensemble 2
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@5 A B C D A B C E ~@7 F@3 G ~@13 H@2 G ~@4 I J@4 K@2 L M N@2 O@2 P ~@4 Q R S@2 T U V W X Y@4 Z@2 AA@2 ~@8 AB@2 G ~@4
  I AC@6 L M J@4 P ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e6 d6", B: "c6@8 b5@7 ~", C: "a5@8 g5@7 ~", D: "e5@15 ~", E: "e5@13 ~@3",
  F: "[~@16 [c4,f4]@31 ~, ~@15 a4@31 ~@2]/3", G: "[d4,g4,b4]", H: "[[c4,f4,a4]@31 ~]/2", I: "a4@4 b4@4 c5@4 g5@3 ~",
  J: "[f5@27 g5@4 ~ c5@31 ~, d5@30 ~ e5@33]/4", K: "[b4,d5]/2", L: "a4@15 ~", M: "a4 b4 ~ g5, ~@8 c5@7 ~",
  N: "[f5@27 ~ g5@4, d5@15 ~]/2", O: "[c5,e5]/2", P: "[b4,d5]", Q: "~@8 e5@7 ~", R: "a5@8 b5@7 ~",
  S: "[c6@6 b5@2 a5@3 ~ e5@18 d5@2]/2", T: "c5@3 e5", U: "a5 b5 c6 d6", V: "b5@4 c6@4 a5@5 ~ b5@2", W: "a5@14 g5 ~",
  X: "e5@8 a5@4 c6@3 ~",
  Y: "[a5@15 ~ a5@3 ~ b5@4 c6@4 e6@3 ~ d6@6 b5@2 g5@16 a5@7 ~, [c4,f4,a4]@31 [d4,g4,b4]@17 ~@16]/4", // F G
  Z: "[e5@24 a5@4 c6@3 ~]/2", AA: "[c6@6 a5 ~ a5@20 ~@4]/2", AB: "[[c4,f4,a4]@23 ~ [c4,f4,a4]@7 ~]/2",
  AC: "[f5@27 ~ g5@3 ~ c5@31 ~ b4@31 ~, d5@30 ~ e5@32 d5@32 ~]/6",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.22)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B@10 C A B@2 C A B@2 C A C A D A B@2 C A B@2 C A B@2 C A C A D A B@16 D A B@2 C B@11 D A B A C A B@2 C A B@2 C A
  B@2 D B@17 D A B@4 E ~ A
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x!4", C: "x ~@3 x!3 ~", D: "x", E: "x!3 ~",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@11 B A@3 B A@3 B A B A C A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A B A C A@3 ~ D@7 ~ D@5 C A@3 B D@11 C A@3 B A@3 B A@3 B A@3 C A@3 ~
  D@7 ~ D@5 C A@5 B ~ E
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "x", D: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~", E: "x!5 ~@3",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ B ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ B ~@17 B ~@3 A ~@11 B ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@17 B ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B@11 C B@3 C B@3 C B C B ~ B@3 C B@3 C B@3 C B C B ~ B@3 ~@2 B@6 ~@2 B@4 ~ B@3 C B@11 ~ B@3 C B@3 C B@3 C B@3 ~ B@3
  ~@2 B@6 ~ B@5 ~ B@5 C ~ D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!3 ~", B: "x!8", C: "x!5 ~@3", D: "~ x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~@23 A ~@15 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@30
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct(`<
  A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~@23 A ~@15 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@30
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~ A ~@2 B A ~@6 B A ~@5 A ~@15 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@6 B A ~@6
  B ~@6 A ~@7
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x!4",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@45 A@7 ~ A@5 ~@5 A@11 ~@21 A@7 ~ A@5 ~@6 B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8", B: "~@5 x!3",
})).gain(0.5)

stack(bass, string_ensemble_2, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, crash, ride)

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