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Follow You Down cover art

1999

Follow You Down

Gin Blossoms

KeyC majorTempo160 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Follow You Down — Gin Blossoms
// 160 bpm, 4/4, key C major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 156 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(160/4)

// 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 · "Darin Driscoll"
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A@2 B@2 C D E F G H E I J D K@3 L M N@2 L O P Q L O N@2 R S T G H E I C D E F G H E U@2 D E V G H E W Q L M N@2 L O
  P Q L O N@2 R S T G H E I C D E F G H E U@2 D E V Q L M X Q L M X Q L M X Q L Y@2 Z@2 AA AB AC AD AA AB AC P Q L O N@2
  AE AF T G H E I C D E F G H E U@2 D E V G H E I C D E F G H E I C D Y@2 Z@2 AG@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[g1@7 e1@9]/2", B: "[c2@18 b1@4 a1@4 g1@4 a1 ~]/2", C: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@4 ~@2 d2@2",
  D: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2@4 ~@2 e2@2", E: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~", F: "c2 d2 ~ e2 ~ f#2@2 g2",
  G: "g1@5 ~ g1 ~ g1@4 ~@2 g1 ~", H: "e1@4 ~@2 e1 ~ e1@4 ~@2 e1@2", I: "c2 b1@2 a1@2 g1@2 a1", J: "d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~ d2",
  K: "[c2@26 e2@2 ~@2 d2@6 ~@2 d2@7 ~ d2@2]/3", L: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@7 ~ e2@2", M: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@7 ~ c2 ~",
  N: "[c2@4 ~@2 c2@4 e2@3 ~ d2@6 ~@2 d2@7 ~ d2@2]/2", O: "c2@2 ~ c2@4 ~", P: "c2@2 ~ c2@2 b1 a1 g1",
  Q: "d2@2 ~ d2@3 ~ d2", R: "e2@2 ~ e2@3 ~ e2", S: "c2 b1 a1 b1", T: "c2@2 b1 e2 d2 c2 b1 a1",
  U: "[c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2 ~ e2@2 ~@2 d2@6 ~@2 d2 ~ d2@5 ~ d2@2]/2", V: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@4 ~@2 c2@2", W: "c2@5 e2 ~ d2",
  X: "c2@4 ~@2 c2@3 ~ e2@3 ~ d2@2", Y: "c3/2", Z: "[c2@31 ~]/2", AA: "d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2 d2 ~ d2@2",
  AB: "e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2@2 e2 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~ e2@2", AC: "c2@2 c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2",
  AD: "c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2 ~ c2@2 e2@2 e2 ~ e2 ~", AE: "e2@11 ~@5", AF: "c2 b1 a1 b1, e2 ~@15", AG: "[g1@11 ~@5]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.26)

// other · harmonica
const harmonica = note("<~@9 A@2 B@2 C@4 A ~@31 A@2 D@3 ~@75 A E@4 ~@3 A E@4 ~@14>".pickRestart({
  A: "d5@15 ~", B: "[d5@4 d5@2 ~@2 d5 ~ [e5,g5]@2 ~@2 [b4,d5]@18]/2",
  C: "[~@8 d5 ~ c5 ~@3 b4@7 ~ c5@2 ~@2 b4@2 ~@2 [e4,g4]@25 ~@3 d5@3 ~ d5@2]/4", D: "[d5@7 ~ d5 ~ d5@2 ~@2 d5@33 ~]/3",
  E: "[d5@13 ~ d5@42 ~@8]/4",
})).s("gm_harmonica").gain(0.35)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ A B C D C@7 E F@2 D@16 C@5 D C@14 D@16 C@5 D C@15 D C@12 D@13 G D@2 C@5 D C@15 D C@7 D C@4 G ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@6 x", B: "~@5 x ~@2", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", D: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x", E: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x", F: "x ~@2 x ~@4",
  G: "x",
})).gain(0.31)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A B@3 C B@5 D ~@2 B@15 E B@7 F B@7 G B@19 E B@7 F B@7 G B@7 F B@6 ~ H ~ I ~@7 J B@5 ~ B E B@7 F B@7 G B@7 F B@6 ~
  H ~ I ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@5 x!2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@5 x!6", D: "~ x!3", E: "x ~ x ~ x!4", F: "~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2",
  G: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~ x!6", H: "x ~@6 x", I: "x ~@2 x", J: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<A ~@16 B@3 C B@3 D ~@28 B@3 C B@3 D ~@42 B@3 C B@3 D ~@45>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!8", C: "x!6 ~ x", D: "x!4 ~@4",
})).gain(0.26)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@4 A ~@27 B ~@35 B ~@31 C ~ C ~@15 B ~@31 C ~ C ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@4", B: "~@4 x ~ x!2", C: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@4 A ~@95 B ~ C ~@47 B ~ C ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!2 ~@5", B: "~ x ~ x ~@4", C: "~ x!3 ~@4",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@5 A B@2 C A@3 B A@3 D ~@3 E ~@3 F A B@6 D A B@3 A@3 D A B@3 A@3 C A@3 B ~@3 E ~@3 F A B@6 D A B@3 A@3 D A B@3 A@3 C
  A B@3 A@3 D A B@3 A@3 ~ A ~@4 E ~@3 F A B@4 ~ B D A B@3 A@3 D A B@3 A@3 C A B@3 A@3 D A B@3 A@3 ~ A ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "x!4", C: "x!3 ~", D: "x!2 ~@2", E: "~@3 x", F: "~ x",
})).gain(0.26)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~ B ~ B ~@3 B@3 C B@3 D ~@8 B ~@7 B ~@2 C B@3 ~ B ~@2 D B@3 ~ B@3 C ~@8 B ~@7 B ~@2 C B@3 ~ B ~@2 D B@3 ~ B ~@2 C
  B@3 ~ B ~@2 D B@3 ~ B ~ B ~@7 B ~@4 B ~@2 B ~@2 C B@3 ~ B ~@2 D B@3 ~ B ~@2 C B@3 ~ B ~@2 C B@3 ~ B ~ B ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@6 x", B: "x", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~@5 x ~ x",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<~@5 A@12 ~@16 A@20 ~@16 A@30 ~@20 A@30 ~@7>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!8",
})).gain(0.2)

stack(bass, harmonica, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, tambourine)

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