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// Fakin' It — Simon & Garfunkel
// 100 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: mcgill.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
setcpm(100/4)
const chords = arrange(
// intro (5 bars)
[5, "<E!5>"],
// verse (6 bars)
[6, "<E!2 [A@2 G#m@2] [A@2 G#@2] C#!2>"],
// chorus (5 bars)
[5, "<[F#@2 C#@2] [C#@2 F#7@2] [A@2 E F#m] [E@2 F#m E] [A@2 E F#m]>"],
// interlude (3 bars)
[3, "<E!3>"],
// verse (6 bars)
[6, "<E!2 [A@2 G#m@2] [A@2 G#@2] C#!2>"],
// chorus (5 bars)
[5, "<[F#@2 C#@2] [C#@2 F#7@2] [A@2 E F#m] [E@2 F#m E] [A@2 E F#m]>"],
// interlude (3 bars)
[3, "<E!3>"],
// verse (6 bars)
[6, "<E!2 [A@2 G#m@2] [A@2 G#@2] C#!2>"],
// chorus (9 bars)
[9, "<[F#@2 C#@2] [C#@2 F#7@2] [A@2 E F#m] [E@2 F#m E] [A@2 E F#m] [E@2 F#m E] [A@2 E F#m] [E@2 F#m E] [A@2 E F#m]>"],
// interlude (3 bars)
[3, "<E!3>"],
// verse (7 bars)
[7, "<E!2 [A@2 G#m@2] [A@2 G#@2] C#!2 ~>"],
// chorus (16 bars)
[16, "<[F#@2 C#@2] [C#@2 F#7@2] [A@2 E F#m] [A F#m E@2] [F#m E A@2] [E F#m E@2] [F#m E A@2] [E F#m E@2] [F#m E A@2] [E F#m E@2] [F#m E A@2] [E F#m E@2] [F#m E A@2] [E F#m E@2] [F#m E A@2] [E F#m ~@2]>"],
// outro (4 bars)
[4, "<E!4>"],
// fadeout (4 bars)
[4, "<E!4>"],
)
const bassline = arrange(
[5, "<e2!5>"],
[6, "<e2!2 [a2@2 g#2@2]!2 c#2!2>"],
[5, "<[f#2@2 c#2@2] [c#2@2 f#2@2] [a2@2 g#2 f#2] [e2@2 f#2 g#2] [a2@2 g#2 f#2]>"],
[3, "<e2!3>"],
[6, "<e2!2 [a2@2 g#2@2]!2 c#2!2>"],
[5, "<[f#2@2 c#2@2] [c#2@2 f#2@2] [a2@2 g#2 f#2] [e2@2 f#2 g#2] [a2@2 g#2 f#2]>"],
[3, "<e2!3>"],
[6, "<e2!2 [a2@2 g#2@2]!2 c#2!2>"],
[9, "<[f#2@2 c#2@2] [c#2@2 f#2@2] [a2@2 g#2 f#2] [e2@2 f#2 g#2] [a2@2 g#2 f#2] [e2@2 f#2 g#2] [a2@2 g#2 f#2] [e2@2 f#2 g#2] [a2@2 g#2 f#2]>"],
[3, "<e2!3>"],
[7, "<e2!2 [a2@2 g#2@2]!2 c#2!2 ~>"],
[16, "<[f#2@2 c#2@2] [c#2@2 f#2@2] [a2@2 g#2 f#2] [a2 f#2 e2@2] [f#2 g#2 a2@2] [g#2 f#2 e2@2] [f#2 g#2 a2@2] [g#2 f#2 e2@2] [f#2 g#2 a2@2] [g#2 f#2 e2@2] [f#2 g#2 a2@2] [g#2 f#2 e2@2] [f#2 g#2 a2@2] [g#2 f#2 e2@2] [f#2 g#2 a2@2] [g#2 f#2 ~@2]>"],
[4, "<e2!4>"],
[4, "<e2!4>"],
)
// chords · gm_piano
const keys = chord(chords).voicing().s("gm_piano").gain(0.8)
// bass · gm_electric_bass_finger
const bass = note(bassline).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.9)
// drums
const drums = s("[bd hh] [sd hh] [bd hh] [sd hh]").gain(0.8)
stack(keys, bass, drums)
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