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// Boys Are Back in Town — Thin Lizzy
// 160 bpm, 4/4, key G# major. Source: midi.
// Generated by strudelify. One cycle = one bar.
// note: Tempo changes preserved in elapsed time; displayed bars use the dominant tempo.
// note: Full arrangement: all 189 bars on a 16-step grid, each part at one level. Source detail keeps the original performance.
setcpm(160/4)
// 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 bass finger
const bass = note(`<
A B@12 C@3 D@8 E@8 A F@8 G@3 H I J K H I J L D@8 E@8 A F@8 G@3 H I J K H I J L M N O@4 P Q M N O@4 P Q D@8 E@8 A F@12
G@3 R@3 S T S U V R@3 S T S U V H I J K H I J L H I J K H I J L H I J K H I J L H I J K H I J W@3 X@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "ab1", B: "[f2@4 eb2@3 c2 eb2@2 ~ eb2 f2@2 ~ bb1@16 db2@16 ab1@17]/4",
C: "[f2@4 eb2@3 c2 eb2@2 ~ eb2 f2@2 ~ bb1@16 db2@16 ~]/3",
D: "[ab1@14 ~ c2@16 db2@16 f2@16 c2@16 f2@16 bb1@15 ~ bb1@15 ~ ab1]/8",
E: "[~@15 c2@16 db2@16 e2@16 eb2@16 f1@16 bb1@15 ~ bb1@7 ~ bb1@3 ~ bb1@3 ~@2]/8",
F: "[ab1@4 ab1@3 ab1 ab1@3 ab1 ab1@3 bb1@16 db2@16 ab1@17]/4",
G: "[ab1@4 ab1@3 ab1 ab1@3 ab1 ab1@3 bb1@16 db2@16 ~]/3", H: "ab1@3 ab1 ab1@3 ab1 ab1@3 ab1 ab1@3 ab1",
I: "bb1@3 bb1 bb1@3 bb1 bb1@3 bb1 bb1@3 bb1", J: "c2@3 c2 c2@3 c2 c2@3 c2 c2@3 c2",
K: "eb2@3 eb2 eb2@3 eb2 eb2@3 eb2 eb2@3 eb2", L: "eb2@3 eb2@2 eb2@3 eb2@3 c2@2 bb1@3",
M: "gb2!2 ~ gb2!3 ~ gb2!3 ~ gb2!3 ~ gb2", N: "db2!2 ~ db2!3 ~ db2 db2@3 db2@2 db2@3",
O: "[c2@14 ~ f1@16 bb1@15 ~ eb2@16 ~]/4", P: "f1@3 f1 f1@3 f1 f1@3 f1 f1@3 f1", Q: "f1@3 f1 f1@3 f1 f1@3 f1 f1@2 ~@2",
R: "[ab1@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~ c2 db2 ~@2 db2 eb2 ~@3 ab1@2 ~@2 c2@2 ~ c2 db2 ~@2 db2 eb2 ~@3 gb1@2 ~ bb1!2 ~@2 bb1 bb1@2 ~ bb1 bb1@2 ~ bb1, ~@3 ab1@2 ~@10 eb2@2 ~@2 ab1@2 ~@10 eb2@2 ~@15]/3",
S: "f1@2 ~ f1 c2@2 ~ c2 bb1@2 ~ bb1 ab1 ~@2 ab1", T: "gb1@2 ~ bb1 bb1@2 ~ bb1 bb1@2 ~ bb1 bb1@2 ~ bb1",
U: "db1 ~@2 db1!2 ~@2 db1!2 ~@2 db1!2 ~@2 db1", V: "eb1 ~@2 eb1!2 ~@2 eb1!2 ~@2 eb1!2 ~@2 eb1",
W: "eb2@2 ~ eb2@2 eb2@2 ~ eb2@2 ~ c2@2 bb1@2 ~", X: "[ab1@35 ~@13]/3",
})).s("gm_electric_bass_finger").gain(0.45)
// chords · overdriven guitar
const overdriven_guitar = note(`<
A@6 B@5 C@5 D@7 E@2 F@7 A@6 G@6 ~@8 D@7 E@2 F@7 A@6 G@6 ~@8 H I J@4 K@2 H I J@4 K@2 D@7 E@2 F@7 A@6 L@8 M@2 ~@6 N@2
~@6 N@2 ~@12 O@2 P Q R@2 S T U V W X Y Z AA AB AC@2 AD AE AF@2 AG@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[[ab2,eb3,ab3]@30 ~ [bb2,f3,bb3]@15 ~ [db3,ab3,db4]@16 [ab2,eb3,ab3]@31 ~ [bb2,f3,bb3]]/6", // Ab5 Bb5 Db5 Ab5 Bb5
B: "[~@15 [db3,ab3,db4]@16 [ab2,eb3,ab3]@31 ~ [bb2,f3,bb3]@15 [db3,ab3,db4]@2]/5", // Db5 Ab5 Bb5 Db5
C: "[~@15 [ab2,eb3,ab3]@31 ~ [bb2,f3,bb3]@15 ~ [db3,ab3,db4]@16 ~]/5", // Ab5 Bb5 Db5
D: "[[ab2,eb3,ab3]@14 ~ c4@5 [c4,eb4]@2 ~ [c4,eb4] c4@3 [c3,g3,c4,eb4]@2 ~@2 [db3,ab3,db4]@12 [db3,ab3,db4]@2 ~@2 [c3,f3]@12 [bb3,eb4,g4]@2 ~@2 [bb3,eb4,g4]@12 [bb3,eb4,g4]@2 ~@2 [f2,c3,f3]@16 [ab3,db4,f4]@5 [ab3,db4,f4]@3 [ab3,db4,f4] [ab3,db4,f4]@3 [db4,f4] ~@3 [f3,ab3,db4,f4], ~@15 [c3,g3]@12 ~@20 f2@16 ~@32 f3@13 ~@4]/7", // Ab5 Cm Db5 F5 Eb F5 Db C5
E: "[~@4 [f3,ab3,db4,f4]@2 ~ [ab3,db4,f4] [ab3,db4,f4]@3 [db4,f4] ~@3 [ab2,eb3,ab3]@15 ~ [c3,g3,c4], ~@3 f3@3 ~@10]/2", // Db Ab5 C5
F: "[~@4 [c4,eb4]@2 ~ [c4,eb4] [c4,eb4]@3 [c3,g3,c4,eb4]@2 ~@2 [db3,ab3,db4]@12 [db3,ab3,db4]@2 ~@2 [b3,e4,ab4]@12 [b3,e4,ab4]@2 ~@2 [bb3,eb4,g4]@12 [bb3,eb4,g4]@2 ~@2 [f2,c3,f3]@16 [bb2,f3,ab3,db4,f4]@12 [ab3,db4,f4] ~@3 [bb2,f3,ab3,db4,f4]@12 [ab3,db4,f4] ~@4]/7", // Cm Db5 E Eb F5 Bbm7 Db Bbm7 …
G: "[~@15 [db3,ab3,db4]@16 [ab2,eb3,ab3]@31 ~ [bb2,f3,bb3]@15 ~ [db3,ab3,db4]@16 ~]/6", // Db5 Ab5 Bb5 Db5
H: "[gb3,db4,gb4]!2 ~ [gb3,db4,gb4]!3 ~ [gb3,db4,gb4]!3 ~ [gb3,db4,gb4]!3 ~ [gb3,db4,gb4]", // Gb5
I: "[ab3,db4,f4]!2 ~ [ab3,db4,f4]!3 ~ [ab3,db4,f4] [ab3,db4,f4]@3 [ab3,db4,f4]@2 [ab3,db4,f4]@3", // Db
J: "[[c3,g3,c4]@14 ~ [f2,c3,f3]@16 [f3,ab3,db4,f4]@5 [f3,ab3,db4,f4]@3 [f3,ab3,db4,f4] [f3,ab3,db4,f4]@3 [f3,ab3,db4,f4]@2 ~@2 [f3,ab3,db4,f4]@5 [f3,ab3,db4,f4]@3 [f3,ab3,db4,f4] [f3,ab3,db4,f4]@3 [f3,ab3,db4,f4]@2 ~@3]/4", // C5 F5 Db
K: "[[f2,c3,f3]@31 ~]/2", // F5
L: "[~@15 [db3,ab3,db4]@16 [ab2,eb3,ab3]@31 ~ [bb2,f3,bb3]@15 ~ [db3,ab3,db4]@16 [ab2,eb3,ab3]@31 ~ [bb2,f3,bb3]]/8", // Db5 Ab5 Bb5 Db5 Ab5 Bb5
M: "[~@15 [db3,ab3,db4]@16 ~]/2", N: "[[db3,ab3,db4]@13 ~@2 [eb3,bb3,eb4]@17]/2",
O: "eb4@6 ~ c4@2 ~@2 c4 ~ db4 ~ eb4, ~@6 c4 ~", P: "ab4@6 ~ c4@2 ~@2 c4 ~ db4 ~ eb4, ~@12 c4@3 ~",
Q: "f4@2 ~ f4@2 f4@2 ~ f4@3 eb4@2 db4@2 ~", R: "ab4@6 ~ eb4@2 ~@2 eb4!2 f4 ~ ab4",
S: "bb4@6 ~ eb4 ~@3 eb4 ~ f4 ~ ab4, ~@6 eb4 ~", T: "~ bb4@2 ~ bb4!2 ~@2 bb4@3 ab4@2 f4@2 ~",
U: "c5@6 ~ [ab4,c5]@2 ~@2 ab4!2 bb4 ~ c5", V: "c5@7 ab4 ~@3 ab4 ~ bb4 ~ c5, ~@6 ab4 ~",
W: "eb5@6 ~ ab4 ~@3 ab4!2 bb4@2 c5", X: "db5@2 ~ db5 ~ db5 ~@2 db5@3 c5@2 bb4@2 ~",
Y: "[ab4,eb5]@7 [eb4,c5]@2 ~@2 [eb4,c5]!2 [f4,db5]@2 [ab4,eb5]", // Ab5 Cm Db Ab5
Z: "[ab4,eb5]@7 [eb4,c5]@2 ~@2 [eb4,c5] ~ [f4,db5] ~ [ab4,eb5], ~@6 [eb4,c5] ~", // Ab5 Cm Db Ab5 Cm
AA: "[bb4,ab5]@6 ~ [eb4,c5] ~@3 [eb4,c5] ~ [f4,eb5] ~ ab4, ~@6 [eb4,c5,db5] ~", // Bb7 Cm F7 Cm
AB: "~ bb4@2 ~ bb4 [bb4,f5]@2 ~ [bb4,f5]@3 [ab4,eb5]@2 [f4,db5]@2 ~, f5@2 ~ f5@2 ~@11", // Bb5 Ab5 Db
AC: "[c5,eb5]@7 [ab4,c5]@2 ~@2 [ab4,c5] ~ [bb4,db5]@2 [c5,eb5], ~@6 [ab4,c5] ~", // Cm Ab Bbm Cm Ab
AD: "[eb5,ab5]@6 ~ [ab4,c5] ~@3 [ab4,c5] ~ [bb4,db5]@2 c5, ~@6 [ab4,c5] ~", // Ab5 Ab Bbm Ab
AE: "[db5,f5]@2 ~ [db5,f5]@2 [db5,f5] ~@2 [db5,f5]@3 [c5,eb5]@2 [bb4,db5]@2 ~", // Db Cm Bbm
AF: "db5@2 ~ [db5,f5]@2 [db5,f5] ~@2 [db5,f5]@3 [c5,eb5]@2 [bb4,db5]@2 ~", AG: "[[ab2,eb3,ab3,c5]@17 ~@7]/3",
})).s("gm_overdriven_guitar").gain(0.3)
// other · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar = note(`<
~ A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@29 B C@2 D E C@2 D F ~@27 B C@2 D E C@2 D F ~@7 G ~@7 G ~@32 H I J K J K L@2 H I J K J K M@2
C@2 D E C@2 D F C@2 D E C@2 D F C@2 D E C@2 D F C@2 D E C@2 D F@3 N@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "f3!2 ~ f3 eb3@2 ~ c3 eb3@2 ~@2 f3@2 ~@2, ~@11 eb3@2 ~@3", B: "~@11 eb3!2 f3 ~ ab3",
C: "ab3@6 ~ eb3@2 ~@2 eb3!2 f3 ~ ab3", D: "bb3@6 ~ eb3@2 ~@2 eb3!2 f3 ~ ab3",
E: "bb3@2 ~ bb3@2 bb3@2 ~ bb3@3 ab3@2 f3@3", F: "bb3@2 ~ bb3 ~ ab3@2 ~ f3@3 c3@2 bb2 ~@2",
G: "f3@2 ~@2 c3@2 ~ c3 f3 c3 ~ f3 c3@4, ~@3 f3@2 ~@11", H: "c4", I: "ab3", J: "gb3@6 ab3@5 ~ bb3@4", K: "ab3 f3@15",
L: "[db3@14 eb3@17 ~]/2", M: "[db3@14 eb3@12 ~ eb3!2 f3 ~ ab3]/2", N: "[ab3@35 ~@13]/3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.4).pan(0)
// other · distortion guitar
const distortion_guitar_2 = note(`<
~@43 A B@2 C D B@2 C E ~@27 A B@2 C D B@2 C E ~@48 F G H I H I ~@2 F G H I H I ~ A B@2 C D B@2 C E B@2 C D B@2 C E B@2
C D B@2 C E B@2 C D B@2 C E@3 J@3
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@11 ab3!2 bb3 ~ c4", B: "c4@6 ~ ab3@2 ~@2 ab3!2 bb3 ~ c4", C: "eb4@6 ~ ab3@2 ~@2 ab3!2 bb3 ~ c4",
D: "db4@2 ~ db4@2 db4@2 ~ db4@3 c4@2 bb3@3", E: "db4@2 ~ db4 ~ db4@2 ~ db4@3 c4@2 bb3 ~@2", F: "eb4", G: "c4@15 ~",
H: "c4@3 db4@3 eb4@2", I: "ab3", J: "[c4@35 ~@13]/3",
})).s("gm_distortion_guitar").gain(0.35).pan(1)
// other · trumpet
const trumpet = note(`<
~@31 A@2 ~@2 B@2 ~@2 C@2 D@2 ~@24 A@2 ~@2 B@2 ~@2 C@2 D@2 ~@40 E F ~@2 G@2 H ~ I@2 ~@2 J@3 ~@55
>`.pickRestart({
A: "[~@13 f4 ~ f4@5 eb4 ~@2 eb4@3 c4 ~ eb4 f4@2 ~]/2", B: "[~@12 f4 ~@2 f4@5 eb4 ~@2 eb4@4 c4 eb4 ~ f4@2]/2",
C: "[~@12 f4 ~ f4@6 eb4 ~ eb4@2 c4@2 eb4 f4@2 ~@3]/2", D: "[~@13 f4 ~ f4@5 ~ eb4 ~ eb4@2 c4 eb4 ~ f4@4]/2",
E: "~@15 eb4", F: "f4@4 ~ eb4 ~ eb4@4 c4 eb4 ~ f4@2", G: "[~@12 f4 ~ f4@6 eb4 ~ eb4@4 c4 ~ f4@4]/2",
H: "eb4@3 c4 f4@4 eb4@3 ~@5", I: "[~@12 f4 ~ f4@6 eb4 ~ eb4@4 ~ c4 eb4 f4@2 ~]/2",
J: "[~@12 f4 ~ f4@6 eb4 ~ eb4@4 ~ c4 eb4 f4@11 ~@8]/3",
})).s("gm_trumpet").gain(0.54)
// drums · kick
const kick = s("bd").struct(`<
A B C@2 D B C@2 D B C@2 D B C E F C@7 G C@7 A B C@2 D B C@2 D B C H B C@3 B C@2 I F C@7 F C@7 A B C@2 D B C E A B C@2
B C@3 B C@3 ~@2 B C@2 E B E ~ J B C@2 E B E F C@15 A B C@2 D B C@2 D B C@2 D B C@2 A B C@2 D B C@2 D B C@2 D B C@2 K@2
B K L@3 B K@2 B K B C@2 I K@2 B K L@3 B K@2 B K L@3 I@3 M ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@4", B: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3 x", C: "~@3 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@3 x", D: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~@4",
E: "~@3 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4", F: "x ~@7 x ~@2 x ~@3 x", G: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~@3 x", H: "~@3 x ~@8 x ~@2 x",
I: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", J: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", K: "x ~@2 x ~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x",
L: "x ~@2 x ~@4 x ~@2 x ~@4", M: "x",
})).gain(0.5)
// drums · snare
const snare = s("sd").struct(`<
A@15 B A@15 C A@11 D A@7 E A@7 F A@7 B A@7 G A@3 C A@8 H ~ A@6 H ~ A@5 C A@15 ~ A@31 ~ A@15 E A@15 E@3 I ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~ x ~ x", B: "~@3 x!3 ~ x ~@8", C: "~@4 x ~@6 x!2 ~@2 x", D: "~@4 x ~@3 x!2 ~ x ~@4",
E: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", F: "~@4 x!2 ~ x!2 ~@2 x!3 ~ x", G: "~@4 x ~@4 x ~ x!3 ~ x",
H: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x!3 ~ x", I: "x",
})).gain(0.5)
// drums · hihat
const hihat = s("hh").struct(`<
A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C ~ D E B E@2 F E B D E B G@2 F E B A B C@2 A B C@2 A B C H D E@2 I A E J ~ D E@2 B E F E
K A B E B E@3 K A B C@2 A B C H E B C A D E@2 I A F I@2 ~@2 L B G M A G ~@2 L E G M E G D E B E@2 F E B A E@2 B E@2 G
~ A B C@2 A B C@2 A B@2 L E N C@2 E@6 G N E@7 ~ D E@2 F E@3 F D E@3 A E J ~ D E@3 A E@2 G D E@3 A E@2 ~@6
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", B: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@3", C: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@3",
D: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", E: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x", F: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@2 x",
G: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@3", H: "~@3 x!2 ~@2 x ~@8", I: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@4",
J: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@7", K: "x", L: "~@4 x ~@2 x!2 ~@3 x ~@3", M: "x ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x!2 ~@2 x ~@3 x", N: "x!4",
})).gain(0.4)
// drums · low tom
const low_tom = s("lt").struct("<~@15 A ~@73 B ~@7 B ~@21 C ~@31 A ~@36 D>".pickRestart({
A: "~@12 x!2 ~ x", B: "~@11 x ~ x ~@2", C: "~@8 x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", D: "~@3 x ~@12",
})).gain(0.5)
// drums · open hat
const open_hat = s("oh").struct(`<
~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@2 ~@3 B ~@2 A ~ A ~@2 B ~@2 A ~ A ~ A@3 ~ A@3 ~ A@2 ~@7 A ~@4 A ~ A ~ C ~ A ~ A ~@5 A@3 ~ A@2 D
~ A@2 ~@6 A ~@4 A@2 ~@6 E ~@7 B ~@2 A ~ A ~@3 A ~@2 F ~@2 A@3 ~ A@3 ~ B@3 ~ G B@2 ~@6 F H ~@11 A ~@3 A ~@6 A ~@8 F
~@13
>`.pickRestart({
A: "~@11 x ~@4", B: "~@11 x ~@3 x", C: "~@3 x ~@12", D: "~ x", E: "x ~@10 x ~@4", F: "~@15 x",
G: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@4", H: "~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x ~@3 x",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · mid tom
const mid_tom = s("mt").struct("<~@15 A ~@27 B ~@23 C ~@21 D ~@7 D ~@21 E ~@31 A ~@36 F>".pickRestart({
A: "~@8 x!2 ~ x ~@4", B: "~@12 x!2 ~ x", C: "~@8 x ~@2 x!3 ~ x", D: "x!2 ~ x!3 ~ x!2 ~@7", E: "~@3 x!3 ~ x ~@8",
F: "~ x ~@6",
})).gain(0.5)
// drums · crash
const crash = s("cr").struct(`<
A B@3 ~ B@3 ~ B@3 ~ B@2 ~ A ~@6 B ~@3 B@2 ~@3 A B@3 ~ B@3 ~ B@2 ~ A ~@2 C A ~ C D A ~@2 B ~@4 A B ~ B ~@4 A B@3 ~ B@2
~@2 B@2 ~ A ~@2 C A ~ C@2 ~@2 E B@2 C A ~@2 F B ~ B C ~@2 A ~@6 B ~@3 B ~@4 A B@3 ~ B@3 ~@5 B ~@18 A ~@7 A ~@3 A ~ C D
A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@3 A ~@2 D@3 A ~@2
>`.pickRestart({
A: "x", B: "~@15 x", C: "~@3 x", D: "x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2", E: "x ~@14 x", F: "~@8 x ~@2 x ~ x ~@2",
})).gain(0.45)
// drums · high tom
const high_tom = s("ht").struct("<~@151 [x ~@2 x!3 ~ x ~@8] ~@36 [~ x ~@14]>").gain(0.5)
stack(
bass, overdriven_guitar, distortion_guitar, distortion_guitar_2, trumpet, kick, snare, hihat, low_tom, open_hat,
mid_tom, crash, high_tom
)
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