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1963 · Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

Be My Baby

The Ronettes

KeyE majorTempo128 bpm
0:00/0:00
// Be My Baby — The Ronettes
// 128 bpm, 4/4, key E major. Source: mcgill + midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Full arrangement: all 89 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(128/4)

// 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 · electric guitar jazz · "BASS GTR"
const bass = note(`<
  ~@2 A B C D E F C G H I J K L M E N O P C Q R S T U O V W X Y Z C AA Y AB J K AC M E AD O V AE C R S AF AG O AH AI AJ
  Y AK C AA AD AK C AL R S AF U O AM ~@2 C Q R S AF U AN AO C AP R S AF U AN AH A@2 AQ
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "e1@5 ~ e1 ~ e1@5 ~@3", B: "e1@4 ~@2 e1 ~ e1@4 b1@4", C: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 b1@5 ~ b1@2", D: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 b1@4 e2@3 ~",
  E: "f#1@4 ~@2 f#1@2 c#2@5 ~ c#2@2", F: "b1@5 ~ b1@2 f#1@3 ~ b1@4", G: "e1@5 ~ e1@2 b1@4 e2@4",
  H: "f#1@5 ~ f#1@2 c#2@7 ~", I: "b1@5 ~ b1@2 f#1@4 b1@4", J: "g#1@5 ~ g#1@2 d#1@4 ~@2 d#1@2",
  K: "g#1@2 ~ g#1 d#1@2 g#1@2", L: "c#2@5 ~ c#2@2 g#1@5 ~ g#1@2, ~@8 c#2 ~@7", M: "c#2@5 ~ c#2@2 g#1@4 c#2@4",
  N: "f#2@5 ~ f#2@2 c#2@4 f#2@3 ~", O: "b1@5 ~ b1@2 f#1@4 ~@2 f#1@2", P: "b1 ~ b1@3 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1@3 ~ b1 ~",
  Q: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 b1@4 e2@4", R: "c#2@5 ~ c#2@2 g#1@4 ~@2 g#1@2", S: "c#2@5 ~ c#2@2 g#1@4 c#2@2 b1@2",
  T: "a1@4 ~@2 a1@2 ~@2 d#2 ~@3 e1@2, ~@8 e1@5 ~@3", U: "a1@4 ~@2 a1@2 e1@4 a1@3 ~",
  V: "b1 ~ b1@3 ~ f#1@2 b1 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@2", W: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@7 ~", X: "e2@5 ~ b1@2 e1@5 ~ e1@2",
  Y: "f#1@5 ~ f#1 ~ f#1@4 ~@2 f#1@2", Z: "b1@4 ~@2 b1@2 f#1@4 b1@3 ~", AA: "e1@5 ~ e1@2 b1@4 e1@4",
  AB: "b1@5 ~ b1 ~ b1@5 ~ b1@2", AC: "c#2@5 ~ c#2 ~ c#2@7 ~", AD: "f#1@2 ~ f#1 c#2@2 f#1@2",
  AE: "e1@4 ~@2 e1@2 b1@5 ~ b1@2", AF: "a1@5 ~ a1@2 e1@4 ~@2 e1@2", AG: "a1@4 ~@2 a1@2 e1 ~ e1@2 a1@2 e1@2",
  AH: "b1 ~ b1@3 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@2", AI: "e2@5 ~ e2 ~ e2@6 b1@2", AJ: "e1@5 ~ e1 ~ e1@5 ~ e1@2",
  AK: "b1@4 ~@2 b1 ~ b1 ~ b1@3 ~ b1@2", AL: "e2@4 ~@2 e2@2 b1 ~ [b1,c#2]@2 e2@2 b1@2",
  AM: "b1 ~ b1@3 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1@4 ~@2", AN: "b1@5 ~ b1 ~ b1@6 f#1@2", AO: "b1 ~ b1@3 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1 ~ b1@2",
  AP: "e2@5 ~ e2@2 b1@4 e2@2 b1@2", AQ: "e1@7 ~@9",
})).s("gm_electric_guitar_jazz").gain(0.5)

// chords · string ensemble 2 · "SLOWSTRING"
const string_ensemble_2 = note(`<
  ~@2 A@4 B@4 C@6 D@4 E@6 F@2 G@2 H@2 G@2 C@6 I@4 J@6 F@2 K@2 L@4 H@2 M@4 N@2 F@2 ~@2 E@6 F@2 M@4 N@2 F@2 O@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "[[b3,e4], g#3@31 ~]/4", B: "[[a3,c#4]@16 d#4@13 ~@3 e4@32, f#4@16 g#3@15 ~, ~@8 b3@23 ~]/4",
  C: "[[a3,c#4]@8 b3@7 ~ c4@15 ~ [c#4,f4]@16, f#4@32 g#4@63 ~, ~@16 d#4@47 ~@33]/6", // A C#
  D: "[[a#3,c#4]@32 [b3,d#4]@31 ~, f#4@63 ~]/4", E: "[b3@32 ~@32 a3@31 ~, e4@95 ~, g#3@31 ~@17, ~ c#4@2]/6",
  F: "[[b3,d#4,f#4]@31 ~]/2", G: "[[g#3,b3,e4]@31 ~]/2", H: "[[a3,c#4]@16 [b3,d#4]@15 ~, f#4]/2",
  I: "[a#3@15 ~ [b3,d#4]@15 ~, f#4@31 ~, c#4 ~@63]/4", J: "[b3@32 ~@32 a3@31 ~, e4@95 ~, g#3@31 ~@17, ~@32 c#4@63 ~]/6",
  K: "[g#3,b3,e4]/2", L: "[[a3,c#4]@16 d#4@15 ~ e4@32, f#4@16 g#3@15 ~, ~@16 b3@47 ~]/4",
  M: "[b3@32 c#4@31 ~, [g#3,e4]@63 ~]/4", N: "[[c#4,e4], a3@15 ~]/2", O: "[[g#3,b3,e4]@3 ~]/3",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_2").gain(0.35)

// other · vibraphone
const vibraphone = note(`<
  ~@20 A B C D C E F@2 ~@16 C E C G C D H I ~@8 C E C G C J K L ~@2 C M C E N D O P Q D Q D Q D O R ~@3
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@4 e5@3 ~ d#5@6 ~@2", B: "c#5 ~ c#5@2 ~@2 d#5@3 ~@3 e5@2 ~@2", C: "~@4 e5@2 ~@2 d#5@5 ~@3",
  D: "c#5 ~ c#5 ~@5 d#5 ~@3 e5 ~@3", E: "c#5 ~ c#5@2 ~@4 d#5 ~@3 e5@2 ~@2",
  F: "[~@4 f#5@2 ~@2 f#5@3 ~@3 f#5@8 ~@2 g#5@2 ~@2 f#5@2 ~@2]/2", G: "c#5 ~ c#5@2 ~@4 d#5@3 ~ e5@3 ~",
  H: "~@4 f#5 ~@3 f#5@4 ~@2 f#5@2", I: "~@2 f#5@2 ~@4 g#5 ~@3 f#5@2 ~@2", J: "c#5 ~ c#5@2 ~@4 d#5@2 ~@2 e5@2 ~@2",
  K: "~@2 f#5 ~ f#5 ~@3", L: "f#5 ~ f#5@2 ~@2 f#5 ~ g#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@3", M: "c#5 ~ c#5 ~@3 d#5 ~@5 e5 ~@3",
  N: "~@2 e5 ~ d#5@2 ~@2", O: "~@4 f#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@5 f#5 ~", P: "f#5 ~ f#5 ~@5 g#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@3", Q: "~@4 e5 ~@3 d#5 ~@7",
  R: "f#5 ~ f#5 ~@3 f#5 ~ g#5 ~@3 f#5 ~@3",
})).s("gm_vibraphone").gain(0.4)

// other · string ensemble 1 · "STRINGS"
const string_ensemble_1 = note(`<
  ~@43 A B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 F G H I F G H I B@2 C@2 D@2 E@2 ~@2 J@2 K@2 L@2 M N J@2 O@2 L@2 M P Q ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "f#4 g#4 a4 b4 g#4 a4 b4 c#5 a4 b4 c#5 d#5 b4 c#5 d#5 f#5", B: "[[e4,e5]@6 [g#4,g#5] [b4,b5]]/2",
  C: "[[c#4,c#5]@24 [e4,e5]@4 [g#4,g#5]@3 ~]/2", D: "[[a3,a4]@6 [c#4,c#5] [e4,e5]]/2", E: "[[f#4,f#5]@31 ~]/2",
  F: "~@4 [e4,e5]@3 ~ [e4,e5]@4 [d#4,d#5]@3 ~", G: "[d#4,d#5] [c#4,c#5] [d#4,d#5] [e4,e5]",
  H: "~@4 [f#4,f#5]@3 ~ [f#4,f#5]@4 [e4,e5]@4", I: "[d#4,d#5]@13 ~@3", J: "[[e5,e6]@6 [g#5,g#6] [b5,b6]]/2",
  K: "[[c#5,c#6]@23 [e5,e6]@4 ~ [g#5,g#6]@4]/2", L: "[[a4,a5]@6 [c#5,c#6] [e5,e6]]/2", M: "[f#5,f#6]",
  N: "b6@2 ~@2 [a5,a6] ~@3 g#5@2 ~@2 f#5@2 ~@2, b5 ~@7 g#6 ~@3 f#6 ~@3", O: "[[c#5,c#6]@6 [e5,e6] [g#5,g#6]]/2",
  P: "[b5,b6] ~ a6 ~ g#5 ~ [f#5,f#6] ~, ~@4 a5 ~@3 g#6 ~@7", Q: "[e5,e6]@3 ~@13",
})).s("gm_string_ensemble_1").gain(0.35)

// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct("<[x ~@2 x!2 ~@3]!88 x>").gain(0.51)

// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
  A@3 B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D@7 C A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A C D@7 C A@3 B A@3 B D@7 C A@2 D@7 E D@7 C A
  B ~
>`.pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~@5 x!3", C: "x ~@2 x!2 ~ x ~ x!4 ~@4", D: "~ x ~ x", E: "~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x!2 ~@7",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · clap
const clap = s("cp").struct("<A@19 ~ B@8 A@15 ~ B@8 A@8 B@8 A@2 B@16 A@2 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<A@2 ~@17 B ~@7 B ~@15 B ~@7 B ~@15 B ~@9 B ~@7 B ~ C ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@3", B: "~@15 x", C: "~@5 x!3",
})).gain(0.46)

// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct("<~@2 [x!8]!66 ~@2 [x!8]!16 ~@3>").gain(0.41)

// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@19 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@9 A ~@7 A ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@7 x",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@19 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@9 A ~@7 A ~@3>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@12 x!2 ~@2",
})).gain(0.51)

// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct("<~@2 A ~@17 A ~@7 A ~@15 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~@9 A ~@7 A ~@7 A ~ A>".pickRestart({
  A: "x",
})).gain(0.41)

// drums · tambourine
const tambourine = s("tb").struct("<A@19 ~ B@8 A@15 ~ B@8 A@8 B@8 A@2 B@16 A@2 ~>".pickRestart({
  A: "~@3 x", B: "~ x ~ x",
})).gain(0.46)

stack(
  bass, string_ensemble_2, vibraphone, string_ensemble_1, kick, snare, clap, low_tom, hihat, mid_tom, high_tom, crash,
  tambourine
)