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If You Can't Give Me Love

Quatro

KeyA majorTempo138 bpm
0:00/0:00
// If You Can't Give Me Love — Quatro
// 138 bpm, 4/4, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 132 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: Guitar parts that double another keep only their own notes (fills, solos): OVERDRIVE.
// note: The whole transcription plays 10 ms behind the beat; the grid follows it, so its parts stay together.
setcpm(138/4)

// 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.

// other · epiano1 · "E.PIANO 1"
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~@10 A@2 B C D@2 E A@3 B C D@2 A F G@3 H G@2 I A@2 J A J D F D F A J A J A J A K A@2 B C D@2 E A@3 B C D@2 A F G@3 H
  G@2 I A@2 J A J D F D F A J A J D F D F G@3 H G@2 I A G@3 H G@2 I A@2 J A J D F D F A J A J D F D F A J A J D F D F
  L@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c#5@2 a4@2 e4 ~ c#5@4 a4@2 e4 ~ a4 ~", B: "d5@2 b4@2 f#4 ~ d5@4 b4@2 f#4 ~ b4 ~",
  C: "d5@2 b4@2 f#4 ~ d5@4 b4@2 f#4 ~ d5 ~", D: "d5@2 a4@2 f#4 ~ d5@4 a4@2 f#4 ~ a4 ~",
  E: "c#5@2 a4@2 e4 ~ c#5@4 a4@2 e4 ~ a4@2", F: "b4@2 g#4@2 e4 ~ b4@4 g#4@2 e4 ~ g#4 ~",
  G: "d5@2 b4@2 f#4 ~ b4@4 g#4@2 e4 ~ g#4 ~", H: "c#5@2 a4@2 e4 ~ c#5 ~ a4@2 e4@2 c#4 ~ e4@2",
  I: "d5@2 b4@2 e4 ~ b4@4 g#4@2 e4 ~ g#4 ~", J: "c#5@2 a4@2 f#4 ~ c#5@4 a4@2 f#4 ~ a4 ~",
  K: "[f#4,a4,d5] ~ [f#4,a4,d5]@2 ~@2 [e4,g#4,b4]@7 ~@3", L: "[c#5@2 a4@2 e4 ~ c#5@4 a4@2 e4 ~ a4@10 ~@8]/2",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.12).pan(0.8)

// bass · fretless bass · "FRETLESS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@10 A B C D E F A B A B C D E F B G H I J K I@2 J L B M N M O P O P N M N M N M N Q A B C R E S A T A B U V W S B X
  I@2 J Y I@2 J L N Z N M O P O P N M N M O P O P I@2 J Y I@2 J AA I@2 J Y I@2 J AB N M N M O P O P N M N M O P O P N M
  N M O P O P AC@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ e2@4 ~@4", B: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ e2@3 ~ a1@3 ~", C: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ f#2@4 ~@4",
  D: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ f#2@3 ~ b1@3 ~", E: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ a1@4 ~@4", F: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~",
  G: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~", H: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ e2@4 ~@4", I: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~",
  J: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ e2@3 ~ b1@3 ~", K: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ f#2@3 ~ c#2@3 ~", L: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ a1@2 ~@2 a1@2 ~@2",
  M: "f#2@4 ~@2 c#2@5 ~ f#2@3 ~", N: "a1@4 ~@2 e2@5 ~ a1@3 ~", O: "d2@4 ~@2 a1@5 ~ d2@3 ~", P: "e2@4 ~@2 b1@5 ~ e2@3 ~",
  Q: "d2 ~ d2@2 ~@2 e2@6 ~@4", R: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ f#2@3 ~ e2@4", S: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ a1@3 ~ d2@3 ~",
  T: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ e2@3 ~ f#2@3 ~", U: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ f#2@6 ~@2", V: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ f#2@3 ~ b1 ~ f#2@2",
  W: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ a1@7 ~", X: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ b1@4 ~@4", Y: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ f#2@4 ~@2 f#2 ~",
  Z: "f#2@4 ~@2 f#2 ~ c#2@4 f#2@3 ~", AA: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~", AB: "a1@4 ~@2 a1 ~ e2@3 ~ e2@2 ~@2",
  AC: "[a1@2 ~ e2@4 a1@5 ~@4]/2",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.32)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@42 A B A B C B A ~@33 A B A B D B E F ~@24 A B A B G B G B A B A B G B G B H@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[c#5,e5]", B: "~@2 [c#5,e5]@3 [c#5,e5]@2 ~ [c#5,e5]@6 [b4,d#5]@2", C: "[c#5,e5]@7 ~", D: "d#5@3 d5@4 ~, f#5@7 ~",
  E: "d#5@6 d5@9 [b4,c5,e5,f5], f#5@15 ~", F: "[f4,g4,a4,a#4,c5,d5] [e4,a4] ~@14", G: "[d5,f#5]@7 ~",
  H: "[[b4,d#5]@2 ~ [a3,e4]@4 [a3,c#4]@5 ~@4]/2", // B A5 A
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.3).pan(0.6)

// chords · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE" · soft notes · Bm7b5 C7 Bm7b5 C7
const overdriven_guitar_soft = note(`<
  ~@120
  [~@13 c5 [a4,b4,d5,e5,f5] [e4,f4,g4,a4,a#4,c5]]
  ~@7
  [~@13 c5 [a4,b4,d5,e5,f5] [e4,f4,g4,a4,a#4,c5]]
  ~@3
>`).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.19).pan(0.6)

// other · overdriven guitar · "OVERDRIVE"
const overdriven_guitar_2 = note("<~@23 A ~@27 B ~@3 C ~@3 D ~@3 E ~@68>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@11 e4@2 ~@3", B: "~@4 d5 ~@3", C: "~@11 g#4@2 ~@3", D: "~@11 d4@2 ~@3", E: "~@11 g#5@2 ~@3",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.24).pan(0.3)

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "STEEL GTR"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  A@3 B C D E F A@3 B C D E F A@3 B C D E F B G H I@2 J I@3 A@2 K A K F G F G B K B K B K B L A B C D E F A@3 B C D E F
  B G I@3 J I@3 A@2 K A K F G F G B K B K F G F G M I H J I@3 A M I@2 J I@2 H A@2 K A K F G F G B K B K F G F G B K B K
  F G F G N@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2", // A
  B: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~", // A
  C: "[b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2", // Bm
  D: "[b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~", // Bm
  E: "[d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2", // D
  F: "[d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~ [f#3,a3,d4,f#4,a4] ~", // D
  G: "[e3,g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [e3,g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4] ~", // E
  H: "[b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [e3,g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4] ~", // Bm E
  I: "[b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [e3,g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2", // Bm E
  J: "[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [c#3,f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4] ~", // A F#m
  K: "[c#3,f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [c#3,f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4] ~ [f#3,a3,c#4,f#4,a4] ~", // F#m
  L: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4]!2 ~ [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@3 ~@2", // D E
  M: "[b2,f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4]@2 [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~ [f#3,b3,d4,f#4,b4] ~ [e3,g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2 [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4] ~ [g#3,b3,e4,g#4,b4]@2", // Bm E
  N: "[[a2,e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@4 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@2 [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [e3,a3,c#4,e4,a4]@10 ~@8]/2", // A
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.14).pan(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@10 A@16 B@7 C A@15 D A@15 E B@8 A@15 F B@15 A@16 G A@8 H ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!2", C: "x ~ x!2", D: "~ x ~ x ~@4", E: "x ~ x ~ x ~@2 x", F: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", G: "~ x!3",
  H: "x ~ x!2 ~@2 x!2",
})).gain(0.45)

// drums · kick · soft notes
const kick_soft = s("bd").struct("<~@25 A B@8 ~@32 B@7 C ~@16 B@15 ~@27>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "~@3 x ~@3 x",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@10 A@15 B A@7 B A@9 C A@5 D A@7 E A@7 B A@7 F A@9 E A@2 C A@2 B A@3 G A@11 E A@11 C A@3 E A@7 H I ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@2", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", D: "x ~@4 x!2 ~", E: "x!3 ~@5", F: "~ x!2 ~",
  G: "~@4 x ~@5 x ~ x!2 ~@2", H: "~@4 x ~@5 x!3 ~ x ~", I: "~ x!2 ~@5",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · snare · soft notes
const snare_soft = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@25 A ~@7 B ~@15 C ~@7 D ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@9 D ~@5 A ~@3 E ~@11 D ~@15 D ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~@5 x!3", C: "~ x ~ x ~@4", D: "~@3 x!5", E: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.15)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@10 A B C@2 B@3 C D E F G B C G H D B@2 G I J C K L@2 J B A E B A B H A B M F N ~ O B@3 G@2 B@2 E B@2 E G B G P A Q G
  B@3 R K I A B C I F B Q L S A B P A T P I U B V L C G C B C@2 G A B@2 W A G R L R B Q L B C T B A B X B D@2 B A B@3 Y
  W ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!3", B: "x!4", C: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", D: "~@2 x ~ x!3 ~", E: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~", F: "x!3 ~ x ~ x!2",
  G: "x!3 ~ x ~ x ~", H: "x!3 ~", I: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2", J: "x!5 ~ x ~", K: "x!3 ~@5", L: "~@2 x!3 ~ x ~",
  M: "~@2 x!5 ~", N: "~@2 x ~ x!4", O: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!2", P: "x!3 ~ x ~@3", Q: "x ~ x!5 ~", R: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2",
  S: "x!2 ~@6", T: "x!3 ~ x!3 ~", U: "x!3 ~ x!4", V: "x!4 ~@4", W: "x", X: "x!2", Y: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.35)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@10 A@2 B@2 A@3 B C D E F A B F G C A@2 E H I B J I@2 K A F L A F A M F A N E J ~ K A@3 F@2 M ~ I A@2 D F A F O F P F
  M A@2 M J E F M B E@2 M P L ~ F A E F C J E J A ~ I B F G A B@2 E Q A M ~ F E M I M@2 P I A G C A F M@2 ~ C B A@3 M A
  G ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x", B: "~ x ~ x ~@3 x", C: "~@3 x ~@3 x", D: "~ x ~@3 x ~ x", E: "~@3 x ~ x ~@2",
  F: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x", G: "~ x ~ x ~@4", H: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", I: "~@5 x ~ x", J: "~@3 x ~@4", K: "~@5 x ~@2",
  L: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", M: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@2", N: "~@7 x", O: "~@3 x ~@2 x ~", P: "~ x ~@5 x", Q: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.2)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct(`<
  ~@25 A ~@7 B ~@15 C ~@7 B ~@7 A ~@7 B ~@9 B ~@5 A ~@3 D ~@11 B ~@15 B ~@8 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 x!2", B: "~@5 x!3", C: "~ x ~@6", D: "~@7 x", E: "~@5 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.3)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@25 A ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@2 B ~@2 B ~@3 D ~@5 E ~@6 B ~@8 A ~@3 B ~@3 C ~@2 B ~@3 B ~ B F ~@2 D ~@2 A ~@3 C ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@2
  B ~@2 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B D ~@6 B ~ G ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~@7 x", C: "~ x", D: "~@3 x", E: "~@5 x!2 ~", F: "~ x ~@2", G: "~@4 x ~@2 x",
})).gain(0.25)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@57 A ~@25 A ~@21 A ~@15 A ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x!2 ~@3",
})).gain(0.4)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@10 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A@2 ~@2 A ~@2 A ~@2 A ~ A ~ A B A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@7 A@2 ~@2 A ~@3 A ~ A ~@2 A ~@2 A ~@3 A
  ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@2 A ~@3 A ~@4 A ~ C ~ A@2 ~ A ~@3 A D ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@3 x ~@4", C: "~ x ~@2", D: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x",
})).gain(0.25)

stack(
  epiano1, bass, overdriven_guitar, overdriven_guitar_soft, overdriven_guitar_2, acoustic_guitar_steel, kick, kick_soft,
  snare, snare_soft, hihat, hihat_soft, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, crash
)

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