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Smash Mouth

I'm a Believer

Smash Mouth

KeyG majorTempo163 bpm
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// I'm a Believer — Smash Mouth
// 163 bpm, 4/4, key G major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 120 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(163/4)

// 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.

// chords · acoustic guitar steel · "tk1"
const acoustic_guitar_steel = note(`<
  ~@2 A@2 B C D E B C D E F G F G F G H I J K J K J K J K L M@2 N O@2 B C D E B C D E F G F G F G H I J K J K J K J K L
  M@2 N O@2 B C D E B C D E F G F G F G H I J K J K J K J K L M@2 N O@2 J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J P
  Q@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "c3@2 d3@2 f3 ~ c3@2 d3@2 f3 ~ d3@2 f3 ~",
  B: "[g2,b2,g3,d4] [g3,d4] [b2,g3,d4,g4] [b2,d3,g3,d4] [g2,b2,d3,g3] [b2,d3,g3] [d3,g3,d4] [d3,g3]", // G G5 G G5
  C: "[d3,a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4] [d3,a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4] [d3,a3,d4] [a3,d4] [d3,a3,d4,f#4] [a3,d4]", // D D5 D D5 D D5
  D: "[g2,b2,g3,d4] [g3,d4] [b2,d3,g3,g4] [g3,d4] [g2,b2,d3,g3,d4] [g3,d4] [b2,d3,g3,d4,g4] [g3,d4]", // G G5 G G5 G G5 G G5
  E: "[g2,b2,g3,d4] [g3,d4] [b2,d3,g3,g4] [g3,d4] [g2,b2,g3,d4] [g3,d4] [b2,d3,g3,d4,g4] [d3,g3,d4]", // G G5 G G5 G G5 G G5
  F: "[c3,e3,g3,c4,e4]!8", // C
  G: "[g2,b2,d3,g3,d4]!2 [b2,g3,d4,g4] [d3,g3,d4] [g2,b2,d3,g3,d4]!2 [b2,d3,g3,d4,g4] [b2,d3,g3,d4]", // G G5 G
  H: "[d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4]!8", I: "[d3,f#3,a3,d4,f#4] ~@7",
  J: "[g2,b2,g3,d4]!2 [b2,d3,g3,d4,g4] [b2,d3,g3,d4] [c3,g3,c4,e4]!2 [e3,g3,c4,e4] [g3,c4]", // G C C5
  K: "[g2,b2,g3,d4] [b2,g3,d4] [g2,g3,d4,g4] [b2,g3,d4] [c3,g3,c4,e4]!2 [e3,g3,c4] [c3,g3,e4]", // G G5 G C
  L: "[g2,b2,d3,g3,d4] ~@7", M: "[[g3,c4,e4]@12 ~@5 d4@13 ~@2, c3@14 ~ g2@15 ~@2, ~@8 [b2,d3,g3]@7 ~]/2",
  N: "[f2,c3,f3,c4]@7 ~", O: "c3@2 d3@2 f3 ~ c3@2 d3@2 f3 ~ c3@2 d3@2",
  P: "[g2,b2,g3,d4]@2 [b2,g3,d4]@2 [g2,g3,d4,g4]@2 [b2,g3,d4]@2 [c3,g3,c4,e4]@2 [c3,g3,c4,e4]@2 [e3,g3,c4]@2 [c3,g3,e4] ~", // G G5 G C
  Q: "[[g3,d4,g4] ~@31, [g2,b2]]/2", // G5 G
})).s("gm_acoustic_guitar_steel").gain(0.25)

// bass · electric bass finger · "tk2"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C D A B C D E F E F E G H I J K J K J K J L M N O P I Q A B C D A B C D E F E F E G H I J K J K J K J L M N O
  P I Q A B C D A B C D E F E F E G H I J K J K J K J L M N O P I Q J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J K J K R ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g2@4 ~@2 g2 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ d2 ~ b1 ~", B: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@3 ~ d2 ~ e2 ~ d2 ~", C: "g2@4 ~@2 g2@3 ~ e2 ~ d2 ~ b1 ~",
  D: "g1@4 ~@2 g1@3 ~ b1 ~ d2 ~ e2 ~", E: "c2@5 ~ d2@2 e2 ~ g2@2 ~@2 e2 ~", F: "g2@2 g2 a2 a#2 a2 g2 e2",
  G: "g2@5 ~ g2 ~@3 g2@2 b1 ~ c2 ~", H: "d2@4 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d3@5 ~", I: "d2 ~@7", J: "g2@3 ~ e2 ~ d2 ~ c2@3 ~ d2 ~ e2 ~",
  K: "g2@2 e2 ~ d2 ~ c2@3 ~ c2 ~ d2 ~ e2 ~", L: "g2@2 e2 ~ d2 ~ c2@3 ~ c2 ~ d2@2 e2 ~", M: "g1 ~@7", N: "c2", O: "g1",
  P: "f2", Q: "~@10 d2 ~ d2@3 ~", R: "g2 ~@7",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.54)

// chords · percussive organ · "tk3"
const percussive_organ = note(`<
  A B C ~@9 D E D E D E F G B H B H B I B C ~ J@2 K L ~@9 D E D E D E F G B H B H B I B C ~ J@2 K L ~ E F E@3 F E@2 D E
  D E D E F G B H B H B I B C ~ J@2 K L ~ B H B H B H B H B H B H B H B H B H B H B H B H M ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@14 g5 ~", B: "[g5,d6,f6]@3 ~ [g5,d6,f6]@3 ~ [g5,c6,e6]@3 ~ [g5,c6,e6]@3 ~", C: "[g5,b5,d6] ~@7",
  D: "[g5,c6,e6]", E: "[g5,b5,d6]", F: "[f#5,a5,d6]", G: "[f#5,a5,d6]@2 ~@12 g5 ~", H: "[g5,b5,d6]@2 ~@12 g5 ~",
  I: "[g5,d6]@2 ~@12 g5 ~, b5 ~@15", J: "[[c6,g6]@16 d6@15 ~, g5]/2", K: "[f5,c6,f6]@15 ~", L: "[d5,a5,d6] ~@7",
  M: "c#6 ~ c6 [g5,a5,b5] [d5,e5,f5] ~@11, [g5,g6] ~@7, ~ d6@2 ~@13", // G Dm G
})).s("gm_percussive_organ").gain(0.22)

// chords · piano · "tk5"
const piano = note(`<
  ~@4 A B C ~ D@2 E ~ F G H@2 I J ~ K ~ L M N ~ O P Q R S T U V ~ A B C ~ D@2 E ~ F G H@2 I J ~ K ~ L M N ~ O P Q R S T
  U V ~ W X Y@2 W X Y Z F G AA AB I AC ~ AD ~ AE AF AG ~ AH P Q R AI AJ U AK AL@2 AM AN AO AP AQ AR AS AT AU AV AW AX AY
  AZ BA BB BC BD BC BE BF BE BG ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "g3@3 ~ g3@2 ~@2 g3 ~ g3@2 ~@2 a3@2", B: "~@2 a3@2 ~@2 c4@7 ~ c4 ~", C: "b3 a3 ~ g3 ~@4",
  D: "[g3@4 ~@2 g3 ~ g3 ~ g3@3 ~ a3@4 ~@2 a3 ~ c4@2 ~@2 c4@5 ~]/2", E: "b3@3 ~@13",
  F: "[c4,e4]@5 ~ [c4,e4] ~ [b3,d4] ~ [a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3]@2", G: "~@2 [g3,b3]@2 ~@2 d3@2 e3 ~ g3@2 ~@2 e3 ~",
  H: "[g3@2 ~@2 [c4,e4] ~ [c4,e4] ~ [b3,d4] ~ [a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3]@6 ~@2 d3@2 e3 ~ g3@2 ~@2 e3 ~]/2", // C Bm Am G
  I: "g3@2 ~@2 [c4,e4] ~ [c4,e4] ~ [b3,d4]@3 ~ [a3,c4]@3 ~", J: "[g3,b3]@3 ~ [g3,b3]@3 ~ e3@2 f3@3 ~ [f#3,d4]@2",
  K: "~@4 g3 ~ g3 ~ g3 ~ b3@2 ~@2 d4@2", L: "~@4 [d4,g4] ~ [e4,g4]@4 d4 ~ [e4,g4] ~ [e4,g4]@2", M: "~ [d4,g4] ~@6",
  N: "~@6 g3 ~ g3 ~ b3@2 ~@2 d4@2", O: "~@4 [d4,g4] ~ [e4,g4]@4 d4 ~ [e4,g4]@3 ~", P: "[d4,g4]@3 ~@13",
  Q: "~@8 g3@2 b3@5 ~", R: "d4 ~@3 [d4,g4]@11 ~", S: "[c4,g4]@5 ~ [e4,g4]@5 ~ [e4,g4]@3 ~",
  T: "e4@2 d4@5 ~ [d4,g4]@3 ~ d4 ~ [d4,g4]@2, g4@7 ~@9", U: "~@2 [c4,f4]@5 ~ [c4,f4]@2 ~@2 a3@2 ~@2", V: "a3@3 ~@13",
  W: "g2 ~ g2@2 ~ f2 ~ d2", X: "~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2 d2 ~ f2 ~ f#2 ~", Y: "g2@3 ~ g2 ~ f2 ~ d2 ~ d2 ~ f2 ~ f#2 ~",
  Z: "g2 ~ g2 ~ f2 ~ g2@8 ~@2", AA: "g3@2 ~@2 [c4,e4]@2 ~@2 [b3,d4] ~ [a3,c4]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3]@2",
  AB: "~@6 d3@2 e3 ~ g3@2 ~@2 e3 ~", AC: "[g3,b3]@2 ~@2 [g3,b3]@3 ~ e3@2 f3@2 ~@2 [f#3,d4]@2",
  AD: "~@4 g3 ~@3 g3 ~ b3@2 ~@2 d4@2", AE: "~@4 [d4,g4] ~ [e4,g4]@4 d4 ~ [e4,g4]@2 [e4,g4] ~", AF: "~ d4 ~@6",
  AG: "~@3 g3 ~ b3 ~ d4", AH: "~@4 [d4,g4] ~ [e4,g4]@4 d4 ~ [e4,g4]@3 ~, ~@12 d4 ~@3",
  AI: "c4@6 e4@5 ~ [e4,g4]@2 ~@2, g4@11 ~@5", AJ: "e4 ~ d4@5 ~ d4@2 e4@2 d4 ~ [d4,g4]@2, g4@7 ~ g4@4 ~@4", AK: "a3 ~@7",
  AL: "[~@2 d4 ~ e4@2 ~@2 g4@2 ~@2 g4 ~ a#4@4 g4 ~@13]/2", AM: "~@4 g4 ~ c5@2 ~@2 c5 ~ a#4 ~ b4 ~", AN: "g4 f4 ~@6",
  AO: "~@6 e4 ~ g4 ~ g4@2 ~@2 a#4@2", AP: "~@2 g4 ~ f4 ~ g4 ~@9", AQ: "~@4 g4 ~ [c5,e5]@4 g4 ~ [a#4,e5]@3 ~",
  AR: "g4 ~@7", AS: "~@4 g4 ~ c5@3 ~ c5 ~ a#4 ~ g4 ~", AT: "a#4@3 ~ a#4@3 ~ a#4@3 ~ a#4@3 ~",
  AU: "a#4@3 ~ a#4@2 g4 ~ a#4@2 g4 ~ f4 ~ g4@2", AV: "~ g4 f4 ~@5", AW: "~@4 g4 ~ [c5,e5]@3 ~ [a#4,e5]@3 ~ g4@2",
  AX: "~@2 f4 ~ g4@2 ~@2 e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4@2", AY: "~@2 d4 ~ g4 ~ c5@2 ~@2 c5 ~ a#4@2 b4 ~",
  AZ: "g4 ~ f4 ~ g4@2 ~@2 e4 ~ e4 ~ e4 ~ e4@2", BA: "~@2 d4@2 ~@4 d4 ~ e4 ~ g4@2 ~@2",
  BB: "a#4 ~@3 f4 ~ g4@2 ~@2 f4 ~ g4@2 ~@2", BC: "f4 ~ g4@2 ~@2 f4 ~ g4@2 f4 ~ g4@2 ~@2",
  BD: "g4@4 ~@2 g4@3 ~ f4 ~ g4@3 ~",
  BE: "[c#5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~ [c#5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~ [c#5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~", // C# Dm C# Dm C# Dm
  BF: "[d5,f5] ~ [c#5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~ [c#5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~ [d5,f5] ~", // Dm C# Dm C# Dm
  BG: "[d5,f5] ~ [c#5,f5] ~ d5 ~ [d5,f5] ~ [c#5,f5] ~ c5 ~ a#4 ~ g4 ~", // Dm C# Dm C#
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.5)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~@4 A@15 B A@8 B ~@3 B ~ A@15 B A@8 B ~@3 B ~ A@15 B A@8 B ~@3 B ~ A@24 B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!2", B: "x",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@20 A@8 B@4 A@2 ~@16 A@8 B@4 A@17 ~ A@8 B@4 A@2 ~@23 A ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@3 A B@14 C D B@8 E ~@3 E F B@14 C D B@8 E ~@3 E F B@14 C D B@8 E ~@3 E F B@24 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", D: "x ~@6 x", E: "x", F: "~@5 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.54)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A ~@3 B C D C B C D C B C D C B C E ~ B C D C B C D C F G@4 H B C D C B C D C B C D C B C E ~ B C D C B C D C F G@4 H
  B C D C B C D C B C D C B C E ~ B C D C B C D C F G@4 H B C D C B C D C B C D C B C D C B C D C B C D C ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x!5 ~ x!2", C: "x!8", D: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!2", E: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~", F: "~@3 x", G: "~ x ~ x", H: "~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@4 A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~ B ~ A ~ B
  ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@7 A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~ A ~ B ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x ~@2", B: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.24)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@4 A@16 B C D@6 B C D@4 A@16 B C D@6 B C D@4 A@16 B C D@6 B C D@4 B C D@2 B C D@2 B C D@2 B C D@2 B C D@2 B C D@2 E ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x", B: "x ~ x ~@3 x!2", C: "x!3 ~ x!4", D: "x!8", E: "x",
})).gain(0.42)

// drums · tambourine · soft notes
const tambourine_soft = s("tb").struct(`<
  ~@20 A B ~@6 A B ~@20 A B ~@6 A B ~@20 A B ~@6 A B ~@4 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@2 A B ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~ x!3 ~@2", B: "~@3 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.24)

stack(
  acoustic_guitar_steel, bass, percussive_organ, piano, kick, clap, snare, hihat, hihat_soft, tambourine,
  tambourine_soft
)

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