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// It Takes Two — Stewart Rod
// 122 bpm, 4/4, key A# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 152 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(122/4)
// 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 · slap bass 1 · "bass"
const bass = note(`<
~@8 A B@6 C@2 B@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J@2 K@2 B@6 L@2 B@2 M@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J@2 N@2 O P Q R S@2 T@2 E@2 U@2 V@2 F@2
W O Q X S@2 Y@2 B@6 L@2 B@2 Z@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H I J@2 N@2 O P Q R S@4 AA ~@7 AB O AC X S@2 Y@2 T@6 Z@2 G@2 H I J@2 N@2 O
P AD AE AF@2 AG
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@5 ab1!3", B: "[bb1@3 f1!3 ab1 bb1@4 f1!2 ab1 ~ ab1]/2", C: "[bb1@3 f1!3 ab1 bb1@4 f2@2 f2 d2 c2]/2",
D: "[bb1@3 bb1 f1!2 ab1 bb1@4 bb1@2 ab2@2 bb2]/2", E: "[bb1!2 ~ f1!3 ab1 bb1@4 bb1 f1 ab1 ~ ab1]/2",
F: "[bb1@3 bb1 f1!2 ab1 bb1@4 bb1!5]/2", G: "eb2@3 eb2 bb1!2 ~ bb1", H: "f2@3 f2 c2!2 ~ f1", I: "f2@6 ~ ab1",
J: "bb1@3 bb1 f1 ab1 ~ ab1", K: "[bb1@3 bb1 f1!2 ab1 bb1@4 bb1 d2 f2 d2 ab1]/2",
L: "[bb1@3 f1!3 ab1 bb1@4 f2 g2 f2 d2 c2]/2", M: "[bb1@3 bb1 f1!2 ab1 bb1@4 f2 g2 f2 d2 c2]/2",
N: "[bb1!2 ~ bb1 f1!2 ab1 bb1@4 bb1!5]/2", O: "eb2@3 eb2 bb1 bb1@2 bb1", P: "eb2@6 bb1@2 eb2@2 ~ eb2@2 e2@2 ~",
Q: "f2@3 f2 c2 c2@2 f1", R: "f1@3 ~", S: "[bb1@3 bb1 f1!2 ab1 bb1@4 bb1 f1 ab1 ~ ab1]/2",
T: "[bb1@3 f1!3 ab1 bb1@4 bb1 f1 ab1 ~ ab1]/2", U: "[bb1!2 ~ f1!3 ab1 bb1@4 bb2 f2 ab2@2 bb2]/2",
V: "[bb1!2 ~ bb1 f1!2 ab1 bb1@4 bb1 f1 ab1 ~ ab1]/2", W: "eb2@3 bb1!2 bb1@2 bb1", X: "f1@6 ~ ab1",
Y: "[bb1@6 bb1@2 f1@2 f1@2 ab1@2 bb1@8 bb1@2 d2@2 f2 ~ d2@4]/2", Z: "[bb1@3 bb1 f1!2 ab1 bb1@4 bb1 f2 ab2@2 bb2]/2",
AA: "bb1", AB: "eb2@3 bb1!3 ~ bb1", AC: "f2@3 c2!2 c2@2 f1", AD: "f2@3 f2 c2 c2@2 c2",
AE: "f1@2 ~ f2@2 gb2@2 ~ g2@2 ~ ab2@2 a2@2 ~", AF: "[~ bb1@3]/2", AG: "bb1 ~@3",
})).s("gm_slap_bass_1").gain(0.43)
// chords · piano
const piano = note(`<
~@26 A B ~@22 A B ~@6 C D E ~@4 F G F G F H F G ~ A B ~@22 A B ~@6 I J K ~@13 A B ~@14 A B ~@6 C D L ~@2 M
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ [g4,bb4,eb5] ~ [g4,bb4,eb5] ~ [g4,bb4,eb5] ~ [g4,bb4,eb5]", B: "~@2 [a4,c5,f5]@3 ~@3",
C: "~@2 [g4,bb4,eb5]@2 ~@2 [g4,bb4,eb5]@2 [g4,bb4,eb5]@2 ~ [g4,bb4,eb5]@2 [ab4,b4,e5]@2 ~", D: "[a4,c5,f5]",
E: "[a4,c5,f5] ~@7", F: "~@2 [c4,eb4,g4]@2 [bb3,d4,f4] ~@3", G: "[c4,eb4,g4]@3 [bb3,d4,f4]@2 ~@3",
H: "[c4,eb4,g4]@3 [bb3,d4,f4] ~@4", // Cm Bb
I: "~@2 [g4,bb4,eb5]@2 ~@2 [g4,bb4,eb5]@2 [g4,bb4,eb5]@2 ~ [eb5,eb6]@2 [e5,e6]@2 ~", // Eb E
J: "f6 [f5,f6]!3 f5 [f5,f6]!2 f6 [f5,f6] f5 [f5,f6]!3 f6 [f5,f6]!2", K: "f5 ~@15",
L: "~@3 [c5,f5]@2 [db5,gb5]@2 ~ [d5,g5]@2 ~ [eb5,ab5]@2 [e5,a5]@2 ~", M: "[bb4,d5,f5,bb5] ~@3",
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.38).pan(0.2)
// chords · piano · soft notes · Bb
const piano_soft = note(`<
~@149
[~@8 bb5 [bb5,bb6]!3 bb6 [bb5,bb6]!2 bb5]
[[bb5,bb6]!3 bb6 [bb5,bb6]!2 bb6 [bb5,bb6]!3 bb5 [bb5,bb6]!2 bb6 [bb5,bb6]!2]
~
>`).s("gm_piano").gain(0.25).pan(0.2)
// chords · overdriven guitar · "charang"
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
A B C B C B C B D E F@2 G E G E F@2 G H G E G I J K ~ L M@2 N@2 O P N@14 P K ~ L M@2 N@2 O Q@2 R M@2 N@10 O K ~ L M@2
N@2 O P N@14 P K ~ L M@2 N@2 O Q@2 R M@2 N@2 O S T S T S T S T K ~ L M@2 N@10 O K ~ L M@2 N@2 O Q@2 R U V@2 W
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@5 [g3,bb3,eb4]!3", B: "[f3,bb3,d4]", C: "[f3,d4] [g3,eb4]@2 [f3,bb3,d4]@2 [g3,bb3,eb4]!3, bb3@3 ~@5",
D: "[bb3,d4] [g3,eb4]@2 [f3,bb3,d4]@2 [g3,bb3,eb4]!3, f3@3 ~@5", E: "[f3,bb3,d4]@2 [g3,c4,eb4] ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@3 ~",
F: "[[g3,c4,eb4]@2 ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@2 [eb3,ab3,c4] ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@2 ~ [g3,c4,eb4] ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@3 ~]/2", // Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb
G: "[g3,c4,eb4]@2 ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@2 [eb3,ab3,c4]@2 ~", H: "~ [f3,bb3,d4] [g3,c4,eb4] ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@3 ~",
I: "~@2 [g3,c4,eb4] ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@3 ~", J: "[g3,c4,eb4]@2 ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@4 ~", K: "[g3,bb3,eb4]", L: "[a3,c4,f4]@3 ~",
M: "[[a3,c4,f4]@6 ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@3 [g3,c4,eb4] ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@3 ~]/2", // F Bb Cm Bb
N: "[[g3,c4,eb4]@3 [f3,bb3,d4]@2 [eb3,ab3,c4] ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@3 [g3,c4,eb4] ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@3 ~]/2", // Cm Bb Ab Bb Cm Bb
O: "[g3,c4,eb4]@3 [f3,bb3,d4]@2 [eb3,ab3,c4] ~@2", P: "[f3,bb3,d4]@2 [g3,bb3,eb4] ~ [f3,bb3,d4]@3 ~",
Q: "[[g3,bb3,eb4]@22 ~@2 [g3,bb3,eb4]@2 ~ [g3,bb3,eb4]@2 [ab3,b3,e4]@2 ~]/2", R: "[a3,c4,f4]@7 ~",
S: "[f3,bb3,d4]@7 [f3,bb3,d4]", T: "[f3,d4] [g3,eb4]@2 [f3,bb3,d4] [f3,d4] [g3,eb4]@2 [g3,bb3,eb4], bb3@3 ~ bb3@3 ~",
U: "[a3,c4,f4] ~@2 [f3,c4,f4]@2 [gb3,db4,gb4]@3 [g3,d4,g4]@3 [ab3,eb4,ab4]@2 [a3,e4,a4]@3", V: "[~ [bb3,f4,bb4]@3]/2",
W: "[bb3,f4,bb4] ~@3", // Bb5
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.44).pan(0.9)
// chords · overdriven guitar · "charang" · soft notes
const overdriven_guitar_soft = note("<~@26 A B ~@22 A B ~@22 A B ~@22 A B ~@22 A B ~@14 A B ~@12>".pickRestart({
A: "[g3,bb3,eb4] ~ [g3,bb3,eb4] ~ [g3,bb3,eb4] ~ [g3,bb3,eb4] ~", B: "~@6 [a3,c4,f4] ~",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.22).pan(0.9)
// chords · brass section · "brass"
const brass_section = note(`<
~@25 A@2 B@2 C D C D ~@16 A@2 B@2 C D C D E@2 F G C D C D ~@8 A@2 B@2 C D C D ~@16 A@2 B@2 C D C D E@2 F G C D C D ~@8
A@2 B@2 C D C H@2 I@6 J K@5 I@2 J L@2 F M N@2 O
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[[db4,g4,bb4,eb5]@15 ~]/2", B: "[[eb4,a4,c5,f5]@7 ~]/2", C: "~@2 [g4,c5,eb5,g5]@2 [f4,bb4,d5,f5] ~@3",
D: "[g4,c5,eb5,g5]@3 [f4,bb4,d5,f5] ~@4", E: "[[db4,g4,bb4,eb5]@24 ~@3 [db4,g4,bb4,eb5]@2 [eb4,ab4,b4,e5]@2 ~]/2",
F: "[eb4,a4,c5,f5]", G: "[eb4,a4,c5,f5] ~@7",
H: "[[g4,c5,eb5,g5]@3 [f4,bb4,d5,f5] ~@6 [c5,eb5,g5]@2 [f4,bb4,d5,f5] ~@3, ~@3 g4@7 g4@6]/2", // Cm Bb Cm Bb
I: "[[c5,eb5,g5]@3 [f4,bb4,d5,f5] ~@6 [c5,eb5,g5]@2 [f4,bb4,d5,f5] ~@3, g4@5 g4@3]/2", // Cm Bb Cm Bb
J: "[c5,eb5,g5]@3 [f4,bb4,d5,f5] ~@4, g4", // Cm Bb
K: "[[db4,bb4,eb5]@15 ~ [eb4,a4,c5,f5]@14 ~@4 [c5,eb5,g5]@2 [f4,bb4,d5,f5] ~@3, g4@17 g4@3]/5", // Eb7 F7 Cm Bb
L: "[[db4,bb4,eb5]@24 ~@3 [db4,g4,bb4,eb5]@2 [eb4,ab4,b4,e5]@2 ~, g4@27 ~@5]/2", // Eb7 Emaj7
M: "~@3 [a4,c5,f5]@2 [bb4,db5,gb5]@2 ~ [b4,d5,g5]@2 ~ [c5,eb5,ab5]@2 [db5,e5,a5]@2 ~", N: "[~ [bb3,bb4,f5,bb5]@3]/2",
O: "[bb3,bb4,f5,bb5] ~@3", // Bb5
})).s("gm_brass_section").gain(0.3).pan(0.4)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
~@4 A B@3 C B@23 D B@25 E B F B@15 F B@3 G B@25 H B F B@11 I B@3 F B@21 E B J K ~ K
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@3 x ~@2", B: "x ~@3 x!2 ~@2", C: "x ~@7 x ~ x ~@3 x!2", D: "x ~@3 x ~@2 x", E: "x ~ x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2",
F: "x ~@4 x ~@2", G: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~", H: "x ~ x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", I: "~ x ~ x ~@2 x ~",
J: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", K: "x",
})).gain(0.25)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
~@4 A B@3 C B@15 A B A B D B@3 E B@15 F B A B D B@3 A B G B A B@3 A B@7 H B A B@5 I B@15 H B A B D B@3 A B J B A B@3 K
B@7 L B@2 A D B@3 M B@9 A B D B@3 A B G B N O ~ P
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@4 x ~@7 x ~ x!2", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@2 x ~@2 x!3", D: "~ x ~@2", E: "~@2 x ~@2 x!2 ~",
F: "~@4 x!3 ~@3 x ~ x ~ x!2", G: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", H: "~@4 x ~@3 x!3 ~ x ~ x!2",
I: "~@2 x ~ x ~@5 x ~ x ~ x!2", J: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~", K: "~@4 x ~@5 x ~ x ~ x!2",
L: "x ~@7 x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", M: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", N: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", O: "~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@10", P: "x",
})).gain(0.25)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@28 A ~@23 A ~@47 A ~@23 A ~@15 A ~@11>".pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
~@4 A B C D@2 B C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C B D B ~ B C D C B C D C D C D C D C D C D C D C B D B ~ B C D C B E B ~
B C D C B C D C D C D C B C B ~ B C D@2 B C D C D C D C D C D C F C D C B C B ~ B C D C B E B ~ B C D C G D C D C D C
D B C D ~ B D@2 C D C D C D C D C B D B ~ B C D C B E H ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x", B: "~ x!7", C: "x!7 ~", D: "x!8", E: "x!2 ~@6", F: "x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", G: "~ x!6 ~",
H: "~@2 x!6",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
~@4 A ~ B ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@3 C ~ B ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@3 C ~ B ~@3 A ~ C ~ B ~ B ~
B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ D ~ B ~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ C ~ B ~ B ~ A ~ C ~ B ~ B@2 ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@2 B ~ C
~@3 B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@3 C ~ B ~ B ~ A ~ E ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~@2", B: "~@7 x", C: "~ x!3", D: "x!4", E: "~@3 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.3)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
~@5 A ~@3 A ~@15 A ~ A@3 ~@2 B A ~@15 A ~ A@3 ~@2 B A ~ A@3 ~@3 A ~@7 A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@15 A ~ A@3 ~@3 A ~ A@3 ~@3 A
~@7 A ~@2 A@2 ~@11 A ~ A@3 ~@3 A ~ A@2 ~@2 A
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.3)
stack(
bass, piano, piano_soft, overdriven_guitar, overdriven_guitar_soft, brass_section, kick, snare, low_tom, hihat,
open_hat, crash
)
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