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Great Pretender

The Platters

KeyA majorTempo94 bpm
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// Great Pretender — The Platters
// 94 bpm, 6/8, key A major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: pitch bends are ignored
// note: sustain pedal (CC 64) lengthens the held notes
// note: duplicate parts dropped: ch 9 "STRINGS 2" synth strings 1 (copy of ch 6 "STRINGS 1" string ensemble 1)
// note: Full arrangement: all 102 bars on a 24-step grid, each part at one level; ghost notes are separate "_soft" parts. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(94/3)

// 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 · acoustic bass · "BASS A."
const bass = note(`<
  ~ A B C D E F A@2 G H I J K L A M N F O P Q R S T U V I J W L X V Q Y Z AA AB V I@2 AC V AD C AE Q F I A U V I A B L A
  AF N AG AH AI AJ F A AK U V I AL AM AN N AO AP AQ AR I AK U V I AS AT F A AF AJ AG AU AV@6 AW@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "a2@9 ~@3 a2@4 f#2@4 e2@4", B: "d2@11 ~ d2@8 f#2@4", C: "e2@5 ~ e2@4 b1@2", D: "e2@3 ~ e2 ~ e2@2 c#2@2 b1@2",
  E: "a1@11 ~ a1@8 c#2@4", F: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 f#2@2 g#2@2", G: "d2@5 ~ d2@4 a2@2", H: "d2@3 ~ d2 ~ d2@2 f#2@2 g#2@2",
  I: "a2@5 ~ a2@4 e2@2", J: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2 ~@3 a2@4 f#2@4 e2@4", K: "d2@4 ~@2 d2 ~ d2 ~@3 d2@4 a1@4 d2@4",
  L: "e2@11 ~ b2@4 g#2@4 e2@4", M: "d2@9 ~@3 d2@8 b1@4", N: "a1@11 ~ a2@8 f#2@4", O: "a2@10 ~@2 a2@4 ~@2 a2 ~ a2@3 ~",
  P: "e2@2 ~@2 e2 ~@3 e2 ~@3 e2@4 f#2@4 g#2@4", Q: "a2@5 ~ a2@4 f#2@2", R: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 c#2@2 b1@2", S: "a1@3 a2@2 e2",
  T: "a2@5 ~ a2@2 f#2@2 e2@2", U: "d2@5 ~ d2@4 a1@2", V: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 f#2@2 g#2@2", W: "d2@9 ~@3 d2@4 a1@4 d2@4",
  X: "a1@11 ~ a2@4 f#2@4 e2@4", Y: "e2@5 ~ e2@4 g#2@2", Z: "a2@9 ~@3 a2@4 g#2@3 ~ f#2@4",
  AA: "e2@4 ~@2 e2 ~ e2 ~@3 e2@2 ~@2 e2@4 c#2@4", AB: "d2@11 ~ d2@6 ~@2 d2@2 ~@2", AC: "d2@5 ~ d2@2 b1@2 a1@2",
  AD: "a2@5 ~ a2@3 ~ a2@2", AE: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~@3 e2@4 f#2@4 g#2@4", AF: "d2@9 ~@3 d2@4 c#2@4 b1@4",
  AG: "e2@9 ~@3 e2@4 d#2@3 ~ d2@4", AH: "c#2 g#2", AI: "f2@3 c#2@2 b1", AJ: "a1@6 a2@2 ~ a2 f#2@2",
  AK: "a2@6 ~@2 a2 ~@3 a2@4 f#2@4 e2@4", AL: "a2@6 ~@2 a2 ~@3 a2@2 ~@2 a2@4 c#3@4", AM: "d3@9 ~@3 d3@2 ~@2 d3@4 a2@4",
  AN: "d2@11 ~ d2@8 b1@4", AO: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2 ~@3 e2@2 ~@2 e2@4 b2@4", AP: "e2@2 ~@2 e2@2 ~@2 e2@3 ~ e2@4 c#2@4 b1@4",
  AQ: "a1@6 a2@5 ~", AR: "a2@11 ~ e2@8 g#2@4", AS: "a2@5 ~ a2 ~ a2@2 ~@2 a2@4 b2@4 c#3@4", AT: "d3@9 ~@3 d3@8 a2@4",
  AU: "c#2@13 g#2@11", AV: "[~@4 c#2@34 a1@45 e1@61]/6", AW: "[~@17 a1@26 ~ d2@26 a1@53 ~@21]/6",
})).s("gm_acoustic_bass").gain(0.64)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "GUITAR E."
const electric_guitar_clean = note(`<
  ~ A B C D A E F G B@2 A H I E J K L E M D A E F N B@2 F G B E J O J E A P B@2 M Q B@2 J E D J E J Q B@2 J Q B E J R J
  S T U J E V W B@2 J Q X B J E Y J E J Q B@2 J Q B E Q B J S ~@4 Z@4 ~@5
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@6 [a4,c#5,e5,a5] ~@5", B: "~@6 [d5,f#5,a5] ~@5", C: "~@6 [e5,g#5,b5] ~@5",
  D: "~@12 [b4,e5,g#5] ~@7 [b4,e5,g#5]@2 ~@2", E: "~@6 [b4,e5,g#5] ~@5", F: "~@12 [a4,c#5,e5,g5,a5] ~@11",
  G: "~@12 [a4,c#5,e5,g5,a5] ~@7 [a4,c#5,e5,g5,a5] ~@3", H: "~@12 [a4,c#5,e5,a5] ~@7 [a4,c#5,e5,g5,a5]@2 ~@2",
  I: "~@6 [a4,d5,f#5,a5] ~@5", J: "~@6 [c#5,e5,a5] ~@5", K: "~@6 [d5,f#5,a5] ~@3 [d5,f#5,a5] ~",
  L: "~@12 [c#5,e5,g5,a5] ~@11", M: "~@12 [c#5,e5,a5] ~@11", N: "~@12 [a4,c#5,e5,a5] ~@7 [a4,c#5,e5,a5]@2 ~@2",
  O: "~@12 [d5,f#5,a5] ~@7 [d5,f#5,a5]@2 ~@2", P: "~@12 [b4,e5,g#5] ~@7 [b4,e5,g#5] ~@3",
  Q: "~@6 [c#5,e5,a5] ~@3 [c#5,e5,a5] ~", R: "~@12 [d5,f#5,a5]@2 ~@6 [d5,f#5,a5] ~@3",
  S: "~@6 [b4,e5,g#5] ~@3 [b4,e5,g#5] ~", T: "~@6 [c#5,f5,g#5] ~@5", U: "~@6 [c#5,f5,g#5] ~@3 [c#5,f5,g#5] ~",
  V: "~@12 [c#5,e5,a5]@2 ~@6 [c#5,e5,a5] ~@3", W: "~@12 [c#5,e5,a5] ~@7 [c#5,e5,a5]@2 ~@2", X: "~@12 [d5,f#5,a5] ~@11",
  Y: "~@4 [b4,e5,g#5] ~@7 [b4,e5,g#5] ~@7 [b4,e5,g#5]@2 ~@2", Z: "[~@4 g#4@25 ~@3]/4",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.32).pan(0.6)

// chords · electric guitar clean · "GUITAR E." · soft notes
const electric_guitar_clean_2 = note("<~@89 A B C@5 D@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@13 [c#4,c#5,f5,g#5]@2 ~@9", B: "~ c#6@3, ~ c#5@7, ~ [f5,g#5]@5",
  C: "[~@16 [a3,a4]@41 ~@2 e4@61, ~@13 a2@44 e3@63, ~@7 [e3,c#4]@22 b3@31, ~@15 e4@44 ~@61]/5", // A C#m
  D: "[~@19 a4@24 ~@2 d5@23 ~@3 a4@24 ~@3 a3@25 ~@21, ~@17 [a2,a3,c#4]@26 [d3,a3,d4,f#4]@25 a2@29 c#4@26 ~@21, ~@18 [e3,e4]@26 a4@25 [a3,c#4]@27 e4@27 ~@21, ~@35 e3@27 ~@10, ~@70 e4@25 a4@29 ~@20]/6", // A D E A
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_clean").gain(0.08).pan(0.6)

// chords · piano · "PIANO A."
const piano = note(`<
  ~ A B C@2 A D E@2 B@2 A@2 B C F G A H A I A H J A B@2 A@2 B C A B K H A H B@2 L A B@2 A H@2 A H M N B@2 A@2 B C F B K
  H O@2 K H A@2 B@2 A@2 B@2 K H@2 P D A@2 B@2 A@2 B C F B Q R S@7 T@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3", // A
  B: "[a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3", // D
  C: "[b3,e4,g#4] ~@3 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@3 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@3 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@3 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@3 [b3,e4,g#4] ~@3", // E
  D: "[g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3", // E
  E: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 e4@2 f#4@2 e4@2 ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3, ~@3 [a3,c#4] ~@2", // A
  F: "[c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,a4] ~@3 [c#4,e4]@2 ~@2, ~@16 e4@2 ~@2 a4 ~@3", // A F#m C#m
  G: "[a3,b3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4,f#4] ~@3 [a3,d4] ~@3, ~@10 f#4 ~", // Bm7 D D5
  H: "[g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3] ~@3, ~@2 e4 ~@7 e4 ~", // E G#m E G#m
  I: "[g#4,b4]@2 ~@2 [a4,c#5]@2 ~@2 [g4,g#4] ~@3 b4@2 [f#4,g#4] ~ e4 ~@3 e4 ~@3, g4 ~@7 b4@2 ~@2 f#4 ~@11", // G#m A G#maj7 F#sus2
  J: "[a3,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3, ~@2 e4 ~@9", // A5 A
  K: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4] ~@3 [c#4,e4]@2 ~@2, ~@16 e4@2 ~@2 a3 ~@3", // A C#m
  L: "[a3,c#4,d4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3, ~@2 e4 ~@9", // A
  M: "[a3,c#4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 e4@2 f#4@2 e4 ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3, e4 ~@5 [a3,c#4]@2 ~@4", // A
  N: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [c#4,e4]@2 f#4@2 e4 ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3, ~@3 a3 ~@2", // A C#m A
  O: "[g#3,c#4] ~@3 [g#3,c#4,f4] ~@3 [g#3,c#4,f4] ~@3 [g#3,c#4,f4] ~@3 [g#3,c#4,f4] ~@3 [g#3,c#4,f4] ~@3, f4 ~@11", // C#5 C#
  P: "[a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4] ~@3 [a3,c#4] ~@3, ~@8 e4 ~ e4 ~", // A
  Q: "[a3,c#4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,c#4,e4] ~@3 [a3,e4] ~@3, e4 ~@9 c#4 ~", // A A5
  R: "[g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3] ~@3 [g#3,b3] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,b3,e4] ~@3 [g#3,e4]@2 ~@2, ~@2 e4 ~ e4 ~@7", // E G#m E C#m
  S: "[[g#3,c#4,f4] ~@3 [g#3,c#4,f4] ~@4 [g#3,c#4] ~@3 [g#3,f4]@2 ~@3 [g#3,f4]@2 ~@3 [g#3,f4]@2 ~@3 [g#3,c#4,f4]@34 ~@45 [e3,g#3,b3,e4]@60 ~, ~@9 f4@2 ~@2 c#4 ~@4 c#4 ~@4 c#4 ~@38 [a3,c#4,e4]@47 ~@59, ~@65 a4@45 ~@58]/7", // C# C#5 C# E A
  T: "[~@17 [a3,c#4]@25 ~@2 [a3,f#4]@24 ~@2 [a3,c#4,e4]@53 ~@21, ~@17 e4@22 ~@5 d4@26 ~@74]/6", // A D A
})).s("gm_piano").gain(0.48).pan(0.4)

// chords · baritone sax · "SAXOPHONE"
const baritone_sax = note("<~@21 A@4 B@4 C D@5 E F G@2 H@4 I@3 ~@20 J@4 K@5 ~@16 L@6 M@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "[[a2,a3,c#4] [e2,g#3,b3] [a2,a3,c#4]@2, e3@47 ~]/4", B: "[[d2,d3,f#3]@47 ~ [a2,e3,c#4]@48, a3@95 ~]/4",
  C: "[d2,d3,f#3,a3]", // D
  D: "[[e2,g#3,b3]@24 [a2,a3,c#4]@23 ~@2 d3@21 ~@2 [a2,c#4]@24 [e2,g#3,b3]@24, e3@47 a3@49 ~@24, ~@24 [d2,f#3]@12 e3@23 ~]/5", // E A E D
  E: "[a2,c#3,e3,a3]", F: "f#3 g#3@5, e2@23 ~", G: "[[d2,f#3,a3], d3@15 ~]/2",
  H: "[[a2,c#3,e3,a3] [d2,f#3,a3], ~@16 d3@15 ~]/4", I: "[[a2,c#3] [e2,g#3,b3]@2, e3, a3@7 ~@17]/3",
  J: "[[d2,d3,f#3]@47 ~@47 e2@2, a3@93 f#2@2 ~, ~ [a2,c#3,e3]]/4", // D A
  K: "[[d2,d3,f#3,a3]@46 e2 ~ [a2,c#3]@24 [e2,b2,g#3]@47 ~, ~@47 e3@71 ~@2, ~@47 a3@23 ~@50, ~@47 f#2@2 ~@71]/5", // D A E
  L: "[~@14 a2@43 e2@72 ~@15, ~@57 g#3@65 ~@22]/6", M: "[~@19 [d2,f#3]@27 [a2,c#3,e3]@53 ~@21, ~@6 d3@9 ~@25]/5",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.48)

// chords · baritone sax · "SAXOPHONE" · soft notes
const baritone_sax_soft = note("<~@91 A@5 B@6>".pickRestart({
  A: "[~@14 [c#3,a3]@40 ~@3 b2@63, ~@7 e3@53]/5", B: "[~@17 [a2,c#4]@26 ~@101, ~@16 a3@107 ~@21, ~@2 e3@3 ~@13]/6",
})).s("gm_baritone_sax").gain(0.32)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS 1"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@3 A B C ~@15 D@8 ~ E@2 F ~@2 G H I J K L M I K N O P ~@18 Q R@2 K@2 S@2 K N O T@2 ~@14 U@3 ~@2 V@6
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "b3@2 c#4@2 d4@2 e4@2 f#4@2 g#4@2 e4@2 f#4@2 g#4 ~ a4@2 b4@2 c#5@2",
  B: "g#4@2 a4@2 b4@2 c#5@2 d5@2 ~ f#5@2 ~@2 a5@3 b5@2 c#6@2 d6@2, ~@5 e5 ~ g#5 ~@4", C: "e6@19 ~@5", D: "a5/8",
  E: "[b5@23 c#6@25]/2", F: "d6", G: "~@8 a5@4 b5@8 c#6 ~@3",
  H: "f#4@2 g#4 ~ a4@2 b4@2 [c5,c#5] ~ d5@2 e5@2 f#5@2 g#5 ~ a5@2 b5@2 c#6@2", I: "d6@4 b5@3 a5@5 d6@4 b5@4 a5@4",
  J: "d6 b5 ~ d6 b5 a5", K: "c#6 b5 a5 c#6 b5 a5", L: "c#6@4 ~@8 c#6@3 b5@4 ~@5",
  M: "d6@4 b5@3 a5@4 ~ d6@4 b5@3 a5@4 ~", N: "e6 d6 c#6 b5 a5 g#5", O: "f#5 e5 d5 c#5 b4 a4 g#4 f#4 e4 d4 c#4 b3",
  P: "a3", Q: "f#4@2 ~ a4@3 b4@2 c#5@2 d5@2 e5@2 f#5@2 g#5 ~ a5@2 b5@2 c#6@2, ~ g#4 ~@10", R: "d6 b5 a5 d6 b5 a5",
  S: "[d6@4 b5@4 a5@4 d6@4 b5@4 a5@3 d6@5 b5@4 a5@4 d6@4 b5@4 a5@4]/2", T: "[a3@7 ~@5]/2", U: "[~@14 a2@43 ~@15]/3",
  V: "[~@17 [a2,e3]@25 d2@28 [a2,c#4]@52 ~@22, ~@17 a3@105 ~@22]/6", // A5 A
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.4).pan(0.4)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS 1" · soft notes
const string_ensemble_1_soft = note("<~@38 A ~ B ~@50 C@6 D@5>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@2 a5 ~@3", B: "~@4 b5@3 a5@4 ~@8 a5@5",
  C: "[~@14 c#4@42 ~ [e2,g#3,b3]@73 ~@6 c#4 c#4@7, ~@14 e4@115 ~@15, ~@14 a3@39 ~@82 [a2,e3,a3]@2 ~@7]/6", // E A5
  D: "[~@9 [f#3,d4]@13 ~ e3@26 ~@11]/5", // D
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.16).pan(0.4)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
  ~ A B@2 C B A@3 B C B C@2 A@2 B@2 A B D B A B A B A B C A@4 B@2 A C B A B@2 A@2 B@2 C B A B A B A B A B A@3 B A E B E
  A@2 C B A B C B@3 C@2 E B@2 C B A B C B A@3 B A F G ~@11
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!3", B: "x ~@2 x ~ x", C: "x ~ x!4", D: "x!6", E: "x!2", F: "x ~@12 x ~@10", G: "~ x ~@4",
})).gain(0.72)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  ~ A@3 B A@7 C A@7 B A@3 C A@11 B A@3 C A@3 D E A@7 C A@7 D A@11 E@2 A@3 B A C A F A@6 G ~@12
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~ x", B: "~@3 x!3", C: "~@3 x ~ x", D: "~@6 x ~@2 x!2 ~", E: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x ~ x ~", F: "~@2 x!2",
  G: "~@13 x ~@10",
})).gain(0.64)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<[x!2] [x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~ x ~]!88 [x ~@5 x ~@2 x ~@8 x ~@4 x] [~ x ~@4] ~@11>").gain(0.56)

// drums · hihat · soft notes
const hihat_soft = s("hh").struct("<[~ x!2 ~ x!2] [~ x]!88 [~@13 x ~@10] ~@12>").gain(0.16)

// drums · ride
const ride = s("rd").struct("<~@5 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~@11 A ~@8 A ~@29 A ~@2 A ~@3 A ~@7 B ~@10>".pickRestart({
  A: "x", B: "~@7 x ~@4",
})).gain(0.72)

stack(
  bass, electric_guitar_clean, electric_guitar_clean_2, piano, baritone_sax, baritone_sax_soft, string_ensemble_1,
  string_ensemble_1_soft, kick, snare, hihat, hihat_soft, ride
)

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