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White On Blonde

Say What You Want

Texas

KeyE majorTempo198 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Say What You Want — Texas
// 198 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 16 piano (copy of ch 3 voice oohs)
// note: Full arrangement: all 197 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
// note: The whole transcription plays 27 ms ahead of the beat; the grid follows it, so its parts stay together.
setcpm(198/4)

// 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 · fretless bass
const bass = note(`<
  A@3 B A@3 C A@3 B A@3 C D@2 E@2 F@2 G H D@2 E@2 F@3 I D@2 E@2 F@2 G H A C A C G@4 F@2 G H A C A@5 B A@3 C D@2 E@2 F@2
  G H D@2 E@2 F@3 I D@2 E@2 F@2 G H A C A C G@4 F@2 G H A C A@3 C A C G@4 F@2 G H A C A@2 J K L K J K M N J K L K J K M
  O A C A C G@4 F@2 G H A C A@3 C A C G@4 F@2 G H A C A@3 C A ~@2 P@3 Q P@7 Q P@4 R@2 S@2 T@2 ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ e2@3 ~ e2@4 ~@4 e2@2 ~", B: "~ e2@3 ~ e2@4 ~@4 b2@3", C: "~ e2@3 ~ e2@4 ~@4 e2@3", D: "~ a2@3 ~ a2@4 ~@4 a2@3",
  E: "~ g#2@3 ~ g#2@5 ~@3 g#2@3", F: "~ f#2@3 ~ f#2@4 ~@4 f#2@3", G: "~ b2@3 ~ b2@4 ~@4 b2@2 ~",
  H: "~ b2@3 ~ b2@4 ~@4 b2@3", I: "~ f#2@3 ~ f#2@4 ~@4 a2@3", J: "~ a2@9 ~@3 a2@2 ~", K: "~ a2@3 ~ a2@4 e2@4 f#2@3",
  L: "~ a2@8 ~@4 a2@3", M: "~ b2@2 ~@2 b2@5 ~@3 b2@3", N: "~ b2@10 ~@2 b2@3", O: "~ b2@7 ~ e2@3 ~ f#2@3",
  P: "~@2 e2@3 ~ e2@4 ~@4 e2@2", Q: "~@2 e2@3 ~ e2@4 ~@4 b2@2", R: "~@2 a2@3 ~ a2@4 ~@3 a2@3",
  S: "~@2 g#2@3 ~ g#2@5 ~@3 g#2@2", T: "~@2 f#2@3 ~ f#2@4 ~@4 f#2@2",
})).s("gm_fretless_bass").gain(0.73)

// chords · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
  ~@40 A B C D E F G H I J G H A B A B ~@32 A B C D E F G H I J G H A B A B A B C D E F G H I J G H A B A K@5 L@8 M@4 A
  B C D E F G H I J G H A B A B A B C D E F G H I J G H A B A B A B C ~@26
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@6", B: "~@5 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@10", C: "~@9 [c#4,e4,g#4]@2 ~@5", D: "~@5 [c#4,e4,g#4] ~@10",
  E: "~@9 [b3,d#4,g#4] ~@6", F: "~@5 [b3,d#4,g#4]@2 ~@9", G: "~@9 [b3,d#4,f#4] ~@6", H: "~@5 [b3,d#4,f#4]@2 ~@9",
  I: "~@9 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@6", J: "~@5 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@10",
  K: "[~@5 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@12 g#4@11 ~@4 [e4,f#4]@12 ~@4 e4@28 ~@2 a3, ~@15 a3@13 ~@3 [a3,c#4]@13 ~@3 a3@30 ~@3, ~@16 c#4@13 ~@19 c#4@29 ~@3, ~@17 e4@12 ~@51]/5", // E Esus2 A
  L: "[~ [e4,g#4]@12 ~@2 [e4,f#4]@12 ~@6 d#4@28 ~@5 g#4@11 ~@4 [e4,f#4]@12 ~@4 e4@28 ~@2 a3, c#4@13 [a3,c#4]@13 ~@5 f#3@30 ~@3 c#4@13 ~@19 c#4@29 ~@3, ~@32 b3@29 ~@2 a3@13 ~@3 [a3,c#4]@13 ~@3 a3@30 ~@3, ~@65 e4@12 ~@51]/8", // E Esus2 A
  M: "[~@2 g#4@11 ~@2 [e4,f#4]@12 ~@6 d#4@28 ~@3, c#4@13 [a3,c#4]@13 ~@5 f#3@30 ~@3, ~ e4@12 ~@19 b3@29 ~@3]/4", // Esus2 A
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.17).pan(0.9)

// other · epiano2
const epiano2 = note(`<
  ~@40 A@3 B C D@2 E A@3 B C D@2 E ~@32 A@3 B C D@2 E A@3 B C D@2 E A@3 B C D@2 E A@3 B C D@2 E ~@16 A@3 B C D@2 E A@3 B
  C D@2 E A@3 B C D@2 E A@3 B C D@2 E F@6 ~@23
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@17 c#5@8 b4@8 c#5@8 b4@7, ~ b4@16 ~@31, ~@3 e5@8 ~@5]/3", B: "~ e5@8 c#5@7", C: "~ b4@8 e5@7",
  D: "~ c#5@8 b4@6 ~", E: "~@9 c#5@5 ~@2, ~ e4@13 ~@2",
  F: "[~@17 c#5@8 b4@8 c#5@8 ~@8 e5@46 ~, ~ b4@16 ~@24 b4@46 ~@9, ~@3 e5@8 ~@21]/6",
})).s("gm_epiano2").gain(0.39)

// chords · string ensemble 2
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@6 A B C@4 ~@12 D@4 E@8 F@8 G@4 H@8 ~@16 D@4 E@8 F@8 G@4 H@8 I@8 J@4 K@7 L M N@3 O@4 P@8 G@4 H@8 I@8 J@4 Q@4 R@8 ~@3
  S T@8 ~@9
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b5", B: "~ c#6@8 b5@7", C: "[~ [b4,e5]@62 ~]/4", D: "[~ a4@32 g#4@31]/4",
  E: "[~@33 a4@32 [a4,a5]@32 [g#4,g#5]@31, ~ f#4@64 ~@63]/8", // A G#
  F: "[~ [a4,a5]@31 ~ [b4,b5]@32 b5@31 ~ c#6@31, ~ f#4@64 g#4@63]/8", // A B
  G: "[~ g#5@32 f#5@20 g#5@4 f#5@4 g#5@3, ~ b4@63]/4", H: "[~ [a5,e6]@32 [b5,d#6]@32 [g#5,e6]@63]/8",
  I: "[~ b5@31 ~ c#6@32 g#5@32 f#5@20 g#5@4 f#5@4 g#5@3, ~ g#4@64 b4@63]/8", J: "[~ [a5,e6]@32 [b5,d#6]@31]/4",
  K: "[~@49 b4@8 c#5@8 [e5,e6]@47, ~ [g#5,e6]@64 ~@47]/7", L: "~ [b4,b5]@8 [c#5,c#6]@7", M: "~ [f#5,f#6]@15",
  N: "[~ [e5,e6]@32 [c#5,c#6]@8 [b4,b5]@7]/3", O: "[~ [e5,e6]@62 ~]/4",
  P: "[~ [e5,e6]@32 [f#5,f#6]@32 b5@31 ~ c#6@31, ~@65 g#4@63]/8", Q: "[~@49 b4@8 c#5@7, ~ [g#5,e6]@63]/4",
  R: "[~ b5@31 ~ c#6@95, ~ g#4@102 ~@25]/8", S: "~ b5@15", T: "[~@10 b5@7 ~ [b4,e5]@62 ~@48, ~ c#6@63]/8",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.27)

// chords · electric guitar jazz
const electric_guitar_jazz = note(`<
  A@4 B@4 A@4 B@4 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 I@4 J@2 K@2 L@3 M ~@16 A@4 B@4 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 I@4 J@2 K@2 L@3 M ~@79
  N@2 O@2 P@6 Q@8 R@6 S@2 T@2 U@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~@6 e4@27 ~@5 e4@26, ~ e3@32 d#3@30 ~, ~@3 b3@30 ~@2 b3@28 ~]/4",
  B: "[~@6 b3@27 ~@5 c#4@25 ~, ~ c#3@31 ~ b2@31, ~@3 g#3@30 ~@2 g#3@28 ~]/4",
  C: "[~@5 a3@26 ~, ~ a2@30 ~, ~@3 e3@28 ~]/2", D: "[~@5 b3@26 ~, ~ g#2@30 ~, ~@3 g#3@28 ~]/2",
  E: "[~@5 a3@26 ~, ~ c#3@30 ~, ~@3 f#3@29]/2", F: "[~@5 b3@26 ~, ~ b2@30 ~, ~@3 f#3@28 ~]/2",
  G: "[~@5 e4@4 a4@4 ~@8 a4@8 e4@3, ~ c#4@16 c#4@15, ~@13 e4@8 ~@11]/2",
  H: "[~@5 e4@4 g#4@4 ~@8 g#4@8 e4@3, ~ c#4@16 c#4@15, ~@13 e4@8 ~@11]/2",
  I: "[~@5 e4@4 f#4@4 ~@8 f#4@8 e4@3, ~ c#4@16 c#4@15, ~@13 e4@8 ~@11]/2",
  J: "[~@15 e4, ~ a3@8 a4@8 e4@8 a3@7, ~@5 e4@8 a3@8 a4@11]/2",
  K: "[~@29 e4@3, ~ g#3@8 g#4@8 e4@8 g#3@7, ~@5 e4@8 g#3@8 g#4@11]/2",
  L: "[~@29 e4@4 b3@4 b3@4 b3@2 b3@2 b3@3, ~ f#3@32 ~@15, ~@5 e4@8 a3@8 f#4@12 ~@15, ~@9 f#4@8 e4@10 ~@21, ~@25 a3@8 ~@15]/3",
  M: "~ b3@4 b3@4 b3@4 b3@3", N: "[~@5 b3@4 c#4@4 e4@4 f#4@11 ~ e4 ~@2]/2", O: "[~ f#4@4 e4@8 f#4@12 b4@3 ~@4]/2",
  P: "[~@19 e4@14 ~@2 e4@13, ~ f#4@46 ~@49, ~@17 e3@16 d#3@15, ~@18 b3@15 ~ b3@14]/6",
  Q: "[~@6 b3@28 ~@4 c#4@25 ~@7 e4@28 ~@4 e4@26, ~@2 c#3@31 ~ b2@31 ~@3 b3@30 ~@2 b3@28, ~@2 g#3@15 ~ g#3@14 ~ e3@16 d#3@15]/8",
  R: "[~@6 b3@28 ~@4 c#4@25 ~@7 a3@26, ~@2 c#3@31 ~ b2@31 ~ a2@30, ~@4 g#3@30 ~@2 g#3@28 ~@3 e3@28 ~]/6",
  S: "[~@3 b3@13, ~ g#2@15, ~@3 g#3@28 ~]/2", T: "[~@3 a3@13, ~ c#3@15, ~ f#3@7]/2", U: "[~ b2@15]/2",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.29).pan(0.8)

// chords · electric guitar jazz
const electric_guitar_jazz_2 = note(`<
  ~@26 A@2 B@2 ~@4 A@2 B@2 ~@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 C@2 I@2 ~@18 A@2 B@2 ~@4 A@2 B@2 ~@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 C@2
  I@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 C@2 I@2 ~@2 J@4 K@8 L M@3 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 C@2 I@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F@2 G@2 H@2 C@2 I@2 C@2
  N@4 ~@23
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[~ [c#4,e4,g#4]@25 ~@6]/2", B: "[~ [f#3,a3,c#4,e4]@28 ~@3]/2", C: "[~ [e3,g#3,b3]@27 ~@4]/2",
  D: "[~ [e3,g#3,c#4]@23 ~@8]/2", E: "[~ [d#3,g#3,b3]@28 ~@3]/2", F: "[~ [d#3,f#3,b3]@28 ~@3]/2",
  G: "[~ [c#3,f#3,a3]@29 ~@2]/2", H: "[~ [d#3,f#3,b3]@31]/2", I: "[~ [e3,g#3,c#4]@30 ~]/2",
  J: "[~ c#5@2 [c#5,e5]@2 [e4,a4,c#5,e5]@2 [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@2 [a3,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@2 [a3,e4,a4]@2 [e4,a4]@4 [e4,a4]@2 [c#4,e4,a4]@2 [a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@4 ~@35, ~ a3@6 ~@6 a3@8 ~@43, ~ [e4,a4]@4 ~@8 c#4@6 ~@45, ~ e5 ~@9 [c#5,e5]@53]/4", // C#m A A5 A A5 C#m
  K: "[~ b4@2 [b4,e5]@2 [b3,b4,e5]@2 [b3,b4,e5]@2 [a4,b4,e5]@2 ~@2 [f#4,a4]@4 [f#4,a4]@2 [c#4,f#4,a4]@2 [c#4,f#4,a4] ~ g#4 ~ e4@4 c#4@4 ~@32 [a3,e4,a4]@4 [a3,e4,a4] ~ [a3,e4,a4]@2 [a3,e4,a4]@2 [g#3,d#4,g#4]@2 d#4 ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@2 [c#4,e4,a4,c#5,e5]@2 [a3,c#4,e4,a4,c#5] ~ [a3,c#4,e4,a4] ~ [c#4,e4,a4]@4 ~@35, ~ b3@4 ~@6 [b3,b4]@117, ~ e5 ~@9 e5@70 ~@4 e5@43, ~@11 e4@14 ~@103, ~@13 c#4@6 ~@58 [g#3,g#4]@51]/8", // E5 Asus2 F#m A5 G#5 A B G#
  L: "~ [b3,e4,a4]@4 [b3,e4,a4] ~ [e4,a4,b4,e5]@2 [e4,a4,b4,e5] ~ [e4,a4,b4,e5] ~ [g#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@3", // Esus4 G#m7
  M: "[~ [g#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@2 [b4,d#5,f#5]@2 [b4,d#5]@2 [g#4,b4,d#5]@2 [g#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@4 [g#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@2 [g#4,b4,d#5,f#5]@2 [e3,g#3,b3]@27 ~@4, ~@3 g#4@4 ~@41, ~@5 f#5@4 ~@39]/3", // G#m7 B G#m G#m7 E
  N: "[~ [e3,g#3,c#4]@61 ~@2]/4", // C#m
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.12).pan(0.1)

// other · pad bowed
const pad_bowed = note("<A ~@23 B C D E F C G H I ~@39 B C D E F C G H I ~@92 J ~@23>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ d#5@3 ~@7 g#5@2 ~@3", B: "~ e5 ~ e5!2 ~ e5!4 ~ e5!2 ~ e5!2", C: "e5!2 ~ e5!3 ~ e5!3 ~ e5!3 ~ e5",
  D: "e5 f#5 ~ f#5!3 ~ f#5!2 ~ f#5!3 ~ f#5!2", E: "f#5!2 ~ f#5!3 ~ f#5!2 ~ f#5!3 ~ f#5!2",
  F: "f#5 ~ e5!3 ~ e5!3 ~ e5!4 ~ e5", G: "~ f#5 ~ f#5!2 ~ f#5!3 ~ f#5!4 ~ f#5", H: "f#5 ~ f#5!3 ~ f#5!4 ~ f#5!3 ~ f#5",
  I: "f#5 ~@15", J: "~@2 d#5@3 ~@7 g#5@2 ~@2",
})).s("gm_pad_bowed").gain(0.09)

// other · pad bowed · soft notes
const pad_bowed_soft = note("<A@2 B@4 ~@167 C D@2 E@3 ~@18>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@3 e5@2 g#5@2 d#5@2 e5@2 ~@2 d#5@2 e5@2 g#5@4 d#5@2 g#5@4 d#5@2 g#5@3]/2",
  B: "[~ d#5@2 ~ g#5@3 d#5@2 g#5@4 d#5@2 g#5@3 ~ d#5@2 g#5@3 ~ d#5@2 g#5@3 ~ d#5@3 g#5@3 d#5@3 g#5@4 d#5@2 g#5@11 ~@7]/4",
  C: "~@4 e5@2 ~ d#5@2 ~ e5@2 ~@2 d#5@2, ~@3 g#5 ~@4",
  D: "[e5@2 g#5@4 d#5@2 g#5@4 d#5@2 g#5@4 d#5@2 g#5@3 d#5@3 g#5@4 d#5@2]/2",
  E: "[g#5@3 ~ d#5@2 g#5@3 ~ d#5@2 g#5@3 d#5@3 g#5@3 ~ d#5@2 g#5@4 ~ d#5@2 g#5@11 ~@6]/3",
})).s("gm_pad_bowed").gain(0.03)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A
  B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B
  A B A C D C A C D C A C D C A C D E A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A ~@2 F G F G
  F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G F G@2 ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@11 x ~@2", B: "~ x ~@14", C: "~@5 x ~@7 x ~@2", D: "~ x ~@3 x ~@7 x ~@2", E: "~@5 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2",
  F: "~ x ~@5 x", G: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct("<A@39 ~ A@47 ~ A@47 B A@35 ~@2 C@22 ~@2>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@9 x ~@6", B: "~ x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@6", C: "~@5 x ~@2",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@39 [~@9 x ~@3 x ~@2] ~@47 [~@9 x ~@3 x ~@2] ~@47 [~@8 x ~@4 x ~@2] ~@61>").gain(0.56)

// drums · pedal hat
const pedal_hat = s("hh").struct(`<
  A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A
  C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B
  A C ~@16 A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A ~@2 D E D F D E D F D E D F D E D F D E
  D F D E ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~ x", B: "~ x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@2", C: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~@3 x ~@6", D: "~ x ~ x ~ x ~ x",
  E: "x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x", F: "x!4 ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@39 [~@9 x ~@6] ~@47 [~@9 x ~@6] ~@109>").gain(0.48)

// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
  ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3
  A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@19 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@8 B
  ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@3 B ~@4
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 x ~@2", B: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.56)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@39 [~@5 x ~ x ~@8] ~@47 [~@5 x ~ x ~@8] ~@109>").gain(0.56)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@120 A B A C A B A C A B A C A B A B ~@61>".pickRestart({
  A: "~ x ~@7 x ~@6", B: "~ x ~@7 x ~@3 x ~@2", C: "~ x ~@7 x ~@3 x!3",
})).gain(0.48)

stack(
  bass, overdriven_guitar, epiano2, string_ensemble_2, electric_guitar_jazz, electric_guitar_jazz_2, pad_bowed,
  pad_bowed_soft, kick, snare, low_tom, pedal_hat, mid_tom, open_hat, high_tom, ride
)