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Mellow Yellow

Donovan

KeyD majorTempo108 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Mellow Yellow — Donovan
// 108 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: metre changes (4/4 at bar 1, 2/4 at bar 17, 4/4 at bar 18, 2/4 at bar 33, ...) are rendered on a constant 4/4 grid of one bar per cycle
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 83 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(108/4)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "ACOU BASS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A B A C D B E F A G H G A I J K L M N O D G E P L P Q P L J R S T S U V@2 W X Y@2 Z@2 AA@2 AB AC L M N O D G E P L
  P Q P L J R S T S U V@2 W X Y@2 Z@2 Y@2 Z@2 AD@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~", B: "g1@3 ~@3 g1@3 ~@3 g1@3 ~@3 g1@2 ~@4", C: "a1@3 ~@3 a1@3 ~@3 a1@6 g#1@5 ~",
  D: "g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~", E: "a1@3 ~@3 a1@2 ~@4 a1@2 ~@4 a1@2 ~@4", F: "a1@2 ~@4 a1@2 ~@4 a1@3 ~@3 a1@3 ~@3",
  G: "g1 ~ g1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~", H: "d2@3 ~@3 d2@3 ~@3 d2@2 ~@4 d2@3 ~ a1@2", I: "g1@3 ~@3 g1@3 ~@3 a1@5 ~ a1@5 ~",
  J: "a1@5 ~ a1@5 ~ a1@5 ~ a1@5 ~", K: "a1@5 ~ a1@4 ~@2 d2@2 ~@4 d2@3 ~@3", L: "d2 ~ d2 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~",
  M: "g1@3 ~@3 g1@2 ~@4 d2@3 ~@3 d2@3 ~@3", N: "d2 ~ d2 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~", O: "a1@6 g#1@5 ~ g1@2 ~@4 g1@3 ~@3",
  P: "a1 ~ a1 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~", Q: "d2@2 ~@4 d2@3 ~ a1@2 g1@3 ~@3 g1@3 ~@3", R: "a1@5 ~ a1@6 a1@5 ~ a1@4 ~@2",
  S: "d2@2 ~ d2@2 a1 d2@2 a1 d2@2 a1", T: "g2@4 ~@2 g2@4 d2 ~ g2@4 d2@2 g2@2 d2 ~ g1@2",
  U: "a2@4 ~@2 a2@4 a1@2 a2@6 [g#1,g#2]@5 ~", V: "g2@3 ~@3 g2@4 g1@2 g2@4 g1@2 g2@4 g1@2",
  W: "a1@3 ~@3 a1@4 ~@2 a1@4 a2@2 a1@4 a2@2", X: "a1@3 ~@3 a1@4 ~@2 a1@4 a2@2 a1@3 ~@3",
  Y: "[d2@4 ~@2 d2@4 d1@2 d2@4 ~@2 g1@10 g2@2 d2@3 ~ g2@2 a1@4 ~@2 a1@4 ~@2]/2",
  Z: "[d2@5 ~ d2@4 ~@2 d2@5 ~ g1@10 g2@2 g1@4 g2@2 a1@4 ~@2 a1@2 a2 ~ a1@2]/2",
  AA: "[d2@4 ~@2 d2@4 ~@2 d2@4 ~@2 g1@10 g2@2 g1@3 ~ g2 ~ a1@3 ~@9]/2", AB: "~@2 a1 ~@3 a1 ~",
  AC: "b1@3 ~@3 c#2@3 ~@3 d2@2 ~@4 d2@3 ~@3", AD: "d2/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.62)

// chords · piano · "A.PIANO 1"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@15 A B C D E F G H I J K D K D K L M N O P Q R S T U@2 V@2 W@2 X@2 ~ Y D E F G H I J K D K D K L M N O P Q R S T U@2
  V@2 W@2 V@2 W@2 Z@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 a2!2", B: "[a2,e3] [a2,e3,a3]!3", C: "[a2,e3,a3]@6 [a2,e3,a3]@3 ~@3 d2@2 ~@4 [d2,a2] ~@5, ~@12 a2 ~@11",
  D: "[d2,a2] ~@5 [d2,a2] ~@5 [g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3] ~@5", E: "d3@2 ~@4 [g2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2] ~@5 [d2,a2] ~@5, g2 ~@23",
  F: "[d2,a2] ~@5 [d2,a2] ~@5 [a2,e3] ~@5 [a2,e3] ~@5", G: "[a2,e3]@4 ~@2 [g#2,d#3]@3 ~@3 [g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3] ~@5",
  H: "[g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3] ~@5", I: "[g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3] ~@5 [a2,e3] ~@5 [a2,e3] ~@5",
  J: "[a2,e3] ~@5 [a2,e3] ~@5 [a2,e3] ~@5 [a2,e3] ~@5", K: "[a2,e3] ~@5 [a2,e3] ~@5 [d2,a2] ~@5 [d2,a2] ~@5",
  L: "d2@2 ~@4 [d2,a2] ~@17, a2 ~@23", M: "a2!2 [a2,e3] [a2,e3,a3]",
  N: "[a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 [a2,e3,a3] ~", // A5
  O: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@6 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@6 ~@4 [d3,a3]@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@2, ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4] ~", // D D5 D G D
  P: "~@10 d3@2 ~@4 g2@2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@5, [g3,b3,d4]!2 [g3,a3,d4] ~, ~ g2@2 ~@3", // G Gsus2
  Q: "[f#3,a3,d4]@3 d3@2 d3 ~@2 d3 ~@2 e3, ~ [f#3,a3,d4]!3", // D
  R: "[a2,a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@2 [a2,e3] [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~@2 [g#2,g#3]@3, ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~@2", // A A5 A G# A
  S: "[g2,g3,b3,d4]@3 ~@2 g2 [g3,b3,d4] ~@4 d3, ~@3 [g3,b3,d4]@3 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2, ~@9 d3@2 ~", // G
  T: "[f3,b3,d4]@5 ~ [f3,b3,d4]@4 g2 ~@5 g2@2 [f3,b3,d4] ~@5, ~@2 [f3,b3,d4] ~", // Bdim
  U: "[[a3,c#4,e4]@5 ~@5 [a2,e3]@2 ~@4 [a2,e3]@2 ~@6 [a3,c#4,e4]@6 ~@6 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@2 ~@2, [a2,e3] [a3,c#4,e4]!3 ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~@2, ~@22 [a2,e3]@10 ~@2 [a2,e3]@7 ~ [a2,e3]@4 ~@2]/2", // A A5 A A5 A A5
  V: "[[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@3 [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~@5 [g3,d4]@10 [g3,d4]@2 [g4,b4,d5] ~@3 [g3,d4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4]@5 ~ [a3,c#4,e4] ~@5, ~@6 d3 ~@11 [g4,b4,d5]@12 ~@18]/2", // D G5 G G5 A G
  W: "[[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@3 [d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@4 ~@2 [g3,b3,d4]@11 ~ [g3,b3,d4] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]@3 ~@3, ~@6 [d3,a3] ~@41]/2", // D G A D5
  X: "[[d3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@4 ~@2 [d4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@3 [d4,f#4,a4] ~@5 [g2,g3,b3,d4]@12 [g3,b3,d4] ~@5 a2@2 ~@10, ~@6 [d3,a3] ~@41]/2", // D G D5
  Y: "~@12 d2@2 ~@4 [d2,a2] ~@5, ~@12 a2 ~@11", Z: "[[d2,f#3,a3,d4]@49 ~@23]/3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.56)

// chords · acoustic guitar nylon · "NYLON GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D B@2 E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R B S F T U V O W X Y@2 Z AA Z AB AC AD AE@2 AF@2 AG@2 AH@2 AI AJ O P Q R B
  S F T U V O W X Y@2 Z AA Z AB AC AD AE@2 AF@2 AG@2 AF@2 AG@2 AK@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3]@6", // D5
  B: "[g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5", // G5
  C: "[d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5", // D5
  D: "[a2,e3,a3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3]@5 ~ [g#2,d#3,g#3]@2 ~@4", // A5 G#5
  E: "[a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4 [a2,e3,a3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4", // A5
  F: "[a2,e3,a3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4", // A5
  G: "[d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [a2,d3] ~@5, ~@18 d2@5 ~", // D5
  H: "[g2,d3,g3]@2 ~@4 [g2,d3,g3]@5 ~ [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4", // G5 A5
  I: "[d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3]@5 ~", // D5
  J: "[g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3]@5 ~", // G5 A5
  K: "[d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4", // D5
  L: "[g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3]@5 ~ [a2,e3,a3]@6 [a2,e3,a3]@6", M: "[a2,e3,a3] [a2,e3]!3, ~ a3@3",
  N: "a3 a3@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~ [d2,a2,d3] ~@2 [d2,a2,d3] ~@2, [a2,e3] ~@3", // A5 D5 A5
  O: "[d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3]@6 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5", // D5 G5
  P: "[g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5", // G5 D5
  Q: "[d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3] ~@5", // D5 A5
  R: "[a2,e3,a3]@5 ~ [g#2,d#3,g#3]@2 ~@4 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5", // A5 G#5 G5
  S: "[g2,d3,g3]@2 ~@4 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4", // G5 A5
  T: "[a2,e3,a3] ~@2 [a2,e3,a3] ~@2 [d2,a2,d3] ~@2 [d2,a2,d3] ~@2", // A5 D5
  U: "[d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [a2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3]@2 ~@4 [g2,d3,g3]@5 ~, ~@6 d2@5 ~@13", // D5 G5
  V: "[a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@4 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5", // A5 D5
  W: "[a2,e3,a3] ~@5 [a2,e3,a3]@5 ~ [d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3] ~@5", // A5 D5
  X: "[d2,a2,d3] ~@5 [d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [g2,d3,g3] ~@5 [g2,d3,g3]@5 ~", // D5 G5
  Y: "[[a2,e3,a3]@3 [a2,e3,a3]@3 [a2,e3,a3]@3 [a2,e3]@3 [a2,e3]@3 [a2,e3]@3 a3 a3@2 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~, ~@3 a3@3 [a2,e3] ~]/2", // A5
  Z: "[d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3] ~@2 [d3,a3]@3", AA: "[g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3]@3",
  AB: "[a2,e3]@2 ~@4 [a2,e3]@5 ~ [a2,e3]@6 [g#2,d#3]@6", AC: "[g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3] ~@5 [g2,d3]@2 ~@4",
  AD: "[g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2 [g2,d3] ~@2", AE: "[a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2 [a2,e3] ~@2",
  AF: "[[a3,d4,f#4]@3 [a3,d4,f#4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@2 d3 ~@6 [g3,b3,d4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4]@3 [a3,c#4,e4]@3, d3@5 d3@3 ~@6 g2@4 ~@6, ~@2 [a3,d4,f#4] [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@3]/2", // D G A D G
  AG: "[[f#3,a3,d4]@2 ~@2 d3@2 ~@4 [g3,b3,d4]@2 [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4] ~ [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4]@2, d3@2 d3 ~@4 g2@2 ~@3, ~@3 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@4 [g3,b3,d4]@6 ~@9]/2", // D G A D G
  AH: "[[f#3,a3,d4]@6 [f#3,a3,d4]@4 [f#3,a3,d4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4]@5 ~ g2@10 g2@2 [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@4 a2@2 ~@10, d3@10 d3@7 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@12 ~@18]/2", // D G
  AI: "~@3 a2 ~@5 a2 ~@2", AJ: "b2@3 ~@3 c#3@2 ~@4 [d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4 [d2,a2,d3]@2 ~@4",
  AK: "[[d3,f#3,a3,c4]@3 ~ [d3,f#3,a3,c4]@39 ~@5]/2", // D7
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.38)

// chords · french horn · "FR.HORN"
const french_horn = note("<~@33 A B C@2 D E F@2 G@4 H@2 I J ~@3 K@3 ~@9 A B C@2 D E F@2 G@8 L@2 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "f#4@2 ~@4 f#4@2 ~@4 f#4@3 ~ e4@2 d4@3 ~ a4@2", B: "~@4 g4@19 ~",
  C: "[f#4@2 ~@4 f#4@2 ~@4 f#4@4 e4@2 d4@3 ~@15 [a4,c#5]@6 [g#4,c5]@6, ~@11 e4@10 ~@3]/2", // A G#
  D: "g4@2 ~@4 g4@3 ~ f4 ~ g4@4 f4 ~ g4 ~@3 g4@2, b4", E: "~@4 f4@15 ~@5, a4@19 ~@5",
  F: "[a4@2 ~@4 a4@3 ~@3 c5@3 ~ a4@2 g4@2 ~@2 a4@10 ~@4 a4@2 ~@4 a4@2 ~@4, c#5 ~@47]/2",
  G: "[[d5,f#5]@3 ~ [c5,e5]@13 ~ [b4,d5]@13 ~@5 a4@2 ~@4 a4@2 ~@4]/2", // D C Bm
  H: "[[d5,f#5]@3 ~ [c5,e5]@13 ~ [b4,d5]@13 ~@5 [a3,a4]@2 ~@4 [e5,a5,c6]@2 ~@4]/2", // D C Bm A Am
  I: "[e5,g5,a5,c6]@3 ~@3 [a3,a4]@2 ~@4 [e5,a5,c6]@2 ~@4 a2@2 ~@4", J: "b2@3 ~@3 c#3@2 ~@16",
  K: "[[a4,c#5]@6 [g#4,c5]@6 g4@24 f4@23 ~ [a4,c#5] ~@11, ~@6 b4@23 ~@7]/3", L: "[d4@23 ~]/2",
})).s("gm_french_horn").gain(0.64)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A@8 B C B C B@3 D E F E F E F E G B H B H B@2 C I J I J I J I J K L M L M N O B@2 H B H B H B H B H B H B@2 C I J
  I J I J I J I J I J I J I J P ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x!4", C: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", D: "x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@4 x", E: "x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@5",
  F: "x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@4 x", G: "x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2", H: "x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2 x ~@2", I: "x ~@4 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x",
  J: "x ~@5 x ~ x ~@2 x", K: "x ~@4 x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2", L: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@2 x", M: "x ~@4 x!2 ~ x!2 ~ x",
  N: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~@5", O: "~ x ~ x", P: "x",
})).gain(0.74)

// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@17 [~@3 x] [~ x ~ x]!7 [~ x ~@2]!5 [~@5 x ~@6] [~ x ~ x] ~@51>").gain(0.74)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<~@17 A ~@14 B C@14 D ~@15 B C@7 E C@7 E ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x!3 ~@6", B: "~@9 x!3", C: "~ x ~ x", D: "x!2", E: "~@3 x ~@5 x!3",
})).gain(0.74)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct("<~@16 A B ~@14 C ~@8 D ~ D ~ D ~@17 C ~@7 E ~@7 E ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x ~ x!4", B: "x!3 ~@9", C: "x ~ x!7 ~@3", D: "~@2 x", E: "~@6 x!3 ~@3",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~ A@41 B A B A ~@2 B A@31 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.74)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<~@33 A B A B A B A B@6 C ~@17 A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x", B: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@3", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x ~@6",
})).gain(0.22)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  A@15 B@15 C A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A@4 ~ D E B@12 C A@2 ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A F ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 x", B: "~@5 x ~@6", C: "~@5 x ~@5 x", D: "~@3 x", E: "x!2 ~@2", F: "x",
})).gain(0.74)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@41 [~@16 x!2 ~@6] ~ [~@16 x!2 ~@6] ~ [~@16 x!2 ~@6] ~@37>").gain(0.74)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@41 [~@3 x] ~ [~@3 x] ~ [~@3 x] ~@37>").gain(0.74)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@31 A B A@9 C D C D E ~@17 A@7 F A@7 F B ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x", C: "~ x!3", D: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", E: "~ x ~@2", F: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.74)

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

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