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// Things Ain't What They Used to Be — Ellington
// 112 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: Full arrangement: all 159 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(112/4)
// 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
const piano = note(`<
A B@3 C@3 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@5 H I J K L M N O P Q R S T M U O@2 V@2 W@2 X@2 Y Z AA AB AC AD AE AF W@2 X@2 Y AG AH AI AJ AD
AE AF W@2 X@2 Y AK AH AI AC AD AE AF W@2 X@2 Y AK AH AI AC AD AE AF W@2 X@2 Y AK AH AI AC AD AE AF W@2 X@2 AL AK AH AI
AJ AD AM AF AN@2 AO@2 AP@2 F@2 AQ@5 ~@5 AH AI AJ AD AM AF AR@2 AS@2 AL AK AH AI AJ AD AM AT AU@2 AO@2 AV@2 F@2 AW@4 AX
AY
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@21 [g2,g4,b4,e5] [g2,g4,b4,e5]@2", // Em
B: "[[g2,g4,b4,e5]@2 [g2,g4,b4,e5]@2 [g4,b4,e5] ~@3 g1@2 g1@2 g1 g1@2 g1@4 [g2,g4,b4,e5]@2 [g2,g4,b4,e5]@2 [g2,g4,b4,e5]@2 [g2,g4,b4,e5] [g4,e5] ~@3 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@2 g1@4 [g2,g4,b4,f5]@2 [g2,g4,b4,f5] [g2,g4,b4,f5]@2 [g2,g4,b4,f5]@2 [g4,b4,e5]@2 ~@2 g1@2 g1@4 [g2,g4,b4,e5]@2 [g4,f5] ~@3 g1@2 g1@3 [g2,g4,b4,f5]@2, ~@4 g2@4 ~@18 g2@4 ~@19 g2@4 ~@8 g2@4 ~@7, ~@26 b4@2 ~@33 b4@2 ~@9]/3", // Em C G7 Em G7
C: "[[g4,b4,e5]@2 ~@2 g1@2 [g1,g4,b4]@4 g1@2 [g1,g4,b4]@4 g1@2 [c#2,c#4,d#4,f4,a#4]@4 c2@2 c2@6 [e4,a4]@2 ~@2 c2@2 d4@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@4 c2@6 [g3,c4]@2 f4@4 d#4@2 e4@4 [g3,c4] ~@5 c2 ~, g2@4 ~@2 f5@2 ~@4 e5@2 ~@8 [c4,d4,e4,a4]@8 ~@6 g4 ~@35]/3", // Em G A#m A5 C5 Am
D: "[~@4 c2 ~ [e4,a4]@2 ~@4 [d4,g4]@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@3 ~@9 [g4,c5]@3 ~ [c2,g4,c5] ~@5 [d4,g4] ~@7, ~@11 c2@6 ~@7]/2", // A5 G5 A5 C5 G5
E: "[f1@4 f2 ~ [a4,d5]@2 ~@4 [g4,c5]@4 ~@2 [a4,d5]@3 ~ f1@6 ~@2 [d#4,f#4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [d#4,f#4,a4,c5] ~@9 c3@2 g2@2]/2", // D5 C5 D5 D#dim
F: "[c2@3 ~@3 [e4,a4]@2 ~@2 c2@2 d4@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@4 ~@6 [g3,c4]@2 f4@4 d#4@2 e4@4 [g3,c4] ~@3 e2@2 d#2@2, ~@12 g4 ~@9 c2@23 ~@3]/2", // A5 C5
G: "[d2@3 ~ [c4,e4,f4,a4] ~ e2@3 ~@3 [f2,e4,a4]@3 ~@3 [f#2,b3,d#4,a4]@4 ~@2 g2@2 d2@2 g1@6 ~@4 g2@2 d2@2 c#2@3 ~ [c2,d3,g3,a3,d4]@8 [a#1,a#2]@4 [a1,a2,c#4,f4,g4,c5]@8 [d#2,c#4,d#4,f4,a#4]@4 [d2,c4,e4,f4,a4]@8 [g#1,a#3,c#4,d#4,a#4]@4 [g1,b3,d4,e4,g#4]@8 [c#2,c#3,f3,g3,b3,d#4,a#4]@4 c2@2 ~@4 [d4,e4,g4] ~@3 g2 ~@3 [a3,d4,e4,g4]@4 [a3,d4,e4] ~@5 c2 ~, ~@11 [d4,g4]@6 ~@30 a4@7 ~@6, ~@22 a3@7 ~@5 [f3,b3,c#4,d#4]@12 ~@48 [c3,e3]@19 ~@7, ~@94 [a3,d4]@6 a3@7 ~@13, ~@96 c2@10 c2@7 ~@7]/5", // Fmaj7 B7 Csus2 A# F A#m Dm7 G#sus4 …
H: "[a3,e4,g4]@2 ~@4 c2@4 [a3,d4,e4,g4]@5 ~ [d4,e4]@2 ~@2 g2 ~ c2 ~, d4 ~@15 [a3,g4] ~@7", // A7 Asus4 Dsus2 A7
I: "[a3,d4,e4,g4]@4 [a3,d4,e4,g4]@11 ~ [g2,a3,d4,e4,g4]@7 ~", // Asus4 Gsus2
J: "[c2,a3,d4,e4,g4]@3 ~@3 [c2,a3,d4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c2,a3,d4,e4,g4]@5 ~ [c2,a3,d4,e4,g4]@8", // Am7
K: "~@6 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,d5]@2 ~@4 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,c5]@4 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,d5] ~@7", // Dm F7 Dm
L: "[f2,d#4,g4,a4,c5]@3 ~@3 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,d5]@3 ~@3 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [f2,d#4,g4,a4,d5] ~@7", // F7 Dm F7 Dm
M: "~@2 [c3,c4,e4,g4,a4,d5] ~@3 [c2,c3,a3,d4,e4,g4]@3 ~ [c2,c3,a3,d4,e4,g4]@12 [c2,c3,a3,c4,d4,a4] ~", // Am7 D7
N: "~@2 [c2,c3,a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@3 [c2,c3,a3,c4,d4,g4]@3 ~ [c2,c3,a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@3 [c2,c3,a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@3 c4@2 d#2@3 ~, ~@3 [c2,c3], ~@9 [a3,d4,g4]@2 ~", // Csus2 C Dsus4
O: "g2@5 ~ [g2,b3,d4,f4,a4]@4 b3@4 g4 ~ [g3,a3,b3,c4] ~@7, ~@5 [g2,d4,f4,a4]@3 ~@4", P: "~@5 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,d5]@6 c3",
Q: "c2@4 ~@2 [c2,c3,a3,d4,e4,g4]@3 ~@7 [c2,c3,a3,d4,e4,g4] ~@7", R: "~@4 [c2,a3,d4,e4,g4]@7 ~ [c2,a3,d4,g4]@10 ~@2",
S: "f2@4 f1@2 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,d5]@2 ~@4 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,c5]@4 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,d5] ~@7", // Dm F7 Dm
T: "[f2,d#4,g4,a4,c5]@3 ~@3 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,d5]@3 ~@3 [f2,d#4,g4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [f2,d#4,g4,a4,d5] ~ f1@3 ~@3", // F7 Dm F7 Dm
U: "~@2 [c2,c3,a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@3 [c2,c3,a3,c4,d4,g4]@3 ~ [c2,c3,a3,c4,d4,g4] ~ c2@2 [c2,c3,a3,c4,d4,g4] ~ c2 ~ c4@2 d#2@3 ~, ~@3 [c2,c3], ~@9 [a3,d4,g4]@2 ~", // Csus2 C Dsus4
V: "[[c2,g4,c5]@5 ~ [c2,c3,a3,d4,e4,g4]@3 ~@7 [c2,c3,a3,d4,e4,g4] ~@5 [g4,c5]@5 ~ [c2,a3,d4,e4,g4,c5] ~@7 [c2,a3,d4,g4]@10 ~@2, [f#4,b4] ~@47]/2", // C5 Am7 C5 Am7 Csus2 B5
W: "[c2@4 [a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@7 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@2 ~@8 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@11 ~ [a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@5 g1@2 a1@3 ~ c2@2]/2", // Am7
X: "[~@4 [a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@7 [a3,d4,g4]@2 ~@8 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@11 ~ [a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@5 [f#1,f#2]@7 ~, ~@12 c4 ~@35]/2", // Am7 Dsus4 Am7 F#
Y: "[f1,f2]@4 ~@2 [d4,f4,g4,c5]@3 ~@7 [d4,f4,g4,c5] ~@7", Z: "[d4,f4,g4,c5]@3 ~@3 f1@4 f2 ~@5 [d4,f4,g4,c5] ~@7",
AA: "c2@3 ~@7 [a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@5 g1@2 a1@4 c2@2", AB: "~@4 [a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@7 [a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@11",
AC: "[d2,a3,c4,d4,f4]@3 ~@7 [d2,a3,c4,d4,f4]@5 ~@9", // Dm7
AD: "~@4 [g1,a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@5 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@11 ~@3, ~@10 g1@7 ~@7", // Gsus4 Am7
AE: "~@4 [c2,a3,c4,d4,g4]@2 ~@6 [d2,c4,f4,a4]@3 ~@9", AF: "[d#2,c4,d#4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@7 [e2,c4,e4,a4]@6 [c4,e4,g4] ~@7",
AG: "~@6 f1@4 f2 ~@5 [d4,f4,g4,c5]@7 ~, [d4,f4,g4,c5] ~@2", AH: "c2@3 ~@7 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@6 g1@2 a1@4 c2@2",
AI: "~@4 [a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@7 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@11 ~", AJ: "[d2,a3,c4,d4,f4]@3 ~@7 [d2,a3,c4,d4,f4]@14",
AK: "[d4,f4,g4,c5]@3 ~@3 f1@4 f2 ~@5 [d4,f4,g4,c5]@7 ~", AL: "[f1,f2]@4 ~@2 [d4,f4,g4,c5]@3 ~@7 [d4,f4,g4,c5]@7 ~",
AM: "~@4 [c2,a3,c4,d4,g4]@2 ~@6 [d2,c4,f4,a4]@11 ~", // Csus2 Dm7
AN: "[c2@3 ~@3 [e4,a4]@2 ~@2 c2@2 d4@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@4 c2@6 [g3,c4]@2 f4@4 d#4@2 e4@4 [g3,c4] ~@5 c2 ~, ~@12 g4 ~@35]/2", // A5 C5
AO: "[~@4 c2 ~ [e4,a4]@2 ~@4 [d4,g4]@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@3 ~@9 [g4,c5]@3 ~ [c2,g4,c5] ~@5 [d4,g4]@7 ~, ~@11 c2@6 ~@7]/2", // A5 G5 A5 C5 G5
AP: "[f1@4 f2 ~ [a4,d5]@2 ~@4 c5@4 ~@2 [a4,d5]@3 ~ f1@6 ~@2 [d#4,f#4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [d#4,f#4,a4,c5]@10 c3@2 g2@2, ~@6 g4 ~@17]/2", // D5 D#dim
AQ: "[d2@3 ~ [c4,e4,f4,a4] ~ e2@3 ~@3 [f2,e4,a4]@3 ~@3 [f#2,b3,d#4,a4]@4 ~@2 g2@2 d2@2 ~@10 g2@2 d2@2 c#2@3 ~ [c3,d4,g4,a4,d5]@8 [a#2,a#3]@4 [a2,a3,c#5,f5,g5,c6]@8 [d#3,c#5,d#5,f5,a#5]@4 [d3,c5,e5,f5,a5]@8 [g#2,a#4,c#5,d#5,a#5]@4 [b4,d5,e5,g#5]@8 [c#3,c#4,f4,g4,b4,d#5,a#5]@4 [c3,c4,e4,a4,d5,a5]@19 ~@7, ~@11 [d4,g4]@6 [f3,b3,c#4,d#4]@6 ~@18 g2@5 ~@14, ~@22 a3@6 g1@11 ~@81]/5", // Fmaj7 B7 Csus2 A# F A#m Dm7 G#sus4 …
AR: "[c2@4 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,d4,g4]@2 ~@8 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@11 ~ [a3,c4,d4,g4]@6 g1@2 a1@3 ~ c2@2]/2", // Am7
AS: "[~@4 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@7 ~ [a3,d4,g4]@2 ~@8 [a3,c4,d4,g4]@11 ~ [a3,c4,d4,g4] ~@5 [f#1,f#2]@7 ~, ~@12 c4 ~@35]/2", // Am7 Dsus4 Am7 F#
AT: "[d#2,c4,d#4,f#4,a4]@3 ~@7 [c4,e4,a4]@6 [c4,e4,g4]@8, ~@5 e2@7", // D#dim Am C
AU: "[c2@3 ~@3 [e4,a4]@2 ~@2 c2@2 d4@2 ~@4 [e4,a4]@4 c2@6 [g3,c4]@2 f4@4 d#4@2 e4@4 [g3,c4]@6 c2 ~, ~@12 g4 ~@35]/2", // A5 C5
AV: "[f1@4 f2 ~ [a4,d5]@2 ~@4 c5@4 ~@2 [a4,d5]@4 f1@6 ~@2 [d#4,f#4,a4,c5]@3 ~ [d#4,f#4,a4,c5]@10 c3@2 g2@2, ~@6 g4 ~@17]/2", // D5 D#dim
AW: "[d2@3 ~ [c4,e4,f4,a4] ~ e2@3 ~@3 [f2,e4,a4]@3 ~@3 [f#2,b3,d#4,a4]@4 ~@2 g2@2 d2@2 g1@6 ~@4 g2@2 d2@2 c#2@3 ~ [c2,d3,g3,a3,d4]@8 [a#1,a#2]@4 [a1,a2,c#4,f4,g4,c5]@8 [d#2,c#4,d#4,f4,a#4]@4 [d2,c4,e4,f4,a4]@8 [g#1,a#3,c#4,d#4,a#4]@4 [b3,d4,e4,g#4]@9 [c#3,c#4,f4,g4,b4,d#5,a#5]@5, ~@11 [d4,g4]@6 ~@31, ~@22 a3@7 ~@5 [f3,b3,c#4,d#4]@12 ~@36 g1@12 ~@2]/4", // Fmaj7 B7 Csus2 A# F A#m Dm7 G#sus4 …
AX: "[c3,c4,e4,a4]@13 [b4,c5] [f4,g4,a4] [d4,e4] [a3,b3,c4] [f3,g3] [c3,d3,e3] [a2,b2] g2 [e2,f2] [c2,d2] [a1,b1], [d5,a5] ~", // Am Cmaj7 F Dsus2 Am Fsus2 C Asus2 …
AY: "[f1,g1] e1 d1 c1@9 ~@12", // Fsus2
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.45)
// bass · acoustic bass
const bass = note(`<
~ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z X AA AB H AC AD AE AF X AG AH AI AJ AK AL V AM AN M AO AP AQ AH
AI AJ AK AL V AM AN M AO AP AQ AH AI AJ AK AL V AM AN M AO AP AQ AH AI AJ AK AL V AM AN M AO AP AQ AH AI AJ AK AL V AM
AN M AO AP AQ AH AI AJ AK AL V AM AN M AO AP AQ E F G H I J K L M N O AR@2 ~@11 AH AI AJ AK AL V AM AN M AO AP AQ E F
G H I J K L M N O AS AT@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@8 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2!2 ~ g2@4 ~@5", B: "~@6 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2@4 ~@6", C: "~@5 g2 ~ g2@4 ~@6 g2 ~ g2@3 ~@2",
D: "~@12 g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~ g2 ~", E: "c2@3 a1@3 g1@3 a1@2 g1", F: "c2@3 d2@3 d#2@3 e2@2 g2", G: "c2 a1 g1 a1",
H: "c2 a#1 a1 g1", I: "f1@3 a1@3 c2@3 d2@2 a1", J: "f2@3 d#2@3 c2@3 d2@2 c2", K: "g2 c2 a2 g2", L: "e2 d2 c2 a1",
M: "d2@3 e2@3 f2@3 f#2@2 d2", N: "g2 f2 d#2 c#2", O: "c2@5 ~ a#1@6 a1@6 c#2@4 a1@2",
P: "d2@3 g#1@3 g2 d2 g1 c#2@2 c2", Q: "c2@6 b1@6 a#1@6 a1@4 g#1 ~", R: "g1@3 f#1@3 f1@3 g1@2 f1",
S: "c2@3 d2@3 e2@2 d#2 f2@2 e2", T: "f#2@2 g2 d2@3 c2@3 a#1@3", U: "f1@3 g1@3 a1@3 c2@2 f1",
V: "d#2@3 d2@3 c2@3 d2@2 c2", W: "e2 g2 d2 g2", X: "c2 a#1 a1 g#1", Y: "g1@3 a1@2 g1 a#1@3 a1@3",
Z: "b1@3 d2@3 g1@3 a1@2 g1", AA: "g1@3 f1@3 g1@3 a1@2 g#1", AB: "f1@2 f2 a1@3 a#1@3 b1@2 a1",
AC: "c2@3 d2@3 e2@3 f2@2 c2", AD: "g2 f2 e2 c2", AE: "g1@3 a1@3 b1@3 c2@2 g1", AF: "d2 c2 a1 g1",
AG: "g1@3 a1@3 c2@3 g1@2 c2", AH: "a#2@3 a2@3 g2@3 a2@2 c2", AI: "d#2 d2 c2 a1@3 g1@3 a1@2 g1", AJ: "c2 e2 f2 g2",
AK: "a#2 c3 a2 f#2", AL: "f2@2 c2 f1@3 a1@3 c2@2 f1", AM: "e2 g2 c2 a1", AN: "g1@3 a1@2 g1 a#1@2 a1 g1@3",
AO: "g2@2 d2 g1@3 a1@3 c2@2 a1", AP: "c2 a#1 a1 d2", AQ: "d#2!2 e2!2",
AR: "[d2@6 g#1@5 ~ g2@2 d2@2 g1@2 c#2@4 c2@26]/2", AS: "d2@6 g#1@6 g2@2 ~ d2@2 g1@2 c#2@5", AT: "[~@2 c2@33 ~@13]/2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.45)
// bass · acoustic bass · soft notes
const bass_soft = note("<~@4 A ~@116 B C D E F G H I J K L M ~@26>".pickRestart({
A: "~@10 g2 ~@13", B: "a#3@6 a3@6 g3@6 a3@4 c3 ~", C: "d#3@2 d3@2 c3@2 a2@5 ~ g2@6 a2@4 g2 ~", D: "c3 e3 f3 g3",
E: "a#3 c4 a3 f#3", F: "f3@2 c3 f2@3 a2@3 c3@2 f2", G: "d#3@6 d3@6 c3@6 d3@4 c3 ~", H: "e3 g3 c3 a2",
I: "g2@5 ~ a2@4 g2@2 a#2@4 a2@2 g2@6", J: "d3@3 e3@3 f3@3 f#3@2 d3", K: "g3@2 d3 g2@3 a2@3 c3@2 a2",
L: "c3@5 ~ a#2@6 a2@6 d3@5 ~", M: "d#3!2 e3!2",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.2)
// other · trombone
const trombone = note(`<
~@5 A@2 B@2 C@4 D E@3 F G ~@8 H@2 ~@2 H@2 ~@2 H@2 ~@23 I J K@2 L M N O@2 P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC@2 AD ~@24 A@2
B@2 C@4 D AE ~@14 AF AG AH AI AJ ~@3 AF AG AH AI A@2 B@2 C@4 D AK@3 AL ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~ g2 c3 e3 g3 a3 g3@2 ~ a3@2 c3@5 ~@3 f2 e2 d#2 d2 c#2]/2",
B: "[c2 g2 c3 e3 g3 a3 g3@2 ~ a3@2 c3@6 ~@2 f2 e2 d#2 d2 c#2, ~@34 d#3@7 ~@7]/2",
C: "[c2@2 c3@2 f3@2 a3@2 c4@2 d4@2 c4@4 ~@2 d4@4 f3@8 ~@4 a3@6 a3@2 g3@4 e3@4 g2@2 c3@2 e3@2 g3@2 a3@2 g3@4 ~@2 a3@4 c3@10 ~@2 d#3@7 ~@5 g2 ~]/4",
D: "a#2@2 a2@2 g2@14 ~@4 g2 ~", E: "[a#2@2 a2@2 g2 ~ a#2@2 a2 ~ g2@2 f2@3 ~@3 f#2@4 c3@40 ~@2 e2@2 g2@4 a2@2]/3",
F: "c3 ~@7 g2 a2@2 c3", G: "d#3@2 e3 d#3@2 e3 c3@2 e2 g2@2 a2", H: "[~ g2 c3 e3 g3 a3 g3@2 ~ a3@2 c3@5 ~@8]/2",
I: "~@15 g2 ~@2 a2 ~ c3 ~@3", J: "c3@10 d#3@7 ~@7",
K: "[~@3 f3@2 ~ f3@2 ~ f3 ~@2 f3@2 ~ f3@2 ~@2 g3@2 ~ e3@12 c3@10 ~@4, ~ e3 ~@7 f3 ~@14]/2",
L: "~@3 g3@4 ~ f3@3 ~ a2@8 ~ a2@3", M: "~ g2@5 c3@4 a2@6 ~@8", N: "~@3 g2@3 a2@2 ~ c3@2 ~@2 d3@3 d#3@6 d3@2",
O: "[c3@2 ~ e3@9 ~@6 g3@18 d#3 e3@3 f3@3 f#3@2 ~ g3@2]/2", P: "~ a3@9 f3@10 ~@4",
Q: "e3@4 f3@3 e3@2 ~ d#3@3 d3@3 g#3@2 ~ g3@3 f3@2", R: "e3@9 ~ f3@2 ~@6 e3@3 f3@3",
S: "f#3@3 a3@3 c4@3 d4@2 ~ d#4@3 c4@4 d4@2 c4@2 ~", T: "e4@2 g3 ~@3 g3@5 ~ e3@2 g2 ~@3 g2@5 ~",
U: "c3@4 ~ c3 ~@9 a3 g#3 g3 f#3@3 a3@2 ~", V: "g3@3 ~ d3@2 f3@3 ~@3 e3@4 c3 ~ g2@2 ~ a2@2 ~",
W: "a#2@2 ~ d3@2 ~ f3 ~@2 a3@2 ~ e4@3 c4@2 ~ g3@3 g#3@3", X: "a3@3 ~ c4@2 d4@3 ~@3 f4@10 f3@2", Y: "~@9 f4@7 f3 ~@7",
Z: "~@3 e4@9 ~ c4@3 c4@8", AA: "~@4 a3@6 [g3,g#3] ~ f#3@3 d3@2 ~ c3@3 a2@2 ~",
AB: "d3@4 ~@2 d3@4 ~@2 a2@3 a#2@3 b2@3 c3@2 ~",
AC: "[~ b2@5 d3@3 ~ g2@7 ~ a2@4 c3@6 ~@2 d3@5 ~ e3@5 ~ f3@3 ~ g3@2]/2", AD: "~ e3@9 c3@6 ~@8",
AE: "a#2@2 a2@2 g2 ~ a#2@2 a2 ~ g2@2 f2@3 ~@3 f#2@4 ~@2", AF: "~@6 d#3@4 ~@8 a2 ~@3 d#3@2",
AG: "~@6 d#3@4 ~@8 a2 ~@5", AH: "~@6 d#3@4 ~@2 c3@5 ~ a2 ~@3 d#3@2", AI: "~@3 d#3@2 ~@7", AJ: "~@18 a2 ~@5",
AK: "[a#2@2 a2@2 g2 ~ a#2@2 a2 ~ g2@2 f2@3 ~@3 f#2@4 c3@44 ~@6]/3", AL: "~ c2@11",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.53).pan(0.4)
// other · trombone · soft notes
const trombone_soft = note("<~@118 A@3 ~@2 B C D C B C D C B C E@2 F G H C B C E@2 F G ~@14>".pickRestart({
A: "[~@11 c3@20 ~@5]/3", B: "~@4 a2 ~ d#3@4 d3@2 c3@5 ~ a2 ~@3 d#3@2", C: "~@6 d#3@4 d3@2 c3@6 a2 ~@5",
D: "~@6 d#3@4 d3@2 c3@5 ~ a2 ~@3 d#3@2", E: "~@10 d3@2 c3@5 ~@7", F: "~@4 a2 ~@5 d3@2 ~@12",
G: "~@10 d3@2 c3@6 a2 ~@5", H: "~@6 d#3@4 d3@2 c3@5 ~@5 d#3@2",
})).s("gm_trombone").gain(0.24).pan(0.4)
// other · trumpet
const trumpet = note(`<
~@5 A@2 B@2 C@4 D E@3 F G ~@8 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@2 A@2 ~@47 H I J K L M N O P Q R S@3 T U V W@2 X Y Z AA AB AC A@2 B@2 C@4
D AD@3 ~@12 AE AF AG AH AI ~@3 AE AF AG AH A@2 B@2 C@4 D AD@3 AJ ~
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~ g3 c4 e4 g4 a4 g4@2 ~ a4@2 c4@5 ~ [d#3,d#4]@4 ~@3]/2", // D#
B: "[~@2 g3@2 c4@2 e4@2 g4@2 a4@2 g4@4 ~@2 a4@4 c4@12 d#4@7 ~@7]/2",
C: "[~@2 c4@2 f4@2 a4@2 c5@2 d5@2 c5@4 ~@2 d5@4 f4@8 ~@4 a4@6 a4@2 g4@4 e4@4 g3@2 c4@2 e4@2 g4@2 a4@2 g4@4 ~@2 a4@4 c4@10 ~@2 d#4@7 ~@5 c4 ~]/4",
D: "d#4@2 d4@2 c4@14 ~@4 c4 ~", E: "[d#4@2 d4@2 c4 ~ d#4@2 d4 ~ c4@2 a#3@3 ~@3 b3@4 c4@40 ~@2 g3@2 c4@4 d4@2]/3",
F: "g4 ~@7 g3 c4@2 d4", G: "f#4@2 g4 f#4@2 g4 e4@2 g3 c4@2 d4", H: "~@16 d5@3 ~@2 d5@2 ~", I: "d5@9 ~ a4@7 ~@7",
J: "~@12 d5@3 ~ d5@3 ~ d5@2 ~@2", K: "a4@9 d5@3 a4@3 ~ a4!2 ~@6", L: "~@18 a4 g#4 a4@2 c5 ~",
M: "d5@5 ~ c5@2 ~@10 d5 ~ d5@2 c5 ~, ~@19 d#5@2 ~@3", N: "g5@3 ~@3 f5@2 ~ g5@2 ~ d#5@2 ~ g5@2 ~ d5@2 ~ g5@3",
O: "c5@9 d5@2 ~ b4@4 ~@6 d5@2", P: "a#4@2 ~@2 d5@2 a4@2 ~ g#4@2 ~ g4@3 ~ f4@2 ~ g4@2 g#4@2 ~",
Q: "a4@2 ~ c5@2 ~ b4@2 d5 ~@3, ~@12 a#4 ~@11", R: "~@5 g4@2 b4@2 d5 f5@2 a#5@2 ~ g#5@2 ~ g5@2 e5 f5@3",
S: "[e5@5 ~ a5@3 ~ g5@2 ~@9 a5@6 g#5 g5 f#5 f5 e5 d#5 d5 c#5 c5 b4 a#4 a4 g#4 g4 f#4 f4 e4 d#4 d4 c#4 c4@7 d#4@7 ~@8 d#4 ~@2, ~@6 g#5 ~@65]/3",
T: "d#4 ~ c4 ~@3 d#4@7 ~@9 d#4@2", U: "~@2 d#4@3 ~ c4@4 ~ c4@2 ~@2 d#4@3 ~ d#4@4 ~", V: "c4@4 ~@5 g4@10 ~@5",
W: "[c6@10 g4 ~@7 c6@10 g4 ~@4 g4 ~@3 a#4@3 a4 ~@2 g4@2 ~ f4@2, ~@37 a4 ~@10]/2",
X: "e4@3 ~@3 a4@4 ~@2 g4@4 d4@2 ~@6", Y: "~@3 d4 ~@3 f4@2 e4 d4 ~ c#4@3 ~ d4 ~ e4@2 ~ f4@2 ~, ~@3 e4 ~@8",
Z: "f#4 g4@9 f#4 e4@5 ~@2 f4@4 ~@2, ~@5 f4 ~@6", AA: "d4@3 e4@2 ~ f4@2 ~ g4@2 ~ a#4@3 g#4@3 g4@3 ~ f4@2",
AB: "~ e4@3 ~@6 c5@7 ~ d5@3 ~ b4@2", AC: "~@2 g4 ~@3 c5@3 ~ d5@2 ~ e5@11",
AD: "[d#4@2 d4@2 c4 ~ d#4@2 d4 ~ c4@2 a#3@3 ~@3 b3@4 c4@40 ~@10]/3", AE: "~@6 d#4@4 ~@8 a3 ~@3 d#4@2",
AF: "~@6 d#4@4 ~@8 a3 ~@5", AG: "~@6 d#4@4 ~@2 c4@5 ~ a3 ~@3 d#4@2", AH: "~@3 d#4@2 ~@7", AI: "~@18 a3 ~@5",
AJ: "~ d5@23",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.45)
// other · trumpet · soft notes
const trumpet_soft = note("<~@123 A B C B A B C B A B D@2 E F G B A B D@2 E F ~@14>".pickRestart({
A: "~@4 a3 ~ d#4@4 ~@2 c4@5 ~ a3 ~@3 d#4@2, ~@5 d4@2 ~@5", B: "~@6 d#4@4 d4@2 c4@6 a3 ~@5",
C: "~@6 d#4@4 d4@2 c4@5 ~ a3 ~@3 d#4@2", D: "~@10 d4@2 c4@5 ~@7", E: "~@4 a3 ~@5 d4@4 ~@10",
F: "~@10 d4@2 c4@6 a3 ~@5", G: "~@6 d#4@4 d4@2 c4@5 ~@5 d#4@2",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.2)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~ A B C D E@44 F G H I E@31 J E@11 K L M E@11 N O P E@8 ~@12 Q R Q E S R O S Q R E@3 N O P E@7 R T U
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@8 x ~ x ~ x!2 ~@10", B: "~@5 x!3 ~@4", C: "~@5 x ~ x ~@11 x ~@4", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "x!4",
F: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2", G: "x!2 ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2", H: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2", I: "x ~@5 x ~@3 x ~@12 x",
J: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@3", K: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x", L: "~@3 x ~ x ~@3 x ~@2", M: "~ x ~ x ~@5 x ~@2",
N: "x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@4 x", O: "~ x!3", P: "x ~@4 x ~@3 x ~@2", Q: "x!2 ~ x", R: "x!3 ~", S: "~@3 x", T: "x!2 ~@10",
U: "~ x ~ x ~@20",
})).gain(0.44)
// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~ A B C ~@117 D@12 E F E ~ G F H G E F ~@16>".pickRestart({
A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@3 x!2 ~@7", C: "~@17 x ~@6", D: "x!4", E: "~ x", F: "~@3 x", G: "x!3 ~", H: "x",
})).gain(0.16)
// drums · rim
const rim = s("rim").struct("<~@5 [~ x ~ x]!12 ~@142>").gain(0.33)
// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@61 A B A@3 C A B A@2 D E ~@86>".pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@3 x ~@7 x", C: "~ x", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "x!2",
})).gain(0.38)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
A B C D E ~ F ~ G ~ H ~ I F J K L M K@2 N M O M P M K@2 N M K@2 N M O M P M K@2 N M O M P M K@2 N M K Q R M O M P M
K@2 N M P M K@2 N M P M K@2 N S T M K@2 N K@2 N K@2 U M K@2 N M O M P M K@2 V W X K N M O M P M K@2 N M Y M Z M AA M
AB AC AD AC AE ~@11 AF AG@3 I AH AI M@4 K AJ M Y M Z M AA M AB AK AD AC AL AM L
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@7 x", B: "x ~ x ~ x ~@14 x ~ x ~ x", C: "~ x!2 ~@15 x ~ x!2 ~ x", D: "~ x ~@9 x ~ x ~@8 x ~",
E: "x ~@7 x ~ x!2", F: "~@2 x", G: "~@2 x ~@3 x ~@4 x", H: "~@11 x", I: "~ x ~ x ~@2", J: "x ~ x",
K: "~@3 x ~@4 x ~@3", L: "x", M: "~ x ~ x", N: "x ~@4 x ~@5 x", O: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x ~@2", P: "~ x ~ x ~@4 x ~@3",
Q: "x!2 ~@6 x ~@3", R: "x ~@11 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2", S: "x!2 ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@2", T: "~ x ~@2 x ~",
U: "x ~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~", V: "x ~@4 x ~@6", W: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", X: "x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3", Y: "~@3 x ~@3 x!5",
Z: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x", AA: "~@3 x ~@5 x ~ x", AB: "~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2 x ~@2", AC: "~@3 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2",
AD: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x!2 ~@2", AE: "x!2 ~ x", AF: "~@3 x", AG: "~ x ~@2", AH: "~@7 x ~ x ~@2", AI: "~@6 x ~ x!3 ~",
AJ: "x ~@4 x!2 ~@2 x ~@2", AK: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~@2", AL: "~@6 x ~@5 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x!2 ~",
AM: "~@11 x ~ x ~@7 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.33)
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