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Danger Zone

Kenny Loggins

KeyC minorTempo158 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Danger Zone — Kenny Loggins
// 158 bpm, 4/4, key C minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 120 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(158/4)

// 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(`<
  A B A B A C D B A B A E@6 F@2 G@2 H I J G K@2 L M E@6 B ~ J G H N K G K@2 O L P@2 Q@2 R@2 G J S@8 B T B T C T B U B T
  E@6 V@2 G@2 H W G@2 X W R@2 P@2 G@2 X@3 Y Z X@2 A G@2 H W G@2 X W R@2 P@2 G@2 AA AB ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 g1 ~ bb1 ~ c2 ~ f2@3 ~ eb2@3 ~", B: "c2", C: "bb1", D: "~@2 g1 ~ bb1 ~ c2 ~ f2@4 bb1@3 ~", E: "[c2@7 ~]/2",
  F: "[c2@25 ~@7]/2", G: "bb1@4 ~@2 bb1 ~ bb1@4 ~@4", H: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@7 ~", I: "~@2 c2 ~ eb2 ~ f2 ~ g2@3 ~ eb2@4",
  J: "bb1@4 ~@2 bb1 ~ bb1@5 ~@3", K: "ab1@4 ~@2 ab1 ~ ab1@6 ~@2", L: "ab1@7 ~", M: "ab1",
  N: "~@2 c2 ~ eb2 ~ f2 ~ g2@3 ~ eb2@2 ~@2", O: "ab1@3 ~", P: "f1@4 ~@2 f1 ~ f1@4 ~@4", Q: "eb1@4 ~@2 eb1 ~ eb1@4 ~@4",
  R: "ab1@4 ~@2 ab1 ~ ab1@4 ~@4", S: "bb1@2 c2 ~@3 c2 ~ c2@4 ~@4", T: "~@2 g1@2 bb1@2 c2@2 f2@3 ~ eb2@4",
  U: "~@2 g1@2 bb1@2 c2@2 f2@3 ~ eb2@2 ~@2", V: "[c2@29 ~@3]/2", W: "c2 ~ g1 ~ bb1 ~ c2 ~ f2@3 ~ eb2@2 ~@2",
  X: "c2@4 ~@2 c2 ~ c2@5 ~@3", Y: "c2 ~ g1@2 bb1 ~ c2@2 f2@3 ~ eb2@3 ~", Z: "c2 ~@5 c2 ~ c2@4 ~@4", AA: "c2@2 ~ c2@5",
  AB: "~@2 g1 ~ bb1 ~ c2 ~ f2@3 ~ eb2 ~ c2 ~",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.64)

// chords · percussive organ · "ORGAN 2"
const percussive_organ = note(`<
  ~ A@4 B@2 C D E F ~@8 B@2 G@2 H@2 I@4 ~@8 B@2 G@2 J K L@4 M@2 N@2 O@2 B@2 P@4 Q@4 A@4 B@2 C R C R ~@8 B@2 S@2 B@2 S@2
  T@2 U@2 B@2 A@4 V@2 C R B@2 S@2 B@2 G@2 O@2 U@2 B@2 W X ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[c5,g5,c6]@15 ~]/4", B: "[[bb4,d5,f5,bb5]@7 ~]/2",
  C: "gb5 g5@3 ~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6] ~ [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@4 ~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@2, [c5,bb5,c6] ~@3", // C7
  D: "~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@2 ~@2 [c5,g5,c6] ~ [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@3 ~@5", // C7 C5 C7
  E: "[c5,g5,bb5,c6]@4 ~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6] ~ [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@4 ~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@2, gb5 ~@15", // C7
  F: "~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@2 ~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6] ~ [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@3 ~@5", G: "[[c5,g5,c6]@7 ~]/2",
  H: "[[bb4,d5,f5,bb5]@29 ~@3]/2", I: "[[ab4,c5,eb5,ab5]@63 ~]/4", J: "[ab4,ab5]@15 ~, [c5,eb5]@13 ~@3",
  K: "[d5,f5,bb5]@13 ~@3, bb4@15 ~", L: "[[c5,eb5,ab5]@61 ~@3, ab4@63 ~]/4", M: "[[f4,ab4,eb5]@15 ~, c5@7 ~]/2",
  N: "[[eb4,g4,bb4,eb5]@29 ~@3]/2", O: "[[ab4,eb5,ab5]@15 ~, c5@7 ~]/2", P: "[~@8 eb5@7 ~, c5@31 ~, [g5,c6]@15 ~]/4",
  Q: "[[ab4,c5,eb5,ab5]@15 ~]/4", R: "~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@2 ~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6] ~ [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@4 ~@4",
  S: "[[g5,c6]@7 ~, c5@15 ~]/2", T: "[[c5,eb5,ab5]@7 ~, ab4]/2", U: "[[f4,ab4,c5,eb5]@7 ~]/2",
  V: "[[c5,g5,bb5,c6]@4 ~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6] ~ [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@5 ~ gb5 g5@2 ~ [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@2 ~@2 [c5,g5,bb5,c6] ~ [c5,g5,bb5,c6]@4 ~@4, ~@7 [c5,bb5,c6] ~@8]/2", // C7
  W: "[c5,eb5,g5,c6]", X: "~@2 [g4,g5] ~ [bb4,bb5] ~ [c5,c6] ~ [f5,f6]@4 eb5@2 [c5,c6,c7]@2, ~@12 eb6 ~ b6 ~",
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.43)

// other · acoustic guitar nylon · "NYLON GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_nylon = note("<~@25 A B C D ~@14 A B C D ~@73>".pickRestart({
  A: "g3 bb3 c4 eb4 f4 g4 bb4 c5 g3 bb3 c4 eb4 g4 bb4 c5 eb5",
  B: "g3 bb3 c4 eb4 bb4 c5 eb5 f5 g3 bb3 c4 eb4 c5 eb5 f5 g5",
  C: "g3 bb3 c4 eb4 eb5 f5 g5 bb5 g3 bb3 c4 eb4 f5 g5 bb5 c6",
  D: "g3 bb3 c4 eb4 g5 bb5 c6 eb6 g3 bb3 c4 eb4 bb5 c6 eb6 g6",
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_nylon").gain(0.3)

// chords · distortion guitar · "DISTORTION"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~ A B A C D@2 E@5 ~@7 D@2 F@2 G@2 H@4 ~@8 I@2 F@2 J K L@4 M@2 N@2 J@2 D@2 O@2 P Q R S@2 T U B A C D@2 A B V W X@4 Y@4
  D@2 F@2 I@2 F@2 Z@2 AA@2 D@2 AB@4 A B A B D@2 AC@2 D@2 F@2 AD@2 AE AF D@2 AG AH ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c3,g3]@4 ~@2 [c3,g3] ~ [c3,g3]@4 ~@2 [c3,g3]@2", B: "~@2 [c3,g3]@2 ~@2 [c3,g3] ~ [c3,g3]@6 ~@2",
  C: "~@2 [c3,g3]@2 ~@2 [c3,g3] ~ [c3,g3]@4 ~@4", D: "[[bb2,f3]@29 ~@3]/2", E: "[[c3,g3]@13 ~@3]/5",
  F: "[[c3,g3]@7 ~]/2", G: "[f3, bb2@7 ~]/2", H: "[ab2,eb3]/4", I: "[[bb2,f3]@31 ~]/2", J: "[ab2,eb3]",
  K: "[bb2,f3]@7 ~", L: "[[ab2,eb3]@31 ~]/4", M: "[[c3,f3]@21 ~ [c3,f3]@2 ~@2 [c3,f3]@6]/2", N: "[[bb2,eb3]@15 ~]/2",
  O: "[~@6 c4@2 bb3 ~ eb4 ~ c4 ~ f4@16 eb4 ~]/2", P: "c4 ~ eb4@7 f4@5 ~@2", Q: "~@10 c5 eb5 f5 g5 f5 eb5",
  R: "c5 eb5 f5 g5 f5 eb5 c5 eb5 f5 g5 f5 eb5 c5 eb5 f5 g5", S: "[f5 eb5 c5 eb5 f5@14 eb5@2 c5 ~ bb4 ~ c5@8]/2",
  T: "bb4@2 g4@2 f4 ~ g4 ~ f4@2 eb4@2 c4@2 ~@2", U: "[c3,g3]@5 ~ [c3,g3] ~ [c3,g3]@4 ~@2 [c3,g3]@2, b2 ~@15",
  V: "[c3,g3]@4 ~@2 [c3,g3] ~ [c3,g3]@4 ~@2 [c3,f3,g3]@2", W: "~@2 [c3,f3,g3]@2 ~@2 [c3,g3] ~ [c3,g3]@5 ~@3",
  X: "[[c3,g3]@61 ~@3]/4", Y: "[[c3,g3]@49 ~ [c3,g3]@2 ~@2 [c3,g3] ~ [c3,g3]@5 ~@3]/4", Z: "[[ab2,eb3]@29 ~@3]/2",
  AA: "[[c3,f3]@31 ~]/2", AB: "[[c3,g3]@49 ~ [c3,g3] ~@3 [c3,g3] ~ [c3,g3]@3 ~ [c3,g3]@3 ~]/4",
  AC: "[[c3,g3]@29 ~@3]/2", AD: "[[ab2,eb3]@31 ~]/2", AE: "[f2,c3]@15 ~", AF: "[c3,f3]",
  AG: "[c3,g3,c4]@2 ~ [c3,g3,c4]@5", AH: "~@2 g3 ~ bb3 ~ c4 ~ f4@4 eb4@2 [g3,c4]@2",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.72)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~ x [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!115 [x ~@2 x ~@4] [~@7 x] ~>").gain(0.71)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@9 B ~@2 C@2 ~@3 D A@9 B ~@2 C@2 ~@3 D A@9 B A@7 B A@17 B ~@2 C@2 ~@3 D A@15 E A E A E A B A@14 F G ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x!2 ~@3 x ~", C: "~@14 x!2", D: "~ x ~@2 x!2 ~ x", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~", F: "~ x ~@2",
  G: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~ A B@9 C@8 A B@9 C@8 A B@9 A B@7 A B@3 A B@3 A B@3 A B@5 C@8 A B@3 A B@3 A B@3 A B A B@7 A B@3 A B@3 A B@3 A B D C ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!8", C: "~ x ~ x", D: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct(`<
  ~@10 A ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@9 A ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@9 A ~@7 A ~@17 A ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@15 D ~ D ~ D ~ A ~@15 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", B: "x", C: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", D: "~@7 x", E: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~ A ~@17 A ~@17 A ~@9 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@13 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~ B C D
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "x ~@2 x ~@4", C: "~@7 x", D: "~ x ~@14",
})).gain(0.71)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@10 A ~@7 B ~@9 A ~@7 B ~@9 A ~@7 A ~@17 A ~@7 B ~@21 A ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 x!2 ~@2", B: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.71)

stack(bass, percussive_organ, acoustic_guitar_nylon, distortion_guitar, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom, crash, high_tom)

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