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Baby Now That I Found You

Foundations

KeyC majorTempo121 bpm
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// Baby Now That I Found You — Foundations
// 121 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 6 "sax" alto sax (copy of ch 5 "trumpet" trumpet); ch 8 "trombone/" trombone (copy of ch 5 "trumpet" trumpet); ch 15 pad warm (copy of ch 9 acoustic guitar nylon)
// note: Full arrangement: all 86 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: The whole transcription plays 22 ms ahead of the beat; the grid follows it, so its parts stay together.
setcpm(121/4)

// 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 · fretless bass · "bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B A C D E F G H I J K D E F G H I L M A C N O P Q P Q@2 R S T U V W X Y@2 D E F G K I J K D E F G K I Z M A AA S T
  U V W X Y@2 D E F G K I Z K D E F G K AB Z M A B A C AC
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g1 ~ a1 ~ c2@3 ~ c2@4 g1@2 c2@2", B: "~@2 c2@2 g1 ~ c2 ~ d2@3 ~ c2@3 ~", C: "~@2 c2 ~ d2@3 ~ c2@7 ~",
  D: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 g1@2 a1@2 c2 ~", E: "a#1@5 ~ a#1 ~ a#1@2 g1@2 a1 ~ a#1 ~", F: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1 ~",
  G: "g#1@5 ~ g#1 ~ g#1 ~ g#1@3 ~ g#1 ~", H: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g2@2", I: "f#2@5 ~ f#2 ~ f#2 ~ f#2@3 ~ f#2 ~",
  J: "f2@4 ~@2 f2 ~ f2@2 a1 ~ a1@2 d2@2", K: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@2", L: "f2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 a1 ~ a1@2 d2@2",
  M: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1 ~ g1@3 ~ g1 ~", N: "c2@5 ~ c2 ~ f1@5 ~ f1 ~", O: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 d2@3 ~ d2@4",
  P: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 f1@5 ~ f1@2", Q: "c2@5 ~ c2@2 f1@3 ~ f1@3 ~", R: "f1@5 ~ f1 ~ f1@3 ~ g1@3 ~", S: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@7 ~",
  T: "e1@5 ~ e1 ~ e1@5 ~ e1@2", U: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 e1@5 ~ e1@2", V: "a1@5 ~ a1 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~",
  W: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@5 ~ g1@2", X: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2@2", Y: "g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~ g1@3 ~",
  Z: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 a1 ~ a1@2 d2@2", AA: "~@2 c2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 e1@3 ~ g1@3 ~", AB: "d2@5 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2 ~",
  AC: "~@4 c2@3 ~@9",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.45)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "guitar"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~ A B A C D E F G H I J K D E F G H I J K L C ~@16 D E F G H I J K D E F G H I J K L M ~@8 D E F G H I J K D E F G H I
  J K A B A C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2 ~ a2 ~ c3@2 ~@2 c3@4 g2@2 c3 ~", B: "~@2 c3@2 g2 ~ c3 ~ d3@3 ~ c3@3 ~", C: "~@2 c3 ~ d3@2 ~@2 c3@6 ~@2",
  D: "[e4,c5] ~@3 [e4,c5] ~ c3 ~ [c3,e4,c5] ~ g2 ~ [a2,e4,c5] ~ c3 ~, c3 ~@3", // C Am
  E: "[e4,c5] ~@3 [e4,c5] ~ a#2 ~ [a#2,e4,c5] ~ g2 ~ [a2,e4,c5] ~ a#2 ~, a#2 ~@3", // C C7 Am
  F: "[f4,c5] ~@3 [f4,c5] ~ a2 ~ [a2,f4,c5] ~ a2@2 [f4,c5] ~ a2 ~, a2 ~@3", // F5 F F5
  G: "[f4,c5] ~@3 [f4,c5] ~ g#2 ~ [g#2,f4,c5] ~ g#2@2 [f4,c5] ~ g#2 ~, g#2 ~@3", // F5 Fm F5
  H: "[e4,c5] ~@3 [e4,c5] ~ g2 ~ [g2,e4,c5] ~ g2@2 [e4,c5] ~ g2 ~, g2 ~@3", // C
  I: "[f#4,d5] ~@3 [f#4,d5] ~ d3 ~ [d3,f#4,d5] ~ d3@2 [f#4,d5] ~ d3 ~, d3 ~@3", // D
  J: "[a4,d5] ~@3 [a4,d5] ~ d3 ~ [d3,a4,c5] ~ a2 ~ [a2,a4,c5] ~ d3 ~, d3 ~@3", // D5 D7 Am
  K: "[g4,b4] ~@3 [g4,b4] ~ g2 ~ [g2,g4,b4] ~ g2@2 [g4,b4] ~ g2 ~, g2 ~@3", L: "g2 ~ a2 ~ c3@2 ~@2 c3@4 g2 ~ c3 ~",
  M: "~@2 c3 ~ d3@3 ~ e2@4 g2@3 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.5).pan(0.6)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "guitar2/"
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~@5 A B C D A E@2 F A B C D A E G F A ~ H@7 I J K L J M N ~@2 A B C D A E@2 F A B C D A E G F A ~ J K L J M N ~@2 A B
  C D A E@2 F A B C D A E G F ~@4 O
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 [g3,c4,g4] ~@7 [g3,c4,g4] ~@3", B: "~@4 [a#3,c4,g4] ~@7 [a#3,c4,g4] ~@3",
  C: "~@4 [a3,c4,g4] ~@7 [a3,c4,g4] ~@3", D: "~@4 [g#3,c4,g4] ~@7 [g#3,c4,g4] ~@3",
  E: "~@4 [a3,d4,a4] ~@7 [a3,d4,a4] ~@3", F: "~@4 [g3,d4,g4] ~@7 [g3,d4,g4] ~@3",
  G: "~@4 [a3,d4,a4] ~@7 [a3,d4,g4,a4] ~@3", H: "~@4 [g3,c4,e4] ~@7 [a3,c4,f4] ~@3",
  I: "[f3,a3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [f3,a3,c4,e4]@3 ~ [g3,b3,d4,g4]@3 ~", J: "~@4 [a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~@7 [a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~@3",
  K: "~@4 [g3,b3,e4,g4] ~@7 [g3,b3,e4,g4] ~@3", L: "~@4 [a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~@7 [g3,b3,e4,g4] ~@3",
  M: "~@4 [g3,b3,d4,g4] ~@7 [g3,b3,d4,g4] ~@3", N: "~@4 [f3,a3,d4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f4,a4] ~@3",
  O: "~@2 [g3,c4,e4,g4] ~@5", // C
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.25).pan(0.4)

// chords · string ensemble 1 · "strings"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@5 A B C D A E F G A B C D A E F G H I J K J K J K@2 L M N O M G P Q@2 A B C D A E F G A B C D A E F G R S M N O T@2
  P Q@2 A B C D A E F G A B C D A E F G ~@4 U
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~", B: "[g3,a#3,e4]@15 ~", C: "[a3,c4]@7 ~", D: "[g#3,c4]@15 ~", E: "[f#3,a3,d4]@7 ~",
  F: "[f3,a3,d4]@15 ~", G: "[g3,b3,d4]@7 ~", H: "g3 ~ a3 ~ c4 ~@3 c4@4 g3 ~ c4 ~", I: "~@2 c4 ~ d4 ~@3 c4@5 ~@3",
  J: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [f3,a3,c4]@7 ~", K: "[g3,c4,e4]@7 ~ [a3,c4,f4]@7 ~", L: "[f3,a3,c4,e4]@11 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@2 ~@2",
  M: "[a3,c#4,e4]@15 ~", N: "[g3,b3,e4]@15 ~", O: "[a3,c#4,e4]@7 ~ [g3,b3,e4]@7 ~", P: "[f3,a3,c4]@7 ~",
  Q: "[[g3,b3,d4]@15 ~]/2", R: "g3 ~ a3 ~ c4 ~@3 c4@3 g3 ~@2 c4 ~", S: "~@2 c4 ~ d4 ~@3 e3@4 g3 ~@3",
  T: "[[a3,c#4,e4]@14 ~ [g3,b3,d4]@15 ~@2]/2", U: "~@4 [e3,g3,c4] ~@11",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.2).pan(0.4)

// other · trumpet
const trumpet = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C@4 D@2 ~@2 C@4 D@2 ~@3 B ~ E F G F E F H ~@5 I ~ J C@4 D@2 ~@2 C@4 D@2 ~@3 H ~@5 I ~ J C@4 D@2 ~@2 C@4 D@2
  ~@4 A B K
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g3@2 a3 ~ c4@2 ~@2 c4@4 g3@2 c4 ~", B: "~@4 [c4,f4,a4] ~@3 [c4,e4,g4]@6 ~@2", C: "[~@8 e4@2 f4 ~ e4 ~ g4@17 ~]/2",
  D: "[~@8 e4@2 f4 ~ e4 ~ a4@17 ~]/2", E: "~@6 [c4,f4,a4] ~", F: "[c4,e4,g4] ~@7",
  G: "~@2 g4@2 a4 ~ c5 ~ d5@2 c5 ~ [c4,f4,a4]@2 ~@2", H: "~@8 e4@2 ~@2 g4@3 ~", I: "~@4 [d4,f4] ~ [f4,a4] ~",
  J: "~@10 c5 ~ d5@2 c5 ~", K: "~@2 [e4,c5] ~@5",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.04).pan(0.7)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ A@3 B A@25 B A@25 B A@27 B C>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~ x!3 ~@3", C: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@3 B A@17 C A@7 B@2 A@2 D A@2 E@2 A@17 B A D A D A@2 E@2 A@15 D A@3 B F
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3", C: "x ~@3 x ~@5 x!3 ~@3", D: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6", E: "x!4", F: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@5 A@17 B A@2 C A C A C A@26 B A@24 ~@4 D>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x!3", C: "x ~@2 x", D: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@4 A ~@17 A ~@7 A@2 ~@24 A ~@27 A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B@3 C D B@16 E D B@6 C F D@2 G D@2 H@2 D B@16 C D G D G D@2 H@2 D B@14 G B@3 C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!8", C: "x!2 ~@6", D: "~ x!7", E: "x!4 ~@4", F: "~ x!3 ~@4", G: "x!5 ~@3", H: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@4 A ~@17 A ~@7 A@2 ~@24 A ~@27 A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@4 A ~@17 B ~@7 A B ~@5 C@2 ~@17 A ~@6 C@2 ~@19 A ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x!2 ~@3", B: "~ x", C: "x!4",
})).gain(0.5)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@5 A ~@17 A ~@7 A@3 ~ A@2 ~@2 A ~@17 A ~ A ~ A@2 ~@2 A ~@19 B>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.5)

stack(
  bass, electric_guitar_muted, electric_guitar_clean, string_ensemble_1, trumpet, kick, snare, clap, low_tom, hihat,
  mid_tom, open_hat, crash
)

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