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2020 · Feliz Navidad [feat. CNCO, Isabela Merced, Shaggy, Jon Secada, Jason Mraz, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rachael Ray, Gloria Gaynor, Big & Rich, Michael Bolton, Los Temerarios, Emmanuel, Isabella Castillo, Jencarlos, Pitingo, Patricia Manterola, Jesus Molina, La India, Julio Iglesias Jr., Tony Carreira, Bertín Osborne, Pablo Montero, El Dasa, Nikki Vianna, Adam Irigoyen, Gord Bamford, Leo Dan, Frankie J, Sam Moore & Styx] - Single

Feliz Navidad

Jose Feliciano

KeyD majorTempo140 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Feliz Navidad — Jose Feliciano
// 140 bpm, 4/4, key D major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: track names are the Roland MT-32 patch names at their program numbers ("Bass" on 65, "BELL Melody" on 38), so with no bank select the whole file is read through the MT-32 patch table: ch 2 "Bass" Acou Bass 2 -> acoustic bass; ch 3 "BELL Melody" Warm Bell -> pad bowed; ch 1 "PIANO" Warm Bell -> pad bowed
// note: Full arrangement: all 78 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
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 · acoustic bass · "Bass"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D A B E F G B H D A B E F G B H I J K L I J M N I J K L I J M N D A B E F G B H I J K L I J M N I J K L I J
  M N D A B E F G B H O ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e2@3 g2@3 e2@2", B: "a2@3 e2@3 a2@2", C: "d2@2 a2 g2@2 f#2@2 e2", D: "d2 ~@3", E: "d2@3 a2@3 a2@2",
  F: "d2@3 a2@3 d2@2", G: "e2@3 e3@3 b2@2", H: "d2@2 d3 b2@2 a2@2 f#2", I: "d2 d3!4 e3@2 f#3", J: "g3@3 d3@3 g2@2",
  K: "a2@3 e3@3 a2@2", L: "d2@3 d3@3 a2@2", M: "a2@3 a2 e2@2 a2@2", N: "d2@3 f#2 g2 f#2@2 e2", O: "d2@2 a2 d2@5",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.15)

// bass · piano · "DRUM KICK"
const bass_2 = note("<~@2 A@15 B C@7 D C@27 E C@3 D C@11 F@8 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "c2 ~@5 c2 ~ c2 ~@5 c2 ~", B: "c2 ~@5 c2@2 c2@6 c2@2", C: "c2@3 c2 c2@3 c2", D: "c2@6 c2@2 c2@3 c2@3 c2@2",
  E: "c2@3 c2!5", F: "[c2@3 c2 c2@3 c2@57]/8",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.41)

// chords · piano
const piano = note("<~@2 A B C D E F G H I J@3 E F G H K L@2 M ~@56>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 g4 a4 b4@3, [g4,b4]@3 ~@5, ~ d4@3", B: "[f#4,a4] [f#4,a4]@2 [f#4,a4] [e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4]@2, c#4",
  C: "[d4,f#4]@3 [d4,g4,b4]@2 [d4,a4]@2 [d4,g4]", D: "[d4,f#4]@2 ~ a4 d5@2 c#5 d5", E: "[d4,g4,b4]@2 b4 g4 e4 d4@3",
  F: "c#4@2 ~ b4 e5@2 d5 b4, ~ g4@3", G: "[d4,f#4,a4]@2 a4 f#4 d4 b3@3", H: "a3@2 ~ a4 d5@2 c#5 d5, ~ f#4@3",
  I: "~@3 g4 [g4,b4]@2 [g4,b4]@2, [g4,b4]@3 ~@5, ~ c#4@3", // G
  J: "[[f#4,a4]!2 [g4,b4] [f#4,a4] [e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4] [d4,f#4]@11 ~ a4 d5@2 c#5 d5]/3", // F#m G F#m Em D
  K: "~@3 g4 b4@2 b4@2, b4@3 ~@5, ~ c#4@3", L: "[[f#4,a4]!2 [g4,b4] [f#4,a4] [e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4] f#4@9, ~@7 d4@3 ~@6]/2",
  M: "~ [a4,d5,f#5] ~@6", // D
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.26)

// chords · pad bowed · "PIANO"
const pad_bowed = note(`<
  ~@21 A B C D E F G H@2 I C D E J G K@2 L M N O P Q@2 R B C D E F G H@2 I C D E J G K@2 L M N O P S@3 ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 [f#4,a4,d5,f#5]!3 [e4,a4,e5]@2 [d4,a4,d5]", B: "[d4,g4,b4,d5]@2 [b3,g4,b4]@2 [b3,g4,b4] [d4,g4,b4,d5]@3",
  C: "~ [e4,g4,c#5,e5]!3 [e4,g4,c#5,e5]@2 [d4,g4,d5] [b3,b4]", // C#dim G5 B
  D: "[b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [g#3,g#4] [a3,a4]@3", E: "~ [f#4,a4,d5,f#5]!4 [e4,a4,e5]@2 [d4,a4,d5]",
  F: "[d4,g4,b4,d5]@2 [b3,g4,b4]@2 [b3,g4,b4]!2 [e4,g4,b4,e5] [d4,g4,b4,d5]", // G Em G
  G: "[c#4,g4,a4,c#5] [c#4,g4,a4,c#5]@3 [d4,g4,b4,d5]@2 [e4,g4,c#5,e5]@2", // A7 G C#dim
  H: "[[e4,e5] [f#4,f#5] ~ [e4,e5] ~@2 a4@2 b4@2 a4@4 g4@2 f#4@2 [f#4,a4,d5,f#5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5,f#5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5,f#5]@2 [f#4,a4,d5,f#5]@2 [e4,a4,e5]@4 [d4,a4,d5]@2, a4@3 ~@13, ~@2 [d4,d5]@7 ~@7]/2", // E F# E D A5 D5 D
  I: "[d4,g4,b4,d5]@2 [b3,g4,b4]@2 [a#3,f#4,a#4] [b3,g4,b4]@3", // G Em D#m Em
  J: "[d4,g4,b4,d5]@2 [b3,g4,b4]@2 [b3,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4,e5] [d4,d5]", // G Em D
  K: "[[e4,e5] [f#4,f#5] ~ [e4,e5] ~@2 a4@2 b4@2 a4@4 g4@2 f#4@4 ~@2 a4@2 d5@4 c#5@2 d5@2, a4@3 ~@13, ~ [d4,d5]@4 ~@3]/2", // E F# E D
  L: "[d4,g4,b4]@2 b4 g4 e4 d4@3", M: "c#4@2 ~ b4 e5@2 d5 b4, ~ g4@3", N: "[d4,f#4,a4]@2 a4 f#4 d4 b3@3",
  O: "a3@2 ~ a4 d5@2 c#5 d5, ~ f#4@3", P: "~@3 g4 b4@2 b4@2, b4@3 ~@5, ~ c#4@3",
  Q: "[[f#4,a4]!2 [g4,b4] [f#4,a4] [e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4] f#4@9, ~@7 d4@3 ~@6]/2", // F#m G F#m Em
  R: "~ [a4,d5,f#5] [f#4,a4,d5,f#5]!3 [e4,a4,e5]@2 [d4,a4,d5]", // D A5 D5
  S: "[[f#4,a4]!2 [g4,b4] [f#4,a4] [e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4] f#4@12 ~@5, ~@7 d4@3 ~@14]/3", // F#m G F#m Em
})).s("gm_pad_bowed").gain(0.26)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@2 A B A C A@3 D A@3 B A@3 E A C A D A@3 F B A@2 B A@3 E A@7 E A@3 C A@3 E A@3 B A@3 F B G A C A@3 E A@3 E ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", D: "~@4 x ~@6 x!3 ~@2", E: "~@2 x!2 ~@4",
  F: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", G: "~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3 x!3 ~@2",
})).gain(0.36)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@6 A ~@9 A ~@2 B C ~@8 A ~@2 A ~@2 D E ~@6 D E ~@6 D E ~@6 F ~ A ~@5 D E ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!2 ~@13", B: "~@15 x", C: "x!2 ~ x ~@12", D: "~@13 x ~ x", E: "~ x ~ x ~@12", F: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@5 A ~@3 A ~@3 B ~@3 A ~@4 A ~@2 C ~@3 D ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@8 A@2 ~@5 D ~@3 B ~@8
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 x!2", B: "~@10 x ~ x!3 ~", C: "~@15 x", D: "~@10 x ~ x!4",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct("<~@2 A B A@9 B A@11 B@2 A@2 B A@27 C B A@11 ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", C: "~ x ~ x ~@4",
})).gain(0.1)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@3 A ~@13 B ~@11 C ~@3 D ~@7 D ~@7 D ~@9 C ~@5 D ~@3 B ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@15 x", B: "~@11 x ~@3 x", C: "~@7 x", D: "~@11 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct("<~@2 A B A@9 B A@11 B@2 A@2 B A@27 C B A@11 ~@8>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!3 ~", C: "x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.1)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@25 [~@8 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~] ~@31 [~@8 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~] ~@20>").gain(0.46)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct(`<
  ~@2
  [x!8]!23
  [x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~]
  [x!8]!31
  [x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~]
  [x!8]!12
  ~@8
>`).gain(0.36)

// drums · cowbell
const cowbell = s("cb").struct("<[x!2] [x!4] ~@76>").gain(0.41)

stack(bass, bass_2, piano, pad_bowed, snare, snare_soft, low_tom, pedal_hat, mid_tom, open_hat, crash, ride, cowbell)

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