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1981 · Paradise Theatre

Too Much Time On My Hands

Styx

KeyA minorTempo131 bpm
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// Too Much Time On My Hands — Styx
// 131 bpm, 4/4, key A minor. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: Full arrangement: all 143 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(131/4)

// 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 · epiano1 · "E.PIANO 1"
const epiano1 = note(`<
  ~@66 A B A B C D E F G@2 E F G@2 E F G@2 E F G@2 A B A B A H I@4 ~@30 A B A B C ~@10
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[b3,d4,f#4]", B: "~@2 [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4]@2 ~@2",
  C: "[b3,d4,f#4]@7 ~", D: "[b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4] ~ [b3,e4,g4] ~ [f#3,a#3,c#4,f#4]@9 ~",
  E: "[e4,g4]@5 ~ [d4,f#4]@9 ~", F: "[e4,g4]@4 [d4,f#4]@3 ~ [f#4,a4]@3 ~ [e4,g4]@3 ~",
  G: "[[d4,f#4]@5 ~ [c#4,e4]@22 ~@4]/2", H: "[a3,c#4,e4] [g3,b3,d4]", I: "[[f#3,a3,d4]@13 ~@3]/4",
})).s("gm_epiano1").gain(0.32).pan(0.4)

// bass · electric bass finger · "FINGERDBAS"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@6 A@9 B A@3 C D@2 E D E F E D G@2 D@2 G@2 D@10 G@2 D@2 G@2 D@2 H@2 I@2 H@2 I@2 H@2 I@2 H J K L K L K M I@2 H@2 I N
  H@2 I@2 H J I@2 H J K L K L O P D@12 G@2 D@2 G@2 D Q H@2 I@2 H@2 I@2 H@2 I@2 H J K L K L K L K L K R S L ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1 ~ a1@2 a2 ~ a1@2 g2 ~ a1 ~ f#2 ~ g2 ~", B: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a2@2 a1 ~ g2@2 a1 ~ f#2@2 g2@2",
  C: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a2 ~ a1@2 g2 ~ a1@2 f#2@2 g2 ~", D: "d2 ~ d2@2 d3@2 d2@2 c3@2 d2@2 b2@2 c3@2",
  E: "d2 ~ d2@2 d3 ~ d2 ~ c3@2 d2 ~ b2 ~ c3@2", F: "d2 ~ d2 ~ d3 ~ d2@2 c3@2 d2@2 b2@2 c3 ~",
  G: "c2 ~ c2@2 c3@2 c2@2 c3@2 c2@2 c3 ~ c3@2", H: "a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~ a1@3 ~", I: "b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@3 ~",
  J: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~", K: "b1@2 b2 ~ b1@2 b2 ~ b1@2 b2@2 b1@2 b2 ~", L: "e2@2 e3 ~ e2@2 e3 ~ e2@2 e3@2 e2@2 e3 ~",
  M: "e2 e3 e2 f#1@5", N: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~", O: "b1@2 b2 ~ b1@2 b2@2 b1@2 b2@2 b1@2 b2 ~", P: "a1@4 g1@3 ~",
  Q: "d2 ~ d2@2 d3@2 d2@2 c3@2 d2@2 b2@2 c3 ~", R: "e2@2 e3@2 e2@2 e3@2 e2@2 e3@2 e2@2 e3 ~",
  S: "b1@2 b2@2 b1@2 b2@2 b1@2 b2@2 b1@2 b2 ~",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.38)

// chords · distortion guitar · "DISTORTION"
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
  ~@12 A@4 B@4 ~@2 C D@2 ~ C E F@2 ~@2 F@2 ~@4 C D@2 ~ C E F@2 ~@2 F@2 ~@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 ~@27 I J@5 ~ C
  D@2 ~ C E F@2 ~@2 F@2 ~@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 ~@15
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[a2,e3,a3]@15 ~]/4", B: "[[a2,e3,a3]@31 ~]/4", C: "~@6 a3 c4", D: "[d4 f#4 a3 c4@9 ~@4]/2", E: "d4 f#4 a3 c4@5",
  F: "[c3,g3,c4]/2", G: "[a2,e3,a3]/2", H: "[b2,f#3,b3]/2", I: "[a2,e3] [g2,d3]", J: "[[d2,a2,d3]@79 ~]/5",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.36).pan(0.3)

// chords · epiano2 · "E.PIANO 2"
const epiano2 = note("<~@52 A@2 B@4 C@3 D E@2 ~@29 F ~@20 G@2 H@4 C@3 I E@2 ~@17>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@2 [c4,e4,g4]!3 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4]@3 [e4,g4,b4]@2]/2", // C D Em
  B: "[[e4,g4]@2 [d4,f#4]!2 ~@3 [e4,g4]@2 [d4,f#4] [f#4,a4]@2 [e4,g4] [d4,f#4]!2 [d4,f#4]@2 [c#4,e4]!2 [c#4,e4]@2 [b3,d4]!2 [b3,d4]@2 [a3,c#4] [a3,c#4]@2 ~@4]/4", // Em D Em D F#m Em D C#m …
  C: "[[e4,g4]@2 [d4,f#4]!2 ~@3 [e4,g4]@2 [d4,f#4] [f#4,a4]@2 [e4,g4] [d4,f#4]!2 [d4,f#4]@2 [c#4,e4]!2 [c#4,e4]@2 [b3,d4]!3]/3", // Em D Em D F#m Em D C#m …
  D: "[b3,d4] [a3,c#4] [a3,c#4]@2 ~@4", // Bm A
  E: "[[e4,g4]@2 [d4,f#4]!2 ~@3 [e4,g4]@2 [d4,f#4] [f#4,a4]@2 [e4,g4] [d4,f#4]!2 ~]/2", F: "[c#4,e4] [b3,d4]",
  G: "[~@2 [c4,e4,g4]!3 [d4,f#4,a4]@2 [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4]@2 [e4,g4,b4]@3 [e4,g4,b4] ~]/2", // C D Em
  H: "[[e4,g4]@2 [d4,f#4]!2 ~@3 [e4,g4]@2 [d4,f#4] [f#4,a4]@2 [e4,g4] [d4,f#4]!2 [d4,f#4]@2 [c#4,e4]!2 [c#4,e4]@2 [b3,d4]!2 [b3,d4]@2 [a3,c#4]!2 ~@5]/4", // Em D Em D F#m Em D C#m …
  I: "[b3,d4] [a3,c#4]!2 ~@5", // Bm A
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.32)

// bass · synth bass 2 · "SYN BASS 2"
const bass_2 = note(`<
  ~@4 A@16 B@5 C@3 D@2 C@2 D E C@2 B@5 C@3 D@2 C@2 D E C@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 H I H I H J G@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2
  F@2 G@2 F@2 H I H I K L C@4 B@5 C@3 D@2 C@2 D E C@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 G@2 F@2 H I H I H I H I H I H I ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a2 ~ a1 ~ g2 ~ a1 ~ f#2 ~ g2 ~", B: "d1 ~ d1 ~ d2 ~ d1@2 c2 ~ d1@2 b1 ~ c2 ~",
  C: "d1 ~ d1@2 d2@2 d1@2 c2@2 d1@2 b1@2 c2@2", D: "c1 ~ c1@2 c2 ~ c1 ~ c2@2 c1@2 c2 ~ c2@2",
  E: "c1 ~ c1@2 c2@2 c1 ~ c2@2 c1@2 c2 ~ c2@2", F: "a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~ a1 ~", G: "b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~",
  H: "b1 b2 b1 b2 b1 b2 b1 b2", I: "e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3 e2 e3", J: "e2 e3 e2 f#2@5",
  K: "b1@2 b2@2 b1@2 b2@2 b1@2 b2@2 b1@2 b2 ~", L: "a1@8 g1@7 ~",
})).s("gm_synth_bass_2").gain(0.4)

// other · lead 2 sawtooth · "SAW WAVE"
const lead_2_sawtooth = note("<~@22 A B@2 ~ A C ~@10 A B@2 ~ A C ~@27 D ~@28 A B@2 ~ A C ~@37>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 a4 c5", B: "[d5 f#5 a4 c5@9 ~@4]/2", C: "d5 f#5 a4 c5@5", D: "~@6 [f#3,f#4]@9 ~",
})).s("gm_lead_2_sawtooth").gain(0.28)

// other · distortion guitar · "DISTORTION"
const distortion_guitar_2 = note("<~@71 A B@2 C@2 D E@2 F@2 G H@2 I J K L M N O P Q R S@2 T U ~@45>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 e5@5", B: "e5/2", C: "[e5@20 d4 ~ e4 ~ f#4@2 d4 ~ e4 ~ d4 ~]/2", D: "e4@6 d4 b3 d4 b3@5 e3 f#3",
  E: "[a3 b3@3 a3 ~ f#3 f3 e3 ~ e3 ~ f#3 e3 d3 e3@10 ~ a2 ~ b4 ~ a4 ~]/2", F: "[b4@6 a4 ~ c5@12 b4@2 b4@6 a4@2 b4@2]/2",
  G: "c5@4 b4@2 a4 ~ b4@4 a4 ~ b4 ~", H: "[c#4@4 d4@4 d#4@4 e4@3 f4@4 ~ f#4@4 f#4@2 a4 ~ f#4 ~ a4@2]/2",
  I: "f#4 ~ a4 ~ f#4 ~ a4 ~ f#4@3 ~ d4@4", J: "b4@4 a4@2 f#4 ~ f#4@2 e4 d4 b3@2 a3 ~",
  K: "a2 b2 c#3 d3 e3 f#3 g3 g#3 a3 a2 b3 a3 d4!2 b3 a3", L: "f4 ~ f4 ~ f4@2 a4 f4@3 e4 d4 e4@2 d4@2", M: "b3@6 ~ f#4",
  N: "b4@4 f#4@4 d4@2 e4 ~ e4 [e4,f#4] d4 ~", O: "f#4@2 d4 ~ b3 a3 b3@6 ~@2 b4!2",
  P: "b4@2 a4 f#4 a4 f#4!2 f4 e4 b3 f#4 [d4,e4] e4 ~ d4 ~", Q: "f#4@2 b3 ~ d4@2 b3 ~ b3 ~ d4 ~ e4@3 ~",
  R: "e4@8 d4@7 ~", S: "[f#5 f#5@10 f5@2 ~ f5 f#5]/2", T: "f5 f#5 f5 ~ f5 ~ f5 f#5", U: "f5 ~@7",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.36)

// other · distortion guitar · "DISTORTION" · soft notes · D#maj7 C#maj7 G#maj7
const distortion_guitar_soft = note(`<
  ~@95
  [~@5 f#5 ~@2]
  [~@3 f#5 ~ f#5 ~@2]
  [~ f#5 f5 f#5 f5 f#5 f5 f#5]
  [f#5@8 f5 e5 [d5,d#5] [c5,c#5] [a4,a#4,b4] [g4,g#4] ~@2]
  ~@44
>`).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.2)

// chords · electric guitar muted · "MUTED GTR"
const electric_guitar_muted = note(`<
  ~@8 A@12 B C D E F G@2 H I@2 G J K@2 G L M@5 N@2 O P@2 M@2 Q@2 M R S@2 T@2 S@2 T@2 S@2 T@2 S@2 U V U V U W ~@21 X Y@5
  M@4 N@2 O P@2 M@2 Q@2 Z AA S@2 T@2 S@2 T@2 S@2 T@2 S@2 U V U V U V U V U V U V ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a2 ~ a2 ~ a3 ~ a2 ~ g3 ~ a2 ~ f#3 ~ g3 ~", B: "~@2 a2 ~ [d3,f#3] ~@3 [c3,e3] ~@3 [a2,d3]@2 [c3,e3] ~",
  C: "~@4 [d3,f#3] ~ a2 ~ [a2,c3,e3] ~@3 [a2,d3]@2 c3 ~", // D Am D5
  D: "~@4 [d3,f#3] ~ a2 ~ [a2,c3,e3] ~ a2 ~ a2@2 [c3,e3] ~, ~@12 d3 ~@3", // D Am C
  E: "~@2 a2 ~ [d3,f#3] ~ a2 ~ [a2,c3,e3] ~@3 [a2,d3]@2 [c3,e3] ~", // D Am D5 C
  F: "~@2 a2 ~ [d3,f#3] ~ a2 ~ [c3,e3] ~@3 a2@2 e3 ~, ~@12 d3 ~@3", // D C
  G: "~@2 a2 ~ [d3,f#3] ~ a2 ~ [c3,e3] ~@3 [a2,d3]@2 [c3,e3] ~", // D C D5 C
  H: "~@2 a2 ~ [d3,f#3] ~ a2 ~ [c3,e3] ~@3 [a2,d3]@2 [d3,e3] ~", I: "[[c3,g3]@29 ~@3]/2",
  J: "~@2 a2 ~ [d3,f#3] ~ a2 ~ [c3,e3] ~@3 [a2,d3]@2 e3 ~", K: "[[c3,e3,g3]@29 ~@3]/2",
  L: "~@2 a2 ~ [d3,f#3] ~ a2 ~ [c3,e3] ~ a2 ~ [a2,d3]@2 e3 ~", // D C D5
  M: "~@2 a3 ~ [d4,f#4] ~@3 [c4,e4] ~@3 [a3,d4]@2 [c4,e4] ~", // D C D5 C
  N: "~@2 a3 ~ [d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,c4,e4] ~@3 [a3,d4]@2 [c4,e4] ~", // D Am D5 C
  O: "~@2 a3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [c4,e4] ~ a3 ~ [a3,d4]@2 e4 ~", P: "[[g3,c4]@7 ~]/2", Q: "[[g3,c4]@3 ~]/2",
  R: "~@2 a3 ~ [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,c4,e4] ~@3 [a3,d4]@2 ~@2", S: "[[a2,e3,a3]@31 ~]/2", T: "[[b2,f#3,b3]@31 ~]/2",
  U: "b2 ~ b3 ~ b2 ~ b3 ~ b2 ~ b3 ~ b2 ~ b3 ~", V: "e3 ~ e4 ~ e3 ~ e4 ~ e3 ~ e4 ~ e3 ~ e4 ~",
  W: "e3 ~ e4 ~ e3 ~ [f#2,f#3]@10", X: "[a2,e3]@8 [g2,d3]@7 ~",
  Y: "[~@66 a3 ~ [d4,f#4] ~@3 [c4,e4] ~@3 [a3,d4]@2 [c4,e4] ~, [d2,a2,d3]@79 ~]/5", // D C D5 C D5
  Z: "~@2 a3 ~ [d4,f#4] ~@3 [c4,e4] ~@3 [c4,e4]@2 [d4,f#4] ~", AA: "~@2 a3 ~ [d4,f#4] ~@3 [c4,e4] ~@3 [a3,d4] ~@3",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_muted").gain(0.28).pan(0.9)

// chords · pad sweep · "SWEEP PAD"
const pad_sweep = note("<~@12 A@4 B@4 ~@123>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@14 [a4,e5]@49 ~, [a3,e4]@63 ~]/4", B: "[~@7 [a4,e5]@24 ~, [a3,e4]@63 ~]/4",
})).s("gm_pad_sweep").gain(0.25).pan(0.2)

// other · pad halo · "HALO PAD"
const pad_halo = note("<A@4 ~@139>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[a4,a5], a0 ~@63]/4", // A
})).s("gm_pad_halo").gain(0.3).pan(0.1)

// chords · pad halo · "HALO PAD"
const pad_halo_2 = note("<A@4 ~@139>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@8 a0 ~@15 e6@39 ~, ~ [a4,a5]@7]/4", // A
})).s("gm_pad_halo").gain(0.4).pan(0.9)

// other · pad halo · "HALO PAD"
const pad_halo_3 = note("<~ A@3 ~@139>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[a4,a5]@47 ~, a0 ~@47]/3", // A
})).s("gm_pad_halo").gain(0.3)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<~@12 A@59 B A@15 C A@5 D E ~@3 A@42 ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "x!4", B: "x ~ x!2 ~@4", C: "x ~ x ~ x ~ x!2", D: "x!2", E: "x",
})).gain(0.49)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~@8 A@4 B@7 C B@9 D B D B@3 C B@11 D B@3 E B@9 F B@3 G B@5 H B@15 I B@4 J K A@3 L B@4 M N M N B D B N B M@2 O B H B@11
  P B@12 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x ~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x", C: "~@4 x ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", D: "~ x!3", E: "~@4 x ~@7 x!3 ~",
  F: "~@4 x ~@5 x ~ x ~ x!2", G: "~@2 x ~ x!4", H: "~ x ~@2", I: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~@5", J: "~@4 x ~@7 x!4",
  K: "~@12 x!3 ~", L: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x", M: "~@2 x ~@3 x!2", N: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x!2", O: "~@4 x ~@3 x ~@3 x!3 ~",
  P: "~@2 x!6",
})).gain(0.49)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<~@54 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@53 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@18>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@5 x!2 ~",
})).gain(0.44)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@115 [~@3 x] ~@27>").gain(0.49)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
  ~@12 A B@3 A B@2 C A B@7 A B@3 A B@2 C A D B D B D B D B D A D A D A E ~ F G H I J K L@2 M K L@2 N A O B D B P ~@16 A
  O B E Q ~@5 R D@7 S D R D S D A E ~@2 T U I V K L@2 W K L@2 N A O B O A O B O B O B@2 ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x!7", B: "x!8", C: "x!2 ~@6", D: "x!7 ~", E: "x!5 ~@3", F: "~@7 x", G: "~@4 x ~ x!3 ~ x!6",
  H: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!2", I: "x!5 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!2", J: "x!5 ~ x!7 ~ x ~", K: "~@4 x ~ x!7 ~ x!2",
  L: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!7 ~ x!2", M: "x ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~@7", N: "x ~ x!3 ~@11", O: "x!6 ~@2", P: "x!3 ~@5", Q: "x!5 ~ x ~",
  R: "~@2 x!5 ~", S: "~@2 x!6", T: "~@2 x ~ x ~ x!7 ~ x!2", U: "x!5 ~ x!7 ~ x!2", V: "x!5 ~ x!3 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~",
  W: "x ~ x!3 ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3",
})).gain(0.33)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@115 [~@3 x] ~@27>").gain(0.49)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@19 A ~@15 A ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ C D E ~@37 C@2 ~@5 B@8 ~ B@3 ~ B ~ C D F ~@7 G ~@19
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@2", B: "~@7 x", C: "~@5 x ~@2", D: "~ x!3", E: "x ~ x ~ x!3 ~", F: "x ~ x ~ x!4", G: "~@3 x ~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.38)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
  ~@12 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@9 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A B ~ B ~ C A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@2 D A B ~ B ~ E
  A ~@3 A ~@7 A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~ B ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@3 x", C: "~@3 x ~@4", D: "~@6 x!2", E: "x!2",
})).gain(0.38)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@72 A B@7 C B@3 C B@2 D ~@55>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 x!6", B: "x!8", C: "~ x!7", D: "x!3 ~@5",
})).gain(0.38)

stack(
  epiano1, bass, distortion_guitar, epiano2, bass_2, lead_2_sawtooth, distortion_guitar_2, distortion_guitar_soft,
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